from the Huron Plainsman
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C.H. Bell Dies In Hospital At Age Of 90
Clarence H. Bell, prominent retired Huron businessman, died in St. John's Hospital Saturday at the age of 90.
Funeral services will be held at the Welter Funeral Home chapel in Huron Monday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Rosehill Memorial Garden Cemetery, Missouri Valley, Ia.
Friends may call at the Welter chapel Sunday afternoon and evening.
Born In Iowa
Mr. Bell was born Dec. 18, 1870 in Clarence, Ia. He moved to Missouri Valley in 1893 and operated a bakery in that community from 1898 to 1908.
He moved to Huron from Missouri Valley and on Sept. 30, 1908 started the Bell Bakery in partnership with Peter Christensen.
In 1920 Christensen sold his interest and E. G. Schmidt purchased a half interest in the company. In 1931 Mr. Bell sold his interest to Schmidt and semi-retired from business, devoting his time to looking after his city and farm property holdings.
Member of Masons
He was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church, a member of the Rotary Club and Elks Club and several Masonic orders, including Huron Lodge AF&AM, Huron Council Royal Select Master Masons, Knights Templar, and El Riad Shine, also the Order of Eastern Star.
He was married to Matilda Strohbehn April 4, 1900. He was preceded in death by his wife, July 25, 1960, and two sisters. There are no immediate surviving relatives. A nephew of Mrs. Bell, Harlan Heath and Mrs. Heath of Missouri Valley, are in Huron helping with funeral arrangements.
Civic Leader
Mr. Bell was prominent in Huron civic affairs and was active in promoting the old Yellowstone Trail, U. S. Highway 14 and State Highway 37. He was a member of the Beadle County War Price and Rationing Board and the city zoning board. He was a member of the board of trustees and treasurer of the Presbyterian Church for 18 years, a member of Rotary Club and a trustee of the Huron Elks lodge.
On March 8, 1946 he was recipient of the Huron Chamber of Commerce's distinguished award in recognition of his 37 years of civic service.
Bell moved recently to the Marvin Hughitt Hotel from the former family home at 509 Fourth St. S. W.
Huron Daily Plainsman
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HELD MARCH 30 IN HURON
Elizabeth Evers was born in Miller March 1, 1885. She was married to Ferdinand Meier in 1910 and they lived near Highmore for some time. The past 10 years she resided in Wolsey.
Surviving are three sons: Alfred Meier of Faulkton; Lewis and George Meier of Wolsey. Also surviving are a brother John Evers of Miller; four sisters: Mrs. Mary Dillon of Highmore; Mrs. Sophie Brown of Miller; Mrs. Cap Kluthe of Miller and Mrs. Dora Lechtenberg of Orient; eight grandsons. Her husband died in 1950.
Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. March 30 at St. Martins Catholic Church in Huron and the Rev. Fr. Martin O'Connor was in charge. Burial was in St. Martin's Cemetery.
Pall bearers were her nephews John and George Sprenger, Orient, Ed Kluthe, Miller, Wilbur Dillon, Highmore, Howard and Andrew Brown, Harrold.
Attending the services from Miller were Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kluthe, Mrs. Bob Seeman and Ed Kluthe.
Huron, South Dakota newspaper
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Joseph F. Bucher died October 24, 1928, at his home, 1309 Dakota Avenue South, Huron, S.D., following an illness of long duration.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock in the St. Martin's Catholic church and burial was made in St. Martin's cemetery.
Joseph F. Bucher was born in the county of Argan, Switzerland, November 25, 1854. He came to the United States with his parents at the age of seven years and lived in Minneapolis until at the age of twelve. His folks moved to South Dakota in 1886 and homesteaded on land three miles west of Polo near Orient, where he grew to manhood.
After spending a few years in California he returned to Polo and established himself in the business of farming.
He was married to Bozina Kolda on September 15, 1908, and to this union were born Gladys; Lillian, who died in infancy; and Elmer.
In August, 1924, he moved from the old homestead to Huron and built the home where he lived to the time of his death at 1309 Dakota avenue south.
Mr. Bucher was one of the organizers and first president of the Ree Valley Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company. He was one of the leaders in his community and very successful in his business activities.
He leaves to mourn his death the widow, Mrs. Bozina Bucher, Gladys Bucher, an only daughter, and Elmer, an only son, three brothers, Frank and Henry, of California and Edward of Polo, S.D., and four sisters, Miss Elizabeth Bucher, of San Francisco, California; Mrs. Vernon Lew, of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Mary Faggner of Okobojo, S.D.; and Mrs. Herman Martinmaas, of Polo, S.D. Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Clarence Riley, 14-Year-Old Junior High School Student Dies Last Night
Complications from injuries received while playing ball at a school picnic Monday afternoon proved fatal to Clarence Alvin Riley, 14-year-old Huron Junior High School pupil, who died in a local hospital at 8:30 o'clock last night.
Young Riley received a broken right arm and in receiving treatment for the injury ether pneumonia set it.
He was born in Winfred, S.D., February 27, 1924, coming to Huron with his parents in December, 1929 to reside on a farm two miles south of Huron in Custer Township. For the first four years he attended the Lincoln School in Huron, and then went to the Custer Township School graduating from the eighth grade. He entered Huron Junior High School last fall.
Surviving him besides the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Riley, are one sister, Mina Rose, two years old; his grandfather, Frank Reed, who lives at the Riley home, and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Riley of Winfred, who arrived here last evening.
Funeral services are to be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home and at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist Church in Huron. Dr. C. E. Wilcox, the Rev. F. E. Morrison of Huron and the Rev. F. E. Lochridge of Mitchell will officiate and burial will be made in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clarence's friends: Dwight and Gerald Wagner, Judson Ball, Robert Van Dyke, Robert Mycue and Junior Lochridge of Mitchell. [The Daily Plainsman, May, 1938 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Olga Anderson
LAST RITES FOR MRS. ANDERSON
Lake Preston -- The funeral service for Mrs. Olga Anderson was to have been
held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Oldham Lutheran Church with the Rev. Philip
Blilie officiating. Burial was to be in the Oldham Lutheran Cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson, 74, had been a resident of Lake Preston for the past 10
years, moving here from a farm near Oldham. She was a life long member of
the Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Clifford Gerald, Oldham and one son,
Frank, Littleton, Colo.; four grandchildren and two brothers.
[Huron Daily
Plainsman, Thursday, October 28, 1965
-
Submitted by
Karen Seeman]
FORMER HURON MAN SUCCUMBS
Verne C. Bonesteel, a former Huron resident, died Monday in Washington, D.
S., where he has lived for the past several years.
Bonesteel, a graduate of Huron High school and the University of Wisconsin, was a cashier in the James Valley Bank while living in Huron. He was also associated with banks in Sioux City and Aurora, Ill. He was chief examiner of Federal Home Loan Bank in Washington, D. C. for many years. Bonesteel is survived by his widow, the former Larua Schoenert and one son, Martin, both of Washington, D. C. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Wednesday, July 14, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Leslie V. Cranston
RITES SLATED SATURDAY FOR L. V. CRANSTON
Funeral services are scheduled Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Welter Funeral
Home for Leslie V. Cranston, 70, who died Monday at Everett, Wash. George G.
