On December 11, 2023, Duane Mathew Karst, 84, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great- grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Hoven, SD, with Father J. Joseph Holzhauser, Celebrant. Interment follows at the Church Cemetery. Organist will be Alice Simon and St. Anthony’s Church Choir will sing “Here I am, Lord”, “You are Mine”, “I am the Bread of Life”, “Song of Farewell”, and “Let There Be Peace on Earth”. Lectors will be Jim and Julie Deis; Eucharistic Minister will be Peter Rausch; Mass Servers will be Ivan Stuwe and Jack Stuwe; and offertory gift bearers will be Duane’s daughters—Karen, Jean, Pat, and Becky.

Duane’s Mass will be livestreamed at the Lien Family Funeral Care Facebook page.

A wake service, led by Father Brian P. Simon, is scheduled for 5:00 PM Tuesday at the Church.

Duane Mathew Karst, son of Veronica (Schaefer) and Ralph Karst, was born September 8, 1939 on the family farm, 5 miles north of Hoven. He was raised on the Karst farm.  His formal education consisted of country school, St. Anthony’s Parochial School, and Hoven High School, Class of 1957. He was employed with Al Weber Construction after high school.

Duane married Marilyn Deis at Mobridge on July 1, 1964. In 1967, Duane and Marilyn moved to his family farm where they lived, farmed, and raised six children. Duane was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, served on the Parish Council, a member of the Hoven Country Club and the Walworth County Conservation District Board. In October 2022, the Karst’s relocated to Aberdeen.

Duane was a great outdoorsman being an avid hunter, trap shooter, and a founding member of the Swan Lake Sportsman’s Club. He enjoyed woodworking, playing cards, and above all, spending time with his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He was active in his church and community.

Duane’s wish was to share his favorite quote by Mother Teresa:

“People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.  Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.  Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you. Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight.  Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous.  Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.  Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.  Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God; It was never between you and them anyway.”     Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Forever cherished by Marilyn, his wife of 59 years; one son, Paul (Ronda) Karst of Fort Pierre, SD; four daughters—Karen (Jami) Rohrbach and Becky (Shane) Jung of Aberdeen, Jean Elledge of Blue Springs, MO, and Pat (Dean) Buechler of Bath, SD; two brothers, Francis (Bonnie) Karst of Sioux Falls, SD and Melvin (Nikki) Karst of Hettinger, ND; three sisters—Diane (Gary) Wilkinson of Rapid City, SD, Jane (Ray) Sebert of Spokane, WA, and Mary (Stan) Zimmer of Bowdle.

Grandchildren- Dan (Sequoya) Rohrbach, Jeremy (Erika) Rohrbach, Sarah Rohrbach (Kelby Torgerson), Richard Elledge (Monica Oh),  Joseph Elledge, Trevor Karst (Britony Stegenga), Kyla Karst (Nathan Christenson), Carter Karst, Anthony (McKayla) Buechler, Andrew Buechler, Jaden Karst (Madelyn Martin), Courtnee Jung (Alex Pearson), Isaac Jung, Mia Jung.

Great grandchildren – Braden, Kalyn, Remedy, Anna, Davy, Drekker, June, and River.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph, on September 20, 1981; his mother, Veronica, on August 15, 1992; his daughter, Kathy, on March 28, 2003; his brother, John Karst on October 2, 2023; his brother-in-law, Bill Deis, on March 30, 2021; and a niece, Kristi Vaupel on November 9, 2009.

The family requests memorials be sent to St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, PO Box 98, Hoven, SD 57450.

Services are in care of Lien Funeral Home, Bowdle.

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