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John Charles Conerton
1951-2014

John Charles Conerton, 62, of Rochester, Minn., passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 with his family by his side.

He was born August 21, 1951 in Miller, South Dakota to Charlie and Marguerite (Hanna) Conerton. He graduated from Miller High School in 1969 and attended college in Brookings, S.D., where he graduated. On August 31, 1974 he married Terry Moore in South Dakota, they later divorced in 1992. In 1978 he moved to Rochester where he has made his home since.

He was a member of IBEW local 343 and had retired from there after 23 years of service. He was an avid card player and on any given day of the week you could find him playing cribbage and pinnochle with all of his card buddies. He also enjoyed playing blackjack at Diamond Joe's casino. He was known for his sense of humor and you could find him in a crowded room just by his laugh. He also enjoyed his morning coffee and breakfast with his friends at Grandma's Kitchen. He was a sports fan and enjoyed watching all the Minnesota teams play.

He is survived by his ex-wife Terry Conerton and his three children, Erica Conerton of Rochester, Minn., Jessica Conerton of Cresco, Iowa and Justin Conerton of Laramie, Wyo. He is also survived by numerous cousins throughout the U.S.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Mary Etbauer. The family will be holding a memorial service this summer for friends and family but no date has been set. Memorials may be sent to 3797 Shady Curve SW Rochester, MN 55902.

Mildred Hansen
1940-2014

Mildred Theresa Hansen, 74, of Orient, SD, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, from her long time battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial was Saturday, April 12, 2014 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Orient, with Fr. Joji Itukulapati officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Mildred was born on January 7, 1940, to John and Caroline (Wieseler) Weideman. She attended Zell Grade School, middle school at Presentation in Aberdeen, and graduated from Orient High School 1958. She was united in marriage to Virgil Halbert Hansen on June 9, 1959, and they made Orient their life-long home.

Mildred is well known in the community of Orient for her illustrious career in the postal service. She became a clerk in the United States Post Office in 1958, and was promoted to Post Master in 1981. She retired from those services in 1992. She was instrumental in organizing community events such as Orient School Reunions, the Orient Jubilee, the Orient Centennial, and the Quasquicentennial for which she and Virgil were proud to be Grand Marshalls. She was an active member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Altar Society. She and Virgil were also active Good Sam Club members during their retirement years and enjoyed many weekends with their friends at the campground.

Millie enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially in the summertime when she was able to participate in some of her favorite activities alongside her husband, such as keeping books for the Orient baseball teams, picnics, camping, fishing in her floppy sun hat, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband Virgil Hansen of Orient; her son Richard (Angela) Hansen of Hot Springs, S.D., daughter Marlys Hansen of Waterloo, Iowa, son William (Barbara) Hansen of Hurley, S.D., and foster son Tony (Kelly) DesLauriers, of Great Bend, Kan.; her grandchildren Kristian (Josiah) Ellendorf, Barry, Christopher (fiancé Krista Brusseau), Jasmyn, April, Shane, Logan, Victoria, and Kayden Hansen; great grandchildren Reise and Truett Ellendorf; her brother Leo Weideman and sister Doris (Jim) Ronan.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents John and Caroline Weideman, stillborn son, grandson Luke Hansen, and great grandson Ezekiel Hansen.
Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Mildred's arrangements.

Donna Giese
B. Saturday, July 7, 1917
D. Saturday, October 4, 2014

Donna Giese, 97, Mitchell died Saturday, October 4, 2014 in Firesteel Healthcare Center, Mitchell. Funeral Services will be Thursday, October 9, 2014, 10:30 AM, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial will be the American Legion cemetery, Mitchell. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Thursday at the Holy Family Catholic Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Bittner Funeral Chapel of Mitchell. Memorials may be directed to the Mitchell Public Library, 231 N Duff St, Mitchell SD 57301.

Donna Giese was born July 7, 1917 in Sioux Falls, the second of Otto and Leo (Florance) Wellensteins six children. She was a straight-A student through graduation from Washington High in 1935, but the Great Depression and the sudden death of her father prevented her from going to college. While working at a downtown flower shop, Donna became acquainted with Roy Giese, the young manager of the nearby Egyptian Theater. Roy was a regular customer, picking up flowers for the theater box office. They married in August 13, 1940, spent their honeymoon in Yellowstone, WY, and celebrated 53 years of marriage before Roy's death in 1993.

Donna was a person of keen intelligence and broad interests. She was a self-educated life-long learner. She remained deeply curious about the world around her and was an avid reader well into her nineties. She always preferred nonfiction, especially history, to novels. Dementia in her final years robbed her of books but did not keep her from reading the paper every day.

