Richard Joseph Sinkie, 86, of Gann Valley, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at Weskota Manor. 

Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wessington Springs. Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday. Arrangements are with Basham Funeral Service.

Richard Joseph Sinkie was born on March 2, 1938, in Wessington Springs, to Arno and Jennie (Durffy) Sinkie. He was raised on their Gann Valley Farm with his siblings Maxine, Don, Pat, and Bonnie. It is here they learned the value of hard work, raising livestock and growing crops on the fourth-generation farm. Richard enlisted into the United States Army, where he was deployed to Korea for the war. Richard returned to the family farm after his service in the Army, where he took over operations and began the next chapter of his life. 

Richard was co-owner and editor of the Quarter Horse Digest Magazine and was a self-taught auctioneer. He traveled throughout the US and Canada, producing and managing horse sales. Throughout his ranching career, he focused on raising quality beef cattle, Quarter and Paint horses, and milked dairy cattle for forty years.  

In 1999, Richard and Karen were married and spent the last 25 years working on the ranch while slowly handing over the ranching operation to the fifth generation. He spent his golden years at Dakota Wild Wings Lodge.

Richard is survived by his wife, Karen; his children, Rick, Debbie (Pete) Leonard, Janeen (Tim) Thill, Lee (Debra), Brett (Nicole), Melanie (Brian) Mccavish, Kim (Mike) Meinhart, Robin Beglau, and Brian Beglau; 15 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, and his siblings, Maxine and Don.

Linda Kobold, 75, of Mitchell, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, at Avera Brady Health and Rehab in Mitchell. 

A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, Sept. 20, from 5-7 p.m. at Bittner Funeral Chapel with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service.

Linda Joy (Sargent) Kobold was born Oct. 21, 1948, to parents Melvin and Esther Sargent.

Linda loved gardening, knitting and small house projects. Her hands were rarely still. She shared her love for cooking and baking with her family, such as allowing her children to eat homemade chocolate fudge cake for breakfast instead of “sugared cereals!” Linda also loved the outdoors and especially going fishing as often as possible.

Linda is survived by her four sons, Kelly Schultz, Christopher (Denise) KauwaluSchultz, Ronald Klein, Frank (Jodi) Kobold; daughter, Lacy Klein; 16 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Melvin Leroy “Bill” (Rhonda) Sargent Jr, Ronald “Ronnie” (June) Sargent, Edward “Ed” Sargent; sisters, Karen Boyd, Kay (Denny) Gunderson, Kathy (Glen) Wentland, Gaye (Rene Figueroa) Hubbard, Melody Maeschen (Richard) Granberg; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Calbert Leroy and Olive Dunn Sargent, and Garfield and Cleva Nelson; parents, Melvin and Esther Sargent; sister, Sherry Sargent; granddaughter, Brittany Schultz; nephews, Curtis Bauer and Halen Sargent; and nieces, Kimberly Wentland and Nikki Wentland.

Linda Whitney, 73, of Mitchell, died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, from 5-7 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in Mitchell with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service.