Jeffrey “Jeff” Swenson, 75, of Brandon, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at Beaver Valley Lutheran Church in rural Valley Springs. Burial was in the Beaver Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
Obituaries
Fredrick Francis Vandersnick, 86, of Renner, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Memorial visitation was held Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Garretson.
Edith Lor-Rae Jarding, 93, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Humboldt, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2026 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Humboldt. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer service on Sunday, March 1, 2026, also at the church.
Darby Bruns, 30, of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 at Ava’s House, surrounded by her family. Service details are incomplete at this time and will be announced in the coming weeks.
Kristine “Kris” Kreiter O’Connell, 69, of Sioux Falls, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Dougherty House in Sioux Falls. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Sioux Falls, with burial at St. Michael Cemetery, also in Sioux Falls.
Marilyn Marlene Shuck, 92, Brandon, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb, 27, 2026, surrounded by her family.
Merlin Dean Statema, 75, of Hull, Iowa, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 27 at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley, Iowa. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Iowa.
Danny Joe Deutsch, 69, of Kanaranzi, Minn., died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, unexpectedly at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.
Cimeron G. Erickson, 61, Valley Springs, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
Joseph M. Toresdahl, lovingly known as “Joe,” 90, passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Ava’s House, surrounded by attentive and compassionate care.
