Rose M. Gacke, 96, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, March 1 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Rock Valley. Burial was in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Rose is survived by five children: Carol (Jerry) Flanagan of Sioux Falls; Joe (Lin) Gacke of Hudson; Pat (David) Larson of Apple Valley, Minn.; Steve (Cheri) Gacke, and Nancy (Mark) Wynia , all of Rock Valley; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Gladys Daniels of Sioux Falls, Beatrice Bruggeman of Brandon, and Betty Gacke of Larchwood, Iowa; brother-in-law, Bob Schreurs of Slayton, Minn.; and a host of other family and friends.
Obituaries
Funeral services for Richard L. ‘Dick’ Merrick, 87, of Alcester, were held Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Big Springs Baptist Church, rural Alcester.
Mr. Merrick died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 at his home near Alcester.
He is survived by his wife, Janet; daughters, Dawn Merrick of Chatsworth, Iowa, Holly Liston of Alcester, and Kristi DeBruin and her fiancé Albert Oliver of Worthing; son, Tory Merrick of Alcester; daughter-in-law, Linda Merrick of Alcester; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and his sister, Marlene “Molly” Thorson of Brandon.
Funeral services for James “Jim” Hembree, 70, of Sioux Falls, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Family will be present to greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls.
Mr. Hembree died Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Jack Mortrude, 82, Brandon, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at home after a recent struggle with health issues.
Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2018, at Heartland Funeral Home, with visitation beginning one-hour prior. Military honors will follow.
Jack will be deeply missed by his wife, Delores; three children, Wayne (Kim), Sioux Falls, Todd Mortrude and Diane (Brian) Eide, all of Brandon; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial services for Evelyn M. Brown, 83, of Inwood, Iowa, were held Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, rural Inwood. Burial of cremated remains will be held at a later date at Richland Cemetery in Inwood.
Mrs. Brown died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
She is survived by her husband, Paul; children, David (Deloris) Brown of Inwood, De Ann (Bob) Herting of Brandon; Dennis (Connie) Brown of Inwood; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and sister, Mildred Hyronemus of Rock Valley, Iowa.
Funeral services for Edith J. Lamp, 89, of Sioux Falls, were held Thursday, March 1, 2018 at George Boom Funeral Home & Crematory in Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Lamp died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
She is survived by her children, Sherry (Ron) Larson of Brandon, Joyce Lamp-DeNeui of Sioux Falls, Donna (Bruce) Aljets of Brandon, Ben (Laurie) Lamp of Sioux Falls, Michelle (Bob) Barringer of Circle Pines, Min.; brothers, Vern Moulton of Sioux Falls, Richard Moulton of Conscohocken, Pa., Darrell Moulton of Sioux Falls, Arnie Moulton of Arizona; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of additional relatives and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial for Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Hayes, 65, of Sioux Falls, was held Friday, March 2, 2018 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Sioux Falls.
Cindy passed away in her home due to diabetes complications on Monday, Feb. 26.
She is survived by her soulmate, Benjamin Contreras-Elias; brothers, Tom (Peggy) and Joe (Sheree) all of Sioux Falls; sisters, Bridget (Mike) Beck, Onawa, Iowa and Jackie Hayes of Brandon; and sister-in-law, Vicky Hayes of Sioux Falls.
Memorial services for Cheryl Gay Peterson, 74, Brandon, were held Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Heartland Funeral Home in Brandon.
Mrs. Peterson died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018.
Cheryl is survived by her children and grandchildren, Heidi and Jacob; Ben, April, Hunter and Harper; sisters, Lynel and Jane; nieces, nephews and many friends.
Shirley M. Meyer, 89, of Ramona, died Friday, March 2, 2018, at the Madison Care and Rehab Center in Madison.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at St. John Lutheran Church in Madison. Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at the Ellsworth Funeral Home in Madison. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. MST, Friday, March 9, 2018, at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis.
Shirley Meyer was born March 14, 1928, at Riverton, Neb., to Paul and Mathilda (Henkel) Meyer. She attended school in Campbell, Neb., and graduated from Campbell High School in 1946. Shirley married Glen Meyer on June 10, 1951, in Campbell. The couple farmed near Salem until 1962 when they moved to a farm near Madison, and later near Ramona. In 1976, they moved into Ramona and Shirley was a housewife until the late 1980’s. Following Glen’s passing, Shirley started working at the Ramona school where she was employed for over 20 years.
Melba G. Johnson, 95, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society-Lutheran Manor in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 at Springdale Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls. Burial was in the Pleasantview Cemetery.
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She is survived by her children, Dave (Carol) Johnson of Hartford, Deb Bahnson of Sioux Falls, Darla Johnson (Tim Dressen) of Brandon, Dwight (Mary) Johnson of Rapid City, DeeAnn Gores of Sioux Falls, Darcene Allison of University Park, Fla., Gaylon (Vicki) Johnson of Harrisburg; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; a host of additional relatives and friends.
