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Violet Marlow
age 93 of Rapid City, formerly of Kadoka, died August 19, 2009, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Violet Rose Sharp was born April 5, 1916, on her parents’ homestead at Norris, South Dakota, the fourth of five children born to Charley and Minnie (Rohm) Sharp. She lived through the depression years where she learned sharing, hard work, and appreciation of people. The family milked cows, raised a big garden, hauled water with a stonebolt from a well a mile from home to cook and wash clothes. Her family was kind and thoughtful, everyone was welcome at their home to eat and sleep. Even though they were poor, they were rich in kindness. Vi carried that philosophy through her life. Love and kindness was her “motto”, which she taught to all her grandchildren, and they have learned well.
Violet was united in marriage to Bryan Everett Marlow on September 1, 1937, in Rapid City. They raised two sons Lyle and Marv. She and Bryan owned and operated several cafes in Kadoka, and she worked as a waitress in many cafes over the years, where she kept everything immaculate. Vi boarded children, whom she loved each and every one very much, and kept in touch with them yet. She cooked for several years making delicious meals for W.A.V.I. and retired at 85 years of age.
Survivors include her son Marvin of Rapid City; his daughters Misti Becker and her husband Brent and their daughter Brooke; Bobbie Blumer and her husband Chad and their daughter Makenzie; Michelle Bilger and her husband Wade and their children Kiersten, Jaedyn, and Laicey; and grandson Lee McCurrin; daughter in-law Kay Marlow of Orlando, Florida; and grandchildren Steve Marlow and his wife Kerry and their son Tyler; Tom Marlow and his son Matthew; Shaan Jensen and her husband Scott and their daughter Adrienne; Reeni Davis and her husband Jimmie and their daughters Jasmine and Melody; and Wendi Marlow and children Channing, Austin, Tanner, and Maddie; one sister Eva Holcomb of The Dalles, Oregon; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Violet was preceded in death by her husband Bryan Everett Marlow on September 27, 1978; her son Lyle Marlow; one sister Lois Stone; and two brothers Dwight Sharp and Lester Sharp.
Visitation was held 10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Monday, at the Concordia Lutheran Church.
Funeral services were held 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 24, at the Concordia Lutheran Church in Kadoka, with Pastor John Mapa and Pastor Art Weitschat officiating.
Interment was in the Kadoka cemetery.
A memorial is established.
Robert A. Kriz better known as "Moose" to his family and friends was born February 3, 1952 in Martin, South Dakota, the son of William and Annette (Hnilo) Kriz. He grew up in the Martin community and graduated from Martin High School in 1970.
After graduating, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 24, 1971. He was stationed in Germany until being honorably discharged on November 19, 1974.
He worked in various businesses in the Martin area and later worked as a bartender in Quinn. He made his home in the Wanblee community with Paul Livermont where he worked as a mechanic until the time of his death.
Grateful for having shared his life are his brother, Laddie Kriz of Northglenn, Colorado; his step-father, Charles R. Kingsbury, Sr. of Martin, SD; a step-brother, Charles R. Kingsbury, Jr. of Martin; and two step-sisters, Dorothy Larabee of Kyle, and Karen Nielson of Twin Falls, Idaho, his special friend, Paul Livermont, of Wanblee and a host of other relatives and friends.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, John Kriz.
Graveside services for Robert A. "Moose" Kriz were held 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, 2001 at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis, with Pastor Don Hladky, officiating. Military honors were provided by the Sturgis Honor Guard.
Robert died Saturday evening, May 26, 2001 as the result of an automobile accident west of Wanblee.
Rush Funeral Home of Philip is in charge of arrangements.
Lyle Guy Carmichael was born August 21, 1944, in Wall, SD, the son of Guy E. and Esther (Johannesen) Carmichael.
He grew up on the family farm/ranch northeast of Quinn. He attended rural grade school prior to graduating from Wall High School in 1962. He served in the National Guard from 1962 until his discharge in 1967.
As a young man Lyle worked on road construction throughout S.D. and parts of Wyoming until 1966 when he started farming and ranching with his parents, northeast of Quinn.
Lyle was united in marriage to Brenda Hill on November 24, 1972 at the United Methodist Church of Wall..
They made their home on the farm/ranch which they continued to operate until 1986. During this time three daughters were born. From 1986 until 1988, Lyle worked for Dick Kjerstad at the Feedlot east of Quinn.
After becoming an insurance agent on June 1, 1988, he owned and operated the Farm Bureau Agency in Wall, and later opened a branch office in Martin which he continued to operate until his death.
In 1993 the family moved to their present home in Wall.
