Darla Volmer, 67, of Woonsocket, passed away on Nov. 27, 2022, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Funeral services were Wednesday, Nov. 30.

Darla Janene Volmer was born in Murdo, on Nov. 2, 1955. She grew up in Draper, where she attended grade school and graduated from high school. She married Kim Howard in April of 1972. To this union, a son was born. They made their home at that time in Minnesota. When their son was 18 months old, Darla and Donny moved back to Draper.

Darla worked at the Triple H Truckstop for about 20 years on the graveyard shift. During the summers, Darla was a lifeguard and taught swimming lessons for many years. After leaving Draper, she moved to Mitchell and worked at Rita’s and later the I-90 truck stop. While working, she attended the National American University for Massage Therapy, where she earned Dean’s List honors and later graduated with an AAS degree. In 2011, she moved to Woonsocket and began working at Prairie View Healthcare Center in the Nutritional Services department until her health started to decline.

Darla was a Green Bay Packers fan. She loved going to her grandson’s sporting events and visits with her granddaughter. She liked playing card games. She was an Auxiliary Chaplain. She loved her pets. Over the years, she had several birds, cats, ferrets, and recently, a puppy named Toby.

Darla is survived by her son, Donny (Amy) Howard of Mitchell; sister, Kim Schmidt of Aberdeen; brothers, Dell (Christy) Volmer of Canyon, Texas, and Dean (Terri) Volmer of Draper; and two grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her grandparents; her parents, Donald and Ellen Volmer; a brother, Donald; and her granddaughter, Brooklyn Howard.

Deborah Jones, 72, of Huron, formerly of Artesian, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, at Huron Regional Medical Center. 

A private family funeral service will be held. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Artesian. Arrangements are by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Deborah D. Jones was born Oct. 4, 1950, to Dana and Mary (Kelly) Jones in Mitchell.

Deborah is survived by her brother, David (Jodie) Jones of Mitchell.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Dana “Dee” Jones.

Martin “Marty” Gene Roache, 62, of Huron, passed away on Nov. 22, 2022, at home. 

His funeral was on Saturday, Nov. 26, at St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket. Family was present one hour before the service. A private family burial will be held at a later date. 

Marty was born in Huron on July 21, 1960, to John Roache Jr. and Patricia (Parsons) Roache. Marty joined the Marines when he turned 18 and served in Okinawa before he was discharged.

Marty had an infectious smile and kindhearted spirit. He was a hardworking man and, in the early 2000s, moved to Florida to start his own painting company in Key Largo. When he moved back to South Dakota, he helped the family with rentals and home construction projects. Marty was the keeper of the family memories, a country western movie fanatic, a wizard with numbers and had an incredible memory. He was also a gifted writer and joke teller and loved old rock and roll. 

Marty is survived by his two daughters, Jessica (Scott) Beck and Chelsey (Kyle) Knouse, both of Huron; his siblings, Johnny Roache of Huron, Sandra Gilchrist (Jon) of Rapid City, Suzanne VandeBurg (Curt Kempf) of Huron, and Carrie Nipe (Chris) of Madison; his grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Jr. and Patricia Roache; maternal grandparents, Darrell and Alice Parsons; paternal grandparents, John and Esther Roache; and brother-in-law, Paul VandeBurg.