Obituaries

James Burton Pletcher, born to Guy and Eva Pletcher on Sept. 9, 1935, in Deuel County, Toronto, South Dakota, passed away at the age of 89 on March 17, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida.

Daryl D. “Pete” Petersen, passed away on March 22, 2026, in Brookings, SD. A memorial service for Daryl will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 26 at Rude’s Funeral Home in Brookings, SD. A visitation will take place prior from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. Condolences can be…

Doris L. Glatzel was born on Dec. 13, 1926 to Oscar and Mary (Larson) Lenning at home during a blizzard. She entered into death on March 16, 2026 at The Neighborhoods at the age of 99.

Travis Craige Moad, 57, of Volga, SD, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with early onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Iscie C. Peterson, age 99, of Arlington, died Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at United Living Community in Brookings.

Amy Beth (Johnson) Pedersen, 59, of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She fought a courageous battle with cancer for nearly 14 years.

Barbara Joan (Olson) Diedrich, 94, passed away peacefully on Feb. 24, 2026.

Wanda Fay Wirtz, 78, of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Rude’s Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Alice Marie Gehrke, 90, of Brookings, SD went to her heavenly home on Feb. 9, 2026.

Betty Jensen, 98, formerly of Oldham, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, surrounded by her family at Brookings Hospital in Brookings.