Bell will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers will
be Norman Ambrosios, William Knutz Jr., Cal Haugen, Fred Baum Sr., August
Timm and Arthur Timm. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday afternoon
or evening.
Leslie V. Cranston was born Sept. 11, 1893, at Odebolt, Ia., the son of
James A. and Sarah E. Cranston. He came to South Dakota in 1914 and made his
home in this vicinity until one and a half years ago when he moved to
Everett.
Survivors include: Four daughters, Mrs. Athalie Keil, Lake Stevens, Wash.; Mrs. Devee Hintze, Everett, Wash.; Mrs. Belle Lyon, Huron; Mrs. Shirlee Bucklin, Mobridge; two sons, L. O., Minneapolis; and Dale Bloodgood, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel David, Odebolt, Ia.; Mrs. Ella Frevert, Big Stone City; two brothers, A. P. and J. R., Odebolt; and 15 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Roy, Clifford and Bert. [The Daily Plainsman, Wednesday, February 19, 1964 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
CRAWFORD RITES SATURDAY AT ST. LAWRENCE
Miller - The funeral service for William Roy Crawford, 69, of Miller, will
be held at the St. Lawrence Community church with the Rev. Norman Conklin
officiating. Burial will be in the Miller GAR Cemetery. Miller died
Wednesday in St. John's Hospital, Huron.
He was born July 19, 1895 at Canton. Pallbearers will be Darrell Siegling, Edmund Rychtairk, Melvin Crawford, Dick Crawford, Harold Belk and John Etbauer. [The Daily Plainsman, Thursday, July 1, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
E. F. CRITCHETT DIES;
RITE SATURDAY
Edward Fowler Critchett, 73, former Huron Standard Oil Company executive,
died in St. John's Hospital late Thursday afternoon.
Critchett, who lived with his wife at 1333 Wisconsin Ave., S. W., had been in failing health for several years.
The funeral service will be at the Aaseth Funeral Home Saturday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Rueben Koehler officiating. Burial will be at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis.
Friends may call at the funeral home Friday evening and Saturday morning. The casket will not be opened during the funeral. The family rpefers memorials to the heart fund. Active pallbearers will be J. S. Foasberg, Howard Shober, T. S. Ellwein, A. L. Ford, Keith Potter, Harold Markey, Dr. B. T. Lenz and Dr. W. H. Saxton. Honorary pallbearers will be R. B. Matson, E. H. Schaefer. George W. Olson, John P. Sauer, Charles J. Johnson, V. M. Nieburh, Lyle Schuelke, Charles A. Sikorra, Orville Ice, Robert Kirk, John Hansen, Lewis Bloodgood, Dale Packard, Leo McDermott, George Kellicut, Everett Bates and J. A. Johnson.
Critchett was born in Duluth, Minn., June 29, 1892, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Critchett. At the age of two years he moved with his parents to New Ulm, Minn. He was graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1913 with a bachelor of science degree and in 1914 received a degree in mechanical engineering. At Minnesota University he was a meber of Pi Beta Phi fraternity.
He was married Oct. 22, 1920 in Minneapolis to Aillen Belyea.
He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War I and four years taught in Edison High School in Minneapolis. He joined Standard Oil Company in 1924 and after serving with that company in Minneapolis, Quincy, Ill, and Chicago was transferred to Huron in 1935. He was with the Huron division office for two years and returned again in 1939. At the time of his retirement in 1952 he as assistant division manager, resale. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, Commandery and Knights Templar, all of Minneapolis. He was also a member of the Congregational Church.
Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Franklin J. Ross (Nancy) of Arlington, Va., and a son, Edward B., Minneapolis, and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Friday, July 30, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
William E. DeGeest
DEGEEST SERVICE WILL BE FRIDAY
The funeral service for William E. DeGeest, 69, long-time Huron resident who
died Tuesday, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church
here.
Dr. Albert W. Peters will officiate and interment will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Welter Funeral Home Thursday afternoon and evening.
Survivors include his widow, Lois; two daughters, Shirley, Mrs. Hugh Fullerton of Huron, and Peggy, Mrs. Robert McArthur, Pueblo, Colo.; two brothers, three sisters and 10 grandchildren. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Wednesday, July 14, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
MRS. DEVINE, 97, DIES AT PIERRE
Pierre -- Funeral arrangements are pending for Mrs. Anna Devine, 97, who
died this morning at Mary House. Dotson-Thompson Funeral Home will announce
arrangements.
She was born Sept. 2, 1888,
in Hammond, Wis. Survivors include Tom Devine, Pierre.
[Huron Daily
Plainsman, Friday, Dec. 3, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Cora Belle Gerriets
RITES SCHEDULED ON THURSDAY FOR MRS. GERRIETS
Redfield - Services for Mrs. Cora Belle Gerriets will be held Thursday at 2
p.m. at the Wesleyan Methodist Church with the Rev. Arnold LaRue and the
Rev. H. W. Cretsinger officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Coleman's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Cora Belle Yetter was born July 22, 1891 in Plainview, Minn. She came to Mellette with her parents as a small child and was married to Carl Gerriets in 1911. They farmed in the Mellette area until 1922 when they moved to Redfield.
Mrs. Gerriets died at St. John's Hospital in Huron Feb. 17.
Surviving are three daughters, Annabelle, Mrs. Russell McCarly; Ruth, Mrs. Howard Chinn; Lucille, Mrs. Ralph Hardie, all of Redfield; three sons, Donald of Davis, Calif.; Paul of Bismarck, N. D.; Gordon of Minneapolis; 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs. Melvin Torkelson, Mrs. Clifford Ketzback, Mrs. Ferd Hoff, all of Redfield; Mrs. Clark Dilley, Huron; one brother, Claude Yetter, Streeter, Ill. [The Daily Plainsman, Wednesday, February 19, 1964 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
ORLEY HARNED DIES
Alpena - Mrs. Floyd Kopfmann received word Monday of the death of Orley
Harned, 68, of Vallejo, Calif. He had died earlier that morning of a
lingering illness. He is survived by his widow, the former Adeline Ochsner,
who lived in Alpena.
[Friday, September 17,
1965, Huron Daily Plainsman - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
HENKEL FUNERAL SET THURSDAY
Iroquois - Funeral services will be held Thursday at the Hoevet Funeral Home at 2 p.m. for Emil E. Henkel who died Monday. The Rev. Thomas O'Brien, Cavour, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Iroquois.
Pallbearers will be August Kopplin, William Thielfoldt, Leslie Weitzel, Earl Stroup, Henry Rieck and Henry Lorenz. [The Daily Plainsman, Wednesday, February 19, 1964 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Calvin Hinds
C. P. HINDS DIES SUDDENLY ON FARM
A heart attack apparently
caused the death of Calvin P. Hinds, 67, who died this morning while at work
in the field on his farm, 13 miles northeast of Huron.
