Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel

01/02/2026

Thinking of the Brent E. Osthus family during this difficult time.

Brent E. Osthus age 74 of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away, Friday, January 2, 2026, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Fall, SD. Funeral Services will be 7:00 pm on Monday, January 5, 2026, at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown, SD, followed by a standard “Brent” meal. Please plan to feast with us after the service! The funeral service will be live-streamed and recorded on our website.

Visitation will be at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls, SD, on Sunday, January 4, 2026, from 3:00pm-5:00pm.

Visitation will be at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown, SD, on Monday, January 5, 2026, from 4:00pm-7:00pm.

Burial will be at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown, SD.

Link to obituary: https://www.crawfordosthus.com/obituary/Brent-Osthus

01/02/2026

Thinking of the Paul D. Peterson family during this difficult time.

Paul D. Peterson, age 80, of LaBolt, SD, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Cornerstone Church in Watertown. The funeral service will be live-streamed via Cornerstone Church website.

Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Sunday, January 4, 2026, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. and prior to services at the church on Monday.

Private family burial will be at the LaBolt Cemetery in LaBolt, SD.

Link to obituary: https://www.crawfordosthus.com/obituary/Paul-Peterson

01/01/2026

Thinking of the Gloria Brugman family during this difficult time.

Gloria M. Brugman, age 90, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Jenkins Living Center in Watertown, SD. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at First United Methodist Church in Watertown.

Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Friday from 5-7 p.m.

Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown.

Link to obituary: https://www.crawfordosthus.com/obituary/Gloria-Brugman

12/31/2025

Thinking of the LaMar J. Marquardt family during this difficult time.

LaMar J. Marquardt, age 90, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, in Watertown, SD. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Cornerstone Church in Watertown, SD. The funeral service will be live-streamed and recorded via Cornerstone Church website.

Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Thursday, January 1, 2026, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. and prior to services at the church on Friday.

Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown. Military graveside honors will be conducted by Codington County Post #17 of the American Legion, Watertown, and the Funeral Honors Team of the U.S. Navy.

Link to obituary: https://www.crawfordosthus.com/obituary/LaMar-Marquardt

12/31/2025

12/29/2025

Thinking of the Arlene Kannas family during this difficult time.

Arlene Kannas, age 100, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025, at a care center in Watertown, SD. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Watertown.

Visitation will be at the St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Watertown on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. prior to the service.

Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown.

Link to obituary: https://www.crawfordosthus.com/obituary/Arlene-Kannas

12/29/2025

Thinking of the Delores Falla family during this difficult time.

Delores Falla age 97 of Arlington passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at Dakota Sun Assisted Living in Volga, South Dakota.

Funeral services for Delores Falla will be 1:00 PM Monday, December 29, 2025, at Lake Whitewood Church with Pastor Hannah Fleming officiating. Burial will be in the Lake Whitewood Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, December 28, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Arlington, SD.

Link to obituary: https://www.crawfordosthus.com/obituary/Delores-Falla

12/18/2025

Thinking of the Wayne Leiner family during this difficult time.

Wayne C. Leiner, a loving father, grandfather and devoted husband, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025, in Watertown, South Dakota, at the age of 89. He died after 3 years of declining health and dementia at the Village at Harmony Hills, Memory Care Unit.

A memorial service will be announced in the future.

Link to obituary: https://www.crawfordosthus.com/obituary/Wayne-Leiner

12/17/2025

Thinking of the Donald Neu family during this difficult time.

Donald (Don) John Neu, age 85, of Erwin, SD, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 14, 2025, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Lake Preston Lutheran Church. The service will be livestreamed and recorded via the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel website.

Visitation will be held from 5:30-7:00 PM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Lake Preston Lutheran Church.

Burial at West Bethany Cemetery in Erwin, SD, following the lunch at Lake Preston Lutheran Church.

Link to obituary: https://www.crawfordosthus.com/obituary/Donald-Neu