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DuWayne Poppen
CLARK — DuWayne Poppen, 73, Clark, formerly of Garden City, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, in a Watertown hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Betty, Clark; one daughter, Colleen Jensen, Brandon; four sons, Kelvin and Boyd, both of Rapid City, Russell, Post Falls, Idaho, and Dan, Pierre; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Arne Funeral Home in Clark, and before services at the church.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at United Methodist Church in Garden City, with the Rev. Warren Rhodes officiating.
Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown.
Mildred Nell Barr Sanders
KALISPELL, Mont. — Mildred Nell Barr Sanders, age 91, passed away on Jan. 12, 2001.
Our wonderful and dearly beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away quietly Friday evening. Her kindness to others and loving support of family will always be remembered. Mildred was admired by all who knew her, not only because she was a woman without guile but because she truly loved life and chose to see the good in others. She epitomized lifelong learning and deeply appreciated the earth's beauty. Always the student and the teacher, Mildred deeply cared about others. One could not leave the presence of Mildred Sanders and not be profoundly influenced to be a better person.
Mildred, the sixth of nine children, was born Aug. 23, 1909, on the family farm near Belvidere, S.D., to Edward Albert and Lydia Barbara Baughman Barr. She attended schools in and near Belvidere and attended college at the University of South Dakota and the University of Wisconsin. After receiving her teaching certificate, she taught school in western South Dakota. Before getting married, Mildred worked as an interior decorator for a Rapid City furniture store, where she became acquainted with the Sanders family.
On March 16, 1942, in Cheyenne, Wyo., Mildred married Roy Harland Sanders, a Black Hills rancher. They ranched in the Black Hills for almost 31 years before moving to Dupuyer, Mont., where they ranched for three years before retiring on the Flathead River near Kalispell. Mildred, always education-minded, was interested in reading geology, family history, politics, community causes and anything that lifted and challenged the mind. As well, she was involved in Red Cross home nursing for a number of years. She was an avid gardener and loved nature and accompanying Roy into the Bob Marshall on horseback. She was very dedicated to her church callings and was a devoted grandmother, mother and faithful wife. The family would like to thank the staff of both Immanuel Lutheran Home and Harmony House for their support and care of Mildred.
Mildred is survived by her husband, Roy; son, Daniel Barr Sanders, and wife, Pat, of Kalispell; daughters, Laurel Jeanne (Gary) Kramer of Orem, Utah, and Kathryn Ann (John) Stott of Hayden Lake, Idaho; 21 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Harriet Marsh Connelly of Rapid City, S.D.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1380 Whitefish Stage Road, Kalispell. Friends are invited to call at the church one hour prior to services. Burial will follow at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. The family request memorials in Mildred's name to either Immanuel Lutheran Home or Hospice.
Buffalo Hill Funeral Home in Kalispell is caring for the family.
Darren Weischedel
ONIDA — Darren Weischedel, 20, Onida, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.
Survivors include his father, Gene Weischedel, Onida; his mother and stepfather, Patti and Cliff Weber, Sturgis; his grandmother, Helen Weischedel, Fort Pierre; a sister, Becki Weischedel, Aberdeen; three stepbrothers, Lance Weber, Fairfield, Minn., Rick Weber, Mentone, Ala., and Jeffery Weber, Mitchell; and one stepsister, Jamie Mikkaelsen, Claire, Mich.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, at Feigum Funeral Home in Pierre.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Sully Buttes Auditorium in Onida.
Burial will follow at Onida Cemetery.
Shirley Voeltz
PIERRE — Shirley Voeltz, 64, Pierre, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.
Survivors include her husband, Marlo Voeltz, Pierre; two sons, Jeffery Alan, Mitchell, and Curtis Dean, Pierre; her mother, Edna Hofer, Onida; one sister, Deb Olson, Onida; two brothers, Gary Hofer, Onida, and Dean Hofer, Aberdeen; and four granddaughters.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, at First Baptist Church in Pierre.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the church.
Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre.
Feigum Funeral Home of Pierre is in charge of arrangements.
Nancy Houlihan
SPEARFISH — Nancy Houlihan, 98, Spearfish, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at David M. Dorsett Health Care Facility in Spearfish.
Arrangements are pending with Fidler Funeral Chapel in Spearfish.
Merl Wayne Fowler
FAITH — Merl Wayne Fowler, 92, Faith, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, in Rapid City.
Survivors include one son, Alan Fowler, Hot Springs; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Campbell, Paula & Quinn Funeral Home in Rapid City.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Little Chapel of the Pines in Pine Lawn Memorial Park in Rapid City, with the Rev. Preston Brown officiating. Burial will be at Pine Lawn Memorial Park.
A second memorial service will be Monday, Feb. 5, at United Methodist Church in Faith, with the Rev. Muriel Oates officiating.
Ralph John Larvie
NORRIS — Ralph John Larvie, 53, Norris, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Survivors include his mother, Zabie Larvie, Rapid City; two sons, Joseph Larvie, Salamanca, N.Y., and Ralph Larvie Jr., Rapid City; two daughters, Grace Larvie, Rapid City, and Rose Larvie, Norris; three brothers, Herbert Larvie and Eugene Larvie, both of Rapid City, and Anthony Larvie, Lander, Wyo.
