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Obituary: Kathleen Louise Donovan, 75

            Kathleen Louise, affectionately known as Kitty Donovan, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, after a short and courageous battle with cancer at her home in Arizona City, AZ.             Kitty, a premature baby, weighing only 2 1/2 lbs., was born October 13, 1949, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,...
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Obituary: Vernon Halverson, 87

Vernon O. Halverson, age 87, of rural Garretson, SD, passed away Friday, March 29, 2024 at his home. Memorial service will be 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Split Rock Lutheran Church rural Brandon, SD with Pastor Elizabeth Pagnotta conducting the memorial service and Pastor Larry Forristall officiating the...
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Obituary: Arthur “Art” Charles Jones, age 74

            Arthur "Art" Charles Jones, age 74, of Garretson, SD, passed away Sunday, February 25th, 2024 at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial service will be at 11:00 AM Friday, March 1st, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson, SD, with Pastor Corey Scott officiating. Private family burial...
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Obituary: Gordon “Gordy” Lee Eitreim, age 71

Gordon "Gordy" Lee Eitreim, age 71, of Garretson, died on Monday, February 5, 2024, in Watertown, South Dakota. A memorial visitation will be held from 2-4:00 PM Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. Gordy was born on April 4, 1952, to Lloyd and Henrietta (Fix) Eitreim....
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Obituary: Lorna Irene Sunde, age 90

Lorna Irene Sunde, age 90, of Baltic, formerly of the Sherman/Garretson area, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at Baltic Lutheran Church. Interment was in the Norway Lutheran Cemetery, rural Garretson....
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Obituary: Shirley J. Jacobson, age 75

Shirley J. Jacobson, age 75, of Garretson, SD passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial services will be 11:00 am Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson, SD with Pastor Corey Scott officiating.  Private family burial will take...
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Obituary: Phyllis Erickson, 93

Phyllis Erickson, formerly of rural Valley Springs, SD, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024, at Bethany Home, Brandon, SD. She was 93. Memorial services are planned for 11:00am Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Spirit of Truth Lutheran Church, 112 E. Annabelle St., Brandon, SD. The family will be present to greet...
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Obituary: Nelda Grace Hove, age, 91

Nelda Grace Hove, age, 91, passed away on January 7, 2024, at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids, SD. Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson, SD with Pastor Corey Scott officiating.  The burial followed at Zion...
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Obituary: Lilah Kay McNamara, age 8 weeks

            Lilah Kay McNamara, age 8 weeks, of Colton, SD passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, December 24, 2023.             Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, December 29, 2023, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Garretson with Fr. Kevin O’Dell as celebrant.             Lilah Kay...
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Obituary: Randall J. Reuland, age 73

            Randall J. Reuland, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at his home in Sioux Falls, SD.              A memorial visitation for Randy will take place Saturday, January 6, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Minnehaha Funeral Home of Garretson, SD.             Randall J. Reuland...
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Obituary: LaVonne Loy (Tieszen) Preheim, 80

            LaVonne Loy (Tieszen) Preheim was born on July 24, 1943 and went to her heavenly home at the age of 80 years on November 11, 2023.  LaVonne was raised on a farm near Marion, South Dakota by her parents Dave R. and Lydia (Adrian) Tieszen and attended country...
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Obituary: Clayton Solheim, 51

            Clayton Solheim, 51, of Garretson, SD, passed on at Sanford USD Medical Center Friday, November 10, 2023, of a cardiac arrest. Visitation and a lunch will be at the United Church of Garretson from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 18, 2023.             A celebration of his...
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