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Margaret Leopold Barker
BURLINGTON, Iowa - Margaret Ann Leopold Barker passed peacefully in her sleep Sunday, May 19, 2002.
She was born April 22, 1922 to Frederic and Edith L. Leopold in Burlington, IA.
She was preceded in death by both parents and her sister Edith Leopold.
Marm truly celebrated life.
She enjoyed canoeing, monitoring her dear Prothonotary Warblers, walking in the woods, fly fishing, cross-country skiing until arthritis made it impossible to do so.
Her son Jim and grandson Woodson continued to take her in the canoe, including an afternoon trip two weeks ago at the Crystal Lake Club where Marm grew up with her family, took her own children, and maintained a personal membership for the past 55 years.
She loved to travel on her own and for many years Marm and her sister Edith would take yearly trips to exotic places including the South Sea Islands, the Nile, Madagascar, Hawaii, Belize, Easter Island, and the Amazon.
She enjoyed a trip to Florida in March to visit a dear friend and her husband.
She was in regular touch with her son Jim Spring, a well-known Burlington artist, who did many tasks for her in her Burlington home, and with his family.
She was planning her yearly June trip to visit her daughter Nancy, an artist in jewelry, in Hot Springs, S.D., where the two of them owned land and enjoyed regular visits. Marm enjoyed her many trips to the southern Black Hills to visit Nancy, and over the past nine years made many friends there.
She turned 80 last month in Lyon and Viens, France, during a visit with son Stephen and his wife Michelle. A chorus of "Happy Birthday" wishes, though in French, greeted her at the end of a celebratory meal there.
Her three children and their families survive her:
Drs. Stephen and Michelle Barker, Irvine, California, and Viens, France.
Grandchildren Richard Hawthorne (wife Clara and son Nico), Jonathan and Jeremy Barker, Irvine, CA.
Jim and Jane Spring, Burlington, IA. Willow and Annie Spring (great-grandchildren Willow Moon and Zen, Cincinnati, OH). Woodson Spring, Iowa City; Frederica Spring, Burlington.
Nancy A. Barker, Hot Springs, SD.
Marm was very proud, and was always supportive, of her family and their various accomplishments.
She enjoyed her frequent contacts with family and with her many friends, playing bridge with her bridge group of 23 years, relaxing drives on the back roads, gardening, and the many organizations she was a member of. Despite her arthritis, she had only recently and very reluctantly given up her annual search for Morel mushrooms in the Burlington area.
All who knew her, her joyfulness, laughter, compassion, generosity, patience, and dignity will dearly miss her.
A Memorial gathering to celebrate Marm's life will be held Friday, May 31, at 3:00 p.m. at the Crystal Lake Club, Gulfport, Illinois, which had played such an important part in her life.
Memorials and gifts in her honor may be made to the Art Guild of Burlington Inc.
Elna Dite-Hanson
HOT SPRINGS - Elna Dite-Hanson, 88, Hot Springs, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs.
Arrangements are pending with McColley's Chapels of the Hills in Hot Springs.
John W. Roberson
PRINGLE - John W. Roberson, 59, Pringle, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at his home.
Arrangements are pending with McColley's Chapels of the Hills in Custer.
Helen Minnich
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Helen Minnich, 91, Gillette and formerly of Upton, died Friday, May 24, 2002, at Pioneer Manor in Gillette.
Survivors include one son, George Locke, Upton; one daughter, Arlene Young, Gillette; two stepdaughters, Coralie Lubken, Moorcroft, Wyo., and Nadine Thompson, Kalispell, Mont.; 25 grandchildren; more than 50 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Her husbands, George T. Locke and Cash Minnich, preceded her in death.
Visitation was held Tuesday, May 28, at Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Gillette.
Visitation will continue for one hour before services, which will be at 2 p.m. today at Upton Community Center, with Darrell Locke officiating.
Burial will follow at Greenwood cemetery in Upton.
Donations to American Heart Association in Helen's name may be sent in care of Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home, 210 W. Fifth St., Gillette, WY 82718.
Betty Stygles
BLACK HAWK - Betty Stygles, 69, Black Hawk, died Saturday, May 25, 2002, at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Clifford Stygles, Black Canyon City, Ariz.; five daughters, Linda Larson and Suzanne Hughes, both of Black Canyon City, Sherri Carrell, Sioux Falls, Jodi Coy, Concorde, N.C., and Julie Cook, Sheridan, Wyo.; two sons, Jeff Stygles, Keystone, and Dean Stygles, Las Vegas; 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four sisters; and three brothers.
Family will greet friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City.
Richard F. Tunks
RAPID CITY - Richard F. Tunks, 81, of Black Hawk, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
He was born May 27, 1920, at Geddes, S.D., to Arthur Tunks and Kathryn Blake Tunks. He graduated from Geddes High School and spent 4 years in the Army Air Force, stationed in England. He married
Mayzie Parlet on April 14, 1947. They lived and worked in South Dakota until 1954, when they moved to the northwestern United States. In 1989 they returned to South Dakota, where they lived until his sudden death.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Mayzie, in the Sturgis nursing home; a brother, Franklin Tunks of Chamberlain; three stepchildren, Dona Howell of Fruitland, Idaho, Marcia Auch and husband Bill of Kansas City, Missouri, and Robert Parlet and wife Alice of Sioux Falls; 9 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Kirk Chapel of Light on Wednesday, May 29, 2002, and one hour before services at the church. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2002, at South Canyon Baptist Church, with Rev. Steve Evans officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Lawn Memorial Park in Rapid City.