Mr. Hinds was born in Ford County, Ill., Nov. 12, 1879, and came to South
Dakota in 1904. He farmed in the vicinity of Hitchcock until 26 years ago
when he moved to his present farm. Surviving are the widow, two sons and
four daughters. Arrangements for the funeral services had not been completed
today. [The
Daily Plainsman, Huron, S. D., Thursday, June 12, 1947 - Submitted by Karen
Seeman]
Charles Clark Hughes
REDFIELD NATIVE DIES AT DENVER
Redfield - Charles Clark Hughes died Wednesday at Denver, Colo. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Bernard's Catholic Church with the Rev. noel Power officiating; burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Coleman Funeral Chapel.
Hughest was born Feb.22,
1911, at Redfield, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hughes. He was married
to Elizabeth West in 1929 and they spent most of their married life in the
Redfield area.
Survivors include one son, Edward, Aberdeen; four brothers, Lee, San Diego,
Calif.; Howard, Dalton, Ky.; Walter, Perham, Minn.; Stanley, Tulare and two
sisters, Vera, Mrs. Orville Muchelberg, New Carlisle, Ind. and Betty, Mrs.
Ray Wendland, Tulare.
Hughest was preceded in death by one son, Dean, in 1947, and his wife, in 1962.
The Coleman Funeral Home announced arrangements. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Friday, July 30, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Mrs. George
Jones
RITE HELD FOR MRS. G. F. JONES
The funeral service for Mrs. George F. Jones, 83, formerly of Huron, was
held Aug 17 at Schenk-Murphy Funeral Home, Yankton. Burial was at Long
Beach, Calif. Mrs. Jones died at Yankton Aug 15.
Mrs. Jones was a resident of Huron until 1945 when she and her husband moved
to Long Beach. He preceded her in death in 1955. Since that time she had
made her home with her children. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret,
Mrs. E.M. Christensen, Huron, Mildred, Mrs. C. J. Hauge, Homewood, Ill.; one
son, Gerald G. Jones, Alamosa, Colo.; three grandchildren; give
great-grandchildren; six sisters; and four brothers.
[Huron Daily
Plainsman, Aug. 26, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
William Frederick Knutz
RITE SET FOR HURON MAN, W. F. KNUTZ
William Frederick Knutz, Sr., 818 Iowa Ave. S.E., died Friday afternoon at St. John's Hospital. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Welter Funeral Chapel with Pastor Owen P. Wilmot officiating; interment will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ed
Gerdts, William Timm Jr., William Timm Sr., Lewis Meyers, Elwin B. Sager and
John Lehr. Friends may call Sunday evening or Monday afternoon and evening
at the Welter Funeral Home.
Knutz was born Jan. 3, 1886, in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Knutz. He came to the United States with his parents when he was
three years old and they settled in Sedalia, MO. He came to Huron in 1908
and on March 30, 1910, he was married to Elvirta Graves. They made their
home on a farm south of Huron until 1958, when they retired and moved to
Huron. He was a member of IOOF Lodge. Mrs. and Mrs. Knutz celebrated their
golden anniversary on March 30, 1960.
Survivors include three sons, William Jr., Huron; Howard, Dayton, Ore.; Richard, McMinnville, Ore.; two daughters, Mabel, Mrs. Ray Seigenthaler, Huron; Dorothy, Mrs. Duane Schlomer, Phoenix, Ariz.; one brother, George, Sedalia; one sister, Anne Colrey (note: Corley), Nampa, Idaho, 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. [The Daily Plainsman, Sunday, January 16, 1966 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
JOHN KUPER DIES WEDNESDAY; RITE SATURDAY
John J. Kuper, 1455 Wisconsin Ave. S. W., Huron, died early Wednesday morning in the Veterans Hospital at Sioux Falls where he had been a patient three weeks.
Kuper was born April 9, 1892, at Orient and lived at Orient and Miller most of his life. He moved to Huron in 1945 and was employed as a carpenter. He married Kathryn Walton in 1912 at Miller. She preceded him in death. He married Adeline Deckert May 3, 1960. He was a veteran of World Wars I and II. Kuper was a member of the Veterans of Foregin Wars and American Legion.
Survivors include his widow, one daughter, Evelyn, Mrs. Harold Lather, Mmiller; three stepdaughters, Eileen Deckert, Huron; Mrs. Fred Beadles, Huron; Mrs. Ralph Barnum, Chadron, Neb.; one sister, Anna Kelly, Miller; two brothers, Henry, Salem, Ore.; Joseph, Rockham; one half brother, Frank Hand, Edgemont; one grandson and one great-grandson. His parents, first wife, three sons, one sister and one brother preceded him in death.
The funeral service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Aaseth Funeral Home. The Rev. Joe E. Wipf will officiate. A prayer service is scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in GAR Cemetery, Miller. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday afternoon and evening. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Wednesday, July 14, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
F. Mathais Lambert
MASS SLATED SATURDAY FOR F. M. LAMBERT
Frankfort - F. Mathais (Mat) Lambert died Thursday at St. John's Hospital,
Huron. Requiem Mass will be recited at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's
Catholic Church, with the Rev. Noel Powers officiating. Parish rosary will
be recited at the Coleman Funeral Chapel, Redfield, at 8 p.m. Friday, with
Knights of Columbus rosary at 8:30 p.m. Interment will be in St. Ann's
Cemetery.
Lambert was born March 23, 1886 in Frankfort, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lambert. He spent his entire life in the Frankfort community, where he farmed until 1951; he then moved into town. Lambert was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include two sons, Daryle, Turton; Merle, Frankfort; seven grandchildren, two brothers, Joe, Ashton; Robert, Frankfort; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ames, Intake, Mont.; Miss Rose Lambert, Aberdeen and Mrs. Anna Spear, Ashton.
Lambert was preceded in death by his wife, four brothers and three sisters.
The Coleman Funeral Home announced arrangements. [Friday, September 17, 1965, Huron Daily Plainsman - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
MRS. EMMA LYON DIES IN OREGON
Word was received from Eugene, Ore., of the recent death of Mrs. Emma Hill
Lyon, 86. A former Huronian, Mrs. Lyon was the sister of R. B. Hill,
Arcadia, Calif., and the late Misses Mae and Bessie Hill, Huron, and the
late Will Hill, Aberdeen.
In 1964 Mrs. Lyon established a $25,000 endowment fund for the University of Oregon history department in memory of her husband, the late Col. Robert M. Lyon, former commanding officer of the university's ROTC department and an associate professor in the history department. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Thursday, October 28, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
MRS. MAHOWALD DIES SUDDENLY; RITE FRIDAY
Mrs. Herbert Mahowald, 68, of 57th Tenth St. S.E., died unexpectedly
Wednesday night at St. John's Hospital after a short illness.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated Friday at 9 a.m. in St. Martin's Catholic Church with the Rev. John Murray officiating. Burial will be in St. Martin's Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ivan Maas, Dennis Classick, Michael Dormady, Peter L. Dormady, Gary Allen and William Beerman, Jr.
A wake service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Welter Funeral Home. Friends may call Thursday afternoon or evening at the funeral home.
