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Mildred 'Millie' Thielen
PIERRE — Mildred "Millie" Thielen, 70, Pierre, died Monday, July 30, 2001, at Maryhouse Nursing Center in Pierre.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Thielen, Pierre; six sons, Robert Thielen, James Thielen and Gerald Thielen, all of Pierre, William Thielen, Carbondale, Ill., Mark Thielen, Springfield, Ill., and David Thielen, Sioux Falls; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Lutheran Memorial Church in Pierre.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at the church.
Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre.
Feigum Funeral Home of Pierre is in charge of arrangements.
Chad Lee Anderson
PIEDMONT — Chad Lee Anderson, 21, Piedmont, died Friday, July 27, 2001, in a rock-climbing accident west of Rapid City.
Survivors include his father, Marlin Anderson, Piedmont; his stepmother, Kathy Anderson, Piedmont; his mother, Brenda Michaels, Springfield, Ill.; and one brother, Sean Anderson, Springfield.
A memorial gathering was held Saturday, July 28, at Carlsen & Aldinger Funeral Home in Sturgis.
Services and burial took place in Springfield.
Gordon Midgard
RAPID CITY — Gordon Midgard, 43, Rapid City, died Monday, July 30, 2001, at his home in Rapid City.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Midgard, Rapid City; and two sisters, Judy House, Rapid City, and Jeanette Dickston, West Linn, Ore.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Rapid City.
Behrens Mortuary of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements.
Ole Viola Maxine Teupel
SPEARFISH — Ole (Viola Maxine) Teupel, 74, of Spearfish, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Lookout Memorial Hospital.
Viola Maxine Herr Teupel was born Jan. 31, 1927, to Elva May Aslin Herr and Leonard Herr. Her family resided in Camas, Wash., where her father and mother worked for Crown Zellerback Paper Co.
She attended schools in Camas before moving to San Francisco, where she married Sam Teupel on Feb. 5, 1945. To this union were born four daughters, Carolyn (Chris) Underwood, Baldwin, Kan., Marilyn (Marty) Hogen, Black Hawk, Evelyn Squires, Black Hawk, and Debbie Renner, Spearfish; and one son, Merle (Buddy) Teupel, Sioux City, Iowa. Viola loved and nurtured 10 grandchildren, Brian and Mark Richardson, Diane Smith, Vanya and Herb Hogen, Nathan, Oliver, and Edith Renner, Donyell Teupel, and Molly Squires. She was blessed with three great-grandchildren, Colin Richardson, James Hine-Renner and Levi Renner. She is also survived by her brother, Buddy Herr, and sister, RosaLee Parker.
Ole had a passion and love for life that was evident in everything she did. She loved people, and one of her greatest gifts was to cook and serve wonderful food. She is well-known in the Black Hills as one of the finest cooks in the area. Her youth was spent cooking in restaurants in Lead and Deadwood. After she retired, she spent her time cooking and doing crafts for friends and family. A stop by her apartment for a visit nearly always included homemade cookies, breads, pies or her especially delicious cinnamon rolls.
She was an active member of Lookout Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and each year, along with the others in her apartment building, created a basket of beautifully crafted items for the hospital fund raiser. She also crafted exquisite silk-flower arrangements that were sold in the gift shop.
She cherished all her friendships and in later years left the door to her apartment open day and night. It was not unusual for someone to stop by in the wee early morning or late nights to enjoy her company. The conversation was always lively and uplifting. Card games with her neighbors were filled with good-natured banter. Everyone at 318 Rushmore, her apartment building, became family. Her companionship was cherished by all who knew her because of her fun-loving nature and keen sense of humor.
Ole was a leader who was the first to speak out about an injustice and, as a Nevada Gulch school-board member, in her early years called attention to the poor wages teachers received at the country schools. Her interest in the welfare of people lasted her entire life, prompting her to follow political issues, especially in the Black Hills.
She was a feminist before her time and could hunt, fish and throw a punch as well as any man. Ole loved to grow flowers and feed birds. She enjoyed collecting antiques, especially if the item was a bargain she happened to get at a rummage sale. She was courageous and tenacious and fought a 15-year battle with emphysema. Ole didn't let her illness stop her from enjoying life, and she pushed herself until the end. She was eternally optimistic and always saw the good in both people and situations.
Ole was a caring and dedicated wife and mother who cared for her husband of 50 years, Sam Teupel, through Alzheimer's disease. She was the strength and bulwark of our family and will be always our treasure. Love of life, a generous spirit, humor, optimism, tenacity, nearly boundless energy and hard work is the legacy she leaves her family and friends.
Visitation will be Thursday, Aug. 2, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Fidler Funeral Home in Spearfish. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1020 State St., with Pastor Herbert Cleveland officiating. Lunch will follow at the church and then burial at Mountain Lawn Cemetery, Lead, at 2:30 p.m.
