Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Huron, South Dakota

Providing funeral service to Huron and the surrounding areas in South Dakota

John Haggar

John Haggar

July 18, 2015

John Carl Haggar, age 90, of Huron, died Saturday, July 18, 2015, at his home. His funeral service was at 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 23rd at the Grace Episcopal Church with Rev. Jean Mornard, officiating. Burial was at Noon, Friday, July 24th in the Woodland Cemetery at Sioux Falls. Memorials may be directed to the charity of the donor's choice....

Gerald Peterson

Gerald Peterson

July 7, 2015

Gerald John Peterson, age 50, of Huron, South Dakota, died Tuesday evening, July 7, 2015, at his residence. His graveside service was at 1PM, Saturday, July 18th, in the Borgholm Cemetery at Bock, Minnesota. Family ask memorials be directed to Dale Peterson, 431 West McKinley Street, Owatonna, MN 55060. Gerald John Peterson was born April 22, 1965, to Robert John...

Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson

July 6, 2015

Emily Nelson, age 34, of Huron, died Monday, July 6, 2015, at her home. Her funeral service was held at 7 PM Thursday, July 9th, at the Huron Christian Church. Emily Jane Nelson was born May 18, 1981, to Jane Nelson. She grew up in Huron and graduated from Huron High School. Emily worked as a waitress at her family's...

Mary A. Jacobs

Mary A. Jacobs

July 2, 2015

Mary A. Jacobs, age 62, of Huron, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, July 8th at the Huron Church of the Open Bible, with Javis Haugeberg, officiating. Mary Ann "Susie" Diede was born June 13, 1953, to Eldon and Rosa (Smith) Diede at Huron. She grew up...

Raymond Johnson

Raymond Johnson

June 29, 2015

Raymond Johnson, age 81, of Huron, died Monday, June 29, 2015, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 10 AM, Friday, July 3rd, at the First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mark Holland, officiating. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery. Raymond Johnson was born May 11, 1934, to Vern and Regina Johnson in Kingsbury County....

Rollie Watson

Rollie Watson

June 29, 2015

Rollie Watson, age 64, of Huron, died Monday, June 29, 2015, at his home. His Celebration of Life was held at 4 PM, Thursday, July 2nd, at his home at 20585 SD Hwy 37 N, with Rev. Dean Lindstad, officiating. Rollie Dean Watson was born February 9, 1951, to Raymond and Frances (Larsen) Watson at Redfield. He grew up on...

Verna J. Gross

Verna J. Gross

June 23, 2015

Verna J. Gross, age 88, of Huron, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the SunQuest Healthcare Center. Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 25, at Bethesda Church, with Rev. Roy Burket and Rev. Melvin Koehn, officiating. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Verna J. Gross was born December 18, 1926, to Jacob J.C. and...

Walda Benker

Walda Benker

June 13, 2015

Walda Benker, age 68, of Huron, died Saturday, June 13, 2015, at her home. Her funeral service was held at 11 AM Tuesday, June 16th, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mark Holland, officiating. Walda Marie Benker was born October 18, 1946, in Redfield, South Dakota, to Raymond and Frances (Larsen) Watson. She grew up on a farm just...

Daryel Chase

Daryel Chase

June 10, 2015

Daryel "Dick" Chase, age 81, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at SunQuest Health Care Center. His funeral service was at 10:00 AM, Monday, June 15th, at Hope Lutheran Church, 1667 Frank Avenue SE, Huron, with Rev. Tom Christenson, officiating. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens following the service Daryel Dean Chase was born on December 28, 1933, at home...

Bette Righetti

Bette Righetti

June 9, 2015

Bette Hazel Righetti, age 90, of Huron, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at her residence. A private family burial was held in the Riverside Cemetery. Bette was born on October 1, 1924, at Timber Lake, South Dakota, to George R. and Grace (Kukuk) Bowder. She moved with her family to Huron and graduated from Huron High School. She married Roy...

James Privett

James Privett

June 8, 2015

James Privett, age 61, of Huron, died peacefully Monday, June 8, 2015, at his home. His funeral service was at 2 PM, Friday, June 12th at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, with Rev. Daniel Domke, officiating. Military honors were conducted by the Huron Veterans Council. James Randall Privett was born November 29, 1953, to Willard and Lydia (McGuire) Privett in Logan,...

Melvin Fuehrer

Melvin Fuehrer

May 31, 2015

Melvin Fuehrer, age 89, of Huron, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at the SunQuest Health Care Center. His funeral service was at 1:30 PM, Thursday, June 4th, at the Riverview United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dean Trapp, officiating. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Melvin Fuehrer was born August 2, 1925, to Albert and Elnora (Krutzfeldt) Fuehrer in...

Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

May 31, 2015

Howard G. Hawks, age 70, of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at his home. His funeral service was at 10 AM, Thursday, June 4th at Hope Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Burial was at 10 AM, Friday, June 5th in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron. Memorials may be directed to Hope Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls,...

Tyler Schwartz

Tyler Schwartz

May 23, 2015

Tyler Schwartz, age 58, of Huron, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at his home.

His funeral service was 10:30 AM, Thursday, May 28th at the Riverview United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dean Trapp, officiating. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery at Iroquois.

Tyler Lee Schwartz was born July 4,...

Jessie Haug

Jessie Haug

May 14, 2015

Jessie E. Haug, age 88, of Willow Lake, died Thursday morning, May 14, 2015, at the Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown. Her funeral service was at 10:30 AM, Monday, May 18th, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Willow Lake with Rev. Keith Garness, officiating. Burial was in the Collins Cemetery at Willow Lake. Jessie Ellen Seeley was born at Iona,...

Sherry Griffith

Sherry Griffith

May 9, 2015

Sherry K. Griffith, age 63, of Huron, died Saturday, May 9, 2015, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. A private family memorial service was held at the Kuhler Funeral home and she was cremated. Sherry was born on April 30, 1952, at San Bernadino, California, to Norman "Frank" and Clareen Ruth (Ishmael) Griffith. She lived her entire life with her...

Justin Mahrt

Justin Mahrt

May 8, 2015

Justin "Cowboy" Mahrt, age 54, of Huron, died Friday, May 8, 2015. His memorial service was held at 1 PM, Saturday, June 20th, at Memorial Park in Huron. Justin Tod Mahrt was born April 1, 1961, to William Mahrt and Dalta Fisher at Mitchell, South Dakota. He was later adopted by Irene Ellers. He attended Mitchell High School. In July...

Thelma Arwood

Thelma Arwood

May 7, 2015

Thelma Arwood, 96, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her memorial service was at 10 AM, Saturday, August 8, 2015, at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Marc Anderson, officiating. Burial was in the Spirit Lake German Cemetery near De Smet. Thelma Hilda Sprang was born June 11, 1918, near Bancroft, South Dakota, to Henry...

William Smith

William Smith

May 4, 2015

William F. "Bill" Smith, age 99, of Huron, died Monday, May 4, 2015, at the SunQuest Health Care Center. A private family memorial service was held at the Kuhler Funeral Home. William Frederick Smith, Jr. was born on December 1, 1915, to William F. and Ann D. (White) Smith at Huron. He attended Huron schools, and graduate in 1936. Bill...

Lester Lang

Lester Lang

April 28, 2015

Lester Lang, age 77, of Woodstock, Illinois, and originally of Huron, South Dakota, died April 28, 2015, in Aurora, Illinois. Entombment was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Huron. Lester Donald Lang was born August 12, 1937, to Walter and Erna (Garbe) Lang in Huron, South Dakota. Les grew up in Huron and the surrounding farming towns. He graduated...