Della Mae Hoffman (Johnson), age 87, passed away of natural causes on September 19, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. Visitation will resume from 2-3 PM on Friday. Burial will follow Friday’s visitation at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. She was born April 12, 1934, on a farm in southern Lake County to Dell and Ethel (Sherman) Johnson. Della graduated from Madison High School in 1952, and attended a one year...

Tena Estelle Boellaard, age 85, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 18, 2021, at the Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown. No services will be held. Tena will be laid to rest with her mother in their family plot at the Ramona City Cemetery. Tena may have only stood 5' but her personality was so much bigger. Tena loved all things beautiful such as flowers, outdoor walks, coloring, and anything soft such as her fuzzy socks. One of her favorite pastimes was...

Craig Williamson age 58, of Madison, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of life service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Visitation will begin at 12:00 PM that day. Craig was born January 10, 1963 in Rapid City. He grew up mainly in California, and moved back to South Dakota in 1979, where he attended high school in Miller, and graduated from Sully Buttes High School. He...

Joy Reed went home to be with her Jesus on Monday, August 30, 2021, surrounded by her family after a valiant fight against the effects of Parkinson’s Disease. Her life will be celebrated 2:00 PM, Friday, September 3, 2021, at West Center Baptist Church in Madison. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery. Joy’s family will welcome guests at visitation from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Anna Joy Benton was born November 25,...

Ruth Joan Spencer, age 90, passed away on June 1, 2021 at Pacifica Senior Living in Ellensburg, WA, where she had resided since February 2019. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, August 28, 2021, at the United Methodist Church in Madison. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. A celebration of life luncheon will be held in the church dining room following the committal. Ruth Joan Gist was born on March 16, 1931, in Presho, South Dakota, to Joseph Raymond and...

Evelyn L. Plack, age 83, of Madison, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Graveside services will be held. Per her request, no additional obituary will be published.

Arvin B. Reuter, age 87, of Madison, died of natural causes on July 16, 2021, while a resident at Heritage Senior Assisted Living Center in Madison. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Son of the late Arthur and Gertrude Reuter, Arvin was born on December 8, 1933 at the family farm near Humboldt. Arvin received his primary education at the Hartford Public School System and graduated from Hartford High School in 1951. Arvin played basketball, acted in class plays and was elected...

Beverly Jean Engelkes, age 77, of Chester, passed away July 13, 2021, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will follow at Prospect Cemetery rural Chester. Visitation will be 4-6 PM, Monday, at the funeral home. Beverly Jean Engelkes was born April 25, 1944, in Huron, to Walter and Esther Hines. On February 16, 1968, Beverly married Joe Engelkes. Joe and...

Karl Henning, age 83, of Madison, died Friday, June 25, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Visitation will be 9:00-10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial with military honors will follow the visitation at the Ramona City Cemetery. Karl Stampe Henning was born December 23, 1937, in Los Angeles, CA. He attended Auto Mechanic trade school at 14, graduated from Loyola Catholic High School at the age of 19 in 1957, and was drafted to the...

John Norman Becker, 78 of Madison, died suddenly on June 12, 2021, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. A memorial visitation will be 1-3 PM, Friday, June 25, 2021, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Inurnment will follow at the St. Andreas Cemetery in Kingsbury County. John was born in 1942, in Owatonna, MN, to Fred Becker and Elizabeth (Reiter) Becker. He graduated from Owatonna High School in 1961, and, before enlisting in the Air Force in 1963, John worked on...