Photo courtesy of Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services - Sioux Falls
Oct 13, 1954 - Oct 2, 2025 (Age 70)
I worked with John at the VA many many years ago. He had a quick whit which I appreciated, and he so cared about others. He will be greatly missed
Crystal Stadin
October 14, 2025 | Work
John was always asking questions to figure out he could help. I will miss his attention to me and his caring spirit. I know he thought he would live longer but he put his life in God's hands. May all who knew John be thankful for his life and cherish the memory's of him. May God receive him and hold him in his love. Kevin
Kevin Lammers
October 13, 2025 | Tabor, SD | Friend
Rest in peace buddy
Jeff Bierman
October 12, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA | Friend
Rest in Peace, John
Joe McDonald. Prep ‘72
October 12, 2025 | Bethlehem, PA | Classmate
was a patient of Dr at va medical center well respected RIP
TERRANCE FOKKEN
October 09, 2025 | SIOUX FALLS, SD | Friend
Good guy. We worked together for several years. Always friendly and interested in family.
John Erpenbach
October 08, 2025 | SIOUX FALLS, SD | Friend
He was SUCH an amazing man, he will be missed...
Jeremy Wynia
October 07, 2025 | Yankton, SD | Friend
He was a great guy
Daniel Morse
October 05, 2025 | Friend
I am shocked and saddened to hear about John. He was a good man who truly cared about others. Prayers of comfort to all who loved him.
Robyn Tyler
October 05, 2025 | Sioux Falls, SD | Friend
John Vincent Durso was born to Vincent and Mary Durso on October 13, 1954, in Coral Gable, Florida. He died unexpectedly October 2, 2025, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota. He grew up on the East Coast eventually coming to Omaha to complete his medical degree followed by residency in psychiatry at the University of South Dakota Medical School. His practice included positions with University Physicians Clinic in Sioux Falls and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sioux Falls and at Fort Meade, Sturgis, South Dakota. He was a well-respected practitioner known for his rapport with his patients. After his years of practice, he relocated to Yankton, South Dakota.
John was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his former wife, Donna Parry, and extended family including Tom and Joanne Faitoute, Mary Clare and Gary Sullivan and Ann Durso, and a host of friends.
A Memorial Service will be held 7 PM, Monday, October 20, 2025, at Wintz and Ray Funeral Home in the Hospitality Center, 2901 Douglas Ave, Yankton, SD. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Fall will be held at a later date.
Memorial gifts may be directed to the South Dakota Area 63 Alcoholics Anonymous of Yankton.
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