Michael N. Lindholm, age, 72, of Wentworth, SD, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Ava's House Hospice in Sioux Falls. Services will be 2:00 pm, Fri., April. 12, at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Wentworth. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery at Wentworth. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Thursday with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. The service will be livestreamed on the church Facebook page.  Michael Norman Lindholm was born...

Donald "Don" Neises, 89, of Madison passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024 at Madison Regional Health System. Funeral Services for Donald Theodore Neises will be held at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Madison, SD on Monday, April 8, at 1:00 pm., with burial at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Oldham, SD. Visitation at St. Thomas Church, Madison, SD on Sunday, April 7 from 4-6 PM with a Christian Wake Service followed by the rosary to follow beginning at 5:30 p.m.. Donald T. Neises...

Donna Mae Erstad-Roesler, was called home on March 19, 2024, at Madison, SD, the first day of spring, signifying a time of renewal, rebirth and new beginnings, just shy of 94 years old. Born to Erna (Junker) and Leopold Beyer on May 1, 1930, in Madison, SD. She was one of 10 children. She married her first husband, Alden (Al) Erstad, on Aug. 25,1950, (he died October 4, 1991), and her second husband, Paul Roesler, on June 18, 1995, (he died on June 26, 2022). Celebration of life will be...

Richard L. Soma, age 73, of Oldham, SD, passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at his daughters home near Madison under the loving care of his family and hospice care. Funeral  Service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Oldham Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Friday, at the church with a Prayer Service at 6 pm, and one hour preceding the service at the church. Burial will be at Oldham Lutheran Cemetery.  Rick was born June 23,1950, at Ramona, SD. to Richard O....

Charles (Chuck) F. Sheffield, 82, peacefully passed away at the Madison Regional Health with his close family at his bedside. Memorial Services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Ellsworth Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery at Madison. Chuck was born at home in Stickney, South Dakota, on December 21, 1941, to William and Dena (VanDerheiden) Sheffield, he was the seventh of nine children. The family lived on various farms until his father passed away. They...

Michael Dale Kern, a loving son, father, grandfather, brother and uncle passed away on February 10, 2024 at his home in Wentworth, SD of health complications. He was born March 10, 1950 in Madison, SD to Dale and Phyllis (Rook) Kern. He grew up in Madison with his two sisters, Chris and Lori. Memories at the lake will always be treasured, especially as the self -proclaimed ‘best’ water skier. Mike graduated from Madison High School and immediately enrolled in Dakota State,...

Visitation for Sunday has been canceled!                        Walter A. “Wally” Reed, 66, of Madison, SD,  died Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the Madison Regional Health in Madison, SD. Funeral Services will be Monday, January 15, 11:00 A.M., at Oldham Lutheran Church, Oldham, SD. Burial will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Oldham.  Visitation will be from 5 – 7 P.M. Sunday evening at the Ellsworth...

Loren (Woody) Becker, Age 89 of Madison, SD, formerly of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 at Madison Regional Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30AM Monday, January 8, 2024 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Madison. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00PM on Sunday, January 7, 2024 with Christian Wake Service at 7 pm at Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Visitation will continue one hour preceding the service at the church. Burial with Military Honors will  be at St....

Douglas Eggebraaten, age 73, of Rutland, died Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at his home. Services will be 11:00 am, Wed., at Grace Lutheran Church in Nunda. Visitation is 5-7 pm, Tuesday at Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will be at Lake Park Cemetery near Wentworth. Doug Eggebraaten was born on April 7, 1950, to Orville “Dude” and Zelda (Thode) Eggebraaten. He attended Rutland High School, graduating in 1968. Doug married Eleanor Wagner on April 7, 1972, at Bethel...

Susan Kay Soma, age 74, of Oldham, SD, passed away Sat., Nov. 18, 2023, at her home due to heart failure. She was a woman of simple joys and enduring love. Services will be 10:30 am, Wed., Nov. 22, at Oldham Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Tuesday, at the church with a Prayer Service at 6 pm. Burial will be at Oldham Lutheran Cemetery.  Susan Kay Bickett was born to Stanley and Donna (Johnson) Bickett on July 24, 1949, at Ramona, SD. Susan’s roots in faith were at the...