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Margaret Ella Quinn, age 84, of Rapid City, died Friday, May 06, 2005, at the Beverly Healthcare Bella Vista Nursing Home in Rapid City.
Margaret Ella Quinn was born January 8, 1921 at Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, the daughter of Peter and Charlotte (Phalen) Quinn. She grew up on the Hudson Flat in northeastern Haakon County along with one sister and three brothers. After graduating from the eighth grade, she helped area families taking care of children and helping around the house. In 1958, Margaret and her parents moved to Rapid City, where she has since resided.
Margaret enjoyed playing cards and did fancy work.
Survivors include her sister Elizabeth Berry of Mora, Minnesota; three brothers Jack Quinn and his wife Donna of Milesville, Leo Quinn and his wife Joyce of Rapid City, and Anthony Quinn of Rapid City. Margaret is also survived by eight nephews, ten nieces, their families and her many friends from Bella Vista.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; three nephews, Michael, Joe and Tom; her sister-in-law Esther Quinn and her brother-in-law Claude Berry.
Visitation was held 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Philip, with a rosary service at 7:00 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial was held 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 9, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Ron Garry officiating.
Interment was in the Masonic cemetery, Philip.
A memorial has been established in Margaret's memory for St. Mary's Catholic Church of Milesville, South Dakota.
Gloria Joan Pipal was born June 9, 1939, at Black Hills General Hospital in Rapid City, the daughter of Ernest A. and Marcella (Shull) Pipal. She was raised on the family homestead twenty miles southwest of Wall, South Dakota. Gloria attended eight years of grade school at the rural Quinn Table and North Star Schools, graduating from Wall High School in 1957.
Gloria was united in marriage to Donald M. Kelly on June 9, 1957, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Quinn. They ranched in the Wall and Quinn area and they were also engaged in various businesses involving tourism.
Gloria was a twenty-five year member of the Wall Volunteer Ambulance Service, constantly on call, making many ambulance runs and also serving as the treasurer. Her greatest passion was her service to others, most importantly her husband, children, grandchildren, and many others who lived with the Kelly's during their school years.
Gloria was a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wall.
Grateful for having shared her life include her husband Donald Kelly of Wall; two sons Dr. Pat Kelly and his wife Carla of Bowman, North Dakota, and Jason Kelly and his wife Brooke of Anchorage, Alaska; one daughter Dawn Richter and her husband Troy of Quinn; eleven grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Megan, and Erin Kelly, Paiton Kelly, Dalton, Kelsey, Trey, Cameron, and Taylor Richter, and Jordan and Colton Kelly; a brother Ernest "Butch" Pipal and his wife Linda of Wall; a sister Betty Alishouse and her husband Glenn of Wall; a daughter in-law Kiya Kelly of Wall; two girls that were like daughters to Gloria, Susie Cuppy of Mitchell, and Stevie Kjerstad of Quinn; special friends Glenda Knapp and Lucille Holsether; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Gloria was preceded in death by a daughter Kristy Kelly; two sons Kim Kelly and James Kelly; a grandson Jori Dean Kelly; and her parents.
Gloria Joan Kelly, age 65, of Wall, died Tuesday morning, February 1, 2005, at her residence in Wall.
Visitation was held 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 4, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. all at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wall,
Mass of Christian Burial was held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 5, at St. Patrick's with Father Leo Hausmann as celebrant.
Interment was in the Wall cemetery.
A memorial is established to the Cheyenne River Breaks 4-H Building in Wall.
Rush Funeral Chapel of Wall is in charge of arrangements.
Kenneth William "Bill" Kennedy, age 78, of Wall, died Thursday, March 2, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs.
Kenneth William "Bill" Kennedy was born January 31, 1928, in Philip, South Dakota, the son of James and Hazel (Guptill) Kennedy. He grew up on a farm-ranch in the Grindstone area and attended the Cottonwood School for three years before moving into Wall. He attended Wall School from the third grade until his junior year at which time Bill's family moved to Midland where he graduated from Midland High School in 1946.
