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Joy Phillips
age 81 of Midland, South Dakota, died February 21, 2010, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip.
Joy Moyer was born November 8, 1928, in Glen (Sioux County) Nebraska, the daughter of Leslie Michael and Edna Christina (Popkay) Moyer. She grew up and attended country schools in the area through the eighth grade. Her ninth grade year, she attended Glen High School, then attended Harrison High School as a sophomore, before graduating from Crawford High School in Crawford, Nebraska in 1946.
In March, 1947, she was united in marriage to Clifford Phillips in Crawford, Nebraska. The following day they moved to a home northeast of Midland, South Dakota, and later that year moved into Midland.
Her husband Clifford preceded her in death on June 27, 2004. After his death, Joy remained at her home in Midland until she became a resident in the Silverleaf Assisted Living Center in Philip in July 2008. The residents and staff quickly became Joy’s extended family.
Joy was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, the Ruth Circle for over fifty years, and the American Legion Auxiliary for over fifty years. Joy was the organizer of the United Blood Services blood drive for the Midland area for over twelve years, was a leader of the Cub Scouts Pack, and a member of the Bad River Dance Club.
Joy enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and was very proud of all the accomplishments they have made. Cliff was a director of West Central Electric for over 20 years, so they enjoyed travelling to different cities for national conventions and sight seeing. Joy enjoyed cross-stitching, ceramics, and spending time on the computer.
Grateful for having shared her life include her son Gerald “Gary” Phillips and his wife Gretchen of Philip; her daughter Debby Jo Hieb and her husband Stacey of Centennial, Colorado; three grandchildren Nicholas Nowlin Phillips of Erie, Colorado, Nathan Graham Phillips of Sinia, South Dakota, and Amanda Margaret Hieb of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; one great-granddaughter Zoey Jane Phillips; two brothers Bob Moyer of Omak, Washington, and F.L. “Pete” Moyer of Omak, Washington; a sister Karen K. Banta of Morrill, Nebraska; a brother-in-law Roger Phillips and his wife Ionia of Liberal, Missouri; a sister-in-law Lorene Phillips of El Cerrito, California; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
In addition to her husband Cliff, Joy was preceded in death by her parents Leslie and Christina Moyer, two brothers David and Kenneth Moyer, and one sister Dorothy Sample.
Visitation was held 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24, at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Thursday.
Funeral services were held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Midland, with Pastor Frezil Westerlund officiating.
Interment was in the Midland cemetery.
A memorial is established. Memorials may be directed to P.O. Box 45, Philip, SD 57567.
RueAdene Kulvik was born May 13, 1918 in a farmhouse near Elk Point, South Dakota the daughter of Albert and Rosabel (Lewison) Kulvik. She attended Pleasant Valley Country School and graduated from Elk Point High School. After receiving her teaching certificate from Springfield Teacher’s College, she taught school for 5-6 years around the Philip area including Roger’s School, east of Milesville, and Madison School, north of Ottumwa.
RueAdene Kulvik married
Reuben Hovland on December 18, 1944. This union was blessed with seven children. They made their home on a ranch east of Milesville, South Dakota. After retiring, in 1978, they moved to Custer, South Dakota. They enjoyed traveling and spending time with their family and friends.
RueAdene’s husband passed away February 22, 1998 and she continued to live in their home in Custer until her death. RueAdene was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Custer and the First Lutheran Church of Milesville and active in Ladies Aid and as a Sunday school teacher at both churches. She belonged to the Milesville Woman’s Club and was a 4-H leader for many years. She was very active in her husband and children’s lives.
Grateful for having shared her life are her four sons, Allen Hovland and Glen Hovland both of Milesville; Wade Hovland and his wife Susan of Valley Springs, South Dakota, Vern Hovland and his wife Angii of Mizpah, Minnesota; three daughters, Ruby Pearson and her husband Alvin of Philip, Grace Bushall and her husband Paul of Elephant Butte, New Mexico, and Laura Krueger and her husband Mike of Custer; eighteen grandchildren, Miles Hovland, Lisa Schofield, Cristi Ferguson, Balinda Awak, Brian Pearson, Nick Bushall, Lindsay Mack, Cassie, Joseph, Chaciel, Hannah, and William Hovland, Paul and Adalida Mae Hovland, Kris, Jake, Katie and Ben Krueger; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lorraine Egly of Panora, Iowa and Audrey Kjose of Akron, Iowa; a special niece Norma Nelson of Custer; special caregivers Sharon Standing Soldier and Barb Reginelli; and a host of other relatives and friends.
