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Alvin F. Jensen
August 21, 1922 - June 22, 2010
Service was held:
10:00 a.m. Friday, June 25, 2010
Alvin Francis Jensen, 87, Whitewood, passed quietly on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at the Jensen Ranch with his family present.
Visitation will be from noon until 9:00 pm at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in
Sturgis on Thursday with a prayer service beginning at 5:00 pm.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spearfish on Friday, June 25, 2010 with Pastor Kent Stillson officiating. Burial will be held at the Little Dane Church Cemetery between Whitewood and St. Onge.
Alvin was born August 21, 1922 at the Jensen Ranch near Whitewood, SD, to Katrina (Weisman) and Jens Peter (Pete) Jensen. He attended the Asbury grade school and graduated from Lead High School in 1940. He also attended South Dakota State University before returning to the ranch. He had met Georgia Dunmire in high school and they were married on June 24, 1945. He farmed and ranched his entire life with his hands on the present and his eyes on the future, with Georgia both literally and figuratively at his side.
Alvin was very active on a broad array of community service and civic organizations, devoting his life to his family, his church, and others that he could reach.
He is survived by his wife Georgia and his children; Katherine Jensen (Audie Blevins), Laramie, WY., Cliff Jensen (Lonnie) and Karl Jensen (Celia), Whitewood, Mary Kay Miller (Dave), Silverton, OR. Scattered around the country and the world are his fourteen grandchildren and twenty two great grandchildren. His sister, Edna Cowan, lives in Boise, Idaho.
Memorials may be made to either Hospice of the Northern Hills or Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Orville T. Kolbu
April 25, 1920 - June 20, 2010
Service was held:
2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2010
Orville Theodore "Koak" Kolbu, 90, Sturgis, died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at his home in Sturgis.
Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Wednesday.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m.Thursday, June 24, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Pastor Harold Delbridge officiating. Burial follows at the Pleasant View Cemetery at Red Owl.
Koak was born April 25, 1920 at Sturgis, SD, to Ingelbert T. and Nellie (Stainbrook) Kolbu. He attended two years of high school at Stoneville, SD, and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1939.
Koak married Arlene Stage on October 15, 1948 at Sturgis. Koak was a rancher all of his life. He served on local school boards, was a member of ASCS and several other organizations. He enjoyed traveling and visiting Alaska, Australia, Canada and most of the United States. Koak loved auctions, dancing and playing cards. Most of all, he enjoyed his kids, grand kids and great grand kids.
After moving to Sturgis in the fall of 1993 he enjoyed being a member of Kiwanis.
Survivors include his wife Arlene Kolbu, Sturgis; three daughters, Janet Lee (Dan) Gilger, Belle Fourche, Patricia Ann (Dave) Reinert, Gillette, WY, Sandra Kaye (Dean) Andrews, Red Owl; also seven grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one son Orville Albert and one brother John.
A memorial has been established to the Pleasant View Cemetery at Red Owl.
Adrian L. Crance
August 11, 1923 - June 19, 2010
Service was held:
10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Adrian Lowell Crance, 86, died June 19, 2010 at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center Hospice after a short battle with lung cancer.
Adrian was born 8/11/23 to Gilbert and Hattie Crance at their home on the Circle C Ranch 8 miles west of Timber Lake, SD. He attended Spick country school through the eighth grade, after which time his help was required at home to run the family ranch. On October 25, 1942, Adrian was drafted into United States Army at the age of 19. While in Germany during WWII, he rose to the ranks of Temporary Master Sergeant. In 1946 he received an honorable discharge from the Army as a Permanent Staff Sergeant, but chose to stay in the Army Reserves. On October 10, 1950, he married Carol June Schaeffer at the First Baptist Church in Timber Lake, SD. Two weeks later, Adrian went off to fight in the Korean War. After the war, they lived on Adrian’s land near his parent’s ranch, raising cattle and sheep.
