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Wintz Funeral Home


Obituaries

Wintz Funeral Home


Obituaries

Koreen Snow

Koreen Snow

Dec 23, 2024

Koreen Snow, age 96, of Gayville, South Dakota died on Monday, December 23, 2024 at her home.

Arrangements are pending with the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton.

Diane Gunderson

Diane Gunderson

Dec 22, 2024

Diane Gunderson, age 92, of Yankton, South Dakota died on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Angelhaus in Yankton.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Velma Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Vangen Lutheran Cemetery in Mission Hill, South Dakota. The family will...

Patricia Lou White

Patricia Lou White

Dec 21, 2024

Patricia Lou (Banks) White, age 90, of Yankton, South Dakota was called home on Saturday, December 21, 2024.

Funeral services are 11:00 AM, on Friday, December 27, 2024 at First United Methodist Church in Yankton with Reverend Katie Ricke officiating. Burial will be in the Yankton Cemetery. Visitation is from 5:00 to 6:00 PM, on Thursday, December 26, at the Wintz...

Dean Robert Lammers

Dean Robert Lammers

Dec 20, 2024

Dean Robert Lammers, age 67 of Hartington, Nebraska died suddenly on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD. He is the husband of Teresa, and father to Rachel, Megan, and Myles.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family (Sts. Peter & Paul) Catholic Church in Bow...

Ole T. Olson Jr.

Ole T. Olson Jr.

Dec 18, 2024

Ole T. Olson Jr., age 67, of Avon, South Dakota died surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota following a brief battle with brain cancer.

A celebration of his life will take place at 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Friendensberg Church south of Avon, SD. Burial will...

Jerry L. Nelson

Jerry L. Nelson

Dec 18, 2024

Jerry Lee Nelson, age 74 of Laurel, Nebraska died on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk, Nebraska.

Memorial services will be planned for a later date.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Lauel.

Jerry Lee was born in Sioux City, Iowa to Vorice and Leona Fern (Middleton) Nelson. He grew up in the...

Robert J. Bender

Robert J. Bender

Dec 15, 2024

Robert J. Bender, age 85, of Yankton, South Dakota died surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM, on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Holy Family (Immaculate Conception) Catholic Church in St. Helena, Nebraska with Reverend Marcus Knecht officiating. Burial will be in the...

Mavis JoAnn Novak

Mavis JoAnn Novak

Dec 11, 2024

Mavis JoAnn Novak, age 72, of Harrisburg, South Dakota and formerly of Yankton, South Dakota, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at her home in Harrisburg.

A memorial service will be at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton, South Dakota with Reverend Jeff Otterman officiating. The family will receive friends from...

Dave Levorson

Dave Levorson

Dec 11, 2024

David Alvon Levorson died December 11, 2024, in Destin, Florida at the age of 82 years. He was formerly of Hartington, Nebraska. 

 Memorial services will be on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hartington with the Rev. Amanda Talley officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will be at the Hartington City Cemetery. The family...

Robert Smith Jr.

Robert Smith Jr.

Dec 9, 2024

Robert Smith Jr., age 59, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Monday, December 9, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

No local services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton, South Dakota.

Robert Smith Jr. was born February 6, 1965, in Ary, Scotland, to Robert Sr....

Shirley Fay Gowery

Shirley Fay Gowery

Dec 8, 2024

 Shirley F. Gowery of Wynot, Nebraska, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother died peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD surrounded by her family at the age of 92 years.

 Funeral Services will be on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hartington, Nebraska...

John "Dutch" Kudrna

John "Dutch" Kudrna

Dec 7, 2024

John “Dutch” Lawrence Kudrna, age 93, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the South Dakota Human Services Center in Yankton, after a lengthy illness.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Monday, December 16, 2024, at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Yankton, South Dakota, with Reverend Thi Pham officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart...

Mary Hochstein

Mary Hochstein

Dec 5, 2024

Mary (Podzimek) Hochstein passed away on December 5, 2024, in her home with family at her side, after having valiantly fought Alzheimer’s/dementia for the last decade. 

The celebration of Mary’s life and Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 AM on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at Saint Benedict Catholic Church in Yankton. Burial will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Yankton....

Kenneth I. Wiedenfeld

Kenneth I. Wiedenfeld

Dec 3, 2024

Kenneth Irvin  Wiedenfeld age 82 of Hickman, Nebraska and formerly of Hartington, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at his residence in Hickman.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hartington with the Rev. Owen Korte officiating. Burial will be at the Hartington City Cemetery with military honors...

Dustin William Larsen

Dustin William Larsen

Dec 3, 2024

Dustin William Larsen, age 50, of Yankton, South Dakota, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Riverview Reformed Church in Yankton. The funeral service will follow at 10:30 AM with Reverend Jacob Van Der Linden officiating. The funeral will be live streamed and can...

Sandee Teusink

Sandee Teusink

Dec 3, 2024

Sandee Teusink, age 80, of Yankton, South Dakota died on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton.

Funeral services are 10:30 AM, on Monday, December 9, 2024 at Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Katie Ricke officiating. Burial will be in the Yankton Cemetery. Visitation is from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, on Sunday,...

Joyce A. Cook

Joyce A. Cook

Dec 2, 2024

Joyce A. Cook, age 76 of Coleridge, Nebraska died on Monday, December 2, 2024 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD.

She is the wife of Lyle and mother of Robert, Ryan, and Terrill Cook.

Funeral services will be on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in Coleridge with the Rev. Terry...

Paulette M. Wieseler

Paulette M. Wieseler

Nov 29, 2024

 Paulette M. Wieseler, age 69 of St. Helena, Nebraska died suddenly on Friday, November 29, 2024 at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family (Immaculate Conception) Catholic Church in St. Helena, Nebraska with Rev. Jim Keiter, Rev. Ross Burkhalter officiating. Burial will be at Immaculate...

Jason Michael Tweedy

Jason Michael Tweedy

Nov 29, 2024

Jason Michael Tweedy, age 49, of Yankton, South Dakota, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.

Funeral services will be 10:30 AM on Friday, December 6, 2024, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yankton, South Dakota, with Reverend Jacob Bobby officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday, December 5, 2024,...

Sandra  Loecker

Sandra Loecker

Nov 26, 2024

Sandra Noreen Loecker, age 82 of Hartington, Nebraska died on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at the Arbor Care Center in Hartington.

 Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with the Archbishop George J. Lucas, Rev. Craig Loecker, and Rev. Owen Korte  officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael’s cemetery...

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