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Zona Fills the Pipe
PINE RIDGE — Zona Fills the Pipe-Pte San Wambli Win (White Buffalo Eagle Woman), 92, passed away on September 15, 2001, at her home in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
Zona was born in Kyle, South Dakota, on October 28, 1908. Her parents were Frank Afraid of Horses and Lucy Red Cloud. Zona was always proud that she was a direct descendent of three great Oglala chiefs: Red Cloud, Afraid of Horses, and Little Wound. She recently attended an honoring event in the Nebraska State Capitol, where Chief Red Cloud became a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame, and she spoke about her great-grandfather.
Zona attended No.19 Day School in Kyle, and rode horseback to attend school. She also attended schools at Pine Ridge, Flandreau, and Chemewa Indian School in Oregon, where she earned letters for playing basketball. Zona was a strong supporter of education of Indian people and she encouraged young Indian people to get their education.
She worked for over 20 years at the Oglala Community Boarding School in Pine Ridge as a dorm matron, seamstress and laundress. She was the Director of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Arts and Crafts Shop in the early 1970s. She was a 4-H leader for a number of years on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
She was a very traditional Lakota woman, as well as a very devout Episcopalian. Her traditional beliefs and those of Christianity were a natural fit for her, as many of the beliefs of the Lakota and Christianity are similar, the belief in the Supreme being, good and evil spirits, and an afterlife. She never missed the annual Niobara Convocation Meeting or a Diocese Convention, and attended many events of the Episcopal Church. She was nominated for the "Episcopal Church Woman of the Year" and received a plaque from Bishop Creighton Robertson.
Zona is survived by her children, Starlet and Peter Pipe, Pine Ridge, S.D.; her sister, Sadie Janis, Pine Ridge, S.D.; niece Darlene Shortbull, Rapid City, S.D.; grandsons Paul, John and Frank Shortbull and granddaughter Vanessa Shortbull, and great-grandson Brandon Shortbull, all of Rapid City, S.D.; Lakota brothers Oliver Red Cloud, Bernard Red Cloud, Burgess Red Cloud and Delphine Red Cloud-Brown, all of Pine Ridge, S.D.; Lakota Sister; and the Hand families, Horn Cloud families, Fills the Pipe Families, Youngman families, Red Cloud families, Power families, Poor Thunder Families, and those who called her "Unci, " meaning Grandmother.
She will be missed by her relatives and friends on the Pine Ridge Reservation, in South Dakota, and the friends who came to visit her throughout the United States and internationally.
In January, a story was written by Zona and her sister Sadie in the Rapid City Journal titled "My Sister, My Friend." This story depicted their life history and the great love they had for one another.
A one-night wake service will be held on Wednesday, September 19, at 6 p.m. in the Pine Ridge High School Gymnasium. Services will be at 10 a.m. in the gymnasium on Thursday, September 20. Burial will follow at the St. Barnabas cemetery in Kyle, South Dakota.
Zona's death marks the end stage of a generation of Lakotas who possessed the best of their people, who spoke the language, knew their tribal culture and history, and wanted the best for their people. When the very last of this generation passes away, a great treasure will have been lost to the Lakota people and to all people in this country. As one of the last Elders of the Fourth Generation journeys home, a great treasure of teachings, stories and knowledge is lost to the Lakota and non-Lakota people of this country.
Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
Herman Henry Hieb
PIERRE — Herman Henry Hieb, 82, Pierre, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2001, at Beverly Health Care Center in Pierre.
Survivors include his wife, Willa Hieb, Pierre; two brothers, Leo Hieb, Harrold, and Herbert Hieb, Trenton, Mo.; three sisters, Alma Mascher, Harrold, Ruth Winter, Huron, and Ida Erp, Onida; three daughters, Janet Herman and Deb Wilson, both of Omaha, Neb., and Laura McNickle, Bath; two sons, Mike Hieb, Redwood Falls, Minn., and Todd Hieb, Pierre; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation and prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Isburg-Hofmeister Funeral Chapel in Pierre.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at First United Methodist Church in Pierre.
Burial will be at Riverside cemetery in Pierre.
