Obituaries

Gene T. Osterman

Published by admin on Fri, 09/15/2023 - 10:48am

Gene T. Osterman, age 61, Sisseton, SD, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at his home in rural Sisseton.

Funeral Services were Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Sisseton with Rev. Josh Knudsen officiating.

Visitation was Tuesday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Eggers Funeral Home in Rosholt, SD, and continued Wednesday afternoon one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.

Calvin Hagen

Published by admin on Fri, 09/15/2023 - 10:45am

A Celebration of Life for Calvin Hagen, age 79 of Summit, SD, will be held on Saturday, September 16 at 1:00 p.m. at the South Shore Community Center in South Shore, SD.

The family will be celebrating Calvin with lunch to follow. Calvin Hagen passed away on April 19, 2023 in Mesa, AZ.

Heidi J. Mack

Published by admin on Fri, 09/08/2023 - 2:05pm

Heidi Jean (Backman) Mack, age 37, of Castlewood, SD, passed away on August 20, 2023, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family.

Funeral Service for Heidi Jean (Backman) Mack, 37, of Castlewood, SD, was held on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church, Sisseton, SD, with Pastor Thomas Mueller officiating.

There was visitation at the Cahill Funeral Chapel on Friday, August 25, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service.

Interment was in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Wilmot, SD.

Jeffrey Max, Sr.

Published by admin on Fri, 09/01/2023 - 1:30pm

Jeffrey Max Sr. was born on August 29, 1965 in Sisseton, SD, the son of Vincent Max Sr. and Virginia (Johnson) Max. He passed away August 17, 2023.

Funeral services for Jeffrey Max Sr. were held on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at The Sisseton Wahpeton- Oyate Community Center in Old Agency Village, SD. Robert Gill officiated.

All night wakes were held on Monday, August 21, and Tuesday, August 22, at the Sis- seton-Wahpeton Oyate Com- munity Center in Old Agency Village, SD. Also, all moccasin players were invited to come out to play moccasin after the services.

Erva (Iverson) Umberger Swafford

Published by admin on Fri, 09/01/2023 - 1:27pm

Erva (Iverson) Umberger Swafford, 93, formerly of Sisseton, SD, passed away August 14, 2023 in Houston, TX.

Erva had been in failing health for several months. No funeral is planned.

She will be buried in Seattle, WA, where she lived for many years.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE Oriette Murial Aagaard

Published by admin on Fri, 09/01/2023 - 1:26pm

Oriette Aagaard of Minnetonka, MN passed away peacefully on April 25, 2023 at the youthful age of 93, with her grandson Brian by her side.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Spirit of Christ Community Lutheran Church, 5801 Minnetonka Blvd, St Louis Park, MN.

Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m., service at 11:00 a.m., followed by a light lunch and a sharing of memories of Oriette.

Darrell M. Pederson

Published by admin on Fri, 09/01/2023 - 1:23pm

Darrell Magnus Pederson, age 82, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023, in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, from advanced stages of dementia and kidney cancer.

The funeral was held on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Groman Eden Mortuary and Eden Memorial Park, 11500 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills, CA 91345.

Marlys J. Erdahl

Published by admin on Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:29pm

Marlys passed away on August 8, 2023, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral Service for Marlys JoAnn Erdahl, 92, of Sisseton, SD, was held on Monday, August 14, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, Sisseton, SD, with Pastor Josh Knudsen officiating.

Visitation was one hour prior to the service

Interment was in the Sisseton Cemetery, Sisseton, SD, following the service.

Cleone Siegel

Published by admin on Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:25pm

Cleone Siegel, age 82, of Wheaton, MN, passed away Friday, August 4, 2023 at Sanford Hospital in Wheaton, MN.

A Memorial Visitation was held Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., with a 3:00 p.m. Time of Sharing Service at the Bainbridge Funeral Home in Wheaton.

A Private Family burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery, Wheaton, at a later date.

Jerry D. Schaunaman

Published by admin on Fri, 08/18/2023 - 9:52am

Jerry passed away on August 4, 2023, on his final ride to his favorite place, with his best friends -- the Sturgis Bike Rally.
Memorial Service for Jerry Don Schaunaman, 64, of Sisseton, SD, was held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior at Grace Lutheran Church, Sisseton, SD, with Pastor Thomas Mueller officiating.
There was visitation on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Celebration of Life Service at 7:00 p.m. at the Emanual Lutheran Church, Sisseton, SD.