Elwood Loren Warkenthien
Jan 16, 2014
Elwood L. Warkenthien, age 77, lifelong resident of the Willow Lake community, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, January 16, 2014 with his wife and a granddaughter near his side. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2014 from 4-6 PM at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark and will continue on Monday morning in the funeral home...
Doris I Larson
Jan 10, 2014
Doris (Houghton) Larson, age 88, Watertown, died late on Friday night, January 10, 2014 in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown with family at her side. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 5-7PM at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark and will continue on Friday morning after 11AM at the Church in Watertown. Services from Lutheran...
Melvin Tesch
Jan 4, 2014
Melvin C. Tesch, Jr. age 68, of Henry, SD died on Saturday afternoon, January 4, 2014, at his home in Henry surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 from 4-6PM at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark and will continue on Wednesday after 9AM in the funeral home chapel....
Donna Hanchett
Jan 1, 2014
Donna Hanchett, age 82, Clark, widow of Harold, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown on Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 8, 2014 from 4-6 PM with a Liturgical Wake Service at 5:30PM all at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel in Clark. Visitation will continue on Thursday morning after 10AM at the Church. Funeral services...
Gordon Larson
Dec 30, 2013
Gordon Larson, son of Edwin G. and Ruth (Fjelland) Larson, was born September 25, 1925 at Clark, South Dakota. He grew up and received his education in Garfield Township and at a young age started farming with his father. He was united in marriage to LaVonne Killmer at Clark Center Lutheran Church in 1948. In 1959 they purchased a farm...
Donald Lorenz
Dec 20, 2013
Donald "Don" Lorenz, age 81, Aberdeen, formerly of Clark, died peacefully late Friday afternoon, December 20, 2013 in the Manor Care Center at Aberdeen. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 22, 2013 from 3-5PM with a Liturgical Wake Service beginning at 5PM all in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark. Visitation will continue in the Church on Monday...
Eunis Meester
Dec 16, 2013
Eunis Meester, age 92, Willow Lake, widow of Herman Meester, died peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2013 in the Parkview Care Center at Bryant where she had resided since November 19th. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2013 from 5-7PM at the United Presbyterian Church in Willow Lake and will continue in the Church on Friday morning after...
Jace Zachary
Dec 12, 2013
Heaven welcomed an Angel on Thursday, December 12, 2013 when he took into his loving arms, Jace Johnathon Zachary, the four month old infant son of John Zachary and Shannon (Bludorn) Ashley of Clark. Jace was born on August 16, 2013 at Watertown. He lived with his parents in Clark along with brothers, Gabriel Ashley, Cody Jones, Jaxson, and John,...
Lois Ortberg
Nov 30, 2013
Lois Ortberg, age 83, Warrenton, VA, formerly of Clark, the widow of Conrad Ortberg, died in her home in Warrenton on Saturday morning, November 30, 2013. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 5-7PM at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark and after 10AM at the Church Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December...
Robert V Michalski
Nov 26, 2013
Robert (Bob) Michalski passed away at the age of 70 at his home on Tuesday, November 26th. He was surrounded by his family until the end after a 2 1/2 year courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of Bob's life will be held at the Furness Funeral Home Saturday, November 30th at 2 p.m. Officiating will be Robin Schaunaman with...
Kenneth A Pommer
Nov 20, 2013
Kenneth A. Pommer, age 89, Willow Lake, died peacefully in the Parkview Care Center at Bryant early Wednesday morning, November 20, 2013. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 5-7PM at the United Presbyterian Church at Willow Lake and will continue at noon on Sunday in the Church. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 24,...
Melvin B Nesheim
Nov 10, 2013
Melvin B. Nesheim, age 93, Clark, formerly of the Vienna area, died peacefully with family at his side on Sunday afternoon, November 10, 2013 in the Golden Living Center at Clark where he had resided since May. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 15, 2013 from 5-7PM at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark and will continue on Saturday...
Darla Sasse
Oct 31, 2013
A private burial will be held on Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Clark for sisters, Darla Rae Sasse and Sherylyn Jean Cross, daughters of Frank and Sharon (Ness) Croninger. A public reception will be held at 1:30PM at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel in Clark on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Please join the family. Darla Rae Sasse June 6,...
Walter Ernest Anderson
Oct 27, 2013
Walter E. Anderson, age 94, Clark, died peacefully in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown, SD early Sunday morning, October 27, 2013. Memorial services will be held on Monday, November 11, 2013(PLEASE NOTE DATE) at 10AM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with The Reverend Jen Tyler officiating. Music will be provided by Wendy Christman singing "Battle Hymn...
Tyler James Brinker
Oct 26, 2013
Tyler James Brinker, age 19, Clark, son of Bonnie Brinker of Watertown, formerly of Clark, died in Watertown, early Saturday morning, October 26, 2013. An informal gathering of family and friends will be held on Thursday, October 31st, at 6:00 P.M. at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark. There will be no visitation. Tyler was born on October 27, 1993...
Clarine Lamb
Oct 22, 2013
Clarine Lamb, 87, of Willow Lake passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the home of her son, Evan Lamb, near Thomas, SD. Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. Monday, October 28th at the Grace Lutheran Church in Willow Lake. The Reverend Keith Garness will officiate. Burial will follow at the Good Hope Cemetery in rural Willow Lake. The...
Doris Geise
Oct 11, 2013
Doris Ruth Geise, age 92, died on October 11, 2013 at Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown, South Dakota. Visitation will be on Monday from 5-7PM at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark and will continue on Tuesday morning, October 15, 2013 at the Church in Clark. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 11AM in the...
Robert Brown
Oct 10, 2013
Robert Charles Brown, 88, Cameron, Missouri born at Clark, South Dakota to Rena and Carroll Brown on March 30, 1925. He passed away on October 10, 2013. Bob worked with his father on their dairy farm for many years and with the Soil Conservation Service in Clark, South Dakota. He graduated from Clark High School, Dakota Wesleyan University, and Iliff...
Lawrence Patnoe
Oct 10, 2013
Lawrence Patnoe, age 85, Clark, died peacefully in the Dow Rummel Village at Sioux Falls with family at his side on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2013 from 6:30-8:30PM with a Liturgical Wake Service beginning at 7:30PM all in the Furness Funeral Home at Clark. The immediate family will gather at 10:30AM at...
Jerry Brower
Oct 8, 2013
Jerry Brower, age 66, lifelong resident of rural Willow Lake, died peacefully on Tuesday night, October 8, 2013 at his farm home near Willow Lake, with his wife Arlene at his side. He had fought a battle with lung cancer for the past year. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday from 5-7PM with a Liturgical Wake service beginning...