Dale M. Koch
HURON — Dale M. Koch, 80, Huron, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001, at Huron Nursing Home.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Koch, Huron; one son, Terry Koch, Sioux Falls; two daughters, Kaye Lasagna, Clewiston, Fla., and Krista Wiedenman, Huron; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Wilma Brinkman, Sun City, Ariz.
Services, with military rites by Huron Veterans Council, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at Congregational United Church of Christ in Huron, with the Rev. Brian Grover officiating.
Welter Funeral Home of Huron is in charge of arrangements.
Junior Parfrey
BUFFALO - Junior Parfrey, 81, Buffalo, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at his home.
Survivors include two daughters, Jeannette Damm, Gilbert, Ariz., and Dorothy Parfrey, Buffalo; four sons, James Parfrey, Belair, Md., Lyle Parfrey, Tacoma, Wash., Stanley Parfrey, San Diego, and Larry Parfrey, Buffalo; one sister, Mary Heath, Bowman, N.D.; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Grand River Lutheran Church in Buffalo.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the church, with the Rev. Arthur Weitschat officiating.
Burial will follow at Buffalo cemetery.
Krebsbach Funeral Service of Bowman is in charge of arrangements.
Mathilda 'Tillie' Deiss
WHITE RIVER - Mathilda "Tillie" Deiss, 92, White River, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at Winner Regional Healthcare Center.
Survivors include one daughter, Clara Mueller, Rapid City; one son, Harold Deiss, White River; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; three sisters, Ida Stegeman, Erna Hill and Leona Schmidt; and one brother, Alfred Deutsch.
Her husband, Jacob Deiss, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in White River, and for one hour before services Monday, Dec. 3, at White River Community Events Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Community Events Center.
Burial will be at White River cemetery.
Mason Funeral Home of Winner is in charge of arrangements.
Duane Eugene Holsworth
SUTRGIS - Duane Eugene Holsworth, 60, Sturgis, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Holsworth, Sturgis; one son, David Holsworth,
Aberdeen; one daughter, Shelly Holsworth, Rapid City; three brothers, Gilbert Holsworth and Delbert Holsworth, both of Rapid City, and Don Holsworth, Hermosa; and four sisters, Dorothy Davis, Piedmont, Irene Ford, Carter Lake, Iowa, Sarah DeWald, Ellendale, N.D., and Peggy Schock, Ashley, N.D.
He served in the U.S. Army.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, with the Rev. John Tesnow officiating.
Burial, with military honors by Sturgis Honor Guard, will follow at the Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Carol E. Branch
RAPID CITY - Mrs. Carol E. Branch, 85, of Rapid City, died Thursday, November 29, at Westhills Village Health Center after a long illness.
She was born June 29, 1916, in Glenwood Springs, Colo., and grew up on the western slope of Colorado. Her parents were the late Charles Craig Canady and Caroline Persis (Elliott) Canady.
On October 11, 1941, she married
Robert F. Branch of Manistique, Mich. She attended Wheaton College in Illinois, where she majored in chemistry, English literature and zoology.
She was a chemist at Sherwin Williams in Chicago, Ill., during World War II. With her husband and family, she lived in Homewood, Ill., for 23 years and was active in the Homewood Reformed Church, P.E.O., and enjoyed fishing.
After vacationing in Palmer Gulch for 15 years, she and her family moved to Rapid City in 1973, where she was active at Westminster Presbyterian and Emmanuel Episcopal Churches. She attended geology classes at SDSM&T; and had a lifelong interest in fossils, agates and artifacts. Her 50th anniversary in P.E.O. was held at Arrowhead Country Club.
She was preceded in death by Robert, her husband of 53 years. She is survived by her four children, Elizabeth Bryan of San Antonio, Texas, Robert of Rowley, Mass., Mary Jane Jerde of Bowie, Md., and Stephen of Kearney, Neb.; nine grandchildren; and nine nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 4, 2001, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, with the Rev. David Cameron officiating.
Burial will be in Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis, under direction of Campbell, Paula & Quinn Funeral Service. No visitation is planned. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Hills.
