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Obituaries
Marjorie Ann Wuestewald
Oct 11, 2022
Our Angel, Marjorie "Marge" Wuestewald, age 87, of Yankton, passed away on October 11, 2022, surrounded by her family. Marge was predeceased by her parents Louis and Rose Kuehler, husband Frank Wuestewald, Jr. and two brothers Harold (Betty) Kuehler, and Willie (Ann) Kuehler. Marge is survived by 6 children, Cindy Schweitzer, Cheryl (Ryan) Roethler, Tim (Tami) Wuestewald, Mark (Mary) Wuestewald,...
Maydean Margean Dewald
Oct 11, 2022
Maydean Margean Dewald, formerly of Tripp, SD, passed away, Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Bormann Manor in Parkston. She was 88 years old.
Maydean Margean Dewald was born February 13, 1934 to Otto and Edna (Stoebner) Herr on a farm northeast of Tripp, SD. She grew up on the family farm helping with housework, herding cattle in the road side...
Dorothy Christina Dietsch
Oct 10, 2022
Dorothy Christina Dietsch, passed away peacefully at her home in Kaylor on October 10, 2022, at the age of 91.
Dorothy Christina (Fuerst) Dietsch was born on February 15, 1931 to Theophil and Magdalena (Baltzer) Fuerst at the family farm near Kaylor, South Dakota. She went to country school through the 8th grade and graduated from high school in Parkston,...
Jannette Kay Gustman
Oct 9, 2022
Jannette K. Gustman, 75, of Yankton, SD, formerly of Plainview, NE, passed away on Sunday, October 9th, 2022 at Avera Sacred Heart-Majestic Bluffs, surrendering to an aggressive illness with ALS. Her wishes were to donate to science and research, therefore a memorial ceremony will be determined and held at a later date.
Jannette was born in Sioux City, IA on July...
Eugene "Gene" Robert Snoozy
Oct 6, 2022
Eugene "Gene" Robert Snoozy, age 88 of Yankton, SD passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Sister James Care Center in Yankton, SD.
A celebration of life, starting at 1:30 p.m., will be held at Goglin Funeral Home in Yankton, SD, Wednesday, October 12. Visitation will begin at noon.
Gene was born on June 17, 1934 in rural Clay County,...
Jerald "Jerry" Glenn Nelson
Oct 6, 2022
Jerald "Jerry" Nelson age 76 of Scotland, died Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD.
Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Goglin Funeral Home in Scotland. A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Jerald Glenn Nelson, was born May 11, 1946 to Maynard and Kathleen (Bainbridge) Nelson...
John Hammitt
Oct 2, 2022
We are sad to announce the passing of John Hammitt on October 2 of this year, surrounded by his closest family and friends.
John was born in Austin, Minnesota on November 11, 1948. John was proud of his service in the Air Force and his family. John was retired from the Postal Service. John was a devoted husband, father, grandfather,...
Melvin Donald Schmidt
Oct 1, 2022
Melvin Donald Schmidt, age 89 of Scotland, SD passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater, SD.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 4 at Zion Lutheran Church in Scotland. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Interment will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland.
Melvin was born...
Eugene Bietz
Sep 23, 2022
Eugene Bietz passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society in Scotland, at the age of 103.
Eugene Ruben Bietz was born on February 6, 1919 to George and Justina (Nusz) Bietz, on a farm near Kaylor, SD. He was baptized in March of 1919 at Hoffnungstahl Lutheran Church, near where he eventually farmed. He was confirmed in...
Shirley M Vavruska
Sep 17, 2022
Shirley M. Vavruska, age 85 of Tyndall, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022 at St. Michael's Hospital in Tyndall.
Shirley Maxine Simantel was born April 24, 1937 west of Scotland. She attended several grade schools and graduated from Scotland High School. She met the love of her life Eugene Vavruska while working at the café. They were married May 20,...
Mark Sedlacek
Sep 17, 2022
Mark Sedlacek, died unexpectedly, Friday, September 16, 2022, at his home in Scotland, South Dakota. He was 52 years old.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a 7:00 p.m. wake, Tuesday, September 20 at St. Leo Catholic Church in Tyndall. A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at the church....
Jacob Thomas Riter
Sep 15, 2022
Jacob “Jake” Thomas Riter, 36, of Mission Hill, died Thursday, September 15, 2022, at his home in Mission Hill, SD.
A memorial service will be held 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2022 at Calvary Baptist Church in Yankton, SD.
Jake was born February 3, 1986, in Mitchell, SD. He grew up there, and he graduated from Mitchell High School in...
Vicki Irene Monclova
Sep 14, 2022
Vicki Irene Monclova was 57 years old when she went to be with her husband and the Lord on September 14th, 2022. She passed away surrounded by her loving and beautiful family around 3 p.m. that afternoon. Vicki succumbed to injuries sustained in a brutal shooting of her family November 9th, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her soulmate...
Nilus James Schaefer
Sep 14, 2022
Nilus James Schaefer, age 77 of Scotland, SD passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Nilus was born Wednesday, July 11, 1945 to Rudolph and Linda (Hinzman) Schaefer at Avon, SD. He served 4 years in the Army National Guard. He attained a histology degree.
Nilus met his true love, Margene Ann Novak, who...
Marvin L Peacock
Sep 11, 2022
Marvin LeRoy Peacock was born November 11, 1940 in the middle of one of South Dakota's worst blizzards. His father, Lyle I. Peacock, was trying to get his mother, Dorothy M. (Robinson) Peacock, to a hospital and made it as far as Stamford, SD, where he was born in the back seat of the car.
He passed September 11, 2022...
Linda Lou Swenson
Sep 8, 2022
Linda Lou Swenson, age 77 of Yankton, SD passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
A celebration of life is scheduled at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 16 at Goglin Funeral Chapel in Yankton. Inurnment will be in the Yankton City Cemetery.
Linda was born Tuesday, February 27, 1945 to Elvin and Alice (Patient) Sonnabend in...
Dorothy Marie Johnson
Sep 6, 2022
Dorothy Marie Johnson, age 100 of Yankton, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Sr James Care Center in Yankton.
Dorothy was born Monday, May 1, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas, to RD and Hallie (Snyder) Hill. She was a graduate of Yankton High School. Dorothy married Donald L Johnson September 29, 1941 at First United Methodist Church...
Ajay Edwin Nunnally
Sep 5, 2022
Ajay Edwin Nunnally, 3-month-old son of Kassidy Nunnally of Scotland, passed away, Monday, September 5, 2022 at Sanford Childrens Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
A memorial service led by Vicar Andy Bueber, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Scotland Community Church, Scotland, SD.
Ajay was born Monday, May 9, 2022 to Kassidy Nunnally at St....
Kirk Kennedy Breisch
Sep 3, 2022
Kirk Kennedy Breisch, of Scotland, South Dakota passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, just shy of his 78th birthday.
No local services will be held, per Kirk’s wishes. He will be interred at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Michigan.
Kirk was born Monday, September 4, 1944 in Battle Creek, Michigan to...
Maynard W. Dewald
Sep 1, 2022
At the age of 88, Maynard W. Dewald passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center in Menno, SD.
Maynard W. Dewald was born September 7, 1933 on a farm southwest of Tripp, SD to Edward and Linda (Lippert) Dewald. He graduated from Maxon School near Tripp.
Maynard married Adeline Mehlhaff on November 23, 1953. They farmed...
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