As a young man he worked for Ted Marshall on a farm-ranch south of Wall. He then entered the United States Army on December 14, 1950, during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged on December 13, 1952, and returned to the Wall area.
While in Wall, he worked for various ranchers in western South Dakota. After he retired, he owned and operated a lawn care service in Wall until 1994, when he sold the business to Mike Rausch.
In January 2001, he moved into the Prairie Village Apartments in Wall, where he has since resided.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers Herbert H. Kennedy and Bernard James "Bunn" Kennedy; and two sisters Ruth Ann Bryan and Lexie Ray Kennedy.
At Bill's request, there will be no visitation or funeral service.
Graveside services were held 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 6, 2006, at the Black Hills National cemetery in Sturgis, with Pastor William Savery officiating.
A luncheon followed at the Vets Club (868 Main St.) in Sturgis.
Rush Funeral Chapel of Wall is in charge of arrangements.
Norma Jane Johnson was born August 12, 1926, in Wall, South Dakota, the third of four children born to Sam and Lila (Packman) Johnson.
She attended Wall public school for twelve years. After graduation, she received a teaching certificate from Black Hills State Teacher's College and taught in the Wall area for several years.
Norma was united in marriage to Bryce O. Kennedy on August 23, 1947, in Rapid City, and to this union were born four children. They made their home in Wall where Norma and Bryce owned and operated the Wall Standard Service and several rural mail routes in the area until Bryce's death in 1982. She continued to operate the mail routes for several years until her retirement in 1988. Her greatest joy was being Bryce's wife and the mother to their four children.
Norma's passion in her younger years was horses, and in her adult years she was her grandchildren's biggest fan and she also enjoyed bowling.
Grateful for having shared her life include her four children Ronda Sieling and her husband Steve of LaGrange Park, Illinois; Boyce Kennedy and his wife Kathy of Wall; Peggy Kretz and her husband Bob of Kettering, Ohio; and Rock Kennedy and his wife Andrea of Aurora, Colorado; thirteen grandchildren, Steve Sieling, Brittany Book, Heidi Sieling, Lindsey Sieling, Megan Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, Jill Vrchota, Bob Kretz, Scott Kretz, Shane Kretz, Trevor Kretz, Lauren Kennedy, and Colin Kennedy; eight great-grandchildren; best friend and sister Peggy Benne of Wall; two brothers in-law, Howard Kennedy of Philip, and Bob Kennedy and his wife Helen of Sioux Falls; two sisters in-law Doris Billington and her husband John of Lead and Janie Kennedy of Rapid City; many nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Norma was preceded in death by her husband Bryce Kennedy on October 14, 1982; her parents; one brother Bud Johnson; one sister Norrie Phillips; her father and mother in-law, George and Anna Kennedy; three brothers in-law Glenn Phillips, Jack Benne, and Duck Kennedy; and two sisters in-law Merle Johnson and Dorothy Kennedy.
Norma Jane Kennedy, age 78, of Wall, died Saturday, September 4, 2004 at her residence in Wall.
Visitation was held 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Wednesday.
Funeral services were held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 8, at the United Methodist Church in Wall, with Pastor Jim Cissell officiating.
Interment was in the Wall cemetery.
A memorial is established.
Clair Keyser
age 75 of Wasta, South Dakota, died February 24, 2010, at the Lund Home Hospice House in Gilbert, Arizona, with his wife by his side.
Clair Eugene Keyser was born August 7, 1934, at the home of John and Nellie Burns, north of Philip, South Dakota, to Lowell and Mayme Keyser. When he was a young boy the family moved to Oregon in 1938, living there six months, before returning to Philip. The family moved to Dowling in 1940 where he attended elementary school at Park, Bridger Creek and Callahan country schools. He attended high school at Quinn, South Dakota, graduating in 1953.
He was employed with Peter Kewitt & Sons in South Dakota and Wyoming, driving a scraper, building roads.
He served in the Army from 1956-1958, spending some time in Greenland.
He married
Marilyn Rolland Hook, December 26, 1964 at the Catholic Church in Quinn, and to this union three children were born; Wendy Marie, Jeff Michael and Jay Mitchell.
