Memorial Services for Janice Mendel will be held at 11 am on Saturday, Feb. 8th at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. Visitation and viewing will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, Feb. 7th at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman. Janice (Preheim) Mendel was born to Jacob Jr. and Linda (Schrag) Preheim on ...

Troy Hofer, 31, of Bridgewater, S.D., passed away on Feb. 1. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Feb. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Montrose United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at the church with a time of sharing at 7 p.m. Troy Jonathan Hofer was born on Jul...

Orvis Lee Wiens of Phoenix, Ariz., departed from this world on his 79th birthday on Jan. 30, 2025, at Hospice of the Valley Friendship Village in Tempe, Ariz. Orvis (Orv) was born Jan. 30, 1946 in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Harvey and Mildred (Berg) Wiens. Orv started his life on a farm near Freeman, S.D...

Karen Rae Kaufman,70, went to her heavenly home Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 at her home near Delmont under hospice care. A funeral service will be held Friday, Feb. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Delmont. Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at ...

Ervin Alvin Ortmann was escorted to his heavenly home on Dec. 7, 2024 at the age of 92. During his last seven years he was lovingly cared for by Vickie, his eldest daughter, and her husband Tim in their earthly home. He was born on Aug. 7, 1932 in the family farmhouse near Rural Route 1, Marion, S.D...

Dena Davis, 100, of Parker, S.D., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Sanford Ava's House in Sioux Falls. A funeral service will be Saturday, Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Bethesda Church with visitation beginning one hour before service time. Dena (Van Gelder) Davis born Nov. 30, 1924, on a farm near Haward...

Jerroll (Jerry) Saner passed away Jan. 22, 2025 at Freeman Regional Nursing Home at the age of 91. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Freeman. Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. Jerroll James Saner was born...

Gladys Mehlhaf, 82, of Freeman, S.D., passed away Sunday Jan. 19, 2025, at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, S.D. Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer service at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel in Menno. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Fri...

Gerald Martin, 83, of Freeman, S.D., passed away Thursday, Jan. 9 at Avera McKennan Hospital in  Sioux Falls, S.D. Gerald is survived by his children, Stephen, Sarah and Anna.  Memorial services are pending at this time.

Robert Thomas, 95 of Freeman, S.D., passed away Jan. 1, 2025 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at 11a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the E.M.B. Church of rural Marion, S.D. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at the church. Robert Thomas, the second of th...