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Local obituaries for Beadle County

Roy Andersen

Roy Andersen

Aug 22, 2026

Roy K. Andersen, age 82 of Huron, passed away on August 22, 2026 at Sanford USD Medical Center from complications during a hip replacement surgery. Private services were held at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Huron, South Dakota. 

Roy Karl was born February 17, 1944 to E.A. and Helen (Simonds) Andersen on a farm, north of Lake Preston. Shortly after he was...

Melba Sorben

Melba Sorben

Aug 19, 2026

Melba R. Sorben, age 93, of Huron, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at Avantara in Huron surrounded by her children. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. A private family burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Huron. 



Melba Rose Sorben was born on October...

Daryl Wasmund

Daryl Wasmund

Aug 17, 2026

Daryl Wasmund, age 82, of Huron, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2026 at Avantara in Huron. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, August 21, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron, SD. Visitation, with his family present, will be from 5-7 p.m., on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home. A time of...

Ethan Marquardt

Ethan Marquardt

Aug 12, 2026

Ethan Marquardt, age 35, of Huron, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at his home under hospice care after a 3-and-a-half-year battle with an oligodendroglioma, surrounded by his loving family. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, August 21, 2026 at Huron Christian Church in Huron, SD. Visitation, with his family present, will be from...

Lyle Swanson

Lyle Swanson

Aug 10, 2026

Lyle Swanson, age 87, of Huron, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center in Huron. His memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., on Monday, August 17, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home with burial at St. Martin Cemetery in Huron. Military honors will be conducted by the Huron Veteran’s Council. Visitation, with his family...

Darren Corcoran

Darren Corcoran

Aug 8, 2026

Darren Michael Corcoran, of Aberdeen and formerly of Huron, passed away August 8, 2026 at the age of 44, leaving behind a family who loved him deeply and will forever cherish his memory.

A memorial service to celebrate Darren’s life will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Family will be present...

Geneva Plate

Geneva Plate

Aug 4, 2026

Geneva Plate, age 99, of Huron and formerly of Alpena, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron, with burial to follow at Rest Haven Cemetery in Alpena. Visitation, with the family present, will be one hour...

Velma Eining

Velma Eining

Jul 26, 2026

Velma Eining, 101, entered her perfect eternal dance on July 26, 2026. Born on June 1, 1925, to Basil and Verna Maria (Peters) Rogers, Velma's 101 years spanned the Great Depression, World War II, and a century of remarkable change. Through it all, she remained a light and a quiet strength to to her family and friends.

Her Mass of Christian...

Danita Whitmer

Danita Whitmer

Jul 26, 2026

Danita Whitmer, age 74, of Huron, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at her daughter’s home in Sioux Falls. Her funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., on Friday, July 31, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron with burial to follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron. Visitation, with her family present, will be from 5-7...

Adam Bock

Adam Bock

Jul 22, 2026

Adam Johns Bock, 46, of Huron, South Dakota, passed away on July 22, 2026. He will be remembered for his quiet strength, his devotion to his children, and his unmistakable love for the Kansas City Chiefs.

A service to celebrate Adam’s life will take place at 6:00 p.m., on Friday, August 14, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Memorial visitation...

Shirley Knutson

Shirley Knutson

Jul 20, 2026

Shirley Knutson, age 90, of Huron, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026 at Avantara. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 24, 2026, at American Lutheran Church in Huron, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Friday morning at the...

Barbara Dietz

Barbara Dietz

Jul 19, 2026

Barbara Ann Dietz, 84, of Huron, SD, passed away July 19, 2026 surrounded by family at Huron Regional Medical Center. A private family service will be held at a later date. 

Barb was the oldest daughter of Ione and Laurence Friedrichsen born August 7, 1941. She grew up on a farm near Cavour, SD. As a proud country girl, she was...

Deacon Roger Puthoff

Deacon Roger Puthoff

Jul 17, 2026

Roger Puthoff, age 69, of Huron, was called home to the Heavenly Father on Friday, July 17, 2026 at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota surrounded by his loving family. His funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, July 24, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish in Huron. 

Visitation, with his family present, will...

Randal G. Jungemann

Randal G. Jungemann

Jul 11, 2026

Randal G. Jungemann, age 77, of Wolsey, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center. His memorial service will be at 11:30 AM on Monday, July 20, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Inurnment with military honors by Hershman-Gordon American Legion Post #59 will follow at Wolsey Cemetery.

Memorial visitation with his family present will be...

William "Bill" Long

William "Bill" Long

Jul 6, 2026

William “Bill” Long, age 60, of Alpena, SD, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 6, 2026 in Mitchell, SD. Memorial Visitation, with his family present, will be from 2-3 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron, SD.

Bill was born on October 7, 1965 in Huron to parents Raymond and Rosetta (Gange) Long. He attended Huron and...

Linda Kopfmann

Linda Kopfmann

Jul 3, 2026

Linda Kopfmann, 74, of Alpena, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2026 at her home, surrounded by her family. 

A celebration of Linda's life will take place at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at the Alpena Community Center in Alpena. 



Linda Jean was born on April 18, 1952 in Huron to parents Arlo and Luella (Daleske) Longcor. Linda attended Virgil...

Jimmy Lloyd

Jimmy Lloyd

Jul 1, 2026

Jimmy Lloyd, age 22, of Huron, SD, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, surrounded by his family.

A visitation service, with his family present, will be from 5-7 p.m., on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, August 1,...

Chad Anderson

Chad Anderson

Jun 30, 2026

Chad Anderson, age 50, of Huron, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. A celebration of Chad’s life will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Executive Events, 53 Third Street SW, Huron, South Dakota. Family and friends are invited to gather informally, share memories, and celebrate Chad’s...

Donald Koch

Donald Koch

Jun 21, 2026

Donald L. Koch, age 90, of Huron, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2026 at Avantara in Huron. His memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, June 27, 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 at the funeral home. 



Donald...

Eva Sande

Eva Sande

Jun 19, 2026

Eva Christina Sande was born to Roy and Hulda Jensen of Menno, South Dakota. Eva spent the early years of her childhood in Menno, moving to Huron at the age of five with her parents and three older sisters. Family was the focus of Eva’s childhood. Visits to her grandparents’ farms and trips to Menno and Viborg for reunions and...

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