A memorial has been established to Lookout Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Sylvester S. Roubideaux Jr.
VALENTINE, Neb. — Sylvester S. Roubideaux Jr., 67, Valentine and formerly of Parmelee, S.D., died Monday, July 23, 2001, at a local nursing home.
Survivors include one adopted daughter, Julie Roubideaux, Missouri; one daughter, Barbara Black Bull Roubideaux, Parmelee; one sister, Isabelle Guerue, Rapid City; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Wake services were Thursday, July 26, at Digmann Hall in St. Francis, S.D.
Services were Friday, July 27, at St. Charles Catholic Church in St. Francis.
Burial was at St. Charles Cemetery in St. Francis.
Holmes Funeral Home of Valentine, Neb., was in charge of arrangements.
John Arthur Wilhelm
CUSTER — John Arthur Wilhelm, 72, Custer, died Monday, July 30, 2001, at his home in Custer.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Wilhelm, Custer; one son, James Wilhelm, Hot Springs; one stepson, Lyle Schweitzer, Lynchburg, Va.; one daughter, Patricia Thomas, Friendswood, Texas; one stepdaughter, Joleen Derham, Mexico City; five sisters, Marjorie Tucker, San Luis Obispo, Calif., Velma McDonald, Aladdin, Wyo., Alice Swanson, Faribault, Minn., Mary Lou Root, Arroyo Grande, Calif., and Ruth Meader, Los Osis, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rooks-McColley Funeral Chapel in Custer.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at Custer Lutheran Fellowship.
Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Elmer A. Edwards
HOT SPRINGS — Elmer A. Edwards, 86, Hot Springs, died Monday, July 30, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Delores McFarland, Hot Springs; three sons, Don Wulf, Sturgis, Fritz Wulf, Boone, Iowa, and Larry Wulf, Riverdale, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, and from 8 a.m. until service time Friday, Aug. 3, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. Bill Martin officiating.
Burial will be at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis.
Lucille M. Grage
RAPID CITY — Lucille M. Grage, 83, Rapid City, died Monday, July 30, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
She is survived by a daughter, Carol Williams, of Sidney, Neb.; a brother, Richard Harris of Fort Collins, Colo.; her stepmother, Alida Harris of Haxton, Colo.; two granddaughters, Kim Christensen of North Platte, Neb., and Wendy Colton of Lincoln, Neb.; and one great-grandson, Kaleb Christensen of North Platte, Neb.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Behrens Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, at Knollwood United Methodist Church, with Reverend Jim Patrick officiating.
Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Gordon Midgard
RAPID CITY — Gordon Midgard, 43, Rapid City, died Monday, July 30, 2001, at his home.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Midgard, Rapid City; and two sisters, Judy House, Rapid City, and Jeanette Dickston, West Linn, Ore.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens Funeral Home of Rapid City.
Viola M. Teupel
SPEARFISH — Viola M. Teupel, 74, Spearfish, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish.
Survivors include four daughters, Debbie Renner, Spearfish, Marilyn Hogen and Evelyn Squires, both of Black Hawk, and Chris Underwood, Baldwin, Kan.; one son, Buddy Teupel, Sioux City, Iowa; one sister, Rosie Parker, St. Maries, Idaho; and one brother, Buddy Herr, Lewiston, Idaho.
Arrangements are pending with Fidler Funeral Chapel of Spearfish.
Dale Willcuts
OKREEK — Dale Willcuts, 68, Okreek, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Mason Funeral Home in Winner.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Okreek.
Burial will be at Calvary Episcopal Cemetery in Okreek.
Ralph S. Cole
RAPID CITY — Ralph S. Cole, 81, of Rapid City, died Monday, July 30, 2001, at a local nursing home.
He was born June 13, 1920, on a ranch near Oak Creek, Colo., to Alfred James and Katherine Margaret (Stocker) Cole. Ralph graduated from Steamboat Springs High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. He served in the Navy during WWII.
Ralph moved to Rapid City in 1958 from Mobridge. He was a ranch conservationist for Soil Conservation Service. Ralph started the Great Plains Conservation Program in a 12-county area and supervised the Reclamation Efforts after the 1972 flood. He established the Ralph Cole Arboretum and was a proud member of the Church of Christ and the Society of Range Management. One of Ralph's favorite pastimes was photography.
He is survived by his wife, Zela Cole of Rapid City; one son, Clint Ralph Cole of Chula Vista, Calif.; one brother, James William Cole and his wife, Ruth Ellen of Durango, Colo.; and two sisters, Katherine Cole and her husband, Bob, and Ruth Hunt, all of Santa Maria, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be from noon until service time Thursday, Aug. 2, at Kirk Chapel of Light. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City, with Charlie Tutor officiating. Burial will be Monday, Aug. 6, at Memory Garden Cemetery in Pampa, Texas.
Kirk Funeral Home is in charge of the local arrangements.