Anton 'Tony' Todd
ONIDA - Anton "Tony" Todd, 74, Onida, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at Maryhouse Nursing Center in Pierre.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Todd, Onida; four daughters, Ann Weber, Gillette, Wyo., Kathy Royce, Yorba Linda, Calif., Jane Daum, Murdo, and Tami Schafer, Rapid City; three sons, Chuck Todd and Jeff Todd, both of Onida, and Dan Todd, Mobridge; 14 grandchildren; four brothers, Ronelly Todd, Onida, Lewellyn Todd, rural Gettysburg, Basil Todd, Turner Valley, Alberta, and Arlo Todd, Pierre; and two sisters, Fern Pollman, rural Blunt, and Rose Terrill, Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today, with a 5 p.m. prayer service, at Emmanuel Brethren Mennonite Church in Onida.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Michael Patrick officiating.
Burial will follow at Onida cemetery.
Feigum Funeral Home of Pierre is in charge of arrangements.
Robert H. Miller Sr.
PIERRE - Robert H. Miller Sr., age 79, of Pierre, died Friday, November 30, 2001, at the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
He was born October 3, 1922, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Jonathan Harlan and Sarah (White) Miller. He graduated from Lemoyne High School and attended Penn State University. He interrupted his studies to join the Navy during WWII. He was stationed in Hawaii teaching survival training to pilots, followed by time on Okinawa, where he was the commander of an airbase that transported wounded soldiers to Guam. He was in the service from 1942 to 1946 and finished as a Lieutenant (jg). He continued his studies and received his MS Degree from Penn State in 1949.
He married
Helene Zaboy on June 8, 1946, in Bethlehem, Pa., and they moved to Pierre in 1950. Bob worked for the State of South Dakota in Natural Resources and Industrial Development for 17 years. He especially had fond memories working under the Joe Foss administration. He later worked as an independent geologist with the goal of mineral exploration in the Black Hills. He spent some of the best times of his life hiking and exploring the Black Hills. He then worked for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe in economic development. We lovingly nicknamed Bob O.M. or "old man, " and will remember him for his kindness, generosity, dry sense of humor and his stubborn will. We will always remember the great trips to Las Vegas and Deadwood and know that O.M. was always happiest with a bucket full of quarters playing slots.
He is survived by his wife Helene of Pierre; son Robert "Bob" H. Miller Jr. of Rapid City; son Eugene C. Miller and his wife, Jeanne (Harr) Miller; grandchildren Helena Jean and Jackson Robert of Verona, Wis.; and sister Jean of Fort Mill, S.C. He was preceded in death by his parents, his stepmother and grandparents.
There will be a visitation at Osheim-Catron Funeral Home, 2700 Jackson Blvd., Rapid City, S.D., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. service at the Black Hills National cemetery chapel with Pastor Roger Easland of the United Church of Christ officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to HospiceCare Inc., 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711.
Dale E. Johnson
WINNER - Dale E. Johnson, 78, Winner, died Thursday, Nov. 29, in Orlando, Fla.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Johnson, Winner; two daughters, Lois Rogers, Orlando, and Linda Anderson, Sioux Falls; one son, Wayne Johnson, Virginia Beach, Va.; and seven grandchildren.
He served in the U.S. Navy from Nov. 16, 1942, to March 15, 1946.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Mason Funeral Home in Winner, with a 7 p.m. rosary at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the church.
Burial will be at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Cassie Arnold Washer
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Cassie Arnold Washer, 22, Gillette, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, S.D.
Survivors include her husband, Randy Washer, Gillette; her mother, Shelly Briggs, Gillette; her father and stepmother, John and Kathy Briggs, Pinedale, Wyo.; one sister, Kaylin Briggs, Pinedale; and two brothers, Bryant Briggs, Pinedale, and Bobby Briggs, Fort Monmouth, N.J.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Behrens Funeral Home in Rapid City.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Peace Lutheran Church in Rapid City, with the Rev. Robert Bailey officiating.
Memorials may be made to Toys for Tots.
Russell Eugene Ward Jr.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Russell Eugene Ward Jr., 20, Colorado Springs and formerly of Rapid City, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, in Rapid City.
Survivors include his parents, Russell Ward Sr. and Ronnie Wilkinson; six sisters, Ellaina Moorhouse, Charity Rathke, Melissa Ward, Carmen Wilkinson, Allison Wilkinson and Kirby Kennedy; and one brother, Justin Kennedy.
Visitation was held Nov. 30 at Mountain View Mortuary in Colorado Springs.
Services were held Dec. 1, at Memorial Chapel in Fort Carson, Colo.