Clair was employed at the Badlands Bar in Wall and the Wall School. In 1970, the family moved to Wasta, where he raised hogs and they had a motel before being employed with the Pennington County Highway Department out of Wall, retiring in 1997.
Clair was a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wall. He was a former Jaycee, and served on the Wasta Town Board for many years.
Survivors include his wife Marilyn Keyser of Wasta; two sons Jeff Keyser of Hawthorne, Nevada, and Jay Keyser and his wife Nancy of Double Oak, Texas; one daughter Wendy Anderson of Fresno, California; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; four brothers Clifford Keyser and his wife Gail of Rapid City, David Keyser and his wife Claudia of Lancaster, Texas, Donald Keyser and his wife Mary Alice of Rapid City, and Arlen Keyser of Ft. Pierre; two sisters Gayle Marie Nielsen of Long Beach, California, and Charleen Ann Stern of Denver, Colorado; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Clair was preceded in death by his parents Lowell and Mayme Keyser.
Visitation was held 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wall, with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wall, with Father Leo Hausmann as celebrant.
Interment will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial in Clair's name is established at First Interstate Bank in Wall, P.O. Box 402, Wall, SD 57790.
Marguerite Mary King, age 90, of Murdo, died Tuesday evening at the Maryhouse in Pierre.
Marguerite Mary McIver was born March 8, 1917 on a farm south of Presho, South Dakota, the son of Morris and Louise (Nelson) McIver. She lived in Presho until she married
Francis King and moved to their ranch south of Draper, South Dakota. Francis and Marguerite had two children, Kim Francis King and Tanya Michele King Brink.
While living on their ranch Marguerite occupied her time by gardening, canning and raising a variety of flowers. After the passing of her husband Marguerite moved to Murdo, where she could spend more time with her family.
Marguerite first love was her family. She spent countless hours raising and taking care of them. Marguerite also loved horses and anything that had to do with horses including statues, pictured and rodeos. Marguerite loved to travel whenever it was feasible. One of her favorite stories was a road trip from California to New York in her aunts Cadillac. In her spare time Marguerite loved to read and write poetry and short stories.
Survivors include her daughter Tanya Brink and her husband Gene of Murdo; a grandson C.J. Brink of Sioux Falls; two sisters Betty Boyle and her husband Harold of Whitewood, and Dorothy Nichols of Pierre; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Francis in 1984; her son Kim Francis King; her parents Morris and Louise; three brothers, Morris McIver of Milwaukee, Hugh McIver of Omaha, Nebraska, and Julius McIver of Hot Springs; five sisters Gladys Brave of Volga, Helene Krogman of White River, Opal Sherwood of White River, Verdeen Coffey of Homosasa Florida, and Ora Novonty of Deadwood.
Visitation was held 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CDT on Thursday, October 11, with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m., all at the St. Martin Catholic Church in Murdo.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. CDT Friday, October 12, at the St. Martin Catholic Church in Murdo with Father Timothy Castor as celebrant.
Interment will be in the Murdo cemetery.
Arrangements are with the Rush Funeral Home of Philip.
Clair Keyser
age 75 of Wasta, South Dakota, died February 24, 2010, at the Lund Home Hospice House in Gilbert, Arizona, with his wife by his side.
Clair Eugene Keyser was born August 7, 1934, at the home of John and Nellie Burns, north of Philip, South Dakota, to Lowell and Mayme Keyser. When he was a young boy the family moved to Oregon in 1938, living there six months, before returning to Philip. The family moved to Dowling in 1940 where he attended elementary school at Park, Bridger Creek and Callahan country schools. He attended high school at Quinn, South Dakota, graduating in 1953.
He was employed with Peter Kewitt & Sons in South Dakota and Wyoming, driving a scraper, building roads.
He served in the Army from 1956-1958, spending some time in Greenland.
He married
Marilyn Rolland Hook, December 26, 1964 at the Catholic Church in Quinn, and to this union three children were born; Wendy Marie, Jeff Michael and Jay Mitchell.
