Mark Engebretson, 69, of Wentworth, died Monday, June 15, 2026, at his home at Lake Madison. His memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, also at the funeral home. Burial was in the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls.
Obituaries
Darrell “Buck” Wampler, 74, of Brandon, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
Funeral Mass was held Monday, June 22 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls.
Carol Ruth Petit Kruger Moore Poppenga, 89, of Lennox, died Sunday, June 21, 2026 at Ava’s house in Sioux Falls.
Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 at Jarman Family Funeral Home in Lennox. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 25 at Second Reformed Church in Lennox.
Maura C. Nicolet, affectionately known as “Mo”, 67, of Brandon, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Sioux Falls.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, at Falls Park in Sioux Falls. Details will be forthcoming.
David Allan Evans, 86, of Valley Springs, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
A family gathering will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 3, 2026, followed by a Celebration of Life at Heartland Funeral Home, 1801 Frontier St., Brandon.
Norma D. Doppenberg, 91, of Brandon, passed away peacefully at her home Monday, June 8, 2026. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2026, at Brandon Lutheran Church, Brandon. Interment will be in the Brandon Lutheran Cemetery, Brandon. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the George Boom Funeral Home - Brandon Valley Chapel, with her family present.
Linda Gail Jensen, 74, of Brandon, formerly of Beaver Creek, Minn., died on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at her home surrounded by family.
Carole Bosch, 77, of Steen, Minnesota, died peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 16, at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial was in the Eastside Cemetery.
Connie Kay Bliek, died June 8, 2026, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, surrounded by her family. Visitation was held Friday, June 12, 2026, at the George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux Falls.
Connie was born on March 3, 1954, in Valley Springs to Willard and Darlene (Hocke) Kuhnert. She attended Brandon Valley Public Schools and graduated from Brandon Valley High School in 1972.
Norma D. Doppenberg, 91, of Brandon, passed away peacefully at her home Monday, June 8, 2026. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2026, at Brandon Lutheran Church, Brandon. Interment will be in the Brandon Lutheran Cemetery, Brandon. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the George Boom Funeral Home - Brandon Valley Chapel, with her family present.
In lieu of flowers, the Doppenberg family request memorials be directed to Brandon Lutheran Cemetery Memorial to maintain the cemetery grounds that were donated by Norma’s grandfather, George Christensen, in 1871.
Norma Delores Doppenberg was born in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Feb. 19, 1935 to Andrew Christensen and Palma (Johnson) Christensen. Norma grew up on the family homestead with no indoor plumbing near Brandon. She was the oldest of two children. She attended grade school in Brandon and graduated from high school at Beresford, S.D.
