Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Clark, South Dakota

Nola (Kannegieter) Goodman

Nola (Kannegieter) Goodman

May 28, 2020

Nola (Kannegieter) Goodman, age 75, of Sidney, MT, formerly of the Watertown/Willow Lake Communities, died in Sidney, on May 28, 2020, of complications due to Alzheimers.

Public Graveside services, with social distance guidelines in place, will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 11AM in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Watertown. Pastor Steven Johnson will officiate....

Bruce William Obermeier

Bruce William Obermeier

May 19, 2020

Bruce William Obermeier, 66, passed away in his Green Bay, Wisconsin, home on May 19, 2020 from a sudden heart attack.

Bruce was born to Clayton and Betty (Phelps) Obermeier in Omaha, Nebraska, on March 25, 1954. He joined his sister and four brothers on an adventurous journey through life, making lasting friendships wherever the family moved....

John F Berger

John F Berger

May 15, 2020

John Fredrick Berger, age 89, Clark, formerly of Lake City, the husband of Arlene (Hegseth) Berger, died peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2020, in the De Smet Memorial Hospital with family by his side.

A PUBLIC visitation time, with CDC guidelines in place, will be held on Friday, May 29, 2020, from noon until 2:00 PM at...

Alice Olive Lynch

Alice Olive Lynch

May 8, 2020

Alice O. Lynch, age 92, patiently and courageously awaited the "Angel Bus" from Heaven.  It arrived at the Avantara Care Center in Clark on Friday, May 8 th , with her husband Art as the driver under God's direction.  She peacefully and eagerly left her loving family and went along on the ride to her next job as an...

Mona A. Schlagel

Mona A. Schlagel

May 4, 2020

Mona A. Schlagel, age 95, widow of Wilbur "Bill" Schlagel, Clark, died peacefully in the Avantara Care Center at Clark on early Monday morning, May 4, 2020.  She resided in the care center since March of 2019.

Private funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with Minister Michelle...

James W. Mitchell

James W. Mitchell

Apr 24, 2020

James "Jim" Walter Mitchell, age 78, Virginia Beach, VA, the son of Martha and Art Mitchell, died Friday, April 24, 2020 in Virginia.

Ramona Mae Kirkeby

Ramona Mae Kirkeby

Apr 23, 2020

Ramona "Mona" Mae Kirkeby, age 91, widow of Lee, died at her home near Vienna, on Thursday, April 23, 2020 of natural causes.

MEMORIAL SERVICES SATURDAY, June 19th, 2021 at 11am at the hangar home of Dean and Anna Kirkeby, across the road of the Clark Airport. Lunch follows. All are welcome.  The service will also...

Peter Carmine Maffei

Peter Carmine Maffei

Apr 22, 2020

On Wednesday, April 22, Peter "Pete" C. Maffei, loving husband and father of three, passed away peacefully at age 85 after a brief illness.

A committal service will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at 1 PM at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls, SD with a luncheon to follow. ...

Beverly (Smith) & Son - Virgil Connor - Mcmillan

Beverly (Smith) & Son - Virgil Connor - Mcmillan

Apr 19, 2020

Beverly Jean Connor , age 85, of Columbia Heights, MN passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the home of her grandson, Allan Borg in Biscay, MN.

Graveside services for Beverly and her son Virgil will be held at 2PM on Saturday, June 27th at Rose Hill Cemetery  at Clark with Pastor...

Jolene Kay Wirt

Jolene Kay Wirt

Apr 13, 2020

Jolene Kay Wirt was born May 10, 1974 in Rosebud, South Dakota. At the age of four, Jolene was adopted by her proud parents, Doug and Nancy Wirt. The family moved from Bridgewater, South Dakota to Watertown, South Dakota in 1979. She attended Watertown Public Schools and graduated with honor in 1993. Jolene was a proud member of the...

Velma E Bachman

Velma E Bachman

Apr 6, 2020

Velma E. Bachman, widow of Leo, age 92, Clark, died in the Avantara Watertown Care Center on Monday evening, April 6, 2020.

Due to the current COVID-19 conditions, visitation and services will be private on Friday, April 10th with Pastor Mark Tracy officiating.  Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Clark.

Velma was...

Jerry Wayne Audus

Jerry Wayne Audus

Apr 6, 2020

Jerry Wayne Audus, age 69, Lecanto, FL, formerly of the Bradley community, died on Monday, April 6, 2020, in Florida after a long, hard-fought eight-year battle of cancer.

Memorial services will be held on June 26th at 2PM in the Bradley Community Center.  Burial will follow in the Prairie Hill Cemetery at Bradley....

Faye Knutson

Faye Knutson

Mar 26, 2020

Faye Knutson, age 100, Clark, widow of Al Knutson, died in the Avantara Clark Care Center early morning, March 26, 2020.

Private family graveside services will be held Monday morning, April 6, 2020, at the Graceland Cemetery at Howard.  The Reverend Mindy Ehrke will officiate.  Family members will serve as casketbearers.

Faye Lower was born...

Patricia Ann Schlagel

Patricia Ann Schlagel

Mar 23, 2020

Patricia "Pat" Ann (Williams) Schlagel passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 23, 2020 at her home in Aberdeen, SD, at the age of 72.

Visitation and private services will be held on Friday at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark with the Reverend Daniel Smith officiating.  Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Clark. ...

Paula Mae Smith

Paula Mae Smith

Mar 20, 2020

Paula Mae Smith, age 71, rural Vienna, wife of Dan Smith, died at her home on Friday, March 20, 2020, after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2PM on Thursday, October 1, 2020, in the New Hope Lutheran Church of Hayti with Pastor Randy Eisenbeisz officiating. Interment will be in the New Hope...

Linus Reilly

Linus Reilly

Mar 18, 2020

Linus Reilly, age 96, Florence, died peacefully in the Jenkins Living Center at Watertown early Wednesday morning, March 18, 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 Corona virus outbreak:

A private funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday morning at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church at Florence with The Reverend Daniel Smith celebrating.  Burial will...

Leonard Uecker

Leonard Uecker

Mar 17, 2020

Leonard Uecker, 88, of Quitman, Arkansas died on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020, in Little Rock, Arkansas following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30AM on Thursday, July 9, 2020, in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Raymond, South Dakota, with The Reverend Randy Bader officiating.  Interment with full military honors will be in...

Marilyn Joyce Lamb

Marilyn Joyce Lamb

Mar 14, 2020

A PUBLIC funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020 in the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ at 1PM with The Reverend Bryan Taffe officiating. Burial will follow in the Collins Cemetery at Willow Lake.  Presently, all attending the funeral service should adhere to public CDC guidelines.

Marilyn Joyce Lamb was called...

Todd Steven Terrill

Todd Steven Terrill

Mar 9, 2020

Todd Steven Terrill, age 56, San Antonio, TX died from complications of a stroke with family by his side Monday evening, March 9, 2020 at a San Antonio hospital.

Todd's was born on November 20, 1963 to Lloyd "Punky" and Darlene (Wilde) Terrill of Clark, SD.

Todd graduated from Clark High School in 1982 and...

Jeanette A Swanson

Jeanette A Swanson

Mar 8, 2020

Jeanette A. Swanson, age 85, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Jenkins Living Center in Watertown.

Memorial services will be held Monday, March 16, 2020 at 1:30 PM at the Grace Lutheran Church of Watertown. Reverend Cheryl Rondeau-Basset will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will...

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