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Brett David Oliver

Brett David Oliver

Mar 7, 2026

Celebration of Life visitation for Brett “Moose” Oliver, age 53, of Gregory, SD will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026 from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Gregory Auditorium in Gregory, South Dakota. Private family burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery of Burke.

Lawrence Rueben Neuharth

Lawrence Rueben Neuharth

Mar 3, 2026

Lawrence's funeral service will be live-streamed through Grace Lutheran Church's Facebook page and You-tube page.  

Lawrence Reuben Neuharth was born July 18, 1931 south of Gregory, South Dakota Edward and Lydia (Klundt) Neuharth and he died March 3, 2026 at the Lake Andes Healthcare Center in Lake Andes, South Dakota at the age of 94 years.

Lawrence spent his entire life farming...

Melvin James Chasing Hawk, Sr

Melvin James Chasing Hawk, Sr

Feb 18, 2026

Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Bonesteel City Hall in Bonesteel, SD. Burial will be in the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery, St. Charles, SD. A visitation and wake will begin on Sunday afternoon at the Hall.

Melvin James Chasing Hawk Sr. (Ohitoya Nazin) was born on July 25, 1955 in Wagner, South...

Phillis Ann Bentson

Phillis Ann Bentson

Feb 4, 2026

Phillis Ann (Schmitz) Bentson was born on October 12, 1940 to Clarance and Mary (Darcy) Schmitz. She grew up in Bonesteel SD where she attended Bonesteel High School and graduated in 1958. Phillis later attended Springfield College earning her teaching certificate.

She taught 3rd grade in Gregory SD for one-year, and worked with Head Start in Eldora, Iowa, and Bonesteel, South...

Clementine Mary Cane

Clementine Mary Cane

Feb 2, 2026

Clementine Mary Cane was born April 17, 1947 at Wagner, South Dakota to Thomas and Eleanor (LeClaire) Cane. She was 78 at the time of her death. She entered into eternal rest on February 2, 2026 at the Mobridge Regional Hospital surrounded by her family.

She grew up in the Milk’s Camp area. Went to school in St, Charles and obtained...

Edith Lucina Drey

Edith Lucina Drey

Jan 31, 2026

Edith Lucina Drey was born in Mission, South Dakota on December 12, 1932 to Charles and Olive (James) Rang and she died January 31, 2026 at the Avera Gregory Healthcare Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 93 years.

Edith was baptized in the Catholic Church at St. Francis, South Dakota, she was joined by one brother and two...

Joan Marie Erickson

Joan Marie Erickson

Jan 3, 2026

Mary E. (Mock) Anderson and Millard Anderson had their daughter and third child in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 24 May 1947, naming her Joan Marie. They moved around the States quite a bit, taking their children all over the country, except for Hawaii. Mom loved to write and create cryptograph puzzles. She was especially protective of her younger brother, Michael...

Edward Ivan Reiman

Edward Ivan Reiman

Dec 27, 2025

Ed Reiman died December 27, 2025, at the Niobrara Valley Hospital in Lynch.

Ed Reiman was born on July 10, 1942, to Lawrence and Helen (Reiser) Reiman on the family farm located one and one-half miles east of Butte. He was the youngest of five children. At the age of six, Ed moved with his parents, sister Darlene, and brother Jerome...

Mary Rita Leibel

Mary Rita Leibel

Dec 22, 2025

Mary Rita was born on March 1, 1927 the last child of John and Mary “Mamie” Determan and she died December 22, 2025 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 98 years.

Mary Rita attended country school and had her sister Hilda as one of her teachers. Mary Rita graduated from St. Mary’s High School...

Thelma Rose Schmitz

Thelma Rose Schmitz

Dec 18, 2025

Thelma Schmitz died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, December 18, 2025 in O’Neill, NE. She was ninety-two.

Thelma was a devoted wife and mother who dearly loved her husband, children, and grandchildren. She is survived by her son Douglas and daughter-in-law René of O’Neill, her son David and daughter-in-law Carmen of Naper, her six grandchildren, and her twenty great-grandchildren.

