Josephine Slominski age 84 of Watertown, SD, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the local hospital.  She was the widow of Leo Slominski.  Memorial services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 1, 2019, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel. Rev. Janet Miller will officiate.  Visitation will be at the chapel on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. A full obituary will follow.                

Ralph A. "Al" Propst, age 62, of Goodwin, SD, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, SD.  Visitation will be prior to the service. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Clear Lake. A full obituary will follow.                  

  Clifford S. Brekke, age 77, of Mitchell, SD, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at New Hope Lutheran Church, rural Hayti, SD. Rev. Dave Patterson will officiate. Music will be provided by Heather Opdahl as organist with congregational singing. The family is requested to meet at 12:30 p.m. at the church for a family prayer service.   Visitation will be on...

  Gary D. “Tundra” Goble, age 52, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019, doing what he loved, riding motorcycle.  A Celebration of Life will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 28, 2019, at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Watertown.  Rev. Paul Kimball will officiate.  The family is requested to meet at the church on Friday by 10:30 a.m. for a prayer service. Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on...

Stephen Olson, Jr., age 37, of Webster, SD, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at Ava's Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD, after a courageous battle with Huntington’s disease. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Webster, SD. Pastor John Hisel will officiate. Music will be provided by Mary Bloom as organist with Nicci Bloom as soloist. The family is requested to meet at the church on Wednesday by 10:00 a.m. for...

Betty L. Fordyce, age 89, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at a local care center. She was the widow of Elmer Fordyce. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown. Pastor Steve Biswell will officiate. The family is requested to be at the chapel on Thursday by 10:30 a.m. for a prayer service. Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Thursday prior to services at 10:00...

Ollie Vetter, age 92, recently a resident of Wenatchee, WA, passed away peacefully, at Central Washington Hospital, from complications of pneumonia on March 5, 2019. Ollie was born in Brown’s Valley, MN, and was raised in South Dakota. She graduated from the Barton Nursing School in 1946. In 1948, she married Les Vetter, a World War II veteran, she first met as a patient. They were married for 52 years until his death and they raised four children...

Lawrence “Larry” E. Mack, age 79, of Watertown, SD, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at his residence and was welcomed into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father and eternal home.  Mass of Christian burial will be concelebrated by Father Michael Wensing and Father John Lantsberger at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Watertown. Music will be provided by Donna Williams as organist and Blaine Martian as...

Patricia J. Schulz, age 81, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at a local care center.  Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 10, 2019, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Watertown.  Pastor Iver Possehl will officiate.  Music will be provided by Sharon Falk as organist.  The family is requested to meet at the church by 10:30 a.m. for a prayer service. Visitation will be prior to services at the church on Monday beginning at 10:00...

  Marilyn A. Fischer, age 82, of Watertown, SD, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at a local care center, with her family by her side. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church. Rev. Paul Janke will officiate. The family is requested to meet at the church by 9:30 a.m. for a family prayer service.   Visitation will be at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel on Friday, June 7, from 5-7 p.m. and also prior to...