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Richard C. Anderson, 72, of Yankton, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls surrounded by his family after a brief renal-related illness.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory in Yankton. A memorial service will be Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, Yankton, with The Reverend James Pearson and The Reverend Dr. Paul Opsahl officiating. Burial of the cremains will be held at a later date.
Richard "Dick" Anderson was born in Spencer, Iowa on Aug. 29, 1940 to Clarence and Vera (Woodford) Anderson. He attended Garfield School and graduated from Webb High School in 1958. He attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, graduating in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. He earned his Master's Degree in English from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, in 1968.
Dick moved to Yankton and began his teaching career at Yankton Junior High in 1962 fulfilling a calling that he recognized when he was in the 3rd grade.
On June 22, 1963, Dick and Louise DeSaix were married at Washington, Iowa by The Rev. Will Yard who had married Louise's parents and maternal grandparents.
Dick is best remembered for his years teaching at Yankton High School. In his 46-year career, only teaching in the Yankton School District, he served as English department chairman for 40 years, and, along with an excellent team of instructors, was responsible for shaping the English Department into one of the finest in South Dakota.
In addition to his other courses, he also taught journalism and was the adviser of the YHS newspaper, Woksape, for his entire teaching career.
Under his leadership, between 1963 and 2008, the Woksape earned 36 All-State awards from the South Dakota High School Press Association, with a 19-year unbroken streak of All-State newspapers from 1973 to 1991.
During the same time, well over 100 YHS students were named as All-State Journalists and Photographers
For 30 years, Dick taught at the High School Press Association's summer workshops in Brookings.
"In recognition of outstanding service to high school journalism through teaching the principles of good journalism," he was recognized with the High School Press Association's Founders' Award in 1986 and again in 2005. In the 50-year history of the Founders' Award, Anderson is the only person to have won that award twice.
Dick served as a member of the South Dakota High School Activities Association's Journalism Advisory Committee for two terms: 1979 to 1984 and 1999 to 2004.
In 2004, Dick received the Distinguished Service Award from the South Dakota High School Activities Association. This award is given to coaches and directors in South Dakota to recognize outstanding service to the youth of the state through various high school activities programs.
In other journalistic endeavors, Dick worked at the copy desk at the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan on weekends and during the summers for many years, and he wrote copy for the Gurney Seed Catalogue.
Dick was also the adviser of the YHS literary magazine, The Cellar Door, for several years.
In addition, Dick was an adjunct instructor at both Yankton College and Mount Marty College, and had been adviser for the Mount Marty newspaper, The Moderator.
Dick's expertise was called on numerous times as a committee member to North Central Accreditation teams in evaluating the English departments at other area high schools.
Dick was a past-president of the South Dakota Teachers of English, member of the South Dakota Reading Council and South Dakota Education Association.
Locally, Dick served on the Yankton Federal Prison Camp Community Relations Board, Yankton Public Library Board of Directors, Community Concert Association and the Yankton Education Association.
Dick was also a member of United Methodist Church Yankton, where he had been a Sunday school teacher for many years.
Upon Dick's retirement from teaching in 2008 he enjoyed spending time with his most prized possession, his family. His other pleasure was spending much of his time working at his wife's store, The Pantry, in downtown Yankton. He loved when former students would come in and ask him- "Mr. Anderson, Do you know who I am?"
He enjoyed cooking, gardening, reading and talking to former students and colleagues.
In April 2012, Dick was given the gift of a kidney at the Avera Transplant Institute in Sioux Falls, SD. He had an amazing team at the Institute who facilitated a successful transplant.
Through Dick's short illness, he appreciated all the wonderful care and support that the doctors and nurses provided to him and his family.
He is survived by his wife Louise of Yankton; sons, John (Missy) Anderson of Rapid City and Benjamin Anderson of Sioux Falls; two grandchildren, Jackson and Chloe Anderson of Rapid City; sister, Linda (Robert) Rust of Webb, Iowa; an aunt, Eleanor Essick; numerous nieces nephews and cousins; past and present members of the Yankton High School English Department; and thousands of former students.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers the family requests gifts be directed to: Avera McKennan Kidney Transplant Fund, 1325 South Cliff Ave, P.O Box 5045, Sioux Falls, SD 57117 or charity of choice.
