Clausen Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Clausen Funeral Home & Cremation Services Clausen Funeral Home & Cremation Services is dedicated to serving south-central South Dakota and north-central Nebraska with quality, excellence and dignity.

Clausen Funeral Home came into existence through the visions of one man - Henry Clausen. Henry moved to the Burke area in 1927 and purchased the former Jeager Funeral Home. At the time there were three funeral homes operating in the town of Burke. Survival through-out the 1930's was difficult, but when all was said and done, Henry was operating the only funeral home in Burke. Cam and Midge Clausen

came into the picture in the mid 1940's, along with Cam's brother Glen. The Clausen's grew and changed along with the communities they served. Moving to the present location in 1954, there was a need for additional space and an upgrade in the facilities. In 1992, Michael Karbo joined the staff as a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota. In 1993, construction began on an additional office, as well as remodeling most of the existing funeral home to comply with the ever changing laws and regulations. In 2003 we started construction on the remaining areas of the funeral home, completing this phase in May of 2003. This completed a total restoration of the facilities. Over the years we have served thousands of families. In their time of need, they depend on us for trustworthy guidance in the many decisions involved in arranging a funeral. Whenever people turn to Clausen Funeral Home, they can feel confident that a professional and compassionate staff will carry out their wishes. Since 1927 we have remained dedicated to serving you and the surrounding communities. We have grown and changed throughout our history, but one thing has remained the same: Our commitment to arrange dignified and personalized funerals of the highest quality.

Please keep the Vogt family in your thoughts and prayers.
07/21/2025

Please keep the Vogt family in your thoughts and prayers.

Clyde Philip Vogt was born to Carl and Margaret Carlsen Vogt on September 21, 1947 in Gregory, SD. He passed away on July 19, 2025 at Edgewood Memory Care in Norfolk, NE at the age of 77. Clyde graduated from Naper High School in 1965. After working in Mitchell, he

Please keep the Jons family in your thoughts and prayers.
07/15/2025

Please keep the Jons family in your thoughts and prayers.

Private family services will be held. A full obituary will be published when available.

Please keep the Charging Hawk family in your prayers.
07/14/2025

Please keep the Charging Hawk family in your prayers.

Funeral services for Virgil Charging Hawk, Jr, age 64, formerly of Bonesteel, SD will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 1100 AM at the Milks Camp Community Hall near Bonesteel, SD. Burial will be in the Ponca Creek UCC Cemetery in near St. Charles, SD. There will be

Please keep the Davis family in your thoughts and prayers.
07/08/2025

Please keep the Davis family in your thoughts and prayers.

Gordon Davis, age 88, passed away peacefully with family by his side in the early hours of July 7th, 2025. Gordon was born July 31, 1937, to Joe Nella Mae King Davis in Burke, S.D., the second of 8 children. Growing up on the family farm south of Burke, many

Please keep the Shaffer family in your thoughts and prayers.
06/22/2025

Please keep the Shaffer family in your thoughts and prayers.

Gary Lynn Shaffer was a man who lived his life in the service of others. He was a devoted family man who never met a stranger and would put others before himself. Born on October 18, 1942, to Kenneth and Lucile Shaffer at Burke, SD, he was the oldest of

Please keep the Gunvordahl family in your thoughts and prayers.
06/19/2025

Please keep the Gunvordahl family in your thoughts and prayers.

Memorial services for Mike Gunvordahl, age 81, of Burke, SD will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 1100 A.M. at the Union Baptist Church in Burke. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Church.

Please keep the family of Robert Boes in your thoughts and prayers.
06/14/2025

Please keep the family of Robert Boes in your thoughts and prayers.

Robert Boes, 78, of Bonesteel, SD passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, SD. Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 1100AM at the Fairfax City Hall in Fairfax, SD. Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery in Fairfax,

Please keep the family of Winona Ann Pickner in your thoughts and prayers.
05/28/2025

Please keep the family of Winona Ann Pickner in your thoughts and prayers.

Winona Ann Pickner Maka Luta Win Red Earth Woman was the first baby of the year born on January 2, 1987, at St Marys Hospital in Pierre, SD, to Lisa Stars and Randy Pickner. Winona lived in Pierre until 1995 when her and her family moved to Sioux Falls, SD.

05/16/2025

Graveside services for Paul Gnirk will be held at Union Baptist Church in Burke at 3:00 PM due to the weather.

Please keep the Katzer family in your thoughts and prayers.
05/13/2025

Please keep the Katzer family in your thoughts and prayers.

Funeral services for Mary Jane Katzer, age 83, of Lincoln, NE and formerly of Naper, NE will be held on Monday, May 19, 2025 at 1000 AM at the Ss Peter Paul Catholic Church in Butte, NE. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery of Naper. There will be

04/23/2025
Please keep Don's family in your thoughts and prayers.
04/07/2025

Please keep Don's family in your thoughts and prayers.

At nearly a century old, the last member of the Joseph Hausmann family has peacefully arrived at his long-awaited reunion in heaven. Don Hausmann a kind patriarch with a giant presence, an exemplary Christian with a gentleness that resonated among us died Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the VA Medical

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226 E 8th Street . PO Box Box 210
Burke, SD
57523

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