Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Clark, South Dakota
Dennis Clifford Olson
Feb 3, 2010
Dennis C. Olson, age 60, resident of the Bradley/Clark communities, died in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN on Wednesday afternoon, February 3, 2010. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 10:30 AM in the St. Michael's Catholic Church at Clark. The Reverend Bill Hamak will officiate. Active casketbearers will...
Lonnie Lou (Melham) Garza
Jan 30, 2010
Lonnie Lou Melham Garza, age 63, Apache Junction, AZ, formerly of Vienna, died on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in the Banner Baywood Hospice Home in Mesa, AZ. UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE A Memorial Service will be held on May 11, 2010 at 2PM in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Vienna with burial in the Vienna Lutheran Cemetery. Pastor Dave Larson will...
Bernell Larson
Jan 27, 2010
Bernell Mike Larson, age 86, Clark, formerly of rural Henry, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown, Wednesday morning, January 27, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 11AM in the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with The Reverend Robin Schaunaman officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Music will be...
Larry L Leatherman
Jan 22, 2010
Larry L. "Otis" Leatherman, age 68, Clark, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown early Friday morning, January 22, 2010. "Big O" as he was known to area residents was a longtime supporter of athletics in the region. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 1PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with...
Anna Mae Berg
Jan 15, 2010
Anna Mae Berg, age 80, Sioux Falls, formerly of Willow Lake died in the Sanford Cottage Hospice Foundation Home in Sioux Falls late Friday night, January 15, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 1:00 PM in the United Presbyterian Church at Willow Lake with Pastor Jim Uthe officiating. Music will be presented by Jody...
Melvin Schmidt
Jan 13, 2010
Melvin John Schmidt, age 90, Willow Lake, died on Wednesday morning, January 13, 2010 in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown, surrounded by the company of his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and his Pastor during his last hours of his life on earth, after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 2:30 PM in...
Grace M Benike
Jan 12, 2010
Grace Benike, age 93, Dawson,MN, formerly of the Raymond/Clark communities, died in the Johnson Memorial Living Center at Dawson early Tuesday morning, January 12, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 10:30 AM in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Raymond with The Reverend Mark Guthmiller officiating. Music will be provided by Karen McGraw as organist...
Mavis Hamre
Jan 3, 2010
Mavis S. Hamre, former Willow Lake and Clark music teacher and choir director, died January 3, 2010 in Arizona, where she had been living since 1985. She remained active in church, music, and civic activities until her sudden death. UPDATE Memorial Services will be held on Sunday May 30, 2010 at 1:30 PM at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in...
Genevieve Benson
Dec 12, 2009
Genevieve Geise Benson, age 91, Clark, the widow of Max Benson, died peacefully at home in the care of her family Saturday evening, December 12, 2009. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 11AM in the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with the Reverend Robin Schaunaman officiating. Music will be provided by Dorothy Fuller as...
Gordon W Holida
Dec 12, 2009
Gordon W. Holida, age 62, Vienna, died at his home in Vienna on Saturday, December 12, 2009. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 10:30 AM in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Vienna with The Reverend Dave Larson officiating. Dorothy Fuller will be the organist. Burial will follow in the Hazel Cemetery near Hazel. Casketbearers will...
Brayden Lee Schultz-Williams
Dec 10, 2009
Brayden Lee Schultz-Williams, 4 month old son of Jennifer Ann Schultz of Vienna and Cody Williams of Fargo, ND, died this morning, Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown of apparent sudden infant death syndrome. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 2PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with...
William Vern Obermeier
Nov 25, 2009
William Vern Bill Obermeier, age 81, Clark, died at the Golden Living Center at Clark on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 with his loving family at his side. He had resided there since September 17. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM in the Crocker Lutheran Church at Crocker with Minister Marion Grimes officiating. The...
Richard Young
Nov 20, 2009
Richard Young, age 71, of Watertown, SD, died early Friday morning, November 20, 2009, at his home in Watertown surrounded by his family after a 2 year battle with an inoperable benign brain tumor. Services will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 11AM in the Garden City United Methodist Church at Garden City with the Reverends Warren Rhodes...
Annie Waldner
Nov 10, 2009
Annie P. Waldner, 83, widow of Paul Waldner, resident of Hillcrest Colony near Garden City, SD died peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning, November 10, 2009. Funeral services and burial will be held on Thursday afternoon at the Hillcrest Colony near Garden City, South Dakota. Visitation will begin on Wednesday after 2PM at her residence with a wake service...
Eithan Mark James Rasmussen
Nov 5, 2009
Eithan Mark James Rasmussen - Clark Beloved son of Angela Bochek and Bill Rasmussen Delivered into this world November 5, 2009 at 9:38 AM Received unto the Lord on November 5, 2009 at 4:38 PM 1pound 1 ounce and 11 inches "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep" Beside his parents, Eithan...
Walt Van Gilder
Oct 30, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel Walt "Dutch" Van Gilder, USAF(Ret), age 66 of Watertown, died at his home near Lake Kampeska on Friday morning, October 30, 2009 after a brief illness due to cancer. His loving family was at his side. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11AM in the Cornerstone United Methodist Church at Watertown with The...
Edna F Edwards
Oct 28, 2009
Edna Edwards, age 87, Clark, formerly of the Crocker/Bradley area, died early Wednesday morning, October 28, 2009 in a Clark care center. She was the widow of Alton Edwards. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2PM in the Crocker Lutheran Church at Crocker, South Dakota with Minister Marion Grimes officiating. Music will be presented by...
Sharon K Croninger
Oct 24, 2009
Sharon K. Croninger, age 80, Clark, widow of Frank Croninger, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown on Saturday afternoon, October 24, 2009 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11AM in the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with the Reverend Robin Schaunaman officiating. Music will be provided by Dorothy...
Grace Henderson
Oct 19, 2009
Grace Henderson, age 87, Clark, widow of Earl Henderson, Jr., died at her home on Monday, October 19, 2009. She was born on October 19, 1922 at Salem, NJ, the daughter of Clarence and Olive (Myers) Travis. She attended and graduated from high school in New Jersey. Grace married Earl Henderson, Jr. in Elkton, MD. The couple lived in New...
Clifford E. Yexley
Oct 9, 2009
Clifford E. Yexley, age 91, Bradley, died in the Golden Living Center at Clark on Friday afternoon, October 9, 2009. He had resided in the care center for the past 3 years. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10AM in the St. John Lutheran Church at Bradley with Minister Marion Grimes officiating. Music will be...
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