Ruby "Susie" Appelhof, age 78, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Watertown, SD, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Sioux Falls.  A Private Family Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery. A full obituary will follow.                          

  Melvin Appel, age 78, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at home with his family by his side. Private Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel. Rev. Paul Janke will officiate. Music will be provided by Carla Lindhorst as organist with Pastor Paul Lindhorst as the soloist. This will be Live-Streamed on our website. The family is requested to meet at the chapel by 12:30 p.m. for a family...

Lois Marie Bateman, age 84, of Watertown, SD, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2020 under Hospice Care at Jenkins Living Center. She became a resident of Jenkins 5 years ago after a stroke left her paralyzed on her right side and able to speak only a few words.   Graveside memorial services will be held at a later date.   Lois was born on the family farm near Henry, SD on February, 13, 1936 to Henry and Marie Redmond Goodman. She attended school in Watertown and graduated...

Richard M.“Paddy” McNamara, age 92, passed away at Prairie Lakes Hospital, on Monday, March 23, 2020.  A Private family service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Crawford Osthus Funeral Chapel. The event will be lived streamed and available at www.crawfordosthus.com.  Rev. Paul Janke will officiate. Music will be provided by Carol Janke. The family is requested to meet at the chapel on Friday by 10:00 a.m. for a prayer service. A public memorial will...

  Lynore I. Calder, age 82, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at a local care center. Memorial services will be at a later date.   Lynore I. Calder was born on January 22, 1938, to Neldon and Viola (Endicott) Calder in Vernal, UT.  Lynore moved to Sacramento, CA, with her mother and adopted father, Jesse Isebel, where she attended school and graduated from Grant High School.   She was married to Charles F. Heustess from February 7, 1957 to...

  Lynn Wayne Haug, age 78, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020, after a February diagnosis of late stage cancer, at Avantara Care Center in Lake Norden, SD. A family interment was held at Hamlin Reformed Cemetery on Monday, March 23, 2020, with Pastor David Patterson of the Lake Norden Trinity Lutheran Church who officiated. A memorial service will be held at a later date due to the Covid-19 crisis.   Lynn was born on February 9, 1942, in Estelline, SD, to Floyd and Gladys...

PLEASE FIND LIVE STREAM LINK AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE PAGE​     George W. Walker age 63 of Watertown, SD, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at the local hospital.  PRIVATE FAMILY Funeral Services will be Sunday at the Watertown Presbyterian Church with a LIVE STREAM available at 4:00 pm.  Pastor Dick Poppen will officiate. Music will be provided by Marsha Bullis as organist. Visitation will be at the church on Sunday from 1:30 pm-3:30 pm.  The family asks...

FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE LIVE STREAMED AS AN OPTION AT www.stmartinschurch.com (choose the live stream tab) or crawfordosthus.com Craig D. Steinmetz, 62, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, at his residence. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020, at St. Martins Lutheran Church in Watertown, SD.  Rev. Paul Janke will officiate. Music will be provided by Carol Janke as organist. The family is requested to meet at the church on Friday by...

Kermit Spilde, age 75, of Watertown passed away March 6, 2020, in Yuma, AZ. Arrangements have been entrusted to Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel and are pending.      

  Roland Small, age 72, passed away at Prairie Lakes Hospital, on Saturday, February 29, 2020, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown. Pastor Cheryl Rondeau-Bassett will officiate. Music will be provided by Marcia Jelsma as organist. The family is requested to meet at the church on Friday by 9:30 a.m. for a prayer service.   Visitation will at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel on...