Clair was employed at the Badlands Bar in Wall and the Wall School. In 1970, the family moved to Wasta, where he raised hogs and they had a motel before being employed with the Pennington County Highway Department out of Wall, retiring in 1997.
Clair was a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wall. He was a former Jaycee, and served on the Wasta Town Board for many years.
Survivors include his wife Marilyn Keyser of Wasta; two sons Jeff Keyser of Hawthorne, Nevada, and Jay Keyser and his wife Nancy of Double Oak, Texas; one daughter Wendy Anderson of Fresno, California; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; four brothers Clifford Keyser and his wife Gail of Rapid City, David Keyser and his wife Claudia of Lancaster, Texas, Donald Keyser and his wife Mary Alice of Rapid City, and Arlen Keyser of Ft. Pierre; two sisters Gayle Marie Nielsen of Long Beach, California, and Charleen Ann Stern of Denver, Colorado; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Clair was preceded in death by his parents Lowell and Mayme Keyser.
Visitation was held 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wall, with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wall, with Father Leo Hausmann as celebrant.
Interment will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial in Clair's name is established at First Interstate Bank in Wall, P.O. Box 402, Wall, SD 57790.
James "Jim" Kjerstad
age 73 of Wall, South Dakota, died April 7, 2010, in Rapid City.
James Frances Kjerstad was born June 24, 1936 at Hot Springs, South Dakota to Melvin and Clarice Kjerstad. Other than spending a few years in Washington State while his father built ships for World War II he grew up on the family farm north of Quinn along with his sister Dorothy.
Jim graduated from Quinn High School in 1954 and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture in 1958. While attending SDSU he met Mary Cowan and soon after graduation they married
and moved back to West River. Following college Jim worked for the Soil and Water Conservation District in Belle Fourche and Kadoka. In 1960, Jim moved his family back to the farm north of Quinn and went into partnership with his father Melvin. They ran a small herd of cattle and farmed wheat. While on the farm Jim implemented several land conservation projects which also included the construction of the first 9 hole golf course in the area named the Circle K Ranch Golf course.
Jim was an active participant in many local organizations including: the United Methodist Church, Toast Masters, the Masonic Lodge, the Elks Club, the Eastern Pennington Soil and Water Conservation, the Wall Chamber of Commerce, Wall cemetery Board and the Jaycee’s.
In 1966, he won the nomination he received from the Jaycee’s for the South Dakota State Outstanding Young Farmer of the Year.
Jim always had the talent to recognize the needs of his fellow farmers, ranchers and community members so he obtained his insurance license and opened Kjerstad Insurance Agency in 1963. Recognizing another need he later obtained his real estate broker’s license and formed Kjerstad Associates Inc.
Jim always credited his desire to hold public office to the leadership skills he obtained through the Jaycee organization. Jim served on the Wall City Council for 12 years and also served a term as President while being active in the South Dakota Municipal League.
With the encouragement of many of the farmers and ranchers in Eastern Pennington County Jim ran for Pennington County Commissioner and was elected to serve 4 terms. Jim was always willing to take on bureaucracy and tell it like it was. His dedicated leadership produced many benefits to the agriculture community and he fought tirelessly for the rural community on many issues such as prairie dogs, clean water projects, weed and pest control, roads, cattle guards, and the Pennington County Fair Board.
During his time on the Commission one of the projects that he was the most proud of was the building of the Event Center at the Central States Fair Grounds which was recently renamed in his honor. It was designed to house many events such as horse shows, rodeos, livestock events, go-kart racing, bike racing, trade shows and projects for the young people and the young at heart.
Jim always enjoyed being a builder in the community. Whether it be a city park, curb and gutter project, county road improvement, a new jail, or building a public building he wanted to serve the best interest for the people.
Jim was honored to serve on the “Save Ellsworth Task Force” which was beneficial to the entire region. He was also extremely honored to receive a Lifetime achievement award from the Wall-Badlands area Chamber of Commerce in 2008 and the Aggie of the Year from the Ag & Natural Resources Committee of the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce in 2009.
