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William Hixon

William Hixon

May 25, 2012

William M. Hixon, 74, of Frankfort, SD, died Friday, May 25, 2012 at Avera St. Lukes Hospital in Aberdeen. Bill was cremated and his Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Redfield. Father Christopher Hughes will celebrate the mass. Cremains burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery...

Daryl "Dutch" Jones

Daryl "Dutch" Jones

May 23, 2012

Daryl "Dutch" Jones, 85, of Frankfort, SD, died May 23, 2012, at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, SD. A celebration of his life is planned for July 2 beginning at 2:00 at the Frankfort United Methodist Church. Cremains burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. www.thelenfuneralhome.com He was born October 4, 1926, near Emerson, Nebraska. Son of Philip and...

Donald Franklin Krause

Donald Franklin Krause

May 23, 2012

Donald F. Krause, 72, of Redfield, SD, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield. Donald was cremated and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. Reverend Todd Bowers will officiate. Burial will be in the McLaughlin United Church of Christ Cemetery at...

Laurel E. Winjum

Laurel E. Winjum

May 13, 2012

Laurel E. Winjum, 87, Redfield, SD, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Her funeral will be Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Redfield. Reverend Stephen Perry will officiate. After a time for lunch and fellowship, at the church, burial will be in Frederick, SD at 4:00...

Leona Mae Phillips

Leona Mae Phillips

May 1, 2012

Leona Mae Phillips, 66, of Redfield, SD, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Redfield. Her funeral will be Friday, May 4, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. Reverend Matthew Richards will officiate. Burial will be in Restlawn Cemetery in Huron, SD. Visitation will be Thursday from 1-8:00 p.m. with the family...

Denise B. Battest

Denise B. Battest

Apr 27, 2012

Denise B. Battest, 89, of Doland, SD, died Friday, April 27, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield. Denise was cremated and her memorial service will be Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. Reverend Kris Larson and Reverend Harold Loewen will officiate. Cremains burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Frankfort....

Wallace "Wally" Matthew Muellenberg

Wallace "Wally" Matthew Muellenberg

Apr 15, 2012

Wallace "Wally" Muellenberg, 90, of Redfield, SD, died April 15, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield. His memorial service will be Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at First Congregational UCC Church in Redfield. Reverend Tim Fugman will officiate. Wally's wishes were to be cremated, his ashes will be buried in Greenlawn Cemetery at a later date....

Aileen Fern Harp

Aileen Fern Harp

Apr 6, 2012

Aileen Fern Harp, 83, of Ash Flat, Arkansas, died Friday, April 6, 2012 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, AR. Her funeral will be Friday, April 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield, SD. Reverend Stephen Perry will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Redfield. Visitation will be Thursday from 2-8:00 p.m. at...

Elizabeth "Betty" Gilbertson

Elizabeth "Betty" Gilbertson

Apr 3, 2012

Elizabeth "Betty" Francis Gilbertson, 96, Redfield, S.D. died Tuesday, April 03, 2012, at the Eastern Star Home. Her funeral service will be Friday, April 6, 2012 at 2:00 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Redfield. Reverend Tim Fugman will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery with Thelen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. (www.thelenfuneralhome.com) Visitation...

Dorothy Rueschenberg

Dorothy Rueschenberg

Apr 2, 2012

Dorothy (Sullivan) Rueschenberg, 82, of Redfield died April 2, 2012 at her home with her family. Dot's wishes were to have no formal funeral service. Interment will be at a later date at St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery in Frankfort. (www.thelenfuneralhome.com) Dorothy (Dot) Elizabeth Sullivan was born February 25, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts to John and Marion (Hirl) Sullivan. She...

Ardith W. Turner

Ardith W. Turner

Apr 1, 2012

Ardith Turner, 90, of Watertown, SD, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Deuel County Good Samaritan Center in Clear Lake. Her funeral will be Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. Deacon John Baker will officiate. Burial will be in the Ashton Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....

Vernon E. Roeber

Vernon E. Roeber

Mar 23, 2012

Vernon E. Roeber, 100, of Redfield, SD, died March 23, 2012 at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield. His funeral will be Monday, March 26, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at First Congregational UCC Church in Redfield. Reverend Tim Fugman will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be Sunday, from 2-6:00 p.m. at Thelen...

Esther Lavaughn Hammer

Esther Lavaughn Hammer

Mar 18, 2012

Esther Hammer, 90, of Redfield, formerly of Mellette, SD, died Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield, SD. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Northwestern United Methodist Church in Mellette. Reverend Jon Damaska will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen. Visitation will be Tuesday,...

Walter James Williams

Walter James Williams

Mar 15, 2012

Walter Williams, 81, of Redfield, died March 15, 2012 at home. His funeral will be Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church. Reverend Stephen Perry will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Redfield at a later date. Visitation will be Monday, from 1-8:00 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home with Masonic Rites and...

Thomas James Burdick

Thomas James Burdick

Mar 10, 2012

Thomas Burdick, 26, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Redfield, SD, died March 10, 2012 in Deuel County, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, March 16, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Redfield. Father Christopher Hughes will celebrate the mass. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be...

Gladys Lucille Paplow

Gladys Lucille Paplow

Mar 9, 2012

Gladys L. Paplow, 96, of Redfield, SD, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield. Gladys was cremated and her memorial service will be Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. Reverend Stephen Perry will officiate. Cremains burial will be in Castle Rock, Washington. www.thelenfuneralhome.com Gladys Lily Barness was born...

Jean M. Hurst

Jean M. Hurst

Mar 5, 2012

Jean M. Hurst, 90, of Redfield, SD, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Redfield. Her funeral will be Friday, March 9th at 11:00 a.m. at First Congregational UCC Church in Redfield. Reverend Tim Fugman will officiate. After a time for lunch and fellowship the burial will be in the Bonilla Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday...

Sarah Kleinsasser

Sarah Kleinsasser

Feb 29, 2012

Sarah Kleinsasser, 63, of Glendale Colony near Frankfort, SD, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. with family by her side. Her funeral will be Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Glendale Colony. Burial will be in the Glendale Colony Cemetery. She was born on December 17, 1948 to Paul and Susanne...

Ryan L. Neu

Ryan L. Neu

Feb 29, 2012

Ryan Lee Neu, 72, of Redfield, died suddenly on Wednesday February 29, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, SD. Ryan was cremated and services will be April 7, 2012 at 11:30 am at the Rockham Cemetery in Rockham, SD with a lunch following at the Community Center in Rockham. www.thelenfuneralhome.com Ryan was born on Dec. 09, 1939 in...

Betty Jean Welke

Betty Jean Welke

Feb 25, 2012

Jean Welke, 84, of Redfield, SD, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield. Jean was cremated and her funeral mass will be Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Redfield. Cremains burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery in Frankfort at a later date. There will be a rosary...

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