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Benedict ‘Benny' Dirk
WINNER — Benedict "Benny" Dirk, 74, Winner, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Winner Regional Healthcare Center.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Dirk, Winner; five stepchildren, Joel Gronlund, Sioux Falls, Jim Gronlund, Pierre, Jerry Gronlund, Rapid City, Richard Gronlund, Belle Fourche, and Diane Ekroth, Winner; five grandchildren; five sisters; and one brother.
Visitation will be before services at Mason Funeral Home in Winner.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at the funeral home.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Elton Lloyd
PLATTE — Elton Lloyd, 77, Platte, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at home.
Survivors include three daughters, Pam Holter, Rapid City, Bobbe Westra, Platte, and Melinda Mayer, Tripp; two brothers, Casey Lloyd and O.D. Lloyd, both of Jacksonville, Texas; one sister, Mary Lou Browne, Green Valley, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at Platte Funeral Chapel, with a prayer service at 1:30 p.m.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Olive Presbyterian Church in Platte. Burial will be in Old Platte Cemetery.
Jossiye Hobert DuBray
RAPID CITY — Jossiye Hobert DuBray, 60, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at the VA Medical Center in Denver.
Jossiye Hobert DuBray, whose Lakota name is OKechezeh Ah Echaghe, which means growing up through the war, was born March 11, 1941, to Eugene and Eva Vera (Hawkins) DuBray at Allen. He attended school at American Horse Day School in Allen. He later attended high school at the Black Hills Army Depot at Igloo, where he graduated. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. While in the service, he served in the Vietnam War, where he received a Purple Heart and many other awards. He earned the rank of Staff Sergeant after serving 19 years and two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was also stationed in Istanbul, Turkey. He returned to Ellsworth Air Force Base. In 1973, he retired from the Air Force.
Joe worked in Washington, D.C., for a short time, then moved to Aberdeen, where he worked at the United Tribes as Director for College Funds.
In 1979, Joe donated his kidney to his brother, Jeff.
In the 1990s, he spent most of his time traveling and visiting relatives and friends.
He is survived by three children, Myron DuBray of Batesland, and Mark DuBray and Michelle Howard, both of South Carolina; his sisters, Amelia Nelson, Marcella Iron Cloud, and Permillia Prue, all of Rapid City, and Joan Arguello of Thornton, Colo.; one brother, Marty Mahrt of Rapid City; one Hunka sister, Irene Gonzales of Rapid City; two granddaughters; many nieces and nephews; and two aunts, Louise DuBray Zimiga and Cynthia DuBray Mahrt, both of Rapid City.
He was preceded in death by his parents, nine brothers and one sister.
A wake service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, at Mother Butler Center in Rapid City, with a Rosary at 7 p.m.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Mother Butler Center, with Fr. Pat McCorkell S.J. officiating. Traditional Lakota services will be held by Patrick Nelson and Alvin Iron Cloud. Military rites will be conducted by the Pass Creek Post 317, with Commander Melvin Young, and also the Native American Veterans Association Post 1, with Commander Ed Cutgrass. Interment will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Arrangements are with Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City.
Richard ‘Dick' Tall
MANDERSON — Richard "Dick" Tall, 83, Manderson, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, in Manderson.
Survivors include one sister, Norma Shields, Rapid City; three nieces, Jo Ann Tall and Lorraine Pourier, both of Porcupine, and Betty Janis, Manderson; and two nephews, Eugene Sun Bear, Gordon, Neb., and George Tall, Manderson.
One-night wake services will begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at St. Agnes Catholic Hall in Manderson.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Manderson, with the Rev. Jim Ryan, S.J., and the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl officiating. Burial will be in St. Thomas Episcopal Cemetery in Manderson.
Sioux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Theresa Hollow Horn Bear-Lulow
ROSEBUD — Theresa Hollow Horn Bear-Lulow, 70, Rosebud, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at White River Health Care Center.
Theresa was born Nov. 28, 1931, in Parmelee, youngest daughter of Daniel and Julia Hollow Horn Bear. She attended school in St. Francis.
She was married to Paul R. Gregg Sr. in 1948. Seven children were born to this marriage.
In 1971, Theresa married Albert Lulow.
Theresa lived in Rapid City from 1973 to 1994. She moved back home to the Rosebud area in 1994.
Theresa's working career was as a nursing assistant. She worked in hospitals in Rosebud, Pierre, and Rapid City.
Theresa loved her family deeply. She was from the honorable Hollow Horn Bear Tiospaye on the Rosebud Reservation. She was the last grandchild of Chief Hollow Horn Bear.
Survivors include seven children, Paul R. Gregg-Bear and Terrence Gregg, both of Rosebud, Barbara and Joe Jones, Howard Gregg, and Susan Gregg, all of Rapid City, Delores Gregg, Winner, and Patricia and Render Wyatt, Cheyenne, Wyo.; her 21 beloved grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren; nephews; nieces; and cousins. Theresa is also survived by her best friend, Ruby Dubray from St. Francis.
She was preceded in death by her parents and all her siblings.
Theresa was loved and will be missed by many.
A two-day wake will begin at 1 p.m. today at St. Bridges Church in Rosebud.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at St. Charles Church in St. Francis.
Cheryl L. Ice
BEULAH, Wyo. — Cheryl L. Ice, 58, Beulah, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at home.
