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Norman Dale Kezar
Norman Dale Kezar, age 80, of Edgemont, SD passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on August 11, 2010. Norman was born in Belvidere, SD to Norbert G. and Mary Blanche (Pike) Kezar, on Jan. 24th 1930, the second of three children. He went to school in Belvidere, SD and graduated from Belvidere High School in 1948.
He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and served until his discharge in 1955. On April 17, 1954 he married Iola Drabek the couple had 7 children. Norman was a carpenter in the community, until he went to work for the U.S. Postal service where he was employed as a rural mail carrier at Belvidere, and later Rapid City. Jackson County until his retirement in 1985, when he moved to the Edgemont community, were he resided until his death. He loved to tell stories and used this talent as a tour guide at the Wild Horse Sanctuary.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belvidere and VFW post in Belvidere, SD.
Norman had a full life filled with many friends and family. He especially delighted in his many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Besides being a good cribbage player and gardener he was an avid reader and loved to cook.
Survivors include seven children, Mike & Vicki Kezar of Devine TX; Steve & Teri Kezar of Torrington, WY; Terry & Deb Kezar of Arthur NE; Dave & Ruth Kezar of Toppenish WA; Todd Kezar of Colfax WA; Linda Johnson of Douglas WY; Mark & Heidi Kezar of Bartlett TN, eighteen grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and very special friend Frances Goins.
Services will be held at McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs at 2:00 p.m. on August 18, 2010 with Pastor Morris Nelson officiating. Written condolences can be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com
Arthur Ellis McKnight
Arthur Ellis ‘Art’ McKnight, 84, of Edgemont, SD, passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on July, 30, 2010, in the VA Hospital in Omaha, NE.
Art was born on December 9, 1925, in Coleman, SD, to Edna Estella (Anderson)McKnight and Edward Irvan McKnight.
He grew up on the homestead outside of Edgemont. He was the oldest of five children, John (Shirley) McKnight, Jim (Joyce) McKnight, Dick (Shirley) McKnight and Reva Whipple and had many stories to share.
Art moved to Seattle, WA, and joined the U.S. Navy at the age of seventeen. He attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and served during WW II in the Pacific Region. He served on board the USS Lexington and the USS Bon Homme Richard at the Navrec Stm. in Seattle, WA. Art was discharged from the Navy in January of 1947. At that time he obtained his GED and attended the University of Washington. He eventually moved from Seattle to Browning, MT, just outside Glacier National Park and in September of 1960 married Jane Irene June. They bought the Western Motel in Browning and were the sole proprietors for twenty-seven years. Art was a devoted father and grandfather, enjoyed fishing, hunting and exploring the outdoors. He was a serious rock hound, had a big personality and was known for his sense of humor, especially puns, sometimes to the consternation of his family.
Art is survived by his daughter, Connie McKnight of Poulsbo, WA; son, Don McKnight of Briggsville, WI; three brothers, John (Shirley) McKnight of Edgemont, SD; Jim (Joyce) McKnight of Rapid City, SD; Dick (Shirley) McKnight of Portland, OR; sister, Reva Whipple of Alliance, NE and one grandson.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 19, 2010, at McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Edgemont with Pastor Bob Williamson officiating. A reception at the Senior Center in Edgemont will follow.
We would also like to extend our gratitude to the ICU doctors and team at the VA Hospital in Omaha, NE, for his amazing care in his last days. We will miss him dearly.
Written condolences may be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
Ruth Hamaker
Ruth Alene Hamaker, 90, Hot Springs, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at Fall River Hospital. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Hamaker, Edgemont, and Bob Hamaker, Custer; four daughters, Mary Hattervig, Hot Springs, LuJean Haskvitz, Buffalo Gap, Linda Olmstead, Edgemont, and Judy Cummings, Yerington, Nev.; 17 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held on August 4th at the United Church in Hot Springs.
McColley’s Chapels of the Hills is in charge of arrangements. An online guestbook is available at www.mccolleyschapels.com
Lloyd Putnam
Lloyd Putnam 81, died at his home surrounded by his family on June 23, 2010 after a short battle with cancer.
