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Vincent K. Derscheid
RAPID CITY - Vincent Kenwood Derscheid, 87, died March 29, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Vince was born July 18, 1914, on the Beadle County, S.D., farm of his parents, George and Ida Anderson Derscheid. As a young child he moved to a farm in Omro, Wis., with his divorced mother and brother, Lowell.
After graduating from high school at 16, he "hired out" to farmers for a couple of years until he could scrape together enough money to enter Wisconsin State Teachers College at Oshkosh (now University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh). He graduated in 1936 with a Bachelor of Education degree.
He taught high school and coached basketball and boxing in Bancroft, S.D., and Tomahawk, Wis., for five years and then worked for Wasau Insurance in Kansas City. Prior to enlisting in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, he was married and had two children, Carol and Gordon. Vince and his wife divorced prior to the war's end.
He served as an ensign aboard PT boat 375 in Squadron 27, seeing action off the coast of Balikpapan, Borneo. His Navy experiences were a highlight of his life.
Before separation from the service he was sent to duty in Washington, D.C. where he met Carolyn Bludorn, a Navy WAVE lieutenant, whom he married in September 1946.
The couple moved to Madison, Wis., where Vince received his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin.
Vince and Carolyn then settled in Appleton, Wis., where they raised three children, Eric, Christine and Julie. He received his Certified Public Accountant certificate and pursued an accounting career. He co-founded the Schenck, Derscheid, Kuenzli & Sturtevant accounting firm now known as Schenck & Associates. He loved his profession and was very active in the Wisconsin Institute of CPA's, serving on many committees and as president in 1979-80. He also chaired a committee of the American Institute of CPA's.
Vince was vitally interested in the education of young people and was happy to establish two foundations that continue to grant scholarships to graduates of Omro High school and Wisconsin college students pursuing accounting degrees. He served as a Little League manager and as skipper of the Sea Explorer Ship Northern Light.
Vince enjoyed skiing at dozens of ski resorts in America, and was the proud possessor of gold NASTAR medals for downhill. He was an avid outdoorsman who had successfully hunted and fished throughout the Midwest, western United States, Canada, Alaska and the Bahamas. He and Carolyn enjoyed traveling
nationally and internationally, and he was proud of having visited all 50 states. He was a 50-year member of the Wisconsin Institute of CPA's and a life member of both the National Rifle Association and Optimist International.
Following retirement in 1980, Vince and Carolyn moved to Rapid City, where he participated in the Canyon Lake Senior Citizens Center, the Noon Optimist Club, the 7th Cavalry Drum and Bugle Corps and the Shrine of Democracy Chorus. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Rapid City Club for Boys. He suffered strokes in 1982 and 1995 and fought back courageously against these misfortunes.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Derscheid of Rapid City; children Carol Farnum (Dan), Aurora, Ill., Gordon, Pahrump, Nev., Eric, Seattle, Wash., Christine McKelvie (Bill) Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Julie Claire, New York, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a cousin, Royal Tice, Omro, Wis. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother.
His family will conduct a memorial service on May 17, 2002, at Behrens Mortuary before proceeding to Black Hills National Cemetery, where he will be buried with full military honors.
Memorials to either the Rapid City Club for Boys, 320 N. 4th St., Rapid City, SD 57701 or Canyon Lake Senior Citizens Center, 2900 Canyon Lake Drive, Rapid City, SD 57702, would be sincerely appreciated.
Behrens Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Faron Anthony Runs Against
MANDERSON — Faron Anthony Runs Against, 45, Manderson, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, in Rapid City.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Runs Against, Manderson; his mother, Claudia Runs Against, Rapid City; seven sons, Heath Runs Against, Rapid City, Moses Runs Against, Elliot Runs Against, Jesse Runs Against, Phillip LaBlatt, Sydney LaBlatt and Harrison LaBlatt, all of Manderson; five daughters, Adrianne Runs Against, Kelly Crick and Whitney Runs Against, all of Rapid City, and Olawan Runs Against and Kansas Runs Against, both of Manderson; three brothers, Michael Lucio and David Lucio, both of Morton, Minn., and Vardan Fast Wolf, Red Shirt Table; five sisters, Christy Evans, Broken Arrow, Okla., Sue McComber, Sioux Falls, Juanita Lucio, Rapid City, Donna Snider, Manderson, and Helena McClosky, St. Francis; and six grandchildren.