Arrangements are pending with Rooks & Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City.
Elizabeth A. O'Brien
RAPID CITY — Elizabeth A. O'Brien, 86, died Wednesday, January 10, 2001, in Rapid City, South Dakota. She was born December 5, 1914, in Lyman Township, North Dakota, to Claude and Shirley (Welch) Chappell.
The four children whom she adopted will feel forever blessed for having been chosen by this devoted and loving Mother. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with family, especially her beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren
She dearly loved and enjoyed the company of her Pekingese companions throughout her life. Because of her love for dogs, a memorial has been established to the Humane Society of the Black Hills.
She is survived by Gloria Bakeberg (daughter) of Rapid City, Jeri Archer (daughter) of Chandler, Ariz., Stanley Bevier (son) of Colony, Wyo., Marvin BeVier (son) of Las Vegas, Nev., John O'Brien (son) of Casper, Wyo., Margaret Richards (sister) of Newport, Wash., Mary Irwin (sister) Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Claude Chappell Jr. (brother) of Salem, Ore.; and 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Bill O'Brien, one grandson, Danny BeVier, one granddaughter, Tabatha Bevier, one brother, Jack Chappell, three sisters: Georgie MacDonald, Catherine Foos and Lucy Jaton.
A public visitation will be held Monday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Campbell, Paula & Quinn Funeral Home in Rapid City.
Graveside services will be held Monday, January 15, 2001, at 1:00 p.m. at Little Chapel of the Pines in Pine Lawn Memorial Park in Rapid City, with Rev. Bob Rudebusch officiating.
Arthur 'Chad' Bridwell
EAGLE BUTTE — Arthur "Chad" Bridwell, 45, Eagle Butte, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his mother, Mildred Bridwell, Eagle Butte; four brothers, Bruce Bridwell, Jackson, Miss., Lawrence Estes, Hermanston, Ore., Richard Estes, Rapid City, and John Bridwell, Aberdeen; eight sisters, Debra Carrello of Texas, Tina White, Sarasota, Fla., Yvette Estes, Shakopee, Minn., Val Estes, Eagle Butte, Judy Bridwell, Pierre, Debi Bridwell, Takini, Mary Drapeaux, Aberdeen, and Tony Buffalo, Eagle Butte; and one Hunka sister, Charlotte Poor Thunder, Rapid City.
Wake services will be at 7 p.m. today at HV Johnston Cultural Center in Eagle Butte. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at the cultural center, with the Rev. Yvon Sheehy officiating.
Burial will be at Dupree City Cemetery in Dupree.
Luce Funeral Home in Eagle Butte is in charge of arrangements.
William K. Tucker
HOT SPRINGS — William K. Tucker, 84, Hot Springs, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at Hot Springs Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Tucker, Hot Springs; two sons, Al Wait, Hot Springs, and Vincent Caruso, Kissimmee, Fla.; two daughters, Liz Johnson, Hot Springs, and Stephanie Weaver, Kissimmee; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at Isburg-McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Cascade Road Baptist Church in Hot Springs, with the Rev. Bill Martin officiating.
Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Merl Fowler
RAPID CITY — Merl Fowler, 92, Rapid City, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at a local nursing home.
Survivors include one son, Alan Fowler, Hot Springs.
Arrangements are pending with Campbell, Paula & Quinn Funeral Home in Rapid City.
Ronald 'Ron' Richter
RAPID CITY — Ronald R. "Ron" Richter, 61, of Rapid City, died on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
He was born Sept. 26, 1939, in Milaca, Minn., to Raymond and Irene (Braun) Richter. He grew up there and graduated from Milaca High School in 1957. He was married and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, stationed at Honolulu, Hawaii.
His 41-year career with the airlines began at Devils Lake, N.D., in November 1960, with North Central Airlines. His work took the family to Brookings, Aberdeen, Pierre, Salt Lake City and then to Rapid City, where they have lived since 1984 and where he was Senior Customer Service Agent for Northwest Airlines. In 1981, Anita Wood and her son, Grant, joined the Richter family.
Ron was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Pierre, Scandinavia Lutheran Church at Bath, a Union Representative for I.A.M., a trainer for Northwest Airlines and past president of the Pine Cliff Water Association where he lived.
He enjoyed snowmobiling, ice fishing, hunting deer and pheasant, camping, scuba diving and being a jack-of-all-trades mechanic.
He is survived by his mother, Irene Richter of Isle, Minn.; his companion, Anita Wood of Rapid City; four children, Kathryn Bechen of San Diego, Calif., Debora Mackey of Fort Pierre, Roxanne Smith of Thornton, Colo., and Grant Wood of Rapid City; two sisters, Karen Mitchell of Ely, Minn., and Anita Gustufson of Flager Beach, Fla; and four grandchildren, Brenda Morford of Boulder, Colo., Shawn Kenworthy and Sierra Moeller, both of Fort Pierre, and Zachery Smith of Thornton, Colo.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ray; infant daughter, Diana; and infant great-granddaughter, Hallie Kenworthy.
Visitation will be at Rooks & Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City on Friday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Services are set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bruce Thalacker officiating.
A memorial has been established.