RueAdene was preceded in death by her husband Reuben of fifty-three years, her parents, a step-mom, and three brothers, Hubert, Venon and Ronnie Kulvik.
RueAdene lived a long life. She will be missed by all those she touched throughout her lifetime. But we must remember that she is not really gone but will live on in the memories of all who knew and loved her and is now and throughout eternity with the Almighty God.
RueAdene passed away Sunday morning, February 9, at her home in Custer.
Funeral services for RueAdene Hovland, age 84, of Custer, South Dakota, formerly of Milesville, were held 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 14, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Custer with Pastor Robert Anderson officiating.
A second funeral service was held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Philip, with Pastor Robert Oettel officiating.
Visitation was Thursday, February 13, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at McColley’s Chapel and one hour preceding the services at the church on Friday.
Visitation was also held one hour preceding the services at the church on Saturday in Philip.
Interment was at the Masonic cemetery in Philip.
McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Custer along with Rush Funeral Home of Philip were in charge of arrangements.
A memorial will be established.
Wesley William Stverak was born July 23, 1939 in Mitchell, South Dakota, the son of Wesley and Lydia (Dobesh) Stverak.
He grew up and attended school in Bon Homme County, except for one year they lived at Tilford, South Dakota. In 1956, while attending Tyndall High School, he joined the Army National Guard. He was honorably discharged in 1964 after eight years of service.
Wesley attended Southern State Teachers College in Springfield, SD. He later transferred to South Dakota State College in Brookings where he graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science Degree.
Wesley was united in marriage to Norma Jean Larson on October 20, 1962 at Beresford, South Dakota.
His first job was at McIntosh, South Dakota with the Extension Service of Corson County. Then they moved to Rapid City where he was assistant county agent until 1965. He then joined the Rapid City Production Credit Association and moved to Philip, where he worked until 1972. He then worked for the Philip Livestock Auction and Livestock Nutrition until 1978 when they moved to Wall. While in Wall he operated the Wall Meat Processing Plant for five years. They then moved to Quinn where they have since resided. In 1989, he and his wife, Norma Jean and their son, Todd, cooked for the Western South Dakota Centennial Wagon Train.
He enjoyed their catering service, chuck wagon cooking for trail rides and artist rides. He was a member of the Mount Rushmore Ramblers Good Sam Chapter since 1980 and a member of the United Methodist Church of Wall. Wes enjoyed hunting and fishing, and playing with his grandchildren.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Norma Jean Stverak of Quinn; three sons, Charles Stverak and his wife Heidi, David Stverak and his wife Sandra and Todd Stverak and his wife Lori, all of Sioux Falls; a daughter, Lois Wilburn and her husband Charles of Black Hawk; seven grandchildren, Felicia, Cassondra, Tosha, Holden, Abigail, Lucille and Katelynn; a brother, George Stverak and his wife Kathy of Rapid City; three nephews, Jason, Jeffrey and Creighton; two nieces, Anita and Corrin; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Wesley was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley and Lydia Stverak; a sister JoAnne Thurman and her husband Jerry. Thurman.
Wesley died Tuesday afternoon, August 10, 2004 at his residence in Quinn.
Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, at the United Methodist Church in Wall, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Friday.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, at the church, with Pastor Jim Cissell and Rev. Charlie Hunt officiating.
Interment will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery, Quinn, South Dakota.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials directed to the Naja Temple Travel Fund.
Zachary Scott Larson, infant son of Ronald and Trisha (Burns) Larson, born and died Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Grateful for having shared his short life are his parents Ronald and Trisha of Cedar Rapids; maternal grandparents Don and Kerry Burns of Philip; paternal grandparents Ann Cvach and her husband Larry of Midland; maternal great-grandmother Shirley Burns of Philip; maternal great-grandfather George Fitzgerald of Milesville; paternal great-grandmother Dorothy Uhrig of Philip; and several aunts and uncles.
Zachary was preceded in death by his grandfather Scott Larson, his maternal great-grandfather Donald Burns, and maternal great-grandmother Virginia Burns, and his paternal great-grandparents, Gust and Lucy Larson, and Ed Uhrig.