In 1961, after the death of his mother, Hattie Crance, they sold the farm and moved to town. Adrian then established himself in the construction business - working on road construction, building bridges, and carpentry work. From 1965 on, the Crance family traveled all over South Dakota with the construction business – first to Phillip and then to McIntosh, Madison, Alpena, Armour, Murdo, Bison, Sturgis, Redfield, Ft. Pierre, Kimball and finally settled permanently in Sturgis again in 1976. Upon his retirement, Adrian kept busy in his wood working shop – taking great enjoyment in making toys for his grandchildren and sharpening his mechanical skills.
Adrian is survived by his wife, Carol of Sturgis, three sons – Adrian (Julie) of Spokane, WA, Roy (Ann) of Timber Lake, SD and Dale (Patty) of Phoenix, AZ, and one daughter, Julie (Mike) Cameron of Brookings, SD; 15 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; one sister, Doris Wine of Coon Rapids, MN, and two brothers, LaVerne of Sioux City, IA and Neil of Eugene, OR. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter and a son-in-law, Janice and Maynard Hanson, and granddaughter, Cassandra Crance.
Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Monday , June 21, 2010 at Kinkade Funeral Home, Sturgis with the family present from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Funeral services will be 10 AM Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at First Baptist Church, Sturgis with Brother O.C. Summers officiating. Burial follows at the Timber Lake Cemetery, Timber Lake, SD, at 3:00 p.m.
Memorial has been established with Hospice at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fort Meade, SD. The family wishes to express a special thank-you to all of the staff on Ward E at Fort Meade for the wonderful care that Adrian received during his stay.
Clarence Shinabarger
April 6, 1923 - June 15, 2010
Service was held:
Monday, June 21, 2010, at 10:30 a.m.
Clarence “Buster” Shinabarger, 87, of Ipswich and formerly of Sturgis, SD, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at his residence in Ipswich.
Visitation is Sunday from noon to 9:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 21, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Fr. Tom Campbell leading the service. Burial, with military honors provided by the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard, will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Clarence was born April 6, 1923, in Swans Ville, MN, to Warren and Lena (Schwandt) Shinabarger. He attended school in Burton, MN, through the eighth grade. His family then moved to Bison, SD, where he attended school for only four months of his ninth grade year when he was called to serve the US Army from 1941 through 1946. He took a nine month break and then joined the Air Force from 1946 to 1949.
Clarence was united in marriage to Marilyn Nelson on September 3, 1953, in Terry Gulch, SD. They made their home in Lead, SD, where he became a Volunteer Fire Fighter while working at Twin City Fruit and later at Texaco. They then relocated to Deadwood where he owned and operated the Standard Station.
Clarence enjoyed dancing, playing cards, coffee with friends, and spending time with family and especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Grateful for having shared in his life are his three sons, Doug (Julie) Shinabarger of Ipswich, Dennis (Cathy) Shinabarger of Cocoa, FL, and Rick Shinabarger of Hermosa, SD; two daughters, Diane (John) Huettl of Ipswich and Robynn (Ryan) Konsor of Groton, SD; two brothers, Raymond (Diana) Shinabarger of Buffalo, SD, and Floyd Shinabarger of Sturgis; one sister, Gladys Nelson of Sturgis; 23 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marilyn; one brother, Donald; and one sister, Eleanor.
Adelaide M. "Addie" Killinen
July 3, 1920 - August 12, 2010
Service was held:
10:00 a.m. Monday August 16, 2010
Adelaide Mildred "Addie" Killinen, 90, Sturgis and formerly of Newell, died Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.
Visitation will be noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis and one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, August 16, 2010, at the First Lutheran Church in Newell with Pastor Mike Fox officiating. Burial will be at the Hope Cemetery.
A memorial has been established to the First Lutheran Church in Newell.
