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 PM, 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)...

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...

Arlyce Freet, age 75, of Madison, died Monday, August 27, 2018, at Madison Regional Health System. Memorial Services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, August 31, 2018, at Church at the Gate, Madison, with inurnment at Winfred Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arlyce Marlene (Nipp) Freet was born March 30, 1943 to George and Viola (Rich) Nipp in Chester, SD.  Her family called Winfred, SD home and she attended Madison Public School. ...

Steven Peppmuller, age 69, of Madison, died Thursday, August 16, 2018, at the Madison Regional Health System. A family graveside service will take place at a later date at the Calvary Cemetery in Mitchell.

Mary E. “Betty” Mauf, age 97, of Madison, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Bethel Lutheran Home, Madison. Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, August 3, 2018, at Madison United Methodist Church with burial at Graceland Cemetery.  Visitation will 5-7 PM Thursday at Ellsworth Funeral Home with a Prayer Service at 7 PM. Mary Elizabeth Trueb was born July 15, 1921, at Dubuque, IA to Anthony and Lillian (Volrath) Trueb.  Betty graduated from Madison High School in 1939...

Bernice Nelson, age 94, of Madison, died Thursday, July 05, 2018, at the Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM, Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at First Baptist Church in Madison. Burial will follow at Sunnyside Cemetery at Trent. The family will be present for visitation from 5-7 pm with a prayer service at 7 pm, Monday at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Bernice Mae Nelson was born on October 2, 1923 on a farm near Canistota, SD to Claud L. and Maud E. (Arnold)...

Helen W. Larsen, age 98, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Madison, died Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 5, 2018, at West Center Baptist Church in Madison. The family will be present for visitation from 4-6 pm, Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Madison.   Helen Kirstein was born on October 5, 1919, in Madison, to Richard and Martha...

Joseph “Joe” S. Thompson, age 92, of Madison, died Saturday, June 2, 2018, at the Madison Care and Rehab Center. Memorial services will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Joseph Thompson was born August 22, 1925, in Canova, to Alfred and Nellie (Hartle) Thompson. He was raised in the Howard area and...