Family graveside services were held at the Midland cemetery with Pastor Paul Bly officiating.
Arrangements were handled by the Rush Funeral Home of Philip.
Shirley Ann Sammons was born on June 26, 1942 to Floyd and Ruby (Albery) Sammons in Fosston. MN.
She received her education at Midland School. As a young girl she helped her parents work in the hayfields.
She was untied in marriage to Joe Fosheim on December 27, 1959 in Midland, SD. After living in Rapid City, SD for a short time, they moved to Joe’s families farm north of Midland where they have since resided. Shirley was a homemaker and helped Joe on the farm. She also worked at the Fort Pierre Sale Barn as a bookkeeper since 1999. She was very active in the lives of her grandchildren, attending as many of their activities as she could. She will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she has touched.
Grateful for having shared in her life are her husband Joe; a daughter, Pam and her husband Steve Kendall of Fort Pierre; a son Dean and his wife Melanie Fosheim of Pierre; her parents Floyd and Ruby Sammons; one brother Ronnie and his wife Emily Sammons of Midland; two sisters Arlene and her husband Billy Markwed of Midland and Jo Quatier of Sioux Falls; six grandchildren, Michael Kendall, Lee, Allison and Adam Fosheim and Jory and Emily Drayer; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Shirley A. Fosheim, age 60, of Midland, died Sunday, February 02, 2003, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation was held Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MDT at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Wednesday.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. CST at the Deep Creek Lutheran Church in rural Midland, with Pastor Paul Bly officiating.
Interment was in the Deep Creek cemetery.
A memorial is established.
MINISTER: Pastor Paul Bly
MUSIC:
Carmen Alleman – Organist
Jason Overweg - Vocalist
USHERS: T. J. Gabriel - Mitch Norman
PALLBEARERS:
Mark Sammons - Rod Kurtz
Brad Quatier - Brett Fosheim
Chris Fosheim - Jacob Fosheim
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: All Relatives and Friends in Attendance
INTERMENT: Deep Creek cemetery, Rural Midland, South Dakota
Murman Evelyn (Sandage) Jensen
age 94 of Rapid City, formerly of Wasta, SD, died April 2, 2010, at her residence in Rapid City.
Murman Jensen grew up in Southern Indiana with lush gardens, hardwood forests, electricity and indoor plumbing, with parents James Robert and Letta Ethel (Fettinger) Sandage, who loved her and in a setting rather like the ideal. Born the 16th of January 1916 she went on to extensively travel the world, involve her self in the heights of American politics and benefit all those around her with her hard work and great knowledge through books.
Her family were some of the first pioneers coming down the East Coast of North America from New England in the 1600’s settling first in North Carolina then South Carolina then traveling through the Cumberland Gap with the earliest Europeans into Tennessee, then Kentucky, then finally settling in 1812 into Pike and Perry Counties, Southern Indiana. Murman’s grandfather Thomas Sandage attended the “blab school” in Maxville, Indiana with Abraham Lincoln and later fought with the 58th Indiana Volunteers in the Civil war with Sherman at Shiloh, Corinth, Stone’s River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Rocky Faced Ridge, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesboro, and the March to the Sea.
She was a would be Professor of English Literature who without resource during the great depression went to beauty school with the help of her maternal grandmother Lucy Grubb who lived in Evansville, Indiana. By the time she met Leonel Jensen on a train headed to Chicago in 1944 she had two beauty shops and had prospered through the great depression.
Murman began reading at age 5 and skipping two grades had read every book in the Winslow, Indiana library prior to graduating from Winslow High School shortly after her 16th birthday in 1932. She never quit reading, could remember the author and title of virtually every book she ever read and its contents. This led her to the Wall, SD book club as a member for over 50 years and to the Board of the South Dakota State Library during which time she took her degree in Library Sciences.
She married
Leonel Morgan Jensen of Wasta, South Dakota at the end of World War II and came to the Jensen Ranch near Wasta in a semi arid country with no running water, a 32 volt wind generator for electricity, outdoor toilets, with a home heated only with wood. She taught herself to cook, to feed family, harvest crews and hired men, raised her children and stayed with it for 30 years until she and Leonel bought a fine home in Rapid City and moved to town in 1977. Their courtship due to the war found her in New York City working at Saks Fifth Avenue waiting for Leonel to return from Europe where he was head of 19 Divisions for the American Red Cross and the highest-ranking Red Cross official in Europe by the end of the war. They were married
in Henderson Kentucky on February 11th, 1946 and moved to the Jensen Ranch to take over the family homestead.
