Obituaries
Diane Mary Stoebner
Dec 7, 2025
Diane Mary Stoebner, age 78, formerly of Tripp, died Sunday, December 7, 2025 at St. Michael's Hospital in Tyndall.
Visitation will be held 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Thursday, December 11 at Friedens Reformed Church in Tripp.
Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 12 at Friedens Reformed Church.
Burial will be at Friedens Reformed Church Cemetery...
Carola 'Carrie' Jackson
Dec 8, 2025
Carola Helga (Kimball) Jackson, otherwise known as Carrie, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2025 surrounded by her family after a 12-year battle against Alzheimer’s. Until the end, her focus was on her family and faith. A phrase that truly encapsulates her philosophy is, “One day at a time, sweet Jesus, that’s all I’m asking of you.” She lived one...
Esther Kremer
Dec 1, 2025
Esther Kremer, 95, died Monday, December 1, 2025 at her home in Scotland under hospice care.
Esther Elsie (Konrad) Kremer was born November 13, 1930 to Phillip and Anna (Bietz) Konrad on the family farm north of Kaylor, South Dakota. She was baptized on December 7, 1930 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kaylor with her godparents being Walter and Helma...
Raymond Bares
Nov 30, 2025
Raymond Bares, 79, died Sunday, November 30, 2025 at Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall.
Funeral Mass will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, December 4 at St. Leo Catholic Church in Tyndall. Visitation begins at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be at St. Leo Catholic Cemetery, Tyndall.
Raymond Joseph Bares was born on October 4th, 1946 to Joseph and Anna (Bouska) Bares in Yankton, SD,...
Arthur Otto Winckler
Nov 24, 2025
Arthur Winckler, 95, died Monday, November 24, 2025 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
Visitation will be held 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a 3:30 p.m. funeral, Wednesday, November 26, at Goglin Funeral Home in Yankton. Burial, with military rites, will be 3:45 p.m. at Garden of Memories in Yankton.
Arthur Otto Winckler was born on December 13, 1929, to Otto...
Rosena 'Rose' Lou Hoogshagen
Nov 23, 2025
Rose Hoogshagen, 70 of Scotland, died Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Firesteel Healthcare Center in Mitchell, SD.
A prayer service will be held at 5 p.m., followed by visitation until 7 p.m., Monday, December 1 at Goglin Funeral Home in Scotland.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 2 at Zion Lutheran Church in Scotland.
Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland.
A...
James Stephen Fowkes
Nov 20, 2025
James Stephen Fowkes, age 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, November 20, 2025.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 24 at Goglin Funeral Home in Scotland.
He was born on August 28, 1952, to Myrna Shirley Muhmel Fowkes and James Russell Fowkes, who instilled in him the values of kindness, hard work, and compassion...
Hildegard Mehlhaff
Nov 19, 2025
Hildegard Melhlhaff, 93, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at Good Samaritan Society in Scotland, SD.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 28 at Goglin Funeral Home in Scotland. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Burial will be 4:00 p.m. at Grace Hill Cemetery in Tripp.
Hildegard was born on February 23, 1932, to Fred and Martha Fischer. She married...
Marlene Linda Nuss
Nov 11, 2025
Marlene Linda Nuss, 93, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at Avera Saint Benedict Hospital in Parkston, SD. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 16 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., at Goglin Funeral Chapel in Tripp, SD. Funeral services are Monday, November 17 at 1:30 p.m. at Friedens Reformed Church...
Norma Peschl
Nov 9, 2025
Norma Peschl, age 105, passed away peacefully, Sunday, November 9, 2025 at Good Samaritan Society, Tyndall. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 17 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Tyndall. Visitation begins at 9:00 a.m. Burial will be at Tyndall Cemetery.
Norma was born July 16, 1920 on a farm south of Avon, Bon Homme County, South Dakota to...
Kenneth Ochsner
Nov 3, 2025
Kenneth Leroy Ochsner of Kaylor, SD passed away on Monday, November 3, 2025 at Veterans’ Administration Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, SD, at the age of 90 years old.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 8 at Scotland Community Church. Visitation begins at 9:30 a.m. Burial, with military rites will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland.
Ken was born on...
Carol Ann Kononova
Nov 1, 2025
Carol Ann Kononova, 74, of Tripp, South Dakota, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
A visitation will be held 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday, November 7 at Goglin Funeral Chapel in Tripp followed by burial at Grace Hill Cemetery.
Born on March 1, 1951, in Evansville, Indiana, Carol was the daughter of Robert and Kathleen (Hayden)...
Charlene Brickle
Oct 25, 2025
Charlene Brickle, age 66 of Tripp, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston, SD.
No services will be held.
Dale Dietsch
Oct 24, 2025
Dale Dietsch passed away peacefully at his home in Kaylor on October 24, 2025 at the age of 94. A memorial service, with military rites, will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, November 7 at Goglin Funeral Home in Scotland. Visitation begins at 4 p.m. Interment will be held at a later date with a private family gathering at Simental...
Linda Kluthe
Oct 23, 2025
Linda Marie (Kurtenbach) Kluthe was welcomed into heaven on October 23, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Society in Scotland, following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Visitation will be held 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a 7 p.m. wake service with Rosary, Thursday, October 30 at St. George Catholic Church in Scotland. A Funeral Mass will begin 10:30 a.m....
Leo James Cwach Jr.
Oct 22, 2025
Leo James Cwach, Jr. passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at his farm in rural Yankton. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 1 at United Church of Christ in Yankton. Visitation begins at 9:30 a.m. Inurnment will be at Garden of Memories in Yankton.
Leo James Cwach, Jr., eldest son of Leo J. and Wilma (Williams) Cwach...
Mary Ellen Fischer
Oct 20, 2025
Mary Ellen (Flynn) Fischer was born July 20, 1946, in Yankton, SD to Donald and Esther (Saugstad) Flynn of Irene, SD. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wakonda, SD. Mary Ellen graduated from Irene High School in 1964 and went on to attend Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls.
In the summer of 1965 Mary Ellen...
Betty Sandau
Oct 19, 2025
Betty Ann Sandau, 92, died Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Menno-Olivet Care Center. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Tuesday, October 21 at Goglin Funeral Home in Tripp, SD. Funeral service begins 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 22 at Friedens Reformed. Interment will be at Grace Hill Cemetery, Tripp.
Betty Ann (Pelton)...
Leon (Butch) Heine
Oct 17, 2025
Leon “Butch” Heine was born at Yankton, SD January 8th, 1947, to Alphonse and Clara Heine (Rolfes). He grew up near St. Helena Nebraska and spent years working at the family farm and then trucking. Butch worked hard, played hard, loved hard, and died hard. Butch had a heart of gold, and appropriate or not, he always had something to...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries


