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Dorothy A. "Dusty" Borelson
May 04 1931 - Feb 25 2010
Dorothy “Dusty” Borelson, 78, of rural Rapid City passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2010 in the care of the Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born May 4, 1931 to Tobias and Christina (Matthews) Borelson in New Underwood and lived there until her teens. The family moved to their Rapid City area ranch after the death of her sister Lorraine in a tractor accident.
Dorothy became her father’s “hired man” after graduating from high school. She was always there to help with the haying and threshing. A paint brush and hammer were familiar tools to Dorothy as she and her father earned extra money working as contractors. Dorothy saved her money for several trips to Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry.
A life time lover of music, Dorothy accumulated a collection of over 50, 000 Country Western songs which she recently donated to the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming. Along with the music, Dorothy obtained autographed photographs of her favorite musicians. She also collected the star’s autographs on quilt pieces which she embroidered and sewed into a beautiful quilt. She recently donated this collection to the Pearl Hotel Museum in Kadoka, South Dakota.
She was the president of the Buddy Meredith and Polly Johnson fan club’s for 21 years. She also published the newsletter for both.
During her life time Dorothy made over 1800 quilts, most of which were donated to local charities. Every one of those quilts was sewn on her treadle sewing machine and tied or quilted by hand. On warm sunny days you could find Dorothy in her garage tying quilts.
In 1995 Dorothy was chosen by the Catalyst Club to receive the Good Neighbor Award for which she received a carved wooden bust of herself. In November of 2002 she was named Rapid City’s Good Citizen. She was a founding and current member of the Rapid City Quilter’s Guild. In addition, Dorothy found time to volunteer as a board member of the North Elk Fire Protection District.
In recent years Dorothy became a care giver. After the passing of her mother, she assumed the responsibility of caring for her disabled sister. How wonderful it was that Carol was able to be cared for by her loving family.
Preceding her in death were Dorothy’s older sister Lorraine, her father Tobias and mother Christina. She is survived by her sister Carol, over 100 pen pals and many local friends.
Funeral services will be at 11am on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Atonement Lutheran Church in Rapid City with Rev. Jon Mapa officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at the New Underwood cemetery.
A memorial has been established to the Atonement Lutheran Church.
Eugene Bennie Singsaas
Jun 13 1943 - Feb 22 2010
Eugene Bennie Singsaas, age 66, of Rapid City, passed away on Mon., Feb. 22, 2010 at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City following a fifteen month battle with a brain tumor. He faced his struggle and treatment courageously with few complaints and a positive attitude.
Gene was born to Bennie and Grace (Sommervold) Singsaas on June 13, 1943 at Hendricks, Minn., the second of five children. He graduated from Hendricks High School in 1961 and enlisted in the US Army. He was a paratrooper and a Morse Intercept specialist. Following his discharge he attended the University of Minnesota and graduated with a degree in Forestry in 1968. Following his graduation Gene began his career with the US Forest Service in Bayfield, Colorado. His career included assignments on Mancos Ranger District, Mancos, CO; Harney Ranger District, Hill City, SD; Pactola Ranger District, Rapid City, SD; and Black Hills National Forest Supervisors Office, Custer, SD. He retired from the Forest Service on January 1, 2000. Following his retirement Gene was employed by his friend and former coworker, Lance Rom to do the bookkeeping for Quality Services.
Gene devoted most of his life to caring for his family. He was married
to the love of his life, Susan Waugh, for 46 years and together they raised five children. Gene was an active father who loved his children unconditionally and supported them in every way. His nine grandchildren knew and loved their grandfather and enjoyed their time in Grandpa’s care. Every Sunday all the children and grandchildren gathered at his home for dinner, love and laughter.
Gene was an active member of the Knollwood Heights United Methodist Church where he served as church treasurer for many years. Gene also volunteered as a board member and chairman of the board at First Choice United Methodist Federal Credit Union. Gene had a lifelong passion for genealogy, researching and writing four books on his family history. He taught himself to read Norwegian and traveled to Norway with his brother Gordon. He also volunteered for the Rapid City Society for Genealogical Research, helping many families discover their family’s roots.
Gene loved his annual fishing trip with his brothers and cousins and the annual S&S; golf tournament. However, his passion was neither golf nor fishing, but rather spending time with the people he loved.
Gene leaves to mourn his passing and celebrate his life his wife, Susan; five children and their families, Chad Singsaas, Jeff, Levi, and Aaron; Holly (Todd) Gagne, Rylie and Ty; Cory (Jeni) Singsaas; Kelly (Brandon) Olsen, Noah and Bennie; and Tammy Feild, Trae and Jasper. Also surviving are his two brothers, Gordon and Wendell Singsaas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bennie and Grace Singsaas; his sister, Diane Harris; and his brother, Gary Singsaas.