As the 2nd, 3rd and 4th President of Friends of Public Broadcasting she was key in the creation of Public Radio in South Dakota remaining on that Board another 5 years. During her Tenure as President SD Public Broadcasting became financially solvent while adopting many of the processes still used today in its operations.
Shortly after coming to South Dakota Murman led the local 4H Club through the late 1940’s based on previous activities with 4H in Indiana. She was the Wasta Precinct Committee Woman for many years which lead her to become the Secretary of the State Democratic Party and from 1956 though the early 1960’s she was the Democratic National Committeewoman from South Dakota.
During the 1960 Democratic National Convention, where John F. Kennedy was nominated for the presidency, she wrote extensively for the Rapid City Journal of the activities of that convention. Her delegate badge to that convention has a simple number on it .. 1. At many major political events she sat at the head tables next to persons of note such as Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Paul Butler, George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey and Sargent Shriver to name only a few. On several occasions she spent time with Jack Kennedy, one time picking him up at the airport with Hubert Humphrey’s brother. She was a life long supporter and friend of George McGovern and among the group who hired him as Executive Secretary of their Party in 1953. She was Lorna Herseth’s Campaign manager all three times she was elected as Secretary of State.
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution with several family members fighting with Nathanial Greene. Her families trek west from the Carolina’s was driven by their mortal fear and hatred of the King of England and British Rule.
Along with Marge Bielmaier and Gladys Babcock she was a founding member of the gourmet and bridge Club in Wall and helped found that same club in Rapid City. She involved herself in Eastern Star, toastmasters, Chautauqua and so many other things we couldn’t find nor remember them all quickly.
Murman and Leonel spent the winter of 1985-86 in their favorite place, New Zealand. They also enjoyed Japan, Australia, the Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Turkey, all of the countries of Western Europe, Israel, Algeria, Venezuela, Morocco, and the Islands of the Caribbean along with Alaska and Canada.
Few people of this earth have lived life more abundantly, cherished it more or had a more eclectic, traveled, read or involved life than Murman. Grateful for having shared that life is her Sister Cora Lee Sandage of Bandon, Oregon, Son Paul Leonel Jensen and his children, Adam and Anne Jensen. Murman’s Daughters Mary Margaret (Steven) Rhodes (Julia, Rachel and Seth) and especially Sara Murman Jensen who took such care of her mother these many years at West Hills Village along with the most loving of friends Kenneth and Cathy Vogele.
Her parents and one granddaughter Maren Jensen and her husband Leonel Morgan Jensen precede her in death. She attributed the great bond of her marriage to respect and love based in shared learning from its dissimilar, diverse yet complementary attributes. Together Murman and Leonel had more friends and activities than anyone could count and an involved, active, accomplished and happy life together.
A Memorial Celebration will be held at West Hills Villiage Multi Purpose Room Thursday 8 April at 4:30 PM.
William A. "Bill" Longbrake was born on March 19, 1938 in Dupree, South Dakota at Doc Kramers, the son of Delbert and Marietta (Bridwell) Longbrake. He is one of eight children. While growing up he worked for various ranchers around the country learning the cattle and cowboy way. He attended school at the Old Cheyenne Agency. In 1957 Bill participated in the state High School Rodeo in New Underwood where he place 2nd in the bareback riding and 2nd in the steer dogging.
He was united in marriage to Judy Keegan on September 5, 1961, in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, two weeks before his Army career. He was drafted into the United States Army where he was stationed in Maryland. While in the Army, Bill enjoyed riding bareback and saddle bronc.
After serving his time in the Army, he and Judy moved to Bridger, forty miles south of Faith on the Cheyenne River. Bill started his ranch, riding many miles and putting in numerous fence lines.
Bill and Judy started their family, which consists of three boys, Eddy, Mike and Raymond, and one girl, Jackie.
