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Owen D. Evans
SIOUX FALLS — Owen D. Evans, 83, of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, January 27, at Avera McKennan Hospice.
Owen Evans was born February 5, 1918, in Sioux Falls. As a small child, he moved with his family to Rapid City, S.D., where he received his education. Following high school graduation, he attended the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, where he earned a BS degree in geology. He continued his education, earning a Master's Degree in geology at Harvard University. Owen then worked in Peru as a geologist for the next seven years. He returned to the United States, where he met and married Kathleen Driscoll on Dec. 2, 1950, in Rapid City. Following their marriage, the couple lived in various places throughout the United States where Owen worked as a geologist. They settled in Sioux Falls in 1956. Owen joined his father in business, the J.D. Evans Equipment Co. He and Kathleen moved back to Rapid City in the late 1970s, where they lived until their recent return to Sioux Falls. He retired from J.D. Evans Equipment as a co-owner in the early 1980s.
His wife, Kathleen, preceded him in death on May 12, 2001.
Grateful for having shared his life are his daughters, Elizabeth A. Evans of Missoula, Mont., Susan L. Evans of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Patricia M. Evans of Salt Lake City, Utah; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Paul; and one son, Jeff.
A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Michael Cemetery. Visitation begins at noon Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location.
Memorials may be directed to the Avera McKennan Hospice Unit.
Stanley I. Madison
RAPID CITY — Stanley I. Madison, 76, Rapid City, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Marilynn Madison, Rapid City; three children, Michael Madison, Mavis Madison and Monte Madison, all of Rapid City; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens Mortuary of Rapid City.
Margaret Naeseth Hegland
LAKESIDE, Mont. — Margaret Naeseth Hegland died September 13, 2001. She was born on October 10, 1914, in Valley City, North Dakota, to Rev. C.G. Naeseth and his wife Emma Brandt Naeseth. Margaret was the second child in a family of five. Her childhood was filled with singing, and music gave her enjoyment her whole life.
Margaret earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and another in nursing from Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, where she was selected as Nurse of the Year. On March 14, 1942, she married Reverend Norval Hegland in Spring Prairie, Wisconsin. The wedding was performed by her father.
The couple moved to Moorhead, Minnesota, where Norval served as Professor of Religion and Dean of Men at Concordia College. After World War II, the couple served in the Lemmon Circuit Air Parish in South Dakota, and then a nine-point flying parish based in Newell, South Dakota.
In 1951 Pastor Norval accepted the call to be Superintendent of the Lutheran Eskimo Mission and "flying pastor" based in Teller, Alaska. He also established a church at Nome. During their nine years of service in Alaska, Margaret's skills in nursing, administration and music were essential. In consultation with doctors in Nome by means of short-wave radio, Margaret administered to villagers' medical needs. She was president of the Ladies Aid, superintendent of Sunday School, choir director, director of Summer Bible School, coordinator of Luther League, and performed many other support activities in mission work. During the year when Pastor Norval convalesced from tuberculosis, and then when he flew to Nome for services, Margaret held church services in Teller. Along with her husband, Margaret reveled in the challenges and beauty of life in Alaska.
Rev. and Mrs. Hegland returned to the lower 48 states in 1960 and served parishes in Philip and Parker, South Dakota. In later years Margaret and Norval served as nursing home co-administrators for the Good Samaritan Society in St. Francis, Kansas, and Hermiston, Oregon, and finally served a parish in Wibaux, Montana. They retired to Hamilton, Mont., and later to Lakeside, Mont.
Margaret and Pastor Norval raised three children: Paul who lives in Arlington, Virginia; Mary who lives in San Jose, California; and Ruth, also of Arlington.
Margaret Hegland was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Helen Margarethe Hegland, who died September 13, 2000, exactly one year before Margaret, her brother Gerhard Brandt Naeseth, and her sister, Elaine Naeseth Lee.
She was survived by her loving husband Norval Hegland; her children Paul Hegland and his wife Kristen Puckett, Mary Hegland, and Ruth Hegland; grandchildren Mathew Puckett, Elizabeth and Ben Hegland, Karima Hooglund, and Allen Danze; great-granddaughter Nakeysa; and her siblings Louise and her husband Fred Hubbard, Erling Naeseth and his wife Sally, Milma Naeseth wife of the late Gerhard Naeseth, and Bob Lee, husband of the late Elaine Naeseth Lee.
