All Obituaries

Willard W. Wirkus, 72, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at Riverview Healthcare Center in Flandreau, SD. His Memorial Service will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 15, 2021 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. Inurnment will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery. Will entered his final journey and is now at peace. He pursued his life’s greatest adventures with his loving wife, Diane Wirkus. They lived...

Berniece S. Blake, 78, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A private family service will be held. Berniece is survived by her seven children, Tina (Mark Ericksen) of Sioux Falls, Bart (Kathy) of Dell Rapids, Brett of Fallbrook, CA, Clint (Maddie) of Sioux Falls, Debbie (Steve) of Valley Springs, Wade of Dell Rapids and Tim (Stacie) of Colton and her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is prceded in death...

Troy Trygstad, 49, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. His Memorial Service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2021 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. Troy Trygstad was born on March 17, 1972, to Gaylon and Linda (Connor) Trygstad. He grew up in Nunda, SD, until moving with his family...

Mark Boyum, 64, of Sioux Falls, passed away at his home of an apparent heart attack. A graveside service will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, October 11, 2021 at St. Michael Cemetery, Sioux Falls. Mark is survived by Lora Cady; his children, Zach Boyum, Dulcinea Boyum and Annie Boyum; his sisters,  Kathleen and Sue (Brian Rainey);  brothers, Jim (d) (Kathy), Tom (Janet) and Dan (Pam).

LaDonna Christensen, 89, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Her funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 in Quarry Rock Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation will begin on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. LaDonna Lou Andersen was born on March 17, 1932 at Madison, SD, the daughter of John and Sena (Nielsen) Anderson. She grew up...

Sharon Kay Gannon,75, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Her Memorial Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. Inurnment will be in the St. Mary Cemetery. Sharon Kathryn (Kay) Gannon was born to Liguori and Doris Gannon in Dell Rapids, SD on November 4, 1945. Kay grew up on a farm west of town with her parents...

Richard "Dick" Gannon, 83, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. His Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 20, 2021 in St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. The Christian Wake Service will begin at 4:00 p.m. with a Catholic Order of Foresters Rosary to...

Janet (Turner) Gross, 78, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Dougherty Hospice House. Visitation will begin at 12 noon on Friday, September 17 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home in Dell Rapids, with the family present from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Her funeral service will begin on Saturday morning, September 18 at 10:00 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery. We would like to honor Janet’s memory by wearing her...

Jon Thomas "Tom" Jones, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran of Mount Vernon passed away at the age of 80 from a brain aneurysm on August 26th. His Memorial Service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Visitation with the family present will be one-hour prior to the start of the service. Inurnment will be in the Hills of Rest Cemetery, Sioux Falls. Tom was predeceased by his parents, Lloyd and Amy Jones; sister, Barb...

Clarice (Splonskowski) Tebbe, 86, of Colton, SD died on August 23, 2021 at Bethel Nursing Home in Madison SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 28 at St. Joseph the Workman Catholic Church at Huntimer. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, August 27 at Kahler-Brende  Funeral Home in Dell Rapids, with a Christian Wake Service at 5:00 pm. She was born on a farm in Marion, SD on October 5, 1934 to Charles and Marcella Splonskowski. She was the youngest...