Mary B. Fahey was born March 31, 1897, to Dennis and Margaret Fahey at Emery. She moved to Philip with her parents in 1907. Since her marriage to Herbert Mahowald, Nov. 26, 1923, she had made her home in Huron. She was a member of St. Martin's Catholic Church and the Altar Society.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert; two daughters, Peggy, Mrs. Peter A. Dormady, Jr., Huron, and Kathleen, Mrs. Anton Fidone, Omaha; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Timmons, Rapid City, and Mrs. Edmund Bradley, Hermosa; one brother, John Fahey, Rapid City. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Walter, and two sisters, Josephine and Vera. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Thursday, December 23, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
THOMAS MARSHALL FUNERAL TUESDAY
The funeral service for Thomas Marshall, 76, who died Saturday at his home
in Grant Township, will be held Tuesday at the Welter Funeral Home at 2 p.m.
The Rev. Erling Erickson will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be William Knutz, Jr., Joseph Lucklum, John
Richards, William Schwartz, W. K. Danneier and Chris Marcus. Friends may
call at the funeral home Monday afternoon or evening.
A native of Norfolk, Neb., Marshall was born June 14, 1893, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Marshall. He came to the Huron area in 1905 and farmed here
since. He married Elsie Haas in 1920. He served in the U. S. Army in World
War I.
Survivors include his widow, Elsie; one daughter, Mrs. Vern (Gladys) Rohrabaugh, Huron; one granddaughter, Mrs. Buford (Jacqueline) Gunn??, Hawaiian Gardens, Calif.; one great-granddaughter; one sister, Mrs. Lottie DeLong, Arlington, Calif. [Huron Daily Plainsman, March 3, 1969 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Charles A.
Mitchell
PUBLISHER OF BROOKINGS REGISTER DIES
Brookings -- Charles A. (Art) Mitchell, publisher of the Brookings Register,
died here Friday afternoon.
Mitchell, 56, had been hospitalized since he suffered on Christmas Eve the second heart attack in the past 20 months. He was the second of his name in a newspaper family going back many years in South Dakota. Mitchell and late father, C. H. J. Mitchell, who died in 1961, had been owners of The Register sincd 1936. Before that the elder Mitchell held an interest in the old Sioux Falls Press. The Rapid City Journal and The Daily Huronite, predecessor to the Huron Daily Plainsman.
The younger Mitchell was generally known as "Art" in his father's lifetime to distinguish between the two.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the St. Paul Episcopal Church here, with burial at the Greenwood Cemetery.
Charles A. Mitchell was born Dec. 31, 1909 at Storm Lake, Iowa. He was graduated in 1932 from the University of Nebraska. He was editor of The Daily Nebraskan, a student publication. On graduation, he moved to Brookings by way of The Press & Dakotan at Yankton and The Huronite at Huron. He interrupted his service at The Register only to serve in the Air Force from 1942 to 1946. He was instrumental in promoting commercial air line service to Brookings. He served on the airport board and was, for years, its chairman. At the time of his death, he was a member of the board of the Greater South Dakota Association and a board member of the State Printers Association. He was past president of the South Dakota Press Association. He also was past president of South Dakota's chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism society. He was a member of Brookings Masonic Lodge and of El Riad Shrine at Sioux Falls. He is survived by his wife, Ada.
Mrs. Mitchell will continue publishing The Register in association with her nephew, Thomas G. Reynolds, who has been a member of the staff. [The Daily Plainsman, Huron, Sunday, January 16, 1966 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
LAST RITE FOR MRS. MCDONALD
Miller -- The funeral service for Mrs. Maggie McDonald was held Monday
afternoon at the Reck Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ernest Hoversten
officiating; burial was in Howell Cemetery.
Maggie Carl was born May 4, 1884, in Hand County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elya Carl. She attended school in Hand County and in 1904 was married to Joseph Sherman McDonald. They lived in Hand County until 1927, when they moved to Hill City. McDonald died in 1941 and Mrs. McDonald returned to Hand County in September, 1965. She died oct. 1, at Hand County Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Ethel, Mrs. Clarence Johnson, Wessington; one step-daughter, Eda Johnson, Silver City, N.M.; two sons, Ben, Superior, Mon.; Ralph, Silver City; one step-son, Louis S., Denver, Colo. and 13 grandchildren. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Sunday, October 10, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
FORMER RESIDENT SUCCUMBS RECENTLY
Word was received of the death July 23 of Mrs. Melvin Newcombe, the former
Frances G. Seaton of Huron.
A native of Huron, Mrs. Newcombe was graduated from Huron High School two years and was graduated from San Jose State Teachers College in 1931 with a major in art. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ray Seaton, Apt. ?, 2920 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach, Calif. She was preceded in death by her father, former C. and N. W. dispatcher, and an aunt, Miss Ottie Smith, former junior high teacher in Huron. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Thursday, October 7, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
RITE SET FOR OTIS OSBORNE, 87, EARLY RESIDENT
Raymond - The funeral
service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church for
Otis Floyd (Dick) Osborne, 87. The Rev. Robert Seater will officiate. Burial
will be in Prairie Valley Cemetery.
Osborne died Thursday at a Watertown hospital. He was born July 13, 1878, at
Marengo, Ill., to Mr. and Mrs. Otis Osborne. He married Fannie Hull at
Watertown Nov. 27, 1903. He farmed in the Raymond community except for two
years spent in California.
Survivors include his widow, Fannie; one son, George, Raymond; one grandson, Mike, Raymond; one granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Bonfoey, Watertown; two brothers, Will, Minneapolis and Charlie, Richmond, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, one daughter and one brother.
Friends may call at the Haugland Funeral Home, Clark, after 3 p.m. Saturday. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Friday, July 30, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Christian
Paulson
FUNERAL SET FOR CHRISTIAN PAULSON
Arlington - Christian Paulson, 79, Lake Norden, died Tuesday at a Watertown hospital where he had been a patient for several weeks. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church, Badger, with the Rev. Don Niedringhaus officiating. Burial will be in the Danish Lutheran Cemetery.
Paulson was born May 2, 1886 near Bryant, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Paulson. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Anna Oleson, Arlington, two nieces and three nephews. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Wednesday, July 14, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Maude Penley
MRS. PENLEY, 77, DIES ON MONDAY; RITE WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Carroll (Maude) Penley, 77, Huron Trailer Court, died Monday morning at
St. John's Hospital. The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in
the Welter Funeral Home with Max A. Towell officiating. Burial will be in
Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Maude Burdon was born Feb. 5, 1892 to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Burdon at Missuola, Mont. She moved to Boston in 1921 and was married to Carroll Penley, July 21, 1923. She was employed at the Walter E. Fernald School for Mentally Retarded Children, Boston, for 24 years. Following her retirement in 1961 (or 1951, hard to read) she moved to Huron.
Survivors include one son, Carroll C. Penley Jr., Fargo; and four grandchildren, Scott, Allan, Craig and Carolyn Penley. [Huron Daily Plainsman, March 3, 1969 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
RITE HELD FOR HENRY PILLARD
Wessington-The funeral service for Henry Pillard, 64, was held Aug. 21 at
First Presbyterian Church with Loftus H. Ward officiating. Burial with
military rites by the Watson-Krauter Post American Legion was at the
Wessington Cemetery.
