Shirley Deckert, 79, formerly of Freeman, S.D., passed away at her home in Brookings, S.D., on Saturday, June 28. A funeral service will be held Saturday, July 12 at 10:30 a.m., at the Bethany Mennonite Church of Freeman.

Elaine Mehlhaff, formerly of Freeman, S.D., passed away on Saturday, June 28 at Woodland Terrace Senior Living, Bridgman Mich. A funeral service will be held Monday, July 7 at 11 a.m. at Bethany Mennonite Church of Freeman. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., on July 7 at the church . Burial...

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 will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 3, at the Salem Reformed Church in Menno with Rev. Michael Hecht officiating. Vis...

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

Jerry Glanzer, 84, of rural Bridgewater, S.D., passed away at his home under hospice care. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Neu Hutterthaler Church of rural Bridgewater. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church.

John Charles Gering was born March 31, 1957 to Glenn and Vivian (Brockmueller) Gering in Freeman, S.D. He passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025 at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, S.D., at the age of 68. John was born blind, with multiple developmental disabilities. During the five years John li...

Metha Melita Wright, age 94 of Menno, S.D., passed away Saturday, June 7, 2025 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno.  A funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 18 at Salem Reformed Church, Menno, with Rev. Michael Hecht officiating.  Burial was to be in the Rosehill Cemetery, Sc...

“Hallelujah!” A word that echoed throughout Glen R. Wollman’s life — full of praise, faith, and joyful anticipation — was surely the word he uttered when he fell to his knees at the feet of his Lord and Savior during the evening hours of June 6, 2025. Glen, age 82, a native of Freeman, S.D., entered...

Lynell Dennis Hofer, age 78, of Freeman, S.D., passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025, in Freeman. He was born on March 15, 1947, to Darius and Marie Hofer and often said he was born the day Julius Cesar died, just a few years apart. A lifelong resident of Freeman, he was a devoted member of the com...

Jane (Hofer) Schrader, age 89, formerly of Mitchell, S.D., passed away on May 15, 2025, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, S.D. A funeral service was held Tuesday, May 20, at Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell, with burial at the Emery Community Cemetery. Jane was born on July 16, 1935, in Dolt...