Area Death Notices, July 23 - Aug. 2, 2026

Thursday, July 23 

Paul Bechtold, 76, Sioux Falls

James “Jim” Courtney, 76, Sioux Falls

Aaron Fonder, 41, Sioux Falls

Betty Gallagher, 87, Sioux Falls

Daryl Hagen, 86, Sioux Falls

Marvin Jastram, 89, Garretson

Sharon Koniarski, 66, Sioux Falls

Ceil Plese, 98, Madison

Raymond Smith, 76, Brookings

Mary Stangeland, 70, Pipestone, Minn.

Bonnie Struck, 80, Humboldt

Everett “Sandy” Weston, 78, Flandreau

Friday, July 24 

Austin Brown, 21, Luverne, Minn.

Thomas Doyle, 77, Colman

June Ver Burg, 87, Sioux Falls

Saturday, July 25 

Jane Becker, 90, Sioux Falls

Myrna Searl, 99, Sioux Falls

Priscilla “Peeker” Spawn, 81, Sioux Falls

Sunday, July 26 

Paul Hugo, 41, Sioux Falls

Marijo Jessen, 53, Sioux Falls

Orville Kooistra, 82, Rock Valley Iowa

Marian Mannie, 97, Sioux Falls

David Schlueter, 66, Trent

Mary Ann Smith, 95, Marion

Thomas Swier, 80, Sioux Falls

Sandrau Swier, 80, Sioux Falls

Janice Williams, 83, Marion

Robert “Bob” Wilson, 75, Sioux Falls

Monday, July 27

Robert Coulson, 95, Brookings

Ralph DeRaad, 87, Sioux Falls 

Paul Eulberg, 54, Sioux Falls

Madelene Holland, 96, Sioux Falls

Barbara Kolb, 87, Sioux Falls

James “Jim” Nace 71, Colman

Jeff Skalland, 57, Sioux Falls

Donna Smart, 94, Sioux Falls

Tuesday, July 28 

Darlene Carpenter, 78, Brookings

Elizabeth Griesse, 88, Sioux Falls

Margo Lail, 69, Siou Falls

John O’Hara, 70, Sioux Falls

Leona Polyak, 85, Sioux Falls

Evelyn Reyne, 90, Luverne, Minn

Garry “Popcorn” Schimke, 78, Sioux Falls

Steve Sievers, 85, Bridgewater

Elaine Wanstrath, 76, Brandon

Wednesday, July 29 

Dolores Costello, 97, Sioux Falls

Donna Dyar, 84, Sioux Falls

Byron Hall, 87, Sioux Falls

Dr. Thomas “Tom” McComish, 88, Muncie, Ind.

John “Jack” Ockenga, 77, Flandreau

Neva Opland, 88, Sioux Falls

Douglas Meyer, 79, Sioux Falls

William “Bill” Peltier, 79, Canton

Wayne Ward, 90, Brookings

Glen Westerbur, 73, Lincoln, Neb.

Thursday, July 30 

Lucille Bosch, 89, Rock Rapids, Iowa

Omar Olson, 87, Savage, Minn., formerly of Brookings

Thomas Sanders, 50, Sioux Falls

JoAnn Weiland, 86, Brookings

Lawrence “Larry” Wellman, 82, Sioux Falls

Friday, July 31

Marvin Bebensee, 85, Brookings

Karla Brown, 56, Sioux Falls

Michael Fritz, 63, Pipestone, Minn.

Judah Petersen, 32, Brandon

Saturday, Aug. 1

Steve Ahrendt, 76, Baltic

Dawn Hillman, 67, Sioux Falls

Dale Sample, 79, Sioux Falls

Cornelia Van Beek, 90, Rock Valley, Iowa

Sunday, Aug. 2 

Neal Brouwer, 67, Steen, Minn.

David Colter, 76, Sioux Falls

Karen Munson, 82, Sioux Falls

Ronald Schildhauer, 77, Renner