Obituaries

Delphys (Del) Wayne Moe, 85, of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at his home following a lengthy illness. Memorial services were held Saturday, March 24 at  Eastside Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, followed by Full Military Rites. Del is survived by his wife Ramona, Sioux Falls; sons, Ron (Pam) German, Howard, and Doug (Jayne) Moe, Brandon; daughters, Carol (Johnny) Grimsrud, Andover, Diana (Wayne) Shotwell, Sioux Falls and Cindy (Lance) Wollmann, Hartford; daughter-in-law, Cathy Moe; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com. */
Funeral services for Margaret Franken, 93, of Sioux Falls, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Mrs. Franken died Friday, March 23 at Dow Rummel Village. Margaret is survived by her children, Harley (Mary), Bloomington, Minn., Delora (Ken) Hage Bahnson, Sioux Falls, Peggy (Jim) Reiter, Brandon, Jimmy (Julie), Indianola, Iowa, and Jerry (Jill), Sioux Falls; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Pearl Kooima, Hawarden, Iowa, and June VerBurg, Sioux Falls; and brother-in-law, Bernie (Judy) Franken, Sioux Center.  For online condolences, visit heritagesfsd.com. */
Patricia A. “Pat” Hanson, 75, of Brandon, died Saturday, March 24, 2018. Memorial visitation was held March 29 at George Boom Funeral Home & Crematory, Sioux Falls. Private interment services will be held at a later date. Survivors include three children, Craig Johnson, of Brandon, Jodi (Paul) Pierret and Melissa Johnson, both of Sioux Falls; a granddaughter, Megan Pierret, Sioux Falls; four stepchildren, Cheryl Ritter, Boulder, CO, Roger (Doreen) Hanson, Kathy (Herb) Hamer and Dan (Ladell) Hanson, all of Brandon; eight step-grandchildren; 13 step-great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Bonnie Hughes, Lake Havasu, AZ and Penny Meyers and Debra Billet, both of Sioux Falls. For online condolences, visit georgeboom.com.  
Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Jane Bunker, 84, of Flandreau, was held Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, Flandreau. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bunker died Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Edgewood Vista, Flandreau.  She is survived by six daughters, Monica (Roger) Nieman, Omaha, Neb.; Cindy (Jerry) Schwebach, Brandon; Jani (Mike) Schmidt, Jacksonville, Fla.; Cheryl (Gene) Reaves, Brandon; Sheila (Todd) Rose, Watertown; Dawn (Randy) Sibson, Vermillion; four stepchildren, Richard (Sharon) Bunker, Pequot Lakes, Minn.; Rosemary Schipper, Yuma, Ariz.; Keith and Brian Bunker, both of Flandreau; several grandchildren and step-grandchildren; sisters, Isabelle Gannon, Tea, and Berniece Speckels, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; and numerous nieces and nephews. */
Mass of Christian Burial for Barry DeSmet, 60, Brandon, was held Friday, March 16, 2018, at Risen Savior. Inurnment was in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Larchwood, Iowa. Mr. DeSmet died Monday, March 12, 2018, at the Sanford Centennial Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of almost 40 years, Joan; daughter, Rachel; mother, Darlene DeSmet, Larchwood; grandmother, Emma DeSmet-Lucas; eight siblings; Deb, Dave, Wayne, Carolyn, Pam, Sharon, Tony and Joe; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com. */
Funeral services for Douglas “Squint” Dean Mortinsen, 61, of Sioux Falls, were held Friday, March 16, 2018 at George Boom Funeral Home & Crematory in Sioux Falls Mr. Mortinsen died Tuesday, March 9, 2018.  He is survived by his children: CJ (Cole) Powell, Valley Springs, Chris Mortinsen, Sioux Falls; step-daughter, Heather Kjergaard, Sioux Falls; son, Shawn (Mandy) Minery, Glendive, Mont.; daughter, Cheryl (Tim) Kaubisch, Sioux Falls; seven grandchildren; ex-wife, Vicky Mortinsen; sister, Julie (Randy) Gould, Sioux Falls; and one brother, Alan Mortinsen of Sioux Falls. */
Stephen Haight, 73, died Thursday, March 8, 2018. Funeral services were held Monday, March 12, 2018, at the Miller Funeral Home Southside Chapel in Sioux Falls. He is survived by his wife, Bobbi Haight, Brandon; children, Robert (Emma) Haight, Brandon, Trish Haight, Los Angeles, Calif., and Pamela (Todd) Nordmeyer, Brandon; five grandchildren, Matthew (Rayna) Haight, Sioux Falls, Kaila (Zack) Kamrass, Ft. Myers, Fla., Melissa Haight, Sioux Falls, Luke Nordmeyer and Briton Nordmeyer, both of Brandon; and siblings, Marcia (Vern) Thompson, Plymouth, Minn., Dave (Joan) Haight, Anoka, Minn., and Nancy (Mike) Johnson, Breckenridge, Minn.       
Bruce R. Hart passed away March 1, 2018 in Gilbert, Ariz. A memorial service will be held at a later time. He was born on Nov. 2, 1950 in Sioux Falls, and graduated from Brandon Valley High School in 1968. Survivors include his wife Dixie; sons, Corey of Omaha, Neb., Jody (Stephanie) of Great Falls, Mont., Tom (Taylor) of Tempe, Ariz.; daughter, Jamie (Delvin) Thomas of Escondido, Calif.; two granddaughters; siblings, Brent (Carol) of St. Augustine, Fla., Barbara Schultz of Aberdeen, Shirley Hart and Sheila Hart, both of Sioux Falls; and his mother-in-law Arda Kadinger of Sioux Falls.   
Funeral services for Louise C. Cronn, 90, of Brandon, were held Saturday, March 10, 2018 at George Boom Funeral Home & Crematory in Sioux Falls. Interment was in the Hills of Rest Cemetery. Mrs. Cronn died Wednesday, March 7 at Bethany Home in Brandon. She is survived by a daughter, Bev (Art) Richert of Brandon; seven grandchildren; sister, Lois Moe of Great Falls, Mont.; brother-in-law, Merle Cronn of Henderson, Nev.; sister-in-law, Wanda Arneson of California.   
Helen Zitek Dailey, 95, died Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Avera Flandreau Hospital. Helen is survived by sons, Will, Flandreau, Dean (Marci), Pipestone, Minn., Kevin, Brandon, Frank (Lori), Blaine, Minn., Tobin (Tina), Flandreau; Brian, Pipestone; daughter, Colleen Dailey Kuechle, Crystal, Minn.; daughter-in-law, Sharon Wilts Dailey, Flandreau; 21 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and many cherished friends including the entire Edgewood Vista staff and residents. Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, March 12, 2018 at Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, Flandreau, with burial in the church cemetery.    

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