Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Huron, South Dakota

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Joan J. Unruh

Joan J. Unruh

January 4, 2016

Joan J. Unruh, age 86, of Iroquois, died Monday, January 4, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society at De Smet. Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, January 9th at the Faith Mennonite Church, rural Iroquois. Burial was in the Faith Mennonite Church Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Good Samaritan Society of De Smet. Our loving...

Alma Heckel

Alma Heckel

January 1, 2016

Alma Heckel, age 91, of Huron, died Thursday, December 31, 2015, at her residence. Her funeral service was held at 11 AM, Friday, January 8th, at Riverview United Methodist Church. Burial was at 11 AM, Saturday, January 9th, in the Rosehill Cemetery at Parker. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association or the Special Olympics. Alma Schmidt Heckel was...

Kenneth Schade

Kenneth Schade

December 29, 2015

Kenneth Schade, age 95, of Rapid City and formerly of Huron died Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Clarkson Health Care Center in Rapid City. His funeral service was held at 2 PM Saturday, January 2nd at American Lutheran Church in Huron with burial at the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. The Huron Veterans Council provided military honors. In lieu of flowers,...

Cleo Glanzer

Cleo Glanzer

December 23, 2015

Cleo Glanzer, age 82, died Tuesday evening, December 22, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Center in Miller. Her funeral service was held at 11 AM Monday, December 28th at the Grace Lutheran Church at Willow Lake. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery at Huron. Cleo was born on August 4, 1933, at Vienna, South Dakota, to Charles and...

Hugh R. Fullerton

Hugh R. Fullerton

December 22, 2015

Hugh R. Fullerton, age 89, of Huron, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015, after a short stay in the SunQuest Health Care Center. His memorial service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, December 26th at the First Presbyterian Church with military honors by the Huron Veterans Council. A private burial was held in the Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may be directed toward...

Geraldine Barnes

Geraldine Barnes

December 11, 2015

Geraldine "Jerri" Barnes, age 79, of Huron, died Friday, December 11, 2015, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 1:30 PM Wednesday, December 16th at the Living Hope Alliance Church, with Rev. Chad Rose officiating. Burial was in the Ideal Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial may be given to the American Cancer Society....

Shirley Thompson

Shirley Thompson

December 4, 2015

Shirley Thompson, age 92, of Huron, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 11 AM, Monday, December 7th, at the Congregational United Church of Christ with Rev. Alexander Haines, officiating. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Shirley Clites was born November 25, 1923, to Wilbur and Vivian (Fae)...

Margaret Stegeman

Margaret Stegeman

December 4, 2015

Margaret E. Stegeman, 89, of Wolsey, S.D., died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Huron Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Her funeral service was held at 11 am Saturday, December 12th at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wolsey with the Rev. L. Scott Spiehs officiating. Burial was in St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Wolsey. Margaret Elizabeth Beyer was...

Don Smith

Don Smith

December 2, 2015

Don Smith, age 60, of Huron, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at his home after a short fight with brain cancer. His memorial service was at 2 PM, Saturday, December 5th at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Holland, officiating. Donald "Don" J. Smith was born April 15, 1955, to Nick and Frances Smith. He graduated from Baltic...

Dale Mortensen

Dale Mortensen

November 29, 2015

Dale Gene "Bubbles" Mortensen, age 82, of Huron, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, November 29, 2015. He received a call, an offer he couldn't refuse; and from this appointment he won't be returning. Dale's funeral service was held at 2 PM Thursday, December 3rd at Huron Church of the Open Bible with Pastor Dean Lindstad officiating. Burial...

Rueben Tschetter

Rueben Tschetter

November 22, 2015

Rueben Tschetter, age 89, of Huron, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at SunQuest Health Care Center. His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, November 25th at the Bethesda Church with Rev. Roy Burket, officiating. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Byron Bible Camp. Rueben Tschetter was born January 24, 1926,...

Delores Meyer

Delores Meyer

November 18, 2015

Delores Meyer, age 79, of Cavour, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at her home. Her funeral service was held at 10 AM Monday, November 23rd at First United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery. Delores asked that in lieu of sending flowers, memorials may be sent to the First United Methodist Women, Child Evangelism Fellowship, or charity of...

Anna Tompkins

Anna Tompkins

November 17, 2015

Anna Tompkins, age 98, of Wayzata, Minnesota, and formerly of Huron, died November 14, 2015. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 21st at First Presbyterian Church in Huron. Memorials may be directed to Alzheimers Association, First Presbyterian Church of Huron or Golden Living/Hillcrest Nursing Center, Wayzata, MN. Anna Kathleen Cavanaugh Rietz Wetrich Tompkins was born on...

Virginia Brown

Virginia Brown

November 15, 2015

Virginia Brown, age 93, of Huron, died Saturday, November 14, 2015, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. 

Her funeral service was held at 2 PM, Thursday, November 19th at Kuhler Funeral Home.

Virginia Grace Sabin was born July 18, 1922, to Wayne Ezra Sabin and Grace Elizabeth (Meeker) Sabin at Quincy, Illinois. Virginia grew up in Pinehurst, Washington and graduated from Everett...

Irene Polidori

Irene Polidori

November 15, 2015

Irene Polidori, age 87, of Huron, died Saturday, November 14, 2015, at the SunQuest Health Care Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, November 19th at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Holland, officiating. Burial was in the Ideal Cemetery. Irene Tschetter was born March 3, 1928, to Paul I. and Anna (Hofer) Tschetter at...

Marjorie Weinzetl

Marjorie Weinzetl

November 13, 2015

Marjorie "Marge" Weinzetl, age 69, of Redfield, died Thursday, November 12, 2015, at the Golden Living Center at Redfield. Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, November 18th, at the First United Methodist Church in Huron. Marjorie Hershman was born March 24, 1946, to Harold and Lorraine Hershman at Huron. She grew up in the Huron area where...

Laverne Tollefson

Laverne Tollefson

November 10, 2015

LaVerne G. Tollefson, age 94, of Huron, died Monday, November 9, 2015, at his residence. His funeral service was held at 2 PM Friday, November 13th at the First United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors by the Huron Veterans Council. LaVerne G. Tollefson was born on January 25, 1921, near Cuthbert, South...

Evelyn Halse

Evelyn Halse

November 10, 2015

Evelyn Halse, age 95, of Huron, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was at 10:30 AM, Monday, November 16th at the American Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the American Lutheran Church. Evelyn Lucille Halse was born August 23, 1920, at Florence, South Dakota...

Mabel Arbeiter

Mabel Arbeiter

November 7, 2015

Mabel Arbeiter, age 94, of Huron, died Saturday, November 7, 2015, at SunQuest Healthcare Center. Her funeral service was at 10:30 Thursday, November 12th at Living Hope Alliance Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mabel Arbeiter was born March 7, 1921, at Dolton, South Dakota to Wilfred and Katie Ortmann. At the age of four, she moved...

Jack Hyde

Jack Hyde

November 5, 2015

Jack Frank Hyde, age 91, of Huron, died Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. His funeral was at 2 PM Tuesday, November 10th at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Holland officiating. Burial was at 11 AM Wednesday, November 11th at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Military honors were conducted by the Huron Veterans Council Memorials...