Obituary Listing

Mar 29, 2021

Don's funeral will be live streamed on the churches facebook page at United in Faith Parish UMC

The family is requesting that masks be worn during the services.

Donald Robert Young was born on a homestead north of Herrick, SD, on April 28, 1933, to Truman and Caroline (Haisch) Young.  Don...

Mar 23, 2021

Lawrence (Larry) Donald Crouse, age 80, of Burke, SD passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 .

Larry was born in Boone, Iowa on October 7, 1940.  He was the son of Paul and Ruth (Smith) Crouse.  Larry grew up in Denison and Carroll, Iowa.  At an early age, Larry was known as a daredevil.  He wasn't...

Mar 22, 2021

Gregg LeRoy Wilhelmsen, age 65, of Spencer, Nebraska, beloved Dad, Son, Brother, companion, and friend passed away peacefully March 22, 2021 at the Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls.  Gregg was born February 26, 1956 to Peter and Ada Jeanne (Hutchinson) Wilhelmsen in the Burke Hospital.  He was the second of five children. He lived in Jamison, Nebraska.  While...

Mar 6, 2021

Thomas Glenn Higgins was born March 4, 1946 to Thomas & Josephine (Timmerman) Higgins in Stuart, Nebraska & passed away after a long battle of cancer, on March 6, 2021 in Good Samaritan Nursing home, Atkinson, Nebraska.  Thomas had just celebrated his 75th birthday.

Thomas attended country school growing up until he went to Spring View School...

Feb 27, 2021

Funeral services for Glenn LaPointe, age 47, of Bonesteel, SD will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the Bonesteel City Hall.    Burial will be in the Ponca Creek UCC Cemetery, St. Charles..  Wake services began on Tuesday evening and will continue until the time of the service.

Feb 25, 2021

Robert Lewis Peppel was born April 26, 1934 to Wallace and Ethel (Lewis) Peppel at their home north of St. Charles, South Dakota and passed away February 25, 2021 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 86 years.

He attended school in St. Charles for nine years and then...

Feb 23, 2021

Doris Marie Anderson, 81, of Bonesteel SD passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD.

Doris Marie Staebell was born April 28, 1939 in Humboldt, SD to Edward and Naomi (Even) Staebell. She attended St. Ann Catholic School and graduated from Humboldt High School. She worked at John Morrell...

Feb 21, 2021

Hymer's funeral services are private and family only.

James Harvey "Hymer" Benter, 75, of Burke, SD passed away on Sunday, February 21 st , 2021 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, SD.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 6 th , 2021 at 1:00PM at the Baptist Church in Burke, SD. ...

Feb 15, 2021

Terry Lee Muller, age 76, of Naper, Nebraska, beloved dad, brother, and friend passed away February 15, 2021 at the Gregory, South Dakota Hospital.  Terry was born on July 31, 1944 to Hayward and Leona Muller in Burke, South Dakota.  Terry spent his entire life in the Naper area, including many years along the Keya Paha River.  He attended...

Feb 7, 2021

The funeral will be live streamed on our Facebook page at Clausen Funeral Home & Cremation services.

The family has asked that mask are to be worn at the funeral service.

Thomas Lee Richardson was born November 21, 1962 at Burke, South Dakota to Elmer and Ruby (Thiede) Richardson and he passed away February 7,...

Jan 29, 2021

We will live stream Joan's funeral service through our facebook page Clausen Funeral Home & Cremation Services beginning at 10:25 AM on Friday February 5, 2021.

Joan Helen (Horst) Zeisler was born May 15 th 1933 to Fred and Elfride (Bogenhagen) Horst at home near White Lake South Dakota.  Joan was baptized and confirmed at...

Jan 26, 2021

Elsie Frieda Kortmeyer was born November 19, 1921 to Rudolph and Bertha (Ring) Willuweit at their family home south of Burke near Jamison, Nebraska.  Elsie died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 99 years.

She was baptized at the Lutheran Church west of Naper,...

Jan 14, 2021

Ranata LaRee Granzella passed away on January 14, 2021 after a difficult battle with cancer. She was 55 years old and was taken too soon. Ranata was born on February 21, 1965 in Nuremberg, Germany. She was blessed to travel and live around the world as a military child. Throughout her youth she built a passion for learning that...

Jan 12, 2021

Sharon Kaye Jensen was born November 9, 1946 in Gregory, SD to Lyle Sr and Cecil (Alexander) Vaughn and passed away January 12, 2021 at home surrounded by her loved ones after a short battle with cancer.

Sharon grew up south of St. Charles, SD and graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1964.  She obtained her teacher...

Jan 7, 2021

Alvin Frank Bendig was born April 17, 1925 near Naper, Nebraska to Adolph and Viola (Stoltenberg) Bendig and he died January 7, 2021 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 95 years.

Alvin grew up on the family farm near Bonesteel, South Dakota.  He attended Pleasant Valley Country School and...

Jan 6, 2021

Dwight Keith Pepper was born September 30, 1951 to Duane and Cleone (Herman) Pepper in Burke, South Dakota.  He was baptized at the Baptist Church in Bonesteel as a young child.  He lived north of Bonesteel early on in his childhood and then moved to a farm south of Bonesteel in 1964.  He graduated from Bonesteel High School in...

Dec 25, 2020

Burnell Jonah Patterson was born March 28, 1955 at Ravinia, South Dakota to Phillip Joseph and Gwendolyn Whynne (White Coat) Patterson and he died December 25, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in Scotland, South Dakota at the age of 65 years.

He grew up in Ravinia and attended school in Lake Andes, graduating in 1975.  while...

Dec 17, 2020

Donna Fae (Davis) Ludemann was born to James LeRoy and Lenora (Kramer) Davis on March 21, 1932.  She passed away December 17, 2020 at Stanton Health Center, Stanton, NE at the age of 88.

Donna grew up north of Naper, Nebraska and attended school at St. Charles, South Dakota graduating from Naper High School in 1950.  She...

Dec 12, 2020

Robert Allen "Bob" Yeigh, 57, passed away surrounded by family on December 12, 2020. Bob was born on November 20, 1963, to Raymond and Shirley (Bush) Yeigh. He grew up in Bonesteel, SD with, his two older brothers Rick and Eugene, and his younger sister Jennie. He graduated in May 1982.

Bob enjoyed spending time with family...

Dec 11, 2020

Ruth Darlene Geyer Sutton was born on July 10, 1929 in Bonesteel, SD to Harry C. Geyer and Mary (Flisram) Geyer. She passed away on December 11, 2020 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, SD at the age of 91 from complications of Covid-19.

She was the youngest of 5 children and grew up on a...