Ajax

Retired K-9 Ajax, Jerauld County’s first K-9 deputy, passed away at the residence in Wessington Spring he shared with his former law enforcement handler and best friend on Monday, July 8, 2024, at the wise dog age of 13 years.

Edwin Munsen

Edwin Munsen, 86, of White Lake, SD, died Friday, July 5, 2024, at his home under hospice care. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 12, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in White Lake. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 - 7 p.m.

Ramona Lou Koenig Tennill

Ramona Lou Koenig Tennill was born September 14,1928 to Herbert Koenig and Paulina Weber Koenig in Wessington Springs (Jerauld County), South Dakota. She attended a country school (Barber School) through the eight grade and graduated from Wessington Springs High School in 1946.

Abbie Younie

Abbie Younie, age 88, of Wessington Springs, died July 6, 2024, at Weskota Manor surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, July 11, 2024, at the Wessington Springs Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m.

Kermit Lawver

Kermit Lawver, age 85, passed away with his wife Norma by his side on June 28, 2024, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease.Kermit was born in Wessington Springs South Dakota to parents, Alvin and Sylva Ellen (Cook) Lawver, and raised in Gann Valley.

Betty Higgins

Elizabeth (Betty) Theresa Higgins, 94, of Wessington Springs passed away Friday afternoon June 14, 2024 at the Weskota Manor Avera Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wessington Springs.

Charles R. Vessey

Charles R. Vessey, 83, of Wellington, died of a heart attack at work on Monday June 3, 2024.Chuck was born to Charles and Lucille Vessey on August 20, 1940 in Mitchell, South Dakota.

Irene Hohn

A remarkable lady, Irene (Baumgart) Hohn went to see the Lord on June 7, 2024, in the hundredth year of her life, at Weskota Manor in Wessington Springs. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 13, 2024, at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket.

Kenneth (Tiny) Gohring

Kenneth (Tiny) Gohring, 85, of Wessington Springs. Passed away Tuesday morning June 4 at Weskota Manor Avera.Family and friends attended his celebration of life on Saturday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m. at David Jost Memorial Field in Wessington Springs.

Bernadine “Berny” Behr

Bernadine Louise “Berny” Behr, age 95, of Wessington Springs, died Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Weskota Manor. Funeral services were held 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wessington Springs. Burial followed at Prospect Hill Cemetery.