Eva Goosen, 99, of Freeman, S.D., passed away on Aug. 17 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Salem-Zion Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation with the family present will be Friday, Aug. 22 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Walter's Funeral Hom...

Visitation with the family present for Darleen S. Hofer will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman. The visitation will be followed by a celebration of life service at 5 p.m., also at the funeral home. Darleen S. (Mrs. Lloyd) Hofer, 89. was welcomed ...

Karen Ann (Redman) Rames passed away on July 20, 2025, in Joliet, Ill., at the age of 86. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. Karen was born on March 22, 1939, near Menno, S.D., to Herman and Anna (Zeeb) Redman. She grew up on a fami...

Linda Huber, 77, of Freeman, S.D., went to her eternal home Friday, July 11, 2025, at Avera St. Benedict Hospital in Parkston, S.D., after a brief but brave battle with cancer. A funeral service was held Thursday, July 17 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Clayton, S.D., with burial at Grace Hill Cem...

Ruby Waltner, 94, of Freeman passed away on June 28 at the Freeman hospital. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Salem-Zion Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8 at Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman. Memo...

Harvey J. Hofer, 93, of Freeman, S.D., passed away peacefully on Monday, July 1, 2025, at Oakview Terrace Nursing Home in Freeman. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 10 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman beginning at 3 p.m. Inurnment will be held on a later date. Harvey was born o...

Gerrit Herman Niemeyer, 78, of Menno, S.D., formerly Inwood, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at his home in Menno. Visitation with the family present will be held Saturday, July 12, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home of Inwood. A graveside inurnment service will follow at 3 p....

Larry Pullman, 85, of Bridgewater, S.D., passed away on June 23, 2025 at Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Larry Pullman was born on Oct. 24, 1939 in Freeman, S.D., to Clarence and Adina (Gross) Pullman. Larry served in the US Army as a medic in Germany. He then worked as a carpenter in California, b...

Grace Schoenwald, age 96, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2025 at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, S.D. Grace Mae was born on Sept. 29, 1928 to Alfred and Vina Hoffman in Kadoka, S.D. Grace’s father died in a car accident and a month later her mother passed away mysteriously, leaving behind Gr...

Judy McMahon, age 81, of Menno, S.D., passed away peacefully on Sunday June 29, 2025 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center in Menno surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service was held Thursday, July 3 at the Salem Reformed Church in Menno with Rev. Michael Hecht officiating. Burial will be in LaCr...