Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Clark, South Dakota

Glenn R. Tesch

Glenn R. Tesch

May 6, 2021

Glenn Tesch, age 72, of Henry, SD, died Thursday morning, May 6, 2021, at his home.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 1PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with Greg Furness facilitating.  Burial will follow in the South Elrod Cemetery at Elrod, SD.  Visitation will be held 2 hours...

Gordon Nesheim

Gordon Nesheim

May 3, 2021

Gordon Nesheim, age 73, of Clark, died Monday afternoon, May 3, 2021, at a Sioux Falls Hospital.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 1-3 PM in the chapel at Furness Funeral Home in Clark on Saturday, June 5, 2021.  Honorary bearers will be Bob Seefeldt, Gary Bailey, Dick Jewel, Larry Stevens, Lee Christenson, Craig...

Darrell John Elvik

Darrell John Elvik

Apr 22, 2021

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Darrell John Elvik, age 69, Clark, died at his home on Thursday, April 22, 2021.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 30, 2021 at 2PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with Pastor Mark Tracy officiating.  Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Clark.  Family members...

Dawnette Marie Austin

Dawnette Marie Austin

Apr 22, 2021

Dawnette Marie Austin, age 51, Willow Lake, the daughter of Dick and Jan Austin of Willow Lake, died on Thursday night, April 22, 2021, after a two year illness of Guillian-Barre' Syndrome.

At her request, there will be a private, family only graveside service in Collins Cemetery at Willow Lake on Thursday. Pastor Robbie McClelland will officiate. ...

Joyce Ruth Raastad

Joyce Ruth Raastad

Apr 14, 2021

Joyce R. Raastad, age 80, Watertown, wife of Arnell, died in Sioux Falls on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 2PM at Grace Lutheran Church at Watertown with visitation 2 hours prior to services. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery at Watertown.  The Reverend Cheryl Rondeau-Bassett...

Timothy Alvin Kohrs

Timothy Alvin Kohrs

Apr 5, 2021

Timothy (Tim) Alvin Kohrs, 62, passed away peacefully on April 5 th , 2021 at Vibra Hospital in Fargo ND surrounded by family. Tim was born on April 26 th , 1958 in Redfield South Dakota to Marvin and Florence Kohrs. He attended school in Clark SD.  He was united in marriage in 1976 to Betty Loterbauer...

Dorothy Sehnert

Dorothy Sehnert

Apr 3, 2021

Dorothy Sehnert, age 82, Clark, died peacefully with family at her side on Saturday evening, April 3, 2021 in the Country View Assisted Living Center at Florence.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 9,2021 at 11AM in the Crocker Lutheran Church at Crocker with Minister Marion Grimes officiating.  Visitation will be...

Marian D Peterson

Marian D Peterson

Apr 2, 2021

Marian D. Peterson, age 87, Clark, died on Friday evening, April 2, 2021 in the Avantara Clark Care Center.

PRIVATE funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 11AM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with Pastor Mark Tracy officiating. PUBLIC Visitation will be two hours prior to...

Jordan Hamann

Jordan Hamann

Mar 27, 2021

Jordan Gale Hamann age 20, Raymond, died as a result from injuries received in an automobile accident early Saturday morning, March 27, 2021. The accident occurred just east of Raymond.  He was the son of RJ and Heather (Filipek) Hamann of Roslyn.

Visitation will be from 2 PM to 5 PM with a...

David Understock

David Understock

Mar 7, 2021

David Understock, age 67, of Doland, SD, died Sunday morning, March 7, 2021 at a Sioux Falls hospital surrounded by family.

Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon, March 11, 2021, at 2:30 PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel in Clark with visitation being from 1:30-2:30. Reverend Mark Tracy will officiate.  Casket bearers will be  Gary Tschetter,...

