South Dakota Funeral Directors Association

South Dakota Funeral Directors Association The SDFDA is the state membership association for the funeral service profession. To educate our members to help them better serve the families they care for.

The SDFDA is the state membership association for the funeral service profession in the great state of South Dakota. SDFDA is a volunteer membership and is comprised of funeral home establishments, funeral directors and embalmers, and suppliers/vendors that provide goods or services to the funeral service industry. The association's goal is to advance the science of embalming and funeral directing and to promote funeral service while upholding the honor and dignity of the profession.

Thanks for coming all the way from Canada Karl! Karl Wenzel, Canadian School of Advanced PREP/Genelyn North America was...
05/21/2026

Thanks for coming all the way from Canada Karl! Karl Wenzel, Canadian School of Advanced PREP/Genelyn North America was a featured speaker at the SDFDA Convention.

The 2026-2027 SDFDA Board of Directors: President- J. Buck Dyck, Kinkade Funeral Chapel, Sturgis , Vice President- Autum...
05/20/2026

The 2026-2027 SDFDA Board of Directors: President- J. Buck Dyck, Kinkade Funeral Chapel, Sturgis , Vice President- Autumn Olson, Olson Funeral Home, Britton, Past President- Tim Bachman, Miller Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, Secretary/Treasurer- Mark Rustand, Rustand Weiland Funeral Chapel, Madison, Nic Polly, Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City , Kristen Peterson, Heritage Funeral Home, Sioux Falls and Andi Schmidtgall, Crawford Osthus Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services, Watertown. Thank you for serving SDFDA!

Pictured left to right: Mark Rustand, Autumn Olson, Andi Schmidtgall, Buck Dyck and Tim Bachman.

Special Recognition to years as licensed funeral director in South Dakota: David Ninke- 50 Years, Michael Skroch - 50 Ye...
05/20/2026

Special Recognition to years as licensed funeral director in South Dakota: David Ninke- 50 Years, Michael Skroch - 50 Years, Myron Nohava - 50 Years, Ken Kirk- 50 Years, George Bittner- 50 Years, Roald Eidsness - 60 Years. Congrats!

Congratulations to Mitchell Aman of Miller Funeral Home for being one of our scholarship recipients! Pictured (left to r...
05/19/2026

Congratulations to Mitchell Aman of Miller Funeral Home for being one of our scholarship recipients! Pictured (left to right) with Kelly Hyke and Tim Bachman.

Abigail Sass of Osheim & Schmidt was the other recipient that was not able to attend in person.

Thank you to all that have given to the SDFDA Scholarship Fund!

Carlos Black from the NFDA Board, presented outgoing SDFDA President Tim Bachman an award for serving as board president...
05/18/2026

Carlos Black from the NFDA Board, presented outgoing SDFDA President Tim Bachman an award for serving as board president.

SDFDA wants to express a huge thank you to our exhibitors. Our convention doesn’t happen without each of you!BatesvilleB...
05/18/2026

SDFDA wants to express a huge thank you to our exhibitors. Our convention doesn’t happen without each of you!

Batesville
Brown Wilbert Vault Co.
Dakota Lions Sight & Health
Express Funeral Funding
Federated Insurance
Frontier Mortuary Supply
Great Plains Tribal Health
Homesteaders Life Company
Josten Wilbert Vault Co.
Kachina Supply Inc
Matthews Aurora/Dodge
Metro First Call
NGL
Rausch Granite Monuments
SD Helpline
The Messenger Co.
The Wilbert Group
Thumbies
Tukios
United Heritage Life Insurance Company
Wellabe/Great Western Insurance and Preneed Funeral Programs

SDFDA was so lucky to have Leili McMurrough, Program Director, President of Worsham College of Mortuary Science present ...
05/17/2026

SDFDA was so lucky to have Leili McMurrough, Program Director, President of Worsham College of Mortuary Science present two topics at our convention. Thank you for joining us!

Pictured left to right: Buck Dyck, Tim Bachman, Leili McMurrough, and Mark Rustand.

SDFDA was lucky to have so many past presidents with us this year! Thank you to all our past presidents for sharing the...
05/17/2026

SDFDA was lucky to have so many past presidents with us this year! Thank you to all our past presidents for sharing their time and talents with the association.

Back row (left to right): Doug Nohava, George Bittner, George Kuhler, Kenneith Kirk, Shauna Kjos-Miotke, Phil Schmitz, Roald Eidsness and Chad Osthus.
Front row (left to right): Morrie Comes, Myron Nohava, Mitch Steinhoff, Bob Ellsworth and Kelly Hyke.

Kicking off the 126th SDFDA Convention this morning! Thank you Sharkey! It is always great to have you!
05/14/2026

Kicking off the 126th SDFDA Convention this morning! Thank you Sharkey! It is always great to have you!

SDFDA Members and Guests! Please join us next Thursday, May 14 & Friday, May 15 in Sioux Falls. We have so much great pl...
05/07/2026

SDFDA Members and Guests! Please join us next Thursday, May 14 & Friday, May 15 in Sioux Falls.

We have so much great planned and can't wait to see you!

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Pierre, SD
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