A two-night wake will begin at 1 p.m. today at St. Agnes Catholic Hall in Manderson.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 4, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, with the Rev. Bill Pauly officiating.
Burial will be at St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery.
Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
Bernice Wocicki
NEWCASTLE, Wyo. — Bernice Wocicki, 80, Newcastle, died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Weston Manor Nursing Home in Newcastle.
Survivors include one son, Gene Wocicki, Riverton; two daughters, Linda Elliott and Arlene Zerbst, both of Newcastle; one sister, Merle Griffin, Ekalaka, Mont.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Felix Wocicki, preceded her in death.
A rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Worden Chapel in Newcastle.
Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Newcastle, with the Rev. Bruce Clapham officiating.
Private family burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Newcastle.
Memorials may be made to Weston Manor Nursing Home's Special Care Unit.
Jean Margaret MacNeill Maxwell
PIERRE — Jean Margaret MacNeill Maxwell, 85, Pierre, died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Beverly Health Care in Pierre.
Survivors include two daughters, Alline Heinden- reich, Aberdeen, and Mary Ellen Ronish, Fort Pierre; three sons, Gerald Maxwell, Grass Valley, Calif., Robert Maxwell, Fort Pierre, and Donald Maxwell, Salina, Kan.; 25 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Her husband, Russell H. Maxwell, preceded her in death.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Isburg-Hofmeister Funeral Chapel of Pierre is in charge of arrangements.
Garold Elkins
HAYES — Garold Elkins, 93, Hayes, died Saturday, March 30, 2002, at Beverly Healthcare in Pierre.
Survivors include many cousins and friends.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Feigum Funeral Home in Pierre, with the Rev. Genie Butler officiating.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 221 S. Central, Pierre, SD 57501.
Margaret Ann Eiler
PIERRE — Margaret Ann Eiler, 69, Pierre, died Saturday, March 30, 2002, at Maryhouse Sub-acute Center in Pierre.
Suvivors include two sons, Lindsay Smith, Pierre, and Lane Smith, Rapid City; and four grandchildren.
Private family services were held at Feigum Funeral Home in Pierre.
Eric E. Nielsen
MERINO, Colo. — Eric E. Nielsen, 45, Merino and formerly of Hot Springs, S.D., died Saturday, March 30, 2002, in Sterling, Colo.
Survivors include his father, William Nielsen, Hot Springs; one son, Levi Nielsen, Gordon, Neb.; two daughters, Melissa Pollard, Brandon, Iowa, and Brandi Nielsen, Hot Springs; five sisters, Susan Knapp, Hot Springs, Betty Buchholz, Bakersfield, Calif., Dorothea Nielsen, Atwood, Colo., Nora Nielsen, Merino, and Edith Nielsen, Sacramento, Calif.; one brother, Carl Nielsen, Sterling, Colo.; and four grandchildren.
He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. today at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Khris Kennedy officiating.
Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, S.D.
Chaney-Walters Funeral Home of Sterling is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Eric Nielsen Family Memorial Fund.
Clarence M. Erickson
RAPID CITY — Clarence M. Erickson, 77, Rapid City and formerly of Bowman, N.D., died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Marcella Erickson, Rapid City; two sons, Byron Erickson and Gerald Erickson; two daughters, Debbie Erickson and Carla Rentz; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City.
A vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 4, at the cathedral.
Burial will follow at Pine Lawn Memorial Park in Rapid City.
