Debra J. Grussing, 62, of De Graff, Minn., died on Oct. 21, at her home. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 5-7 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Benson, Minn. Visitation will continue Friday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Benson. The burial will be in the Benson City Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral Home of Benson, Minn., is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Audrey Nicole Oberg, 15, passed away on Oct. 14, 2024, at her home in Howard.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Beach United Methodist Church in Howard. The committal service was at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Artesian. Visitation was Friday, Oct. 18, at the Howard Beach United Methodist Church.

Audrey was born on Dec. 31, 2008, in Mitchell, to Tony and Caroline (Swanson) Oberg. Audrey was outgoing and loved learning new things. She was always challenging herself with her next new project, from learning new languages to playing the ukulele, keyboard and guitar. Audrey was proud of her art, had awards for her academic achievements and was a member of the student council.

Audrey is survived by her father, Tony; mother, Caroline; sister, Kaitlyn; brother, Adrian; grandma, Jo Oberg; grandparents, Terry and Duane Swanson; two aunts and many cousins. 

She was preceded in death by several great-grandparents and her grandpa, Shane Oberg.

Devona Nolz, 89, of Mitchell, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at Avera Brady Health & Rehab in Mitchell. 

Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, October 18, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation was Thursday at Bittner Funeral Chapel with a prayer service.

Devona Katherine Nolz was born on May 18, 1935, to Nicholas and Leona (Thelen) Weber at Parkston.  She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School in Parkston and graduated from high school in 1953.

On Nov. 17, 1956, she married Alvin Nolz of Delmont. They farmed near Delmont for four years and then moved to a farm southwest of Mount Vernon, where they lived for nine years. In 1970, they purchased a farm northeast of Mitchell and lived there until they moved into Mitchell in 1990.

Devona was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and Altar Society. She was a Catholic Aid member of Saint Mary of Parkston for over 50 years and a member of the Friday Lunch Bunch.  In her spare time, Devona enjoyed traveling on bus tours, polka dancing, playing cards, gardening and reading.

Devona is survived by her daughter, Sharon (Daniel) Park of Sioux Falls; sons, David (Peggy) Nolz of Mitchell and Dennis (Kelli) Nolz of Garretson; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sister, Sally (Alfred) Hohn; and sisters-in-law, Esther Weber, Regina Nolz, and Mary Ellen Weber.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin; her parents; and 11 siblings.