Carol Elaine Bender, 75, of Brandon, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 from Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.
Obituaries
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.
Timothy “Tim” Douglas Palank, 45, of Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Hardwick, Minn., died unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from natural causes.
Mark L. Eiesland, 73, passed away Friday, November 7, 2025 of natural causes. A Celebration of Mark’s Life will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 at the Harrisburg Funeral Chapel, Harrisburg. Family will be present to greet visitors at 6:30 p.m. A private family burial will take place at a later date in the Beaver Creek Lutheran Cemetery, rural Canton.
Timothy “Tim” William Geiver, 76, Sioux Falls, died Thursday Oct. 23, 2025. Service with Military Honors were held Thursday, Oct. 30 at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Sioux Falls. A celebration of life followed the service at his home.
Phane Silaphanhdeth, 80, of Brandon, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Garretson. Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls.
