On January 5, 2026, Helen Lucille Hand, also known as Lucy, passed away at McKinley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from stage 4 ovarian cancer and other complications.Her parents, who have already passed, were Charles and Opal Smith from Galt, Missouri. Lucy...
A funeral service for Dorothy “Dottie” Burgeson, age 95, of Spirit Lake, was held Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Harbor of Joy Lutheran Church in Milford. Burial was at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials in honor of Dottie can be given to St. Jude’s...
Mary Sue Ackley (affectionately known as Big Sue) passed away on January 2, 2026, just nine days after her triumphant 95th birthday. She celebrated her birthday, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day surrounded by family and all of her grandchildren—talk about...