Obituaries

Shari Ranae Boetel, 76, of Lake Andes, went to her heavenly home on August 21, 2022, where her beloved son Jamie awaited her. She died at home, surrounded by family, after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis. Visitation is Thursday, August 25 at 5:30 p.m., at St.

John Harmon, 84, of Wagner died Saturday, August 27, 2022 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Wagner. A Memorial Funeral Mass will be held Friday, September 2 at 10:30 a.m. at St John Catholic Church in Wagner. Inurnment will be in St John’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Wagner, with military honors.

Mary Ann Ridgway, 86, of Brandon (formerly of Wagner), passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. A funeral Mass celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 3 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Marty.

A private Funeral Mass for Daniel Clarence Buus was held Friday, August 26 at St John Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial was in St John’s Catholic Cemetery. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of local arrangements.

Raised in Colman, Marlys graduatedfromhighschoolthere inMay1955.OnSeptember27that year,shemarriedRichardArthur Foster at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Colman. Marlys and Richard lived several places in South Dakota, includingDellRapids,Selby,Murdo and Onida, finally moving to Pierre in 1984.

A Celebration of Life for Joyce Janssen, 92, of Avon will be held Saturday, August 27 at 11 a.m., at theDanzigBaptistChurchinrural Avon. Visitation will be the hour prior to her celebration.

Marcella Becvar, age 90 of Tyndall, passed away Friday, August 19 at Good Samaritan Society, Tyndall. Marcella was born Saturday, April9,1932toAlbertGeorgeand Hattie (Hatevig) Anna (Smith) Simek at the hospital in Tyndall.

Funeral service for Yvonne Jean Bindert, 82, was held Saturday, August 20 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Armour with burial following in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Armour. Yvonne Jean Ligtenberg daughter of Henry M.

Funeral service for Kenneth Van Zee, 71, was held Thursday, August 18 at Grandview Reformed Church in Armour. The committal service was in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Armour. In lieu of memorials the family requests that you 'Pay it Forward' in memory of Ken. Arrangements by Koehn Bros.

Funeral services for Javon Ehrismann, 97, of Wagner were held Wednesday, August 17 at the United Methodist Church in Wagner. Burial was in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.