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Reuben 'Ruby' Beck-Stephenson
Aberdeen - The funeral for Reuben "Ruby" Beck-Stephenson, infant son of Matthew Stephenson and Sara Beck of Aberdeen, will be at 3 p.m. today in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. The Rev. Allan Schoonover will officiate.
Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park with Miller-Huebl Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home, and for one hour prior to the service at the church.
He died Sunday, Sept. 22. 2002, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Reuben Beck-Stephenson was born June 30, 2002, in Aberdeen.
Survivors include his parents; his paternal grandparents, Lori and Anker Leifsen of Cottonwood Lake, and Mark and Rose Stephenson of Madison; his maternal grandparents, Richard and Debra Beck of Aberdeen; his paternal great-grandmothers, Mildred Stephenson of Madison and Vivian Schultz of Onida; and his maternal great-grandparents, Reuben and Bernice Beck of Roscoe.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents and his paternal great-grand- fathers.
Casketbearers will be Mike Stroman, Dave Beck, Dan Cybulski and Shawn Beck.
Carl Bernard Swanson
Langford - The funeral for Carl Bernard Swanson, 83, of Langford will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highlanda Lutheran Church near Langford. The Rev. Jeff Redlin will officiate.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with military honors by Henry Osness American Legion Post No. 141 of Langford. Price Funeral Chapel in Britton is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at the funeral chapel in Britton. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church near Langford.
He died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen.
Carl Bernard Swanson was born May 23, 1919, to August and Ingrid (Johnson) Swanson on the family farm near Langford in Hickman Township, Marshall County. As a youngster he grew up there. He attended school at Hickman No. 1 and graduated from Langford High School in 1936. Following his graduation, he farmed with his parents prior to entering military service in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for four years. He worked in the post office and later in the infantry in the European Theatre, prior to his honorable discharge in 1946.
He married Adelaide Annie Malpert on April 16, 1949, in Britton. They lived and farmed the family farm in Hickman Township. He farmed with his brother, and lifelong farming partner, Rudolph Swanson.
He was active in his community, having served on the Hickman Township Board and the elevator board for many years. He was a longtime member of the American Legion. He was a lifelong and active member of the Highlanda Lutheran Church and served on various church boards, including more than 45 years of service to the Highlanda Cemetery Cor- poration.
He enjoyed staying in touch with World War II Army friends.
Survivors include his wife of Langford; two daughters, Nancy (Gary) Schwartz of Brookings, and Carla (Michael) Durkee of Iowa City, Iowa; one brother, Rudolph Swanson of Langford; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one sister.
Casketbearers will be Keith Ogren, Ivan Sjovall, Dorn Malpert, Henry Steinberger, Donald Ogren, Neil Foote, Ian Durkee and Joel Erickson.
Rudolph 'Rudy' Henry Ulmer
Oakes, N.D. - Rudolph "Rudy" Henry Ulmer, 97, of Oakes died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at the Oakes Good Samaritan Center.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Fullerton Union Church in Fullerton, N.D. The Rev. Steve McGinnis will officiate.
Burial will be in Maple- view Cemetery in Fullerton with Dahlstrom Funeral Home in Oakes in charge of arrangements.
A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Rudolph Henry Ulmer was born May 18, 1905, to Jacob G. and Rosine (Serr) Ulmer on a farm near Sutton, Neb. In 1916, he moved with his family to the Fullerton area where he grew up and attended school. After his schooling, he farmed with his parents until 1944, when he purchased his own farm in the Fullerton area. He continued to farm until his retirement in 1997, retiring as one of the oldest active farmers in North Dakota. He spent winters in Oakes until entering the Oakes Good Samaritan Center in June 1999.
Survivors include one sister, Eleanor Van Slyke of Renton, Wash.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Casketbearers will be Harold Gemar, Robert Gemar, Charles Ulmer, Clarence Ulmer, Larry Ulmer and Wayne Ulmer.
Howard 'Ike' Morley
Cresbard - The memorial service for Howard "Ike" Morley, 62, of Cresbard will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Miller-Huebl Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St. Chris Postma and Richard Harbur will officiate.
Inurnment will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cresbard Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
He died of natural causes Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen.
Harvey Hannon
Conde - Harvey Hannon, 71, of Conde died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at his residence.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Andover. The Rev. Grant Piehl will officiate.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Conde City Cemetery with military rites by Andover American Legion Post No. 258. Paetznick-Garn- ess Funeral Chapel in Groton is in charge of arrangements.
A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Monday with Masonic rites to follow at the funeral chapel.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel in Groton. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to the funeral Tuesday at the church in Andover.
Eleanor Myrann
Casa Grande, Ariz. - The funeral for Eleanor Myrann, 82, of Casa Grande and formerly of the area, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at the Tolstoy Wesleyan Church. The Rev. Al Schmierer and the Rev. Lindell Howard will officiate.
Burial will be in Springs Cemetery near Tolstoy with Miller Funeral Home in Bowdle in charge of arrangements.
She died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at the RTA Hospice Unit in Casa Grande.
Eleanor Marie Myrann was born Aug. 9, 1920, to Hetty (Nelson) and Eiven Myrann in Wilmot. At the age of 2, she moved with her family to Tolstoy. This is where she was raised and attended school. She attended high school in Onaka. She then started her teaching career and earned her degree from Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen. She taught in a rural school southwest of Roscoe, in Houghton, Tolstoy and Mobridge. In 1963, she moved to Casa Grande. She taught at Evergreen and Cottonwood elementary schools in Casa Grande for more than 20 years. Following her retirement, she served as principle of the Casa Grande Christian Church School until 1991.