Pillard was born Oct. 26, 1900, at Coggon, Iowa, the son of Henry and Lucy Pillard. He was graduated from Iowa State University at Ames and was coach and teacher at Alcoa, Tenn. and Cresco, Iowa. During World War II he served in the Navy from 1942-45. He married Miriam Naeve, June 27, 1944, at Lost Angeles. They lived at Anamosa, Iowa, and Lemmon before moving to Wessington three years ago.
Survivors include his widow and one son, Larry, Wessington; two sisters, one brother and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and three brothers. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Aug. 26, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Earl Plate
EARL PLATE RITES SLATED THURSDAY
Wessington Springs - Funeral services are set Thursday at 2 p.m. for Earl
Plate, 42, who died Monday as the result of a gunshot wound. The Rev. Emory
Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemeter with Lee's
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
[The Daily Plainsman,
Wednesday, February 19, 1964 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
LYMAN PRATT RITE THURSDAY
Faulkton -- Lyman Pratt, long time teacher now retired and retired
leiutenant colonel in the U. S. Infantry, died Monday night at his home in
Faulkton.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Thomas Catholic Church with
the Rev. Thomas Burns officiating. Burial will be in St. Thomas Cemetery. A
wake service will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Sorum Funeral
Home announces arrangements.
Pratt was born at Greenwood Feb. 10, 1905. He married Tharsilla Plut at
Vermillion Oct. 29, 1932. Survivors include his widow; four sons, John, San
Francisco, Calif.; William, Emmettsburg, Iowa; George, Carbondale, Ill.;
Donald, Minneapolis; one brother, George, Fairfa?; one sister, Mrs. Edna
Bentz, Norfolk, Neb. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters
and one brother.
He was a member of ????????? American Legion Post 102.
[Huron Daily
Plainsman, May 3, 1972 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Mrs. John
Reinartz
MRS. J. REINARTZ DIES IN HOSPITAL
Funeral services will be held at the Catholic Church in Ethan Saturday
morning for Mrs. John N. Reinartz who died at a Huron hospital at 5:40
o'clock this morning following a brief illness. Burial will be in the family
lot there.
Rosary will be held at the home at 131 Second St. S.E. at 8:30 o'cloock this evening and again at 8:30 Friday evening.
Mrs. Reinarts was born in New Hampton, Ia., Feb. 6, 1882, a daughter of Anna and John Reinsbach. She married John Reinartz at Dimock Feb. 3, 1903. They lived at Ethan until 1925 when they came to Huron where they have since resided.
Surviving in addition to the husband are five children: Albert Reinartz, Mrs. Leona Schultz and Mrs. Esther Fenski, Huron; Leo Reinartz and Mrs. Margaret Nordquist, Beresford; also 17 grandchildren, seven sisters and one brother. One sister preceded her in death. [The Daily Plainsman, Huron, S. D., Thursday, June 12, 1947 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
ROALSTAD RITE SCHEDULED TODAY
Miller -- The funeral service for Dale E. Roalstad, 45, who died Wednesday at Reno, Nev., will be held today, Sunday, at 2 p.m. at the Reck Funeral Home. The Rev. Holman Cowherd will officiate. Burial will be in GAR Cemetery with military graveside rite.
Roalstad was born in Miller March 1, 1920. He was graduated from Miller High School. He served in the U. S. Army in the Philippines and Korea. He married Charlotte Abernathy in Chicago in 1941. He was employed in Reno as a plumber the past two years.
Survivors include his widow, Charlotte; one daughter, Mrs. James Wall, Rapid City; two sons Phillips in the U. S. Coastguard in Michigan, and Donald Moorhead, Minn.; one grandchild; mother, Mrs. Meryle Roalstad, Miller; three sisters, Mrs. Victor Macheel, Lidgerwood, N.D., Mrs. Gordon Curren, Huron, and Mrs. Jim Gerdes, Miller. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Sunday, October 10, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Isabell Scott
EARLY PIONEER OF REE HEIGHTS BURIED
Ree Heights, June 12 - Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, June
5, in Ree Heights for Mrs. Henry Scott, 81, prominent Ree Heights resident
and the last pioneer of Spring Hills Township, who died June 3, in the
Miller Hospital. The Rev. I. N. Stanley of Ree Heights and the Rev. Joseph
Andrews of Miller officiated. Burial was in Morningside Cemetery beside her
husband.
Honorary pallbearers were: Paul Blaseg, James Hall, Peter Namanny, Tom Tripp, Austin Connelly and Martin Llighschiet. Active pallbearers were: E. J. Leyson, J. Lawler, Joe Butler, Thor Nerland, Robert Henson and Bert Bowdon.
Isabell Jessie Taylor, daughter of Elizabeth and John Taylor, was born at Bradhead, Wis., Aug. 24, 1865. Her parents died when she was a young girl and she came to Dakota Territory in 1884 with her sister and family, the J. Romeys. She married Henry Scott Dec. 3, 1885, in Ree Heights. To this union, six children were born.
Mrs. Scott united with the Christian Church in 1898. She worked in the Spring Hill Sunday School and has helped in the Congregational Church when her health permitted. She and her husband homesteaded in Spring Hill Township. They pioneered in getting the home started and the township organized. Mrs. Scott served as mid-wife in many homes in earlier days. They lived on the home place continuously for 55 years with the exception of a few years during World War I. After Mr. Scott's death in 1939, she moved to Ree Heights, where she had since resided.
Surviving are five children:
Miss Mina Scott, Mrs. Jessie Suhn and Douglas Scott, all of Ree Heights;
Morris Scott, Goose Creek, Tex.; and Mrs. Vera Webber, Boulder, Colo.; 12
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[The Daily Plainsman,
Thursday, June 12, 1947 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Mrs. Millard G. Scott
MRS. M. G. SCOTT DIES SUDDENLY OF HEART ATTACK
Mrs. Millard G. Scott, former resident of Huron, died suddenly this morning
at Custer, where she had her husband had made their home since leaving Huron
early in 1964.
Mrs. Scott was stricken and died about 10 minutes after reaching a hospital. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
The Scotts were active in Huron community affairs and Mrs. Scott was prominent in Methodist Church circles. Scott was a former director of South Dakota Rural Credits and also former president of the Huron Chamber of Commerce. In 1964 he was awarded the Chamber's Distinguished Citizen citation. Scott had been engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Huron since moving here in 1964. The Scotts made their home at 1316 Dakota Ave., South. The funeral will be held at Custer but arrangements had not been completed today. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Thursday, October 28, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
FUNERAL SET MONDAY FOR FRITZ SEEFEDLT
Clark - The funeral service for Fritz Seefeldt, 72, rural Clark, will be
held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Willow Lake. The
Rev. Gilbert Bunde will officiate; burial will be in the Collins Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Haugland Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Seefeldt died Thursday at the De Smet Hospital following four-year illness. He was born Oct. 6, 1892, in Hauge Township, Clark County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seefeldt. He married Sadie Miller, Jan. 19, 1915, at Clark. He farmed all his life in Clark County. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Willow Lake.