Lyle loved to spend time with his wife, children and grandson. He also enjoyed golfing, hunting and traveling.
Lyle was a member of United Methodist Church in Wall where he held various offices and was presently serving as a member of the Pastor / Parish Relations Committee. He was a charter member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Lyle was raised a Master Mason on April 10, 1969 and served as Master of Cresent Masonic Lodge #210 A.F. & A.M. in 1979 and has been a member in good standing of the NAJA Shrine since June 7, 1980. He was a member of the Eastern Pennington Investment Club since September 1995, served on the Wall Medical Board for the last six years and was a member of the Western South Dakota Buck-a-roos.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Brenda of Wall; three daughters, Janet Christensen and her husband Jason of Sturgis, Angie Carmichael of Wall and her fiancée Scott Dunbar of Rapid City, and Marla Carmichael of Wall; a grandson Spencer Christensen of Sturgis; his mother Esther Carmichael of Wall; two brothers, Tom Carmichael and his wife Kamie of Rapid City, and Dennis Carmichael and his wife Karen of Brookings; three sisters, Mary Jane Doyle and her husband Merlin of Wall, Arla Olson and her husband David of Aberdeen, and Esther Kay Enders and her husband Douglas of Capulin, NM; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Lyle was preceded in death by his father, Guy Carmichael.
Funeral services for Lyle Guy Carmichael, age 56, of Wall were held 10:00 a.m. Saturday May 26, 2001 at the Wall Community Center in Wall with Pastor Gary Geiman officiating.
Lyle died Tuesday May 22, 2001 in Philip while golfing.
Visitation was at the Wall Community Center from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday and from 9:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday.
Interment with Masonic Rites was held in the Wall cemetery.
A memorial is established.
Arrangements are with the Rush Funeral Home of Wall.
Bruce LeRoy Warner was born Sept. 21, 1955 at Rapid City, SD the son of Clarence (Bud) and Bertha (Morgan) Warner.
He grew up on the family farm southeast of Quinn and graduated from Wall High School in 1974.
He entered the U.S. Army in 1974 and served for about 3 years in Germany before being honorable discharged in 1977. After his discharge he made his home in Custer, SD where he worked as a logger.
Bruce married
June Serfoss. He had five children, Vera, Jason, Darlene, Bruce and Mikele which he loved very much.
When Bruce left Custer, he worked in the oil fields until returning to Custer where he continued working as a logger.
In the early 1990’s he moved back to the Wall area with his children.
Bruce served on the local township board until the time of his death.
Funeral services for Bruce LeRoy Warner, age 45, of Wall, South Dakota, were held Tuesday, May 29, 2001 at the Interior School Gym in Interior South Dakota, with Pastor Kenneth Toews officiating. Bruce died Saturday morning as the result of a vehicle accident in the Badlands National Park.
Closed casket visitation was held one hour before the services at the gym on Tuesday.
Interment with military honors by the Sturgis Honor Guard was at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, at the Black Hills National cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, Bertha Warner, of Wall; three sons, Jason Warner, Bruce Warner, and Mikele Warner, all of Wall; two daughters, Vera Phillips of Radford, VA, and Darlene Warner of Wall; a grandson, Samuel; two brothers, David Warner and his friend Sue of Devils Lake, ND, and Raymond Warner and his wife Delaine of Burke, South Dakota; five sisters, Christine Foran and her husband Willard of Belfare, WA, Karen Moore and her husband, Bill, of Stevensville, MT, Mary Rich and her husband Dale of Denver, CO, Susan Crossman and her husband Jim of Rapid City, Nancy Verburg and her husband Dave, of Manterville, MN, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Arrangements are with the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall.
Oscar Emil Eckland, better known as "Swede", by his family and friends, was born September 22, 1909 in Skjold, Norway to Osmund Imanuel Eikeland and Brita Malene Sovik. At the age of 16 years, Oscar came to the United States with his brother Erling and his uncle Lars Eikeland. At that time the three changed the spelling of their last name to Eckland.
Oscar was united in marriage to Mary Carter. To this union were born four children, Lee, Robert, Larry, and Ronald.
Oscar enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 13, 1941. He served in World War II and received the American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. He was honorably discharged from the Army on August 31, 1945.
Oscar was united in marriage to Donna Louder on May 23, 1953 in Pierre, South Dakota. They made their home in Murdo, where Oscar worked construction, worked on the Ole Iversen Ranch, and then worked for William Francis Plumbing. Later, Oscar and Donna owned and operated a filling station, grocery store, beauty shop and café in Okaton, South Dakota.
