Sherryl Ann (Fast) Friesen, 76, of Freeman, S.D., passed away suddenly on March 26, 2025 in Freeman. A celebration of life service will be held at Hutterthal Mennonite Church, Freeman, on April 12 at 11 a.m. with Reverend Randall Koehler officiating. Her burial service will be prior to the service a...

Lena Wek, 91, of Freeman, S.D., passed away Thursday, March 20 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m. at St Boniface Catholic Church of rural Freeman. Visitation was scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a prayer ...

Rendell “Randy” Schelske, age 73 of Olivet, S.D., passed away Monday, March 24, 2025 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 28 at Zion Lutheran Church, Scotland, with Rev. Scott Neumann and Rev. Chuck Asche officiating. Burial will b...

Clinton Bauer, 89 of Freeman, S.D., passed away on March 17, 2025 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A memorial service was held Saturday, March 22 at the Bethlehem Reformed OPC Church, Freeman. Clinton Clifford Bauer was born April 9, 1935, to Gustav and Elizabeth (Lang) Bauer in Freeman. He was...

Wayne Edwin Pfeiffer, 74, of Freeman, S.D., passed away peacefully on March 16, 2025 after a 14 year battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and prostate cancer. A celebration of life will be held at the Freeman Community Center on Saturday, April 12. A short program will begin at 5 p.m. with the family ...

Clinton Bauer, 89 of Freeman, passed away on March 17, 2025 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 22 at the Bethlehem Reformed OPC Church, Freeman.

Rita Erickson, 81, of Sioux Falls, S.D., passed away unexpectedly at her home in Mesa, Ariz. from natural causes. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 17 at 11 a.m. at East Side Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls. Visitation will be Sunday, March 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Walter’s Funeral Ho...

Ernest “Bud” Kratz, age 87 of Yankton, S.D., passed away early Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton. A funeral service was held Monday, March 3 at the United Church of Christ (Congregational) in Yankton with Rev. Sue Burris officiating. Burial was at the Yankton City Cem...

Verna Mae Knoll, age 92, formerly of Tyndall, S.D., passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 at Sr. James Care Center in Yankton, S.D. Per Verna’s wishes, no services will be held. Verna was born Sept. 28, 1932 to Edward and Rosalie (Heckenlaible) Woehl in Scotland, S.D. She grew up and attended school in ...

Eldora Lorna Hansen, age 99 ½, passed away Thursday, February 06, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society, Scotland, SD.  Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Salem Free Lutheran Church, rural Freeman, SD with Rev. Michael Hecht, officiating.  The burial will be in the Salem ...