Bill was active in the Old Timer's Rodeo Circuit, riding bareback and saddle bronc along with Old Men's Breakaway. He and "Sparky" went on to become the 1988 Old Men's Champion in the NRCA and SDRA Associations and runner up for many years. Bill also served on the Takini School Board. One accomplishment he was very proud of was twenty-four years of sobriety.
Grateful for having shared his life include his wife Judy of Howes; four children, Eddy Longbrake of Eagle Butte, Mike Longbrake and his wife Dianna of Howes, Jackie Longbrake of Howes and Raymond Longbrake and his wife Jackie of Eagle Butte; eleven grandchildren Catherine, Myles, Rebecca, Stephanie, Tate, Kirby, Seth, Kolby, Clay, Kirbie, and Samantha; one great-granddaughter Taycen; three brothers Pete Longbrake of Dupree, Jayme Longbrake and his wife Beverly of Eagle Butte, and Ron Longbrake of Mobridge; one sister June Gray and her husband Don of Albuquerque, New Mexico; his father in-law Jim Keegan of Faith; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; a great-grandson Farrel; two brothers Jack and Gerald Longbrake; and one sister Jean Dillabough.
William A. "Bill" Longbrake, age 65, of Howes, South Dakota, died Friday morning, March 12, 2004 at the Ft. Meade V.A. Medical Center.
Visitation was held one hour prior to the funeral services.
Funeral services were held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at the Dupree School Gymnasium.
Interment was in the Dupree cemetery.
A memorial is established.
Richard B. McDermott, 67, died peacefully in his home in Rapid City, April 13, 2007, exhibiting the same qualities that he maintained throughout his life: grace, integrity, courage, and loyalty to his family and friends.
Dick, as he was known to those close to him, was born on July 19, 1939, in Redfield, South Dakota to Thomas V. and Alice J. McDermott. His childhood was one of enormous freedom, growing up in a small town. The merry band of friends accumulated during those early years became the graduating class of 1957, and friends the course of his life.
He attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion from 1957 until 1962, and it was there he met and married
his wife, Shirley Kirkham McDermott in 1961. Following graduation, Dick entered the Army as a second lieutenant, and spent 23 years in the Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He worked another ten years as an intelligence analyst in the Pentagon for the Defense Intelligence Agency. He served two tours in Vietnam, and he and his family lived in various places throughout the continental United States, as well as tours in Germany and Korea. He had more than his share of military and civilian honors throughout his career, but his heart and mind was set on returning to South Dakota.
In 1995, he and Shirley seized a window of opportunity, sold their home in Fairfax, Virginia, and moved back to South Dakota. They lived in Rapid City for five years before moving to Wasta in 2001 to live in a 100-year-old house, originally owned by Shirley's grandfather. It was there that he had the opportunity to enjoy photography, pottery, working in his garden, and participating in community activities. One of his favorite preoccupations was working on his computer, and with the help of a talented computer consultant, he designed the web site for the Wasta Centennial in 2006. Both he and Shirley knew that they had finally found their true home, and with the addition of their dog Maggie, enjoyed life to the fullest.
Dick was extraordinarily proud of his three children, and his grandchildren were a source of pleasure for him. Whether it was making a float for them to ride in the Wasta Fourth of July parade, making videos about dump trucks for his grandsons in New York City or conspiring to order April Fools gags to surprise their parents, he was fully engaged in having fun with them and loved each grandchild equally.
Survivors include his wife Shirley; his daughter Nancy, son-in-law James Matthews, and their two children of Brooklyn, New York; his son Michael, daughter-in-law Tammy McDermott, and their three children of Rapid City; his daughter Mary and son-in-law Brent Thorne of San Francisco, California; his brother Jack McDermott and wife Sharon of Rapid City; and father-in-law Les Kirkham and special friend Elaine Novak, also of Rapid City. Other special friends include Nancy and Gene Forderhase, Hazel Kalkbrenner, Joan McDermott, Jim and Pat Parrie, the entire class of 1957, friends and colleagues he worked with through the years, his beloved hospice nurse Michelle, and last but not least, his faithful dog Maggie.
Throughout his life, Dick McDermott was a quiet, steady presence in the lives of his family and friends, always ready with some clever solution to a problem, and always wickedly funny. It was his wish that we should not grieve his death but celebrate his life. In this, as in most things, his instincts were right. His passing only serves to remind us of how knowing him enriched us all. He is gone but very much still with us. A memorial celebration to commemorate his life will be held at a later time.