Sharon Marie Buxton

Sharon Marie Buxton

Mar 6, 2021

Sharon (Schmitt) Buxton, age 64, of Doland, formerly of Clark, died at her home Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Sharon Marie Schmitt was born January 13, 1957, in Milbank, SD, to Rosemary (VanHout) and Jerome Schmitt. When she was 3, the family moved to Clark where she attended Clark Elementary and High School.

She married Robert...

Joyce E. Gross

Joyce E. Gross

Mar 4, 2021

Joyce E. Gross, age 89, widow of Art Gross, of Crocker, died Thursday, March 4, 2021 at her home.

At her request, cremation will take place. Private family graveside services will be held in the spring.

She was born on January 25, 1932 at home three miles west of Crocker, delivered by her dad. She...

Geraldine Kerkvliet

Geraldine Kerkvliet

Mar 2, 2021

Geraldine "Gerri" Kerkvliet, 97, of Bryant, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Prairie Lakes Hospital of Watertown following a brief illness. She was the widow of Barney Kerkvliet.

A public visitation, following CDC guidelines with distance and masks recommended, will be held beginning at 3PM on Sunday, March 7, 2021 in the St. Mary's Catholic Church at...

Carleton Marie Hanson

Carleton Marie Hanson

Feb 22, 2021

Carleton M. Hanson, age 85, Clark, the widow of Loren Hanson, died in the Avantara Clark Center on Monday morning, February 22, 2021.

Funeral services, for her family, will be held at the graveside on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the South Elrod Cemetery.  Pastor Mark Tracy will officiate with special music being provided by Mallory Harris. ...

Kathrina Waldner

Kathrina Waldner

Feb 15, 2021

Kathrina Waldner, age 65, Clark Colony, Raymond, SD, died in her home on February 15, 2021 of an apparent heart attack.

Funeral services and burial will be held at the Clark Colony on February 17, 2021.

The Furness Funeral Home at Clark is assisting the family with the arrangements where there is an on-line registry...

Eugene Balser Roehrich

Eugene Balser Roehrich

Feb 7, 2021

Eugene "Gene" Roehrich, age 95, of Watertown, died Sunday, February 7, 2021, at Arlington Avantara in Arlington, SD, surrounded by family.

He was born Eugene "Gene" Balser Roehrich on May 30, 1925, the son of Anton John and Cristina (Biegler) Roehrich in Aberdeen, SD.  He grew up with three brothers, George, Edward, and Richard and five sisters,...

Phyllis Johnson

Phyllis Johnson

Feb 3, 2021

Another of God's children has been called to his side. Phyllis Johnson, age 92, widow of Robert C. Johnson, died in the Philip Nursing Home on Wednesday evening, February 3, 2021 after a lingering illness.  He son Rob, died on February 1, 2021 in Rapid City.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, February 10,...

Ruby G Pieschke

Ruby G Pieschke

Feb 3, 2021

Ruby Pieschke, age 86, Clark, died on Wednesday evening, February 3, 2021 in the Prairie Lake Hospital at Watertown with family at her side.

A memorial service will be held Friday, May 7, 2021, at 10:00 AM at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mark Tracy officiating.

Ruby Grace Pieschke was born...

Rob Michael Johnson

Rob Michael Johnson

Feb 1, 2021

Another of God's angels has been called home.  Rob Johnson, 51, passed away on Monday, February 1 st , 2021 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Rob Michael Johnson was born on March 30, 1969 to Robert and Phyllis Johnson in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He attended school in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen Central...

Carleton (Fox) (Price) (Walton) -Peters

Carleton (Fox) (Price) (Walton) -Peters

Jan 31, 2021

Phyllis Carleton (Fox)(Price)(Walton) Peters

February 23, 1918 – January 31, 2021

Carleton Peters passed away, peacefully in her sleep, at the celebrated age of 102, in Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday afternoon, January 31, 2021, at Legacy Retirement Residence in Mesa, Arizona – just 23 days before her 103 rd birthday.  She did everything...

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