Obituaries

A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024, at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Bridgewater, SD. A celebration of life gathering was held from 1:30-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the SD Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls. Kinzley Funeral Home of Salem was in charge of arrangements. Susan Garry was born December 21, 1951 in Gregory, SD to Russell Harry and Evelyn Helen (Hoffman) Garry. She grew up in Gregory and graduated from Gregory High School before going on to earn a bachelor’s degree from SDSU. After college, she began working for a bank in Madison, SD before transferring to US Bank, where she was employed for more than 20 years in Sioux Falls and Minneapolis.

A Mass of Christian burial for Robert Walth was held on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Fairfax, SD, with Father Jonathan Dillon officiating. Angie Horst was lector, Ava and Emmie Hausmann were servers and Larry and Carleen Cahoy presented the gifts.

Funeral services for Carl Klein were held on Monday February 26, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at the Methodist Church in Gregory, SD with Rev, Thanael Certa-Werner and Pastor Scott McClellen officiating. Music was provided by Geoff Smith, vocalist, accompanied by Bette Fogel, pianist. Darlene Shattuck, Sally Shaffer and Linda Mae Leber were in charge of registration. Flower attendant was Jessi Iwan. Casket bearers were Keven Klein, Joe Klein, Wes Schell, Scott Anshutz, Bob Wik, and Bob Fenenga. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery in Gregory, SD with military honors conferred by the Gregory American Legion, Dallas American Legion, and the National Honors Team. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Robert Sperl were held on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Congregational Church in Gregory, SD, with Pastor Scott McClellen officiating. Music was provided by Geoff Smith and recorded music. Kimberly Veskrna and Kathy Svoboda were in charge of registration. Casket bearers were Allen Veskrna, Michael Veskrna, Joe Svoboda, Jim Mikkelsen, Dave Dobesh, Joel Bartling, DJ Steffen, and Joe Duling. Honorary pallbearers were Ella Sperl, Morrie Gilkerson, Sully Sperl, and Sawyer Sperl. Burial was in the Czech National Cemetery in Gregory, SD. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Jan Determan, age 69, of Burke, SD, are scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Burke, SD. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Burke, SD. Visitation will be Friday from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., with a 7:00 p.m. rosary to be held at the church. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Janet “Jan” Marie Determan, daughter of Romus and Helen (Jaeger) Mushitz, was born on July 21, 1954, in Pierre, SD. She was adopted by Romus and Helen Mushitz and was the oldest of three adopted children.

Funeral services for Ronald Shomion were held on Monday, February 12, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. at the Heartland Funeral Home. Burial was in the SD Veteran’s Cemetery with full military honors. Heartland Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Ronald Arthur Shomion was born on April 27, 1945, to Arthur and Mary (Gibbons) Shomion, in Little Rock, AK, as one of three children. As a child of a military father, he resided in two other countries including Germany and Japan. He graduated high school in Alexandria, VA. Ron then attended SDSU, playing football and track. He was an avid Jackrabbit fan.

Funeral services for Cecil Lewis Harsin, Sr. were scheduled for Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 10:30 a.m.

Delila was born on November 19, 1934, to Noble Manning Inglett and Viola (Smith) Inglett in Lucas, SD. She grew up on the family ranch. She was one of seven children. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in Lucas, and frequently rode her horse Star to school. She graduated from Burke High School and Clarkson College Nursing School, Omaha, NE. She had a storied career. In the ‘60’s she was AMA’s research nurse of the year, for her work on the ‘iron lung’ and the first dialysis program at the University of Minnesota.

Funeral services for Dale Goodman, age 85, of Herrick, SD, were held on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at the United Methodist Church in Burke, SD, with Reverend Thaniel Certa-Werner officiating. Music was provided by Twylah Ward, and Donna Whittmeier was in charge of registration. Casket bearers were Michael Roth, Mick Roth, Mark Roth, Matthew Holmberg, Matthew Collins, and Robert Polacek. Burial was in the Herrick Cemetery in Herrick, SD. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Dale Francis Goodman was born November 19, 1938 to Francis and Edna (Zeiner) Goodman. Dale grew up on the family farm south of Herrick, SD. He attended Goodman Country School through the eighth grade and attended one year in Naper, NE.

Marleen was born on July 18, 1943, in Winner, SD, to Peter and Mary (Flemming) Struck, and grew up all over South Dakota. As a child, Marleen enjoyed watching and playing baseball. She said while attending country school it was always a popular game to play. Marleen was a long-time Minnesota Twins fan, and also grew to become a Denver Bronco, Nebraska Husker, and Kansas City Chief fan. On September 21, 1963, Marleen married Gary Mawhinney. They were married 42 years before Gary passed away. They raised three daughters and one son: Marjorie Struck of Florida, Kim (Rob) Benson of Iowa, Robert Mawhinney of Colorado, and Jennifer (Jeffrey) Raburn of Kansas.