Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Clark, South Dakota

Curtis Wardell Froke

Curtis Wardell Froke

Sep 19, 2010

Curtis W. Froke, age 81, Brandon, formerly of Willow Lake, died in the Royal C. Johnson, VA Medical Center at Sioux Falls early Sunday morning, September 19, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 1PM in the Grace Lutheran Church at Willow Lake with The Reverend Dave Larson officiating. The organist will be JoAnn Eggleston...

Lela Ann Tarbox

Lela Ann Tarbox

Sep 9, 2010

Lela A. Tarbox, age 81, Bradley, the widow of Arthur Tarbox, died early Thursday morning, September 9, 2010 in a Clark care center where she had resided for a week. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 10:30 AM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with the Reverend Roger Shepherd officiating. Burial will follow...

Valeria Fleischhacker

Valeria Fleischhacker

Sep 2, 2010

Valeria "Val" Fleischhacker, age 93, Clark died early Thursday morning in a Watertown hospital. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 10:30 AM in the St. Michael's Catholic Church at Clark with The Reverend Bill Hamak officiating. Burial will be in the St. Boniface Cemetery at Clark. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5-7PM with...

Janice Edleman Spieker

Janice Edleman Spieker

Aug 26, 2010

Janice Edleman Spieker, age 74, of Willow Lake died Thursday, August 26th in the Golden Living Center at Clark as a result of a brain tumor diagnosed February 2nd. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 11AM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with Pastor C. Mitchell Knapp officiating. Dorothy Fuller will be the...

Leonard Waldner

Leonard Waldner

Aug 16, 2010

The Reverend Leonard Waldner, age 79, Clark Colony, died on Monday evening at his home after a lingering heart illness. He had served as the Minister at Clark Colony for some 35 years prior to his retirement due to health issues. Visitation will begin at 2:30 PM on Wednesday at the Waldner home and will continue until the wake service...

Wanda Trujillo

Wanda Trujillo

Aug 8, 2010

Wanda Trujillo, age 85, Clark died in a Watertown hospital early Sunday morning, August 8, 2010 after a brief illness. She was born in Missouri on April 18, 1925, the daughter of Fred and Alma (Haynes) DeWitt. She grew to adulthood in Missouri. In 1973 she was united in marriage to Tony F. Trujillo at Denver. She moved to Clark...

Arthur Tarbox

Arthur Tarbox

Aug 7, 2010

Arthur "Art" Tarbox, age 82, Bradley, died in the Golden Living Center at Watertown early Saturday morning, August 7, 2010. He had resided in the care center since June of 2009. Funeral services will be Friday, 10:30 AM, August 13, 2010 at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Roger Shepherd will officiate. Burial will be in the Prairie Hill...

Donald Leroy Warren

Donald Leroy Warren

Jul 31, 2010

Mr. Donald L. Warren, age 86 of Clark, SD. died on Saturday afternoon, July 31, 2010 in a Clark care center where he has resided for the past 4 1/2 years. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 11AM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with The Reverend Mark Guthmiller officiating. Casketbearers will be...

Delwyn B Warkenthien

Delwyn B Warkenthien

Jul 30, 2010

Delwyn B. Warkenthien, age 69, a resident of Lake Albert, near Arlington, SD, died peacefully on Friday morning, July 30, 2010 at his residence with family at his side. Delwyn had been a longtime farmer in the Garden City/Elrod communities until his retirement. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 2PM in the Furness Funeral Home...

Frances B Christianson

Frances B Christianson

Jul 20, 2010

Frances B. Christianson, age 94, Clark, the widow of Fred Christianson, died in the Golden Living Center at Clark early Tuesday morning, July 20, 2010 after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 9AM in the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with The Reverend Robin Schaunaman officiating. Burial will follow in the...

David John Waldner

David John Waldner

Jul 12, 2010

David John Waldner, age 66, of Hillcrest Colony near Garden City, SD, died peacefully on Monday morning, July 12, 2010, at his home. Dave was the Secretary of Hillcrest Colony. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 2PM at the Hillcrest Colony with burial following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5PM at the...

Jack Bailey

Jack Bailey

Jul 10, 2010

Jack Bailey, age 86, Clark, died at his home in Clark, Saturday evening, July 10, 2010 of an apparent heart attack. Jack had been a well respected farmer south of Clark for many years prior to retiring and moving into Clark in 1992. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 16, 2010 at 11AM in the St. Paul Lutheran...

Reverend George Waldner

Reverend George Waldner

Jul 7, 2010

. The Reverend George Waldner passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 7, 2010 at Hillcrest Colony. George was born on May 7, 1947 at Alexandria, SD, the son of The Reverend John and Sarah (Hofer) Waldner. He lived at Riverside Colony near Huron until moving to Hillcrest Colony in 1975. On May 3, 1970 he was united in marriage to...

Emilie Albertina Whitaker

Emilie Albertina Whitaker

Jul 7, 2010

Emilie Albertina Babe Whitaker, age 97, died in the Clarkson Care Center in Rapid City early Wednesday morning, July 7, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 10AM in the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with the Reverend Robin Schaunaman officiating. Burial will follow in The Hague Lutheran Cemetery in Hague Township, Clark County....

Emogene Peterson

Emogene Peterson

Jul 7, 2010

Emogene Peterson, age 88, rural Naples, the widow of Leslie Peterson, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown on Wednesday afternoon, July 7, 2010 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 12, 2010 at 2PM in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Vienna with the Reverend Dave Larson officiating. Burial will follow in the Naples...

Elizabeth Fonken

Elizabeth Fonken

Jul 7, 2010

Elizabeth Fonken, age 95, a longtime resident of the Willow Lake community, died on Wednesday morning, July 7, 2010, at the Golden Living Center in Clark following a lengthy illness. She was the widow of William Fonken. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church in Willow Lake. Pastor Donna...

Loren E. Hanson

Loren E. Hanson

Jun 28, 2010

Loren E. Hanson, age 79, of Clark, SD died early Monday morning, June 28, 2010, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, SD following a short illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Clark. The Reverend Dayne Zachrison will officiate. Burial will follow in the South Elrod Cemetery. Visitation...

Cecelia Brownell

Cecelia Brownell

Jun 8, 2010

CeCelia Brownell, age 65, Henry, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown on Tuesday morning, June 8, 2010 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 10AM in the St. Henry Catholic Church at Henry with The Reverend David Axtmann officiating. Dorothy Fuller will be the organist. The casketbearers will be Pat...

Arlene (Shorzmann) (Mees) Schnabel

Arlene (Shorzmann) (Mees) Schnabel

Jun 6, 2010

Arlene (Schorzmann) Mees Schnabel, age 81, Huron, died in the Sun Quest Healthcare Center in Huron on Sunday morning, June 6, 2010. She was the mother of Marsha (Brad) Furness of Clark and of Kenneth (Sharla) Mees of Huron. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 10th, 2010 at 10:30AM in the Huron Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Lafreniere...

Donald Leonard Givens

Donald Leonard Givens

May 28, 2010

Donald L. Don Givens, age 73, Clark, died peacefully on Friday evening, May 28, 2010 at his home in Clark, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 10:30 AM in the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with the Reverends Robin Schaunaman and Roger Shepherd officiating. Burial with full military honors provided...

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