Obituaries

Connie Gross

Connie Gross

Dec 31, 2014

Connie Gross, 58 went home on Wed, Dec 31, 2014, after a difficult battle with cancer. Funeral mass will be at 10:30am Saturday, Jan 3, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Marion. Prayer Service/Rosary will be said at 7:00pm Friday evening at the church. Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home. She was born on August 5th, 1956 in Sioux Falls,...

Arlen L. Skinner

Arlen L. Skinner

Dec 30, 2014

Parker. Arlen Skinner, 82 died Tuesday, December 30. 2014 at his home. Memorial services will be at 10:30am Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker. Arlen Lee Skinner was born on January 15, 1932 at Sioux Falls, SD to Arthur and Clara (Thompson) Skinner. He grew up at Parker where he attended Parker High School. He lived...

Jeanette Weegar

Jeanette Weegar

Dec 28, 2014

Jeanette Weegar, 90, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be at 11:00am Friday, January 2, 2015 at First English Lutheran Church, Parker with burial at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. Visitation with family present will be from 5-7pm Thursday at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm....

Randa Steele

Randa Steele

Dec 26, 2014

Randa Steele, 65 died on December 26, 2014 at her families home in Marion. Further arrangements pending.

Keith M. Brown

Keith M. Brown

Dec 25, 2014

Keith M. (Brownie) Brown, Spearfish, SD, formerly of Monroe, SD died Thursday, December 25 2014, at Ft Meade Hospice Unit in Sturgis, SD. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe with burial at the Monroe Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Monday evening at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker. Keith was...

Arnold Schmidt

Arnold Schmidt

Dec 16, 2014

Arnold Schmidt, 91 died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Monday, December 22, 2014 at the Bethesda Mennonite Church, rural Marion with burial at the Tieszen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-2pm Sunday at the Tieszen Home Chapel, Marion and begin at 3pm Sunday at Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker...

Lois Mae Bormann

Lois Mae Bormann

Dec 15, 2014

Lois Bormann, 92 died Monday, December 15, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be at 2:00pm Friday, December 19, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker with burial in Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. Visitation will begin at 5pm Thursday with family present at Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm. Lois Mae Bormann was born October 28,...

Mabel Rumbaugh

Mabel Rumbaugh

Nov 29, 2014

Mabel Louise Rumbaugh, 89 died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held in Titusville, PA with burial at Fairview Cemetery. Mable Louise (Keeley) Rumbaugh was born on December 21, 1924 at Kushogua, PA to Thomas A. and Mary (Downing) Keeley. She was united in marriage to Harry John...

Gary "Doc" Lindstrom

Gary "Doc" Lindstrom

Nov 21, 2014

Montrose. Gary Lindstrom, 44, died Friday, November 21, 2014 at Rochester, MN after a long battle with leukemia. Funeral services will be at 11:00am Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Montrose United Methodist Church, with burial at Center Lutheran Cemetery, Salem. Visitation will be with family present from 5-7:00pm Monday at the church with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm Monday evening...

Fred Plucker

Fred Plucker

Nov 18, 2014

Parker. Fred Plucker, 72, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Chancellor Reformed Church with burial at Germantown Cemetery, Chancellor, SD. Visitation with family present will begin at 5:30pm Friday at the church with a Prayer Service and time of sharing at 7:30pm...

Erma L. Nelson

Erma L. Nelson

Nov 13, 2014

Erma L. Nelson, 95 died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Clark Jeary Retirement Community in Lincoln, NE. Funeral services will be at 2:00pm Monday, November 17, 2014 at United Methodist Church, Parker, SD with burial to precede services at the Lennox Cemetery. Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker. Erma Lucille Farmer was born on November 14, 1918 at...

William "Bill" Georgeson

William "Bill" Georgeson

Nov 12, 2014

William "Bill" Georgeson, 72 died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at his home in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be at 10:30am Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Heritage Funeral Home, 57th and Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls with burial at St. Boniface/Idyllwilde Catholic Cemetery, Turkey Ridge, SD. Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home. William Wendell Georgeson was born on May 18, 1942...

William "Bill" Pankratz

William "Bill" Pankratz

Nov 12, 2014

Marion. William Pankratz, 67, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be at 11:00am Monday, November 17, 2014 at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Marion. Visitation with family present will be from 5-7pm Sunday at the church with a Prayer Service at 7pm. Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home. William David Pankratz was born on November 27, 1946...

Gail Dykstra

Gail Dykstra

Nov 12, 2014

Gail (Hokanson) Dykstra, 88 of Denver, CO passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Funeral service will be at 11:00am Friday, November 21, 2014 at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe, SD with burial in the Monroe Cemetery. Arrangements by Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home. Gail Hokanson was born on December 26, 1925 at Morristown, South Dakota to John...

Marilyn Pencook

Marilyn Pencook

Nov 6, 2014

Marilyn “Grandma Towns” Pencook (Beekman) passed away peacefully with family by her side on November 6th, 2014 in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 76. Marilyn Catherine, daughter of Carl and Jennie (Schroeder) Beekman was born on July 3rd, 1938 in Charles City, Iowa. She grew up in Charles City attending Nashua High School. After high school she married...

Meredith Jeanne Larsen

Meredith Jeanne Larsen

Nov 6, 2014

Hurley. Meredith Jeanne Larsen, 86 died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Monday, November 10, 2014 at Harmony Presbyterian Church, Hurley with burial in the Hurley Cemetery. A Prayer Service followed by a Eastern Star Service will be at 2:00pm Sunday at the church with visitation from 2-5pm Sunday afternoon. Arrangements by Hofmeister...

Constance White

Constance White

Nov 4, 2014

Constance Marcene Gudmunson White passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday November 4, 2014 at the age of 77. Funeral service will be at 11:00am Friday, November 7 at Grace Lutheran Church (490 E. 1st St. Parker, SD (2 ½ blocks south of Highway 44)). Pastor Don Reiffenberger will be officiating. There will be lunch following the...

Elsie Finn

Elsie Finn

Oct 28, 2014

Parker. Elsie Finn, 93 died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. Funeral services will be at 10:30am Friday, October 31, 2014 at the First Baptist Church, Parker with burial in Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. Visitation will be from 6-8:00pm Thursday evening at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker with a Prayer Service at 7:30pm. Elsie L. Finn...

Leona Boelson

Leona Boelson

Oct 27, 2014

Marion. Leona Boelson, 85 died Monday, October 27, 2014 at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30am Thursday, October 30, 2014 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Marion with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-3pm Wednesday at the Tieszen Home Chapel and with family present from 6-7pm at the church with...

Robert "Bob" J. Petersen

Robert "Bob" J. Petersen

Oct 22, 2014

Robert J. "Bob" Petersen of Sioux Falls died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Dougherty hospice House after a battle with brain cancer. He was 79. Bob Petersen was born on February 8, 1935 at Centerville, SD to Roy and Alpha (Mortensen) Petersen. He attended grade school and graduated from Irene, SD. After serving in the US Army he returned...