Category Archives: Obituaries

Ella Lunn-Mueller Funeral services for Ella Lunn-Mueller, age 97, of Vermillion, SD and formerly of Fairfax, SD were held on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairfax. Burial was in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Fairfax. A prayer service was held on Monday at 7:00 … Read Article →

Payton Payton Hand Payton Nichole Hand, 12, of Elk Point, South Dakota, left footprints in our hearts when she earned her angel wings November 12, 2012, at the Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Payton was a fighter until the end during her long and courageous battle with … Read Article →

Florence Wagner Florence Wagner, 98, of Vermillion, passed away Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center. Florence Eidem was born March 3, 1914 in rural Elk Point, on the Eidem Homestead to Gilbert and Mary (Jensen) Eidem.  She graduated from the Elk Point High School and married … Read Article →

Larson Paul Larson The Reverend Doctor Paul Larson passed away on Nov. 2, 2012 after a three year battle with brain cancer at the age of 78. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 at the Wight, Comes & Sogn Funeral Chapel in Watertown. Memorial … Read Article →

John Mueller John C. Mueller, 57, of Vermillion passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA after a battle with ALS. John was born Nov. 5, 1954 in Milwaukee, WI to Dr. Joseph and Rosalie (Kainz) Mueller.  He graduated from Marquette High School … Read Article →

Severson Dale Severson Dale Severson, 90, of Gayville, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. Dale was born July 29, 1922 in Vermillion, to Charles and Goldie (South) Severson.  He attended school at Prairie Belle Country School through eighth grade and graduated from Vermillion High School … Read Article →

Lily Acosta Lilly Elizabeth Acosta took her first breath at 2:51 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012.  In the 11 short hours she was in this world, she stole the hearts and forever changed the lives of many.  Her mother, Faith Elizabeth Acosta, her maternal grandparents, Frank & Elizabeth Acosta … Read Article →

Phyllis Jones Phyllis M. (Hanson) Jones, 79, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 at the Country Club Retirement Center in Ashtabula, OH where she had been a resident for the past year. She was born May 31, 1933 in Vermillion, SD, the daughter of Alfred and Fannie (Powell) Hanson and … Read Article →

Iona Freier Iona E. Freier was born Jan. 14, 1922 in Tyndall. She was the daughter of Carl and Rosia (Vilhauer) Jungling. She died Oct. 13, 2012. Funeral services were held 7 p.m. Oct. 15, 2012, at the Fraternal Burial Assoc., Viborg, with the Revs. Todd Johnson and Laura Johnson … Read Article →

Joseph Oakie Sr. Joseph Carl Oakie Sr., 65, of Vermillion, passed away on, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls. A visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. with a Native American prayer service beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, … Read Article →