Lloyd was born January 26, 1929 in Edgemont, South Dakota, to George G. and Minnie M. (Doran) Putnam. He was the youngest of three children, having an older brother Harry Donald, and an older sister Helen Louise. He was raised on the family ranch homesteaded by his grandfather, located in the Burdock/Dewey, SD area.
Lloyd attended the Burdock and Dewey, SD, grade schools and graduated from Edgemont High School in 1948.
He served in the U. S. Army in occupied Germany from 1951 – 1953. Upon returning from the Army, he entered into the family ranch.
In 1954, he married Beverly Jean Eissler and to this union were born George D. Putnam, Cindy J. Putnam, and John A. Putnam. Lloyd and his mother Minnie operated the ranch from 1954 until 1968 when Minnie sold her interest to Lloyd and Beverly.
Lloyd enjoyed his time with family and friends, and was very content to be at home on the ranch. He had little interest in traveling but found his joy in the land, livestock, and wildlife that surrounded him at home. Like his Dad, he was happiest when the crick ran and he could irrigate alfalfa.
Lloyd was on the Edgemont Rural Fire Board and the Dewey Fire Dept. He had also served on the Argentine Township Board for over five decades.
Lloyd was baptized on May 27, 2010.
He was preceded in death by his parents George G. and Minnie M., his son George D., and his brother and sister.
He is survived by his wife Beverly, daughter Cindy of Hermosa, son John of Dewey, and daughter-in-law Sue of LaCross, WI, grandchildren Jason, Katy, Chester, Miles, Abby, and Dakota Putnam and four great-grandchildren Jared, Jace, Jake, and Amelia Putnam. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was a quiet man who will be missed by his family and friends.
Services were June 28 at St. James Catholic Church. Burial followed in the Edgemont Cemetery.
A memorial is suggested to the Sage Brush Pal’s Club House in Dewey, SD Written condolences can be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
Robert Charles Smith,
Robert Charles Smith,79, Fairburn, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2010, peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. Bob was born May 24, 1931, in Edgemont to Charles and Mary (Meier) Smith.He attended primary school in Ardmore and lived on Hat Creek until 1947, when the family moved to Cody, Wyo. He graduated from high school in Cody in 1950, and married Clara Ilene Lindsay on Oct. 31, 1951, in Cody. Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army on Feb. 2, 1952, proudly serving his country for 27 years and earning the rank of E7 First Class Sergeant. Bob’s military career spans nearly three-decades and includes service in the Korean War, and two terms in the Vietnam War, receiving the Bronze Star for his service during his second term.Bob’s military commendations include Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, Presidential unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Six Overseas Bars, and Good Conduct Medal. Bob and his family were stationed at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska; Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; Ottumwa, Iowa; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Lewis, Wash.; and two tours in Germany. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1977, the family resided in Edgemont until 2004.During his longstanding military career, Bob and his wife welcomed five adopted children and six foster children to their already busy home of two daughters. The family took many camping trips, and traveled throughout the country whenever possible. Bob loved to ranch and was a cowboy whom many ranchers looked up to, working several ranches in the Edgemont area.He shared his love of rodeo with his children and grandchildren. Both his army boots and cowboy boots will be forever filled with his honor and loyalty, hard work, integrity, strong work ethic, and genuine love and compassion he instilled in his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many more generations to come. Bob and his wife retired in Fairburn in 2004, to a little place where they could watch their garden and grandchildren grow. Bob was a very strong family man who took great pride in being a grandpa. Survivors include his wife of over 58 years, Clara; three sons, Samuel Robert (Collette) Smith, Fairbanks, Jon Charles Smith, Vermillion, and Justin Paul Umphress, Ottumwa, Iowa; four daughters, Penny Mae (Colin T.) Miller, Bernie, Mo., Dawn Jean (Bobby) Gore, Minneola, Texas, Crystal Renae (Shawn) Hunsaker, Fairburn, and Starla Faith (Lance) Russell, Hot Springs; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 13, at McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 14, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hot Springs, with President Lonnie Dunn presiding and Bill Daybreast officiating. A private burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Disabled American Veterans Association. Written condolences can be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
Daryl Schumacher
Daryl Burnell Schumacher, age 69, of Edgemont, SD, passed away Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Veterans Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD.
Daryl was born in Aberdeen, SD on March 30, 1941 to Arthur Schumacher and Lydia Jakober Schumacher.
