Mary Kaye Freese
Jan 6, 2026
Mary Kaye Freese, age 80, of South Shore and formerly of Huron, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown.
Her graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Cavour. A luncheon will be held at the Cavour Hall following the service.
Her Mass of Christian...
Eudale Nielsen
May 19, 2026
Eudale Cornelius “Corny” Nielsen, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at Avantara in Huron. His Memorial Service will be at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home with military honors by the Woonsocket Legion Post 29. Visitation, with his family present, will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26 at the funeral...
Judi Reilly
May 18, 2026
Judith "Judi" L. Reilly, age 85, of Wolsey, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center under hospice care. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish with burial to follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron.
Visitation, with her family present, will...
Deborah Wright
May 15, 2026
Deborah Wright, age 77, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026 at her home under hospice care. A private family service will be held with burial at Riverside Cemetery in Huron. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Beadle County Humane Society.
Deborah Lynn was born on December 15, 1948, in Huron to parents Donald and Dorothy (Parker)...
Aye Thein
May 15, 2026
Aye Thein, age 51, of Huron, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026 at his home under hospice care.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., on Saturday, May 23, 2026, with services to follow at First Karen Union Baptist Church in Huron. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Huron.
Veronica Johnson
May 9, 2026
Veronica Johnson, age 82, of Huron, SD, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Huron Regional Medical Center, surrounded by the love of her family. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish in Huron with burial at St. Paul’s Cemetery in Iroquois, SD. Visitation...
Charles "Chuck" Snyder
May 8, 2026
Charles “Chuck” Franklin Snyder Jr., age 62, of Huron, SD, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2026 while surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. Chuck fought hard until the very end, showing the same strength, determination, and love for life that defined him every day. His memorial service will be held at...
Steven G. Wessel
Apr 30, 2026
Steven G. “Barney” Wessel, age 74, of Huron, SD, passed away on April 30, 2026 at Avantara in Huron. His memorial visitation will be held at 5-7 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2026 at Welter Funeral Home with a prayer service beginning at 6:30 p.m. A public committal and burial service will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at...
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.
Jerry Galliger, the son...
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.
Daniel Clement...
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....