Obituary Listing

Aug 16, 2014

Steven Francis Schweitzer, age 67 years, 8 months, 29 days, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family after a four month struggle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, SD with Rev. Ken Lulf officiating. Burial will be approximately 4:30 PM,...

Aug 14, 2014

Art Hasker, Jr, age 81, of Yankton, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton, SD with Rev. Mark Lichter officiating. Private family interment of the cremated remains will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton...

Aug 13, 2014

Albert J. Gall, age 93 years, 5 months, and 21 days passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton, SD. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, SD with Pastor Bob Cappel officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will be at 9:00 AM, Tuesday, August 19,...

Aug 12, 2014

Longtime Yankton businessman and all around great guy, Donald G. "Don" Modereger, age 92, of Yankton, SD passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Memorial visitations will be from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, SD. Inurnment will be in the Garden...

Aug 11, 2014

Delores Katherine Novak of Glendale, AZ, formally of Yankton passed away on August 11, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Monday, August 18, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. Mark Lichter officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, SD. Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM Sunday, August 17, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel...

Aug 10, 2014

Harry Jay Batcheller, age 64, of Yankton, SD passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014. A celebration memorial visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, August 14, 2014 at the Yankton Elks Lodge #994, 504 West 27th Street, Yankton, SD. Burial of his cremated remains will take place privately with immediate family. The Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, is...

Jul 30, 2014

Dorothy Ann Pasco, age 77, of Yankton, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, August 9, 2014 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, SD with Rev. Ken Lulf officiating. Burial of her cremated remains will be at a later date at the Garden...

Jul 26, 2014

June Ellingson, age 92, of Yankton, SD passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD surrounded by her family. Committal services will begin 9:30 AM, Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the Yankton Cemetery, Yankton, SD. Visitations will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday morning with a Memorial service at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 30, 2014...

Jul 26, 2014

Joe Sejnoha, age 87 of Yankton, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton, SD.

Visitations will be from 5-7 PM, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton with the family present.

Visitations will resume from 1-2 PM, Wednesday, July 30, 2014...

Jul 24, 2014

Dale Ugofsky, age 66 of Sioux Falls, SD and formerly of Yankton, SD passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his family in Sioux Falls, SD after an extended illness. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church, Yankton, with Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Private burial of the...

Jul 24, 2014

Darline Van Driel, age 92, formerly of rural Utica, SD passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center, Scotland, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at St. Agnes Catholic Church (Sigel), rural Utica, SD with Rev. Steven Jones officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitations will begin...

Jul 22, 2014

Gerald J. Haas, age 87 of Yankton passed away on early Tuesday morning, July 22, 2014 at the Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 25, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton with Rev. Mark Lichter officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites by the...

Jul 20, 2014

Sharon Faye Watkins, age 50, of Volin, SD passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 from injuries due to a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, July 25, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, SD, with Michael Stevens officiating. Burial will be in the Trondhjem Lutheran Cemetery, Volin, SD. Visitations will be 6:30 PM to 8:30...

Jul 6, 2014

Marian Etta Buchholz, age 92 of Tyndall, SD passed away Sunday, July 06, 2014 at the Tyndall Good Samaritan Center, Tyndall, SD. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the United Methodist Church, Tyndall, SD with Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Burial of her cremated remains will take place at a later date in Minnesota. Visitations...

Jul 5, 2014

Robert W. Hanson, age 91, of Yankton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Memorial service will be 10:30 AM, Friday, July 11, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton, with Rev. Robert Wullweber officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will take place at a later date. The United...

Jul 1, 2014

Dominick LaRocca, age 70 of Elk Point passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the Sanford Vermillion Medical Center, Vermillion, SD. Memorial services are to be held at a later date. The Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, SD is assisting with service details.

Jun 27, 2014

Robert H. Pieper, age 88 of Yankton passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at the Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Riverview Reformed Church, Yankton with Pastoral Intern Jeffrey Hubers officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories, Yankton with military graveside rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW...

Jun 24, 2014

Shane Knittel, age 43 of Sioux Falls and formerly Menno, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Monday, June 30, 2014 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Menno with Rev. David Ellis officiating. Burial will be in the Menno Cemetery. Visitations will be 2-5 PM, Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the...

Jun 18, 2014

Anna Mae Hauger, age 79, of Yankton, passed away Saturday, June 14th, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton. Graveside services then lunch following at St. Columba at Mayfield with Father Mark Lichter officiating. Visitations will be Tuesday, June...

Jun 17, 2014

Hilda Margaret Lane, age 100 1/2, of Yankton, SD passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton. A Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 AM on Monday, June 23, 2014 at Majestic Bluffs Gathering Place in Yankton with Rev. John Rutten officiating. Visitations will begin at 9:30 AM on Monday and continue until the...