Survivors inclue her life partner, Bill Shepperson, Beulah; and her sister, Vernelle "Sam" Ice Armstrong, Spearfish.
Arrangements are pending with Carlsen and Aldinger Funeral Home of Spearfish.
Roger Damberger
SPEARFISH — Roger Damberger, 53, Spearfish, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sturgis.
Survivors include his mother, Kathryn Damberger, Spearfish; two sons, Michael Damberger and Joseph Damberger, both of Spearfish; and a lifelong friend and companion, Nancy Tallent, Spearfish; three brothers; Donald Damberger and Robert Damberger, both of Minneapolis, and Myron Damberger, Annadale, Minn.; three sisters, Marlys Leinen, Apple Valley, Minn., Mary Lou Campbell, Fargo, N.D., and Colleen Pool, Gillette, Wyo.; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Carlsen and Aldinger Funeral Home in Spearfish. A rosary will be at 6 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Spearfish.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the church, with the Rev. Ron Garry officiating.
Burial, with military honors, will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Bertha Marie Smoke
PORCUPINE - Bertha Marie Smoke, 44, Porcupine, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include two sons, Emil American Horse, Gordon, Neb., and Wendyll Smoke, Porcupine; three daughters, Oleaupi Smoke and Gwendolyn Smoke, both of Pine Ridge, and Edna Elk Boy, Oglala; two sisters, Vina Conroy, Rapid City, and Dolores Dreamer, Oglala; three brothers, Edward Smoke, Denver, John Red Shirt and Benjamin Smoke, both of Pine Ridge; and two grandchildren.
Two-night wake begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Porcupine CAP Office.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at the Porcupine CAP Office, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl officiating. Burial will be at St. Julia's Episcopal Cemetery in Porcupine.
Sioux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Karl M. Eckrich
SIOUX FALLS - Karl M. Eckrich, 41, Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Eckrich, Sioux Falls; his parents, Jerome and Helen Eckrich, Aberdeen; one son, Kyle Eckrich, Sioux Falls; two daughters, Frances Eckrich and Samantha Eckrich, both of Sioux Falls; four brothers, twin Jonathan Eckrich, Sioux Falls, Jerry Eckrich, Spearfish, Paul Eckrich, Aberdeen, and Stephen Eckrich, Rapid City; and three sisters, Vicki Reid, Spearfish, Susanne Davies, Sartell, Minn., and Elizabeth Sisel, Arlington, Va.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Holy Spirit Church in Sioux Falls.
Barnett-Lewis Funeral Home in Sioux Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Audrey M. Rasnake
SPEARFISH - Audrey M. Rasnake, 79, Spearfish, died Jan. 2, 2002, at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish.
Survivors include two daughters, Andra Turnbow, Spearfish, and Rebecca Gardner, Fort Pierre; two sons, Larry Mills, Biloxi, Miss., and John "Donnie" Guilliot, Lakewood, Wash.; one brother, Fred Guilliot, Kent, Wash.; one sister, Ethel "Nanny" Nance, Gulf Port, Miss.; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
In keeping with Audrey's wishes, her body was cremated, and there will be no visitation.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Fidler Funeral Chapel in Spearfish, with the Rev. Arnie Kari officiating.
Cassidy Danielle Degnan
BUFFALO GAP - Cassidy Danielle Degnan, 5, Buffalo Gap, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001.
Survivors include her parents, Jess and Kim Degnan, Buffalo Gap; one sister, Calyn Degnan, Buffalo Gap; grandparents Larry and Florence Jost, Hot Springs; grandmother Donna Degnan, Buffalo Gap; and great-grandparents Norma and Merle Holloway, Hot Springs, Bill and Mavis Degnan, Hot Springs, Katherine White, Fairburn, and Sarah Gordon, Hot Springs.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 6, at Rooks-McColley Funeral Chapel in Hot Springs.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at United Churches in Hot Springs, with the Rev. Gary Warren officiating.
Burial will follow at Buffalo Gap Cemetery.
Shirley J. Keck
PEORIA, Ariz. - Shirley J. (Holm) Keck, 77, Peoria, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002.
Shirley was born in Morristown, S.D., raised and married in Rapid City, S.D., and attended four years of college at St. Joseph's College in Indiana. She moved to Peoria from Florida in 2000.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Roger; sons, Jeffrey and Jay; daughter-in-law, Rose; granddaughter, Stephanie; and dog, Benji.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Jan. 5, at Sierra Winds.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Rachel Frasier
DENVER - Rachel Frasier, 87, Denver, and formerly of Presho, S.D., died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in Denver.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Frasier, Pierre, and Marsha Sanders, Denver; one grandson; two sisters, Bernadette Falk, Winfield, Kan., and Estelle Hittner, Scottsbluff, Neb.; and one brother, Bob Stevens, Arnold's Park, Iowa.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Christ the King Catholic Church in Presho. Burial will be at Holy Angels Cemetery in Presho.
Mary Carol (Schultz) Morris
TUCSON, Ariz. - Mary Carol (Schultz) Morris, 68, Tucson, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at home.
Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Morris and Diane Veneziano, both of Tucson; three sons, Richard Morris, Daniel Morris and David Morris, all of Tucson; five grandchildren; and her brother, Corky Schultz, Rapid City.
There will be a private memorial at a later date.