In one of the rare occasions when Mary was able to get Jim to take a vacation they traveled to Norway to see the country of their ancestry. They traveled with friends and an alumni group from SDSU which made the trip even more memorable.
The other favorite family vacation spot has been in the south eastern part of the United States visiting his daughter and her family. The entire family became fans of the Auburn University football team because of his oldest granddaughter played piccolo in the Auburn marching band.
All very proud to have been a part of his life include his wife Mary of 52 years; two daughters – Julie and husband James Getting- Shalimar, Florida and Jill Parker - Rapid City; Five grandchildren Ashley, Brenton and Lynsey Getting all currently attending Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, Abbie Clark graduate of Black Hill State University and Laney Clark currently attending the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. His sister Dorothy Denke, nephews Mike, Pat, Mark and Paul Denke, niece LeAnn “Denke” King and families. This list would not be complete without including all his many friends and relatives he has shared a cup of coffee and donut with over the years at the Wall Drug Store.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents Melvin and Clarice Kjerstad, granddaughter Kelsey Getting and brother-in-law Leroy Denke.
Visitation was held one hour prior to the services.
Memorial services were held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 10, at the Wall Community Center, with Pastor Sheri Fadley and Father Mike Hight officiating.
Private family interment will be in the Wall cemetery.
A memorial has been established.
Konrad Kjerstad, 81, of Quinn, SD, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. He was born June 7, 1922, with Addora Johannesen as midwife. He was raised, lived, and passed away on the Kjerstad Elm Creek Homestead place that his father homesteaded in 1908. He was the youngest child of ten children born to Emil Kjerstad Sr. and Gurine Ellingsen Kjerstad. There were eight sons, and two daughters.
He received his education in the Kruse Country School north of Quinn, SD. His Aunt Matilda Kjerstad was one of the first teachers there. His 8th grade teacher was Marjorie Guethlein Willuweit.
Konrad and his brothers helped on the farm; they spent many days herding sheep, his mother telling them to stay on their horses because of the rattlesnakes. He said he thought he even slept on his horse. They milked cows, and had a lot of chores; did up wood to burn and ice to use in the hot weather.
His family were all very musical, they played and sang at church and many Farmers Union gatherings in SD. A very special event was when his sister, Marie, and brothers Lawrence, George, Elnoris, and himself were invited to be on WNAX Yankton, SD, radio station with George B. German. They played their instruments, Konrad on the harmonica. He was 12 years old and George B. German shook his hand and told him he did a great job.
Francis Winkowitsch and his family lived north of Wall, SD. He would ride his horse and bring his guitar and play and sing with them to practice.
Konrad worked on the NYA and helped build the Quinn City Dam. He had many happy times, when the Kruse, Lynch, and other neighbor children came and played. There were softball games played in the pasture, and many times Albert Winkowitsch was the Umpire - everyone knew his hardy laugh.
He and his brothers loved to hunt and trap, especially coyotes, selling skinned and stretched furs by train to Chicago. That was most of their income.
He married
Mary Jean Winkowitsch, Nov. 12, 1943, at the Rapid City Methodist Church. Their attendants were Helen Hamann and George Winkowitsch. Konrad and Mary purchased the homestead place from his parents and lived all their married
life there. To this union 2 sons and 5 daughters were born: Vergil, Sandra, Clayton, Debra, Twila, Sherri, and Sharla.
In later years he hunted and fished in other states, Canada, the Yukon, and Alaska. He spent many hours hunting and fishing with his family, he truly enjoyed it. Then came the pool games and the fun he had with his grandchildren especially.
He spent many years helping in 4-H projects, and holding judging schools. He encouraged his 7 children to work and learn what they could in the years that followed; they earned recognition from county to national awards.
Konrad loved taking the high school boys to their games, and stopping at McDonald's for hamburgers.
He served on the Hidden Valley School Board for a number of years. After a meeting, he came home and said, "You just can't please everyone." He tried to be a good neighbor and he had good neighbors.
He loved to travel and spent over 20 winters in the southern states with family.