Survivors include his widow, Sadie; two daughters, Marcella, Mrs. Forrest Bratland, Vienna, and Wave, Mrs. Don Kretzschmar, Willow Lake; five sons, Oliver, De Smet; Lester and Richard, Willow Lake; Alvin, Vienna, Gordon, San Leandro, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; one great-grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Gerald Root, Rapid City, and Mrs. Martha Yann, Willow Lake; four brothers, Albert, Grand Rapids, Mich., Charlie, Bill and Adolph, all of Canada. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two sisters. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Friday, July 30, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Nellie Snedigar
MRS. NELLIE SNEDIGAR DIES IN RAPID CITY
Mrs. Nellie Snedigar, 39 Colorado Av. S.W., died Wednesday evening at Rapid City. Funeral service and burial will be in Huron. Arrangements will be announced by the Aaseth Funeral Home. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Thursday, October 28, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Rebecca Steinblock
MRS. STEINBLOCK SUCCUMBS TUESDAY
Mrs. Rebecca Steinblock, 1071 Kansas Ave. N.E., Huron, died Tuesday afternoon in St. John's Hospital at the age of 65.
Survivors include a sister, Katie, Riverside, Calif., and a brother, Dave Kleinsasser, Hitchcock.
The Welter Funeral Home will
announce funeral arrangements.
[Huron Daily
Plainsman, Wednesday, October 6, 1965- Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Annie Stone
MRS. ANNIE STONE OF ALPENA DIES; FUNERAL FRIDAY
Alpena - Mrs. Annie Stone of Alpena died in Jerauld County Memorial Hospital
at Wessington Springs at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday at the age of 93.
Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Basham Funeral Home in Woonsocket. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery at Alpena.
Mrs. Stone had made her home at Storla Sunset Home for several years and prior to that had lived with her brother, Herbert Lound in Alpena since 1948. She came to Alpena after her husband's death at Denver in 1948. She had lived in Denver since 1911 and was married to William Stone in 1923. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Maud Long, Huron, Miss Rose Lound, Winside, Neb., and Mrs. Abbie Wells, Omaha, and two brothers, Herbert Lound, Alpena and Earl Lound, Phoenix, Ariz. [The Daily Plainsman, Wednesday, February 19, 1964 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Hilda Stubbe
FUNERAL SLATED SUNDAY FOR MRS. STUBBE
De Smet -- The funeral service for Mrs. Ben Stubbe, 51, who died Thursday
afternoon at St. John's Hospital, Huron, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at
American Lutheran Church. The Rev. Leroy Stadem will officiate; burial will
be in the De Smet Cemetery.
Friends may call between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening at the Ketelsen Funeral Home.
Hilda Paulson was born Jan. 5, 1914, in Kingsbury County, where she lived her entire life. She was married to Ben Stubbe, Feb. 1, 1940 and they lived on a farm north of De Smet.
Survivors include her
husband, two daughters, Elaine; Mrs. Wayne Langland, Rapid City; Betty, Mrs.
Veralyn Zell, Huron; her mother, Mrs. Marie Paulson, De Smet; four brothers,
Nels, De Smet; Albert, Sauk Rapids, Minn.; Lloyd, Spencer, Iowa, and Elvin,
Frankfort; six sisters, Mrs. Lillie Nelson, Eva, Mrs. George Myers, Mrs.
Paula Johnson, Violet, Mrs. Lawrence Wendel, Leona, Mrs. Ray Schelly, all of
De Smet; Eleanor, Mrs. Richard Stubbe, Bryant, and one grandchild. Mrs.
Stubbe was preceded in death by her father, one sister and one son.
[Huron Daily
Plainsman, Friday, Dec. 3, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
FRED STULKEN DIES AT SPRINGS
Wessington Springs - The funeral service for Fred Stulken, 61, who died Thursday morning at Jerauld County Memorial Hospital following a heart attack, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Methodist Church. The Rev. Emeory Anderson will officiate; burial will be in Propect Hill Cemetery.
Stulken is survived by his widow, Fannie; 12 children, Cora Jean, Mrs. Archie Millar, Pesho; Dean and Douglas, both of Pierre; Bertha, Mrs. Weslie Hines, Rapid City; Karen, Mrs. John Macijewski and Phyliss, Mrs. Don Bolton, both of Reliance; Pfc. Fred Jr., Ft. Benning, Ba. and Kenneth, Kevin, Catherine, Brian and Bernard, all at home; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Stulken, Wessington Springs; four brothers, Henry, Kimball; John Jr., George and Marvin and one sister, Marie, Mrs. Harold Wenzel, all of Wessington Springs. [Huron Daily Plainsman, Friday, July 30, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
FUNERAL IS HELD FOR HYDE COUNTY PIONEER
Highmore, Dec. 31 -
(Special) - Funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon for Carl
Sunding, pioneer resident of Hyde County. The Rev. W. P. Slocum conducted
the rites at the Methodist Church here.
Carl A. Sunding was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1872 and came with his
parents to America in 1881. The family first lived at Rochelle, Ill., and
four years later moved to South Dakota. In 1894 Mr. Sunding filed a
homestead claim in Hyde County and became the owner of a farm which had been
his home ever since.
He was married to Robertina MacDonald in 1897. They were the parents of four children, one dying in infancy. Survivors include his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Doris Christensen; two sons, Donald of Highmore and Glen at home; one sister, Mrs. Ed Knudtson of Pelican Falls, Minn., and two brothers, Conrad and Gunther of Highmore. [The Evening Huronite, Huron, S.D., Wednesday, December 31, 1941 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
DE SMET WOMAN DIES
De Smet - Mrs. L. P.
(Florence) Williams died early Friday morning at St. John's Hospital, Huron.
The Ketelsen Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
[Huron Daily
Plainsman, Friday, Dec. 3, 1965 - Submitted by Karen Seeman]
Thursday, July 11, 1946
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, S.D.
(Submitted by Karen Seeman)
Mrs. Enoch Hofer Taken in Death
Mrs. Enoch Hofer, 80, died in the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Tschetter, 18 miles northeast of Huron, at 3 a.m. today following an illness of long duration.
Anna Kleinsasser was born March 12, 1866, in south Russia, coming to the United States with her parents in 1877. They settled in Yankton, later moving to Freeman. May 11, 1884, she was married to Enoch Hofer and they continued to live there until 1929 when they moved to Beadle County, which has since been her home. Mr. Hofer died in November 1932.
She is survived by four daughters and two sons: Mrs. John A. Hofer, Mrs. John M. Tschetter, Huron; Mrs. Joe S. K. Hofer, Weeping Water, Neb.; Mrs. Joshua J. Hofer, Onida; Andrew E. Hofer, Huron, and John E. Hofer, Hitchcock. Also surviving are 24 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. David M. Waldner of Doland.
Funeral services are to be held Saturday at 12 o'clock at the home and at 1:30 o'clock at the Emmanuel Church, located five miles northwest of Bloomfield. Burial will be made there.
