All Obituaries

Dr. Roger D. Muller, 75, of Carmel, IN, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. His funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in the Reformed Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. Interment will be in the Logan Reformed Cemetery. Indiana services will be held at the chapel at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church at 86th & Meridian in Indianapolis.  The calling will be from noon-2 p.m. and the funeral will be...

Local Artist, Elmer P. Petersen, 91, of Galesville passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse. Inurnment will be in the Stordahl Cemetery, rural Dell Rapids on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. He was born in Racine, WI. on September 4, 1928 to Nels and Lily (Anderson) Petersen. On January 27, 1968 Elmer married Carole Mortvedt and she preceded him in death on March 18, 2001. Elmer is survived by a son, Christian (Sheila Mueller),...

Fiercely independent to the end, Albertha “Buff” Gildemeister 86, of Dell Rapids passed away Saturday May 15 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls after a heroic five-year battle with cancer. There will be a memorial service for both Buff and her husband Darrell at 11:30 am on Saturday May 22, 2021 at the Reformed Church in Dell Rapids. A family interment will begin at 10:00 am in the Logan Reformed Cemetery prior to the start of the service at the church....

Darrell R. Gildemeister, 81, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Saturday, November 28,  2020 at Good Samaritan Society Village in Sioux Falls. There will be a Memorial Service for both Buff and Darrell at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2021 in the Reformed Church of Dell Rapids. A family inurnment will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Logan Reformed Cemetery prior to the start of the service at the church.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy02-mL5FUo Darrell was born on March 1, 1939 to...

Diane M. Damm, 75, of Trent, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Avantara Lake Norden. Her Memorial Service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in the Trent Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. Inurnment will be in the Trent Cemetery. Diane Marie Graves was born on April 15, 1946 at Dell Rapids, SD, the daughter of Theron and Luella (Orcutt) Graves. She grew up on Trent and graduated from Trent High School in 1964. She then worked...

Stella M. Bunkers, 91, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at the Dells Area Hospital. Stella’s wishes were to donate her body to the USD School of Medicine. A family graveside service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to your favorite charity or to St. Mary School in memory of Stella. Stella was born on July 5, 1929 at Trent, SD, the daughter of William and Mary (Majeres) Burkard. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Dell Rapids. She...

Alfred "Al" “Chuck” Thomas, 78, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. His funeral service will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. Alfred “Al” Charles “Chuck”...

Curtis Nelson, 82, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. His funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2021 in the Trent Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be on Thursday, April 22, 2021 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. Curtis Duane Nelson was born on March 14, 1939 at Dell Rapids, SD, the son of Ernest and Eva (Bates) Nelson. He...

Luella Sandro, 96, of Dell Rapids passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the Avera Dells Area Hospital. Her funeral will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lutheran Church of Dell  Rapids Chapel. Visitation will be in the church for two hours prior to the service. Luella Mercedes Anderson was born on June 19, 1924 in Dell Rapids, SD, the daughter of Chris and Agnes Anderson. She was the first C-section in the Dell Rapids hospital. She attended Hunt School and...

Debrah “Debbie” Corene Ronning was born on May 12, 1948 in Washington D.C. to Joshua and Liberty Rizzo.  Debbie and her family resided in Washington D.C. where Debbie attended Anacostia High School, graduating in 1966.  On August 7th, 1971 Debbie was united in marriage to James ‘Jim’ C. Ronning at the University of Maryland Chapel in College Park, Maryland.  Initially the newlyweds lived in Suitland Maryland and soon after found a permanent residence...