Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Clark, South Dakota

Verna Peterson

Verna Peterson

Mar 1, 2009

Verna Peterson, age 96, DeSmet, formerly of Willow Lake, the widow of Albert T. Peterson, died in the Good Samaritan Center at DeSmet early Sunday morning, March 1, 2009. Funeral services will be Thursday, March, 5, 2009 at 11AM in the United Presbyterian Church at Willow Lake with the Reverend Richard Poppen officiating. Burial will follow in the Collins Cemetery...

Ramona G. Peterson

Ramona G. Peterson

Feb 17, 2009

Ramona (Mrs. Curtis) Peterson, age 80, Clark, formerly of the Naples/Vienna area, died in the Golden Living Center at Clark Tuesday morning, February 17, 2009. Funeral services will be Friday, February 20, 2009 at 11AM in the St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with the Reverend's Kathy Hibbert and Robin Schaunaman officiating. Music will be presented by Dorothy Fuller as...

Alfred J. Hemmingson

Alfred J. Hemmingson

Feb 12, 2009

Mr. Alfred J. Hemmingson, age 84, Bradley, died in the Bethesda Home in Webster, SD early Thursday morning, February 12, 2009. He had resided in the home since Monday. Funeral services will be Monday, February 23, 2009 at 11AM in the St. John's Lutheran Church at Bradley with Minister Marion Grimes officiating. Casketbearers will be his sons, Aaron, Todd, Kurt...

Dorothy I. Hartman

Dorothy I. Hartman

Feb 5, 2009

Dorothy (Mrs. Eldon) I. Hartman, age 77, Bradley, died on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at a Watertown Hospital after suffering an apparent heart attack while en-route to the hospital with her daughter Pam. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, February 8 beginning at 3PM in the Bradley Community Center at Bradley, SD. The Reverend Jim Biswell...

Madonna J. Merkel

Madonna J. Merkel

Feb 3, 2009

Madonna J. (Mrs. Donald) Merkel, age 57, Bradley, formerly of Wessington Springs, died at her home in Bradley early Tuesday morning, February 3, 2009 after a long illness. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 1:30 PM in the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Wessington Springs, SD with The Reverend Msgr. Edward Burian and The Reverend...

Margaret Mehner Miles

Margaret Mehner Miles

Jan 29, 2009

Margaret Mehner Miles, age 93, Willow Lake, Lake Township, South Dakota, passed away quietly on Thursday afternoon, January 29, 2009 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Janine and John Cone. A private family time was held at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel in Clark on Saturday, January 31, 2009. Graveside services were held on Thursday, February 5th, 2009...

Alice I. Headley

Alice I. Headley

Jan 20, 2009

Alice I. Headley, age 97, Garden City, died in the Sun Dial Manor Care Center in Bristol early Tuesday morning, January 20, 2009. Private family services will be held on Saturday afternoon at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel in Clark with the Reverend Warren Rhodes officiating. Music will be provided by Dorothy Fuller as organist and Greg Furness as soloist....

Gilman R. Bjerke

Gilman R. Bjerke

Jan 15, 2009

Gilman Bjerke, age 91, rural Bradley, died in the Golden Living Center at Clark late Thursday, January 15, 2009. Funeral services will be Monday, January 19, 2009 at 10:30 AM in the Crocker Lutheran Church at Crocker with Minister Marion Grimes officating. Music will be provided by Marvine Obermeier as organist with special music by Lisa Bjerke with a piano...

Carol Faye Foiles

Carol Faye Foiles

Dec 31, 2008

Carol (Mrs. Raymond) Foiles, age 75, of Yankton, SD formerly of the Clark/Raymond communities died on Wednesday afternoon, December 31, 2008 in a Yankton care center.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 5, 2009 at 10:30 AM in the United Methodist Church at Clark with the Rev. Warren Rhodes officiating. Music will be provided by...

