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Rita Ann White
(February 18, 1926 - December 31, 2011)
The Mass of Christian Burial for Rita A. White, age 85, of Lemmon, SD will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lemmon. Fr. Tony Grossenburg will officiate with burial in the Greenhill cemetery at Lemmon.
Special music will be provided by Talia Ploog and Elissa Kipfer.
Serving as casketbearers are Garick Ploog, Aaron Ploog, Justin White, Carlos Guatemala Sanchez, Brandon White, and Nathan Kipfer. The Knights of Columbus are considered honorary bearers.
RITA ANN DEWITT was born February 18, 1926 in Lemmon, SD to William Edgar and Mabel (Jones) DeWitt. She attended North Lemmon School and graduated from Lemmon High School. She moved to Seattle, WA where she was a telephone operator at the Puget Sound Naval Base. Rita returned to Lemmon where she worked as a teller at the First National Bank.
She was united in marriage to Myron White on August 17, 1947 in Lemmon. She worked as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell Telephone until starting a family. In addition to being a full-time stay at home mom, she also helped her husband in his accounting practice.
She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was an excellent gourmet cook, having once prepared a luncheon for then Governor Kneip and his staff. She loved music, liked to bowl, was a seamstress, and an avid reader.
Rita was a member of St. Mary’s Church Circle for many years.
Rita passed away on Saturday morning, December 31, 2011 at the Belle Fourche Nursing Home.
She is survived by her husband, Myron W. White of Lemmon; three sons, Charles White (Vonnie) of Rapid City, SD, Brian White of Clearfield, UT and Myron G. White (Donna) of Summerset, SD; one daughter, Pamela Ploog (Barry) of Spearfish, SD; ten grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Gary and Keith White; one brother, Howard DeWitt; and two sisters, Loretta McNamara and Maurine Salzsieder.
Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday morning.
A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Raymond Lang
(April 5, 1927 - December 26, 2011)
Funeral services for Raymond Lang, age 84, of Watauga, SD will be held at 1:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD. Neale Lorius will officiate and full military honors will be afforded by the Ralph T. Ankerson American Legion Post #255. Burial at a later date will take place at the Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis, SD.
Visitation will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2011 at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Raymond Henry Lang was born on April 5, 1927 to Henry and Pearl (Morris) Lang. He grew up south of Watauga, SD on the ranch that his father, Henry, homesteaded.
Raymond attended a rural country school and graduated from McIntosh High School. Following his schooling, Raymond honorably served on active duty in the United States Army. He was proud of his military service and was a lifetime member of the American Legion.
Raymond raised Hereford cattle on the family ranch for many years. He especially enjoyed mechanic work and was very meticulous about the maintenance of his machinery and vehicles.
Following his retirement, Raymond moved to Lemmon, SD where he lived until his health began to fail and he moved into the Western Horizon’s Care Center in Hettinger, ND.
Raymond passed away on Monday morning, December 26, 2011 at the Western Horizon’s Care Center in Hettinger.
He is survived by three nephews, Justin (Kathy) Evenson, Dickinson, ND, Jay (Lori Pierson) Evenson, Thunder Hawk, SD and Jerry Evenson, Sioux Falls, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Esther Evenson.
Richard Allen Wiesinger
(March 31, 1947 - December 26, 2011)
Service of Remembrance for Richard Wiesinger, age 64 of Lemmon, SD will be Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at the New Hope Worship Center in Lemmon. Rev. Dan Lindeman and Rev. Ed Zimmerman will officiate and burial will follow at the Greenhill cemetery in Lemmon.
Visitations will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home and one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Friday, December 30. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home.
Richard Allen Wiesinger was born on March 31, 1947 in Aberdeen, SD to Rudolph and Mavis (Moser) Wiesinger, of Shadehill, SD. He attended grade school near their home and attended Lemmon High School, during this time he stayed with various relatives and went home on the weekends. He was a member of the National Guard. Richard worked for his uncle, Laverne Moser, north of Morristown, SD where he met Arvetta Kling, who he married
in 1970. From this union came two sons, Gregory Allen and Shannon Lee, whom he was very proud of.
Richard worked at Dakota Propane for several years and later served on the Board of Directors for over 25 years. He was a farmer at heart and in 1974 they moved their mobile home from Lemmon to Meadow, SD where they worked for Charles and Nellie Purdon.
In 1978 Richard and Arvetta moved to the family farm south of Shadehill when his parents retired and moved to Lemmon. They farmed on shares with Tom and Esther Lyman, of Keldron, SD. In 1985 they had the opportunity to lease a place south of Thunder Hawk, SD. Tom Lyman set them up with cattle on shares which they still have with Esther.