Addie was born July 3, 1920, at Inland, SD, to Tolger and Galena (Brekke) Bekken. She grew up on the family ranch and attended country school. She graduated from Newell High School.
Addie married Ralph Killinen at Broadus, MT on October 1, 1940. The couple farmed the Horse Creek area near Newell until the late 60's. Addie was active in the Pollyanna Extension Club. They retired and moved to Newell where they were active in their church and the NVN Senior Center. After Ralph died, Addie continued to keep her home in Newell until she moved to Sturgis in May of 2009.
Survivors include her daughter Venita (Bob) Olhava, Colorado Springs; one sister, Mev Shipley, Sturgis; also 3 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph, and two brothers, Ted and Stub Bekken.
Fred Allen "Fritz" Wolff
February 17, 1934 - August 8, 2010
Service was held:
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
Fred Allen "Fritz" Wolff of Whitewood, SD, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, in Ladera Ranch, CA, after an extended battle against an asbestos related lung cancer.
Born in Lemmon, SD, on February 17, 1934, to Fred and Lydia Wolff, Fritz attended high school in Lemmon and the Wings of Healing Bible College in Portland, OR. In 1953, Fritz married Darlene Twila Allcock in Edmonton, Alberta, and had 3 children together (Wendy, Don, and Gregg). He married Julie Horning in 1978 and in their marriage, he helped raise and support Julie’s four children (Renee Shimkat Cummings, Scott Shimkat, Jody Shimkat Waisanen, and Becky Mahowald).
Fritz’ career began at a young age, working in the shipyards of Seattle, on the Shadehill dam in Perkins Co., SD, and as a plumber and equipment operator for his older brother, Weston Wolff. Fritz and his brother, Julian, later bought Weston’s interest in Wolff’s Plumbing and Heating in Lemmon. He then moved to Aberdeen, SD, where he began Wolff’s Mechanical Contractors. Fritz spent many years there where he enjoyed entertaining friends and family at his Richmond Lake home. Fritz then moved to Spearfish, SD, in 2000 and retired from contracting. After retirement, he became involved in real estate development and hotel construction. He and a consortium of friends purchased the property that lies adjacent to Whitewood, SD, now known as Black Hills Forest Acres and Whitewood Forest Acres. He built a home there and resided there until his passing.
Fritz had a rare love of family and friends. His home became a social center for all he met. His faith to Jesus Christ was graciously obvious in his interactions with everyone he met.
Fritz is survived by his sister, Vivian Dougherty; children, Wendy Converse and her husband, Terry, of Ladera Ranch, CA, Don Wolff and his wife, Doris, of Redondo Beach, CA; Gregg Wolff and his wife, Norma, of Spearfish, SD; grandchildren, Paige Clarke, Ashley Clarke, Noel Clarke, Amanda Wolff, Elisse Wolff, Joshua Wolff, and Nicole Wolff; along with many loving nieces and nephews.
The memorial service for Fred A. Wolff will be held on Tuesday, August 17th at 10:00 AM at the Mountain View Baptist Church in Spearfish.
In lieu of flowers, gifts to Fritz’ favorite charity: Smile Train World Headquarters, 41 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10010.
Glenn D. Zaske
September 18, 1932 - August 9, 2010
Service was held:
1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 12, 2010
Glenn D. Zaske, 77, Box Elder, died Monday, August 9, 2010 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the First Presbyterian Church in Rapid City on Thursday.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Rapid City with Pastor Bob Evans officiating. Burial with military honors by the Ellsworth Honor Guard follows at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Glenn was born September 18, 1932 at Seaforth, MN, to Clifford and Alice (Lochner) Zaske. He grew up and attended school in Bertha, MN where he graduated from Bertha High School with the class of 1952. He entered the US Air Force on June 2, 1952. He served in South Dakota, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina and the far East before retiring on November 20, 1972.
He married Shirley R. Mackay on February 19, 1955 at Rapid City, SD.