Visitation will be held at Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City on Wednesday, February 24th from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services are Thursday, February 25th at 10:30 a.m. at Knollwood Heights United Methodist Church in Rapid City with the Rev. Linda Baldock officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View cemetery in Rapid City with military honors by The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA).
Helen I. Daughenbaugh
May 26 1919 - Nov 03 2009
Helen Daughenbaugh, a lifetime resident and supporter of Pennington County and its residents died on November 3rd at the age of 90.
Helen was born May 26, 1919 at the ranch on Sheridan Lake Road to Feay and Ida (Hall) Reder. She attended Dennis country school, Rapid City High School and Black Hills Teacher’s College in Spearfish. She taught at the Hayward, Dennis, and Big Bend country schools and grade school at the E.B. Berquist School. In 1943 she went to work for County Treasurer Merle McCain. She married
Horace Daughenbaugh November 23, 1946. They built the Whitetail Motel on West Main in 1952. Helen helped with the management and did the cleaning at the motel and assisted with the continued operation of Horace’s business, The Cabinet Shop. After four years, the motel was sold and she went to work for the County Auditor, Fred Gibbs. She was elected as Auditor in 1968 and held the office until her retirement in 1987. She was state president of the South Dakota Association of County Officials in 1985.
After moving to Westhills Village Helen belonged to Golden K Kiwanis, and continued serving on the Minnilusa Historical Association Board and the SALT Board. She cared for her husband Horace for many years until his death in 2005. She has had many interests throughout the years. Her love of the Black Hills, their people and events, have kept her busy verifying family dates and pictures. She enjoyed sharing local and family history, particularly of Sylvan Lake which was built by her grandfather Theodore Reder in 1892. Helen had strong roots in the area on her mother’s side as well. Mary Hall Park is named after her maternal grandmother who with her husband farmed west of the National Guard Camp in Rapid City. She collected pictures of all the courthouses of Pennington County, including the first one in Sheridan Valley now covered by Sheridan Lake. She loved working in the courthouse because she was able to get to know so many residents and help them. Her favorite diversion though the years was playing popular piano music from the early 1900’s, including music collected by her sister Mary Payton.
Helen’s greatest joy was her husband and family. She is survived by her son, Randy (Mary) Daughenbaugh, Rapid City, a daughter, Gail (Dale) Westendorf, Beaumont Texas; four grandchildren, Jason Daughenbaugh, Jill Graff, Nathan Westendorf, and Erin Westendorf; and five great-grandchildren, Reder and Ruby Daughenbaugh, Wally Graff, and Avery and Sydni Westendorf.
Visitation will be on Friday, Nov. 6 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City and one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Funeral services will be on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10:00 am at First Congregational Church in Rapid City with Rev. Dr. Ted Huffman officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View cemetery in Rapid City.
A memorial has been established to the First Congregational Church in Rapid City.
Kenny Lee Marsh
Sep 01 1933 - Nov 03 2009
Kenneth “Kenny” Marsh, 76, Caputa, passed away at his ranch on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
Arrangements have been entrusted with Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City, SD. As per Kenny’s request, he has been cremated and no services will be held.
DeElda Neysa "Dee" Kursave
May 09 1942 - Jul 13 2009
DeElda Neysa Larsen Kursave, 67, of Black Hawk passed away on Monday, July 13, 2009 at her home.
Dee was born May 9, 1942 at New Underwood, SD to Alvin and Carrie (Street) Larsen, the ninth of ten children. She was raised at Farmingdale, SD where she attended school to the eighth grade. Dee graduated from Rapid City High School in Rapid City in 1961. In August 1962 she started working as a dental assistant for Thomas Udager, DDS. Dee worked part time for Dr. Udager after her son was born. She later worked for Dr. Chad Carpenter until retiring on May 20, 2009 after 47 years.
Dee married
her very special man; Dale Kursave at Zion Lutheran Church in Rapid City, and to this union a son Terry and a daughter Dayna was born. She always put her family first and was very active in the Black Hawk Community. Dee held an office for the Parents Club in the Black Hawk School for five years. She held offices for the Black Hawk Fire Department Auxiliary, which she helped get started. Dee also helped start the Golden Eagles 4-H Club and was a leader for thirty years. She worked very hard to get a new school in Black Hawk and co chaired the Black Hawk and State Centennial. Dee served as superintendent for major elections and school board elections for over thirty five years. She also served as secretary and treasurer for Valley View cemetery in Black Hawk for several years.
Dee was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Rapid City and became active in the Ladies Aide, serving four years as the President and served as a circle head for many years. She became the school janitor while her grandchildren were attending school at St. Paul’s.
While her family was growing she would clean homes so she could be home when they were. Dee and Mae Maude ran the cafeteria for the Western Junior Livestock show for a number of years. Her home was always open to everyone, coming from a family of ten she loved having lots of people around. She was always willing to help someone. God, family and friendship was at the top of her list.
