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Colvin Merritt ‘Spade' Cooley
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colvin Merritt ‘Spade' Cooley, 81, Colorado Springs and formerly of Rapid City, died Thursday, March 7, 2002.
Survivors include his wife, Marlys Cooley; two sons, Dale Cooley and Joseph Cooley; and three daughters, Theresa Meyer and Trisha Meek.
Services will be at a later date.
Cappadona's Alternative Funeral Service of Colorado Springs is in charge of arrangements.
Alister ‘Buzz' Trager
RAPID CITY — Alister "Buzz" Trager, 73, Rapid City, died Friday, March 8, 2002, at his home.
Survivors include one son, George Roberts, St. Louis, and one brother, Robert Trager, Mobridge.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens Mortuary of Rapid City.
Gladys Lucille Terry
CUSTER — Gladys Lucille Terry, Custer, died Monday, March 4, 2002, at Colonial Manor in Custer.
Survivors include two daughters, Esther Porter and Evelyn Tanner, both of Edgemont; one sister, Ivah Lockwood, Stockton, Calif.; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Her husband, William H. Terry, preceded her in death.
Graveside services were Thursday, March 7, at Edgemont City Cemetery.
Robert F. LaFleur
RAPID CITY — Robert F. LaFleur, 79, Rapid City, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, in Phoenix.
Survivors include three sons, Mitch LaFleur and Jon LaFleur, both of Rapid City, and Mark LaFleur, Hot Springs; one brother, Richard LaFleur, Coon Rapids, Minn.; one sister, Martha Nihart, Columbus, Ga.; and eight grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Osheim-Catron Funeral Home of Rapid City.
Doris Mae Kemp
SPEARFISH — Doris Mae Kemp, 72, Spearfish, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish.
Survivors include three sons, Bob Kemp, John Kemp and Tony Kemp, all of Spearfish; one daughter, Joyce Carlson, Foxboro, Mass.; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six brothers, Richard Sargent, Albuquerque, N.M., Ronald Sargent, Elko, Nev., Raymond Sargent, Casper, Wyo., Jerry Sargent, Lead, Roger Sargent, Cheyenne, Wyo., and James Sargent, Sturgis; and two sisters, Betty Sullivan, Rapid City, and Patty Plaggemeyer, Sturgis.
Her husband, Thomas Owen Kemp, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 11, at Carlsen & Aldinger Funeral Home in Spearfish.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spearfish, with the Rev. Randy Fett officiating.
Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Adeline Mary Anna ‘Addie' Grandle
PIERRE — Adeline Mary Anna "Addie" Grandle, 88, Pierre, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at her home.
Survivors include one sister, Val Eastlick, Minnea-polis, and one brother, Luther Haase, Minneapolis.
Her husband, Warren Grandle, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 10, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, at Lutheran Memorial Church in Pierre.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 11, at the church.
Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre.
Feigum Funeral Home of Pierre is in charge of arrangements.
Irene Muldoon
PIERRE — Irene Muldoon, 76, Pierre and formerly of Presho, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.
Arrangements are pending with Isburg-Hofmeister Funeral Chapel of Presho.
Kristi K. Thompson
WANBLEE — Kristi K. (Porch) Thompson, age 42, of Wanblee died early Friday morning, March 8, 2002, at her parents' residence in rural Wanblee.
Visitation will be held at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Kadoka on Monday, March 11, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., with a prayer service at 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Visitation will resume one hour before the services at the City Auditorium on Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at the City Auditorium in Kadoka, with Pastor Gary McCubbin officiating.
Interment will be in the Kadoka Cemetery, Kadoka, S.D.
A memorial is established.
Kristi K. Porch was born June 24, 1959, in Kadoka, South Dakota, the daughter of Stanley and Shirley (Holcomb) Porch.
She grew up on a farm-ranch west of Wanblee and attended Wanblee Public School. She graduated from Kadoka High School in 1977. She then attended National College of Business in Rapid City, graduating in 1979.
As a young lady, she worked for Prairie States Insurance Company in Rapid City.
She was united in marriage to Roddy Thompson on April 25, 1981, in Kadoka, South Dakota. They made their home on a ranch west of Wanblee all their married life.
She worked 19 years with the Postal Service, of which she served as postmaster at the Wanblee Post Office the last 10 years.
She enjoyed spending time with her boys and watching them participate in various sports and rodeos. She was active in rodeo, serving as secretary and being a timer.
Grateful for having shared her life are her husband, Roddy Thompson of Wanblee; three sons, Travis, Tate, and Ty Thompson, all of Wanblee; her parents, Stanley and Shirley Porch of Wanblee; one brother, Matt Porch and his wife Cheryl and their children, Melissa and Colby of Wanblee; one sister, Kari Porch of Pierre, South Dakota; paternal grandmother, Dorothy Porch of Kadoka; three uncles, Ralph, Boyd, and Roger Porch; and an aunt, Carol Jeffords.
Kristi was preceded in death by her grandfather, Cyrus Porch, and her maternal grandparents, Lee and Waneta Holcomb.
Written tributes may be made at www.rushfuneralhome.com.
Frances Conrad Nash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mrs. Frances Conrad Nash, 77, widow of Blaine Banford Nash, died Friday, March 8, 2002, in Charlotte, N.C.
Born April 3, 1924, in Altoona, Pa., Mrs. Nash was a daughter of the late Guy Conrad and Edna Wiley Conrad and a graduate of Altoona High School. She was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Charlotte.
