Norman Lee Shedd
Oct 22, 2022
Norman Shedd, 83, of Elk Point, SD passed away Saturday, October 22 at the Alcester Care & Rehab Center.
Norman was born April 1, 1939 in Elk Point to Elton and Evelyn (Quam) Shedd. He graduated from Elk Point High School and married Patty Ferdig on August 12, 1957 in Spink, SD. They made their home and...
Kay Gordon
Oct 15, 2022
Kay Jorgensen Gordon, the daughter of Berl (BC) and Helen Jorgensen, was born May 22nd, 1944. Kay passed away suddenly on October 15th, 2022, at the age of 78, in Deadwood, SD surrounded by family and friends. Services will be held at 10:00AM, Saturday October 22, 2022, at the Swan Lake Christian Camp with Visitation one hour prior to the...
Joseph Donald Donohoe
Oct 15, 2022
Joseph “Don” Donohoe, 85 of Sioux Falls previously of Vermillion, SD passed away peacefully at Avera Prince of Peace Retirement Community on October 15, 2022. A Funeral Mass will be held on October 21, 2022, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Vermillion beginning at 11:00AM. A Visitation will be held at 9:30AM Prior to the Mass. Joseph Donald Donohoe was...
Eleanor Joan Bjerkaas
Oct 10, 2022
Eleanor Joan Bjerkaas, 84, of Yankton, SD, formerly from Irene passed away October 10, 2022, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital under hospice care surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held October 15, 2022, at 10:30 AM at Calvary Lutheran Church, Irene, SD with burial to follow at Meldal Cemetery, rural Irene. Visitation will be October 14, 2022, at Calvary...
Charles Taggart
Oct 10, 2022
Charles “Chuck” TaggartJanuary 7th, 1952 passed away October 10th, 2022He passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.Chuck was born in Vermillion SD, to Alfred (Doc) & Joyce Taggart, He is survived by his wife Mary and five children Bill (Denise) Taggart of Yankton, SD, Mark Taggart of Vermillion, SD,...
Raymond Dale "Dusty" Passick
Oct 3, 2022
Raymond Dale “Dusty” Passick, Vermillion, SD passed away peacefully at his home on October 3, 2022, at the age of 73. Despite fighting a difficult 8 1/2-year battle with cancer, he refused to let it define him and always lived each day to the fullest. Surrounding him at the time of his passing were his wife, Cinda, and their...
Jim "Hippie" Gaertner
Sep 29, 2022
James “Hippie” Gaertner, 71, of Viborg, SD passed away unexpectedly on September 29, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held at Hansen Funeral Home in Irene on Wednesday,October 5, 2022, beginning at 10:30AM. A small lunch will be served after the service followed by a graveside service with military rites at Wittenberg Cemetery, rural Olivet, SD. James Jay Gaertner was...
James L. Heirigs
Sep 19, 2022
On Monday, September 19, 2022, at 4:04PM James Leroy Heirigs passed away at Avera Mckennan Hospital due to complications after surgery. Jim celebrated his 80th birthday on June 10th. He was born to Grace and Lawrence Heirigs in 1942 and grew up on a farm west of Irene in the Mayfield area. Jim graduated from Irene high school in 1960...
Maxine Rogers
Sep 17, 2022
Maxine F. Rogers, 88, of Vermillion, SD passed away, peacefully at home on September 17, 2022, following a short illness.
Maxine Frances Darling Rogers was born in Lyons Nebraska on May 29, 1934. She was the youngest child of Paul and Viola (Schmiedeskamp) Darling. She attended and graduated from Lyons Schools in 1952. After graduation Maxine attended one...
Darren O'Connor
Sep 16, 2022
Darren O'Connor of Vermillion, SD passed away unexpectedly on September 16, 2022.
No services are planned to be held at this time.
Pamela Roth
Sep 14, 2022
Pamela Roth, 65, of Vermillion, SD passed away at Sanford Vermillion Care Center on September 14, 2022. No services will be held.
William (Bill) Knodel
Sep 7, 2022
William (Bill) Gary Knodel, 77, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Irene, passed away peacefully at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. A Visitation will be held at the Hansen Funeral Home, Irene on Sunday, September 11, 2022, from 5:00-7:00PM. A memorial service will take place Monday, September 12, 2022, at Calvary Lutheran Church, Irene beginning...
Fern E. Knutson
Sep 3, 2022
Fern E. Knutson, 93, of Vermillion SD passed away peacefully on Saturday September 3, 2022, at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center. Visitation will be held Thursday September 8, 2022, at the Hansen Funeral Home-Vermillion, from 5:00-7:00PM. Funeral service will be Friday, September 9, 2022, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Vermillion at 10:00AM.Fern Elizabeth (Wooledge) Knutson was born to Eliza and Amelia...
Glen Taggart
Aug 25, 2022
Glen Warren Taggart, 56, of Wakonda SD passed away Thursday August 25, 2022, at high noon, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00PM, Sunday October 2, 2022, at the Wakonda Legion Hall. Glen was born September 13th, 1965, in Vermillion South Dakota to Alfred and Joyce Taggart. Glen is one of...
Melville Ashley Larson
Aug 23, 2022
Mel Larson passed away peacefully on August 23, 2022, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Melville Ashley Larson was born January 7, 1922 to George Larson and Ivy (Melville) in Vermillion SD.
Mel grew up on the family farm south of Meckling and graduated from Meckling High School in 1940. He attended the University of South Dakota for one...
Emma Jean Drissen
Aug 11, 2022
Emma Drissen, 78, of Vermillion, SD passed away August 11, 2022, after a brief illness.
Emma Jean Sorensen was born December 24, 1943 in Yankton, SD to Lloyd and Jo (Peterson) Sorensen.
In 1962, while working at Chimes Café, Emma met Ed Drissen, a graduate student at USD. Following her graduation from Vermillion High School in...
Mary Jo Hansen
Aug 4, 2022
Mary Joan Petersen Hansen, 77, of Coleridge, NE passed away peacefully Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk, NE surrounded by her family. A Memorial visitation will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Coleridge, NE. Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 5:00-7:00PM. Memorial Service will begin at 10:00AM Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Hansen Funeral Home, Vermillion.
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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
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
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...
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