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Janice Kay Dutcher
Oct 17, 2014
Janice Kay Dutcher, age 69, of Yankton, SD, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at her residence after a brief battle with cancer. Services are pending with the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, SD.
Dale W. White
Oct 16, 2014
Dale W. White, age 86, of Yankton, passed away early Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Wakonda Heritage Manor (Avera Health), Wakonda, SD. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM, Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, SD with Rev. Velma Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Gayville Cemetery at approximately 3:30 PM with Military graveside rites...

William L. "Bill" Utley
Oct 15, 2014
William "Bill" L. Utley, age 61 of Yankton passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton with Rev. Dani Jo Ninke officiating with military rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post #791 Honor Guard and the...
Marvin Reiser
Oct 14, 2014
Marvin Reiser, age 90 of Menno passed away on Tuesday evening, October 14, 2014 at the Freeman Regional Health Services in Freeman, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Olivet United Methodist Church, Olivet, with Nate Reiser officiating. Burial will be in the Menno Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5 to 7 PM,...
Darin James Block
Oct 12, 2014
Darin James Block, age 46 of Menno passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno, SD. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton with Rev. Dani Jo Ninke officiating. Visitations will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral chapel.
...Leanne Marie Gerlach
Oct 2, 2014
LeAnne Marie (Ulmer) Gerlach age 49, of Scotland, SD passed away unexpectedly Thursday, October 02, 2014 at the Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital, Scotland, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church, Menno, SD with Rev. Theresa Jacobson officiating. Burial will be in the Menno Cemetery. Visitations will be 4 to 7 PM, Monday, October...
Evelyn E. Stibral
Oct 1, 2014
Evelyn E. Stibral,age 90, of Yankton, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, October 6, 2014 at Riverview Reformed Church with Rev. Rodney Veldhuizen and Rev. David Reck officiating. Burial will be in the Tyndall Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Tyndall, SD at approximately 1:00 PM. Visitations will...
Evelyn L. Beran
Sep 22, 2014
Evelyn L. Beran, age 99 of Tabor, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be held at the Opsahl Kostel Memorial Chapel in Tabor on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 10:30 am. Visitations will be at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor on Thursday, September 25, 2014 from 5 to 8 pm with a...
Douglas Alan Nelsen
Sep 14, 2014
Douglas (Boomer) Alan Nelsen, age 64, of Yankton, SD passed away September 14, 2014 unexpectedly at his residence. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton with Rev. Dave Gunderson officiating. Visitations will be from 6-8 PM, Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton with the family...

Elizabeth Joy Cuka
Sep 13, 2014
Elizabeth Joy Cuka, daughter of Matt and Sara Cuka, Scotland, SD was stillborn Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Private family graveside services will be held. The Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, is assisting with service details.
Those who will cherish Elizabeth Joy's memory forever are her parents, Matt...

Lester Lee Muhmel
Sep 10, 2014
Lester Lee Muhmel, age 58, of Las Vegas, NV passed away September 10, 2014 at his residence. A Memorial Service was held September 16, 2014 at Bunkers Mortuary Chapel, Las Vegas, NV with Pastor Marvin Gant officiating with burial of cremated remains at Memory Gardens, Las Vegas, NV and Military Honors by the U.S. Marine Corps.
William Thomas Kafka
Sep 7, 2014
William (Bill) Thomas Kafka, age 84 of Yankton passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 07, 2014 at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center, Vermillion with family by his side.
Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton with Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Burial of Bill's cremated remains...
Rodney J. Heidenson
Sep 2, 2014
Rodney J. Heidenson, age 49, of Yankton, SD passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at his residence after a battle with cancer. Visitations will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with a video tribute and memory sharing at 7:00 PM. Burial of his cremated remains will be at...
Robert L. Young
Sep 1, 2014
Robert "Rob" L. Young, age 48 of Irene, SD passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at the Golden Living Center, Salem, SD. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, SD, with Rev. Dani Jo Ninke officiating. Burial will be in the Martinus Lutheran Cemetery, rural Utica, SD at approximately 3:45 PM....
Shawn A. Poore
Aug 30, 2014
Shawn A. Poore, age 42 of Alexandria, SD and formerly of Crofton, NE passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014. Graveside services will be 5:00 PM, Friday, September 5, 2014 at the Crofton City Cemetery, Crofton, NE with Chaplain Tweeter Henseler officiating. Visitations will be 5:00 to 7:30 PM, Thursday evening, September, 4, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home &...
Raymond "Ray" Kostal
Aug 30, 2014
Raymond "Ray" Kostal, 86 years of Tabor passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor, SD with Rev. Steven Jones officiating. Burial will be in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery with military graveside rites by the...
Enid Dorraine Sejnoha
Aug 28, 2014
Enid Dorraine Sejnoha, age 85, of Yankton, passed away early Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton, SD. Graveside services will be 11:15 AM, Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Czech National Cemetery, Tyndall, SD. Visitations will be 5 to 7 PM, Monday, September 1, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, SD...
Betty J. Bicknell
Aug 23, 2014
Betty J. Bicknell, age 93 of Newton, NC, formerly of Yankton, SD passed away on Saturday August 23, 2014. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the United Church of Christ (Congregational), Yankton, with Rev. Molly Carlson officiating. A private, family committal service will be held in the Yankton Cemetery. Visitations will be one hour...
Veronica C. Lillie
Aug 22, 2014
Veronica C. Lillie, age 99, of Yankton, SD, passed away Friday, August 22, 2014, at the Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton, SD with Rev. Robert Wullweber officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, SD. Visitations will begin at...
Shirley Auch
Aug 18, 2014
Shirley Auch, age 79, of Menno, SD passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, August 22, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church, Menno, with Rev. Theresa Jacobson officiating. Burial will be in the Menno Cemetery. Visitations will begin at 5:00 PM, Thursday, with a Scripture service...
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