Norman Tapken

Published March 17, 2023 at 4:19 PM

March 15, 2023

WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. - Norman Tapken, 91, Wessington Springs, S.D., died Wednesday, March 15, in Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, at Zion Lutheran Church in Wessington Springs. A funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at the church. Burial with military honors will be 3 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D. Military honors will be provided by Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Group.

Arrangements by Basham Funeral Home.

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