Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Clark, South Dakota

Donald Henry Temple

Donald Henry Temple

Oct 30, 2008

Mr. Donald H. Temple, age 75 of Clark, formerly of the Willow Lake/Carpenter communities died near Carpenter on Thursday, October 30, 2008 while doing field work.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 1PM in the Willow Lake Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS) at Willow Lake with the Reverend Mark Guthmiller officiating.  Burial will follow in...

Zona Sasse

Zona Sasse

Oct 29, 2008

Zona Sasse, age 96, Clark, widow of Eldo Sasse, died in the Jenkins Living Center at Watertown on Wednesday, October 29, 2008.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 10AM in the United Methodist Church at Clark with the Reverend Warren Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow in the Rosehill Cemetery at Clark. Music...

Robert S. Gergen

Robert S. Gergen

Oct 17, 2008

Robert S. Gergen, age 88, Boise, ID, formerly of the Raymond, SD community, died on Friday afternoon, October 17, 2008 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Boise after an illness of six months.

A graveside service with full military honors was held on Wednesday, October 22, at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.  A memorial service...

Helen Bernice Graves

Helen Bernice Graves

Oct 15, 2008

Helen B. Graves age 84, Clark, the widow of Harlon "Pete" Graves, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown on Wednesday afternoon, October 15, 2008. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 11AM in the Crocker Lutheran Church at Crocker with Minister Marion Grimes officiating.  Honorary casketbearers will be her Avon customers with the...

Ralph F Peters

Ralph F Peters

Oct 10, 2008

Ralph F. Peters, age 95, Clark, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown on Friday evening, October 10, 2008 after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 2PM in the United Methodist Church at Clark with the Reverend Warren Rhodes officiating. Honorary casketbearers will be the Staff of the...

Minerva N (Thoreson) Hanson

Minerva N (Thoreson) Hanson

Oct 6, 2008

Minerva N. (Thoreson) Hanson, age 91, Watertown, formerly of Vienna and Fargo, ND died in the Jenkins Living Center at Watertown on Monday evening, October 6, 2008. She was the widow of H. Philip Hanson, a Clear Lake native and the sister of Loren (Laurene) Thoreson of Vienna. Public visitation will be held on Friday, October 10 from 5-7 PM...

David Lee Hagen

David Lee Hagen

Oct 6, 2008

David Lee Hagen, age 53, Hillsboro, OR, formerly of Clark, the son of the late Ole & Ruth (Bakken) Hagen, died at his home in Hillsboro on Monday, October 6, 2008 of a short illness due to genetic hemochromatosis. He is the brother of Sharon (Gregg) Stormo of Clark.

Memorial services will be held at 2:30 PM...

Minerva N. (Thoreson) Hanson

Minerva N. (Thoreson) Hanson

Oct 6, 2008

Minerva N. (Thoreson) Hanson, age 91, Watertown, formerly of Vienna and Fargo, ND died in the Jenkins Living Center at Watertown on Monday evening, October 6, 2008. She was the widow of H. Philip Hanson, a Clear Lake native and the sister of Loren (Laurene) Thoreson of Vienna. Public visitation will be held on Friday, October 10 from 5-7 PM...

Lorraine H. Meester

Lorraine H. Meester

Oct 1, 2008

Lorraine H. (Mrs. Joe J.) Meester, age 87 of rural Willow Lake died in a DeSmet care center late Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 6. 2008 at 2PM in the United Presbyterian Church at Willow Lake with the Reverend Richard Poppen officiating. The organist will be Jody Symens with Loris Kannegieter and Gaylen...

Alvin Charles Scherbert

Alvin Charles Scherbert

Sep 26, 2008

Mr. Alvin C. Scherbert, age 79 of Willow Lake, SD. died in the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Sioux Falls late Friday afternoon, September 26, 2008. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 3, 2008 at 10:30 AM in the United Presbyterian Church at Willow Lake with the Reverend Marjie Brewton officiating. Jody Symens will be the organist and Troy...

Glen Harding

Glen Harding

Sep 19, 2008

Glen Harding, age 89, Aloha, OR, formerly of Garden City, SD, died on Friday, September 19, 2008 in a care center in Aloha. He was born at Garden City, SD on January 5, 1919, the son of Archie and Phoebe Harding. He attended a one-room school near Garden City and then graduated from Garden City High School in 1936. Following...

Marjorie A. Seefeldt

Marjorie A. Seefeldt

Sep 19, 2008

\r Marjorie \"Marge\" Seefeldt, age 86, Clark, widow of Edwin Seefeldt, died in the Prairie Lakes Hospital at Watertown on Friday evening, September 19, 2008 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 11AM in the Peace Lutheran Church at Clark with the Reverend Mark Guthmiller officiating. The organist will be Karen McGraw....

Irene Mildred Van Gilder

Irene Mildred Van Gilder

Sep 13, 2008

Irene M. Van Gilder, age 90, Watertown, formerly of Bradley, the widow of George Van Gilder, died early Saturday morning, September 13, 2008 in the Golden Living Center at Watertown. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 10:30 AM in the Prairie Lakes Baptist Church at Watertown with burial following in the Prairie Hill Cemetery at Bradley....

Irene Van Gilder

Irene Van Gilder

Sep 13, 2008

\r Irene M. Van Gilder, age 90, Watertown, formerly of Bradley, the widow of George Van Gilder, died early Saturday morning, September 13, 2008 in the Golden Living Center at Watertown. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 10:30 AM in the Prairie Lakes Baptist Church at Watertown with burial following in the Prairie Hill Cemetery at...

Barbara Waldner

Barbara Waldner

Sep 6, 2008

Barbara Waldner, age 92, a resident of the Clark Colony near Raymond, SD, died at her residence near Raymond on Saturday morning, September 6, 2008, following a lengthy illness. Barbara Waldner was born on November 23, 1915 near Huron, South Dakota, the daughter of Joseph and Susanna (Walter) Waldner. In 1918 Barbara moved with her family to Manitoba, Canada where...

Walter M. Audus

Walter M. Audus

Sep 3, 2008

Walter M. Audus, age 79, of Watertown, SD and formerly of Clark, died suddenly on Wednesday morning, September 3, 2008, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 6th, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Clark. The Rev. Doug Binsfeld will officiate and burial will follow in the St. Boniface Catholic...

Vincent J. Kumm

Vincent J. Kumm

Sep 2, 2008

Vincent J. Kumm, age 79, of Watertown, SD, died on Tuesday afternoon, September 2, 2008, at the Jenkins Living Center in Watertown following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 6th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Watertown. The Rev. John Carter will officiate and burial will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery...

Max Robert Benson

Max Robert Benson

Aug 31, 2008

Max Robert Benson, age 91, a lifelong resident of the Clark, SD community, died suddenly at his apartment in Clark on Sunday evening, August 31, 2008. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 5th, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clark. The Rev. Robin Schaunaman will officiate and burial will follow in the Rose Hill...

Colman L Wagner

Colman L Wagner

Aug 28, 2008

Colman Louis [Buzz] Wagner, age 88, a longtime resident of the Clark community, died on Thursday afternoon, August 28, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls following a brief illness. Private family services will be held at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark. Pastor Donna Nickels will officiate and burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery near...

James Elmer Jensen

James Elmer Jensen

Aug 21, 2008

Mr. James E. Jensen, age 91, Conde, formerly of DeSmet, died in the Golden Living Center at Groton where he has resided since June of 2005. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 2PM in the DeSmet Cemetery. The Reverend Randy Koeller will officiate. There will be no visitation. The Furness Funeral Home of Clark is...

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