Lyman "Skip" Russell Overskei was received into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at the age of 93. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, private family funeral services will be held. He was born September 21, 1926 to Lars and Effie Lillian (Hyland) Overskei on the family farm homestead 1.5 miles south of Nunda. He attended Prairie Queen Country School through the 8th grade and graduated from Rutland High School in 1944. Upon graduation he started...

Gladys Costlow "Glady", age 97, of Madison, died Monday, July 20, 2020, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. A celebration of life will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity or church. Gladys Costlow was born October 11, 1922 near Wentworth, SD, to Claude and Mary (Graff) Elverson. She attended Sunshine School and Madison High School. She married Harold Costlow and settled in Madison. They operated a gas station, drive-in restaurant...

Chuck Moffatt, age 87, of Mount Vernon, WA, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 12th, 2020. Per his request, no services will be held. Charles Edward Moffatt was born September 21, 1932, in Montevideo, Minnesota to Clarence and Minnie Moffatt. He spent a portion of his grade school years in Fort St. John, British Columbia during the building of the Alaska-Canadian Highway where his father was the electrical foreman for the project. Chuck graduated from Montevideo High School and went on to...

Janice Leighton, age 83, of Madison, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at her residence. Per her request, no services will be held. Janice Helene (Carter) Leighton was born December 21, 1936, at Carthage, South Dakota, to Fritz and Bilda (Van Scharrel) Carter. She was raised on a farm near Carthage before moving to Madison in 1949 where she graduated from Madison High School. She married Harold Leighton on October 24, 1954. They lived in Madison for a short time before moving to Reseda,...

Albert George Woods, age 34, of Winfred, died Friday, May 22, 2020, at his home. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Albert was born on June 13th, 1985, to Albert and Rachel Woods, at Riverside Hospital in Riverside, California. He graduated from Madison High School in Madison, SD. His hobbies included bowling, fishing, and spending time with his nieces and nephews. He is survived by his mom Rachel Woods; brother Jim (Angie) Woods; sister Stacy (Ryan) Lindholm; nieces Hallie,...

Wilbur Gehrels, age 96, of Madison, passed away May 19, 2020, at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, May 22, 2020, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Wentworth. Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery at Wentworth. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Thursday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. To protect the health of others, the family kindly respects condolences from a distance if anyone feels they shouldn’t attend. Wilbur...

Lois Moffatt, age 88, of Mount Vernon, WA, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020, in Montana. Per her request, no services will be held. Eva Lois (McBride) Moffatt was born February 16th, 1932, in the high plains of South Dakota to Forrest and Ina Merle McBride, the youngest of four children. She grew up working her family’s Half Box M ranch with her father where they raised Hereford cows. Attended high school in Sturgis, SD, and college in Minneapolis, MN. She was always more at home in...

Steven "Steve" Graham, age 61, of Madison, died Saturday, May 2, 2020, at his home due to metastatic melanoma. A wake service will be held at a later date. Steve was born September 7, 1958 and grew up in Kansas and Ohio. He received his BS from the University of Kansas in 1980 and his PhD in Computer Science in 1988. While at KU he met his co-conspirator, Tammy Powell, and they married in August 1978. Steve worked at various technology companies and start-ups in...

Betty Jean Bast, 95, of Vermillion, SD, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Private graveside services will be held. She was born November 8, 1924, in Sheldon, IA, to Robert and Anna (Johnson) Fischer.  Betty spent most of her childhood in Milbank, SD, and graduated from Milbank High School in 1943. At the age of 16 she started work as a telephone switchboard operator for Northwestern Bell, and except for ten months spent in the Cadet Nurse Corps, she worked as an...

Alma G. (Hofer) Rames, age 103, formerly of Madison, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, passed peacefully with loved ones near at the Good Samaritan Society in Canton. Due to the viral pandemic her commital has taken place at Rosehill Cemetery in Scotland, SD and memorial services will be held at a later date at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. Alma Georgia Hofer, the oldest of 10 children, was born March 22, 1917 in Olivet, SD to Paul B. and Olive (Walker) Hofer. She graduated from...