Margaret is remembered for her love of family, her kindness to all, and her delight in even the small joys of life. Her family particularly appreciates her courageous effort to continue showing her love during her last long illness.
A memorial service was held Monday, September 17, 2001, at Eidsvold Lutheran Church in Somers, Montana. Any memorial gifts may be sent to Our Savior's Lutheran Church, P.O. 965, Nome, Alaska, 99762.
Alice Wood
SPEARFISH — Alice Wood, 82, died January 27, 2002, at her home in Spearfish. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, at Northern Hills Baptist Church, with Rev. Jeff Poppinga and Pastor Harvey Sylvester officiating. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. January 29, 2001, at Carlsen & Aldinger Funeral Home in Spearfish. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. A memorial has been established to ALS Research (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Mayo Foundation Development Dept., 200 1st St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
Alice was born on March 6, 1919, at Cooper, S.D., the daughter of Albert and Hilda Price. As a small child she lived in Alden, Iowa, and attended school in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Alice was a born-again Christian, baptized in the river at Iowa Falls. She met and fell in love with Donald John Wood and was married on June 29, 1937, at Fort Dodge, Iowa. They raised three children. They lived in various places in Iowa including Webster City, Lake City, Cherokee, and South Sioux City, Neb., before retiring in Spearfish in 1979.
Alice was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She always considered the other person first. She attended the Northern Hills Baptist Church in Spearfish. Alice loved to fish, camp and play cribbage.
She is survived by one son, Jerry D. and Georgia Wood of Spearfish; two daughters, Joan and Terry Cargin and Peggy and William Cacek of Rapid City, S.D.; two brothers, Edwin L. and Della Price of Mason City, Iowa, and Merle L. and Jan Price of Sioux City, Iowa; a sister, Frances L. Douglas, East Longmeadow, Mass.; two sisters-in-law, Avon Price of Ackley, Iowa, and Ruth Wentzel of Lewis, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Jill and Dave Dell, Jodi and Larry Vrooman, Terri Jo and Delwin Oedekoven, Peggy S. Cargin, Donald and Sandy Nelson, David Nelson and Selina Lamphear, Scott and Miranda Cacek and Tanya and Doug Madden; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Carlsen & Aldinger Funeral Home of Spearfish.
Leo C. Willmott
HOT SPRINGS — Leo C. Willmott, 67, Hot Springs, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Daryle Willmott, Hot Springs; two sons, Greg Willmott, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Derrick Willmott, Tolland, Conn.; two daughters, Janine Neal, Ballston Spa, N.Y., and Karen Levine, Germantown, Md.; three stepdaughters, Susan Turbiville and Kristina Eberle, both of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Janet Dressler, Davenport, Iowa; two stepsons, Timothy Hagen, Pierre, and Thomas Hagen, Spearfish; and 13 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Rooks-McColley Funeral Chapel in Hot Springs.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at United Churches in Hot Springs, with the Rev. Gary Warren officiating.
Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Hot Springs.
A memorial has been established for Fall River Hospital.
Thelma W. Mertz
SPEARFISH — Thelma W. Mertz, 98, Spearfish, died Saturday, January 26, 2002, at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish.
Thelma was born in Deadwood on July 7, 1903, the daughter of Lillian (Hagerman) and Frank Waugh. She grew up in Deadwood, graduating from high school and then attended business college in Denver, after which she returned to Deadwood and married Lyndon (Bill) Mertz on June 11, 1929, in Newcastle, Wyo.
They resided in Colorado many years before retirement brought them back to Spearfish.
Thelma enjoyed nature and hiking with her husband in the Colorado Mountains and was fond of animals, especially the many family dogs. She had a great zest for life and always had a smile on her face.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Lynda and Robert Fanning of Spearfish; one sister, Jeannette Klein of Longmont, Colo.; one brother, Francis Waugh of Fort Collins, Colo.; grandchildren Blake and (Pam) Fanning of Nashville, Tenn., Regan Fanning of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo., Kara Fanning of Salida, Colo., and Kyle and (Ginny) Fanning of Memphis, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Kay Kelly of Spearfish.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, Ronald, her parents, two sisters, Estellene Jarvi and Harriette Wolfe, and a brother, Everett Waugh.
At her request, there will be no services.
Thelma can be remembered by donations to the Western Hills Humane Society, P.O. Box 293, Spearfish, SD 57783.
The Carlsen & Aldinger Funeral Home of Spearfish is in charge of arrangements.
