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Helen I. Curlett
KEYSTONE — Helen I. Curlett, 89, Keystone, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, at Custer Community Hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Laura Snodgrass, Keystone, and two grandchildren.
Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at Green Acres Memorial Park in Bloomington, Calif.
Services will be at noon Monday at Green Acres Memorial Park.
McColley's Chapels of the Hills in Custer is in charge of arrangements.
Clifford O. Person
BLACK HAWK — Clifford O. Person, 76, Black Hawk, died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Person, Black Hawk; two sisters, Rosella Neimann, Rapid City, and Twila Dillman, Richmond, Ind.; one brother, Burnell Person, Rapid City; one stepdaughter, Charlotte Horton, Norfolk, Va.; and two stepgrandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City, and for one hour before services Monday, Aug. 5, at Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church in Black Hawk.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. David Schwann officiating.
Burial will be at Piedmont cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Betty Brownlow
GRIZZLY GULCH — Betty Brownlow, 63, Grizzly Gulch, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at her home.
Survivors include two sons, Greg Brownlow, Grizzly Gulch, and Keith Brownlow, Rapid City; two daughters, Lynn Brown, Blue Mound, Kan., and Gwen Curtis, Gordon, Neb.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three brothers, LaVern Hankins, Hay Springs, Neb., Jerry Hankins, St. Joe, Mo., and Monte Hankins, Alliance, Neb.
Her husband, Tom Brownlow, preceded her in death.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Chaput Memorial Chapel in Lead.
Inurnment will be at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Ralph Wesley Quinn
SPOKANE, Wash. - Ralph Wesley Quinn, 81, Spokane and formerly of South Dakota, died Saturday, April 13, 2002, at Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Ella Jo Quinn, Spokane; one daughter, Carmel Jette, Richland, Wash.; one son, Curtis Quinn, Spokane; three grandchildren; one sister, Mae Moravec; and one brother, Neil Quinn.
He served in the U.S. Army from fall 1943 to October 1946.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 28, and from 8 a.m. until service time Monday, April 29, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. Harold Brink officiating.
Burial with military honors will follow at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Memorials may be made to Whitewood Presbyterian Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Joyce Williams
BELLE FOURCHE - Joyce Williams, 79, Belle Fourche, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sturgis.
Survivors include her husband, Roy Williams, Belle Fourche; four sons, Arlind Williams, Watertown, George Williams, Belle Fourche, Harry Williams, Dora, Mo., and Ernest Williams, Custer; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Ernest Smith, Lompac, Calif.; and one sister, Naomi Olson, Henderson, Nev.
Arrangements are pending with Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.
Grace Victoria Enberg
SALEM, Ore. - Grace Victoria Enberg, 70, Salem and formerly of Marcus, S.D., died Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Salem.
Survivors include four sisters, Freda Myers and Gayle Hinshaw, both of Stoutland, Mo., Helen Felker, Tucson, Ariz., and Flora Grimsbo, Rickreall, Ore., and one brother, Guy Edwards Jr., Sturgis, S.D.
Her husband, Ronald Enberg, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, with the Rev. Howard Smith officiating.
Private family inurnment services will be at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
A memorial has been established to First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis.
Lane Johnston
INTERIOR - Lane Johnston was born on April 21, 1930, at Dalzell, South Dakota, the son of William and Cecil (Richards) Johnston. He grew up in the Elm Springs area and attended grade school there, and high school in New Underwood.
He was united in marriage to Carol "Midge" O'Rourke on May 20, 1950. They lived in the Interior area for over 50 years.
Lane loved ranching and was a charter member of the Family Wagon Train. He and his wife hosted numerous family trail rides at the ranch. In 1989 he and his team and wagon traveled the entire Centennial West River Wagon Train route. He was a charter member of the Interior Roping Club, served as Jackson County deputy sheriff in the 1960s, and hosted the Crossroads of America Children's tour for underprivileged children for several years.