Her talents were as wide ranging as her interests. Intricately patterned quilts were a specialty; she left dozens to charm her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren long into the future. Original cross-stitch art grew out of line drawings which she made with either hand: she was ambidextrous. She was an accomplished seamstress who brought drawers of Vogue patterns to life, not to mention cowgirl outfits and Superman capes made for her children and their friends. She was a charter member of the Mitchell Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America.

She dazzled her grandchildren with chains of cut-out paper dolls and art made from piles of antique costume jewelry. She and her friends frequented auctions, buying and then sharing their furniture back and forth for decades.

Her easy laugh was infectious, her smile a picture. Her children remember April Fools Days when they couldn't pick up the fork (because a thread held it to the placemat) or cut a pancake (because a piece of cheesecloth had been cooked into it). She delighted in conversation: a new father commented that "she was so interested you'd have thought she never knew anybody else who had a baby."

She had always been such an exceptional baker that her family never knew she really didn't like to cook until she stopped completely in 1993 and began stacking books on the stove. An in-law remarked that watching her make an apple pie was "watching art."

She rode a bicycle long before women cyclists were cool. She loved to tell stories about the Ozark bike trip she and a dear friend took when they were already "white-haired, old ladies." She finally gave up the streets in her seventies and restricted herself to a stationary bike.

Donna was a devout life-long Catholic and a devoted parishioner at Holy Family for nearly seventy-five years. Her charity was the quiet kind, and she declined public recognition even when it was offered.

Donna is survived by her son, Michael (Ann) Giese, Greenville SC; her daughter, Molly McGinty, Rapid City SD; two brothers: Toby Wellenstein, Sioux Falls SD and Forrest (Irene) Wellenstein, Hiawassee AR; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, son-in-law, Frank McGinty, sisters: Delores Klawiter and Betty Ramsay and her brother, Jack Wellenstein.

Lorene Heindel Duenwald
B. Tuesday, September 30, 1947
D. Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Lorene Heindel Duenwald, 67, of Mitchell passed away October 1, 2014 at Mitchell, SD. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to noon, Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Bittner Funeral Chapel, Mitchell, SD and 11:00 a.m. to noon, Friday, October 10, 2014 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 1049 Howard Street, Sturgis, SD. A Committal Service will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the Black Hills National cemetery, Sturgis, SD. Following the service, family and friends are invited to gather at the Golden Corral, 1180 N Lacrosse St, Rapid City, SD. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Cascade Volunteer Fire Department, 27974 Cascade Rd, Hot Springs, SD 57747 or any NAMI Chapter. Arrangements are under the direction of Bittner Funeral Chapel, Mitchell, SD.

Lorene Anne Catherine Heindel Duenwald was born September 30, 1947 in Hot Springs, SD to Roy and Rose (Sweeney) Heindel. She started school in Hot Springs, SD, the old elementary school, now the History Museum in Hot Springs. Lorenes parents and neighbors re-opened Maitland School where she attended school through 8th grade. She attended three years at Hot Springs High School, and her senior year at St. Martins Academy near Rapid City, graduating in 1965.

Following high school Lorene worked at the Sisters Hospital in Hot Springs and attended nursing classes in Kearney, NE. She entered a catholic convent in Denver, but health issues halted her education. Lorene spent several years working in geriatric care living with and caring for elderly home-bound individuals.

Lorene met the love of her life, Dean Duenwald, and they married August 15, 1984. Their home was in Pierre, SD. They traveled for many years going to Washington, DC, Arizona, Tennessee, and Switzerland. They loved to go to rodeos, concerts and even took a cruise. They loved the Black Hills and visits to Lorenes home place at Hot Springs. Lorene was President of the Pierre Chapter of NAMI and supported NAMI events the remainder of her life. After losing her husband in 2006, Lorene moved to her final loving home, Crystal Manor in Mitchell, SD.

She is survived by sisters, LaDonna Burgess of Willcox, AZ and Mary Kaplan of Mt. Juliet, TN; beloved nephews, Leo Heindel of Rapid City, SD, George and JD Burgess of Goodyear, AZ, Quentin Kaplan of Los Angeles, CA and nieces, Audrey Russell of Mt. Juliet, TN, Linda Foster of New Underwood, SD and many long-time friends.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, Dean and brother, Leslie.

