Obituaries

Funeral Mass for Edward Novak will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 22 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Inurnment will be in the Wagner Cemetery with military honors. Visitation with family will be from 6 - 7 p.m. on Thursday at the church followed by wake services at 7 p.m.

Gary Lee Frank, 78, of Avon, died Saturday, May 2, 2026, at St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston. Funeral service was held Thursday, May 7 at Friedens Reformed. Burial with military rites was held at Friedens Reformed Church Cemetery.

Sharon May Steele Hunter, 78, of Clinton, NC, passed away January 7, 2026 at her home.Sharon was born May 22, 1947 in South Dakota, the daughter of the late Harold Steele and Evelyn Hermanek Steele. She retired from Walmart after 20 years of service. Sharon attended Mt.

June Hurtado, 68 of Valentine NE passed away on Sunday April 26, 2026, in Bassett NE. She was born on March 28, 1958, in Parkston to Gilbert Kornder and Elizabeth (Labor) Kornder of Delmont.

Ellsworth Wayne Chytka, a proud member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, began his journey to the spirit world on May 5, 2026 at the age of 78 at Douglas County Memorial Hospital, Armour after a lengthy illness.

'John 'Jack' A. Schuldt, 90, of Burlington, died Sunday, May 3, 2026, at the Addington Place in Burlington.John Adam Schuldt was born on November 5, 1935, in Wagner, the son of Louis Edward and Sylvia Lillian (Stedronksy) Schuldt. Jack graduated from Wagner Community High School in 1954.

Dixie L. (Harn) Augustine, 70, from Wagner, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. She was born on July 6, 1955, the daughter of the late Harold L. Harn and Colleen R. (Treloar) Hicks.

Funeral services for Byrl Dean Swanson, 93, of Lake Andes were held Monday, May 11 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Andes. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery with military honors. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.

Gladys Vivian Slaba, daughter of Frank & Tillie (Sedlacek) Podzimek, was born November 20, 1929 on a farm in rural Bon Homme County. She died Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society in Scotland. Gladys attained the age of 96.

The funeral service for David “Bud” Wiebenga, 90, of Springfield, will be held Friday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m., at the Emmanuel Reformed Church, Springfield. Burial will be at the church cemetery, rural Springfield, with military honors.