Charles “Chuck” W. Hill, age 83, of Madison, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at Bethel Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, March 15, 2019, at West Center Baptist Church in Madison. Burial will be at a later date at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. The family will be present for visitation 4-6 PM, Thursday, at Ellsworth Funeral Home. Charles William Hill was born on April 15, 1935, in Redfield, to William and Alvina (Hoff) Hill. He grew up in the Redfield area...

Georgia L. Thomas, age 83, of Madison, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Bethel Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, March 16, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Church in Madison. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Wentworth. The family will be present for visitation from 5-7 PM, Friday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. Georgia Lee Bruns was born December 25, 1935, in McCook County to George and Laura (Marquardt) Bruns. On November 18, 1953, she married Michael Thomas...

Gaylan E. Nelson, age 90, of Lake Poinsett, formerly of Sioux Falls, died Friday, March 8, 2019, at the Estelline Care Center. Private family graveside services will be held Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Gaylan Eugene Nelson was born October 17, 1928, in Madison, SD, to Adolph and Hazel (Ambur) Nelson. He attended school in Fairview, SD. Gaylan was drafted into the United States Army in January of 1951 and served in the Korean War until December 1952....

Eugene “Stub” M. Alverson, age 89, of Madison, formerly of Chester, died Friday, February 15, 2019, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at the Chester United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Monday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home and will resume one hour prior to services on Tuesday. Eugene (Stub) Myron Alverson was born on July 19, 1929, on the family farm west of...

Shirley J. Overskei, age 88, of Brookings, formerly of Nunda, passed from this life into the arms of her Lord Jesus on Sunday, January 13, 2019 in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Grace Lutheran Church, Nunda, SD.  Burial will follow at Prairie Queen Cemetery, rural Nunda.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Shirley Joan Oglesbee was born at home on September 8, 1930, to Everett and Cleta (Hess) Oglesbee, at...

Alta A. Lee, age 85, of Madison, died Friday, January 11, 2019, at her residence in Madison. Memorial Services will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 19, 2019, at First Baptist Church, Madison.  Inurnment will be at a later date at Rosendahl Cemetery, Sherman, SD.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Alta Andeline Wood was born May 15, 1933, at Madison, to Andrew and Minnie (Johnson) Wood.  She graduated from Madison High School and married Vernon G....

Denny DeWaard, 66, went to his forever home on January 4, 2019. Memorial services will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at Living Hope Wesleyan Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Dennis Wayne DeWaard was born April 6, 1952 to Jacob and Lorraine (Danger) DeWaard. He grew up on the family farm in Woden, IA, attended Kanawha Christian Grade School, Woden-Crystal Lake High School and North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City for one year. After that...

Linda K. Hilde, age 77, of Madison, died Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Lake Norden Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Monday, December 31, 2018, at Ellsworth Funeral Home at Madison. The family will be present for visitation Sunday, December 30, from 2PM-4PM at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. A lunch will be served in the Fellowship Hall of Trinity Lutheran Church following the burial at Graceland Cemetery. Linda Kay Anderson was born March 1, 1941,...

Patrick “Pat” J. Schlim, age 71, of Madison, died Monday, December 17, 2018, at Madison Regional Health. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, December 20, 2018, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Madison. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Howard. Patrick Schlim was born May 12, 1947 in Madison, to Charles and Justina (Kaiser) Schlim. Pat was raised in the Howard community before residing at the Redfield State School for about 15 years....

Dear Friends, You are invited to attend our 31st Annual Community Holiday Memorial Service at the Ellsworth Funeral Home on Sunday, December 9th, at 1:30 PM.  This is a special service to share with others who have lost a family member.  Rev. Barry Whipkey, of Madison United Methodist Church, will deliver this year's message.  Special music will be provided by Robert Ellsworth. Please bring with you a few short sentences or phrases about your loved one that we will read...