Donations in his name may be made either to Hospice of the Black Hills or to the Town of Wasta Park Fund and may be sent to Shirley McDermott, 1626 Evergreen Drive, Unit 8, Rapid City, SD 57702.
Arrangements are with the Rush Funeral Chapel of Wall.
Carl Levi Snook, age 61, of Midland, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Carl Levi Snook was born on February 17, 1944 in Midland, South Dakota, the son of Clair and Sylvia (Peters) Snook. He graduated from Midland High School in 1962, then attended Southern State Teacher's College at Springfield for a short time before returning to the beloved ranch, his favorite "spot" on earth.
Carl was united in marriage to Patricia Fenwick on August 8, 1964, in Midland. They purchased a farm in Meade County where they lived for a time before returning to the homestead, located seven miles north of Midland. Carl then spent the rest of his life living and working on the homestead first with his father, until his father's retirement in 1986. Then Carl's son Gary joined Carl in operating the ranch until the time of his death.
Carl attended St. William Catholic Church in Midland. He served on the Midland Board of Education for eight years, was a former member of the Midland Area Jaycees, Bad River Dance Club, Midland Alumni Association, PTA, and Prairie Champions 4-H Club. His four grandchildren were the joys of his life.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Pat; one son Gary Snook and his wife Deborah of Midland; one daughter Lori Konst and her husband Tracy of Sturgis; four grandchildren Gavin and Garrett Snook, and Brooke and Brett Konst; his mother Sylvia Snook of Midland; a sister Gene Hudson and her husband Dick of Midland; a brother Lelan Snook and his wife Carol of Alton, Illinois; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Carl was preceded in death by his father Clair Snook, a sister in infancy; and all of his aunts and uncles.
Visitation was held 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 13, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at St. William Catholic Church in Midland.
Christian funeral services were held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, at St. Williams Catholic Church in Midland, with Father Ron Garry officiating.
Interment was in the Midland cemetery.
A memorial is established.
Ila T. Carlson was born April 19, 1918, on her parent’s ranch northeast of Kadoka, the daughter of Charles F. and Esther (Johnson) Carlson.
She grew up on the ranch and received her education in rural school in that area.
As a young lady she worked on her parent’s ranch. After her father’s death in 1926, she helped operate the ranch.
Ila was united in marriage to James A. Nowlin on November 21, 1942 in Pierre, South Dakota.
After their marriage, they owned and operated a ranch northeast of Kadoka for ten years. When they left the ranch they moved into Kadoka where they have since resided.
Her husband James A. "Jim" Nowlin preceded her in death on July 2, 1992.
Ila was a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church of Kadoka. Ila was the Kadoka Nursing Home Correspondent for the Kadoka Press for ten years, and served as President of the Kadoka Nursing Home Resident Council for many years. Her Swedish heritage and family were very important to Ila. Her cheerful smile and quick wit will be missed by all that knew her.
Grateful for having shared her life are three sons, Patrick Nowlin and his wife Donna of Stoughton, Wisconsin, Richard Nowlin and his wife Diane of Princeton, Wisconsin, and Edward Nowlin of Volga, South Dakota; a daughter Janice Nowlin of Rapid City; two grandchildren Jim Nowlin and Justin Hirchert; one great-grandson Noah Hirchert; a brother Leonard Carlson and his wife Lillian of Kadoka; and a host of other relatives and friends.
In addition to her husband, Ila was preceded in death by her parents.
The angels came Thursday afternoon January 30, and took Ila home to Jesus.
Visitation was held 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 2, at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Kadoka, and one hour preceding the services at the church.
Funeral services were 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 3, at the Concordia Lutheran Church in Kadoka, with Pastor Paul Bly officiating.
Interment was in the South Creek cemetery north of Kadoka.
A memorial is established.
CLERGY: Pastor Paul Bly
MUSIC: Jo Anne Stilwell – Pianist
"Jesus Loves Me"
"Children Of The Heavenly Father"
USHERS: Jerry Stilwell – Jim Stilwell
PALLBEARERS:
Larry Carlson – Lonnie Carlson
Mark Carlson – James Carlson
Charlie Carlson – Mike Perault
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: All Relatives and Friends in Attendance
INTERMENT: South Creek cemetery, Kadoka, South Dakota