Lorne R. Tilberg
B. Monday, February 27, 1939
D. Sunday, October 5, 2014

Lorne Tilberg, 75, Mitchell, died Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 9, 2014, 2:00PM, at the New Home Lutheran Church in Mitchell. Burial will be in the New Home Lutheran Church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8PM Wednesday evening with a Prayer Service at 7:00PM, at the New Home Lutheran Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Lorne Russell Tilberg was born February 27, 1939, at Mitchell, to Russell and Florence (Nearhood) Tilberg. He graduated from Mitchell High School in 1957 and South Dakota State College in 1961. On October 20, 1961, he married Karen Hemeyer at New Home Lutheran Church. They lived in Onida, Mitchell, Laurel, NE, and Belle Plaine, MN, before they returned to Mitchell and farmed for 15 years. In 1984, they moved to Britton where he served as the Marshall County Extension Educator until his retirement in 2005, when they returned to Mitchell. He was an active member of the First Lutheran Church in Britton and New Home Lutheran Church in Mitchell, where he served on both church councils and actively participated in the church choirs. He volunteered as a 4-H Leader for many years before making a career in the Extension Service. Through Extension, he continued his youth outreach by leading state and national instructions for ATV Safety, as well as pioneering the Britton 4-H Shooting Sports Program. He was a member of the State and National County Agents Associations and served on the Britton School Board for many years.

He is survived by his wife Karen, five children: Lorna DeRaad and husband Alan of Sioux Falls; Douglas Tilberg of Sioux Falls; David Tilberg of Mitchell; Michelle Brandenburg and husband Curtis of Sioux Falls; Mary Chmela and husband David of Mitchell. Lorne is also survived by thirteen grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two brothers, Roger Tilberg and wife Arlys of Montevideo, MN; and Darell Tilberg and wife Marileen of Onida.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson, Jordan Martish.

Owen Amick
B. Friday, June 21, 1918
D. Sunday, October 5, 2014

Owen Amick, age 96, of Woonsocket, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Huron Regional Medical Center in Huron. His funeral will be 2:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron with burial in Restlawn Memory Gardens. Visitation with family present will be from 6-8 pm Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Welter Funeral Home; or one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Visit welterfuneralhome.com

Owen George Amick was born on June 21, 1918 in rural Sanborn County to Elmer and Clara (Kruse) Amick. He attended country school through the Eighth Grade. Owen then joined the family business of farming.

Owen married Bessie Burnside on July 5, 1941 in Nebraska. The couple made their home just one mile north of where Owen was born. He loved farming and all the changes that came with each season. He was still packing silage at the age of 94.

Owen loved to travel, taking several trips every year, including an annual trip to Michigan to see family. He and Bessie were able to see a lot of the United States and parts of Canada on their many trips. Owen also was an accomplished fabricator, building and fixing a lot of the regularly used equipment on the farm.

Owen is survived by his brother, Roland (Cherry) Amick of Woonsocket; two nieces, Suzanne (Greg) Erwin of Woonsocket, Sheryl (Joe) Turner of Woonsocket; four great nieces and nephews, Kyle Turner, Athena Turner, Jon (Victoria) Erwin, Stephanie (Phillip) Goettsch; and 3 great great nieces and nephews.

Owen was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bessie on May 6, 2010; nephew, Kevin Amick; and an infant sister, Anna.

James Edward "Jim" Woods
B. Monday, May 29, 1939
D. Sunday, October 5, 2014

James Edward "Jim" Woods, age 75, of Festus, Missouri, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, Missouri. He was born May 29, 1939 in Mitchell, SD, to Selma (Malde) and Monroe Woods.

In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Eileen Iona (Knickrehm) Woods, a brother Robert Woods and son-in-law John Finn.

He is survived by daughter Cherie Finn of DeSoto, Missouri, son Timothy Woods of Festus, brother Tracy (Hope) Woods of Milan, Illinois, sister LeNora (Dave) Busk of Madison, SD, grandchildren Katie, Vickie and Jacob (Erin) Finn, great-grandchildren Jackson and Jordyn Finn, sisters-in-law Wilma (Lee) Buffington of Artesian, Violet Knickrehm of Mitchell and Irene (Ray) Hamann of Ortonville, MN, and brothers-in-law Norman (Sondra) Knickrehm of Mitchell, Kenneth (Kay) Knickrehm of Wichita, KS and Harold Knickrehm of Boise, lD, aunts Dorothy Malde and Mary Ellen Malde of Mitchell and numerous nieces and nephews and cousins.