Thelma Rose...

Myrna (Fode) Bleeker

Myrna (Fode) Bleeker

Dec 15, 2025

Myrna's Funeral Service will be live streamed through the Grace Lutheran Church, Burke South Dakota, Facebook and Youtube pages.Myrna Lynn (Fode) Bleeker passed away December 15, 2025 at Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln, NE. She spent her final days surrounded by family and loved ones, reminiscing and sharing stories from her life and childhood.

Myrna was born to Edwin and Donna...

Marvilla Fern Williams

Marvilla Fern Williams

Dec 15, 2025

Marvilla Fern (Jons) Williams was born on March 7, 1932 to Harold and Ida Jons. She died December 15, 2025 under hospice care in Topeka, Kansas at the age of 93 years.

She grew up on a farm and attended country school. She graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1951. The following November she married Max Williams and lived with him...

Cody Dean Vogt

Cody Dean Vogt

Dec 8, 2025

Cody's Funeral Service will be Live-Streamed through Clausen Funeral Home & Cremation Services Facebook page.

Cody Dean Vogt was born on November 26, 1990 in Gregory, South Dakota to Ronald and Deborah Vogt. He was their third child and only son. Cody was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Herrick, South Dakota. He was confirmed in the Immanuel Lutheran Church...

Arlene Agnes Larson

Arlene Agnes Larson

Dec 5, 2025

Arlene Larson, 101, of Lucas, South Dakota passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, SD.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:30AM at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Burke, SD.  Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery in Burke, SD.  Visitation will...

Richard Wayne Nelson

Richard Wayne Nelson

Dec 3, 2025

Richard (Rick) Wayne Nelson was born in Volga, SD to Martin T. and Helen Lundin Nelson. He was the third of four siblings. He attended Longfellow 56 Country School through third grade continuing on to Oldham School where he graduated in 1964. In high school, he was a star athlete in football and basketball. Rick graduated with a Bachelor of...

Joseph William Counselor

Joseph William Counselor

Dec 1, 2025

Joseph's Funeral Service will be live streamed through the Grace Lutheran Church, Burke South Dakota, Facebook and Youtube pages.

Joseph W. Counselor (Joe) went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 1, 2025, at the age of 80. He was born December 27, 1944, in Guymon, Oklahoma to Arthur and Velma (Reno) Counselor....

Robert Henry Sangster

Robert Henry Sangster

Nov 24, 2025

Robert (Bob) Henry Sangster was born June 10, 1941, to Bert and Jessie (Sander) Sangster and passed away November 24, 2025, at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 84 years.

Bob and his sister, Elaine grew up on the farm south of Burke that was homesteaded by their grandparents. He attended...

Kathleen Jo Mcmillan

Kathleen Jo Mcmillan

Nov 15, 2025

Kathy's service will be live streamed through Clausen Funeral Home and Cremation Services facebook page.

Kathleen Jo McMillan, 72, passed away on November 15, 2025. She was born on July 17, 1953, in Bassett, Nebraska, to Harold and Nellie (Dodge) McMillan.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Nellie Jean McMillan...

Ronnie Lee Johnson

Ronnie Lee Johnson

Nov 12, 2025

Ronnie's service will be live streamed through Clausen Funeral Home & Cremation Services facebook page.

Ronnie Lee Johnson, age 71, of Burke, South Dakota, passed away unexpectedly on November 12, 2025. He was born on July 11, 1954, in Burke, SD, to Raymond and Dorothy (Benter) Johnson, the oldest of their four children.

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Wayne Leroy Schoenefeld

Wayne Leroy Schoenefeld

Nov 11, 2025

Wayne's Funeral Service will be live streamed through the Grace Lutheran Church, Burke South Dakota, Facebook and Youtube pages.

Wayne LeRoy Schoenefeld was born August 9, 1939 to Alvin and Vera (Sieh) Schoenefeld at the Burke Hospital in Burke, South Dakota.

He grew up on the family farm 7 miles west of Naper,...

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