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Hyke Funeral Home - RedfieldJames Esser Obituary
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, at Hyke Funeral Home in Redfield. A Scriptural Prayer Service, Time of Sharing, and Rosary will follow at 7:00 p.m.
Mass of Christian will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Redfield. Reverend Brian Eckrich will officiate. Burial will follow the service at St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery in Redfield. Lunch and fellowship will follow in the church hall.
Both the prayer service and funeral Mass will be live-streamed through a link on the funeral home's website below Jim's obituary. Hyke Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements (www.hykefuneralhome.com).
A full obituary will follow.
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Mar
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Mass of Christian Burial
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Redfield - St. Bernard Catholic Church
217 East 6th Avenue, Redfield, SD 57469
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