June Schamber, 95, of Freeman passed away on April 27, 2025 at her home under hospice care. A funeral service will be held Thursday, May 1 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 30, from 5- to 7 p.m. at the church.

On Holy Saturday, 19 April 2025, Mariell (Mary) Louise Waltner, 44, died by suicide in Chicago. Her body was cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held later this summer. The family kindly requests your prayers during this difficult time.

Visitation and viewing for Marian Gering will be at Walter Funeral Home in Freeman, S.D., on Sunday, April 27 with family present from 5 to 7 p.m., and memory sharing at 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, rural Freeman, on Monday, April 28 at 11 a.m. with lunch to...

Elmer Keller passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Center in Scotland, S.D. at the age of 97. His funeral was held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Scotland on Saturday, April 19. Pastor Brian Mosemann officiated. Burial, with military honors, was held at Friedens Reformed Church...

Lorene Ruth Weidenbach (Behl), 98, of Scotland, S.D., passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025, surrounded by her family. A funeral service was held Saturday, April 12 at Salem Reformed Church, Menno, S.D. Interment followed at Rosehill Cemetery in Scotland. Lorene was born on Jan. 19, 1927, on the f...

Sherryl Friesen 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 ...

Vivian Gall, age 90, of Scotland, S.D., formerly of Lesterville, S.D., passed away Friday, March 28, 2025 at Good Samaritan Society, Scotland. A funeral service was held Tuesday, April 1 at Scotland Community Church, with Pastor Del Neumeister officiating. Interment was at Rosehill Cemetery, Scotlan...

Ruth Seidel Record, age 103 of Menno, S.D., passed away peacefully Saturday, March 22, 2025 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno. A memorial services was held Friday, March 28 at Salem Reformed Church, Menno, with Rev. Michael Hecht officiating. Private family burial of her cremated remains was in...

Darlene (Dubs) Schrag, 90, died on March 28, 2025 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman, S.D. A funeral service was held Wednesday morning, April 2 at St. Paul Lutheran church in Freeman. Darlene was born to Hugo and Helen (Schamber) Dubs on Feb. 5, 1935 in Hutchinson County. She was baptized on Feb. 17, 19...

Nicole (Preheim) Pine, 51, of Yankton, S.D., passed away on March 16 at Avera McKennan Hospital. Arrangements are pending. We bid farewell to a remarkable soul Nicole Ray Pine who leaves behind memories as rich and vivid as a sunset sprawling across the Dakota prairie sky. Born on Dec. 14, 1973, in ...