Blanche Ella Ames
BOWMAN, N.D. — Blanche Ella Ames, 89, Bowman, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at Belle Fourche Long Term Care Center.
Survivors include 11 cousins, Charles Jacobson, Alexandria, Minn., Helen Falcone, Sun City, Ariz., Burdette McClelland, Seattle, Wash., Shirley Reinhold and Mitzie Dumas, both of Rochester Hills, Mich., Lillian Fjosee, Havre, Mont., Phyllis Godfredson, Newell, Thornton Vallery, Nisland, Donna Boucher, Spokane, Wash., Paula Jenkins, LaGrande, Ore., and Dean Tarter, Camp Crook.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, and one hour before services at the church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Ralph Lutheran Church.
Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Ralph Lutheran Church and Cemetery.
Leon Arthur Stalder
WHITEWOOD — Leon Arthur Stalder, 64, Whitewood, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at Sturgis Community Health Care Center.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Stalder, Whitewood; one daughter, Kim Jones, Sturgis; seven sons, Kelly Stalder, Kenton Stalder, Marty Stalder and K.T. Stalder, all of Sturgis, Kenne Stalder and Cody Stalder, both of Whitewood, and Kevin Stalder, Bedford, Ind.; one sister, Eileen Brabazon, Lodgepole; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, and from 8 a.m. to time of services Thursday at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bill Zandri officiating. Burial will follow at Whitewood Cemetery.
A memorial has been established.
Walter M. Oyler
RAPID CITY — Walter M. Oyler, 85, Rapid City, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at a local nursing home.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Oyler, Rapid City; three daughters, Marilyn Warren and Judith Bergman, both of Rapid City, and Sharon Paule, Piedmont; one son, Michael Oyler, Rapid City; five brothers, John Oyler, Lemul Oyler, Louie Oyler and Joe Oyler. all of Rapid City and Albert Oyler, Merino, Colo.; two sisters, Millie VanVickle, St. Cloud, Minn., and Grace Jensen, Carrollton, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City, with the Rev. David Greenhood officiating.
Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City is in charge of arrangements.
Hattie Colleen Hennessey
BELLE FOURCHE — Hattie Colleen Hoffman Hennessey, 73, Belle Fourche, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at Belle Fourche Long Term Care Center.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Hennessey, Belle Fourche; one son, Bill Hennessey, Belle Fourche; one daughter, Dixie Husman, Yankton; two brothers, Maurice Hoffman, Pedro, and Ray Hoffman; one sister, Lorna Moore, Quinn; and seven grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.
Josephine C. Rick
She was born on Aug 26, 1915, at Janousek, S.D., the daughter of Joseph G. and Cecylia (Borszich) Fejfar. She grew up in the rural Janousek area and graduated from Yankton High School. She moved to Port Angeles, Washington, and was married to Ernest W. Rick on Aug. 22, 1938, at Port Angeles. The couple resided at Port Angeles, Post Falls, Idaho, and Mission Hills, S.D., prior to moving to Rapid City in 1951. She was employed with the Ben Franklin Store in Rapid City for a period of 14 years. Josephine loved to garden and enjoyed knitting and tatting.
She was a member of the Church of St. Therese, the Little Flower Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest W. Rick, Rapid City; two sons, Wesley Rick, Box Elder and Ernest B. Rick and his wife Joyce, Nemo, S.D.; a daughter, Norene Crisman Lantz and her husband, Donald of Rapid City; a brother, Clem Fejfar, Utica, S.D.; seven grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, two sisters, a son-in-law and a great-granddaughter.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Osheim-Catron Funeral Home with a Christian Wake service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Church of St. Therese, the Little Flower, with Rev. Bryan Sorensen as the celebrant.
Interment will be at the Mount Calvary Cemetery.
A memorial has been established.
Orpha June Blanton
CRAWFORD, Neb. — Orpha June "June Bug" Hamaker Blanton, 86, Crawford and formerly of Piedmont, S.D., died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, at Crawford.
Survivors include two sons, James C. Phelps and Robert Phelps; two sisters, Dorris and Rosie; one brother, Ray; three grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Blanton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Christ Community Church in Crawford. Burial will be at Crawford Cemetery.
A memorial has been established for Ponderosa Villa.
Viola Bondurant
BUFFALO GAP — Viola Bondurant, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs.
Arrangements are pending with Rooks-McColley Funeral Chapel in Hot Springs.
