John Albert LaBrune of Port St. Lucie, FL died Aug.

Mary Ellen Irwin, of Elk Point passed away at the age of 85 years old on Sunday August 21, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, IA.

Dorris L. Pace died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2022. Funeral services will be held at Elk Point United Parish Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with services beginning at 11 a.m.

Mark E. Jones, 91, Sioux Falls, formerly Elk Point, SD, died Tuesday, Aug.

took a safari to Kenya. In 1995, Bruce changed the course of their lives by purchasing the Leader-Courier in Elk Point. In 1997, the Odsons moved their family to Vermillion, but spent nearly every working day in Elk Point or North Sioux City. They purchased the Dakota Dunes/North Sioux City Times in 2005 and soon split their time between the two papers, with Susan concentrating on Elk Point and Jefferson for the Leader-Courier. Susan started in circulation, but added in graphic design, layout and legal publications. In 2015, she was named editor of the Leader-Courier and worked on government, school and local event coverage. During her tenure, the newspapers won more than 200 awards, including numerous individual story and photo awards for Susan. She took particular pride in her photographs for the paper and enjoyed interacting with her coworkers and the community.

Floyd “Sonny” Lennon, 95, of Akron, Iowa, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022, at the Akron Care Center in Akron, Iowa. Celebration of Life was from 4 to 7 p.m.

Kenneth D. Wurtz of Elk Point, SD died Saturday, July 9, 2022.

Susan Odson, 70, of Vermillion, SD, died Aug. 1, 2022, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD.

Debra J. “Debbie” Hall age 63 of Omaha, NE died Saturday, Aug.