Obituaries

Ardell Mary Georgeson

Ardell Mary Georgeson

Mar 8, 2009

Ardell Mary Georgeson, 94, died Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30am Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Idywilde, St. Boniface Catholic Church, Turkey Ridge, SD with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00pm Wednesday at the Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Chapel, Hurley with a Wake Service and Rosary to...

Gordon Paul Cink

Gordon Paul Cink

Feb 14, 2009

Gordon Cink, 73, died Saturday, February 14, 2008 at Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00am Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at St. Therese Catholic Church with burial with military honors at St. Christina Catholic Cemetery, Parker. Visitation will be with family present from 6-8:00pm Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home with a Liturgical Wake...

Charles Albert Knight

Charles Albert Knight

Feb 10, 2009

Charles Albert Knight, 51, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at home from natural causes. Funeral service will be at 1:00pm Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Chapel, Marion. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6-8:00pm with family present. He leaves a wife, Connie, children and grandchildren, his mother and sister, five brothers, and unlimited nieces, nephews, and...

Ruby C. Kaisersatt

Ruby C. Kaisersatt

Feb 8, 2009

Ruby C. Kaisersatt, 84, of Marion, South Dakota, died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Burial will be in the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.

Rev. Harold O. Bailey

Rev. Harold O. Bailey

Feb 5, 2009

Rev. Harold O. Bailey, 85 died Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Good Samaritan Luther Manor, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Monday, February 9, 2009 at Hope Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls with burial in West Palisades Lutheran Cemetery, rural Garretson, SD. Visitation will begin at 1:00pm Sunday at Heritage Funeral Home with the family present from 5-7:00pm with...

Timothy Lee Elliot

Timothy Lee Elliot

Jan 31, 2009

Timothy Lee Elliot, 42, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at home after a long illness. Funeral service will be 1:30pm Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker with burial in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation with family present will be 6-8:00pm Tuesday evening. Timothy Lee Elliot was born on April 1, 1966 at Yankton, SD. He grew up at Parker...

Eugene Ortman

Eugene Ortman

Jan 23, 2009

Eugene “Butch” Ortman, 76, died Friday, January 23, 2009 at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30am Monday, January 26, 2009 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with burial in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Marion. Visitation will be from 2-6:00pm Sunday at Heritage Funeral Home with a Liturgical Wake to be said at 7:30pm Sunday evening at...

Doreen M. Shierk

Doreen M. Shierk

Jan 11, 2009

Doreen Shierk, 91, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at the Heritage Funeral Home, Sioux Falls with burial at Hills of Rest Memorial Parker, Sioux Falls. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 6-8:00pm with family present. A VFW Auxilary Prayer Service will be said at...

Wilbur "Billy" Myreholt

Wilbur "Billy" Myreholt

Dec 28, 2008

Wilbur “Billy” Myreholt, 86, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at the Centerville Good Samaritan Center. Burial will be in the Hurley Cemetery. Arrangements by the Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Chapel, Hurley. Wilbur “Billy” Myreholt was born on July 16, 1922 at Irene, SD to Wilbur and Mary (Hannum) Myreholt. He moved with his family to Sioux City, IA where he worked for...

Laverne Odegaard

Laverne Odegaard

Dec 25, 2008

Laverne Odegaard, 82, died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Monday, December 29, 2008 at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker with burial with military rites at the Hurley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4:00pm Sunday with family present. Laverne was born on December 17, 1926 at Lake Park, Minnesota...

Allan "Arnold" Cotton

Allan "Arnold" Cotton

Dec 24, 2008

Allan “Arnold” Cotton, 79, died quietly Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at his home surrounded by family on Christmas Eve Day. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Saturday, December 27, 2007 at the Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker with burial at Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Friday with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm. He was born on January 29, 1929...

Dianne K. Vanderbilt

Dianne K. Vanderbilt

Dec 20, 2008

Dianne K. Vanderbilt, 56, native of Parker died Saturday, December 20, 2008. Funeral services will be 11:00am Tuesday, December 23, 2008 in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Highland, PA. Visitation will be Monday from 7-9:00pm at Simons Funeral Home, Pittsburg, PA. Dianne K. Berg was born on February 11, 1952 to Arthur and Ellen (Jones) Berg. She grew up at Parker...

Dale L. Jibben

Dale L. Jibben

Dec 17, 2008

Dale Jibben, 65, died suddenly at home Wednesday, December 17, 2008 from an apparent heart attack. Visitation will be from 1-3:00pm Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker with a service at 3:00pm followed by burial at the Chancellor Reformed Cemetery. Dale Leroy Jibben was born on May 2, 1943 near Davis, SD to Thomas and Hattie (Johnson)...

Alvia H. Farrar

Alvia H. Farrar

Dec 14, 2008

Alvia Farrar, 85, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral services will be at 10:00am Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Hurley United Methodist Church with burial in the Hurley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8:00pm Wednesday without family present at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Chapel, Hurley. Alvia Helen Petersen was born on March 5, 1923...

Earl J. Bormann

Earl J. Bormann

Dec 2, 2008

Earl John Bormann, 86, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Friday, December 5, 2008 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker and burial with full military honors at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker, SD. Visitation will begin at 200pm Thursday and a prayer service will be that evening at 7:30 pm...

Laverna E. Flyger

Laverna E. Flyger

Nov 29, 2008

LaVerna Flyger, 91, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 1:30pm on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Hurley with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Viborg. Visitation will begin at 4:00pm on Tuesday at the Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Chapel, Hurley with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm. LaVerna E. Hoffman...

Martin J. Thomas

Martin J. Thomas

Nov 29, 2008

Martin J. Thomas, 90, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00am Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker with burial in the Schartner Cemetery, Marion. Visitation will be from 4-7:00pm Monday with the family present. Martin J. Thomas was born on July 26, 1918 in McCook County,...

Elmer Elery Ortman

Elmer Elery Ortman

Nov 11, 2008

Elmer Ortman, 82, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Sanford USD Health Center. Memorial services will be 10:30am Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Bethesda Mennonite Church, rural Marion. Burial was at West Vermillion Cemetery, Marion. Arrangements by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Chapel, Marion. Elmer Elery Ortman was born on February 27, 1926 near Dolton, SD to Henry C. and Adina Ortman. He...

Richard "Dick" Gaffin

Richard "Dick" Gaffin

Oct 31, 2008

Richard “Dick” Gaffin, 75, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at Sanford USD Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 1:30pm Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Shalom Lutheran Church, Harrisburg with burial with full military honors at Pleasant View Cemetery, Harrisburg. Visitation will begin at 2:00pm Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home, Sioux Falls with family present from 7-8:30pm. Richard A. Gaffin...

Emma Merritt

Emma Merritt

Oct 15, 2008

Emma Merritt, 75, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral service will be 11:00am Monday, October 20, 2008 at First Baptist Church, Chancellor with burial at St. Christina Cemetery, Parker. Visitation will be Sunday at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker with family present from 4-6:00pm Sunday. Emma E. Beadle was born on December 18, 1932 at...