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...

John Harvey Pester, age 76, of Oldham, passed quietly March 8, 2021, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be held at a later date. John was born March 29, 1944 to George and Margaret Pester in Madison South Dakota. John grew up in the area until 1691 when he convinced his dad to let him enlist in the Navy at the age of 17. He served a couple of years. While home on leave John met Diane on a blind date set up by his friend. He returned home after the date and...

Kathryn Walter, age 86, of Arlington, VA, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. Arrangements are pending.

Karen Fletcher, age 81, of Ortonville, MN, died Sunday, February 14, 2021, in Huntsville, UT. Private family funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Wentworth. Masks will be required at the funeral service. She was born February 10, 1940 in Ortonville, Minnesota to Everett and Constance Evans. She was the eldest of three daughters and leaves behind Jane Pansch and Linda Komis. She grew up...

Delores Elaine Oltman, age 87, of Richardson, Texas passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021. Burial will be 9:30 AM, Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Lake Madison Lutheran Cemetery. She was born January 20, 1934 in Pierre, South Dakota. Delores is survived by Children; Peggy, Sandra, and John; Grandchildren Brooke and Elizabeth; Great-Grandchildren Owen and Quinn; and Sister Marion.