Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Clark, South Dakota
Helene Reil
May 18, 2021
Helene Reil, age 67, Garden City, wife of Ron Reil, died on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in the Jenkins Living Center in Watertown after a lingering illness.
Per Helene's request, cremation will take place. A public graveside committal service of her ashes will be held at 4PM on Sunday, May 23, 2021 in the Garden City Cemetery...
Roger Lee Benthin
May 12, 2021
Roger Lee Benthin, age 83, lifelong resident of Watertown, died on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Jenkins Living Center at Watertown surrounded by friends and family.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church at Watertown with Rev. Cheryl Rondeau-Bassett officiating. Visitation will be held at the Church...
James Fenton Weaver
May 10, 2021
James Fenton Weaver, 91, of Clark died Monday, May 10, 2021 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls surrounded by his family.
Funeral Services will be Friday, May 14, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Furness Funeral Home in Clark.  Visitation will be 2 hours prior to services. The Rev. Randy Bader will officiate. Burial will follow...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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