She was a member of the Nazarene Church in Casa Grande where she served as Sunday school superintendent and was a board member.
Survivors include three sisters, Lois Howard of Mitchell, Carolyn Carson of Phoenix, and Bonnie Strouckel of Casa Grande; and one brother, Jack Myrann of Phoenix.
She was preceded in death by three brothers.
Casketbearers will be Lloyd Hettich and Kelly Hettich, both of Onaka, Lloyd Strouckel of Casa Grande, Allen Strouckel and Ronald Strouckel, both of Roscoe, and Lyle Nelson of Java.
Memorials are preferred to RTA Hospice Foundation, 1675 E. Monument Plaza, Casa Grande, AZ 85222.
Scott R. Pekron
Deming, N.M. - Scott R. Pekron, 38, of Deming and formerly of Aberdeen, died of natural causes Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at Mimbres Memorial Hospital in Deming.
His memorial service will be at 4 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Deming. The Rev. David Okerberg and the Rev. John Williams will officiate.
Baca's Funeral Chapel of Deming is in charge of arrangements.
Scott R. Pekron was born May 17, 1964, to Terrence and Barbara (Cowie) Pekron in Aberdeen. He had been a resident of Deming since August 1966. He had worked as a fumigator with Snowden Pest Control in Deming since 1996.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie, of Deming; one daughter, Hali Pekron of Deming; one son, Tristan Pekron of Deming; his parents of Deming; one brother, Sean Pekron of Woodland Park, Colo.; and his maternal grandmother, Helen Cowie of Aberdeen.
Dale J. Stein
Aberdeen - Dale J. Stein, 58, of 13751 384th Ave., died of natural causes Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, at his home.
Arrangements are pending with Schriver's Memorial Mortuary, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W.
Harvey Hannon
Conde - The funeral for Harvey Hannon, 71, of Conde and formerly of Andover will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Andover. The Rev. Grant Piehl will officiate.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. in the Conde City Cemetery with military rites by the Andover American Legion Post No. 258. Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel of Groton is in charge of arrangements.
A prayer service with Masonic rites will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
He died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at his residence.
Harvey Hall Hannon was born Sept. 24, 1931, to James and Elsie (Hall) Hannon in Andover. He grew up and received his first years of education in Bluebird No. 162 country school. He attended Andover High School, graduating in 1949. He farmed for several years after school. He entered the U.S. Army in 1953, serving in Korea. After an honorable discharge he returned home to farm with his uncles and brothers on the family farm south of Andover.
He married Donna Schimmel-Cowan on April 30, 1966. They made their home in the Conde area until the time of his death.
He was a member of the Andover Methodist Church and of the Andover Corinthian Lodge, where he served for 25 years as secretary.
He enjoyed listening to polka music, pheasant hunting and deer hunting. He was an exceptional marksman.
Survivors include his wife of Conde; three daughters, Kori (Tim) Nitchen of West Pueblo, Colo., Kelli (Rick) Schultz of Sherrill, Iowa; and Lori (Gary) Sombke of Sisseton; one son, Larry (JoAnn) Cowan of Sedona, Ariz.; one brother, Clarence Hannon of Andover; and nine grand- children.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, two daughters and two granddaughters.
Casketbearers will be Jerry Bonn; Tony Bruckner, Richard Sanderson, Walter Kroll, Ivan Morehouse and Don Hein.
Clarence Marliegh Wheeldon
Aberdeen - The memorial service for Clarence Marliegh Wheeldon, 70, of Aberdeen will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Miller-Huebl Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St. The Rev. Brad Kingsriter will officiate.
Inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery with military graveside rites by Sidney L. Smith American Legion Post No. 24 of Aberdeen.
Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home.
He died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital.
Clarence Marliegh Wheeldon was born Feb. 4, 1932, to Clifford and Emily (Marlette) Wheeldon in Aberdeen. This is the area where he was raised and attended school. He was employed at Comes Restaurant and Walgreen's. He entered the U.S. Marines in 1950.
He married Anna Mae Song on April 18, 1953, in Aberdeen. After receiving his honorable discharge in 1956, they lived in Orange, Calif., for a couple of years. In 1958, they returned to Aberdeen where he was self-employed as a carpenter. He continued to make Aberdeen his home until the time of his death.
He was a former member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his former wife and special friend, Anna Mae Padbury of Aberdeen; one son, Daniel Wheeldon of Aberdeen; three daughters, Vivian (Duke) Moroz of Port Angeles, Wash., Lynn (Larry) Wheeldon-Glazener of Arlington, Texas, and Karri (Thomas) Perdue of Boise, Idaho; two brothers, Rolland Wheeldon and Clifford Wheeldon, both of Aberdeen; three sisters, Rene Cody and Ruth Franzen, both of Denver, and Julie Swenson of Las Vegas; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and seven brothers and sisters.
Lowell Carl Dohn
¦Fort Worth, Texas - Lowell Carl Dohn, 41, of Fort Worth and formerly of Eureka died of natural causes Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at Baylor University Medical Center in Irving, Texas.
Arrangements are pending with Carlsen Funeral Home in Eureka.