He attended grade school new Storla and graduated from Mount Vernon High School. He was a retired over-the-road truck driver and US. Air Force veteran. Funeral services will be at the Vineyard Funeral home in Festus, M0, on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 10 am. Interment in Peaceful Ridge cemetery in DeSoto, MO. Memorials in his memory will go to the American Cancer Society and may be sent to the Vineyard Funeral Home, 616 W. Main St., Festus, MO 63028

Evelyn M. Swedensky
B. Monday, August 19, 1912
D. Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Evelyn Swedensky, age 102, of Letcher, SD, died October 1, 2014, at Avera Brady Health and Rehab in Mitchell. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on October 11, 2014 at the Will Funeral Chapel in Mitchell, with burial at the Butler cemetery, Rural Letcher, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Ms. Swedensky was born August 19, 1912 in Letcher, SD. The daughter of Milton and Kate Swedensky, she graduated from Letcher High School and attended Northern State University for one year. While teaching rural school for several years she attended summer classes, earning her State Teaching Certificate and qualifying her to teach in town. She taught in Burbank, SD, Miles, IA, and in the elementary city schools of Aberdeen, SD, for seven years. During that time she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree. She was then hired to teach in the Minneapolis Public City Schools system, where she taught for over 23 years. Summers were spent tending to her home in Letcher. She was working toward her Masters degree at the time of her retirement in 1976.

Ms. Swedensky belonged to a number of educational organizations during her teaching career, and after her retirement became a life member of the Mitchell Area Retired Teachers Association (MARTA).

Survivors include nieces; Patricia Schmida Wahl, Beverly Schmida Vearrier, Sharon Schmida Murphy, Kae Schmida Pugh, Mary Ann Schmida Titus and nephews; Milton Schmida, Larry Schmida, Robert Schmida, and Stephen Schmida.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters Esther Swedensky and Louise (Thomas) Schmida.

Elsie Wentz
Nov. 26, 1917 - Oct. 5, 2014

BUTTE, Neb. - Elsie Wentz, 96, Naper, Neb., died Sunday in Butte Healthcare Center.

Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m., Thursday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Naper. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Arrangements by Clausen Funeral Home in Burke, S.D.

Dennis Leiferman
B. Monday, April 4, 1949
D. Saturday, October 4, 2014

Dennis James Leiferman, 65, of Kimball, SD entered into heaven on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral Mass is 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at St. Margarets Catholic Church in Kimball. A Committal Service will follow at St. Margarets Catholic cemetery. Celebrant is Fr. Andrew Swietochowski. Casket Bearers are: Chad Leiferman, Lance Leiferman, Matthew Nedved, Michael Nedved, Andy Geppert, Loren Tyrrell, Lee Jensen and Dave Hoffman. Honorary Casket Bearers are Ronald Nedved and Jackson Nockles. Visitation will be held at the church from 5:00 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 7, 2014 with a 7:00 P.M. Rosary Service. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Dennis honor may be directed to: Kimball Food Pantry, c/o Andy Geppert, 25640 368th Ave., Kimball, SD 57355 or Sunday TV Mass, c/o Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, 523 N. Duluth Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104. Mount Funeral Home of Kimball is assisting with arrangements.

Dennis was born on April 4, 1949 in Chamberlain, SD to John and Alta (Kratochwill) Leiferman. He married Marilyn (Nedved) on July 3, 1971 and had four children: Brian, Julie, Adam and Kaye. He graduated from Kimball High School in 1967 and Southern State College for auto mechanics in 1969. Dennis worked for Denger Chevrolet until 1971 and then Prostrollo Chevrolet until 1978. He returned to the Kimball family farm in the spring of 1978.

Dennis was a member of the township board for 36 years, an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of St. Margarets Catholic Church. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and loved to fish for trout in the Black Hills, as well as being a dedicated NASCAR fan. Dennis was a collector of classic cars, including his original 1974 Pontiac Formula 455 Firebird that he won several classic car awards for.

Grateful for having shared in Dennis life: his wife of 43 years, Marilyn (Nedved) Leiferman of Kimball, SD; son, Brian Leiferman of Kimball, SD, daughter, Julie (Aaron) Jones of Sioux Falls, SD, son, Adam Leiferman of Cleveland, OH and daughter, Kaye Leiferman of Aberdeen, SD; three grandchildren: Maggie and Abbie Jones of Sioux Falls, SD and Grace Leiferman of Kimball, SD; two brothers: Richard (Rose) Leiferman of Smithville, TX and Michael (Donna) Leiferman of Brighton, MI; along with many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Dennis was preceded in death by: his parents, John and Alta (Kratochwill) Leiferman; a brother, Dale Leiferman; and a grandson, Benjamin Jones.

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