Mrs. Nash is survived by three sons, David Nash of Charlotte, Ron Nash and his wife, Carol, of Tucson, Ariz., and Martin Nash and his wife, Debra, also of Charlotte; and two grandchildren, Rebecca Nash and Christopher Nash, both of Charlotte.
A brother, Guy Conrad Jr. of Altoona, Pa., and a sister, Ann Young of Jupiter, Fla., also survive her.
Mrs. Nash's family will receive friends Wednesday, March 13, at Hankins & Whittington Dilworth Chapel. A Prayer and Scripture Service will be held Thursday, March 14, in the funeral home chapel. Following the service, Mrs. Nash will be interred in Sunset Memory Gardens beside her husband, who preceded her in death in May 1994.
Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.
Arrangements are in the care of Hankins & Whittington Dilworth Chapel, Charlotte, N.C.
Jack K. Bunnell
RAPID CITY — Jack K. Bunnell, 70, Rapid City, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include one sister, Sandra Lanoue, Rapid City, and two brothers, Don Bunnell, Rapid City, and Gene Bunnell, Chamberlain.
Arrangements are pending with Carlsen & Aldinger Funeral Home of Sturgis.
Alice Rose Schroeder
STURGIS - Alice Rose Schroeder, 64, Sturgis, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at Sturgis Community Health Care Center.
Survivors include one brother, James Cullen, St. Paul, Minn., and four sisters, Petronella Barker, Lincoln, Neb., Jenny Mitchell, Mandan, N.D., Catherine Togstad, Brookings, and Judy Rapp, Rapid City.
Visitation will be for one hour before services Saturday, March 9, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Friends may gather at the funeral chapel before leaving for the cemetery.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis, with the Rev. Gary Oreshoski officiating.
Capt. Donald C. Sattler USN (Ret)
RAPID CITY - Donald Charles Sattler, 74, died suddenly at his home in Rapid City Tuesday, March 5, 2002. Don was born July 3, 1927, in Lemmon, S.D., to Wenzel A. and Elsie (Loewel) Sattler. He graduated from Lemmon High School in 1945, where he excelled in athletics.
Don enlisted in the Navy on his 18th birthday to attend the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School in Bainbridge, Maryland. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1946 on a Fleet
Reserve Appointment and graduated in June 1950 with a bachelor's degree in Naval Science. As a newly commissioned officer, Don reported to Pensacola, Florida, in September 1950 for aviation training. 1951 was a pinnacle year for Don - he married Joyce Utoft from McIntosh, S.D., on August 24, and received his Navy wings as a carrier-based, light attack pilot in December.
Don reported to Attack Squadron 175 in Jacksonville, Florida, flying the Douglas Skyraider, a dive bomber. Squadron deployments included a cruise to the Mediterranean in USS ROOSEVELT and a nine-month cruise around the world to Korean waters in USS WASP. He later served in Attack Squadron 146 flying jet-propelled FJ-4B light attack aircraft and then transitioned to the A4D, SKYHAWK, a small delta-winged jet aircraft. Deployments were aboard USS LEXINGTON to the Western Pacific area.
Shore-duty assignments included flight instructor in Basic Training at Pensacola; staff officer at the North American Air Defense Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.; project officer in Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, D.C. involved with developing requirements for the Navy to transition to an all-volunteer force; Pentagon duty in the Chief of Naval Operations office developing new air-to-ground weapons; Second Fleet Staff, Norfolk, Va.; and Commander-in-Chief, ATLANTIC Fleet Staff.
Ship-board duty included Operations Department, USS BENNINGTON; Operations Officer and Executive Officer, USS TRIPOLI, LPH-10 making two nine-month deployments to Vietnam.
Don commanded Tactical Air Control Squadron, providing close air support for MARINE amphibious assaults on Viet Cong in South Vietnam. He later took command of Tactical Air Control Group 2, Norfolk, Va.
In 1966, Don graduated from the Naval War College, Newport, R.I., with distinction and acquired a master's degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Don was promoted to the rank of CAPTAIN in 1970, and he retired from the Navy in May 1980 as Deputy Inspector General of the ATLANTIC Fleet.
Don's 30-year Naval career gave him the opportunity to serve his country, to see the world and live a life he could have hardly imagined as a boy from a small rural town in South Dakota. During his distinguished Navy service, he received numerous Commendation medals and campaign ribbons.
Upon his retirement from the Navy, Don and his wife returned to South Dakota and settled in Rapid City. He began a second career in real estate and in 1985 established a real estate licensing school. After serving as president of the Black Hills Board of REALTORS in 1988, he retired from real estate, but continued the school until 1991.
Very active in the community, Don was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, the ELKS, the Naval Academy Alumni Association, the Retired Officers Association, the Daedalians, a fraternity of military pilots, and a life member of the VFW. He was an enthusiastic sports fan, enjoyed occasional fishing and was a golf "hacker".
He is survived by his wife, Joyce, Rapid City; a son, Warren and his wife, Anilise, and two grandsons, Jonathan and Benjamin, Menlo Park, Calif.; a daughter, Linda, Eugene, Ore.; and, a brother, Anthony L. Sattler, Roswell, N.M.
He was pre-deceased by his parents, an infant sister, an infant brother and two half-brothers, George and Edmund.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at Osheim-Catron Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 11, at Calvary Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Tanya Rist officiating.
Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with military honors provided by Rushmore VFW Post 1273.
A memorial has been established.