Mary Louise Moore
PIERRE — Mary Louise Moore, 84, Pierre, died Saturday, March 30, 2002, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.
Survivors include one son, David Moore, West Friendship, Md.; two daughters, Margaret Peters, Grandin, Mo., and Rose Moore, Pierre; four grandchildren; four great-grandsons; and one brother, Raymond Huch, Bellflower, Calif.
Her husband, Lloyd L. Moore, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, with a 7 p.m. vigil service, at St. John's Catholic Church in Fort Pierre.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the church.
Burial will be at Scotty Philip Cemetery in Pierre.
Patricia A. Olic
PHOENIX — Patricia A. Olic, 71, Phoenix and formerly of Rapid City, died Sunday, March 17, 2002, at Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix.
Survivors include three sisters, Marie Tedrow, Murdo, S.D., Helen Miller, Rapid City, and Bessie Konvalinka, Czech Republic, and two brothers, Frank Olic and Tony Olic, both of New Underwood, S.D.
A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 5, at St. Therese the Little Flower Catholic Church, with the Rev. Bryan Sorensen officiating.
Inurnment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Rapid City.
Osheim-Catron Funeral Home of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements.
Salome Yvonne Walking Bull-Dodd
WANBLEE — Salome Yvonne Walking Bull-Dodd, 56, Wanblee, died Thursday, March 28, 2002, in Belleville, Ill.
Survivors include three sisters, Wanda Walking Bull, Washington Park, Ill., Annette Covington, Kansas City, Kan., and Deloris Spencer, Idaho, and one brother, Gilbert Walking Bull, Hot Springs.
A one-night wake will begin at 3 p.m. today at Roberta Spencer's home in Manderson.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Gethsemane Episcopal Cemetery in Wanblee.
Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
Allen G. Kiefert
LEAD — Allen G. Kiefert, 61, Lead, died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Northern Hills General Hospital in Deadwood.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Kiefert, Lead; two daughters, Kimberli Shama, Lead, and Wanda Wilson, Rapid City; one son, Douglas Kiefert, Spearfish; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one brother, Jerry Kiefert, Rapid City; and one sister, Edna LaBlanc, Las Vegas.
There will be no visitation.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Chaput Memorial Chapel in Lead, with the Rev. Gordon Higgins officiating.
Ardys Swinson
PRESHO — Ardys Swinson, 78, Presho, died Saturday, March 30, 2002, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.
Survivors include her husband, Pete Swinson, Presho; three daughters, Sandy Kessler, Missoula, Mont., Sherri Miller, Pierre, and Shelli Ohlrogge, Pukwana; and one sister, Betty Nelson, Mission, Texas.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a 7 p.m. vigil service, today at Christ the King Catholic Church in Presho. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the church. Burial will be at Holy Angel Cemetery, Presho.
Isburg-Hofmeister Chapel in Pierre is in charge of arrangements.
Richard Thomas Nuzum
SPEARFISH — Richard Thomas Nuzum, 74, Spearfish, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Nuzum, Spearfish; four sons, Jay Nuzum, Junction City, Kan., John Nuzum, Spearfish, Justin Nuzum, Aladdin, Wyo., and Elliot Nuzum, Elko, Nev.; two brothers, Wayne Nuzum, Longview, Wash., and Dan Nuzum, Howes; two sisters, Dorothy Simons, Rapid City, and Helen Larson, Portland, Ore.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
In keeping with Richard's wishes, his body was cremated. Burial was at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Carlsen & Aldinger Funeral Home of Spearfish was in charge of arrangements.
Clarence Erickson
RAPID CITY — Clarence Erickson, 77, Rapid City, died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Marcella Erickson, Rapid City; two sons, Byron Erickson, Eagle Bend, Minn., and Gerald Erickson, Hewitt, Minn.; and two daughters, Carla Rentz, Rapid City, and Debbie Erickson, Minneapolis.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City.
