June (Marks) Wika, 96, of Hills, Minn., formerly of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 9 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Sioux Falls.
Obituaries
Jane Elizabeth Schultz, 77, of Brandon, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at Bethany Home in Brandon.
Kimberly Sue (Thomas) Schwenke-Cram, 59, of Madison, passed away at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, after battling pneumonia, blood clots, and Valley Fever.
Grace Lillian (Peters) MacArthur, lovingly known to many as “Grandma Mac” and “GiGi” (Great-Grandma), passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at Bethany Meadows in Brandon. She was 101 years old.
Natasha Marie Gross, 33, of Brandon, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025.
Dorothy Helen Rogness, 96, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Renner, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Benton Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, at the church.
Donna J. Nichols, age 71, of Brandon, SD, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, following a long and courageous battle with chronic pain and COPD.
Janell Ann Kuhnert, 72, of rural Valley Springs, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sioux Falls.
Cynthia Rae Swenson, 67, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, surrounded by her family at Avera Dougherty Hospice. She fought cancer quietly and with great strength over the past five years.
David Keith Rogness, 77, of Luverne, Minn., died Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at the Minnesota Veteran’s home in Luverne. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Interment was the Maplewood Cemetery, also in Luverne.
