Obituaries

Roy Bornholdt Thiele, 95, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Watertown, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Cornerstone Church in Watertown. Rev. Steve Anderson will officiate. The service will be livestreamed via the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel website, crawfordosthus.com. Visitation will be held at the church at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 9. Burial will be at Milbank City Cemetery, Milbank, at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Vernon Bolt, 87, of Brandon, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 30, 2026, with his wife Ivy, beside him. Services were held at the Cloverdale Funeral Home and Cemetery in Boise, Idaho, this wek.
David J. Bond, 79, of Renner, died Friday, June 5, 2026, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. His memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls. Visitation with the family present will take place one hour prior to his service at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Lennox Cemetery at a later date. 
Roberta Ann “Bobbie” Wilke, 92, of Janesville, Wis., was called home to eternal rest with her Savior on Friday, June 5, 2026, surrounded by her family at St. Mary’s Hospital in Janesville. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Janesville. Burial was in the Milton Lawns Memorial Park, also in Janesville.
Karen Kay Ennis (Gerry), formerly Karen Kilbourn, of Angleton, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 1, 2026 in her home, at the age of 67. A Celebration of Life will be held on July 18, 2026, from 12-3 p.m. at Terrace Park West in Sioux Falls.
Marcia M. Bonte, 75 Marcia M. Bonte, 75, of Garretson, died Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2026, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. Interment will be at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Garretson at a later date.
Matthew Meester, 45, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died unexpectedly Sunday, May 24, 2026, at his residence in Rock Rapids. A Celebration of Life was held Thursday, May 28 at the Forster Community Center of Rock Rapids. 
LeRoy Schroeder, 82, of Beaver Creek, Minn,m Friday, May 29, 2026 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church of Beaver Creek.
Vernon Boldt, 87, Brandon, passed away at home on Saturday, May 30, 2026, with his wife Ivy, beside him. Services are being planned for at the Cloverdale Funeral Home and Cemetery in Boise, Idaho, for later next week.
Janet Leah Rollinger was born Sept. 4,1955. She was the oldest of three kids to Bill and Linda Rollinger of Sioux Falls. She went to elementary school at Christ the King and graduated from O’Gorman High in 1973. Jan began her work career at the Rollinger family business, “Central Waterproofing” where she learned to caulk, sandblast, and became a great tuck pointer. She later worked at a local favorite eastside bar, Clem’s, where she learned to play billiards. She became a great shooter and won many local events. Several years she competed in the World Finals in Las Vegas representing the women’s team from South Dakota.

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