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Elsie Heisinger
Oct 22, 2013
Elsie Heisinger, age 95, of Yankton, passed away at her residence at Walnut Village, Yankton, SD. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the 1st United Methodist Church, Yankton, with Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Visitations will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial of the cremated remains will be in the...

James H. Mierau
Oct 21, 2013
James H. Mierau, age 60 of Yankton passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Cedar Village in Yankton, SD. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton with Rev. Rod Veldhuizen officiating. Burial will be in the Yankton Cemetery. Visitations will be one hour prior to the service at the...
Francis J. Horacek
Oct 20, 2013
Francis J. Horacek, 90, of Yankton, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, October 20, 2013. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton, with Rev. Mark Lichter officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, with the Military Graveside Rites by...

Joletta Raelynn Selzler
Oct 19, 2013
Joletta Raelynn Selzler, daughter of Anthony (Hart) Selzler and Randi (Swanson) DeRocher, both of Yankton, SD, was stillborn early Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Private family services will be held with Rev. John Rutten officiating at the Opsahl Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, SD.
Carla Cap
Oct 17, 2013
Carla Cap, age 58, of Yankton, passed away early Thursday morning, October 17, 2013 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel in Yankton, SD with Rev. Rick Jensen officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories in Yankton, SD. Visitations...
Adam Bender
Oct 15, 2013
Adam Bender Sr., age 70, of Yankton, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. A Memorial service will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel in Yankton, SD with Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will be in the Vangen Lutheran Cemetery, Mission Hill, SD with...
Glenn J. Juhnke
Oct 10, 2013
Glenn J. Juhnke, age 56 of Yankton passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, October 10, 2013. A Memorial Service will be at 2 PM, Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton with Rev. Rod Veldhuizen officiating. Visitations will be one hour prior to the memorial service at the funeral home.
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Alice J. Neuharth
Oct 4, 2013
Alice J. Neuharth, age 89, of Menno passed away early Friday, October 04, 2013, at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Zion Reformed Church, Menno, with Rev. Travis Grassmid officiating. Burial will be in the Menno Cemetery, Menno, SD. Visitations will be from 2:00 to 7:00 PM,...

Richard Herbert Somers
Oct 3, 2013
Richard Herbert Somers, age 58 of Yankton, SD passed away early Thursday, October 03, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. Private family services were held Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, SD with Rev. Rick Jensen officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will be in the Miramar National Cemetery, San...
Helen Kay "Skeeter" Nielsen
Oct 1, 2013
Helen Kay "Skeeter" Nielsen, age 78, of Yankton and formerly of York, NE, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton is in charge of local arrangements. A Memorial Service and Burial of her cremated remains will take place in York, NE. Metz Mortuary in York, NE...
Helen Ferwerda
Sep 28, 2013
Helen Ferwerda, age 76, died in the presence of her family at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton, SD on Saturday evening, September 28, 2013. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 3, 2013 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton with Rev. Leonard Kayser celebrating and Rev. Ken Lulf concelebrating. Burial will be...
Joseph F. Vyborny
Sep 28, 2013
Joseph F. Vyborny, age 81 of Utica passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton with Msgr. Carlton Hermann celebrating and Rev. Ken Lulf concelebrating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery with military...
Amelia A. Rokusek
Sep 21, 2013
Amelia A. (Amy) Rokusek, age 83, of Tabor, SD, died Saturday morning, September 21, 2013 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church with Rev. Dan Moris and Msgr. Carlton Hermann con-celebrating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitations will begin at...
Marjorie Ann Triplett
Sep 20, 2013
Marjorie Ann Triplett, 75 of Yankton, SD formerly of West Dundee, IL went to be with her Lord and Savior at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton on Friday, September 20, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 29, 1938 in Welch, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Pauline and the Reverend Cecle Crull. She...
Patrick C. Smith
Sep 18, 2013
Patrick C. (Pat) Smith, age 79 of Yankton passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, 21, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton with Rev. Mark Lichter officiating. Military rites will be by the SDARNG Honor Guard, Sioux Falls, SD. Visitations will begin at...
Adeline "Addie" Ryken
Sep 12, 2013
Adeline "Addie" (Richert) Ryken, age 82 of Yankton passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Wakonda Heritage Manor, Wakonda, SD. A Celebration of Addie's life, a time of gathering for family and friends, will be held at Riverside Park in Yankton on Sunday, September 15, 2013 from 1:30-3:00 PM. Addie's online obituary and arrangements are under the...
Robert D. Vesper
Sep 11, 2013
Robert D. Vesper, age 76, of Mission Hill, SD passed away early Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the Avera Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Wakonda, SD. Memorial services will be 3:00 pm, Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, with Rev. Paul M. Opsahl officiating. Military Rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post #791 Honor Guard, the South Dakota...

Philip J. Wurtz
Sep 8, 2013
Philip J. Wurtz, age 47 passed away peacefully at his home in Menno on Sunday, September 8, 2013. Services will be held at the Jamesville Colony in rural Utica. Arrangements are under the care of the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Menno.
Robert E. Moose
Sep 5, 2013
Robert E. Moose, age 72 of Santee, NE passed away early Thursday, September 05, 2013 at his granddaughter's home under hospice care. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Oyate Oyanke Community Center, Santee, with Rev. Patricia White Horse-Carda officiating. Burial will be in the Our Most Merciful Savior Cemetery, Santee, NE. Visitations will...
Audra G. Stoner-Mcmillian
Sep 5, 2013
Audra G. Stoner-McMillian, age 43 of Woodstock, GA and formerly of Yankton, passed away at Northside Hospital, Sandy Springs, GA on Thursday, September 5, 2013. Memorial Service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Yankton, SD, with Rev. Dave Wildermuth officiating. Visitations will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The...
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