The family weathered many hail storms and many dry years, but Richard never gave up. He said "This is good next year country."
In 1976, Richard and his cousin, Delbert started a little country music band and they called themselves "The Pearly Shells". Other members included Dale Rivinius, Benny Schell and Bart Damjanovich. They have played a lot of music and kept people entertained for many years. Richard was able to play one hour at their last dance October 29, 2011 in New Leipzig, ND.
In 1989 Richard started hauling grain for different people. They cleaned out many grain bins, with augers and shovels. Later they got a grain vac. Shannon was out of High School and Greg moved back from Watertown. Business was too much for one truck, so eventually there were three. Nothing made Richard more proud than to drive down the highway with Greg and Shannon. His last run was to Mandaree, ND on October 22, 2011 with Co-Pilot and special friend, Bill Penfield.
In 2004, Richard was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis or "Farmers Lung" and was placed on oxygen. In July 2008 he got put on the list for a lung transplant and his health was failing fast. On August 28, 2008 he got a call that they had a lung for him. A plane from Sioux Falls, SD came to Lemmon and picked Richard and Arvetta up at the airport and flew them to Minneapolis, MN where he had a left lung transplant. They stayed in Minnesota for two months. Five months later he developed CMV virus in the blood from the new lung. Richard had IV treatments at home twice a day for a year. Richard recovered from the virus only to develop skin cancer.
Richard had begun undergoing radiation and chemo treatments for the last three months. His biggest goal in life was to teach his 12 year old grandson to drive the combine, which he did this past summer.
Richard passed away at his home south of Thunder Hawk on Monday, December 26, 2011.
He is survived by his wife, Arvetta, two sons, Greg Wiesinger and Shannon (Kara) Wiesinger all of Lemmon, four grandchildren, Austin Wiesinger, Lemmon, Amber Wiesinger, Watertown, SD, Melinda Klein and Brittney Wiesinger, Lemmon, one brother, Howard (Diane) Wiesinger, Shadehill, SD, two nieces, Stacy (Monte) Smith, Faith, SD and Barbara (Reid) Grate, Isabel, SD, three nephews, Jeff (Stephanie) Wiesinger, Mobridge, SD, Robert (Jocie) Wiesinger, Bently, ND and Matt Wiesinger, Shadehill, SD, six great nieces and nephews, Dillon, Kaylee and Riley Smith and Kierra, Natalie and Brayden Wiesinger.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Mavis and Rudy, one brother, Kenny and his father and mother-in-law, Roy and June Kling.
Charles Wesley Cain
(September 26, 1928 - December 16, 2011)
Funeral services for Charles “Chuck” Cain, age 83, of Mobridge, SD will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at the Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church in Lemmon, SD. Pastor Charlotte Kvale will officiate with burial in the Greenhill cemetery at Lemmon.
Charles Wesley Cain was born on September 26, 1928 to W. B. “Jim” and Joyce (Ottman) Cain at his paternal grandparents’ home southeast of Lemmon. A short time later, he and his parents moved to Shadehill, SD.
“Chuck” (as he was known) went to Shadehill School except for a couple of years. During these few years, he lived with his Uncle John and Aunt Sadie Cain. Sadie was a teacher and Chuck went to whichever school she was teaching. He later graduated with honors from Lemmon High School. Chuck’s favorite sport in high school was basketball. While in high school, he worked at the J.C. Penney Store and helped his father on the farm. Following his graduation, Chuck worked for a construction company that was building the Shadehill Dam near Lemmon and the Oahe Dam near Pierre.
In 1949 he met Betty Krueger, a school teacher, from Wisconsin. The couple married
on June 4, 1950 and moved to Lemmon on January 1, 1952. Chuck began working at the Lemmon Coop Station as a mechanic and later became the manager. He retired from that position in 1989.
Each year Chuck and Betty took their family on a vacation and after retiring, they continued to see many other states, including Hawaii and Alaska. They liked the Gulf Coast so much that they spent 9 winters in Port Aransas, Texas.
Chuck dearly loved to hunt and fish and in May of 2000, they moved to Mobridge, SD to be closer to the Missouri River. There, Chuck had hoped to spend many days fishing.