In the early 1960’s they moved to Rapid City, where Oscar worked for a construction company until his retirement.
His wife Donna preceded him in death on November 5th, 1980.
He continued to make his home in Rapid City until entering the Good Samaritan Home on April 5th 2001, where he resided until his death.
Oscar was a member of the VFW of Rapid City.
Grateful for having shared his life are four children, Lee Eckland Cressman of Seattle, WA, Robert Eckland of Columbus, NE, Larry Eckland of Las Vegas, NV, and Ronald Eckland of Cummings, GA; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Oscar is also survived by five grandchildren, Margaret Jorgensen of Boise, ID.; Lorna and husband Steve Kittelson of Brooklyn Park, MN; David and wife Kathy Jorgensen of Covington, TN,; Donna and husband Bill Eckert of Okaton, SD,; Teresa and husband Jerry Hatheway of Murdo, SD.; son-in-law Gary Jorgensen of Murdo, SD.; 10 great-grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren and sister-in-law Mrs. Virginia Bennett of Philip, SD.
In addition to his wife Donna, Oscar was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, an infant sister, a step daughter Betty Jorgensen, an infant granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter, Kayla Marie Jorgensen.
Funeral services for Oscar Emil "Swede" Eckland, age 91, of Rapid City, were held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City with Rev. Robert Bailey, officiating.
Oscar died Saturday morning, May 19, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood.
Visitation was from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City.
Interment with military honors by the Sturgis Honor Guard, was held at the Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
A memorial is established.
Graveside services for Philip and Esther Anderson of Stwart, Oklahoma, and former South Dakota residents, will be held 2:00 p.m. CST, June 8, 2001 at the Mobridge City cemetery, in Mobridge, South Dakota, with Pastor Dan Carlson officiating.
They are survived by their eight children, Betty and Charles Sinkey of Midland, SD, Carl and Pat Anderson of Kailua, HI, David and Sernanda Anderson of Stwart, OK, Charlotte James and Bob Williams of Rochester, MN, John and Sandra Anderson of Laguna Hills, CA, Roger and Susan Anderson of Houston, TX, Dolly and Lloyd Mayville, of Messina, NY, Kelvin and Jerry Anderson of Kailua-Kono, HI; twenty-four grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild;, a brother John and his wife, Maydene of Frohman-Park Rapids, MN; a sister Vara Frohman of Victoria, TX; and two sisters in-law, Shirly Frohman of Bremeston, WA, and Ruth Anderson of Buffalo Gap, SD.
Philip J. Anderson was born June 4, 1913 to Joe and Charlotte Anderson in Mobridge, SD.
Esther May Frohman was born May 12, 1913 to John and Amanda Frohman in Weta, SD.
They were married
September 19, 1936 in Rapid City. After their marriage the lived in western South Dakota until 1957 when they moved to Texas and later moving to Stwart, Oklahoma where they lived until their death.
Their lives were full, enjoying traveling and seeing the natural beauty of the country. They also enjoyed the accomplishments of their children and grandchildren.
Philip was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, two sisters, and two brothers in-law.
Esther was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.
Don E. Eisenbraun was born November 18, 1949 in Rapid City, SD, the son of George H. and Iona A. (Denke) Eisenbraun. He was baptized at home in December of 1949. He attended North Creighton School and graduated from Wall, High School in 1967. During that time he was confirmed in 1963, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Creighton. He then attended SDSU for two years before returning to the family farm/ranch. He was also a mechanic in the National Guards for six years.
In November 1976 he married
Marcia Schneider in Creighton, SD. To this union three children were born; Wendy, Jorin, Becky.
In August 15, 1989 he married
Susan Rushin Willuweit at First Lutheran Church in Wall, South Dakota. Joining this union were two children, Jami and Will.
He continued to farm and ranch in Creighton until the time of his death.
He enjoyed working, raising Gelbvieh cattle, and spending time with his family and friends. But his favorite pastime was attending bull sales with Sue.
Don was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Creighton, where he was currently the secretary, and held other offices over the years. He was also treasurer for the Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township, and on the Board of Directors for the South Dakota Gelbvieh Association
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Susan Eisenbraun of Creighton; two sons, Jorin Eisenbraun of Custer and Will Willuweit of Creighton; three daughters, Wendy Eisenbraun of Creighton, Jami Willuweit of Creighton, and Becky Eisenbraun of Custer; a brother, Larry Eisenbraun of Wall; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, George and Iona Eisenbraun, and a sister in-law, Mary Eisenbraun.
Funeral services for Don E. Eisenbraun, age 51, of Creighton, were held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Creighton, with Pastor Ray Greenseth officiating. Don died Thursday, May 10, 2001 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation was held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2001 at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall.
