Obituaries

A memorial service for Teri (Barlow) Loosbrock, 54, of Venice, Fla., will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at Downtown Church in Milford, Iowa.   She died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at Venice Regional Bayfront Hospital.  Teri grew up in Spirit Lake, Iowa. She married Rich Loosbrock on Feb. 8, 1997, and lived in Brandon, while also keeping homes in Okoboji and Venice.  She is survived by her husband, Rich, of Venice, Fla.; children, Danielle (Adam) Wolff, Nicole (Rhener) Gordon, and Trevis Loosbrock; grandchildren, Carter, Dillyn, Nora, Camryn and Oliver; parents, Jack and Myrna Barlow; brother, Robb (Tracie) Barlow; and nieces, Erica, Sydney and Allie. */
Funeral services for Darryl J. Hellwig, 67, of Lake Preston, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at Ben Clare United Methodist Church, 26762 Ben Clare Ave., Valley Springs.  Darryl died Oct. 17, 2018, at his home.  Darryl is survived by one brother, David Hellwig, of Brandon.  */
Mass of Christian Burial for Judge Paul James Kern, 82, was held Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Lake Andes.  Judge Kern died Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of Lake Andes; daughters, Janine (Greg Biegler) Kern of Rapid City, Ruth Kern-Scott of Beresford; sons, Paul (Tracy) Kern of Brandon, Frank (Johna) Kern of Canton; special nephew, Patrick (Lisa) Kraning, Lake Norden; sister, Mary Ann Caddell; niece, Peggy Ann Oursland, Phoenix, Ariz.; and grandchildren, Madeleine and Savanah Scott, Sioux Falls, Paul, Terrence and Olivia Kern of Brandon; brother-in-law, Francis McCabe; sisters-in-law, Mary Ellen Jones, Colleen McCabe; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements. */
Funeral services for Leslie Heidbrink, 75, of Brandon, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at First Congregational Church in Sioux Falls. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at George Boom Funeral Home, Sioux Falls. Mr. Heidbrink died of natural causes Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, while on a hunting trip in Brookings County.  Leslie is survived by his wife, Joy; daughters, Tina (Drew) Wilson, Atlanta, Ga., and children, Conner and Natalie; and Lisa (Mark) Fesler, Centennial, Colo., and children, Chad and Lauren (Jake) Huolihan; sons, Brian (Laura) Heidbrink, Brandon, and children, Braden, Spencer, and Kyle; and Travis (Christina) Heidbrink, Sioux Falls, and children, Alexander and Madeline; great grandson, Oliver Huolihan; sister, Marilyn (Eugene) Schneider, Mitchell; and brother, James Heidbrink of St. Paul, Minn.  For online condolences, visit georgeboom.com. */
Roger Wayne Hunt, 80, of Brandon, passed away on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, following a five-week hospitalization from surgery complications.  Celebration of Life services were held Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, at Central Church in Sioux Falls. Burial with full military honors will be at 1:30 p.m. MT, Friday, Nov. 23 at Black Hills National Cemetery Roger was born in Flandreau, S.D., to Wayne and Louise (Claussen) Hunt on Feb. 23, 1938. His father, who served in World War II, was a watch and clock repairman, and during Roger’s early years, his family also lived in Colman, Watertown and northern Iowa, as well as Florida. Roger attended school in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Augustana, and then a law degree from the USD School of Law in 1962. He married his high school sweetheart, Sharon Lee Boese, on June 14, 1959. 
A memorial service will be planned at a later date for Marcia (Marcy) Faye Reisetter, 71, of Brandon. She passed away Oct. 19, 2018, at Bethany Home in Brandon.  She is survived by sons, Nathan Reisetter, Englewood, Colo., Joshua Reisetter, Brookings; grandchildren, Kendra and Kalen Reisetter, Brookings; brother, Mark (Becky) Gottschalk, Eden Prairie, Minn.; niece, Emily (Shawn) Organ, Minneapolis, Minn,; niece, Morgan (Steve) Halverson and family, Johnston, Iowa; nephew, Chris (Chalsea) Larson, Elkton; aunt and uncle, Marilyn and Fred Klawiter, Buchanan, Mich.; cousins; and friend and colleague, Dr. Rosanne (Alan) Kirts, Sioux Falls.  For online condolences, visit heritagefsd.com. */
Maurice Bernard Johnson, 69, of Brandon, died peacefully on Oct. 11, 2018, at his son’s home in Washington, D.C. He was born September 12, 1949 to Bernard and Ruby (Benda) in Brandon, S.D.  He is survived by his sister, Mary DeVaney, of Sioux Falls; son, Colin (Christie) Johnson, Washington D.C., son, Brian (Kassy) Johnson, of Garden Grove, Calif.; and grandsons, Clayton, 7, Connor, 4.  Memorial will be private and a Celebration of Maury’s Life at a later date. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society (P.O. Box 22478 Oklahoma City, OK 73123) or Misericordia (6300 North Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 60660) */
A Celebration of Life service for Rev. Diedrik “Dan” Nelson, 84, of Sioux Falls, was held Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, at First Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls. Rev. Nelson died Monday, Nov. 5, at Sanford Medical Center. He served as the Senior Pastor at Brandon Lutheran Church from 1988-98, at which time he retired. He is survived by his children, Chris (Belinda) Nelson and Jonathan Nelson, all of Sioux Falls, and Stephanie Nelson (Darren Gustafson), Garretson; brother, Theron “Ron” (Connie) Nelson, Sioux Falls; and many other relatives and friends.  For online condolences, visit millerfh.com. */
Funeral mass for Elizabeth “Betty” Louise (Gossman) Halverson, 89, of Sioux Falls, was held Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Sioux Falls, with burial at Hills of Rest Cemetery. She passed away Nov. 4, 2018, at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls.   Betty and her husband, Lavern, lived many years in Brandon.  Survivors include sons, Dave (Cindy) of Loretto, Minn., Craig (Katie), Sioux Falls; daughters, Denise (Terry) Matzen, Sioux Falls, Sue (Bob) Shumaker, Parker; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Fritz Gossman, Joyce Stephens, Rose Rogers, Barb Bies and Pat Williams.  For online condolences, visit heritagesfsd.com. */
Funeral services for Nathan Michael Seivert, 18, of Renner, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at First Baptist Church, 1401 S. Covell Ave., Sioux Falls. Interment will be in the West Nideros Cemetery, rural Crooks. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Miller Westside Funeral Chapel, 6200 W. 41st St., Sioux Falls. Nathan died Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 as a result of an automobile accident.  He is survived by his father, Dennis Seivert, Renner; sister, Kailee Seivert and her special friend, Justin Harris, Renner; uncles and aunts; and a host of cousins and friends. For online condolences, visit millerfh.com. */

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