Chuck passed away on Friday morning, December 16, 2011 at his home in Mobridge, SD.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Cain, Mobridge, SD; their children, Rollo (Melva) Cain, Burnsville, MN, Crystal (Frank) Solano, Piedmont, SD, Rick (Jean) Cain, Mobridge, SD, Ron (Kathy Hanson) Cain, Billings, MT, Rodney (Nancy Neuheisel) Cain, Billings, MT and Candice (Dave) Rook, Aberdeen, SD; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Louise Cain, Shadehill, SD; two nieces, Jillayne Healy, Jannelle Cain and their mother, Ann Cain, Lemmon, SD; and one grandniece, Janessa Healy.
Chuck was preceded in death by his parents, W.B. and Joyce Cain; his only brother, Jack Cain; and his uncle, Elmo Cain.
In lieu of flowers, please send cards to his wife, Betty Cain at 620 2nd Ave East, Mobridge, SD 57601.
Jack Reich
(September 27, 1936 - November 29, 2011)
Funeral services for John “Jack” Reich, age 75, of Isabel, SD will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Isabel Community Center. Pastor Chris Sulzle will officiate with burial in the Hillview cemetery at Isabel.
Jack (John) Frederick Reich was born on September 27th, 1936 in Dupree, SD to John Charles and Frances Jewett Reich. He grew up on the family homestead on the Moreau River and attended Liebelt country school until the 8th grade. He then attended and graduated from Dupree High School in 1956. A few years later during casual conversation with friends, Jack decided he was going to college at SDSU in Brookings. During this time Jack met some very dear friends and formed the Down Dirty Poker Club. Every year since the club has met for a weekend of great friends and poker.
Jack met and fell in love with Faith Ann Dearborn at her father’s pool hall in Isabel, SD. They were married
on June 6th, 1971. Three daughters were born from this union: Katherine Frances, Melody Jane and Heather June. Jack and his family resided in Isabel where he had multiple jobs throughout the years from Advertising Sales, Art Teacher at local schools, Motel Owner and Operator, Mayor of Isabel for over 16 years, Western Artist for the Foot and Mouth Artists Worldwide, Author and various other positions.
Jack enjoyed life to the fullest despite his handicap. He was a hunter, avid fisherman and traveler looking for the perfect scene for his art. In July 2002 Jack lost his wife Faith in a tragic car accident that put Jack in a wheelchair for the remainder of his life.
Jack passed away on Tuesday morning, November 29, 2011 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.
He is survived by three daughters, Kathy Reich (Travis Heller), Isabel, SD, Melody Reich (Edwin Dubray), Rapid City, SD and Heather (John) Palmer, Valley City, ND; one granddaughter, Faith Carol Palmer; two sisters, Barbara (Charlie) Begeman, Isabel, SD and Kay (Lloyd) Fletcher, Sturgis, SD; and numerous nieces, nephews, and close relatives.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Faith Reich; and two brothers, Norman and Gale LeRoy Reich.
Visitation will be on Friday, December 2, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Isabel and one hour prior to the services at the Community Center on Saturday morning.
Cleo Margaret Huiner
(July 18, 1947 - February 25, 2012)
Service of Remembrance for Cleo M. Huiner, age 64 of rural Perkins County, SD, will be Friday, March 2, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate and burial will be at Duck Creek Lutheran cemetery, near Lodgepole, SD following lunch immediately after the funeral service. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 1st at the Centennial Chapel (formerly the First Congregational Church) in Hettinger, ND and one hour prior to the funeral on Friday morning.
Cleo Margaret Ellingson was born on July 18, 1947 to Elvin and Flora (Nash) Ellingson in Hettinger, ND. She attended Glendo School near her home in northwestern Perkins County, SD through the eighth grade. She then attended Hettinger High School, graduating in 1965. Cleo was baptized and a confirmed member of Duck Creek Lutheran Church.
At an early age, Cleo developed a love for the farm and prairie life. She also had a likeness for drawing and painting, which led her to study Art Education at Black Hills State University for two years. She then returned home to the family farm to work with her dad.
On August 29, 1975 she was married
to Darwin Huiner at the Hettinger Lutheran Church. They both attended the Go-Getters 4-H club when young and began their life together on a farm/ranch 8 miles from where Cleo grew up. They had one daughter, Jaylynn Kay, born on May 10, 1980. Cleo enjoyed working with the sheep and being in the lambing barn and watching the lambs every spring. She equally enjoyed the cows and calves after the sheep were sold in early 1996.
On July 10, 1997 Cleo was critically injured in a car accident south of Hettinger, suffering a broken back and spent 6 ½ weeks at the St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND. She had a strong determination to walk again, even though Doctors thought she never would. In October of 1998, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and began chemotherapy treatments in Bismarck, followed by radiation for 6 ½ weeks
In addition to drawing and painting, Cleo enjoyed counted cross-stitching, feeding and watching the different birds that would come to the bird feeders, playing cards and board games, putting jigsaw puzzles together, word find games and Sudoku games. Every spring for many years she was a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Fund Drive in her community and volunteered with the Dakota Prairie Helping Hands, of which she was also a Board Member.
