Marion A. Larson 66, of Woonsocket, died Sunday evening, Jan. 6, 2013 in the Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell, following a long but valiant battle with cancer.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 11 in St. Wilfrid Catholic Church, Woonsocket, with Rev. Rhonda Wellsandt-Zell officiating. Burial was in Eventide Cemetery, Woonsocket. Visitation was Thursday, Jan. 10 at the church with a prayer service.
Marion A. Larson was born on July 1, 1946 to Arthur and Leona (Forbes) Larson on the Larson farm homestead in Sanborn County.
He was baptized in the Bethany Lutheran Church on April 8, 1960 by Rev. DeWayne Shay. He was a member of Bethany and served as council president for several years. He was a member of AAL, now called Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and also served as chairman for many years.
Marion graduated from Woonsocket High School in 1965. He enlisted in the Navy Seabee’s (CB’s – Construction Battalion) and served two tours in Vietnam as an electrician.
On Nov. 18, 1967 he was united in marriage to Susan Yakel of Klemme, Iowa.
Marion attended Brown Institute in Minneapolis, Minn. following his discharge from the Navy where he received his computer training. He worked for Sanitary Farm Dairies in St. Paul, Minn. and National Cash Register in Rochester, Minn. as a computer programmer from 1970–1975.
He and his family moved to Woonsocket and farmed until moving to town in 1996. He worked with Randy Weber in the mobile home repair business until learning of his cancer in 2001.
He enjoyed, cooking, hunting, fishing, but mostly spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, adding a dash of his unique, dry, whitty humor into every aspect of life.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Susan; daughter, Amy Miiller and friend, Jason; daughter, Tracy Bird (Corey) of Sioux Falls; four grandchildren; four brothers, Robert, Jerry, Dan and Alan; a sister, Linda Verba; as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Marvin; a son, Troy; a son-in-law, Rich Miiller; father-in-law, Roland Yakel; mother-in-law, Luella Yakel; and a sister-in-law, Julie Mau.

Dolores Hoffman, 85, Mitchell, formerly of Alexandria, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 in Avera Brady Health and Rehab.
Funeral services were Tuesday in St. Mary of Mercy Catholic Church at Alexandria with the Rev. Jerry Ranek, celebrant, and the Rev. Ron Garry co-celebrant.
Burial was in St. Martin’s Catholic Cemetery at Emery.
Visitation was Monday in St. Mary of Mercy Catholic Church at Alexandria with a prayer service.
Dolores Ann Hoffman was born Sept. 17, 1927 at Emery to Jennie (Joachim) and Tom Fahy. She attended Emery Grade School and went on to graduate from Bridgewater High School. She married Harold Hoffman on May 5, 1947, at Bridgewater.
She is survived by her 10 children, Jane (Pat) Derrington, Amery, Wis., Oran (Mary Jo) Hoffman, Emery, Tom (Kathy) Hoffman, Alexandria, Fay Klock, Omaha, Neb., Karen (Jim) Mannie, Sioux Falls, Brian Hoffman and his fiancé, Wanda Seigert, Hastings, Minn., Teresa (Dave) Goedeken, Columbus, Neb., Brenda (Neil) Meyer, Omaha, Deanna “Dede” (Cory) Collins, Forestburg, and Gail Gust, Scottsdale, Ariz.; 26 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; Harold’s siblings and their spouses; nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; her parents; an infant sister; brothers-in-law, Steve Weber, Russell Garry, Carl Goldstein and Norbert Hoffman; and a daughter-in-law, Diane Hoffman.

    Henry J. Hansen Jr., 80, died Jan. 4, 2013, in the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were Jan. 7 in Osheim and Schmidt Funeral Home at Rapid City. Burial was in Pine Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City.
Henry was born January 1932, to Henry, Sr. and Lydia (Jerke) Hansen at Woonsocket. He married Thelma Tapken at Alpena in August 1951.
After leaving the farm in the early 1950s, he worked on road construction, hauling oil. In 1965 he began over the road freight hauling and hauled to nearly every state. He retired in 2002.
Jr. and Thelma spent eight summers as Custer State Park volunteers as campground hosts.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma; a son, Gerald (Wanda) Hansen; a daughter, Velda (Rocky) Runeberg; two granddaughters and a sister, Bernice Eddy of Woonsocket.
Henry was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Emma Neumeyer.