She is survived by her very loving husband of 46 years, Dale Kursave of Black Hawk; two wonderful children, Terry Lee Kursave of Hermosa, and Dayna Dee Kiewel of Black Hawk; four precious grandchildren, Casey and Chandra Kursave of Rapid City, Brianna and Jesse Kiewel of Black Hawk; special grand daughter in law Jennifer Kursave of Rapid City; two sisters, Viola Stanec of Martin, Nela Napoli of Rapid City; four brothers, Rollo (Katharina) Larsen of Farmingdale, Walter (Frances) Larsen of Central City, NE, Leslie (Karin) Larsen of Mandan, ND, William Larsen of Marysville, CA; sister in law, Laurel Larsen of Alda, NE; very special cousin Darlene Bedwell of Dearborn Hights, MI; nieces, Cary Jo (Ron) Sherman of Ashland, MO, Diane (Craig) Kratovil of Rapid City, Debbie (Mark) Zallar of Black Hawk and Denise Winston of Monticello, FL; two aunts, Eva Southmayd and Millie Larsen of Rapid City; adopted daughter Deb Gobell of Rapid City and adopted grandson James Zollar of Rapid City and granddaughter Sarah Zollar of WY; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends; sister in law, Patty (Joe) Morin of Black Hawk, and brother in law, Don (Fern) Kursave of Rapid City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Carrie Larsen; two brothers, Willard and Verlyn Larsen; sister, Wilma Winston; two brothers in law, Frank Stanec and Frank Winston; sister in law, Inez Larsen; two nieces and four nephews, father in law and mother in law, Albert and Grace Kursave; sisters in law, Joan Rollins, Twyla Terrill and Shirley Hilton.
Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City and one hour before services at the Church.
Services will be at 10am on Friday, July 17, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rapid City with Pastor Peter Sulzle officiating. Burial will follow the luncheon at the Larsen cemetery in Farmingdale.
A memorial has been established to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Rapid City and the Great Plains Lutheran High School in Watertown.
M. Selma Gross
Jun 19 1926 - Jul 11 2009
M. Selma Gross, 83, of Rapid City, passed away on Sat., July 11, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Selma was born June 19, 1926 in Gwynnville, IN to John Russell and Alice Minnie LaVon (Wilson) Poston. She graduated High School and attended college. Selma married
Charles Washington Gross in Cleveland, OH, on January 9, 1945. They moved to Rapid City in 1963. In the early 1970’s they moved to Newell, Charles passed away on November 6, 1984. Selma returned to Rapid City in 2001 and has lived with her son Marshall and his wife Marlene since 2005.
Selma was a member of the First Christian Church and a life time member of the VFW Auxiliary. Her family was the most important part of her life. She always enjoyed company, embroidering, word search and watching television.
She is survived by her son, Marshall Gross and his wife Marlene of Rapid City; her daughter, Marie Kast and her husband Gene of Rapid City; her sister, Alberta Beaver of Indiana; seven grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one infant son, her parents, her brother, Harley Poston and grandson Charles E. Gross.
Visitation will be from 9am to 11am on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the First Christian Church (730 Quincy St.) in Rapid City.
Services will be at 11am on Thursday at the Church with Pastor Marvin Flowers officiating. Burial will be at 2pm on Thursday at Black Hills National cemetery.
C. Renee Hansen
May 24 1962 - Jul 07 2009
C. Renee Hansen, 47, of Rapid City, passed away on Tues., July 7, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice of the Hills.
She is survived by three sons, Marque Hansen, Donovan Hansen, Preston Hansen, and one daughter, Mistie Hansen, all of Rapid City.
Memorial services are set for 10:30am Fri., July 17, 2009 in the Chapel of Kirk Funeral Home on Minnesota Street in Rapid City. A reception will follow at Somerset Court next to the funeral home.
Sharon M. Dale
Oct 03 1937 - Jul 11 2009
Rapid City - Sharon M. Dale, 71, went to heaven on July 11, 2009 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10am on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rapid City. There will be a light brunch to follow at the church with interment at the Black Hills National cemetery at 1pm. Visitation will be on Tuesday at Kirk Funeral Home from 5-7pm.
Sharon, the youngest of five children, was born October 3, 1937 in Sioux City, Iowa to Anna and Arthur Millard, both deceased. They moved to Rapid City and ran a dairy farm north of town. Sharon had two brothers: Richard (deceased) and Robert of Rapid City, and two sisters: Joyce and Marlene.