Glenn was employed with the South Dakota Department of Transportation from August 1962 to retirement on September 18, of 1987. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Rapid City where he served as a deacon and elder trustee. He was also a Boy Scout leader for several years.
Glenn enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, boating and camping.
Survivors include his wife Shirley R. Zaske, Box Elder; two sons, Marvin D. Zaske, Winnemucca, NV, Clifford G. Zaske, Rapid City; three daughters, Linda S. Zaske, Mesa, AZ, Karen J. Tracy, Rapid City, Pamela R. Zaske, Denver, CO; two brothers, Robert F. Zaske, San Antonio, TX, Gerald R. Zaske, Fergus Falls, MN; five sisters, Lillian Swenson, Wadena, MN, Jeanette H. Zaske, Wadena, MN, Fayette Kovar, Wadena, MN, Shirley Braun, Richfield, MN, LaVonne Drayna, Fergus Falls, MN; also four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Jim Barker
October 6, 1945 - August 9, 2010
Service was held:
9 a.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2010
James T. Barker, 64, of Whitewood, died Monday, August 9th, 2010 at the David M. Dorsett Regional Senior Care facility in Spearfish after sustaining injuries from a fall the week prior. Jim was born in Sheridan Wyoming on October 6th 1945. He grew up at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming before moving to South Dakota to play football for BHSC in 1964. Jim spent the majority of his life serving the Whitewood Community as a member of the local volunteer fire department, city council, Boy Scout Troop 41, the Whitewood Presbyterian Church and Chamber of Commerce. Jim and his wife Randee operated A&J Supply as a family business for over 40 years together. Jim is preceded in death by his parents Robert and June Barker of Sheridan Wyo. He is survived by his brothers Tom and Bob, his wife Randee, sons Jim Jr, Travis and daughter Theresa Bradford, 8 nieces and nephews and 6 grandchildren. There will be a visitation and viewing at the Whitewood Presbyterian church at 7:00 A.M. Wednesday August 11th followed by the funeral at 9:00 A.M. A memorial has been established to benefit the Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department and other community activities at the Simply Service Credit Union in Whitewood. The Barker family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Pastor Steve Agan, The Dorsett Regional Senior Care facility and the Hospice of the Northern Hills in Spearfish.
Dixie Lee Flack
July 12, 1943 - August 8, 2010
Service was held:
Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.
Dixie Lee Flack, 67, Sturgis, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a long courageous battle with cancer.
Visitation will be noon until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Pastor Denzel Nonhof and Pastor Harold Delbridge officiating. Burial will follow at the Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis.
Dixie was born July 12, 1943, at Tacoma, WA, to Leslie "Bud" and Bessie (Crowser) Flack. When her father was shipped overseas during the war, she moved back to Sturgis. She attended rural schools through the 8th grade and graduated from Sturgis High School. She married Charles "Slim" Ackerman at Sturgis on March 25, 1962. She worked as an aide at St. Johns Hospital in Rapid City and the Sturgis Community Hospital. She graduated from LPN School at Western Dakota VoTech in 1980 and worked at Ft. Meade VA Hospital for 16 years. She retired due to a disability but continued to care for older folks in Sturgis. She retired to the ranch where she took care of her family, friends, and animals. She liked to give away homemade wine, handmade blankets, and other gifts.
Dixie was a member of the Sturgis VFW Auxiliary and she enjoyed old country music.
Survivors include her son, Les Albertson, Sturgis; daughters, Robin (Delbert) Brink, Sturgis, and Betty Jo (Chet) Stone, Hermosa; one brother, Larry (Shirley) Flack, Whitewood; uncle, Orval (Florence) Flack, Sheridan, WY; aunt, Virginia Crowser, Union Center; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three nephews, Lonny, Layne, and Shawn; one niece, Shelly; and many special friends and relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Lynn, and husband, Slim.
A memorial has been established to the Sturgis Animal Shelter.
