All Obituaries

Marcine Haugen, age 93, of Wallace, SD, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at a local care center.  She was the widow of Warren Haugen.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Seventh-day Adventist Church in Watertown, SD.  Pastor George Shaver will officiate.   Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery,...

Lawrence “Larry” Peterson, age 94, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Riverview Manor in Flandreau.  Funeral Services will be at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown. Pastor Steve Biswell will officiate. Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Saturday from 3-4 p.m. Lawrence was born on September 16, 1929, in Waverly, SD, to Severt Bjerke Peterson and...

Phillip Stanton Howe age 67 of Lake Preston passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from results of a motorcycle accident. Arrangements are with Johnson-Henry Funeral Home of Arlington, Lake Preston and Oldham. He was born October 5, 1955 in the District of Columbia, to Stanton and Neva (Otten) Howe. He is survived by two children, Shara Stump of Virginia Beach, VA and Jon Howe of California. There are no services planned at this time.

Carol F. Rust, age 93, of Watertown, SD formerly Goodwin, SD passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Prairie Lakes Hospital.  Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown.  Pastor Cheryl Rondeau-Basset will officiate.  Music will be provided by A. J. Sherrill as organist and Robbyn Givens as soloist. Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 11...

Richard E. Johnson, age 90, of West Jordan, UT, formerly of De Smet, SD, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in West Jordan, UT.  Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at American Lutheran Church in De Smet.  Pastor Nate Bendorf will officiate.  Music will be provided by Mary Weerts as organist. Visitation will be prior to the funeral at the church on Tuesday. Burial will be at the De Smet Cemetery, De Smet, SD. Richard...

Janice Muriel Bren, age 85, of Sioux Falls, SD formerly of Goodwin, SD, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Doughtery Hospice in Sioux Falls, SD.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, SD.  Rev. Michael Enderle will officiate.  Music will be provided by Ruth Enderle as organist.  This service will be live streamed via our website. Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel...

Funeral services for Judith “Judy” McGarvie, age 83, of Lake Preston, will be 10:30 AM Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Lake Preston Lutheran Church in Lake Preston. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be in the Lake Preston Cemetery under the direction of Johnson-Henry Funeral Home. Judy passed away September 11, 2023, at the Madison Regional Health System.  Active pallbearers will be Dan Rowen, Dan Hasche, Mike Duffy, Mike...

Carroll Hansen, age 89, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Avantara Clark. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel. Pastor Steve Biswell will officiate. Burial will be at the Revillo Cemetery in Revillo, SD. Carroll was born on April 12, 1934, to Bert and Frieda (Nelsen) Hansen, in Kennard, NE. He was a 1951 graduate of Kennard High School. He then ran a service station in Kennard. After moving to...

Mildred Johnson age 92 of Watertown, SD, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023, at her residence.  Funeral Mass will be 10:00 am, Friday, September 15, 2023, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.  Fr. John Fischer will be the celebrant. Music will be provided by Jane Rokusek and Becky Lubbers as song leaders. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., with a 7 p.m. Scripture Wake Service, Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown.  Burial will be...

Sister Francis (Jennie) Schumacher of Mother of God Monastery, Watertown, SD, died on September 7,2023, at the Village of Harmony Hill in Watertown, SD at the age of 83.  . Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Mother of God Monastery in Watertown.  Father John Lantsberger as the Celebrant.  Burial will be at Mother of God Monastery Cemetery in Watertown. She was born on March 31, 1940, near Halliday, ND to Frank and Magdelena...