Obituaries

Funeral services for James Frey, 79, of Avon will be Saturday, January 27 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Avon. Burial will be in the Trinity Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Avon. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.

Funeral Mass for Jon Patrick Jonas, 56, of Avon was held Friday, January 19 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Jon was born in Tyndall May 16, 1967 to John and Jo Ann (Varilek) Jonas. He peacefully departed January 11, 2024.

Patricia Anne Buechler, 88, of Pickstown, died Thursday, January 18, 2024 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 24 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marty. Burial will be in the St.

Funeral Mass for Jon Patrick Jonas, 56, of Avon was held Friday, January 19 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Peters Funeral Home of Wagner was in charge of arrangements. Jon was born in Tyndall May 16, 1967 to John and Jo Ann (Varilek) Jonas. He peacefully departed January 11, 2024.

Louis Otte, 90, of Lake Andes died Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston. Funeral services were held Monday, January 22 at St. John Lutheran Church in Wagner. Burial was in St. Mark’s Catholic Cemetery in Lake Andes following the service.

Funeral service for Jayden Keith Olson-Zephier, 3 months, of Wagner were held Tuesday, January 16 at the YST South Housing Gym in Wagner. Burial was in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner. Wake services began Saturday at the YST South Housing Gym.

Ronald Joseph Pavel, 65, of Lesterville died Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Memorial services were held Monday, January 8 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lesterville. Burial was in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, rural Lesterville.

Francis “Lob” Joseph Soukup, 84, of Wagner died Saturday, December 30, 2023 at his home south of Wagner. A Celebration of Francis’s Life will be held Monday, January 15 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Vincent’s Catholic Church in Springfield, followed by Military Honors.

Francis died Saturday, December 30, 2023 at his home south of Wagner. A Celebration of Francis’s Life will be 10:30 AM, Monday, January 15, 2024 at St. Vincent’s Catholic Church in Springfield, SD, followed by Military Honors.

Ron died Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD. Memorial services were 10:30 AM, Monday, January 8, 2024 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lesterville, SD. Burial was in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, rural Lesterville.