Daryl attended school at Igloo and Edgemont, SD, graduating from Edgemont High School in 1961, upon graduation he served in the U.S. Army from July 1961 until his honorable discharge in June 1964. Daryl lived in Edgemont from 1964 to 1966. He then moved to Concord CA. and worked for Standard Oil Company in Data Processing until 1977. Daryl married Arlie McBride Beard in 1969 in Capitola CA. and became a father of two sons, Scott and Terry Beard. Two daughters were later added to this family Lora and Michelle. The Schumacher family then moved back to Edgemont, SD in 1977 where they opened the Hillsview Cafe in March 1978 with Arlie’s brother Dale and Beverly McBride.
Daryl took great pride in his family and friends, enjoyed attending his children and grandchildren’s school activities. He loved music, singing and was a great dancer. He enjoyed playing cards and games with friends and family.
Survivors include his wife, Arlie of Edgemont; sons, Scott (Theresa) Schumacher; Terry (Pamela) Beard; daughters, Lora (Brad) Boen and Michelle Schumacher all of Edgemont; step mother Francelia Dibble Schumacher of Manchaca, TX; brothers, Howard (Evelyn) Schumacher of Carlsbad, CA; Robert (Donna) Schumacher of Mesa, AZ; Donald Schumacher of Martinez, CA; James Schumacher of Cheyenne, WY; Larry (Helen) Schumacher of Bloomington, IL; fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by father Arthur and mother Lydia; sister, Edna and half sister, Elaine.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 3, 2010 at United Church in Edgemont with Pastor Floyd Mills and Pastor Norma Mills officiating.
Interment was at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD.
A memorial has been established in Daryl’s name to benefit the Edgemont Ambulance Service and the Edgemont Senior Citizens Center.
Written condolences can be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
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Duane (Dewey) Lee Angerhofer
Duane (Dewey) Lee Angerhofer, WØZUS, of rural Edgemont, SD, became a Silent Key on March 20, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. He was 83.
He was born August 28, 1926 to Edward and Pearl Wiltfang Angerhofer in Mansfield, Spink County, SD, where he spent his childhood days. He attended grades 1 through 8 in a two room school in Mansfield; grades 9 through 10 at Northville, SD; completing his high school education at Aberdeen, SD, and graduating from there in 1946.
He attempted to join the military, but was unsuccessful due to the fact that his knees had been left in a weakened condition following a bout with Rheumatic fever. On July 7, 1947, he joined the National Guard, and served until April 18, 1949, when he received an honorable discharge.
At the age of 17, he repaired radios in Aberdeen for Gambles after school, and nights for Danielson Radio. In 1946, he began work full-time with Danielson (later to become Danielson Brost Company) working there until 1959. He began Federal service May 1959 with the Department of Army, Igloo, SD, as a radio equipment installer and repairer. In April 1965 he transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation, CRSP Power Operation Office, in Montrose Colorado, as an electronic equipment mechanic, later to become foreman. In the early 1970s, he was selected to be detailed to the TEKTITE II, a Federal Government sponsored project for underwater living, in the Virgin Islands; he remained on detail there for 120 days. In 1977, the Power Operations Center split, housing both the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of Energy; Duane became Supervisor of Communications for the Dept. of Energy, the position he held until his retirement in 1986. He always said that his work was never work, because he enjoyed everything he did.
Duane married Angeline Kathleen Schwan July 15, 1946 in Aberdeen, SD; the marriage ended in divorce. On August 30, 1974, he married Ruth Geneva Titus Leffler in Montrose, CO.
From his early years, he was interested in radio and, in 1947 received his Ham Radio license with the call letters W0ZUS. He was very active in Ham Radio and enjoyed the many contacts and friends he made over the air. Between 1954 and 1958, while living in Aberdeen, SD, he built two stock race cars and hired Jack Aggen, Jerry VanDover and Cal Jung to drive them. They raced throughout South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota and Winnipeg Canada, and were very successful. He was a “Car Guy”, loved old cars and the Nascar races. He loved machine work, anything electronic or mechanical and always had a project in the works. He was a man of many talents and could build, restore, or repair anything he set his mind to. But, most of all, he loved the great outdoors and wide open spaces, and was content and happy with his way of life.
