Elna Vadnais Hawkes, age 84, of Madison, died Sunday, January 19, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. A graveside ceremony and interment will be at the Fielding Memorial Cemetery, in Idaho Falls, ID, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2019. 3:00 p.m. Out of the turbulence of the dust bowl 30’s, came Elna Lavern Vadnais, the seventh of twelve children born to Alfred and Lavern Behling Vadnais in Kilgore, ID, On Feb. 23, 1935.  A blessing of growing up on a remote cattle ranch in...

Olga Julia Abraham went to be with her beloved husband on Saturday January 18, 2020 at the Madison Regional Health System. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the United Methodist Church in Madison. Burial will be prior to services at the St. John Lutheran Cemetery rural Ramona. Visitation will be 4-6 PM, Friday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. Olga was born June 13, 1926 on a farm east of Madison, SD to Michael and Anna (Graese) Janke. She attended elementary...

Robert V. Lee, age 92, of Flandreau, died Friday, January 17, 2020, at the Avera Brady Home in Mitchell. Bob’s family will have a private service for Bob due to the SD inclement weather, a memorial service will be held at a later date. Bob would not want anyone driving in SD winter conditions. Robert V. Lee was born to Julius and Gladys (Peterson) Lee on July 7, 1927 on a farm near Colman, SD. Bob and Darlene Loiseau were married at the Little Brown Church in the Vale on September 8,...

Beloved father, Edward Mark Hallenbeck, age 87, passed away peacefully in Casa Grande, AZ surrounded by family on January 13, 2020 at 1:35 a.m. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6 PM, Friday, with a Masonic Service at 6 PM, also at the funeral home.  Ed was born in Madison, South Dakota to Mark and Agnes Hallenbeck where he would reside until he left home...

Jean Marie Tommeraasen (Buxengard), age 90, of Madison, SD passed peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Avantara Mountain View in Rapid City, SD. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Jean was born on May 8, 1929 to Knute & Esther Buxengard in Spring Grove, Minnesota where she was baptized & confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church, &...

Sharon Lea Oines, age 79, of Madison, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls after a lengthy battle with cancer.  Memorial visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2020, at Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison, with a prayer service to follow from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with Pastor Phillip Hofinga officiating.  A private family burial will take place prior to services on Monday. Sharon was born February 12, 1940, in...

Shirley Moore, age 71, of Madison, died Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Bethel Lutheran Home. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Tuesday, January 7, at Ellsworth Funeral Home. Shirley Marie Hockett was born in Madison, South Dakota on April 19th, 1948 to Elsie and Frank Hockett.  With her birth, she became the youngest and last child of Elsie and...

Janice A. Phelps, age 88, of Madison, died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Heritage Senior Living in Madison. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Thursday, December 26, 2019, with a prayer service at 7, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, at the Colman Cemetery. Per her request, there will be no funeral service. Janice French was born on June 29, 1931, in Flandreau, to Philo and Lulu (Fulmer) French. She grew up in Colman, graduating from Colman High...

Douglas McDonald, age 76, of Madison, died Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Madison Regional Health System. A celebration of life will be held at a later date with inurnment at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Douglas McDonald was born June 2, 1943, in Madison, to Robert F. and Irene (Colgrove) McDonald. He was raised in Madison where he attended school, graduating in 1961. Following graduation, Doug attended SDSU in Brookings and received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering...

William “Bill” Zerr, of Madison, and formerly of Mobridge, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison after a long battle with illness. A celebration of life will be held in the spring with burial in the family plot at Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Mobridge on Dec. 13, 1962, to Pius “Punchy” and Junne Zerr, the youngest of seven children. Family meant everything to Bill, and he was the heart of the Zerr clan. He was devoted to his mother and...