Garrald "Gerry" A. Cameron, age 82 of Yankton, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton with Fr. Mark Lichter officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton. Visitations will begin at 5:30 PM, Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton with a Scripture service at 7 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Garrett Cameron, Matthew Cameron, Bob Stocking, Ryan Cameron, Chris Stocking, Jason Cameron, Riley Cameron and Russell Cameron. Honorary pallbearers are his remaining grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Gerry was born April 18, 1929 at New Market, Iowa to Dortha (Whitney) and James Cameron. He graduated from New Market High School and promptly began his travels of the Western U.S. His mode of transportation included riding the rails and hitchhiking. This continued for a few years, during which he procured odd jobs along the way and eventually landed in Yankton. Once in Yankton, he began working at the S.D. Human Services Center in 1950. During the annual Human Services Center Halloween dance he met his wife, Mildred Zdenek, when according to him, "she tripped me." That trip sent him falling head over heels. They married a month later on December 1, 1950. The Cameron's had four boys while still living in Yankton.
Soon after, Gerry took a position as a salesman for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. which eventually took the family to Sioux City, Iowa. He received a promotion to store manager and the family moved to Estherville, Iowa. While in Estherville, their only daughter was born. His position then took them to Cherokee, Iowa and finally back to Yankton. Once back in Yankton, Millie and Gerry had their last child, a son. Gerry left Singer and worked for Freeman Co., Larsen Sheet Metal, and ultimately returned to work at the Human Services Center. He was employed there as a Mental Health Technician, EMT, and drove the ambulance for many years. He retired in 1989 from HSC after 30+ years.
During his life, Gerry was a member of the Knights of Columbus and enjoyed playing cards, watching the stock market, hunting, watching baseball, following his grandchildren's sporting events, and beating any unlucky opponent in checkers.
Gerry is survived by his wife, Mildred Cameron, five children, sons, William (Pamela) of Juneau, WI; Richard (Special Friend Gail) of San Ramon, CA; Donald (Diane) of Yankton; Scott (Maria) of Yankton; daughter, Joan Stocking of Yankton; sister, Marie Pitman of Des Moines, IA; 20 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Robert; brother, James; sister, Irene and parents.
Judith B. Garvey, age 83 of Yankton passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Yankton, with Rev. Dave Lund officiating. Burial will be in the Gayville Cemetery at approximately 1:00 PM Saturday afternoon. Visitations will begin at 5:30 PM, Friday, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with a Scripture service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.
Judith B. Garvey was born August 10, 1928 to Soren Stenberg and Inger Marie (Mary) Thomsen on a farm north of Mission Hill. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.
Judith married Thomas Edward Garvey on September 17, 1951. They started their married life on the Garvey family farm south of Gayville, living with Tom's father, Chester. She was widowed on July 29, 1967 when Tom was killed in a tractor accident on their farm. Judith remained on the farm until October, 2009.
Judith was a hardworking, devoted and selfless mother and wife-managing the farm, taking care of the farmhouse and yard, cooking and baking, and raising three children with love, support and humor. She was a long time active member of the Trinity (Danish) Lutheran Church, south of Gayville, and later Gayville Lutheran Church. She loved the farm and the Gayville community that supported her and her family so much. Judith graciously accomplished the goal she set for herself in 1967, after the death of her husband, "...to hold it all together for her children and grandchildren." Her children are eternally grateful for this gift.
Judith is survived by her son Tommy (Fran) Garvey of Omaha, NE; daughters Debora (Mark Hall) Garvey of Eden Prairie, MN and Carolin (Fred) Garvey-Kaynor of Oakland, CA; six grandchildren: Jessica Garvey, Jennifer Garvey, Katharine Garvey-Hall, Grace Garvey-Hall, Ian Kaynor and Catherine Kaynor and three sisters, Esther Muecke of Sioux Falls, Janice Aune of Mission Hill and Leona Sparks of Yankton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; her parents, Soren S. and Inger Marie Thomsen; five brothers: Henry, Aage, Einer, Gerhardt and Virgil and three sisters: Gerda, Lily and Ellen.