Vince Kennealley

Vince Kennealley

Dec 31, 2008

J. V. (Vince) Kennealley, age 87, Raymond died in Sioux Falls early Wednesday morning, December 31, 2008.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 5, 2009 at 1PM in the Church of St. Michael at Clark with the Reverend Bill Hamak officiating.Active casketbearers will be Dean Bymers, Roger Hink, Tom Beauvais, Francis Hass, Bob...

John R. Bowers

John R. Bowers

Dec 30, 2008

John R. "Jack" Bowers, age 76, Clark, died in the Golden Living Center at Clark on Tuesday afternoon, December 30, 2008 due to cancer.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 11AM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark with Fr. Bill Hamak and Pastor Donna Nickels officiating. Music will be provided...

Keith Warkenthien

Keith Warkenthien

Dec 25, 2008

Keith O. Warkenthien, age 72, Watertown, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital early Christmas Day morning, December 25, 2008.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 1PM in the Family Worship Center, Foursquare Church, at Watertown with the Reverend Pam Gaikowski officiating. Burial will follow in the Collins Cemetery at Willow Lake. Music...

Ione Frances Florey

Ione Frances Florey

Dec 7, 2008

Ione F. Florey, age 87, Clark, formerly of Watertown, the widow of Gerald H. and George L. Florey, Sr, died in the Golden Living Center at Clark early Sunday morning, December 7, 2008.

Funeral services will be Thursday, December 11th, 2008 at 11AM in the Watertown Presbyterian Church at Watertown with burial following in the Mt. Hope...

Robert Lee Goodman

Robert Lee Goodman

Nov 28, 2008

Mr. Robert Lee Goodman, age 82, rural Willow Lake died in a Sioux Falls hospital on Friday afternoon, November 28, 2008.

Funeral services will be Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 11AM in the United Presbyterian Church at Willow Lake with the Reverend Richard Poppen officiating.  Burial will follow in the veterans section of Mt. Hope Cemetery in...

Marcella Eleanora Loomis

Marcella Eleanora Loomis

Nov 12, 2008

Mrs. Marcella Loomis, age 89, Garden City, widow of Milo Loomis died in a Clark care center late Wednesday night, November 12, 2008 after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 11AM in the United Methodist Church at Garden City with the Reverend Warren Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow in...

Madonna Pickrel

Madonna Pickrel

Nov 12, 2008

MaDonna "Donna" Pickrel, age 69. Clark, died in the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls on Wednesday evening, November 12, 2008 after a long illness.

A memorial services, Celebration of Life, will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 7PM in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Donna Nickels officiating.  Scattering of her cremated...

Dorothy Evangeline Davis

Dorothy Evangeline Davis

Nov 11, 2008

Funeral services for Dorothy E. (Mrs. Warren) Davis will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 10 AM in the Living Hope Evangelical Church at Ortonville, MN. Burial will be at 1PM in the Collins Cemetery at Willow Lake, SD. The Reverend Kevin Peterson, grandson-in-law, will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday from 1-4 PM at the...

Marjorie Mae Wirt

Marjorie Mae Wirt

Nov 10, 2008

Mrs. Marjorie Mae (Sisk) Wirt, age 95, Watertown, formerly of Garden City, the widow of Donald Wirt, died at her home in Watertown late Monday night, November 10, 2008.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 14, 2008 at 2PM in the Watertown Presbyterian Church at Watertown with the Reverend Richard Poppen officiating. Burial will be...

Louise Annette Frost

Louise Annette Frost

Nov 7, 2008

Louise (Mrs. Robert) Frost, age 70, of Naples , died early Friday morning at her home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM in the St. Henry's Catholic Church in Henry with the Reverend Douglas Binsfeld officiating. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. Music will be provided by...

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

Nov 3, 2008

Mr. Richard "Dick" Smith, age 62, Clark died early Monday morning, November 3, 2008, in a Sioux Falls hospital of an apparent brain aneurism that occured Sunday afternoon.

Funeral services will be Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 11AM in the United Methodist Church at Clark with the Reverend Warren Rhodes officiating. Burial will be for family members...

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