Obituaries

Margaret "Babe" Manning

Margaret "Babe" Manning

Aug 1, 2022

 

     Margaret ”Babe” Manning, 98, of Vermillion, SD died Monday, August 1, 2022 at the Sanford Care Center.  Margaret was born June 29, 1924 in Mayfield, SD.  (rural Irene, SD). She was the 5th of nine children born to John and Agnes (Healy) Christopher. She graduated from Irene High School, Mount Marty college in Yankton, SD and NBI in...

Walter D. Reed

Walter D. Reed

Jul 28, 2022

Walter D. Reed, 98, of Vermillion passed away on July 28, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Vermillion on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, beginning at 10:30AM.Walter D. Reed was born June 1, 1924, in Dallas Center, Iowa, one of four children.  Following high school, he enlisted in the...

Ardiss Serena Dwyer

Ardiss Serena Dwyer

Jul 24, 2022

Ardiss Serena (Hall) Dwyer, 90, of Vermillion passed away Sunday, July 24 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls after a long illness. Funeral Mass will be held Friday July 29, 2022, at St. Agnes Catholic church in Vermillion. A public visitation will be held the night prior, Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 5:00-7:00PM with a Wake service to...

Kenneth John Beringer

Kenneth John Beringer

Jul 20, 2022

Kenneth John Beringer, passed away on July 20, 2022. A public visitation will be held on Monday, July 25, 2022, at St. Agnes Catholic Church-Vermillion from 5:00-7:00PM with a Rosary beginning at 7:00PM. Funeral Mass will be on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 10:30AM at St. Agnes Catholic church in Vermillion   Ken was born on January 24, 1932, to George...

Thelma Darlene Raines

Thelma Darlene Raines

Jul 17, 2022

Thelma Darlene (Shaw) Raines, age 91 of Vermillion SD, passed away peacefully on July 17th at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center, surrounded by the love of her entire family.

Thelma was born July 3, 1931 to Thomas and Julia (Griebel) Shaw in Stockton Kansas, where she graduated high school in 1949.  She attended Kansas State University and married Bobby Ray...

Dennis Kingsbury

Dennis Kingsbury

Jul 14, 2022

Dennis Arvin Kingsbury was born in Mitchell, SD on September 23, 1952, to Arvin and Donna (Goudy) Kingsbury.  Dennis attended and graduated from Letcher High School and attended Mitchell Technical University and graduated with a degree in culinary arts and later in his career was accepted into the Colorado-Wyoming Chef’s Cuisine Association. 

Dennis was united in marriage to Nita (Gaston)...

Mary Lou Mahan

Mary Lou Mahan

Jul 13, 2022

Mary Lou Mahan, 84, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, peacefully passed away on July 13, 2022, when she was called home by her maker and rose to reside with the angels. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Saturday July 23, 2022. A Rosary will begin at 10:30AM with Funeral Mass beginning at 11:00AM. A...

Patricia O'Connor

Patricia O'Connor

Jul 9, 2022

Patricia S. O'Connor passed away at the Sanford Vermillion Hospital on July 9, 2022. A visitation will be held at the Hansen Funeral Home- Vermillion on July 14, 2022 from 5:00-7:00PM.Patty O’Connor, matriarch of her family, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on July 9th, 2022 at Sanford care center in Vermillion, SD. Patricia Suzanne Hughes was born on June...

Doris Joann Brown

Doris Joann Brown

Jul 8, 2022

Doris Joann Brown, 86, passed away at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center, on July 8, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held at Hansen Funeral Home- Vermillion, July 12, 2022, at 10:30 AM. A committal service will follow at Bluffview Cemetery immediately following the service.  Doris was born in Volin, SD August 17, 1935. She was the second of five...

Gary Harper Morris

Gary Harper Morris

Jul 4, 2022

 

Gary Harper Morris passed away July 4, 2022, in Wakonda, South Dakota. Gary was born December 14, 1955, in Monticello, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents Berrien Edward (Knott) and Mary Helen Morris; Father-in-Law Milan Lemmenes. He leaves behind his wife Angie Morris, and his two children, Gage and Gentry Morris, in Wakonda SD; brothers Ed...