Memorials should be directed to the Avera Sacred Heart Foundation or Trinity Lutheran Church.
Ronald G. Jones, age 76, of Yankton, SD and formerly of Britton, SD, passed away, peacefully, at his residence on Friday, January 18, 2013. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Yankton, with Rev. Dave Wildermuth officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will take place in Britton, SD at a later date. Visitations will begin at 5PM, Monday, January 21, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with a Scripture service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Urn bearers will be Jim Roemmich, Jerry Schafer, Paul Smart, and Reyneld Stevens. Honorary urn bearers his grandchildren: Brandon Schafer, Katie Schafer, and Alexa Roemmich.
Ron was born on April 17, 1936, in Britton, SD, to Lester and Allyce (Johnson) Jones, and graduated from high school there in 1954. He worked in Aberdeen for several years after receiving a pharmacy degree from SDSU in 1958. He married Joanna Beer in 1962, and they had 2 daughters, Raette and Suzanne. He attended dental school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, graduating in 1968. They moved back to Britton, SD, where he had a private dental practice for almost 20 years.
After Joanna's death, he worked for Super 8 Motels for several years, supervising building of new properties. He met Louise Tomko while working in Kent, OH, and they married in 1989. He returned to practicing pharmacy and dentistry in North and South Dakota. They settled in Yankton, SD, where he worked as both a pharmacist and a dentist. In 2008 he received an award for working 50 years in pharmacy from the SD Pharmacists Association.
Even after being diagnosed with leukemia, he continued to work as a general dentist at the Springfield prison, ride his bike at the Lewis and Clark State Park, help in his church, do crossword puzzles, and enjoy life until the disease overtook his body.
He is survived by his wife Louise of Yankton, SD; daughters Raette (Jerry) Schafer of Greenville, NC, and Suzanne (James) Roemmich of Grand Forks, ND; grandchildren Brandon and Katerina Schafer and Alexa Roemmich; and sisters Judy (Paul) Smart of Charleston, WV, and Kaye (Reyneld) Stevens of Ft. Collins, CO. Ron has requested that donations be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church music program; 403 Broadway Ave., Yankton, SD 57078.
Judith K. (List) Knodel, age 68, of Lenexa, KS passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 5, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Yankton, SD with Rev. Dave Gunderson officiating. Burial will be in the Gayville Cemetery, Gayville, SD. Visitations will begin at 5:00 PM, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with a Scripture service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers are Eugene List Jr., Donavon List, Darwin List, Cory Knodel, Rick Werkmeister, Christopher List, Michael List and John Knodel. Honorary pallbearers are her God children, nieces and nephews.
Judith was born July 4, 1944 in Yankton, SD to Edwin Wilson and Mercedes Helen (Lee) List. She was baptized in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Scotland. She graduated from Scotland High School in Scotland, SD in 1962 and graduated from Springfield College and Southern State Teacher's College in Springfield, SD. She married Kenneth H. Knodel on July 23, 1966 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Scotland, SD. She worked at the State Hospital in Yankton, a lawyer's firm in Yankton as an Administrator, and was in charge of the Press Department at the Sun Publications Newspaper in Overland Park, KS from 1972 to 1982. She was a school teacher for the Shawnee Mission School District in Kansas from 1986 to 1994, and Johnson County Community College as an Administrative Assistant from 1994 to 2013.
Judith loved spending time with her husband and her two sons. She was very involved with her sons' sports activities, such as softball, soccer, and basketball. She also served on the committee for the Boy Scouts as a recorder and was known as "The Eagle Lady" for helping the children through the many courses of the rank of Eagle Scout. She was active in many church activities, such as assisting her sons in ushering and other youth group activities.
Judith will be remembered for her devotion and love to her family.
She is survived by her two sons, Jeffery Harold and Robert Alan, both of Lenexa, KS; brother, Gary Edwin (Tina) List of Lawler, IA; sister, Lynnette Ann (David) Bue of Yankton, SD and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin Wilson and Mercedes Helen List, and husband, Kenneth.
Judith was a kind and loving wife and mother and will be cherished by her two sons for evermore.
