Obituary Listings

Apr 5, 2019

****DO TO INCLIMATE WEATHER SERVICES FOR WEDNESDAY AND BEEN POSTPONED. THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL NOW TAKE PLACE AT 10:30 AM SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2019 AT EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH IN LAKE NORDEN.*****

Rose Marie Olson, 84, of Arlington, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Prairie Lakes Hospital, in Watertown. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 am...

Mar 3, 2019

Dianne Marie Skoglund, 72, cherished love and beauty all the days of her life. Dianne enjoyed a carefree childhood which began May 19, 1946, in small town Lake Norden before her big adventure to Sioux Falls; from Nettleton business college to KELO television station—even a star second basewoman in a co-ed league—Dianne gathered and gave...

Feb 8, 2019

Elmina Jane Christenson, 95, was born  on June 8, 1923, in George, Iowa, the daughter of William and Johanna (Stickfort) Janssen.  Funeral Services will be 10:30AM, Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline, SD.  Visitation will be prior to services at the church from 8:30AM on Wednesday until time of...

Jan 24, 2019

Lois Ann Boughton, 79, of Castlewood, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Ava's Hospice House, in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Monday, January, 28, 2019 at American Lutheran Church, in Castlewood. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 am. Geise Funeral Home is assisting the...

Jan 19, 2019

Robert Joe 'Bob' Hutt, 78, of Estelline, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 am Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the United Church of Christ in Estelline, SD. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday at the church. Geise Funeral Home is assisting the family...

Jan 1, 2019

Alvin A. Anderson, 72, of Estelline passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am Saturday, January 5, 2019 at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at the church will a Liturgical...

Dec 24, 2018

Jeffrey Alan Nystrom, 55, of Estelline, South Dakota, died on Monday, December 24, 2018.  Funeral Services will be 10:00am, Saturday, December  29, 2018, at the American Legion in Estelline.  Visitation will be from 5pm until 7pm, Friday, at the Geise Funeral Home in Estelline, SD.

Jeff was born on April 19,...

Dec 20, 2018

Bernice Seppanen, 92, of Watertown, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Prairie Lakes Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 am Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Watertown Apostolic Lutheran Church. Visitation will be prior to the service at the church beginning at 9:30 am. Geise Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Dec 17, 2018

Minoru Tsukamoto, 92, died on Monday, December 17, 2018, at the Jenkins Living Center in Watertown, SD.  Funeral Services will be 9:30AM, Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at  Cornerstone United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be from 8:30AM  until time of service at the church on Wednesday, December 19.

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Dec 11, 2018

Jeanie Alice Kopman was born November 4, 1948 in Belle Fourche, SD to John & Bertha (Beld) Kysar. She was a lifelong member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. Her faith carried her through death.  Jeanie met then married Dale Roger Gunnar Kopman in Brush Prairie, WA on October 23, 1966 (the day of both...

Nov 30, 2018

Clarence Harold Koistinen passed away on November 30th, 2018, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, South Dakota at the age of 87 years.  He was born December 23, 1930 to Charles G. and Ida (Tervo) Koistinen in rural Bryant, South Dakota. He attended Garfield and Cleveland Country Grade School and graduated from Lake Norden High...

Nov 27, 2018

Theodore 'Ted' H. Homola, 82, of Hazel, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Prairie Lakes Hospital, in Watertown, SD. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 3, 2018, at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, near Lake Norden. Visitation will be held prior to the service at the church beginning at 10:00 am....

Nov 27, 2018

Joan K. Gilligan, 78, of Brookings passed away Monday, November 26, 2018, at her home in Brookings, SD. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Brookings First Assembly of God Church, in Brookings. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at Rude's Funeral Home in Brookings. Geise Funeral Home...

Oct 15, 2018

Betty J. Knutson, 69, of Estelline, passed away Monday, October 15, 2018, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Estelline School Gymnasium. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline.

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Sep 28, 2018

Arthur H. 'Art' Harms, 87, of Sanborn, IA, formerly of Estelline, SD, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018, at Prairie View Healthcare Campus, in Sanborn. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Monday, October 1, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline. Visitation will be from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sunday at Geise Funeral Home, in...

Sep 24, 2018

Margaret Ann Geranen, 66, of Lake Norden, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 at her home in under hospice care. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Evangelical Covenant Church in Lake Norden. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at the church. Geise Funeral Chapel is assisting the...

Sep 16, 2018

Ronald G. 'Ronnie' Holter, 79, of Estelline, passed away Sunday, September, 16, 2018, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline.

Aug 1, 2018

Marvin J. "Hay Boy" Walker, Jr. 80, of Estelline, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Prairie Lakes Hospital, in Watertown. It was Hay Boy's wishes that no services be held and his body be donated to USD School of Medicine's Body Donation Program. Geise Funeral Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

Hay Boy was a...

Jul 22, 2018

Randy N. Riter, 65, died on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Riverview Healthcare Community in Flandreau, SD.  Funeral Services will be  10:00AM, Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lake Norden, SD.   Visitation will be from 5pm until 7pm, Wednesday at the Geise Funeral Home in Lake Norden, SD

Jun 29, 2018

Shane Jordan Knutson, 31, of Estelline, S.D. died June 29, 2018 at his home. He was born June 18, 1987 in Brookings, the son of Larry and Betty (Aarestad) Knutson. He attended Estelline schools and graduated from Estelline High School May 2006. Following graduation, he enrolled at WyoTech in Laramie, Wyoming, where he received his...