By Watertown Current - August 12, 2025 in 
Tiffany Lynn Hernandez, 58, New Effington
A Celebration of Life for Tiffany Lyn Hernandez, 58 of New Effington, SD, will be held on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at the Thollehaug Commons (Old Middle School) 302 Maple Street East Sisseton, SD, at 11:00 A.M. with a luncheon to follow. Urn Bearers will be Alexis and Paul Hernandez. Honorary Urn Bearers will be Tiffany’s grandchildren, nephews, and nieces. Inurnment will be at Mclaughin Cemetery, Mobridge, SD at a later date. The Cahill Funeral Chapel, Sisseton, SD, is in charge of arrangements.
Tiffany was born on February 28, 1967 in El Cajon, CA to Walter and Shannon (Templeton) Zimmerman. Tiffany married Michael Poitra on November 21, 2012. During her life, she lived in San Diego, CA, Orange County, CA, Fargo, ND, and New Effington, SD. She worked at several local retail establishments. Tiffany enjoyed caring for her five dogs, spending time with her grandsons in Fargo, ND, learning how to do nails, and watching scary movies with her daughter-in-law. Tiffany passed away on August 10, 2025, at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND surrounded by love with her daughter-in-law Lexy.
She is survived by her husband, Michael Poitra; children, Shannyn (Ron) Webb, Paul (Lexy) Hernandez, Kevin Griffith, and Veronica Griffith; grandchildren, Sophia, Kennedy, and Kenneth Kirkland, and Jett and River Hernandez; mother Shannon Templeton; brothers, Michael Flores and Jason Zimmerman; sister, Caren Stredler; and nephew Cody Markham.
She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Zimmerman; mother and father-in-law, Chuck, and Fran Poitra; grandparents, Carl Zimmerman, Jeanne Zimmerman, and Rheba Barton.
