Obituaries

Funeral services for Robert Beckers were held on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the St.

Funeral services for Lois Pepper were held on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Burke, SD, with Pastor Don Windsperger officiating. Music was provided by Lisa Reiman, organist. Avery Ziesler was in charge of registration. Casket bearers were Jeremy Thoman, Brady Meyer, John Baldwin, Paul Baldwin, Jesse Baldwin, and Alec Baldwin. Burial was in the Rosebud Cemetery in Bonesteel, SD. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Lois Jean (Williams) Pepper was born at her grandparents’ home south of Bonesteel, SD, to Roy and Alpha (Lunn) Williams on November 27, 1935. Lois grew up in Bonesteel, attending country school and Bonesteel High School before graduating as valedictorian of her class in 1953. She worked as a teller in the Bonesteel bank both before and after graduation.

Funeral services for Daniel Davidson were held on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Southern Baptist Church in Gregory, SD, with Pastor Russ Grim officiating. Music was provided by Geoff Smith, accompanied by Colleen Murray, pianist. Kim Shepperd, Pam Barrow, Jeanne Bartling, and Jackie Logue were in charge of registration. Casket bearers were Daniel Steffen, Bradley Steffen, Allen Steffen, Joel Bartling, Jonathan Bartling, Jason Bartling, John VandenBosch, David Kotrba, Michael VandenBosch, Richard Kotrba, and Jeff Schonebaum. Honorary casket bearers were Emmett Kotrba, AJ Steffen, Jim Hogrefe, Jo Schonebaum, Sara Mikkelsen, and the staff at Avera Rosebud Country Care Center.

Funeral services for Donald Petersen were held on Friday, December 27, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at the St.

Richard Frederick Papousek, 71 years, October 18, 2024, Sioux Falls, SD. Norman Everett Watson, 90 years, December 2, 2024, Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral services for Elmer Frank were held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. Union Baptist Church in Burke, SD, with Pastor Mark Tuttle officiating, Music was provided by Rose Wolf, vocalist, accompanied by Jane Tuttle, pianist. Mary Kaupp and Anita DeKramer were in charge of registration. Casket bearers were Dustin Frank, Roger Frank II, Louis Scharf, Michael Kayl, Shaun Hessman, Nikolaus Frank, and Sawyer Schmitz. Interment was in the Graceland Cemetery in Burke, SD. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Janice Lindquist were held on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Prairie View Gospel Barn in Gregory, SD, with Pastor Scott McClellen officiating. Music was provided by Geoff Smith. Val Anderson, Holly Whitney, Violet Brumbaugh, and Cheryln Shaffer were flower attendants, and in charge of registration. Casket bearers were Christ Lindquist, Miles Kreeger, Dave Shoemaker, Donnie Petersen, Larry Soesbe, ad Calvin Walker. Honorary casket bearers were the coffee gals, and the students and staff at the Gregory Elementary School. Interment was in the IOOF Cemetery in Gregory, SD. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Norman Watson were held on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., at the First Christian Church in Winner, SD. Burial was in the Czech Bohemian Cemetery south of Gregory, SD. Mason Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Norman Everett Watson was born on February 14, 1934, in Omaha, NE, to Lily (Miller) and Joseph Watson. He had three siblings, Delores, Marvin, and Skip. Norman lived a full and vibrant life, serving his country as a signalman in the US Navy upon the USS Grapple and the USS Lipan during the years of 1952 to 1956. Norman had been deployed to Hawaii and Guam. After leaving the Navy, Norman moved to Evergreen, CO, where he served as a volunteer firefighter, and was co-owner of Evergreen Appliance and Electric. After relocating to Omaha, Norman committed the rest of his professional career to working as an electrician and was a member of the I.B.E.W. He spent a significant portion of this time as an electrician at Offutt Air Force Base and the Strategic Air Command in Bellevue, NE.

A memorial service for Iola Frank was held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Union Baptist Church in Burke, SD, with Pastor Mark Tuttle officiating.

A memorial service for Judith Anderson of Norfolk, NE, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk, NE, which is in charge of arrangements. Burial will take place at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Norfolk at a later date.