Shelley Hufford
Apr 22, 2026
Shelley Hufford, age 68, of Huron, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center in Huron. A service in memory of Shelley will be held at a later date.
Shelley Mae Robinson was born on September 13, 1957 on Sioux City, Iowa to parents Eugene and Marilyn (Miller) Robinson. She grew up in Sioux City, graduating from...
Jerry Galliger
Apr 22, 2026
Jerry Galliger, age 87, of Huron, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center. His Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church in Huron. Visitation with his family present will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday morning at the church.
Full obituary forthcoming.
Dan Wurzer
Apr 21, 2026
Dan Wurzer, age 63, of Huron, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center in Huron. His memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home. His visitation, with family present, will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home.
Full obituary...
Monte Huizenga
Apr 18, 2026
Monte Paul Huizenga, age 75 of Hitchcock, SD, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2026, surrounded by family and loved ones. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, April 24, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish in Huron with burial to follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation, with his family present, will be from 5-7 p.m.,...
Stephen D. Waldner
Apr 12, 2026
Stephen D. Waldner, age 53, of Pearl Creek Colony, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at his home in rural Iroquois. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Pearl Creek Colony.
Stephen Daniel Waldner was born on October 1, 1972 to Moses and Esther Waldner of Pearl Creek Colony. He was the...
Wendy Olson
Apr 9, 2026
Wendy Olson, age 71, of Huron, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Avantara after a ten-year long battle with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, with her family by her side.
A Celebration of Wendy’s life will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 from 5-7 p.m. at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Her family encourages all those who knew her...
Leif Klicker
Apr 8, 2026
Leif J. Klicker, age 58, of Virgil, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 near Phillip, South Dakota. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home with burial to follow at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Wolsey. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu...
Richard C. Welter
Apr 1, 2026
Richard Charles Welter of Commerce, GA passed away on April 1, 2026. Rich was born on March 11, 1929, in Huron, South Dakota, a few months before the Great Depression began. He was the son of William Charles (Billy) and Edna Eleanor Shult Welter. Rich was a devoted family man, a good provider, and proud of his children and their...
Donna Jones
Mar 31, 2026
Donna Fay Jones born September 25, 1965 passed away at the ICU in the Sanford Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD surrounded by her loving family on March 31, 2026.
Her memorial service is pending.
Ruth Thompson
Mar 29, 2026
Ruth Thompson, age 92 of Huron, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at Oakview Terrace Nursing Home in Freeman, South Dakota. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home with burial to follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Eugene Katz
Mar 28, 2026
Eugene Katz, age 86, of Huron, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Peaceful Pines Assisted Living in Huron. His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home with burial at Riverside Cemetery in Huron. Visitation, with family present, will be Thursday April 2, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with...
James (Jim) McGillvrey
Mar 19, 2026
James (Jim) D. McGillvrey, age 69, of Wolsey, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at his home in Wolsey after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s. His Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, March 27, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish in Huron. Visitation, with his family present, will be from 5-7 p.m....
William DeMent
Mar 17, 2026
William DeMent, age 74, of Woonsocket and formerly of Sioux Falls, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket. Per William’s wishes, no services will be held at this time.
William, better known as Bill or Billy boy, was born to Willard DeMent and Helen Fischer in April 1951. Bill grew up in Sioux City,...
Luella Longcor
Mar 17, 2026
Luella E. Longcor, age 100, of Huron, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Avantara in Huron.
Her memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home. Visitation, with her family present, will be one hour prior to the service. Inurnment at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery will be at a later date.
Luella E. Longcor,...
Phyllis Tschetter
Mar 16, 2026
Phyllis Tschetter, age 90, of Huron, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2026 at Stoneybrook Suites Assisted Living in Huron. A private family memorial service with burial in Wessington Springs will be held, per Phyllis’ wishes.
Memorials may be directed to Beadle County Humane Society in Phyllis’ honor.
Phyllis Darlene (Hauge) Tschetter was born on February 4, 1936 to Tom and Minnie...
Carole Miller
Mar 12, 2026
Carole J. Miller, age 76, of Huron, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket, SD. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Faith Alive Community Church in Huron, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation, with her family present, will be from...
Joel Aamodt
Mar 10, 2026
Joel C. Aamodt, age 77, of Huron, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at his home in Huron. His memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, March 23, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Joel was born on May 9, 1948, in...
Clayton Kohlmeyer
Mar 10, 2026
Clayton Kohlmeyer, age 43, of Wolsey, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center. A private graveside service will be held.
Clayton Edward Frederick Kohlmeyer, son of Marlin and Valerie Kohlmeyer, was born February 20th 1983, in Aberdeen, SD.
He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Wolsey.
He attended Wolsey School through his sophomore year...
Ed Irving
Feb 27, 2026
Edwin N. Irving, age 70, of Huron, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, at Avera Weskota Manor in Wessington Springs after a lengthy illness. His Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish in Huron with burial following at St. Martin Cemetery.
Visitation, with his family present, will be...
Paul F. Lavallee
Feb 26, 2026
Paul Francis Lavallee, 86, died peacefully on Feb. 26, 2026, in Sioux Falls, S.D., three days after celebrating his birthday. Born on Feb. 23, 1940, in Lewiston, Maine, Paul lived a life defined by curiosity, generosity and an unwavering devotion to family.
Paul was the loving husband of 42 years to Michelle, his partner in adventure, travel and laughter. Together they...