Obituaries

Apr 11, 2020

Madeline “Topsy” Konda, 98 died Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Tieszen Memorial Home.  A family mass will be held with a service to be held at a later date.  Burial will be at St. Christina Catholic Cemetery, Parker.  Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home.

Madeline “Topsy” was born on August 12, 1921 south of Humboldt, SD...

Mar 30, 2020

Carmen Warner, 97 of Chancellor, formerly of Holland, MN, passed away on March 30, 2020 at her home under Sanford Hospice Care. A private service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home.

Carmen Wilhelmina Warner was born to Hans and Karen (Oren) Hegdahl on September 13, 1922 on a farm by Nome,...

Mar 29, 2020

Ronald J. Leber, 86 of Parker died on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion.    A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, August 21, 2021 at St. Christina's Catholic Church, Parker.  Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home.   Memorials maybe directed to St. Christina’s Cemetery Fund. Private family services will be held with...

Mar 24, 2020

Janice M. “Jan” Thompson, 82 of Grand Living at Lake Lorraine in Sioux Falls, SD and formerly of Parker, Custer and Aberdeen, SD passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  Family services will be held with burial at the Reformed Church Cemetery in Monroe, SD. A celebration of life service will be...

Mar 21, 2020

Joy Berthelsen, 89 of Parker, passed away on March 21, 2020 at the Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater. Private Family Services were held at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home in Parker. Arrangements by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home.

Veva Joy Berthelsen was born on January 13,1931 at Parker, SD, to Ray and Laura (Finn) Bousfield. Joy grew up in Parker and...

Mar 18, 2020

Ruth Schnabel Neuharth, 95 of Marion, SD and formerly of Eureka, SD, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion.  Funeral services will be at a later date.  Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker, SD.

Ruth was one of twin girls born to Adam and Magdalena (Hochhalter) Ketterling on October 6, 1924...

Mar 13, 2020

Due to the CDC policies on group numbers, the funeral service for Beverly Peterson has been changed to a FAMILY ONLY SERVICE. A Celebration of Life service that will be open to the public will be held at a later date.

Beverly Peterson, 74 of Viborg, passed away on March 13, 2020 at Ava’s House in Sioux...

Mar 11, 2020

Marlene Henjum, 83 of Lennox, passed away on March 11, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, March 16, 2020 at West Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Lennox. Refreshments to follow the service. Arrangements by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home.

Marlene Joy Henjum, age 83, of Lennox, SD, died Wednesday,...

Mar 4, 2020

Brad Christensen was born the fifth child to Maurice & Georgianna (Sechser) Christensen. Brad was born  January 14, 1954 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  He died on March 4, 2020 from a heart attack.

He grew up on a farm, near Davis SD., and attended Rieman District 25 Country School & Hurley Public Schools, Hurley SD. In...

Feb 27, 2020

Suzanne Ness, 53 of Monroe, SD died Thursday, February 27, 2020 at home of natural causes.  Funeral services will be at 11:00am Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe with visitation on Tuesday from 5-7pm at the church.  Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home.

Suzanne Marie was born on October 3, 1966 at Beeville, TX...

Feb 26, 2020

Casey Bonhorst, 30 of Viborg, passed away on February 26, 2020. Memorial Service will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Viborg Community Building in Viborg. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM Monday, March 2, 2020 at the Community Building with a Prayer Service starting at 7:00 PM. Arrangements by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home.

Casey...

Feb 14, 2020

Terri Trautman, 59 of Parker, died Friday, February 14, 2020 at Ava's House after suffering from ALS Disease.  Memorial services will be at 11:00am Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe.  Visitation will be from 5-7pm Tuesday at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm.  In lieu of flowers memorials maybe made...

Jan 29, 2020

Mary Woltzen Begeman Wells, 86 of Marion, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at her apartment in Marion. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at the United Church of Canistota. Burial will be at the Monroe Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Monday, February 3, 2020 in the chapel at...

Jan 28, 2020

Wayne Wieman, 77 of Sioux Falls and formerly of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Chapel in Marion. Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM.

Wayne Wieman was born April 6, 1942 to...

Jan 22, 2020

Marjorie Hokenstad, 74 of Sioux Falls died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  Memorial service will be at 1:00pm Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls with visitation starting at noon.  Burial will be at the Rosehill Cemetery, Parker.  Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home.

Marjorie...

Jan 12, 2020

Lynette Preheim, 80 of Marion, died Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion following a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Memorial Services will be at 10:30 AM Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Marion. A lunch will follow the service, then burial at Salem Mennonite Cemetery, rural Freeman....

Jan 5, 2020

Norma Sherard, 97, native of Parker, SD, died on Sunday, January 5, 2020 in Tualatin, OR at the Farmington Square Residential Care Facility.  Born Norma Jean Schmidt on November 11, 1922, she was the fifth of 11 children born to Henry and Nettie Schmidt (Duerkson) on a farm north of Marion, SD. The first in her family to attend high...

Dec 29, 2019

Karla Parsons, 82, of Hurley, SD, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Pioneer Inn, Viborg, SD.

Karla Kay Benson was born on September 16,1937, in Hurley, SD, daughter of Ralph and Ardell (Stoddard) Benson. After graduating from Hurley High School, she completed her nurses’ training at Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing in Yankton,...

Dec 26, 2019

Glenn Kasten, 68 of Alexandria, MN and a native of Parker, SD died on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Specialty Select Hospital in Sioux Falls having battled  throat cancer.

Glenn was born December 17, 1951 in Parker, South Dakota to parents Eugene and Royalene (Vietor) Kasten. He grew up on the family farm east of Parker...

Dec 23, 2019

Tim Westphal, 69 of Davis, passed away on December 23, 2019 at his home in Davis. Memorial Service will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Heritage Funeral Home, 4800 S. Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Heritage Funeral Home. Arrangements by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home.

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