Shirley Bauder, 79, of Mitchell, passed away peacefully under home hospice care, surrounded by family on Friday, June 17, 2022. 

Funeral services were Friday, June 24, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mitchell. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday at Trinity Lutheran with a prayer service.

Shirley Mae McCord was born Sept. 5, 1942, to Charles and Ellen (Larson) McCord in Woonsocket, where she grew up and graduated from Woonsocket High School in 1960. After high school, Shirley attended Sioux Valley Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1963. She worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital, now Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, retiring after over 42 years of service. Shirley was united in marriage to Lloyd E. Bauder on Oct. 26, 1969 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Woonsocket.

Shirley is survived by her husband, Lloyd; children, Deb (Chris) Subotnik of Kirkland, Wash., Jim (Barb) Bauder of Mitchell, and Dawn (Andy) Rausch of Minneapolis, Minn.; seven grandchildren; sisters, Mary (Bernard) Baysinger of Woonsocket and Janet Bauder of Scotland, S.D.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law, Gary (Janet) Bauder.

Arrangements were made by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

At “Clay” Gregg, 75, of Letcher, died Jan. 15, 2022, at his home.

Clay’s celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 25, at the Gregg residence in Letcher at 1:30 p.m.

Clay was born March 1, 1946.

In Miami Beach, Fla., Clay spent much of his life exploring, hunting and fishing in the Everglades and waters surrounding the Florida coast. He was a loving husband, proud Vietnam veteran, man of his word, gator whisperer, Ford man, comedian of dry humor, friend to all he met, genuine, awesome neighbor and all-around great guy.

Clay is survived by his wife, Cindy; children, Angela, April, Matthew and Shari; and his sister, Beverly.

He was preceded in death by his son, Adam; parents, At and Gloria Bacon; six brothers; and one sister.

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Michael Douglas Johnson, 67, Sioux Falls, formerly of Woonsocket, died peacefully of cancer at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2021. 

Mike didn’t want a traditional funeral, instead he wanted to be cremated and have his family and friends celebrate his life together. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Furness Funeral Home Chapel, 402 N Commercial Street, Clark. Lunch will be served after the service, with a time of sharing. Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Clark. Funeral arrangements are with Furness Funeral Home.

Michael Douglas Johnson was born Dec. 7, 1953, in O’Fallon, Ill., to parents Harold L. Johnson and Clarine (Cochrane) Johnson. He grew up in Lake Andes and was the first born of three children. He graduated from Andes Central High School in 1972. He then graduated from Mitchell Vocational Technical School. Following in the footsteps of his father, he accepted a job as a telephone man for Sanborn Telephone Company in Woonsocket and was later promoted to supervisor and manager.

Mike married Sue Goehring from Wessington Springs in 1978, and they had a son, Dustin Michael Johnson in 1980. In the summer of 1997, he got guardianship of his nephew, Mike Flammond, who moved to Woonsocket to live with Mike and Dusty. Mike continued to work for Sanborn Telephone for 36 years before retiring in 2010. During his retirement, he spent time traveling to various places and had a winter home in Harlingen, Texas. In 2020, Mike moved in with his son, Dustin, in Sioux Falls, where he remained until his death.

Mike is survived by his son, Dustin of Sioux Falls; sisters, Kristy Bower of Harlingen, Texas, and Darci (Greg) Mohr of Arvada, Colo.; his nieces and nephews, Nikki Flammond of Denver, Mike Flammond serving in the Army at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tyler (Emily) Flammond of Guntersville, Ala., Casey Flammond of Los Angeles, Calif., and Emily Noel, Kelly and Rachel Mohr of Arvada and Denver, Colo.; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Clarine Johnson, and grandparents, Ted and Mildred Cochrane and John and Carrie Johnson.