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...

Georgia A. Rentz, age 78, of Wentworth, died Sunday, June 6, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Wentworth. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Georgia Alice Rentz was born on July 8, 1942, in Chester, to George and Alice (Abraham) Rentz. She graduated from Chester High School and spent her entire life in the Wentworth area before moving...

Marie Ann DeBoer. Age 93, of Sioux Falls, SD (formerly of Madison, SD), met her Lord and Savior face to face on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. We are strengthened knowing that her faith has become sight, she is free from the pains of this earth, and is now rejoicing in Christ. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at West Center Baptist Church in Madison. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Tuesday,...

Thomas C. Spiering, age 86, of Madison, died Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the Madison Regional Health System. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will follow at the Union Cemetery in Flandreau. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Tuesday. Thomas Spiering was born on May 31, 1934, to John and Freida (Leibert) Spiering in Codington County. He was raised on a farm and eventually earned his GED. Tom was was proud...

Patricia “Patsy” Kaye Schaffer, age 73, of Ramona, passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on May 1, 2021. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will be 10 AM, Wednesday, at the Ramona Cemetery. Patricia “Patsy” Bloom was born to Orville and Eva (McDonald) Bloom on October 22, 1947, in Madison. She was raised on the family farm near Ramona. In her youth, she loved riding horses and...

Theodore “Ted” Pekarek, age 97, of Madison, died Monday, April 26, 2021, at the Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the United Church of Christ in Winfred. Burial will follow at the Winfred Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday. Ted was born on May 8, 1923, near Kimball, to Frank and Lillian (Burkine) Pekarek. He grew up on a farm south of Kimball where he attended country school and lived...

Arlyce Schut, age 89, of Madison, died Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Funeral services will be 11:30 AM, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will follow at the Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Tuesday. Arlyce Irene Gray was born on September 2, 1931, at Canton, SD, to Meredith & Edna Gray. She married Gerald Schut on September 4, 1953, at the Canton Lutheran...