Leland J. Hofer, 81, of Bridgewater, S.D., passed away on Aug. 29, 2025 at the Diamond Care Center. A memorial service will be held on Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. at Walter’s Funeral Home, Freeman, S.D. A private family burial will take place prior to the memorial service. Immediately following the memorial s...

Karl Ries, 66, of Parker passed away on Aug. 31st at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls. Private family services will be held at a later date. A full obituary will be posted soon.

Elvera Deckert, 79, of Freeman, passed away with her family at her side on Aug. 27 at her home. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman. A private family service and burial will follow at a later date.

Jeanette Hofer, 87 of Bridgewater, S.D. passed away Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the Neu Hutterthaler Church of rural Bridgewater. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. Jeanette Jane H...

Eva Irene (Becker) Goosen, 99, of Freeman, began her eternal life on Aug. 17, 2025. Eva’s earthly life began on Sept. 28, 1925, near Marion, S.D., to Daniel and Anna (Tieszen) Becker. She attended Rosefield Township School No. 67, Freeman Academy, Freeman Junior College, and Yankton College where sh...

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...