Grateful for having shared his life include his wife of 60 years, Mary Kjerstad of Quinn; two sons, Vergil Kjerstad and his wife Judy of Rapid City, and Clayton Kjerstad and his wife Charlene of Wall; five daughters, Sandra Ehle and her husband Tom of Duluth, Minnesota, Debra Neville and her husband Lee of Milesville, Twila Kjerstad of Quinn, Sherri Forman and her husband David of Austin, Minnesota, and Sharla Julson and her husband Gerald of Quinn; twenty-four grandchildren, Christie Erickson and her husband Jim, Cathie and Troy Ehle, Angela Weflen and her husband Titus, Adam Kjerstad and his wife Diana, Shanda Thompson and her husband Brian, Rachel, Brennan, Jordon, Conrad and Muriel Kjerstad, Amanda, Luke, Eric and Lynsy Neville, McKenzie, Marc, Daniel, and Brian Forman, Gerad, Jake, Rebecca, Andrew, and Ross Julson; ten great-grandchildren, Cole, Tyler, Cody, and Heidi Thompson, Nathan and Peter Erickson, Kaitlin and Kaila Weflen, Jessica Kjerstad, and Kennah Gartner; two brothers, Lawrence Kjerstad of Philip, and Elnoris Kjerstad and his wife Ila of Sun City, Arizona; a sister in-law, Evelyn Kjerstad of Wall; a special sister in-law, Marjorie Winkowitsch of Quinn; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Konrad was preceded in death by his parents, Emil Kjerstad, Sr. and Gurine (Ellingsen) Kjerstad; five brothers, Peder, John, George, Emil Jr., and Melvin Kjerstad; and two sisters, Anna Schrieber and Marie Reiner.
Visitation was held 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Friday.
Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Friday, February 13, at the Evangelical Free Bible Church in Wall with David Forman and Adam Kjerstad officiating.
Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery, Quinn, South Dakota, with Pastor Ron Lewis officiating.
A memorial is established.
Harold Kleinschmit
age 83 of Wall, South Dakota, died November 2, 2008, at the Hospice House in Rapid City.
Harold Jacob Kleinschmit was born June 18, 1925, on a farm near Dallas, South Dakota, the son of Henry and Mary (Kast) Kleinschmit. He grew up and received his education at the Meadowbrook Rural School in that area. After his education, he remained on the farm helping his father.
At the age of eighteen, he entered the US Army on August 26, 1944. He served in World War II, receiving the Bronze Star. After his honorable discharge on July 9, 1946, Harold returned to the farm.
Harold married
his country sweet heart Lillian Vrzal on September 17, 1946, in Paxton, South Dakota. After their marriage they remained on the farm until December, when they moved to Oregon, where Harold worked at a flax plant in Mt. Angel. After his father’s death, they moved to Wall, South Dakota, where he worked construction with his brother Frank. After nearly six years, Harold and Lillian moved back to the Dallas area to help Lillian’s father on their farm. After three years on the farm, they returned to Wall and once again joined his brother in the heavy construction business. After retiring from construction, they moved to the Wall Motel where Harold was the maintenance man for a number of years. In November 2007, they moved into Prairie Village where they have since resided.
Harold was a member of the Carroll-McDonald American Legion Post #246 of Wall, and the FJ Willuweit VFW Post #9120 of Quinn. In addition to his family, he enjoyed spending time woodworking, model airplanes and model T’s.
Survivors include his wife Lillian Kleinschmit of Wall; three daughters Peggy Aby and her husband Don of Wall, Linda Freeman and her husband Tom of Rapid City, and Karen Nissel and her husband Walter of Walnut Grove, Minnesota; one son Kevin Kleinschmit and his wife Sarah of Jefferson City, Missouri; eight grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one brother Ralph Kleinschmit of Mt. Angel, Oregon; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers Pete, Paul, Joe, Frank, and Lawrence Kleinschmit; and three sisters Rosina Bunker, Lizzy Messman, and Lucy Brotsky.
Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall.
Military graveside services were held 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 10, at the Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
A memorial is established.
