All Obituaries

Pearl Coughlin, age 92, of De Smet, SD, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023, at the De Smet Memorial Hospital.  Funeral mass will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in De Smet, SD.  Father Richard Baumberger will officiate with music provided by Valerie Hawkins. Active pallbearers will be Pearl’s grandsons with honorary pallbearers being Pearl’s granddaughters. The service will be livestreamed via the Crawford-Osthus...

William Frederick Carlson, age 81, of Erwin, SD, peacefully passed away at his home in Erwin, SD, on Saturday, February 4, 2023.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the American Lutheran Church in De Smet, SD.  Pastor David Peterson will officiate with music provided by Mary Weerts.  Active pallbearers will be Tyler Carlson, Joseph Carlson, Chuck Wolkow, Greg Wolkow, Randy Page, and Rod Bell. Honorary Pallbearers will be...

Dorothy Davis, age 93, of De Smet, SD, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in De Smet, SD. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Dorothy Jean Herman was born near Bowdle, SD on the family farm Feb. 1st, 1930 to John J. and Alice (Nelson) Herman. She attended a country school through the 8th grade and then left home to live with her grandparents, Louis and Ellen (Anderson) Nelson in De Smet, SD, so she could finish high school. She graduated from...

Robert "Bob" Lee, age 87, of De Smet, SD, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the Brookings Hospital.  Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at St. John Catholic Church in Arlington, SD.  Father Richard Baumberger will be the celebrant with music provided by Julie Sampson as organist.   Visitation will begin 9:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Burial will be at De Smet Cemetery at a later date. Robert was born June...

Richard “Rich” Ronald Bonen, 81, of Watertown, SD, left this world peacefully after a long illness on Saturday, January 21, 2023, surrounded by his three children and their spouses.  Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown.  Pastor Steve Biswell will officiate.  Visitation will be prior to the funeral starting at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown.  Active...

  Jean Marie Meier, 87, formerly of Perham, MN, passed away on January 21, 2023, at her home in Watertown, SD, after a short battle with cancer. A private memorial service for Jean will be held in the summer of 2023. Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Watertown, SD. Jean was born on July 2, 1935, to Eugene and Lois Wells. She was pretty unique because she attended four different high schools as she was growing up. Jean graduated from an ROTC school in Michigan, and on...

Rick Anderson, 68, of Lake Albert, SD,  passed away peacefully on January 19, 2023 at Avantara Lake Norden after a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services will be at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2023, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bryant. Rev. Colin Beveridge and Rev. Gary Anderson will officiate. This service will be live streamed through our website. Visitation will be at the church on Sunday, January 22, 2023 from 5-7 p.m. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in...

  Curtis ‘Curt’ Lee Hanssen, 73, of Summit, SD,  passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 in Tyler, TX. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday January 30, 2023, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown. Janet Klenk and Beth Arlene Pierce will officiate. The memorial service will be live streamed via our website. Visitation will be at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and prior to services at the chapel on...

Irving Alden Hinderaker, 101, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Jenkins Living Center.  He was born on December 1, 1921 in Hendricks, Minnesota, the son of Hoseas Hinderaker and Dagny Paulson Hinderaker.   He grew up in Astoria, South Dakota, one of six siblings. He attended Augustana College, where he met Eula Mae Jertson, who became his wife of 65 years. Irving left college to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1943. He served in Europe following D-Day and...

Lois K. Larson, age 90, formerly of Iroquois, SD, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Avantara Care Center in Huron, SD. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 am, Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in De Smet, SD. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2023, at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in De Smet and prior to services at the church on Saturday. Lois Kathleen Seely Larson was born October 3, 1932, to Audrey Hadley Seely and Ralph...