May 1, 1937 - June 16, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Wednesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton. Family will greet visitors from 6 to 8 p.m.

Service: Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 20, at Canton Lutheran Church.

Huron.  Virgie Lee Gardner, 76, formerly of the Canton-Beloit area, died Sunday, June 16, at Sanford USD Medical Center.  Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 20, at Canton Lutheran Church. …

October 1, 1927 - June 7, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Service: Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Canton United Methodist Church

                                                           Canton.  Rev. Wayne L. Rager, age 85, a former Methodist pastor in South Dakota, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at Sanford Centennial Hospice in Sioux Falls.  Funeral services will be 1:30…

October 3, 1931 - May 23, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Friday from 2-8pm, family present 6-8 pm, at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton. A Masonic service will be held at 7:00 p.m.

Service: Funeral service will begin at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at Canton United Methodist Church.

Canton.  John ‘Jack’ Kuhns, age 81, formerly of the Worthing area, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 under hospice care at the Lennox Good Samaritan Center after a courageous battle with cancer. …

November 28, 1928 - March 6, 2013

Service: A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Resurrection Life Fellowship (220 S. Bartlett Street Canton, SD).

Canton.  Mary Elizabeth (Hall) Rankin went to meet her Maker on March 6, 2013.  Mary was born November 28, 1928 in Lemmon, SD to Floyd C. and Marian (Groat) Hall.  She attended…

December 8, 1925 - May 19, 2013

Visitation: Visitation with family present will be Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton.

Service: Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Fairview, SD.

Lawrence Walter Schoellerman, age 87, died Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Palisade Manor in Garretson, SD.  Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Bethany Lutheran Church in…

October 21, 1928 - May 12, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Wednesday from 2- 8:00 p.m. at Anderson Funeral home in Canton, with family present from 6-8:00 p.m.

Service: Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 16, at Canton Lutheran Church.

Myrna Armstrong, 84, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 16, at Canton Lutheran Church.  Visitation…

June 28, 1921 - May 8, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Friday, May 24, from 5 to 8:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls, with a Scripture service beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Service: Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Canton.

Dr. Raymond Bunkers, 91, formerly of Canton, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls with family present.  Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:00…

September 5, 1971 - March 13, 2013

Service: A memorial service will be held at Lands Lutheran Church on May 6, 2013, at 10:30 AM, with a lunch to follow. In lieu of flowers, family recommends memorials for research for Huntington’s Disease or the Garden of Memories at Moe Parish Park.

Terrance (Terry) L. Olson was born September 5, 1971, in Denver, Colorado and died March 13, 2013 in Johnstown, Colorado. He graduated from Northglenn High School in 1989 and was educated at…

June 13, 1954 - April 23, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 8:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Family will greet visitors from 6 to 8:00 p.m.

Service: Funeral services will be at 12 noon Saturday, April 27, at Friendship Baptist Church in Sioux Falls.

Johnny Bernard Christion, 58, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.  Funeral services will be at 12 noon Saturday, April 27, at Friendship Baptist Church in…

March 17, 1917 - April 22, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Thursday from 2-8pm, family present 6-8pm, at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton.

Service: Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 26 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, rural Inwood, IA.

Lenore Beatrice Monen was welcomed to her heavenly home on Monday, April 22, 2013 at the age of 96. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 26 at Our Savior’s…

September 19, 1945 - April 19, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Monday from 2-8pm, family present 6-8 pm, at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton.

Service: Funeral services will begin at 1:00 pm Tuesday, April 23 at Lincoln Hills Bible Church.

       Connie Lee Nelson, age 67, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Canton Good Samaritan Center.  Funeral services will begin at 1:00 pm Tuesday, April 23 at Lincoln Hills Bible Church.  Visitation…

September 26, 1955 - April 19, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. , family present 6-8 p.m., at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton.

Service: Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24 at Canton Lutheran Church.

         Sharon Lynn McDermott, age 57, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at Sanford USD Medical Center.  Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24 at Canton Lutheran Church.  Visitation…

December 6, 1927 - April 11, 2013

Service: Friends will gather from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton to celebrate his life, with a service of remembrance and prayers beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Claude Hignite Sr., 86, of Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of Ashland, KY, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. He was born Dec. 6, 1927, in Ashland,…

September 23, 1926 - April 3, 2012

Service: Memorial services will be held at Canton Lutheran Church in Canton, SD at 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 20. A private family burial take place at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Daniel Leroy Behring, age 86, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at his home in Mesa, Arizona. He was born to Fritz and Dora Behring on September 23, 1926.                 After graduating…

August 31, 1930 - March 27, 2013

Visitation: A visitation with family present will be Sunday, April 7, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton.

Service: His memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Canton United Methodist Church.

Torrance Bankson, 82, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Villa St. Francis nursing facility in Olathe, KS.  His memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Canton United…

August 18, 2013 - March 25, 2013

Visitation: Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Canton Lutheran Church

Service: Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 28, at Canton Lutheran Church, with burial at Richland Cemetery near Inwood, IA.

       Layne Alvin Swier passed away peacefully in the arms of family on Monday, March 25, 2013 in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 28, at…