Obituaries

Funeral services for Joyce E. Tichy, 86, of Chamberlain, will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 28 at the United Church of Christ in Chamberlain, with burial of the ashes at a later date in St. John's Cemetery at Wagner. A prayer service will be 7:00 p.m.

Virginia Ruby (Best) Schroder, age 99, of Yankton, died Saturday, October 8,2022,atAveraSacredHeart Hospital in Yankton. Funeral services were Thursday, October 13 at Calvary Baptist Church in Yankton, with Reverend Errin Mulberry officiating. Burial was in the First Baptist Cemetery in Avon.

Hoksila Wa'Ste Joseph, 33, of Marty, died Sunday, October 9, 2022 at his home in Marty. Funeral services were Thursday, October 13 at the Marty Community Center in Marty. Burial was in St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery in Marty. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.

Evans “Corky” Kezena, 64, of Wagner died Friday, October 7, 2022 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Wagner. Funeral services were Monday, October 10 at the Greenwood Community Center in Greenwood. Burial was in the Kezena Cemetery, rural Wagner.

Eunice Yvonne Hathaway, 83, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed peacefully at her home on September 8, 2022, with her family by her side. Eunice was born to Reka and Vert Burma on September 13, 1938, in Avon.

Carmen ‘Irving’ Louise (Smejkal) Hahn of Wagner, was blessed with comfort care on her 63rd birthday and passed away peacefully at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls on August 15th, 2022. A Celebration of Carmen's Life was held Saturday, October 8 at the All Tribes Fellowship in Wagner.

DeLana D. Green, 89 of Otsego, MN died Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Riverview Landing Assisted Living, Otsego, MN. Visitation with the family present will be held Friday, October 7 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory.

Charles Edward Kemery 92, left this world peacefully, surrounded by his family on September 15, 2022 in Everett, WA. He was born the second of seven sons to Theodore and Margaret (Durham) Kemery, November 7, 1929 in a rustic cabin on an island in the middle of the Missouri River near Geddes.

Tiana Jade Costello, 26, of Wagner, died Saturday, September 24, 2022 near Marty. Funeral services were Saturday, October 1 at the YST South Housing Community Gym in Wagner. Burial was at Hill Church Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Dante.

Thomas Carl Stone PhD, 89, of Chamberlain, passed away October 1, 2022 at Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center. A Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, October 8 at 10:00 a.m., at the United Church of Christ in Chamberlain with burial in the Riverview Cemetery at Chamberlain.