William "Chip" Bruce Wenk Jr., age 71, of Madison, died Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, due to a heart attack. Memorial visitation will be 4-6 PM, Friday, January 20, 2023, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. Inurnment will take place in the spring. He was born in Scottsbluff, NE, on June 18, 1951, to William and Miriam (Smith) Wenk, while his father served in the Army in Louisiana. Shortly after birth, the family returned to...

UPDATE TO SERVICES: MEMORIAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE SPRING OF 2023. Marceline E. Schulz, age 94, of Madison, died Sunday, December 11, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Memorial services will be held in the Spring of 2023. Marcy was born on March 19th 1928 in Canova, to William and Alvine (Prakel) Gungtum. She attended school in Canova. She married Arnold Schulz on March 7, 1946 in Sioux Falls. She worked at Montgomery Ward and Interlakes Community...

Linda Schroeder, age 69, of Scotland, passed away November 14, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls from injuries sustained in a car accident.  Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Grace Lutheran Church in Nunda. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church, lunch and fellowship will follow the funeral service at the church. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. The service will be live streamed through Grace...

Unice Merya Nelson-Jager transcended to the other side on November 9, 2022  The family wants to celebrate her life as she lived it – with joy and faith.  Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lake Norden. Inurnment will follow at the East Norden Cemetery. She was born November 22, 1927, in the county Gailesville, WI.  She was baptized and confirmed at French Creek Lutheran Church.  The Nelson...

Shirley Walker, age 81, of Madison, died Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Shirley Ovre was born on March 19, 1941, to Clarence and Alma Ovre in Canton. Shirley married Albert Walker on December 4, 1960, in Lennox. Shirley was an avid reader, crocheter, writer,...

Deanna Marilyn Budahl, 82, passed away peacefully at Bethel Lutheran Home on October 10, 2022. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Deanna will be honored at a memorial service at a later date. Deanna was born at her family’s homestead outside of Gary, SD, on August 19, 1940, to Wendell and Doris Bailey. She attended elementary school in Gary and high school in Clear Lake. After graduation she studied at Mankato Business...

James C. Lane, age 57, of Sioux Falls, died Thursday, September 22, 2022, in Sioux Falls.  Per his request, no services will be held.

Our dear mother Marilyn Jean Tyler passed away peacefully on September 20, 2022, at the age of 80. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM, Monday, September 26, 2022, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Monday. She was born to Guylene (Olson) and Roy Nighbert on July 24,1942, in Madison. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was always there for us. She was very loved...

Gertrude "Trudy" Aartun, age 91, of Madison, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022, at the Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 13, 2022, at the Zion Cemetery near Colton. Trudy is survived by her devoted and loving husband of 65 years Norman, and her extended family and friends. She will be greatly missed and remembered as a warm and caring lady.

Dorothy May (Bjornson) Bahr, age 85, of Madison, died Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at the Madison Regional Health System. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the United Methodist Church in Madison. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Friday, at the church. Dorothy was born in Arvilla, North Dakota on June 11, 1937, to Ralph and Norma (Collins) at Grand Forks Hospital and Poor Farm and lived near Emerado, North Dakota where they...