Obituaries

Vernon J. Sip, 89, passed away Wednesday morning, May 10, 2023 at his home at Angelhaus in Yankton. Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church in Wagner on May 15th. Burial was in the Presbyterian Cemetery with military honors.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ray Charles Bridge just shy of his 94th birthday. Ray had a bigger than life personality grounded by his strength, leadership, and never-ending loyalty to his country, his wife, and his family.

Jenna Lucyann Mattis, 26, of Wagner passed away May 6, 2023. Funeral services were held May 12 at the YST South Housing Gym in Wagner. Peters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Jenna Lucyann Mattis was born June 1, 1997 to Todd and Angela (Goulette) Mattis.

Nancy Joan Johnson died Tuesday, April 25th after battling an extended illness at home under hospice care lovingly surrounded by her family. She was 65. Her Funeral was Saturday, April 29 at Miller Funeral Home, Sioux Falls.

Gary D. Gibson of Tyndall, passed away April 18, 2023 in the Good Samaritan Center, at the age of 81 years. Funeral services were held April 24 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Tyndall. Burial was in the Tyndall City Cemetery.

Keith Francis Rothschadl, 64, of Tyndall, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 21, 2023, doing what he loved on the farm. A Funeral Mass was held March 25 at St. Leo Catholic Church in Tyndall. Interment was in St. Leo Catholic Cemetery.

Ellen Pudwill, 84, formerly of Tea, most recently of Mitchell and Springfield, died Monday, April 17, 2023 at Avera St Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen. Funeral services were Thursday, April 20 at the Friedensburg Bible Church, rural Avon. Burial was in Friedensburg Cemetery.

Funeral mass for Keith Schroeder, 95, of Wagner, was held at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner, Monday April 24. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Keith James “Sparky” Schroeder, 95, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Wagner Community Hospital.

Funeral services for Irene Eben, 100, of Avon will be Wednesday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m., at the First Baptist Church in Avon. Visitation with the family present was Tuesday, April 18 from 5 to 7 p.m., also at the church. The service will be livestreamed on the Avon First Baptist Church YouTube site.

Evelyn E. Patocka was born November 4, 1922 to John and Agnes (Blaha) Pesicka. She passed away April 13, 2023 after a life well lived. Evelyn attained the age of 100 years, 4 months and 13 days.