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Richard Dean Dvorak, 83, passed away on January 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. A lifelong Christian and devoted family man, Richard’s life was marked by service, storytelling, and a deep connection to the land he called home.
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Services for Jim Sprigler, age 89, of O’Neill will be at a later date in the summer. Jim passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Norfolk Veterans Home in Norfolk, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to his family for future designation. Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill, Nebraska.
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Wake services for Amelia Zephier, 27, of Sioux Falls, were held Wednesday, December 31 at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Wagner. Funeral services were January 1 at the church. A Celebration of Amelia’s Life will be held at a later date with inurnment in the Holy Fellowship Episcopal Cemetery, rural Greenwood. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Helen O'Connor, 77, of Lake Andes, died Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at the Lake Andes Senior Living Center in Lake Andes. Funeral services were Monday, January 5 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marty. Burial was in St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery, Marty. Wake services began Saturday at the White Swan Community Center in Lake Andes. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Gayland Duane Ashes, 60, of Alabaster AL, passed away at his home Sunday, December 28, 2025.
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Funeral services for Myrtle Mae (Pelton) Reiff, 95, of Avon will be held Wednesday, January 7 at 10 a.m.attheFirstPresbyterian Church in Avon. Burial is in the Tyndall Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Avon. The service will be live streamed at the First PresbyterianChurchAvon Facebook page. Peters Funeral Chapel in Avon is in charge of arrangements.
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Native American Church funeral services for Marcus Sheilds, 'Waha Canka Hoksila,' 50, of Rapid City, were held Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the White Swan Community Center in Lake Andes. Burial was in the Native American Church Cemetery, rural Wagner. Wake services were at the White Swan Community Center. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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A wake service will be held Thursday, January 1, 2026 at the YST South Housing Gym at 7:00 p.m. There will be a Celebration of Alice’s Life at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, at the YST South Housing Gym and after her service she will be laid to rest at the Holy Fellowship Episcopal Cemetery at Greenwood. Following the service there will be a meal at the gym.
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