Nancy Anne (Bjorkman) Pulford, 74, of Sioux Falls, passed away Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026 at Risen Savior Catholic Church, 301 N. Splitrock Blvd., Brandon. The family will be present to greet friends from 5-7 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 at Miller Southside Chapel, 7400 S. Minnesota Ave., Sioux Falls.
Obituaries
Audrey Jane Kouril-Rud, 69, of Sioux Falls, died unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.
Funeral services are planned for 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at Memorial Lutheran Church, 5000 S. Western Ave., Sioux Falls. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, also at the church.
Linda Shirl Pierret, 83, of Garretson, passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Garretson. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. with Vigil and Rosary starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Garretson.
Austin Ryan Brown, 21, of Luverne, Minn., formerly of Brandon, passed away from a rare childhood cancer on Friday, July 24, 2026 surrounded by his family at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage.
Elaine Wanstrath, 76, of Brandon, died Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at Palisade Healthcare in Garretson. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home-Brandon Valley Chapel in Brandon, with the Wake and Rosary service beginning at 6:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, at Risen Savior Catholic Church in Brandon. Burial will be held at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in Sioux Falls.
Glen Allen Westerbur, 73, of Lincoln, Neb., and formerly Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, July 29, 2026 at Emerald Nursing Home in Lincoln. His family will be present to greet friends from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Aug 7, 2026, at the George Boom Funeral Chapel in Brandon.
Mary Frances Stangeland, 70, of Pipestone, Minn., died Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the Pipestone County Hospice House. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at Christ the King Free Lutheran Church in Pipestone. Interment was in the Ihlen Cemetery in Ihlen, Minn.
Memorial services for Evelyn Arloise Reyne, 90, of Luverne, Minn., were held Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, at Hartquist Funeral Home-Luverne Chapel. Mrs. Reyne died Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls.
Judah Eliah Petersen, 32, of Brandon, passed away from natural causes due to a medical condition on Friday, July 31, 2026, at his home in Brandon. Visitation with the family present will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls. A funeral service celebrating Judah’s life will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at Life Church in Sioux Falls with a lunch to follow. Burial will take place at Brandon Lutheran Cemetery in Brandon.
Lucille Bosch, 89, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Funeral services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Bethel Reformed Church, near Little Rock, Iowa. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