Interment will be at Emmanuel Lutheran cemetery in Creighton.
A memorial has been established.
MINISTER: Pastor Ray Greenseth
ORGANIST: Joanie Eisenbraun
USHERS: Fred Eisenbraun - David Eisenbraun - Norman Geigle
PALLBEARERS: John Drewitz - Lee Rushin - Norman Geigle
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: Don's Godchildren
Sam Eisenbraun - Colleen Greenseth - Vincent Head - Autumn Torske
Helen Eisenbraun
age 95 of Hugo, Minnesota, formerly of Wall, South Dakota, died March 16, 2010, at the Hugo Comforts of Home in Hugo, Minnesota.
Helen Lydia Eisenbraun was born June 12, 1914, at Creighton to Gustav and Lydia Eisenbraun. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on June 27, 1914 and reaffirmed her faith at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Creighton on April 1, 1928.
She attended 1st through 8th grade at Creighton School and completed Black Hills Commercial College's commercial course in July of 1932. She married
Erhard A. Eisenbraun on February 26, 1933 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Creighton. They made their home on a farm near Creighton until April 1936 when they moved to a farm at Dalzell, SD. In February 1940, they returned to Creighton. In March 1946, they sold their farm in Creighton and moved to Rapid City, SD. In June 1947, she moved to Wall, SD when Erhard joined his brother, Martin, in business. She was a housewife, homemaker, showered the community with her beautifully decorated cakes, sold Avon and worked as hostess at the Cactus Café. Her hobbies included sewing, crocheting, gardening and cooking. She also spent numerous hours serving her Lord at First Lutheran Church where she was a member until July 1999 when she moved to Kilkenny Court in Forest Lake, MN to be close to her daughter, LuErna. In 2004, her health forced her to move to Hugo Comforts of Home.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Wilhelm and Sylvia Eisenbraun of Bismarck, North Dakota; daughter, LuErna Sawyer of Forest Lake, Minnesota; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Erhard; two daughters, Ila Jane Bucknall and Lynda Esquibel; her parents; and siblings.
Visitation was held 4-7 p.m. on Friday, March 19, at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall, and one hour preceding the services on Saturyday.
Funeral services were held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at the First Lutheran Church in Wall, with Pastor Curtis Garland officiating.
Interment was in the Wall cemetery.
Memorials gifts to be given to First Lutheran Church of Wall, South Dakota.
Merlin H. "Oley" Olson, age 61
Enterprise, Alabama
Merlin was born March 24, 1940 on a ranch southwest of Interior, SD, the son of Elmer and Vada (Stone) Olson. He received his education, grades 1-12, in Interior, Kadoka and Hill City.
As a young man he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. During his Army career he received his bachelors degree at Adams State College in Alamosa, CO. After 3 years of service he was discharged.
He returned to Rapid City and joined the S.D. National Guard. While in the National Guard he completed Officer's Candidate School and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Merlin served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam as a Cobra helicopter gunship pilot. He received many awards, which include the Silver and Bronze Stars and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. After returning from Vietnam, he served at various duty stations including Ft. Benning, GA; Ft. Rucker, AL; Ft. Bliss, TX; Korea and Ft. Carson, CO. After 20 years of active duty service he retired as a major. He then returned to Ft. Rucker where he was a Cobra helicopter gunship flight instructor; a position he held until he retired in 1997.
He was united in marriage to Marlene Kummer on November 18th, 1961. They were blessed with 3 children: Suzanne, Rhonda and Steven.
Known as "Oley" to friends and family, his interests included classic cars, collecting guns and landscaping his country home in Alabama. Merlin was a member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and the National Rifle Association.
He is survived by his former wife Marlene of Goldsboro, NC; daughters Suzanne Kolbeck and her husband Todd, Chesapeake, VA; and Rhonda Olson, Goldsboro, NC; son Steven Olson and his wife Connie, Rapid City; granddaughters Jessica and Tanya; brother Dolan Olson and his wife June, Cloudcroft, NM; three sisters Vyla Thompson, Port Angeles, WA; Myrna Olson and Elma Reynolds, both of Hill City; and numerous friends and relatives.
Merlin was preceded in death by his parents
Funeral services for Merlin H. "Oley" Olson, age 61, of Enterprise, Alabama were held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2001 at St. Therese The Little Flower Catholic Church (532 Adams St.) in Rapid City, South Dakota with Father Brian Lane officiating.
Merlin passed away Friday, April 20th, 2001, at the home of his daughter in Goldsboro, NC.