Lane took great pride and was very active in all of his grandchildren's accomplishments.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Midge Johnston of Interior; three sons, Jerry Johnston and his wife Fae of Interior, South Dakota, Stacey Johnston of Rapid City, and Charles "Chick" Johnston of Interior; four daughters, Terry Jo McDonnell and her husband Steve of Quinn, Angie Charlson and her husband Don of Rochester, Minnesota, Joyce Benne and her husband Sam of Rapid City, and Lila "Lulu" Johnston of Interior; 20 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Richard Johnston of Wall, and Gary Johnston of Cheyenne, Wyoming; and three sisters, Joann Olien of Rapid City, Jean Colvin of Rapid City, and Sharon Maasch of Sheridan, Wyoming.
Lane was preceded in death by one grandson, Chris "Bubba" Smoot; a daughter-in-law, Wanda Johnston; and two sisters, Mary Remer and Carol Handley.
Funeral services for Lane Johnston, age 72, of Interior, will be held 2 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2002, at the Interior school, with Pastor Harold Delbridge officiating.
Lane died of cancer on April 22, 2002, at his son Stacey's home in Rapid City.
Visitation will be held 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall.
Interment will be in the Interior cemetery.
A memorial has been established for Hospice of the Black Hills.
Written tributes may be made at www.rushfuneralhome.com.
Reece Craig Trautwein
RAPID CITY - Reece Craig Trautwein, 5 months, Rapid City, died April 22, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Reece was born October 25, 2001, in Rapid City.
His parents, Kiley Steffen and James "J.C." Trautwein, Rapid City; maternal grandparents, Doug and Cindy Steffen, Gregory, S.D.; paternal grandparents, Sue Trautwein, Wheatland, Wyo., survive him, and Bart Trautwein, Cheyenne, Wyo.; six great-grandparents; three aunts; and two uncles.
Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at Behrens Mortuary. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Westside Baptist Church in Rapid City, with Pastor Russ Grim officiating.
Burial will follow at Mountain View cemetery in Rapid City.
Behrens Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials would be appreciated by the family to the Neo-Natal ICU at Rapid City Regional Hospital in c/o First Fidelity Bank, 113 East 6th, Gregory, SD 57533 or First State Bank, P.O. Box 39, Wheatland, WY 82201.
Ruth Anna (Beth) Grauel
SEMMES, Ala. - Ruth Anna (Behl) Grauel, 91, passed away Friday, April 19, 2002, in Mobile, Alabama.
She was born in Teton, S.D., on September 16, 1910, to Alvin C. and Mary (Becker) Behl. They moved to Midland, S.D., where she was raised and graduated from Midland High School. She then moved to Pierre, where she was employed.
On July 7, 1934, she was united in marriage in Philip to Charles C. Grauel of Pierre.
She resided in Rapid City until June 1997, when she moved to Semmes, Ala., to reside with her daughter until her death.
She is survived by daughter, Rose Marie (Grauel) Musgrove of Semmes, Ala.; daughter-in-law, Verna (Black) Grauel of Black Hawk, S.D.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother, husband, brother, sister and son.
Visitation will be Thursday, April 25, 2002, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Behrens Mortuary.
Funeral services will be Friday, April 26, 2002, at 10 a.m. at Behrens Mortuary.
Burial will follow at Mountain View cemetery.
Behrens Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Toni Eberle
EDGEMONT - Toni Eberle, 54, Edgemont, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Arrangements are pending with Rooks-McColley Funeral Chapel of Hot Springs.
Michael Harrison Young
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. - Michael Harrison Young, 53, Castle Rock and formerly of Rapid City, died Friday, April 19, 2002, in a motor-vehicle accident.
Survivors include three sons, Michael Young Jr., Seattle, and Jamie Young and Joshua Young, both of Hines, Minn.; his parents, Wayne and Wilma Young, Haines City, Fla.; one brother, Patrick Young, Haines City; and two sisters, Colleen Brooks, Castle Rock, and Shannon Jensen, Rapid City.
Services will be held in Black Duck, Minn.
Dundee-Haines City Funeral Home of Dundee, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
Jule Trode
CUSTER - Jule Trode, 63, Custer, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Arrangements are pending with Rooks-McColley Funeral Chapel of Custer.