Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Clark, South Dakota

Wava Arlene Kretzschmar

Wava Arlene Kretzschmar

May 25, 2018

Wava A. Kretzschmar, age 91. Willow Lake, died in a Watertown care facility on Friday morning, May 25, 2018.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 from 5-7 PM at the Willow Lake Evangelical Lutheran Church in Willow Lake and will continue on...

Gary Allen Sattler

Gary Allen Sattler

May 20, 2018

Gary A. Sattler, age 56, Clark, died on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in a Clark Care center. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, May 23, 2018 from 4-7 PM at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark.  A Liturgical Wake Service will be led by The Reverend Daniel Smith at 5 PM. Burial...

Elsie G. Houghton

Elsie G. Houghton

May 8, 2018

Elsie Gertie (Grimm) Houghton, age 83, of Willow Lake, SD passed away May 8, 2018 at her home near Willow Lake with family by her side.

A memorial visitation will be held Thursday evening, May 17 from 6-8 PM at Furness Funeral Home of Clark. ...

Louise Margaret Lenz

Louise Margaret Lenz

May 6, 2018

Louise M. Lenz, age 96, Watertown, died early this morning, May 6, 2018 in a Watertown Care Center where she had resided since 2017. Memorial Services will held on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 10:30 AM in the St. Martins Lutheran Church (WELS) at Watertown with The Reverend John Carter officiating.  Visitation will be held one hour prior.  Following a...

Eleanor L Graves

Eleanor L Graves

May 2, 2018

Eleanor L. Graves, age 99, Littleton, CO, the widow of Benjamin Ross Graves, died on Tuesday, May 2, 2018 in Littleton, CO. Graveside services will be held on Saturday May 26, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Clark with Pastor Mark Tracy officiating. Funeral arrangements are with the Furness Funeral Home at Clark where there is...

Myron "Dutch" Lee Edleman

Myron "Dutch" Lee Edleman

Apr 27, 2018

Myron "Dutch" Edleman, age 74, Watertown, died at his home suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Friday afternoon, April 27, 2018.

Family will welcome friends to visitation on Thursday evening, May 3, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Lake Gospel Church in Willow Lake, SD, with a prayer service...

Rev. Robert "Pastor "Bob" Berndt

Rev. Robert "Pastor "Bob" Berndt

Apr 27, 2018

Berndt, Rev Robert C. Age 83 of Burnsville, MN peacefully died on 4-27-18. Bob lived a full long life in parish ministry. Born in St. Paul on 6-4-1934, graduated from Johnson High in St. Paul, Wartburg College and Wartburg Seminary in Iowa. Ordained a Lutheran Pastor in 1960, served 39 years in parish ministry, and continued doing interim ministry...

Marilyn R Schanbeck

Marilyn R Schanbeck

Apr 23, 2018

Marilyn Schanbeck, age 65, Watertown, died Monday morning, April 23, 2018 at Prairie Lakes Hospital of Watertown.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from noon to 2 PM at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel.

A funeral...

Barbara Pierce Bush

Barbara Pierce Bush

Apr 17, 2018

Out of respect for the former First Lady of the United States and the entire Bush family, we are reposting her obituary on our web site.  Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers. BARBARA PIERCE BUSH

June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018 ...

Sue B. (Yeoman) Gonzalez

Sue B. (Yeoman) Gonzalez

Apr 10, 2018

The sister of Dr. Clay Yeoman

Sue B. (Yeoman) Gonzalez, age 57, died in her home on April 10th 2018, in East Rochester New York due to complications following pancreatic cancer.

Sue was born on March 11th,...

Irwin Henry Meier

Irwin Henry Meier

Apr 6, 2018

Irwin H. Meier, age 82, rural Doland, died peacefully in his home near Doland on Friday afternoon, April 6, 2018 after a few months of illness.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from 5-7 PM at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark...

Thomas Ray Sauer

Thomas Ray Sauer

Apr 3, 2018

Thomas Ray "Tom" Sauer, age 72, Watertown, died peacefully at his home on Lake Kampeska Tuesday morning, April 3, 2018. A memorial service will be held on his birthday, Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 2PM at the Pavilion at Memorial Park, Watertown, SD.

Thomas Ray Sauer was born on...

Mary Hardy

Mary Hardy

Mar 25, 2018

Mary Smith Hardy, 96, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Good Samaritan Village.

Memorial service will be 11:00 am Saturday, May 19, at Furness Funeral Home in Clark, SD with interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Clark, SD.  The Reverend Mindy Ehrke will officiate.  Dorothy Fuller and Roger Nordhus will provide the...

Mike Hovde

Mike Hovde

Mar 3, 2018

Mike Hovde, age 53, Willow Lake/Vienna community, died in the Sanford USD Medical Center on Saturday afternoon, March 3, 2018 after a sudden illness.

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 9, 2018 from 4 to 7PM at the Willow Lake Gym in Willow Lake....

Ruth "Marbeth" Wika

Ruth "Marbeth" Wika

Mar 1, 2018

Ruth Marbeth Wika, age 97, the widow of Normal, died in the Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center early Thursday morning, March 1, 2018. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 16, 2018 from 5-7PM at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark and will continue after 9:30 AM at the Church on Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held...

Margaret "Mickie" Woods

Margaret "Mickie" Woods

Feb 22, 2018

Margaret "Mickie" Woods, age 74, Watertown, the wife of LeRoy Woods, died after suffering an apparent heart attack in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown early Thursday morning, February 22, 2018.  They were former Garden City residents.

Visitation will be held on Monday, February 26,...

Leroy "Bud" Ordell Temple

Leroy "Bud" Ordell Temple

Feb 22, 2018

LeRoy O. "Bud" Temple, age 87, died peacefully in the Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center with family at his side early Thursday morning, February 22, 2018. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 25, 2018 from 4-6PM with a time of sharing at 5PM at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark and will...

Violet Marie Drexler

Violet Marie Drexler

Feb 21, 2018

Violet Drexler, age 89, Clark, formerly of the Raymond community, died in the Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center early Wednesday morning, February 21, 2018.  She was the widow of Clifford Drexler.

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 from 4-6PM at the Furness...

Donald Z. Warkenthien

Donald Z. Warkenthien

Feb 10, 2018

Donald Warkenthien, age 88, of Willow Lake died Saturday evening, February 10, 2018 at the Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center of Clark, SD.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2018 from 2-4PM at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark and will continue after...

Keith Warren

Keith Warren

Feb 9, 2018

Keith Warren, age 88, Clark, died in the Clark Care and Rehabilitation Center in Clark on Friday morning, February 9, 2018 after a brief illness. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 12, 2018 from 4-6PM at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark and will continue after 12 noon on Tuesday at the Church. Funeral...

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