Marlys E. Aartun, 80, of Colton, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at Dells Nursing and Rehab in Dell Rapids. Private funeral service was held on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at the Minnehaha Funeral Chapel in Colton. Interment was in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Colton.
Obituaries
Lois Jean Grossman, 94, of Brandon, formerly of Sioux Falls, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at Bethany Home in Brandon.
Della Ann Wiese, 70, Brandon, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, surrounded by her family, at Bethany Home in Brandon.
Richard Johnson, 80, of Garretson, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Carol Elaine Bender, 75, of Brandon, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 from Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.
Gerald Allen Ackerman, 79 of Hills, Minn., died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Melvin Hoffman, 90, of Luverne, Minn., died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.
A private family service will take place at a later date with the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne.
Kevin Ryan Miller, 59, of Sioux Falls, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Sanford Hospital, surrounded by his family. He will be laid to rest at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in the spring of 2026.
Jan A. Johnson, 76, of Brandon, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at Bethany Meadows in Brandon, after an 11-year battle with Alzheimer’s.
Milton Lathrop, 90, of Worthing, formerly of Garretson, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at his home in Worthing. Visitation with the family present will take place from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Sioux Falls. Burial will be held at 1 p.m. on Dec. 18 at the South Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery in Sioux Falls.
