Esther Weber, 92, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Diamond Care Nursing Home in Bridgewater. 

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Zion Lutheran Church. Visitation was 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, at Will Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Eventide Cemetery in Woonsocket.

Esther was born on Jan. 18, 1932, to Raymond and Hilda (Schaffer) Schmiedt. She was the eldest of four children. Esther was united in marriage to James P. Weber on June 5, 1952, and they had eight children together. 

Esther is survived by her children, Randy Weber of North Dakota, Lynn Weber of Wyoming, Kathy Krog of South Dakota, Craig (Barb) Weber of Wyoming, Tim (Hydee) Weber of California, Bobby Weber of Georgia, and Brenda (Bart) of Mississippi; siblings, Gene (Patti) Schmiedt of South Dakota, Marilyn Beauli of South Dakota, and Darwin Schmiedt of Arizona; as well as approximately 65 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; son, Rick; and grandson, Nicholas Griffin.

Mark E. Meyer, 75, of Woonsocket, died Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. 

Funeral services were on Tuesday, July 30, at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket. Burial followed at St. Wilfrid Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was Monday, July 29, also at the church, with a prayer service.

Mark was born the only son to LeRoy and Marie (Dusek) Meyer in Mitchell on March 29, 1949. He joined four sisters at home and was followed by two more. He grew up in Woonsocket, where he graduated in 1967. Mark married Emogene Cross in 1968 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army, stationed in Okinawa from 1968-1974. During this time, he was part of the planning team to bring home the POWs from Vietnam in 1973. He attended Northwest College of Commerce in Huron and worked for Distribution Construction Company for many years while raising his family in Huron. He single-handedly remodeled and renovated every house he lived in. He was a lifelong Waylon Jennings fan, had an encyclopedic knowledge of country music, and knew every episode of Gunsmoke by heart. The lights of his life were his eight grandkids. Prior to retirement, he served Sanborn County as the Director of Equalization in the community he loved.  He was a long-time member of the American Legion and a meals-on-wheels volunteer.

Mark married Sandy Wosje in 1998, making their home in Woonsocket with their beloved dog, Millie.

Mark is survived by his wife, Sandy of Woonsocket; his three children, Russell (Tanya) Meyer of Boise, Idaho, Veronica (Troy) Schmidt of Vermillion, and Ryan (Holly) Meyer of Boise, Idaho; eight grandchildren; his sisters, Patricia (Don) Wenzel of Wessington Springs and Janice Eining of Huron; sisters-in-law, Marlys Pickard of Brookings, Margaret Westphal of Sioux Falls, Shirley Jones of Sioux Falls, and Bonnie Dilly of Rutland; brother-in-law, Rolly (Garnet) Wosje of Nunda; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Muriel (Albert) Schmidt, Jackie (Robert) Hinker, Vicki Harris, and Jeanne Sandness; and nieces and nephews.