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...

Lynn C. Harms, age 74, of Howard, formerly of Chester, died Sunday November 25, 2018, at Sanford USD Medical Center.  He was born March 19, 1944, at Chester, to Herman and Valoyce (Sonne) Harms. Memorial Services will be held at a later date.  

Delores M. Overskei, age 89, of Madison, went to be with her Lord, Monday, November 19, 2018. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM, Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Grace Lutheran Church in Nunda. Burial will follow at Prairie Queen Cemetery at Nunda. The family will be present fro visitation from 5-7 PM, Friday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Delores Mae Bickett was born August 27, 1929, to Frank R. and Marie N. (Rosenberry) Bickett on a farm in Miner County. She attended country...

Gary Randall, age 69, of Madison, died Saturday, November 17, 2018, at his residence. Memorial services will be 1:30 PM, Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. The family will be present for visitation 5-7 PM Tuesday with a prayer service at 7 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church. Gary Randall was born in Madison SD on August 10, 1949 to Durward and Margie (Oines) Randall.  He was the middle child in the family with Dianne and Dean being older and Pamela and...

Gayle L Holida, 84, of Chester, South Dakota passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at the Madison Care and Rehabilitation Center, Madison, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Ellsworth Funeral Home, Madison with inurnment in Our Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery, Bryant, South Dakota. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday. There will be military rites by American Legion Post 25, Madison, South Dakota. Gayle was born in Naples,...