Gayle L Holida, 84, of Chester, South Dakota passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at the Madison Care and Rehabilitation Center, Madison, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Ellsworth Funeral Home, Madison with inurnment in Our Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery, Bryant, South Dakota. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday. There will be military rites by American Legion Post 25, Madison, South Dakota. Gayle was born in Naples,...

Wesley D. Tommeraasen, age 95, of Rapid City, formerly of Madison, died Monday, October 22, 2018, at the Rapid City Regional Health Home & Hospice. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Ellsworth Funeral Home. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday. He was born June 20, 1923 to Sandy and Ellen (Rensvold) Tommeraasen in Madison, SD, where he was raised. He thoroughly...

Curtis Caulk, age 68, of Madison, died Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at St. John Lutheran Church in Madison. Inurnment will be at a later date. The family will be present for visitation from 5-7 pm, Monday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7. Curtis Lester Caulk was born September 7, 1950, in Madison, to Lester and Marie (Young) Caulk. He graduated from Madison High...

Maxine L. Bloker, age 97, of Madison, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at Bethel Lutheran Home, Madison. Funeral Services will be 1:30 PM, Monday, October 1, 2018, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Wentworth. The family will be present for visitation from 2-4 PM on Sunday at the Ellsworth Funeral Home with a prayer service at 4. Maxine Lorraine Shafer was born April 28, 1921, at Valley Springs, SD to Otto and Enid (Ames) Shafer. ...

Max Schrader, 71, former Madison resident, died on Sept. 20, 2018 in Milwaukee, WI. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 10, 2018, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Chester. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday.  Max was born on Aug. 28, 1947 to Emert and Helen (Weber) Schrader. He graduated from Madison High School in 1965. He attended Dakota State University and graduated in 1969. Max taught school...

Alva E. Shoenrock, age 91, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Madison and Dell Rapids, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Good Samaritan Village, Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM, Monday, September 24, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church with burial at Graceland Cemetery.  The family will be present for visitation 5-7 PM Sunday evening with a Prayer Service at 7 PM at Ellsworth Funeral Home. Alva Evelyn Shoemaker was born October 23, 1926, to Lawrence and Lucille (White)...

Richard John Hallenbeck, age 87, of Shoreline, WA, formerly of Madison, went to be with the Lord Sept 16, 2018 in Shoreline. Memorial services will be 11 AM, Saturday, October 13, 2018, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Richard was a funeral director in Madison for some time before working as a furniture salesman in Colorado and Washington. Richard is married to Chong Ok Hallenbeck, and is the father to Gary Hallenbeck, Rebecca...

June A Becker, age 84, of Madison, died Sunday, September 9, 2018, at her residence under hospice care, surrounded by her family after a short courageous battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, September 13, 2018, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery.  The family will be present for visitation 5-7 PM Wednesday with a Scripture Wake Service and Rosary at 7:00 PM at Ellsworth Funeral Home. June Audrey Michael was born...

Gloria L. Pitts, age 79, of Madison, died Friday, September 7, 2018, at her residence under hospice care after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial at Ramona City Cemetery.  Visitation will begin noon Monday with the family present 5-7 PM Monday evening at Ellsworth Funeral Home. Gloria Leigh Haroldson was born May 12, 1939, at Madison to Henry and Ada (Hilde) Haroldson.  She...

Jennie M. Michelke, age 98, of Brookings, formerly of Madison, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at United Living Center in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 1, 2018, at West Center Baptist Church in Madison. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. The family will be present for visitation from 5-7 PM on Friday at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Jennie DeBoer was born February 15, 1920, in Madison, to John and Rena (Stomberg) DeBoer. She...