Pages could be filled about his personal attributes, but he was a very humble man and always said all he wanted said about him was that he was a good man and he was in every sense of the word.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth of rural Edgemont, SD; four sons, David Joe (Elaine), Mt. Pleasant, UT; Norman Rae (Sheila), So. Jordan, UT; Paul John (Rebecca), Highland, UT; and Daniel Duane, West Valley City, UT; three daughters, Cynthia (Cindy) Balaz (William Jr.), Loma, CO; Kathy Nan Bell (Charles), Sandy, UT; and Becky Fay (Dave) Knotek, Clinton, UT; a stepson, Kevin Ray Leffler, Dewey, AZ.; 35 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; his sister LaVaun (Bonnie) Palmer, Mansfield, SD.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Amy Lou Romero; son, Philip Edward Angerhofer; granddaughter, Amelia Lynn Angerhofer; two sisters, Joyce Angerhofer and Ceilo Heidenreich.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 27, 2010, at McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs, SD, with Dr. J. Edwin Coates officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will be at the Warner Cemetery, Warner, SD.
Honorary pallbearers will be his friends Benny Hatch, Gary Peterson, Bruce Murdock, Dr. David Evans, Don Hensley, Gary Schuh, Doug Stewart and Dallas Stewart. Organist will be Suzanne Hollenbeck, soloist will be Tim Anderson.
A memorial has been established in Duane’s name to benefit the Ham Radio Association. Contributions may be sent in care of Ruth Angerhofer, PO Box 540, Edgemont, SD 57735.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs. Written condolences can be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
Irene Andersen
Irene Ruth Andersen, 91, of rural Edgemont, passed away March 11, 2010 at the Custer Senior Care Center.
Irene was born January 12, 1919 at Edgemont, South Dakota, to Andrew and Frances (Wheeler) Rasmussen. She spent her early days in Edgemont until the family moved to Burdock in 1928. Irene attended grade school at Argentine (Burdock) grade school and completed high school at Edgemont High, where, among other activities, she played on the girl’s basketball team. After high school, she attended Spearfish Normal (now Black Hills State University) and received a teaching certificate.
Irene taught for several years in rural schools in eastern Wyoming, boarding with ranching families in the area. She then moved to California during WWII and worked for the Department of Defense in San Pedro.
On June 21 1944, Irene married her childhood sweetheart, Edwin Andersen, in Bremerton Washington, while he was on leave from the US Navy. After Edwin was discharged from the Navy, they lived in California for a few years, where their oldest son, Jim, was born. They then moved to Omaha, Nebraska where Edwin completed technical schooling and then moved to Edgemont, where their second son Keith was born. In 1952 Edwin, Irene and their 2 boys moved out to the ranch that Edwin had purchased before enlisting in the Navy. Irene was home at last, only 3 miles from where she was raised and 2 miles from Edwin’s childhood home. In 1954, their third son, Gary, was born; completing the family. It was here Edwin and Irene lived, ranched and raised their three sons. In the late 1950’s, Irene again went to work for the government at the Black Hills Ordinance Depot in Igloo, SD until it closed in 1967.
Irene was the consummate ranch wife; cooking for her hungry men, gardening and canning the produce for winter, and baking at least seven loaves of bread every week.
Irene enjoyed knitting, crocheting and playing the old favorites on the piano. She was also active in the Sagebrush Pals extension club.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 42 years, Edwin, and a grandson, Nathan.
She is survived by her sons, Jim (Rose) of Hermosa, Keith (Marie) of rural Edgemont, and Gary (Connie) of Wright, Wyoming; eight grandchildren, Shawn Jones, Dane Dowen, Carrie, Clint and Brett Andersen, Angela (Mike) Tinker, Theron (Michelle) and Larry Andersen, and ten great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Thursday, March 18, 2010 at United Church, 401 4th St, Edgemont, SD, and burial will follow at the Edgemont Cemetery.
A Memorial has been established.
Written condolences can be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
Agnes Jane (Harris) Scott
Agnes Jane (Harris) Scott was born August 4, 1913 on a farm near Berea, Nebraska, the 10th of 11 children born to Abigail (Kennedy)Harris farmers in and around Berea, and farmed on his own. Agnes lived with her family one place in a sod house. She said it was cool in summer and warm in winter as people said.
