Obituaries
Mary Bear
Nov 12, 2017
Mary Margret Bear, age 81 of Ortonville, died Sunday, November 12, 2017, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Visitation and Rosary will be one hour prior to the service. Father Brian Oestreich will be the celebrant, and the organist will...
Eunice Bailey
Nov 6, 2017
Eunice Bailey, age 99 of Wilmot died November 6, 2017, at the Wilmot Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 10, at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot. Rev. John Barkett will officiate and burial will be in the Wilmot Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m. and...
Sylvia Rasmussen
Nov 2, 2017
Sylvia Rasmussen, age 91, a long time Ortonville resident died on November 2, 2017, at the Appleton Municipal Nursing Home in Appleton, MN. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 6, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Ortonville. Pastor Lynn Thomas will officiate and burial will be in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be at...
Allen Theye
Oct 28, 2017
Allen F. Theye, age 73, resident of Milbank, SD, died on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Milbank Area Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Summit, SD. Pastor Justin Neugebauer will officiate, and burial will be at Osceola #2 Cemetery in Marvin. Visitation will be held...
Grace Strei
Oct 27, 2017
Grace Jeanette Olson was born on February 22, 1917 in Howard, South Dakota; she was the daughter of Nels and Christine (Blyseth) Olson. At the age of 11 years old, she asked Jesus to be her Savior while attending Burton Baptist Church. After attending school in Howard, she moved with her family to Dawson, Minnesota, where she graduated from high...

Valina Nichols
Oct 26, 2017
Valina J. Nichols, age 102, who died on October 25, 2017, at Fairway View Assisted Living. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., at Artichoke Lake Baptist Church in rural Correll, MN. Pastor Tom Swartley will officiate. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home....
Wayne Wagner
Oct 26, 2017
Wayne Wagner, age 84, resident of Clinton, MN, died on October 26, 2017 at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 4, 3:00 p.m., at Elim Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN. Pastor Richard Larson will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will take place in Clinton...
Shirley Naab
Oct 18, 2017
Shirley Naab, age 76, of Graceville, Minnesota, who died on October 18, 2017, at Grace Home in Graceville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Home in Graceville. Pastor Lynn Thomas will officiate, and burial will be at Graceville Consolidated Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday, one hour prior to the...
Carol Kleindl
Oct 17, 2017
Carol Kleindl, age 62 of Graceville died October 17, 2017, at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 20 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Visitation will be held on Thursday at the church from 4 - 8 p.m. and continue Friday morning, one hour prior to the Mass. A prayer...
Rachel Ehlebracht
Oct 16, 2017
Rachel Ehlebracht, age 94, of Big Stone City died on October 16, 2017, at Bethesda Home in Webster, SD. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 20 at 2:00 p.m. at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. Richard Larson will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m....
Willard Bock
Oct 15, 2017
Bill Bock, age 83 of Milbank died October 15, 2017, at Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Bill Cornelius will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be held at Emanuel Lutheran Church on Wednesday from 5 -...
Marjorie Lantis
Oct 15, 2017
Marjorie Lantis, age 91 of Ortonville, a former Big Stone City resident died October 15, 2017, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Pastor Ailsa Odom will officiate and burial will be in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 5...
Beverly Peterson
Oct 11, 2017
Beverly Peterson, age 92, formerly of Clinton, MN, died on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at the Appleton Care Center in Appleton, MN. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Elim Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN. Visitation will be at the church, one hour prior to the service. Pastor Richard Larson will officiate and...
Eldred Swenson
Oct 7, 2017
Eldred Swenson, age 79 of Ortonville died October 7, 2017, at Fairway View Neighborhoods. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. Richard Larson will officiate and burial will be at Eidskog Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5 - 7 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson...
Robert Voldseth Sr
Oct 6, 2017
Robert Voldseth Sr., age 84 of Milbank died October 6, 2017, at Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center. Private family services will be held. Robert A. Voldseth was born July 9, 1933, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was the son of Arne and Gunvor (Fallan) Voldseth. He attended grade school in Sioux Falls, Tent, SD and in Brandon, SD. Robert served...
Robert Walter
Sep 27, 2017
Robert Walter, age 78, of Ortonville died September 27, 2017, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, October 4 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Father Brian Oestreich will celebrate the Mass. Visitation will be held at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home (Ortonville) on Tuesday from 5-7 p.m....
Eleanora Quast
Sep 24, 2017
Eleanora Ruth Bergstrand was born to John Henry and Lillian (Becker) Bergstrand on October 17, 1934, in Fargo, ND. She grew up in Valley City, ND, where she attended school and graduated from College High in 1952. After high school, she moved to Minneapolis and lived there until her marriage to Richard C. Quast on January 1, 1955. To this...
Dorothy Batcheller
Sep 20, 2017
Graveside service for Francis and Dorothy Batcheller of Mesa, AZ, will be held at the Milbank City Cemetery on September, 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Francis and Dorothy passed away while residing in AZ and previously lived in Milbank area. Friends and Family are invited to the service. Graveside Milbank City Cemetery 1003 East 4th Avenue Milbank, SD 57252 Wednesday,...
Selma Felton
Sep 16, 2017
Selma Felton, age 94 of Ortonville died September 16, 2017, at the Ortonville Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. Dennis O’Neill will officiate and burial will be in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home on Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m....

Ronald Beckman
Sep 15, 2017
OBITUARY FOR RONALD BECKMAN Ronald Lee Beckman, 83, died September 15, 2017, in a Milbank care facility. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 30th, at 10:30 AM at the Living Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Church in Ortonville with Pastor David Homrighausen officiating. Family visitation will be held at Lakeside Park from 4 to 6 PM on Friday,...