The Evening Huronite
Thursday, October 8, 1936
submitted by Karen Seeman
MRS. BELLE M. SCHRODER
Belle M. Lee was born March 7, 1859, in Rushville, Ill., where she grew to young womanhood. She was one of four children, all of whom with her father and mother preceded her in death.
She was married to Henry J. Schroder in 1879 at Burlington, Ia., and to this union was born two children: George G. Schroder and Mabel Ambrosis, both of Huron, who survive her. There are also ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mrs. Schroder came to the vicinity of Huron many years ago. She was a life long and faithful member of the Christian Church, and a mamber of the Women's Relief Corps of Huron for more than ten years.
Pallbearers at the funeral were T. M. Simmons, George W. Wright, Robert Timm, J. W. Kiser, W. A. Johnson and Dr. M. C. Sorenson. Mrs. Schroder was laid to rest beside her husband, who died April 26, 1927, in Riverside Cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere thanks to all who so kindly assisted us, for the many kind words and the beautiful floral offerings in the loss of our dear mother.
Mrs. Mabel Ambrosius and family
Mr. and Mrs. George Schroder and family
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
Friday, July 9, 1971
transcribed by Karen Seeman
MRS. PEFFERKORN DIES; RITES SET
Mrs. Blanche Pefferkorn, 212 Ordway Ave. S.W. died Friday morning at St. John's Hospital following a short illness.
The funeral service is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m. in the Welter Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Nielsen officiating. Burial will be in a Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon or evening at the funer home.
Blanche Oliver was born May 14, 1890, at Burlington Junction, Mo., the daughter of Lillian and Jesse Clint Oliver. She came to South Dakota in 1913 with her parents and resided here since. She was married to Charles H. Pefferkorn, Feb. 16, 1915. She was a member of the Mother's Club and First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. John (Shirley) Kouf, Huron; one brother, Carel Oliver, Portland, Ore.; nieces and nephews. Her parents, husband, infant son and two sisters preceded her in death.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
October 25, 1966
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Funeral Set Wednesday for Mrs. Gessner, 88
The funeral service for Mrs. Daisy Gessner, 88, who died Monday evening at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Welter Funeral Home. Loftus H. Ward will officiate; burial will be in the Doland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
Daisy Bristor was born June 1, 1878, at Ottawa, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bristor. As a girl she came to Odell, Neb., with her parents crossing both the Mississippi and Missouri rivers in a covered wagon on a ferry. She resided there until she was 12 when she moved to Clarion, Iowa. She married C. Monroe Severe in June, 1896. To this union were born three children. In 1920 the family moved to Doland and farmed. Her husband died in 1927. She married Robert Gessner in Huron in 1932 where she had lived since.
Survivors include one son, Cassius Severe, Bagley, Minn.; two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Dahl, Mill Valley, Calif., and Madeline Severe, Philadelphia; 18 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Otto Herrick, Fargo.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
December 13, 1966
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Walter D. Steele Dies in Portland
Word was received Monday night by Mrs. R. M. Pease of the death of her brother, Walter D. Steele, 66, of 7867 S.E. Ninth, Portland, Ore.
Steele, a native of Beadle County and son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Steele, died of a heart attack Monday evening. He was a cafe operator. He had been a resident of Portland about 25 years.
Survivors include his widow, the former Opal Brady of Onida; one son Delbert and one daughter Lois, Mrs. Merritt Ellsworth, both of Portland.
Mrs. Pease plans to attend the funeral service scheduled Thursday in Portland.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
December 13, 1966
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Burial Scheduled at Huron for Mrs. Christopher
Onida - The funeral service for Mrs. Bertha Bandy Christopher, 84, will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in the Presbyterian Church in Onida. Graveside rite will be held in Riverside Cemetery, Huron, at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Christopher died Sunday at the Gettysburg Hospital. She lived in Huron many years when her first husband, Oscar Bandy, was section foreman for the C & NW Railway. He died in 1941.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Leah Roddewig, Mrs. Preston Starbuck, Mrs. Alvin Thomas, all of Onida; one son, Leslie, Portland, Ore; one brother and two sisters. In addition to her husband Oscar, she was prededed in death by her husband Alfred Christopher and her brother V. W. Deyo, Huron.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
November 20, 1972
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Melvin Iverson Rite Wednesday
DeSmet - Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Christian Missionary Alliance Church for Melvin V. Iverson, 67, who died at his home here Sunday after a lingering illness. The Rev. David Baynes will officiate. Burial will be in De Smet Cemetery.
Iverson was born June 24, 1905, to Martin and Anna Iverson. He married Laura Smith Dec. 20, 1925, in Clark. They lived in Clark and Huron. They moved to a farm near Bancroft in 1945 where he farmed and operated a machine shop. They moved to De Smet in 1958 where he operated a machine shop.
Survoviros include his widow, Laura; four daughters, Mrs. Maurice (Dorothy) Hale, Mitchell; Mrs. Donald (Phyllis) Kornder, Riverton, Wyo.; Mrs. Martin (Mary Ann) Ellingson, Lake Preston; Mrs. Larry (Connie) Cheney, De Smet; two sisters, Mrs. William (Mamie) Ross, Clark; Mrs. Walter (Verna) Sasse, Woodburn, Ore.; three brothers, Clifford, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Wesley, Canton; Dale, McFadden, Wyo.; 24 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.
Funeral arrangements were announced by the Ketelsen Funeral Home.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
November 20, 1972
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Mrs. T. Arbeiter Rite Wednesday
The funeral service for Mrs. Traugott (Mary) Arbeiter, 86, who died Sunday at the Eventide Nursing Home, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Mt. Olivet Mennonite Church with the Rev. Carl Jantz officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Alvin, Otto, Marvin and Howard Arbeiter, Art Ecten and Charles Mueller.
Friends may call at Brooks Memorial Chapel, Huron, Tuesday afternoon or evening. A prayer service will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the chapel.
Mary W. Wurz was born Sept. 26, 1886, in Hutchinson County near Freeman to Joseph and Barbara Wurz. She married Traugott Arbeiter, March 9, 1905, at Freeman. They lived in the D??ton area from 1905 to 1919 when they moved to the Huron area.
Survivors include four sons, Joe, Yale; Jake, Huron; Edward, Huron; William, St. Louis; four daughters, Mrs. John (Rose) Hofer, Fresno, Calif.; MRs. John (Adina) Waldner, Fresno, Calif.; Mrs. George (Mary) Ohm, Bruce; Mrs. Ed (Annie) Moeller, Loveland, Colo.; 26 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dec. 24, 1971 and one brother.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
November 14, 1955
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Mrs. Emma Davison Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Welter Chapel with the Rev. Albert Peters in charge for Mrs. Emma Davison of 929 Simmons Ave. S.E. who died in the Huron Hospital Firday afternoon. She had been hospitalized Nov. 10 and died at the age of 68.
Burial will be in the family lot in Ideal Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Halbur, Allen Stephenson, Earnest Kimmel, James May, Carl Jorgenson, James Pappas. The active pallbearers will be Ted North, Carl Jorgenson, Jr., Ralph Atkins, Merle Halbur, Clarence Vanderhule, Blaine Bennett.
Friends may call at the Welter Chapel this Monday evening.
