Betty Peterson, age 89, of Madison, died Monday, November 11, 2019, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services on Saturday. Betty Jeanne (Tolson) Peterson was born in Ventura, California on May 12, 1930 to Bennie and Dorothy Tolson. She grew up and attended school in Ventura....

Wesley Decker, age 37, of Spring Lake Colony, died Friday, October 25, 2019, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held at Spring Lake Colony on Sunday, October 27, 2019.

Janice Zillgitt, age 87, of Madison, died Sunday, October 6, 2019, at her home. Per her request, no services will be held. Janice Larson was born on December 19, 1931, at Moorhead, ND, to Walfred and Olive (Younker) Larson. She married Rodney Zillgitt on April 19, 1953 in Fairmont, ND. Janice worked as a Ophthalmology Technician in Sisseton before moving to Madison where she spent most of her days enjoying knitting, baking, fishing, and bowling. She is survived by her children Bryan (Lana)...

Dorothy Jean (Lee) Gimpel, age 88, passed away on Thursday, 3 October 2019 at New Perspectives Senior Living in Prior Lake MN. Funeral services will be 5:30 PM, Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Berean Baptist Church in Burnsville, MN. Visitation will begin at 4 PM, Thursday, also at the church. Burial will be 3 PM, Friday, at Graceland Cemetery in Madison, SD. Dorothy was born 9 August 1931, in Lake Norden SD, to Rudolph Olaus and Selma Helena (Olson) Lee.  She attended school at Lake...

Dean Costlow, age 79, of Winterset, IA, formerly of Madison, died Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at his residence. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. Inurnment will follow at Lake Madison Cemetery. Dean was born December 24, 1939 in Madison, South Dakota and grew up on a family farm north of town. He graduated from Madison's Beadle High School in 1958 and from South Dakota State Univ. in 1967. He claims he saw Sharee, wearing...

Muriel Eileen Jamison, age 89, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, S.D. The funeral service will be Tuesday, October 22, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison, S.D. The family will be present to greet friends and family from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2019 at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Muriel Brewick was born at home to J. Merrill and Jeanette Brewick on the family farm near Storla, S.D. She attended country...

Alice C. Clark, age 95, of Madison, died Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, August 23, 2019, at West Center Baptist Church in Madison. Burial will follow at the Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Thursday, at the Ellsworth Funeral Home. Alice Charlotte Anderson was born August 28, 1923, in Viborg, to Axel and Fern (Darrow) Anderson. As a child, she attended Big Springs Country School. In 1940,...

Janis L. Myers, age 86, of Madison, formerly of Custer, died Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Madison Regional Health System. Per Janis’ request, no services will be held.  

Arthur L. Kirby, age 81, of Salem, died Saturday, August 10, 2019, at the Avantara Care Center in Salem. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, August 15, 2019, at the Church of Christ in Sioux Falls. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Arthur Lee Kirby was born March 2, 1938 at home in Anderson, Indiana at the address of 2026 Henry St. to Lawrence and Linnie B. (Girt) Kirby. He weighed approximately 2 lbs. at birth. He attended school at...

Dean Kooiker, age 80, of Madison, died, Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Madison Regional Health System. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at the Church of the Nazarene in Madison. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Monday, at Ellsworth Funeral Home. Irwin Dean Kooiker was born January 4, 1939, at Hull, IA, to Albert L. and Margaret (DeJong) Kooiker. Dean was baptized at the First Reform Church in Hull. He then attended a...