Mass of Christian Burial for Lonnie “Lon” LaBrie, 71, of Doland, was held Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Turton. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, also in Turton.
Mr. LaBrie died Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield.
Obituaries
Tuesday, June 11
Merle Ihnen, 87, Alexandria
William Kunz, 80, Pipestone, Minn.
Patricia McCain, 62, Sioux Falls
Clinton Mehlhaf, 70, Menno
Timothy J. Olson, 47, Sioux Falls
Leonard Reiter, 87, Sioux Falls
Chris Schenkel, 45, Freeman
Wednesday, June 12
Darrel Aspaas, 80, Aurora, Colo.
John Daucssavage, 70, Sioux Falls
Kristi Eich, 54, Brookings
Deloris Harding, 90, Las Vegas
Madelyn Johnson, 92, Viborg
Nancy Lyle, 64, Canton
Timothy Olson, 47, Sioux Falls
Alma M. Rederth, 79, Flandreau
Kurt Rodman, 54, St. Joseph, Minn.
Penny Wallis, Sioux Falls
Thursday, June 13
Funeral services for Griffin “Griffy” Douglas Engelkes, 4, of Little Rock, Iowa, were held Saturday, June 8, 2019, at George-Little Rock Community School in Little Rock. Burial was in the Pleasant View Cemetery, also in Little Rock.
Griffy died Monday, June 3, 2019, at Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley, Iowa.
He is survived by his parents, Nathanel and Hannah Engelkes; brothers, Gibson and Gustin Engelkes; grandparents, Paul and Amber Engelkes of Rushmore, Minn., Douglas and Laurie (Lynnie) Solem of Huron, and Terry and Laurie DeNeui, also of of Rushmore; special grandparents, Arlan and Rosalie Arends, Little Rock; great-grandparents, Beverly Engelkes, Rushmore, Marvena and Charlie Agnew, Brandon, Pat Berger, Sioux Falls, Eva Solem, Huron, Dick and Marion Dombek, George, Iowa, Jim and Kathy Larson, Fort Mohave, Ariz., and Marlene DeNeui, Rushmore; aunts, uncles, cousins; and many special family and friends.
For online condolences, visit jurrensfuneralhome.com.
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Marianne Medema, 83, of Brandon, died Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Bethany Home in Brandon.
A private burial was held at Woodlawn Cemetery.
She is survived by her children, Don (Glenda) Medema, Sioux Falls, Kris Hurst, Canton, and Shelley (Tim) Schuver, Sioux Falls; sister, Dixie (Duane) Rons, Denver, Colo.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
For online condolences, visit millerfh.com.
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Mass of Christian Burial for Raphael (Ralph) Matthew Schreurs, 92, of Garretson, was held Friday, June 7, 2019, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Garretson.
Mr. Schreurs, the former manager of the Splitrock Telecom Cooperative, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
He is survived by his wife, Wilma; five children, Scott (Linda) Schreurs, Mansfield, Mo., April (fiancé Tom) Schreurs, Fairview, Texas, John (Leah) Schreurs, Mansfield, Mo., Stuart (Karen) Schreurs, Milbank, and Thomas (Wanda) Schreurs, Mansfield, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; siblings, Dorothy Vandersnick, Albert Lea, Minn., Mary Schreurs, Garretson, and Robert Schreurs, Slayton, Minn.; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
For online condolences, visit minnehahafuneralhome.com.
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Funeral services for Dorothy Thompson, 88, of Sioux Falls, were held Friday, May 31, 2019, at the Onida Methodist Church. Inurnment followed at the Onida Cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson died Saturday, May 25, 2019, at the Southridge Care Center in Sioux Falls.
Dorothy is survived by four children, Gary (Linda) Vincent, Dale Vincent, Sandy Kerf and Lila Gerry, all of Sioux Falls; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com.
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Memorial services for Rita Carol Aaker, 70, of Sioux Falls, were held Monday, June 3, 2019 at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls.
Rita died Tuesday, May 28 at her home.
She is survived by her siblings, Brenda (Jim) Margadant, Rapid City, Sheila (Don) Aaker, Brandon, and Orin (Sherry) Aaker, Ochlocknee, Ga.; many nieces and nephews; uncle, Emery Braa, Virginia Beach, Va.; and a host of other relatives and friends.
For online condolences, visit georgeboom.com.
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Adam S. Getty, 56, of Brandon, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019. Funeral arrangements are pending.
He is survived by his son, Derrick Getty; girlfriend, Shannon Meyer, Parker; grandson, Blake Getty; two sisters, Amanda (Lee) Thedens, Lee, Sioux Falls, and Connie (Chris) Noe, Tecumseh, Kan.; aunt, Alice (Milt) Guthmiller, Dassel, Minn.; four nephews, Dustin Lickteig, Nick (Abbie) Lickteig, Christopher “Teeb” Noe and his fiancee, Lauren King, and Max Noe; several cousins; and many other relatives and friends.
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Tuesday, May 21
Lila Bawdon, 87, Huron
Stella Cooksley, 89, Sioux Falls
Kenny Eszlinger, 72, Sioux Falls
Susan “Betty” Hare, 100, Wentworth
Melvin Hendriks, 84, Edgerton, Minn.
James Ivers, 75, Brookings
Jerome Jacobsen, 79, Sioux Falls
Donald L. Jensen, 71, Yankton
John D. Loner, 77, Sioux Falls
Helen Markl, 89, Pipestone, Minn.
Melvin Mikuska, 86, Parkston
Gene W. Mueller, 77, Sioux Falls
Peder Pederson, 95, Yankton
Ronald R. Smith, 77, Flandreau
Emma Tschetter, 55, Sioux Falls
Kenneth VanGelder, 85, Ireton, Iowa
Todd Wolthuis, 52, Tea
Wednesday, May 22
Dwayne Anderson, 85, Sioux Falls
Funeral services for Grace Kroon, 104, of Sioux Falls, will being at 11 a.m. Friday, May 31, 2019 at First Reformed Church in Sioux Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Mrs. Kroon died Friday, May 24, 2019 at Good Samaritan Village.
She is survived by two sons, Robert, Jerry (Peggy) Kroon, all of Sioux Falls; brother, Rodney of Parrish, Fla.; one sister, MaryAnn Ackerman of Beaver Creek, Minn.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
For online condolences, visit heritagesfsd.com.
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