Obituaries

Mar 15, 2026

Lauren D Berndt, 91, of Herreid, passed away, Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Eureka Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Service times and an obituary will be provided soon. 

Mar 12, 2026

Funeral services for Reece Three Legs, 26, of Ft. Yates, North Dakota, will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 20, 2026, at the AJ Agard Multipurpose Building in Ft. Yates. Burial will be in the St. Elizabeth Cemetery near Wakpala under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Reece passed away, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in New Town,...

Mar 11, 2026

Dawn Marie Spotted Horse, 53, of Aberdeen and formerly of McLaughlin passed away, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen.  Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge is charge of arrangements. Service times and a full obituary will be updated soon.

Mar 10, 2026

Franklin Francis Jamerson, Ti Ole' Hi "Came to look for his home" left for the spirit world on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at his home near Run Around Butte. Franklin "Big Frank" battled stage 4 lung cancer. Arrangements are pending with Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.

Mar 8, 2026

Mass of Christian Burial for Richard "Dick" Pudwill, 99, of Selby will be at 10 AM, Saturday, March 14, 2026, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Selby. Burial will be at the Selby Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Richard passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026,...

Mar 4, 2026

Mass of Christian Burial for Charles "Chuck" Mardian, 76, of Aberdeen will be at 10:30 AM, Friday, March 13, 2026, at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Mobridge. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.  Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Thursday with a Rosary service at 7 PM at the...

Mar 4, 2026

Services in honor of Norma will be held on March 13 and 14. Her wake will take place on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Red Scaffold Gymnasium. A procession will meet at the 4-Mile near Eagle Butte on Friday, March 13, at 3:00 pm (MT), to follow to Red Scaffold. Her funeral service will be...

Feb 27, 2026

Judy Davis, 79, of Mobridge passed away Friday, February 27, 2026, at the Mobridge Regional Hospital. A private family memorial will be held.

Feb 25, 2026

Funeral service Thomas D. Austin, 81, of Mobridge, will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Kesling Funeral Home Chapel in Mobridge. Burial will take place in Greenwood Cemetery in Mobridge under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Thomas passed away, Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck. A full obituary...

Feb 19, 2026

Funeral service for Nelson Little Bear, 54, of McLaughlin, will be held at 1:00 pm (CT), Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the McLaughlin School Gymnasium. Burial will be in the All-Nations Veteran Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be held from 5-9 pm, Friday, March 6, at the School Gym in McLaughlin with...

Feb 19, 2026

A Mass of Christian Burial for Bernice M. Pudwill, 79 of Herreid, SD will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at 10:30 am at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Herreid. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-7:00 pm at the church with a prayer service at 7:00 pm. Interment will be at St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery. Bernice died on...

Feb 15, 2026

Funeral services for Thomas Houck, 96, of Akaska will be at 10:30 AM, Friday, February 20, 2026, at the Akaska Community Center. Burial will be at the Akaska Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Tom passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026, at the Walworth County Care Center...

Feb 14, 2026

Funeral services for Gloria Rose Fischer, 78, will be at 12:00 pm, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at the Red Gym in Cannon Ball. A meal will follow the service and then burial will take place at the Fischer Family Farm. A procession will leave Kesling Funeral Home at 10:00 am, Tuesday. Gloria passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026,...

Feb 12, 2026

Services will be livestreamed on the Kesling Funeral Home Facebook page.

Celebration of life services for David Knudson, 56, of Pollock will be at 1 PM, Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Pollock Presbyterian Church. A memorial visitation will start at 7 PM Friday at the church with a prayer service at 7:30 PM. David passed away...

Feb 8, 2026

A Mass of Christian Burial for Elaine L. Ward, 82 of Parade, SD will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 10:00 am at All Saints Catholic Church in Eagle Butte, SD. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, February 13, 2026 at the church beginning at 5:00 pm with a Rosary at 6:00 pm. Interment will...

Feb 6, 2026

Funeral services for Margie L. Knecht. 104 of Selby, will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 11:00 am at St. John's Lutheran Church in Selby. Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm, Monday, February 9, 2026, at the church with a prayer service at 7:00 pm. Inurnment will take place at Selby Memorial Gardens at a later date....

Feb 5, 2026

Funeral services for Larry Renner, 78 of Pollock, SD will be held on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 10:30 am at the Pollock Lutheran Church in Pollock, SD. Larry passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at the Mobridge Regional Hospital. Interment under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge, will be at the Spring Creek Cemetery, Pollock,...

Feb 2, 2026

Funeral Services for Michael Scott American Horse, 45, will be at 11:00 am, Friday, February 13, 2026, at the Cannon Ball Red Gym. Burial will follow at St. James Episcopal Cemetery near Cannon Ball under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. A procession will leave Kesling Funeral Home at 4:00 pm, Thursday, February 12, 2026, with a prayer service...

Feb 2, 2026

All night wake service for Corporal Moses Philip Jamison, 21, will be at 6:00 pm, Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the Blue Gym in McLaughlin. A procession will be leaving Kesling Funeral Home at 4:00 pm, Saturday. Burial will take place in Utah. Moses passed away on February 2, 2026, in Wahiawa, Hawaii.

Moses was...

Jan 27, 2026

James Pothast, 56, of Spearfish passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Monument Health Hospital in Spearfish. Arrangements are pending with Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.