Obituaries
LaVerna Magstadt
Mar 5, 2026
LaVerna Magstadt passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Avera Majestic Bluffs Hospice House in Yankton at the age of 79.
Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at Goglin Funeral Home in Yankton.
Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 16 at Scotland Community Church.
Burial is at Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland.
LaVerna Catherine (Pietz) Magstadt was...
Melvin Simek
Mar 12, 2026
Melvin Simek, age 97, died Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Firesteel Healthcare Center in Mitchell.
Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 19 at Goglin Funeral Home in Tyndall. Visitation begins at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be at St. Leo Catholic Cemetery.
Melvin was born May 28th, 1928 in Tyndall, SD to Thomas and Laura (Plattner) Simek. He graduated from Tyndall High...
Melvin Finck
Mar 13, 2026
Melvin Finck, age 90 of Tripp, passed away Friday, March 13, 2026 at the Scotland Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Thursday, March 19 at Friedens Reformed Church in Tripp. Funeral service is 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Friedens Reformed Church. Burial will be at Friedens Reformed...
Janet Sykora
Mar 9, 2026
Janet Marie Sykora, age 91, of Tabor, SD passed away Monday, March 9, 2026 at Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall after a brief illness.
Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, March 21st at 10:30 a.m. A wake will be held on Friday, March 20th at 7 p.m. with visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Pallbearers are Dan Nachtigall, Cory Sykora,...
Darold Werkmeister
Mar 5, 2026
Darold Werkmeister, 95 of O'Neill, Nebraska died Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Arbor Care Center in O'Neill. No public services are scheduled.
Darold H. Werkmeister was born December 20, 1930 in Winner, SD to Harold and Clara (Breding) Werkmeister. The family moved from Keya Paha, South Dakota to a farm/ranch south of Ewing, Nebraska in 1941.
Darold attended a rural elementary school,...
Loyd McComb
Mar 5, 2026
Loyd McCombs colorful lifes’ journey ended on March 3rd, 2026 at Avera Sister James Care Center. Loyd was well known for his love of metal detecting and coin collecting. He spent many enjoyable hours at the flea market and auctions. He made friends easily and had many metal detecting and coin collecting friends and associates. He spoke often about a...
Elvera Friederich
Feb 27, 2026
Elvera Friederich, 90, formerly of Tripp, SD passed away Friday, February 27, 2026 at Menno-Olivet Care Center in Menno.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 4 at First American Lutheran Church in Tripp with Pastor Barry Nelson officiating. Visitation begins at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at Grace Hill Cemetery, Tripp.
Pallbearers are Mike Mehlhaff, Allen Mehlhaff,...
Jay Lynn Werts
Feb 21, 2026
Jay Werts, 68, formerly of Tyndall, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Sr. James Care Center in Yankton.
Burial will be 3:30 p.m., today, Monday, February 23, 2026 at Bon Homme Cemetery.
Jay Lynn Werts was born May 13, 1957 to Robert and Lois Werts in Van Wert, Ohio. His sister Rebecca was born 6 years later. Jay attended Van Wert...
Korene Anderson
Feb 20, 2026
Korene Annette (Marden) Anderson, 88, of Glasgow, Montana, passed away February 20, 2026 at Walnut Village Assisted Living in Yankton, South Dakota.
Korene was born January 9, 1938, to Robert Marden and Verna Iwen Johnson in Bainville, Montana. Robert died when Korene was 9 months old. Verna married Gilman Johnson and added three brothers to their family. Korene graduated from Glasgow...
James Patrick Fagan
Feb 11, 2026
James Patrick Fagan, 79, of Yankton, SD passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2026 after a brief illness.
Patrick was born and raised in Missouri Valley, IA. He was a veteran of the Air Force. His job for most of his life was as a telecommunications installer for Lucent in Omaha, NE.
He loved motorcycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, music, friends, America, his family,...
Ronald Allen Goeken
Feb 10, 2026
Ronald (Ron) Allen Goeken, 67, passed peacefully to the jazz stylings of Thelonious Monk in his home in Corsica, SD on February 10, 2026.
Ron was born on August 11,1958 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD to Robert (Bob) and Phyllis (Bierle) Goeken. He grew up on a farm near Scotland, SD, where he spent his time milking cows, reading...
Donald Schmidt
Feb 7, 2026
Donald Schmidt, 92, formerly of Scotland, died Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Avera Majestic Bluffs in Yankton, SD. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a 7:00 p.m. vigil followed by praying the Rosary, Friday, February 13, 2026 at Goglin Funeral Home in Yankton. Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. at St. George Catholic Church in Scotland. Burial, with...
Noma Sayler
Feb 1, 2026
Noma Jenny Sayler was born April 9, 1933. Noma lived in the Menno vicinity on a farm with her parents, George and Erma Walker. Noma graduated from Menno High School in 1951. Noma married John Sayler on February 14, 1953. Noma and John (Jack) farmed east of Tripp. John also worked at Mitchell, SD in road construction. John retired when...
James Hejna
Feb 1, 2026
James Hejna, 67, died Sunday, February 1, 2026 at his home in Yankton.
No services are planned.
June Weidenbach
Jan 18, 2026
June Carolyn Weidenbach, 79, passed away peacefully at Scotland Good Samaritan Center on January 18, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 24 at Scotland Community Church, with visitation an hour before the service. Burial will take place at a later date.
June was born on June 14, 1946, in Seattle, Washington, to Lenard and Alma...
Ranaye Radcliffe
Jan 7, 2026
Ranata Ann Radcliffe, 61 of Scotland, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at St. Michael's Hospital in Tyndall.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 10 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Tyndall. Visitation begins at noon.
Ranata Ann Radcliffe, 61 of Scotland, SD passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Tyndall.
Ranaye was born...
Dennis Stirling
Jan 1, 2026
Dennis (Denny) Lee Stirling, age 70, was united in heaven with Jesus in Parkston, South Dakota, on Thursday, January 1st, 2026. Wife Jennifer was next to him when he met Jesus.
Dennis was born January 18th, 1955, in Parkston SD to Jim Stirling and Marlys (Rath) Stirling. He grew up on his family farm east of town with his parents and...
Jean Salvatori
Dec 30, 2025
Jean Marie (Cash) Salvatori, 85, of Lincoln, Nebraska—formerly of Yankton, South Dakota, and Wynot, Nebraska—passed away peacefully on December 30, 2025, at Bickford Assisted Living in Lincoln.
Jean was born on January 25, 1940, in Bow Valley, Nebraska, to John “Jack” W. Cash and Mary S. (Thoene) Cash. She grew up in the area and graduated from Wynot High School in...
Jason Gary Jarvis
Dec 17, 2025
Jason Gary Jarvis, 53, of Pierre, South Dakota, passed away unexpectedly on December 17, 2025. He was born on August 17, 1972, in Rapid City, South Dakota, to the late Kenneth and Linda Jarvis.
Jason lived by his own rules, embracing life with creativity and kindness. He especially enjoyed drawing and sketching, finding joy in expressing himself through art. His family...
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