South Dakota

Dean Melvin Schnaible, age 88, of Adrian, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth, Minnesota. He was born May 21, 1935, in Java, South Dakota, to Otto and Alice (Overseth) Schnaible. After high school graduation, he married Maralyn A. Merkel on Sept. 21, 1957. After achieving his degree in elementary education at Northern State in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Dean…

Raymond L. Schulte, age 72, of Luverne, Minnesota, formerly of Hartford, South Dakota, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be Saturday, Oct. 14, from 12-3 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial with military honors will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Attendees are asked to come in casual attire. To sign an…

Joanne Faye Goehle, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, at Tuff Memorial Home of Hills, Minnesota. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills, Minnesota. Burial will follow at the Trinity Cemetery near Steen, Minnesota. Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 13, from 5-7 p.m., with the family present, at…

A visitation and time for gathering to celebrate the life of Richard Berghorst, age 59, of Bingham Lake, Minnesota, will be held Saturday, Oct. 7, from 1-3 p.m. at LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Windom, Minnesota.  A private family burial will be held at Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth, Minnesota. Richard Berghorst passed away on Sunday, Oct. 1, at his home in Bingham Lake. …

Raymond Sneller, 95, of Parker, South Dakota, passed away Sept. 2, 2023, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 9, at Calvary Reformed Church in Monroe, South Dakota. Raymond Sneller was born on Aug. 27, 1928, to Henry and Dena (Koerselman) Sneller at Sioux Center, Iowa. He was one of 12 children. He graduated from Sioux Center…

Rosella “Rosie” Ida Stensland, 90, passed away on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital, Canton, South Dakota. A Celebration of Life was held on Aug. 28, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Inwood, Iowa.  A visitation took place on Aug. 27, 2023, from 3-5 p.m. at the church. Rosella “Rosie” Ida Wiebe Stensland was born on July…

Gerrit L. Kuipers, age 83, of Brandon, South Dakota, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, while at Bethany Home. Visitation was Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Funeral service was Thursday, Aug. 24, at 10:30 a.m. at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper, Minnesota. Burial followed at Ihlen Cemetery in Ihlen, Minnesota. To sign an online…

To the Editor: I want to thank the woman who graciously paid for my sister and me to enter the craft fair at the Luverne School on Dec. 7. We were travelling to Minneapolis and decided to stop, knowing that one of our favorite vendors was going to be there and that we could pick up a few gifts for the holidays. We were unaware of the full festivities of the event and were not prepared with cash…

Patricia A. “Pat” Smedsrud, 84, Garretson, South Dakota, died Sunday, April 21, 2019.  A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 26, at George Boom Funeral Chapel in Brandon, South Dakota.  Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the funeral chapel in Brandon, where the family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Survivors include her husband, Gib, Garretson; four children, Dave (…