Obituaries

Funeral services were held on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Union Baptist Church in Burke, SD. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Clausen Funeral Home in Burke, SD. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Vernon Kerner, age 72, of Gregory, SD, will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. John Lutheran Church in Gregory, SD. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery in Gregory, SD. There will be a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday night at the church. Visitation will be one hour prior to both services. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Patricia Clausen will be held on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Union Baptist Church in Burke, SD. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery in Burke, SD. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Clausen Funeral Home in Burke, SD. Clausen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

James Edwin Kucera was born January 4, 1930, to Joseph and Rosalia (Hotz) in Gregory, SD. Jim was the youngest and grew up on various farms in Gregory County.

A graveside memorial service for Floyd Wulf, will be held at the Larchwood Cemetery in Larchwood, IA at 10:30 a.m. on Friday June 11, 2021. There will be a lunch served at the Larchwood City Park following the service. There will be a subsequent memorial gathering at the family ranch in Herrick, SD, this summer, details will be provided at a later date.

A memorial service for Patrick Bull Bear was held on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home in Gregory, SD with Pastors Cindy Lester and Harold Marshall officiating. Richard Broken Nose gave the traditional Lakota service.

Funeral services for Phillip Little Killer Martinez were held on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home in Gregory, SD with Pastor Russ Grim officiating.

Lorraine Creasey was born on January 10, 1925, at home in Jamison, NE, to Lloyd and Margaret (Painter) Heyden. She attended elementary school in Nebraska and high school in South Dakota. She also was a graduate of Southern State Normal School in Springfield, SD, where she received her teaching certificate. She was united in marriage to Wendell L. Creasey on May 25, 1947 in Filer, ID.

A mass of Christian burial for Alice Humpal was held on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Butte, NE with Father Starman officiating. Music was provided by Pat Thiry and lector was Leota Reiser.

Funeral services for Walter Sharp, Jr., were held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 5, 2021, at Braman Mortuary in Omaha, NE.