Madonna Mae Keeley

Madonna Mae Keeley

Jul 4, 2022

 

Madonna Mae Keeley, 74, of Wakonda SD, peacefully died on Monday July 4, 2022, at Prairie Creek Memory Care, Sioux Falls, SD. She was born on June 21, 1948, in Yankton SD, to Mae (Harmon) and Clare Keeley.

Donna grew up outside of Wakonda, SD and graduated from Wakonda High School in 1966. She then went on to...

Philip "Skip" Johnson

Philip "Skip" Johnson

Jun 27, 2022

Philip (Skip) Johnson passed away on June 27, 2022, at the age of 76. A Celebration of Life will be held at Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church, rural Vermillion on Friday July 1, 2022, at 1:00PM.Skip was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Philip and Dona Johnson. They moved back to South Dakota in 1951 and settled on a farm...

Norma Jean ""Jeani"" Peterson (Chaussee)

Norma Jean ""Jeani"" Peterson (Chaussee)

Jun 15, 2022

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Erin Leigh Haverhals

Erin Leigh Haverhals

Jun 2, 2022

Erin Leigh (Doorn) Haverhals, 42, of Vermillion, South Dakota, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on June 2, 2022 after her battle with cancer. Erin was born in Mitchell, South Dakota to Douglas and Barbara Doorn. While attending Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa Erin met her loving husband of nearly 20 years, Paul Haverhals. She...

Sharon Hall

Sharon Hall

Jun 1, 2022

Sharon Jene Dodson Hall passed away June 1, 2022 after a brief battle with lung cancer. Sharon was born to Floyd “Gene” and Mary Ella “Pat” Dodson January 29, 1943 in Lamar, Oklahoma. Sharon attended Oklahoma State University where she met and married Ferris Hall September 1, 1964. Sharon and Ferris lived in several locations prior to settling in Wakonda...

Richard Wayne Kellogg

Richard Wayne Kellogg

May 26, 2022

Richard Wayne Kellogg, 89, of Vermillion SD passed away at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center on May 26, 2022. A memorial service will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Chruch in Vermillion on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 2:00PM Richard Wayne Kellogg, son of Lydia (Schmidt) and Wayne Albert Kellogg, was born in Corson County on December 3, 1932. He...

Edward Flanigan

Edward Flanigan

May 17, 2022

On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, Edward Patrick Flanigan passed away in Vermillion, SD. He was born to Edward and Mildred Flanigan on October 20, 1945, in Aurora, IL. As a child, his family moved to South Bend, IN. After high school, Ed enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed at Whiteman Air Force base in Missouri. Ed attended college...

Oscar Thomas Burnham

Oscar Thomas Burnham

May 8, 2022

Oscar Thomas Burnham, precious baby boy of Logan Burnham and Violet Williamson, passed away on May 8, 2022. A Celebration Of Life will be held at Oak Hills Baptist Church in Sioux Falls on May 14, 2022 beginning at 11:00AM.

Shirley Mae Mikkelson

Shirley Mae Mikkelson

Apr 19, 2022

Shirley Mae Mikkelson, 87, of Viborg SD passed away peacefully at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, on April 19, 2022. A Memorial service will be held at 1:00PM Saturday, May 7, 2022 at the Hansen Funeral Home In Irene. Graveside service will follow at Hillcrest cemetery in Irene. Shirley was preceded in death by husband Van, and son, Perry....

Stephen J. Noll

Stephen J. Noll

Apr 2, 2022

Stephen J. Noll, 80, of Vermillion, SD passed away at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center on April 2, 2022. A public Visitation will be held at St. Agnes Catholic Church on April 7, 2022 from 5:00-7:00PM with a Wake beginning at 7:00PM. Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30AM, Friday, April 8, 2022. Interment will follow immediately after mass at St....