Cleo was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer in July 2010 and began chemotherapy in August of that year in Bismarck. With a strong determination to live, Cleo took chemotherapy until the end of December 2011. Cleo passed away at her home on Saturday, February 25, 2012 with family at her side.
Those who will greatly miss her are her husband, Darwin, their daughter, Jaylynn, of Dickinson, ND, her mother, Flora Ellingson, of Mott, ND, a brother, Phillip (Sharon) Ellingson, Prairie City, SD, sisters, Beverly Byers, of Reeder, ND, Judy (Joe) Materna Hettinger, ND, Kathy (Zack) Jones, Reeder, ND, a special great aunt, Dorothy Olston, Corsica, SD, brother-in-law, Duane (Ardyth) Huiner, of Hettinger, sister-in-law, Phyllis (Butch) Andress, Lodgepole, SD, numerous nephews, neices, aunts, uncles and cousins and her special cat, "Big Kitten".
Cleo was preceded in death by her father, Elvin Ellingson, two sisters at birth, Sonja De Etta and Ja Nelle Eileen, a brother-in-law, Tex Byers and her father and mother-in-law, Henry and Gertrude Huiner.
Carolyn Geist
(February 14, 1941 - February 20, 2012)
Funeral services for Carolyn M. Geist, age 71, of Lemmon, SD will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Tim Sauter and John Sauter will officiate with burial in the Greenhill cemetery.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. followed by a family service at 6:00 p.m. all at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and on Thursday afternoon one hour prior to the services at the church.
Carolyn was born in Lemmon SD, February 14th 1941 to Clement and Cora (Brunette-Ness) Engle. At the age of ten months her father passed away, Cora raised Chuck and Carolyn in Lemmon with the assistance of Cora’s family. At a young age Carolyn thought the whole world celebrated her birthday, because the local businesses decorated with hearts and cupids for her!!
She attended K-12 in the Lemmon school system, graduating in 1959. The class of ’59 was an important part of Carolyn’s life. They were a close group of friends that stayed in touch throughout the years.
After high school Carolyn married
Howard Geist on June 26th 1960. Five children were born to this union. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren unconditionally. Carolyn always put her family’s wants and needs ahead of her own.
Carolyn enjoyed a variety of jobs. She worked as a nurse’s aide at 5 Counties Hospital; Lynn’s Super Valu in the meat department, and as a cashier. Employed by Greater Missouri as a social worker, she led many community projects, including the Teen Center. She was instrumental in starting the Lemmon Ambulance service and served as one of the first EMT volunteers. Over the years she also worked for Super 8, in Aberdeen. Upon returning to Lemmon she worked at the Tap Club, Live Center, and Wheeler Manufacturing. She enjoyed and loved people and helping when she could.
Carolyn’s sense of humor was well-developed and she had a great story-telling style. She spoke often of Ole and Lena; one might think she knew them personally. When she smiled, her whole face smiled and her eyes twinkled. Her laugh was infectious, and you had to laugh with her. Some of her grand passions were music, Elvis, driving, potlucks and playing cards. Her family will long enjoy memories of family vacations and reunions, picnics in the park, a day at the lake, or just cruising main with Carolyn at the wheel, belting out a song from the 50’s. Much to her grandchildren’s chagrin, she wasn’t above rolling down all the windows in the car and blaring Johnny Horton for all main street to hear. Her greatest legacy may be that her grandchildren can all sing along.
Carolyn moved to Groton, and lived with Val, so she could get dialysis in Aberdeen. During the past 2 years she had many medical calamities. When she broke her hip, she said it was just another mountain she had to climb. “Oh well, ” she said, “I’ve started at the bottom before.” When the decision was made to stop dialysis, her wish was to come home to Lemmon.
Carolyn passed away on Monday morning, February 20, 2012 at the 5 Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon.
She is survived by two sons, Howie (Crystal) Geist, Lemmon, SD and Dusty (Lori) Geist, Williston, ND; three daughters, Becky (Russ) Nelson, Lemmon, SD, Val (Kelly) Pappas, Groton, SD and Roni (Vern) Klein, Lemmon, SD; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and one on the way; two sisters-in-law, Sylvia Engle, Hettinger, ND and Wilma Oyler, Crescent City, CA; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Chuck Engle; and one grandson, Cassidy.
A memorial has been established.
