Mary Hagan ended her journey at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown on Nov. 15, 2023. No local services are being planned.

Joyce E. Doop, 89, passed away on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at the Brookings hospital surrounded by her family.

Danielle M. Karber, 53, Brandon, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at the Dougherty Hospice Home in Sioux Falls.

Edmund “Joe” Jacobsen, 78, passed away on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 , unexpectedly at his home near Renner, SD.

James “Jim” H. McKnight, DVM age 86 of Brookings, passed away at the Brookings Emergency Room on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.

Patricia M. Kratochvil, age 72, of Brookings, SD, passed away surrounded by the love of her family on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, from complications due to ALS-Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Leroy A Crapser, age 77, of Sinai passed away on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at Ava Hospice in Sioux Falls, SD, with his niece at his side.

Phyllis E. Coombes, age 95 of Watertown, SD, formerly of Clear Lake, SD, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 at Jenkins Living Center in Watertown.

Clair David Collins, age 89 of Brookings, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at the United Living Community under hospice care. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday,

Michael L. Smith, 74, of Spearfish, SD passed away on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at the Monument Health Spearfish Hospital.

David E. Beatty died Sunday, Oct. 22, at his home in Socorro, N.M.

The funeral service for Russell E. Podoll, 75, of Brookings, SD, will be 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church,

Ricky Steever, age 65 of Volga, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings.

Julie Hallan, 70, of Brookings, died Oct. 29, 2023, at her home under hospice care.

Holly Marie Almhjeld, 43, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 in Minneapolis, MN.

Sis went to be with her heavenly Father on Oct. 24, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in De Smet, SD.

Matt Otteson passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 26, 2023.

Michael Dean Davis II was born in Brookings, South Dakota, on Aug. 6, 1980, to Michael and Debra (Herold) Davis.

Vern Lawrence, 69, of Plainfield, Ill., died Oct. 21 from neuroendocrine carcinoma.

David Allen Bugg was born Aug. 30, 1949, to Jeanette (Kvinge) and Wesley Bugg in Volga, South Dakota. He died Oct. 15, 2023, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.