Memorials are to South Canyon Baptist Church in Rapid City.
Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements.
Ricky 'Rick' Eugene Patterson
RAPID CITY - Ricky "Rick" Eugene Patterson, 42, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away at his residence May 21, 2002. Rick was born July 3, 1959, in Billings, Montana, to Ronald Edward and Marion (Grande) Patterson.
He served his country in the United States Army; he was discharged January 26, 1978. Rick was a cross-country truck driver until he hurt his back. He then worked for the mine in South Dakota until he became disabled. Rick loved to go fishing and camping. He always enjoyed being in the outdoors. His real joy was being called "Papa Rick" by Chloe. She was the light of his life.
He was preceded in death by his brother Jeffery Patterson, grandparents Arthur and Mildred Grande and Truman and Florence Patterson, and an uncle, Tom Grande.
His survivors include his father, Ronald Patterson of Washburn, North Dakota; his mother, Marion Grande of Lincoln City, Oregon; daughter Jamie and her husband Jarrett of Rapid City, South Dakota; granddaughter Chloe of Rapid City, South Dakota. One brother, Eric Patterson of Rapid City, South Dakota, and three sisters, Mitzi Robbins of Colstrip, Montana, Sue Leuthold of Billings, Montana, and Kim Harriman of Washburn, North Dakota, also survive Rick.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Lowry Funeral Home, Big Timber. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Mountain View cemetery, Big Timber. Lowry Funeral Home assisted the family with the services.
Helen A. Glaeseman
RAPID CITY - Helen A. Glaeseman, 95, Rapid City, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Fairmont Grand Manor Assisted Living Facility.
She was born April 15, 1907, at Clark, S.D., the daughter of Anton and Dora (Erickson) Lindberg.
Helen taught in country schools in the Aberdeen and Huron areas from 1925 until 1929. She attended beauty college in Minneapolis in 1929 and established and operated her first beauty shop at Arlington, S.D., from 1930 to 1933. On January 2, 1934, she was married
to O.E. "Dutch" Glaeseman at Watertown. Following their marriage, they moved to Rapid City. Mr. Glaeseman worked for S.D. Dept. of Game, Fish & Parks. He served as the Superintendent of Cleghorn Springs Fish Hatchery and later became the District Fisheries Manager for western South Dakota. He preceded her in death April 8, 1964.
Helen owned and operated a beauty shop in the Webb Hill building, on the corner of St. Joseph St. and Seventh Street, and then operated a beauty shop in her home on Sheridan Lake Rd. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Her parents, three sisters and one brother preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna Cross, Susanville, California, and Elaine Burns, Rapid City; two granddaughters, Tenley Coulter and LaRae Kendrick; a grandson, Kevin Christensen; a great-grandson; and a number of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at Osheim-Catron Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the funeral home, with Rev. David Miller officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View cemetery.
Louise H. Stewart
RAPID CITY - Louise H. Stewart, 79, Rapid City, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, at Westhills Village in Rapid City.
Survivors include three sons, Sam Stewart, Albuquerque, N.M., Bob Stewart, Custer, and Bill Stewart, Maturin, Venezuela.
Inurnment services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 31, at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis. A 1 p.m. luncheon will be at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rapid City.
Campbell, Paula & Quinn Funeral Service of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements.
Edwina L. 'Winnie' Leischer
LOVELAND, Colo. - Edwina L. "Winnie" Leischer, 58, Loveland, died Monday, May 27, 2002, in Loveland.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Leischer, Arvada, and Rocky Leischer, Middleburg, Fla.; two daughters, Wendy Roth, Loveland, and Kimberly Darrohn, Rochester, N.Y.; two sisters, Patricia Crapson, Wauneta, Neb., and Claudette Gust, Rapid City; 12 grandchildren; and her companion, Doyle Harlow, Loveland.
Her husband, Wayne Leischer, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and Thursday, May 30, at Resthaven Funeral Home in Fort Collins.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 31, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Collins.
Burial will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Fort Collins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to American Lung Association may be sent in care of Resthaven Funeral Home, 100 E. County Road 30, Fort Collins, CO 80525.
Clayton Lakner
PIERRE - Clayton Lakner, 78, Pierre, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Maryhouse Sub-Acute Care Center in Pierre.
Survivors include three sons, John Lakner, Pierre, Rick Lakner, Minneapolis, and Pat Lakner, Sioux Falls; one daughter, Liz Hoffland, Wheatland, Wyo.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Stanlee Lakner, Wessington; and three sisters, Luane Lichty, Wessington, Vivian Jones, Lake Preston, and Patty Naber, Miller.
His wife, Mary Wilma Buckman Lakner, preceded him in death.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, at Isburg-Hofmeister Funeral Chapel in Pierre.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 30, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pierre.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph cemetery in Wessington.
