Obituaries

Marilyn Rothschadl, age 81 of Tyndall, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Center in Tyndall, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial was held February 28, 2022 at St. Leo Catholic in Tyndall. Burial followed in St. Leo Catholic Cemetery.

Ellen Rose Renz, 26, of Lennox, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on the morning of February 18, 2022, under hospice care, from complications of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Ellen Rose Renz was born December 5, 1995 to Ryan and Joan (Stastny)Renz in Sioux Falls.

S. Mary John Scheuren OSB, 89, died on February 22, 2022. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Saturday, February 26, both in Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel in Yankton. Arrangements were under the direction of the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton.

A Celebration of Life for Dr. Wanda Kay Schirtzinger, DH., 78, of Lake Andes will be held at a later date. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements. Dr. Wanda Kay Schirtzinger, D.H.

Dorothy Marie Wiebenga (79) passed away peacefully at Avera Hospital with complications from pneumonia on February 17. Visitation was on Sunday, February 20 in the Reformed Church, Dell Rapids. A family inurnment will take place at a later date.

Funeral services for Tytan James Larvie, age 2, were Monday, February 21, 2022 at the White Swan Community Center in Lake Andes. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements. Tytan James Larvie was born in Yankton, to Calarina Drapeaux and Tyler Larvie on September 13, 2019.

Darrell Powers, Sr., 86, of Wagner, passed away on February 11, 2022, at the Correctionville Specialty Care Nursing Home in Correctionville, IA. Darrell was born into the Yankton Sioux Tribe in Pine Ridge, SD to Guy “Jack” Powers and Lydia Feather-Kelder on July 5, 1935.

Funeral services for Maggie White Hawk were Wednesday, February 9, at the Cedar Presbyterian Church, rural Lake Andes. Peters Funeral home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Margaret “Maggie” White Hawk had her sunrise on the Rosebud, from the Sicagu Nation on December 19, 1957.

Funeral Mass for Rebecca Kokesh was Friday, February 11 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial was in the parish cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Rebecca A. Kokesh was born January 28, 1985 in Wagner, the daughter of Michael J. Jr.

Funeral Mass for Ernest Kocer was Wednesday, February 9 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Dante. Burial was in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Dante, with military honors. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.