Obituaries

Maxine Ann Pecka, formerly of Tyndall, passed away Tuesday, March 15 at Majestic Bluffs nursing home in Yankton, at the age of 84. She had been a resident there for two years. Her daughters, Karen and Michelle were both with her when she passed away.

Funeral services for Marilyn Redlightning were Tuesday, March 15 at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Marilyn Joyce Redlightning passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Wagner Community Hospital.

Funeral services for Mary Irwin will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 17, at the United Methodist Church in Wagner. Burial is in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Dante. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Peters Funeral Home in Wagner.

Alice Broz Shy, age 85, died Tuesday, March 8, 2022 surrounded by her husband and daughters after a courageous battle against lung and brain cancer and dementia caused by brain radiation. Alice was born and raised in Wagner and attended school at Ravinia and Wagner High School.

Warren was born September 4, 1938 to Margaret (Peg) and Loy Fisk. He was the youngest of three children. His early childhood was spent in Nebraska City, NE.

Raymond Steven Rezac died on his 90th birthday, Saturday, February 26, 2022, at his home in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. His Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, March 4, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Scottsbluff.

Cherilyn Kay (Nelson) Mudder, daughter of Clayton and Marie (Pool) Nelson, was born August 29, 1945, on a farm south of Avon. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday evening, February 19 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.

Janet Claire Koupal was born March 31, 1939 at Avon, the daughter of Herman and Frieda (Fauth) Peters. She died Monday, February 21 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Funeral Mass was held Friday, February 25 at the Assumption Catholic Church in Dante.

Irma Lucille Smith, 93, of Tonganoxie, KS, passed away peacefully on February 8, at Saint Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. She was born to Dave and Helen Pudwill on March 16, 1928, in Avon, where she spent most of her childhood.

Robert Soulek, 98, died at Avantara Nursing Home in Armour on Monday, February 21, 2022. There will be a private committal in Lakeview Cemetery in Lake Andes. A celebration of life at a later date. Arrangements by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Armour.