Obituaries

Funeral Mass for Margarette Schuurmans was held Friday, April 8 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial was in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral Mass for Lisa will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial is in the Riverview Cemetery in Pickstown. Visitation is at the church on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by Rosary/ Scripture Wake services at 7 p.m.

Funeral services for Phyllis are Friday, April 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Wager Community Church in Wagner. Burial is in the Lakeview Cemetery, Lake Andes. Visitation will be at the Wagner Community Church on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements.

Margarette passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Majestic Bluffs in Yankton. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 8, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial is in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Wagner. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Funeral services for Theola were Tuesday, April 5, at the United Methodist Church in Wagner. Burial was in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner. Theola Petrik was born on a farm near Crofton, NE, the daughter of Simon and Rachel (Behrens) Meirose. She died Friday, April 1, 2022 at her home in Wagner.

Jacob Allen Wages was born May 21, 1997 in Mitchell, SD. He is the son of Christa (Wages) and Dean DeJong and Keith Erickson. He died Saturday, March 26 at his home in Mitchell. Jake graduated from Avon High School in 2016. He attended the University of South Dakota and moved to Mitchell.

Maxine Ann Pecka, formerly of Tyndall, passed away Tuesday, March 15 at Majestic Bluffs nursing home in Yankton, at the age of 84. She had been a resident there for two years. Her daughters, Karen and Michelle were both with her when she passed away.

Funeral services for Marilyn Redlightning were Tuesday, March 15 at the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Marilyn Joyce Redlightning passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Wagner Community Hospital.

Funeral services for Mary Irwin will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 17, at the United Methodist Church in Wagner. Burial is in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Dante. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Peters Funeral Home in Wagner.

Alice Broz Shy, age 85, died Tuesday, March 8, 2022 surrounded by her husband and daughters after a courageous battle against lung and brain cancer and dementia caused by brain radiation. Alice was born and raised in Wagner and attended school at Ravinia and Wagner High School.