Loren "Chris" Olson
Jun 30, 2026
*Please note that this obituary is posted as a courtesy to the Olson family and the Olson family is handling arrangements.*
Loren “Chris” Olson, age 59, of Bradley, SD was called home to his Savior on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 22nd at 11am at the Bradley Community Center in Bradley,...
Judy Kretzschmar
Aug 7, 2026
Judy Rose Kretzschmar, age 74, peacefully passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Touchmark at All Saints in Sioux Falls, SD.
Judy Rose was born on July 31, 1952, in Watertown, SD to Ray and Ruth (Peterson) Brower of Willow Lake, SD. She grew up on the family farm west of Willow Lake and always felt it was the very...
Joel William Brekke
Aug 2, 2026
Joel William Brekke, age 56, of Fargo, N.D., passed away on Aug. 2, 2026.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Mon., Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. at Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo. Visitation will precede the service at 9 a.m. Burial with military honors will take place at noon at Fargo National Cemetery in Harwood, N.D.
Joel was born on...
Gerald Lee Muessigmann
Jul 21, 2026
Gerald "Gary" Muessigmann, 75, of Clark, passed away on July 21, 2026, at Avantara Clark with his loving family by his side. In following with Gary's wishes, there will be no services held. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the following address for forwarding to the Muessigmann family.
The Family of Gerald MuessigmannC/O Furness Funeral Home402 North Commercial StreetClark, SD...
Merle Wendell Peterson
Jul 11, 2026
Merle Peterson, 96, of Watertown, formerly of Bradley, South Dakota, passed away on July 11, 2026, at Avantara Watertown. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. at Furness Funeral Home in Clark, SD on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Burial will take place at Prairie Hill Cemetery in Bradley, South Dakota. A time of visitation will be held the evening...
LaVonne Louise Helkenn
Jul 3, 2026
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LaVonne Helkenn, 89, of Clark, passed away on July 3, 2026, at the Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clark at 10:30 a.m. The service will be livestreamed on the Furness Funeral Home Facebook page, as well as uploaded to LaVonne's obituary page on...
Mavis Nadene Bymers
Jun 19, 2026
Mavis Nadene Bymers, age 93, passed away on Friday June 19, 2026 at Bethany Home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held on Friday, June 26, 2026, at Furness Funeral Home in Clark at 11 a.m. Visitation will immediately precede the service, beginning at 9:30 a.m., also at the funeral home. Interment will immediately follow the service...
Linda Ann Seefeldt
Jun 15, 2026
Linda Seefeldt, 78, of Clark, passed away on June 15, 2026, at the Prairie Lakes Hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clark at 2:00 p.m. Following the service, a procession will commence to Rose Hill Cemetery in Clark, passing by the former Clark Flower and...
Joe Fox
Jun 9, 2026
Joseph Robert Fox, longtime resident of Codington and Clark County, SD died peacefully on June 9, 2026 at Hospice at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, SD.
Joe was born in Clark, SD to Walter and Viola Fox on April 14,1934. Joe was very involved in farming with his dad at a young age, which led him to a career in...
Susan Benike
Jun 7, 2026
Susan Twillene Benike, 76, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family and held in God's grace. She was born on July 11, 1949, in Battle Creek, Michigan to Leroy Aatin Sr. and Wilma Mae (Evans) Gross. Susan lived in Michigan and Minnesota but spent most of her life in Bradley, Raymond, and Clark,...
Jerry Bowers
May 29, 2026
Jerry Bowers, 68, of Clark, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on the afternoon of May 29, 2026. A celebration of Jerry's life will be held on June 8, 2026, from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m. at his home, 301 South Kansas Street in Clark.
Jerry graduated from Clark High School in 1975, where the foundation of his...
Bette Gerberding
May 27, 2026
For those wishing to view the funeral service of Bette Gerberding-CLICK HERE. You will scroll past the obituary text to a box where the funeral service is available for viewing.
Bette Gerberding, beloved educator, champion of the arts, and loyal SDSU Jackrabbit fan dies at age 93.
Bette Jean (Graff) Gerberding, a devoted high school instructor, theater director, and arts leader who...
Beverly Young
May 26, 2026
Beverly Young, 95, of Clark, S.D., and formerly of Urbandale, IA, died on May 26, 2026 at Avantara Care Center in Clark.
Beverly Ann Young (Ostrom) was born December 24, 1930, in Wausa, NE, at her parents’ home, the first of three children to Carl Elmer and Anna Lisa (Polson) Ostrom. The family moved from Wausa, where both sets of Beverly’s...
Melanie E. Smith
May 10, 2026
Melanie Edna Smith, aged 72, went home to be with the Lord on May 10, 2026. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Furness Funeral Home in Clark from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Clark, followed by burial at...
John Joseph Boyko
May 4, 2026
John "Johnny" Boyko, died Monday, May 4, 2026, at Avantara Clark following a brief illness.
Furness Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
Monte Ray Moe
Apr 28, 2026
A visitation honoring the life of Monte Moe will be held Thursday, May 14, 2026, from 5:00-6:30 PM at Furness Funeral Home of Clark.
Monte Moe, age 64, died at his home in Raymond, SD, on April 28.2026.
He was born September 26, 1961, and grew up in Raymond, SD, living with his grandmother, Lois Moe. He attended Raymond Elementary School...
David Erik Penn
Mar 31, 2026
*Please note that this obituary is being posted as a courtesy to the Penn family. Services will be handled by Gearty-Delmore Funeral Chapels in Minnesota, which can be contacted HERE.*
David Erik Penn, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on March 31, 2026.
David was born on January 21, 1974, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to John and Miriam (Fjelland) Penn....
John Peterson
Mar 11, 2026
**A recording of the funeral service for John Peterson may be viewed by scrolling past the obituary text to the video that is titled "In loving memory of John Peterson". Below that video you will see two small pictures that look the same. You will need to click on the second picture, "The Funeral Service of John Peterson" and it...
Duane "Oscar" Seefeldt
Mar 9, 2026
Duane "Oscar" Seefeldt, 67, a life-long resident of Willow Lake, passed away on March 9, 2026. Following Oscar's wishes, there are currently no services planned. The Seefeldt family requests that in lieu of flowers or other memorial gifts, that donations be made to the Willow Lake Fire Department in Oscar's memory.
Duane Seefeldt was born in Watertown, SD to Richard and...
Dean Martin Fox
Feb 25, 2026
Dean Martin Fox, age 85, of Clark, South Dakota, formerly of De Smet, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2026, at Avantara in Clark, with his brother Joe by his side.
A memorial service will be held on March 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Furness Funeral Home in Clark, with Pastor Kim Hastings officiating. A meal and time...