Obituaries

Raised in Colman, Marlys graduatedfromhighschoolthere inMay1955.OnSeptember27that year,shemarriedRichardArthur Foster at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Colman. Marlys and Richard lived several places in South Dakota, includingDellRapids,Selby,Murdo and Onida, finally moving to Pierre in 1984.

A Celebration of Life for Joyce Janssen, 92, of Avon will be held Saturday, August 27 at 11 a.m., at theDanzigBaptistChurchinrural Avon. Visitation will be the hour prior to her celebration.

Marcella Becvar, age 90 of Tyndall, passed away Friday, August 19 at Good Samaritan Society, Tyndall. Marcella was born Saturday, April9,1932toAlbertGeorgeand Hattie (Hatevig) Anna (Smith) Simek at the hospital in Tyndall.

Funeral service for Yvonne Jean Bindert, 82, was held Saturday, August 20 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Armour with burial following in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Armour. Yvonne Jean Ligtenberg daughter of Henry M.

Funeral service for Kenneth Van Zee, 71, was held Thursday, August 18 at Grandview Reformed Church in Armour. The committal service was in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Armour. In lieu of memorials the family requests that you 'Pay it Forward' in memory of Ken. Arrangements by Koehn Bros.

Funeral services for Javon Ehrismann, 97, of Wagner were held Wednesday, August 17 at the United Methodist Church in Wagner. Burial was in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral service for Adam Hoffman were Wednesday, August 17 at St. John's Lutheran Church near Dimock. Adam Francis Hoffman was born on January 26, 1983 to Lee Hoffman and Karen (Bechen) Pich in Parkston. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church near Dimock.

Mass of Christian Burial was Friday, August 19 at St John Catholic Church in Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Jacqueline Faye Brecke was born in Wagner on December 6, 1957 to Lawrence and Shirley (Cihak) Soukup.

Bruce A. Dvoracek, age 69, of Lesterville, died Friday, August 5, 2022, as a result of a car accident. Funeral services were held Thursday, August 11, at Martinus Lutheran Church in Utica with Reverend Dean Schroeder officiating.

Leo O’Connor, 84, of Lake Andes, died Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society in Wagner. Funeral services were Saturday, August 13 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marty, with military honors. He will be cremated following his funeral and inurnment will be in St.