Tegan Titze, 15, of Mitchell, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. 

Funeral Mass was Friday, March 8, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation was Thursday, March 7, at the church. Arrangements were by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Tegan Otto Titze was born on Feb. 22, 2009, in Mitchell, to Michael and Cindy (Mentele) Titze. He attended LBW, Mitchell Middle School, and was a freshman at Mitchell High School.

Tegan was creative and as a child enjoyed Legos, drawing, Pokémon, watching movies, playing video games, and Minecraft. He enjoyed weightlifting, music, and hanging out with his cousins. He loved his welding class at MHS and his dogs. He helped out at his grandparents’ farms and worked with his dad during the summer. Tegan was thankful for his friends and enjoyed school.

Tegan was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and Faith Formation.

Tegan is survived by his parents; brother, Hayden; sister, Laney; grandmother, Charlene Titze of Stickney; grandparents, Patrick and Lynell Mentele of Woonsocket; aunts, Sheri (Mike) Kogel of Woonsocket, Becky (Luke) Bracha of Forestburg, Anita Titze of Stickney, and Melissa (David) Daugaard of Dell Rapids; and seven cousins.

Tegan was preceded in death by his grandfather, Kenneth Titze, and his dear friend, Lillian Baker.

Jeannine Vivian Fouberg, 91, of Mitchell, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 23, at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, March 22, at the church, with a wake service beginning at 7 p.m.

Jeannine Fouberg was born March 6, 1933, to Allen and Caroline (Huber) Bauer in Esmond Township in South Dakota. She was raised on the family farm in Artesian, along with seven siblings. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Mitchell in 1951 and worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Joseph Hospital. 

Jeannine met her future husband, Ivan Fouberg, at a dance at Ruskin Park near Forestburg. They were united in marriage on July 2, 1955, at St. Anthony Catholic Parish in Artesian. They were married for 52 years until Ivan passed away in 2007. They resided on the family farm north of Forestburg. To this union, four children were born.

Jeannine enjoyed planting, tending and harvesting her flower and vegetable gardens, sewing, reading, dancing and attending her children’s and grandchildren’s extracurricular activities. She especially enjoyed British comedies, dramas, and mysteries. She was a member of the St. Wilfrid Alter Society and Catholic Daughters of America.  

Jeannine is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Kathy) of Mitchell, Debra (Patty Kaul) of Rapid City, Elizabeth (Mike) Day of Mitchell, and Thomas of Forestburg; her sisters, Patricia (Ken) Barnette of Huron and Virginia Peterson of Huron; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jeannine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ivan; her brothers, Donald and Merrill; her sisters, Lorraine, Mary Charmaine and Shirley; and niece, Leah Jane Brewick.

Verlyn Ray Schimke, 61, of Wessington Springs, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, March 5, 2024. 

Memorial services were held Monday, March 11, at the Foothills Bible Fellowship Church in Wessington Springs. Inurnment followed at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Wessington Springs. Visitation was one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.

Verlyn Ray Schimke was born on Jan. 1, 1963, in Wessington Springs to Walter and Della (Vogel) Schimke. He attended grade school in the Wessington Springs area, where he graduated from Wessington Springs High School in 1982. He attended Mitchell Technical College for a course in welding but spent his life farming northwest of Wessington Springs. 

Verlyn married Renee Mathis in Wessington Springs on June 11, 1988, at the United Church of Christ.

Verlyn is survived by his wife, Renee of Wessington Springs; one sister, Virginia (Jack) Van Eck of Lake Wilson, Minn.; one sister-in-law, Delores Schimke of Nebraska; one brother-in-law, Raymond Mathis of Artesian; many nieces; one nephew; several grandnieces; and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Vernon Schimke; and his mother-in-law, June Mathis.