After finishing grade school in and around Berea, she went to Hemingford to go to high school. There she met LaVerne Scott. After she graduated she taught a country school for one year but didn’t enjoy it.
June 15, 1932 was their wedding day. That was the middle of the depression. LaVerne was a section foreman on the railroad and did a lot of relief foreman work for other section foremen. They lived in several places in SD and NE before Brownie got his own section. Later the couple lived in Provo, Marsland, and then Edgemont.
During this time Agnes was homemaker for a husband and two boys, Richard and Wayne. Mary came along 5 years later and Joan 4 years after Mary. With a full family they moved to Edgemont in 1947, where they remained the rest of their lives until moving to a nursing home.
Agnes, to help her kids go to a Christian boarding school, took on many jobs. She was cook at the sale barn, baked bread for customers, sewed, did child care in her home and other jobs. She was very involved in her church, the Hot Springs Seventh-day Adventist Church, holding several important positions there and also in Home Extension Club. Both of the Scotts were active in Senior Center. Her girls were especially lucky as she sewed almost all of their clothes. She also gardened and canned the produce she bought or the family raised.
As their children grew up and married, Agnes and Brownie traveled through the US and the Black Hills. Camping in several places, they enjoyed the scenery and local history. They reached 49 of the 50 states, missing only Hawaii, and also visited Mexico and Canada. There were 9 grandchildren and 13 great-grand children to go see.
They had been married 73 years when Brownie passed away in Castle Manor. Agnes followed him 4 years later on Dec. 16, 2009, at 96 years of age. Her helpful, kind life ended peacefully and now she waits her Lord’s return for her final reward.
A memorial service will be held at the Hot Springs Chapel of the Hills on February 28, at 1 o’clock with interment in Edgemont.
Phyllis Marie (Austin) Hanson
Phyllis Marie (Austin) Hanson 87 Funeral services for Phyllis M. Hanson, were held Saturday, February 20th at 1:00 p.m. at the Newcastle Senior Services. Burial followed at the Hanson Ranch South of Newcastle. The family asks that any memorial contributions be given towards Hanson Research Station.
Phyllis Marie went peacefully in her sleep to be with God and her sweetheart early in the morning on Valentine’s Day, surrounded by the love of her extended family, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.
She was born to Mabel Pearl (Olson) Austin and Roscoe Charles Austin on September 24, 1922 in Gothenburg, NE. She grew up 25 miles South of Newcastle on Robber’s Roost Creek, where her parents homesteaded. She was the second of five children. In her youngest years, they hauled water to their house by team and wagon, but soon bought more land and moved closer to the spring. They were a true pioneer family, surviving the Great Depression and the Dustbowl, thriving on love and hard work, and their Swedish strength and tenacity.
Phyllis started school at Robber’s Roost School at age four, walking 1 ½ miles, or riding behind big sister Myra on the horse. When walking, she would often skirt way out around a big tree to avoid a large owl who would stare at her as she walked by. She later went to school at Morrissey Consolidated School, and attended her freshman year in Nebraska, staying at her Aunt Emma’s house. She graduated from Newcastle High School in 1939.
Also in 1939, on August 14, at the tender age of sixteen (almost seventeen!) she married her lifetime sweetheart, Glenn Eric Hanson, who grew up on a neighboring homestead on the Cheyenne River. This marriage would last both their lives. Their first home was a sheep wagon, which they shared while they herded sheep and “got acquainted.” They also lived in a small house on Salt Creek for a time, then settled on the Hanson Ranch on the Cheyenne River, where they built their ranch and cattle herd, raised their five children, grew great gardens, and created good memories for many people.
They moved from the ranch to Edgemont in 1960 so that their four daughters could attend high school while living at home. While living in Edgemont, they purchased and operated the Edgemont Livestock Sales Company together, Phyllis keeping all the accounts straight, and running the office on sale days. She made many friends here, treasuring them for the rest of her life. She also helped start the Senior Center there, when her parents lived there in their later years.