Emma June Brown, eldest daughter of the late Prof. and Mrs. Joe W. Brown, was born in Taylorsville, Ill., Nov. 7, 1877. She received her education in New Concord, Ohio and moved to Huron in 1905 where her father served as professor of music in Huron College and she was a college student. She was married to Fred Elmer Davison June 26, 1912 and to this union 11 children were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband who died Nov. 14, 1952; two sons, Sgt. Faris Brown who died Oct. 30, 1944; Russell who died in 1917 and a daughter, Eleanor, who died May 17, 1920.
Surviving are two sons, three daughters; Vance and Robert Davison and MRs. Mary North, all of Huron; MRs. Julia Eddy LaSalle, Ill., and Mrs. Isabel Atkins, Kimball. Also surviving are a brother and five sisters and 10 grandchildren.
She was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
November 14, 1955
transcribed by Karen Seeman
John Lyon Rites to be Tuesday
John Lyon, 86, died Saturday at 9 p.m. in St. John's Hospital where he had been hospitalized since August of 1955.
He was born June 24, 1869 in New Boston, Ia., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Lyon. He was married to Ida Sprake in Mount Rose, Ill., who preceded him in death.
Surviving are five sons and two daughters: John and Charles of Hammond, Inda.; Robert of Huron; Park of Cavour; Carl of Sioux Falls; Susan and Calla of Burlington, Ia.
The sons will be pallbearers.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Martin's Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Martin's Cemetery. Rosary is to be said this Monday evening at eight o'clock at the Welter Chapel.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
Monday, July 20, 1964
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Thompson Rite Slated Tuesday at St. Martin's
Requiem Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Martin's Catholic Church for Gerald S. Thompson, 63, 177 Idaho Ave. S.E. The Rev. Kenneth Schmitz will officiate. Burial will be at St. Martin's Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Don Sheridan, G. Allan Walker, Mike Morrissey, Gene Garry, Peter Thielen and John Hanley.
Rosary will be recited Monday evening at teh Welter Funeral Home and all members of the K. C. Council are asked to attend. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening.
Thompson died Saturday at St. John's Hospital. He was born March 9, 1901, in Beadle County, the son of Gillin and Sara Thompson. He resided in Huron most of his life. He was in business in the former Thompson-Walker City Service Station and operated a rental service. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Neuman in Huron in February 1935. He was a member of the K. C. Council and St. Martin's Church.
Survivors include his widow, Elizabeth, El Monte, Calif.; one daughter, Juliet, San Francisco; one brother, Clifford, Denver; and one sister, MRs. Margaret Oanes, Pocahontas, Iowa.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
Monday, July 20, 1964
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Requiem Mass Thursday for Mrs. Kowalski
Requiem Mass will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Martin's Catholic Church for Mrs. Anton Kowalski who died Sunday night at St. John's Hospital. Father Kenneth Schmitz will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Welter Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Neva Garmen was born in Plano, Ill., to Charles and Edna Garmen Dec. 27, 1903. She came to Scotland as a young girl and graduated from Scotland High School. She was married to Anton Kowalski Jan. 6, 1922. They moved to Highmore and in 1942 moved to Huron. She was a member of St. Martin's Catholic Church.
Surviving are her husband, three daughters, Dorothy, Mrs. Hubert Scheiffer, Savage, Mont.; Edith, Mrs. Dale Clegg, Minneapolis; Marjorie, Mrs. Paul Oestereich Jr., Ft. Pierre; three sons, Harrold of Minneapolis; Lt. August, stationed in Guam, and Joseph, Portland, Ore.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
Monday, October 19, 1964
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Funeral Slated Wednesday for Ralph L. Lips
Hitchcock - Ralph R. Lips, 62, died Saturday evening at St. John's Hospital.
The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne Rager officiating. Burial will be in Altoona Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be John and Albert Tice, F. M. Person, Carl Hoelzel, Allen Gilbert and Russell Swanson.
Friends may call at the Welter Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon or evening.
Lips was born Dec. 6, 1901, the son of Jacob and Anne Lips, near Hitchcock. He married Ellen Gustafson, Dec. 16, 1926. They moved to Pipestone, Minn., in 1931, where they resided until 1934 when they returned to Huron. They have lived in Hitchcock since 1945 where Lips was engaged in the draying business. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Ellen; three sons, Lloyd, Yankton; Wayne and Dale, Wichita, Kan.; one daughter, Alice, Mrs. James VanderLinden, Sioux Falls; three grandchildren; three brothers, Lester, Aurora, Ill.; Virgin, Huron, and Walter, Hitchcock; one sister, Ruth, Mrs. Charles Otto, Tulare. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one grandchild.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
Thursday, January 21, 1965
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Mrs. Urquhart Dies Thursday
Mrs. A. M. (Maude) Urquhart, 638 Oregon Ave. S.E., died Thursday at 6 a.m. at St. John's Hospital at the age of 89.
Mrs. Urquhart is survived by one daughter, Marjorie, Mrs. Guy Spokely, Los Angeles; and one son, Ronald, Minneapolis.
The Welter Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
Thursday, January 21, 1965
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Funeral Slated Saturday For Mrs. Steffen
The funeral service for Mrs. Rena Steffen, 79, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hitchcock Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne Rager officiating. Burial will be in Altoona Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dale VanVoorhis, Eugene Gilbert, Erwin Gross, Albert Gould, Murray Mortimer and Roger Chaplin.
Friends may call at the Welter Funeral Home Friday evening.
Mrs. Steffen, a lifelong resident of Hitchcock, died Wednesday at St. John's Hospital.
Rena O'Brien was born Nov. 26, 1885, to J. Michael and Cora O'Brien at Hitchcock. She attended the Hitchcock Public School and Huron College. She was married to Robert J. Steffen, Jan. 18, 1905, and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1955. Her husband preceded her in death, March 8, 1958.
Survivors include two sons, Max L., Minneapolis, and Robert D., Duluth; one daughter, Beth, Mrs. Glenn Dickinson, Huron; five grandchildren; one great grand-child; one brother, William O'Brien, Huron; and one sister, Mrs. Eva Fillis, Storla.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
Monday, October 19, 1964
transcribed by Karen Seeman
Mrs. Nelson, 77, Dies Thursday
Mrs. Thresia Nelson, 77, 377 Beach Ave. S.E., died Thursday morning at St. John's Hospital.
Survivors include one son, Milton Pronk, Huron; and three daughters, Velma, Mrs. George Paulsen, Canova; Lavonne, Mrs. Arvin Moen, Long View, Calif.; and Eunice, Mrs. Harlow Alter, Huron.
Welter's Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
The Daily Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota
Friday, March 2, 1962
transcribed by Karen Seeman
William J. Busch Succumbs Friday
William J. A. Busch, died early Friday at his home, 706 Nevada Ave. S.W., at the age of 74. He had bee custodian at the Huron post office 30 years before his retirement a few years ago.
Survivors include six children, Paul M., Eugene R., William J., Hugo E., Mrs. Louis M. Daum and Mrs. Ford Andrews, all of Huron.
The Welter Funeral Home is making arrangements which are incomplete.
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