Visitation was from 2pm to 7pm on Wednesday, April 25th, at Behrens Mortuary and one hour before services. Services were at 10am Thursday, April 26th, at St. Therese the Little Flower, in Rapid City. Burial was in the Black Hills National cemetery with military honors.
A memorial has been established.
Rush Funeral Home of Philip is in charge of arrangements.
PALLBEARERS
Noel Byerly
Tom Stone
Gary Stone
Dick Stone
Wade Reynolds
Bart Reynolds
Marvin E. Cihak was born on January 9, 1942 at Avon, SD, the son of Edward and Lucille (Pekas) Cihak. He grew up on a family farm at Dante, SD and graduated from Wagner High School where he was homecoming king in the fall of 1959. He attended Southern State College in Springfield, SD where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. He received many awards in football, track, and baseball while in high school and college.
Marvin was united in marriage to Betty M. Novak, of Scotland, SD, on August 18, 1964 at St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Dante, SD.
They made their home in Mission, SD, where he taught and coached at Todd County High School for eleven years. He was honored as the South Dakota Coach of the Year while at Todd County. Upon receipt of his Masters Degree in Education from Black Hills State College he and his family moved to Philip, SD in 1975. He served as Philip High School principal until 1983. In 1984, he became an insurance agent with National Mutual Benefit Branch #85 in Philip, a position he held until the time of his death.
Marvin was an active member of the Sacred Heart Catholic parish, where he served on the Parish Council, and was a member of the Philip Knights of Columbus Council #2679. He was the charter agent of the National Mutual Benefit Branch #85 in Philip, which among its many contributions to the Philip community included fund raising benefits for people in the community, blood drives, a scholarship program, nursing home and assisted living activities, repair and maintenance of community athletic venues, and the Lasting Legacy Memorial.
Marvin enjoyed fishing with anyone that would go with him, hunting with his sons and grandchildren, raising his small herd of cattle, working on the farm with his family, planting trees with his wife, playing cards, and golfing with family and friends. He had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed being the organizer, as well as, the recipient of many practical jokes.
He was a volunteer EMT and currently a board member of the Haakon County EMT/Ambulance Board, was a volunteer fireman in Todd and Haakon County. He was a volunteer youth baseball director and teener baseball coach. He was a volunteer youth wrestling coach. Presently, he is serving as an officer of the South Dakota Fraternal Association. Some of the awards that he received with National Mutual Benefit are: rookie of the year in 1985 and the Eagle Award, agent of the month and president’s club many times. He was the first National Mutual Benefit Fraternal Agent of the Year to receive the William J. Wenger Award.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Betty; his daughter, Patricia Cihak of Littleton, CO; three sons, Paul Cihak and his wife Mary, and their children Kayleigh, Krista, Kathleen, and Jhett, all of Sturgis, Kenneth "Kenner" Cihak and his wife Shelby and their daughter, Grace of Spearfish, and Kurtis Cihak and his wife, Aimee, of Philip; his parents, Edward and Lucille Cihak of Wagner, SD; two sisters, Marlene Stone and her husband Russell of Wagner, and Virginia Sadler of Bacliff, TX; two sisters in-law, Joyce Burke and her husband Rodney, and Shirley Bauder and her husband Arnold, all of Scotland, SD; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Marvin was preceded in death by a sister Judy Cihak as a child, his father in-law and mother in-law, Milo and Signe Novak.
Mass of Christian Burial for Marvin E. Cihak, age 59, of Philip was held 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2001, at the Philip High School with Father Tony Grossenburg, as the celebrant with Father Arnold Kari, Father Tim Hoag, Father Larry Farrell, and Father Gary Oreshoski as con-celebrants.
Marvin died Tuesday morning at the Rapid City Regional Hospital after a two-year battle with cancer.
Visitation was from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Philip, and one hour before the services at the Philip High School on Friday.
Interment was 3:00 p.m. Friday, at St. Aloysius Catholic cemetery in Sturgis.
A memorial is established.
Arrangements are with the Rush Funeral Home of Philip.
Pianist – Marianne Frein
Soloist – Maureen Palecek
Special Music – Haakon County Crooners
Lectors: Jerry Rhodes - Rick Palecek
Ushers:
Lester Pearson - Doug Hauk - Bruce Kroetch
Scott McDonald - Glenn O’Connell - Marvin Denke
Pallbearers:
Jim Sandstrom - Eddie Arthur - Irvin Jones
Bill Slovek - Chuck Maxon - Steve Odom
Honorary Pallbearers
National Mutual Benefit Agents
All Relatives and Friends in Attendance