When their youngest child Roxie graduated from high school in 1971, they moved back to the ranch on the River, where they stayed, raising cattle, hay, and grandchildren, and helping set up Hanson Research Station, an ongoing dinosaur dig on their ranch. In 2000, they moved to Newcastle to be closer to doctors and the hospital. She loved their home in Newcastle, and their neighbors, who helped her in many ways.
Charlotte Andersen
Charlotte Josephine Andersen, age 81, of Edgemont, SD, passed away February 7, 2010, at the Weston County Manor Nursing Home in Newcastle, WY.
Charlotte was born August 19, 1928 in Newcastle, WY to Tobias and Elizabeth (Cullum) Kaiser. Charlotte spent her life in the Newcastle WY area where her family ranched. As a young teenager she moved with her family to Corvallis, OR where her father was an Interpreter for a German War Prisoner Camp. When they returned from Oregon her father purchased the Williams place on the Cheyenne River. Charlotte and her brother Dean lived in Newcastle so they could finish High School. After graduating in 1948 she worked several different jobs; one being a telephone operator. In the fall of 1952 she moved to the Ranch with her parents.
On July 26, 1954 she married Richard L. Andersen in Edgemont, SD. They made their home on the Andersen Homestead in Burdock, SD; ranching until retirement in 1994. Charlotte was a ranch wife and homemaker for her husband and 4 sons. She helped work the ranch where ever she was needed. She would do the lambing and take care of the chickens. Charlotte liked gardening, canning, reading and puzzle books.
Charlotte was baptized in 1968 in the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church where she became active as a Sunday school teacher and the women’s group. Charlotte also served on the election board and the Argentine township board.
Charlotte is survived by four sons, Donald (Lynda) Andersen of Edgemont; Michael Andersen of Rapid City, SD; Robert (Pamela) Andersen of Phoenix, AZ; Christian Andersen of Edgemont; one brother, Roy (Helen) Kaiser of Newcastle; one sister-in-law, Myrna Kaiser of Newcastle; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one sister and three brothers.
Memorial Services were held Monday, February 15, 2010, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Edgemont with Pastor Dwane Hunzeker officiating. Interment followed at the Edgemont Cemetery near Edgemont.
The family would like to recommend memorials in Charlotte’s name be made to Weston County Health Services and Mondell Heights in Newcastle, WY.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Edgemont. Written condolences may be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
Robert Augustine Morton, Sr.
Bob was born in Canton, Illinois April 7, 1918. He was preceded in death by his mother, Fern Warwick Morton, his father Henry A. Morton and a brother, Leslie.
He attended schools in Fairview, IL and Aledo Military Academy and graduated from Fairview High School. He also attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
Bob married Marilea Hadsall, of Rapatee, IL, October 9, 1938 in Canton, IL. During World War II he worked for Boeing Aircraft in Ft. Worth, Texas. They resided in the Knox County area in Illinois after the war until 1971 when they moved to Custer, SD.
They had three children; Robert A. (Marjorie), Marilea R. Bensen (Stan), Katherine J. Grubber (Dan). Four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. One great-great grandchild.
Mildred Alice Biltoft
Mildred Alice Biltoft, 92, formerly of Edgemont, SD, passed away February 3, 2010 at Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD.
Mildred was born November 9, 1917 in Cherry County, Nebraska to Alfred and Lena (Hoffman) Rogers.
On July 5, 1938, she married Richard Louis Biltoft in Valentine, NE. She worked at the Black Hills Army Depot. She was a member of the Women’s Relief Society LDS Church of Hot Springs.
Mildred is survived by sisters-in-law, Edna; Hazel Rogers; and numerous nieces, nephews and care givers of Custer Regional Senior Care Center.
Funeral services were February, 6, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Hot Springs.
A memorial has been established in Mildred’s name to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Written condolences can be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
David Ray Bryant
David Ray Bryant, 88, of Gillette died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Sheridan VA Medical Center. Arrangements were with Kane Funeral Home. Born Sept. 2, 1921, in Rozet to Ray and Haddie (Weaver) Bryant, he graduated from Rozet High School in 1939 and married Sarah Brown Bryant on July 3, 1943, in Missouri. He worked on the family ranch before joining the Army in 1941. He served until 1946, when he was in a truck accident and lost his left knee joint. He was honorary discharged. Mr. Bryant bought a shoe-repair shop in Edgemont, SD where he worked for nearly 16 years.