In 1961, Sharon met the love of her life, Raymond Dale, at the National Guard Camp where they both worked. They were married
on May 18, 1962. Sharon and Raymond have 2 children: Diann (Dobbs) of Black Hawk and Jeffrey of Charleston, South Carolina. She was very proud of her five grandsons, Jakob, Scot and Tony Dobbs and Wayne Dale, who all live locally, except for one grandson, Adam Henry Dale, who preceded her in death. She also had 1 great-grandchild and another on the way.
The Dale Family is very thankful to family and friends who have prayed faithfully for Sharon. You have meant the world to us.
A memorial has been established in Sharon’s memory at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Wesley Arnold "Arnie" Schneider
Sep 03 1923 - Jul 09 2009
God called his faithful servant Wesley Arnold “Arnie” Schneider to His Heavenly home. Arnie was born in Custer, South Dakota on September 3, 1923 to Wesley N. and Lessie (Parker) Schneider, and proudly called Custer home for the next 85 plus years, before moving to Rapid City in February, 2009 due to health concerns. He passed away with his loved ones at his side at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House on Thurs., July 9, 2009.
Arnie spent his young years doing odd jobs around Custer and keeping up with many chores around the family home, which was shared with his sister, Evelyn, and their grandparents.
Raised with a love of God, family and country, it was no surprise that Arnie left his hometown in January, 1943 to report to the Naval Training Center in Farragut, Idaho. Arnie served his country honorably during World War II as a Boatswains Mate on board the U.S.S. LST-201 and the U.S.S. Pontus serving PT boats and was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three stars and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars before returning from the south Pacific onboard the U.S.S. Doyen APA-1 with liberated POW’s from Battan. Arnie returned to Custer after being honorably discharged in January 1946.
After returning to Custer, Arnie found his best friend and the love of his life there, Alberta “Bert” Libolt. Arnie and Bert were married
on November 12, 1946, and on September 2, 1947 they welcomed son Jim to the family – just a bit early to be a “true” birthday present. Son Wayne heralded the coming of sunny days when he joined the family on May 3, 1950. On November 7, 1952, Arnie and Bert called their family complete with the birth of daughter Marcia.
Arnie supported his family by working in the timber industry for many years, becoming Custer’s first certified lumber grader. He logged along side his dad for a time before going to work at Winters Sawmill. Arnie was sawyer at the Mountain Sawmill, owned by Korczak Ziolkowski, and at O’Connor Lumber Company, before running the planer at Custer Lumber Company. In 1983, Arnie went to work for the U.S. Forest Service-Black Hills National Forest, retiring on December 31, 1989.
Years of working didn’t prepare Arnie to be idle in retirement so he looked for a hobby to keep himself busy. Soon he was building picture frames, sharpening saws and mower blades, and being asked if he could fix a vast array of small engines. Arnie soon had a full-time hobby that could have easily kept two or more people busy. For the next 20 years, Arnie repaired, with few exceptions, virtually every engine he was presented, even after suffering a serious injury caused by the blades of one angry mower.
Arnie was a Charter and Life member of the Kenneth Kuper Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3442. He served in many positions, including Commander, and always participated in events recognizing veterans and their service to the country he loved. Arnie was especially pleased when Custer School District decided to hold an event each Veterans Day to honor our veterans, fallen soldiers, prisoners of war, missing in action, and active duty service personnel. He was humbled when in 2000 the School presented him with an honorary diploma to recognize his choice to serve his country prior to completing his education.
Always ready to give to his community, Arnie served on the Custer Volunteer Fire Department for 30 years. He was a charter member of the Custer Alano Society. He was also a Life member of the Custer County Historical Society, Life member of the Custer Senior Citizens Center, Custer Lutheran Fellowship and The PT Boat Sailors Association.
Arnie was preceded in death by his parents Wesley and Lessie Schneider, his sister Evelyn Brauner, and a grandson, Mike Schneider.
Grateful and blessed to have been part of his life are his wife of 62+ years Bert; sons and daughters-in-law Jim and Monica Schneider (Rapid City, SD) and Wayne and Gayle Schneider (Henderson, NV); daughter, Marcia Eisenbraun (Arvada, CO); granddaughters Brenda (Schneider) Luedtke (Rapid City, SD), Wendy Eisenbraun (Wall, SD), and Becky Eisenbraun (Rapid City, SD); grandsons Jorin Eisenbraun (Custer, SD) and Matt Schneider (Westminster, CO); great-grandson Michael Schneider (Rapid City, SD); great-great-granddaughter Ashlyne (Rapid City, SD); extended family and a lifetime of friends.
Family and friends will gather at Custer Lutheran Fellowship 3 miles east of Custer at 10:00am on Mon., July 13, 2009 for a memorial service to honor Arnie, a quiet man with a warm smile and twinkling blue eyes, who treated everyone with dignity and respect, who was known and loved by many, and who was respected by all who knew him.
A memorial has been established to Hospice House in Rapid City and Custer Lutheran Fellowship Church.
Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City is in charge of the arrangements.
