Margaret Marie Weiland, 88, of Mitchell, died on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. 

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Mitchell. Visitation was one hour prior to the funeral. Burial was in Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery in Mitchell. Arrangements were by Will Funeral Chapel.

Margaret Marie Weiland was born Oct. 29, 1932, in Sanborn County to Olaf and Lizzie (Jansen) Larson. She attended Christopher School in Elliott Township through eighth grade and graduated from Mount Vernon High School. Following graduation, she moved to Mitchell for work, meeting and marrying DeWayne Weiland in 1954.

While growing up and into adulthood, she enjoyed athletic activities including roller skating, ice skating, softball, and was an avid decades-long Mitchell Kernels basketball fan.  She was a member and officer of the VFW Auxiliary for 63 years.

Margaret enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, garage and auction sales, and was active in her church. She enjoyed time spent with family and friends of all generations.

Margaret is survived by three daughters; Diana Weiland of Mitchell, Connie Weiland (Kenneth Jones) of Laramie, Wyo., and Lisa (Roger) Riggs of Ethan; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Addie Weiland of Sequim, Wash.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, DeWayne; her parents; sister, Shirley Ruml; brother-in-law, Robert Ruml; nephews, Randy and Owen Ruml; and special cousin, Velores Youngstrom.

John Robert Roache, Jr., 82, of Huron, passed away Feb. 8, 2021, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.  

Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 13 at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket.  Burial was in St. Wilfrid Cemetery with military honors by American Legion Post 29. Visitation was Friday, Feb. 12, at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket followed by a family prayer service.

John Robert Roache, Jr., was born to John Roache, Sr., and Esther (Olson) Roache of Woonsocket on Jan. 13, 1939.  John married the love of his life, Patricia Parsons Roache in Whittier, Calif. on March 18, 1958.  John’s first position was managing the Standard Station in Woonsocket.  He enrolled in college, and after finishing his bachelors at Huron College, he entered his first career of teaching and coaching. He later received his master’s in administration from SDSU and moved into the position of principal at Wolsey High School.

John became the Sales Manager at Montgomery Agency shortly after joining the team in 1978 and remained in that position for 10 years before becoming a part owner. Owning his own business afforded him the opportunity to branch out, and he joined two other investors in the Gridiron Addition building development. They built several multi-family buildings with this project.  He also began buying real estate in and around the Huron area and owned and managed a rental agency for several years.   A few years ago, John sold his partnership in Montgomery Agency but continued to sell real estate as a broker. He also owned a cattle company and land with farming operations within the Woonsocket community. 

John’s life revolved around his wife, children, and grandchildren. He enjoyed telling his grandchildren all his life stories about the fun he had growing up on the farm in Woonsocket and the shenanigans of his younger years.  John opened his heart and home to all he met with a warm place to stay and a hot meal. Often as a surprise to his wife, John would bring home a stranger in need who would join the family for the evening meal and or a place to sleep. He always took care of the widow and her children and will be greatly missed by his family and community.

John is survived by his five children, Johnny Roache of Huron, Marty Roache of Huron, Sandra Gilchrist (Jon) of Rapid City, Suzanne Vandeberg (Curt Kempf, fiancé) of Huron, and Carrie Nipe (Chris) of Madison; 12 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.  

He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia (Parsons) Roache; his father, John Roache Sr.; his mother, Esther (Olson) Roache; sister, Nadine Krull; his brother, Tim Roache; and son-in-law, Paul Vandeberg. 

Donald D. Snedeker, 83, of Woonsocket, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at his home.

His funeral service will be on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 10:30 a.m. at Spirit of Faith Church in Woonsocket. Military honors will be provided by Huron Veteran’s Council. Burial will be at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 10 at Spirit of Faith Church in Woonsocket. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at the church. Visit www.welterfuneralhome.com.

Donald Dwight Snedeker was born Aug. 19, 1937, near Esmond to Corrie and Marian (Fennel) Snedeker. He joined his older brother Leo Roger and was later joined by a younger brother, Ronnie. Their family moved to a farm north of Forestburg, where he spent his early years attending county school and graduated from Forestburg High School in 1955.

Donnie served in the South Dakota National Guard during his high school years and, upon graduation, joined the U.S. Navy. His tour took him from the Great Lakes of Michigan to San Diego, Calif., Norman, Okla., and Okinawa, Japan. Donnie was honorably discharged in 1957. He returned home to South Dakota and his passion of farming and worked for several farmers.

On May 31, 1959, he married Shirelly Johannsen. They were blessed with three sons, Jeffrey, Mark and Todd. During these early years of marriage, he worked diligently to pursue his dream of purchasing their family farm. Along with working for area farmers, he also worked for Huron Ice Co., Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., and Armour’s & Co., where he worked from 1964-1982. He could also be found working at Bales C.C. and was a substitute mail carrier and, later, a full-time carrier in the Alpena area. Donnie enjoyed coaching a neighborhood softball team for a few summers. He also enjoyed almost any sport and played on the “Hinker Hay Moving” slow pitch team. He loved watching his boys and grandchildren as they took part in their sports, musical activities, and go-carting.

Donnie was known for his love of life, good sense of humor and kind heart. He was a hard-working farmer that enjoyed the outdoors. He looked forward to spring weather, new baby calves every year, checking his cattle and putting up hay. He even grew melons with Mark for several years.

Donnie was a member of the Spirit of Faith Church. He was also a member of the American Legion and ELK’s Lodge. Donnie loved oyster stew, homemade ice cream and pie. He enjoyed reading Louis L’Amour novels, watching old westerns, a good game of football, basketball or rodeo event, and playing cribbage or checkers. Donnie also enjoyed vacations to Cancun.

Donnie is survived by his wife of almost 62 years, Shirelly of Woonsocket; his three sons, Jeffrey, Mark (Lisa), and Todd (Robyn); 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leo Roger of Derby, Kan., and Ron (Jacque) of Kirkland, Wash.; sister-in-law, Margie (Barney) Iverson of Kirkland, Wash.; his 102-year-old aunt Dorothy Snedeker of Carthage; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister-in-law, Lorraine Snedeker; and in-laws, Pete and Lucille Johannsen.