PATRICIA SWENSON

Patricia “Patsy” “Patty” Lee (Boone) Swenson, age 79, of Tea, SD, formerly of Britton, SD, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, SD after a courageous battle against cancer.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Patty’s Life at the Britton Area Event Center - 1203 3rd St -Britton, SD, Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. with reception to follow. Please take time to think of a memory of Patty to share or write it out for the family to share. Inurnment will be a private family ceremony.

An online guestbook and obituary are available at www. olsonfuneralchapel.com

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Poll: END OR RETAIN EXPANDED MEDICAID COVERAGE? South Dakota voters will decide in November on a proposed constitutional amendment that would end the state’s expanded Medicaid coverage if the federal government’s share of funding for the expansion falls below 90%. The expansion, approved by voters in 2022, provides Medicaid eligibility to certain adults ages 19 to 64 with incomes up to the federal limit established by the constitutional amendment. The proposed amendment would remove that expanded coverage if the federal funding level drops below 90%. If the election were held today, how would you vote?

I would Vote “Yes” to adopt the amendment (ending expanded Medicaid)

I would Vote “No” to leave the Constitution as it is

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09/08/2026 – 10/08/2100