All Obituaries

John F. Larson, age 91, of Strandburg, SD, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the local hospital.  Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown, SD.  Pastor Elmer Brinkman will officiate.  The service will be live-streamed via the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel website. Visitation will be at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown one hour prior to the service on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. A private...

Stanley R. "Stan" Schulz, age 37, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at his residence.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Mazeppa Township, rural Summit, SD.  Pastor Michael Enderle will officiate.   Visitation will be at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Friday, July 1, 2022, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Burial will be at Conde Cemetery. A full obituary will...

Jerald Goens, 91, passed away on June 24, 2022 at home on his beloved farm.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29th at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, with Pastor Michael Enderle officiating.  Music will be provided by Ruth Enderle as organist.  Visitation with the family will be held on Tuesday, June 28th, 4:00-7:00 p.m., at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown. Burial will follow the service at the Bemis...

  Shane Lee Craig passed away, June 23rd, 2022, at his home in Bryant, South Dakota, surrounded by his family. Shane was born July 14th, 1975, to Shirley Craig in Broken Bow. Shane went to school in Broken Bow, Bartlett and graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1995. Shane enjoyed the outdoor life, it was very rare for him not to be outside whether it was fishing, hunting, working on his cars or just messing. Shane never knew a stranger; he talked to anyone and everyone and...

  Verlyn A. Nordseth, age 95, of Watertown, SD, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Avantara Watertown.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Watertown First United Methodist Church. Pastor Rob Salmonson will officiate.  Music will be provided by Lesa Dahl as organist. The service will be live-streamed via the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel Facebook page. Visitation will be at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in...

  Allen Dean Swan, age 92, of Watertown, SD, passed away in his home on Sunday, June 19, 2022.  Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Watertown.  Rev. Roger Spahr and Rev. Steve Anderson will officiate.  Music will be provided by Daniel Tsukamoto as organist.  Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and prior to services at the...

  Reneta Marie (Strohfus) McFerran, age 90 of Watertown, South Dakota, formerly of Willow Lake, passed away on June 17, 2022.  Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown.  Pastor Cheryl Rondeau-Bassett will officiate.  Music will be provided by A.J. Sherrill as organist with Robbyn Givens, Paul, Curtis, and Kyle Bevers as vocalists.  The service will be live-streamed via the Crawford Osthus...

**Date of death has been changed to keep service information current**   Kelly D. Cotten, 70, Rapid City, SD, passed away shortly after midnight on Thursday, May 05, 2022.  Kelly passed away due to a battle with an aggressive cancer.  Just like he dealt with all experiences in life, Kelly managed his illness with strength and stubbornness and wanted to spend as much time with his loved ones as possible.  At the time of his passing he was surrounded by his loving...

Dale E. Olsen, age 82, of Hayti, SD, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Sioux Falls, SD.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Hayti Lutheran Church in Hayti, SD. Rev. Randy Eisenbeisz will officiate.  Music will be provided by Lisa Pedersen as organist. Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown, SD, on Monday, June 20, 2022, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and prior to services at the church on...

Dr. Dallas Victor Lee Ouren was born on Nov 13, 1940, to Russell & Viola Ouren of Terrace, MN.  Dallas passed away on June 12, 2022, at the Estelline Nursing Care Center in SD, at the age of 81.   After graduating with a PhD from the U of M, Dallas went on to teach Philosophy and Correspondence classes for many years at the U of M and Fargo.  He was also fluent in many languages. He also went on to write many text books & other various books, with some...