Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Huron, South Dakota
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Hilda Ulrich
October 6, 2016
Hildegarde "Hilda" Ulrich, age 98, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Huron, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at the Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford. Her funeral service was heldat 1:00 PM, Saturday, October 29th at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may...
Eugene Kornock
October 3, 2016
Eugene "Gene" Kornock, age 78, of Huron, died Monday, October 3, 2016, at the Human Services Center at Yankton. His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 11th, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, with military rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Eugene Lorenz Kornock was born March 7, 1938, to Edgar and Louise...
Loma Helfinstine
September 23, 2016
Loma Helfinstine, age 93, of Huron, died Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 11 AM, Monday, September 26th at the Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Oldham Lutheran Cemetery. Loma Anderson was born November 20, 1922, to Anton and Bertha (Becker) Anderson at Oldham. She grew up at Oldham...
Kathleen Melstad
September 23, 2016
Kathleen Melstad, age 82, of Huron, died Friday, September 23, 2016, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. Her funeral service wwas held at 2 PM, Tuesday, September 27th, at the First United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church. Kathleen Harriet Jensen was born on December 2,...
Florence Sargent
September 21, 2016
Florence Virginia Sargent, age 97, of Huron, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at SunQuest Health Care Center. Her funeral service was held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, September 24th, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. A private family burial was in the Prospect Hill Cemetery at Wessington Springs. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials for Twin Lakes Bible Camp, Manson,...
Annette Kost
September 19, 2016
Clara Annette Kost, just short of her 103rd birthday, slipped home into the arms of Jesus, her Savior and Lord on Sunday, September 18, 2016, while living at Maryhouse in Pierre. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 24th, at the American Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Clara Annette was born on...
Irene Kleinsasser
September 16, 2016
Irene Kleinsasser, age 92, of Huron, died Friday, September 16, 2016, at her home. Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 20th at Living Hope Alliance Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Irene Decker was born June 1, 1924, to John and Mary (Tschetter) Decker and grew up near Carpenter. She attended grade school...
Oralee Kasa
September 16, 2016
Oralee Kasa, age 81, of Huron, died Thursday, September 15, 2016, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 1:00 PM, Monday, September 19th at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established at American Bank and Trust for an education scholarship in Oralee Kasa's honor...
Marvin Hoerauf
September 12, 2016
Marvin Hoerauf, age 88, of Huron, died Monday, September 12, 2016, at the Sanford USD Medical Center at Sioux Falls. His funeral service was held at 1:00 PM, Friday, September 16th at the Congregational United Church of Christ. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery with military rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Marvin Hoerauf was born December 30, 1927, to...
Dale Watkins
September 10, 2016
Mefford "Dale" Watkins, age 62, of Rapid City, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Carpenter. His memorial services was held at 10 AM, Tuesday, September 13th at Open Bible Church in Rapid City. Inurnment was held in the Black Hills National Cemetery. Mefford Dale Watkins was born to Robert Ernest Watkins, Sr. and Mildred Opal Daniels in San Antonio, Texas...
Tim Matthews
September 4, 2016
Tim Matthews, age 52, of Huron, died Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM on Friday, September 9th, at St. St. John's Lutheran Church in Wolsey, with burial in St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery. Timothy Michall Matthews was born December 28, 1963, to Tom and Barbara (Lane) Matthews in Yankton,...
Virginia Stunes
August 27, 2016
Virginia Stunes, age 70, of Huron, died Friday, August 27, 2016, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 1st at the Kuhler Funeral Home. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Virginia's wish was that each person who cared about her would bring just 1 flower to her funeral. Virginia...
Melvin Schimke
August 25, 2016
Melvin Schimke, age 66, of Huron, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Burial of his cremated remains will be in the Riverside Cemetery at a later date. Melvin Lee Schimke was born November 20, 1949, to Curtis and Larraine (Newell) Schimke at Wessington Springs. He graduated from Wessington Springs High School in 1969. After high...
Vincent Fox
August 18, 2016
Vincent D. Fox, age 84, of Mankato, Minnesota and formerly of Huron, died Monday, August 15, 2016. His memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 20th, at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Mankato, Minnesota. His graveside service was held at 1:00 PM, Monday, August 22nd at Riverside Cemetery, Huron. Vincent was born June 1, 1932, to Clinton and...
William Gross
August 18, 2016
William D. "Bud" Gross, 91, of Huron, S.D., died in the same way he lived his life: tough, determined and soldiering to the end. After three years of battling cancer, Bud gave up the last round on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, surrounded by his loving and heartbroken family. Known for his true cowboy grit and work ethic, Bud was defined...
Jimmy Hohm
August 11, 2016
Clarence "Jimmy" Hohm, 92, of Huron and former rural Yale resident, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, August 13th at Bethel Church, rural Yale. Interment was in the church cemetery, with a lunch following in the church dining room. Clarence "Jimmy" Hohm was born...
Bertha Hofer
August 8, 2016
Bertha J. Hofer, age 83, of Huron, died Sunday, August 7, 2016, at the SunQuest Health Care Center. Her funeral service was held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 10th at Prairie Bible Church, rural Carpenter. Burial was in the church cemetery. Bertha Julia Kleinsasser was born on December 17, 1932, to Joe K. and Julia (Schrag) Kleinsasser on a...
Kimberley Moeller
July 25, 2016
Kimberley Moeller, age 61, of Huron, died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at the SunQuest Health Care Center surrounded by her loved ones. Her memorial service was held at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, August 2nd at Kuhler Funeral Home. Kimberley Moeller was born June 27, 1955, to Carroll Dean and Doris (Walls) Moeller at Volga, South Dakota. She grew up in Huron...
Judy Bartelson Stombaugh
July 25, 2016
Judy Bartelson Stombaugh, age 87, of Huron, died Monday, July 25, 2016, at SunQuest Health Care Center. Her memorial service was held at 2PM, Sunday, July 31st, at Hitchcock United Methodist Church. Judy Rasmussen was born in Hardburly, Kentucky, on April 23, 1929, to Martin and Alma (Callahan) Rasmussen. As a baby, Judy moved to South Dakota with her family...
Robert Wilkens
July 18, 2016
Robert A. "Bob" Wilkens, age 87, of Madison and formerly of Huron, died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at his home. His memorial service was held at 11 am, Thursday, July 21st, at First United Methodist Church in Huron, with military rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Private burial was in Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the...


