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Edward M. Ptak
age 94 of Pierre, South Dakota, formerly of Philip, died May 20, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.
Ed Ptak was born November 1, 1913 in Tabor, South Dakota the eldest of three sons born to Thomas Ptak and Rosie (Kortan) Ptak. They enjoyed growing up on a farm south of Dante, SD. He attended high school in Geddes and Wagner. Following graduation he received a teaching certificate from Springfield Teacher’s College and taught school in a small country school. He enlisted in the National Guard, 109th Engineer Combat Battalion when WW II broke out. His unit was called up and he served from 1941 to 1945 in both Africa and Italy.
In the spring of 1945 he returned to the US for a short leave when the treaty to end the war was signed and he was discharged. He married
his high school sweet heart Stella Cihak in Dante. They lived there several years and ran Ed’s Bar. In 1960 he went back to school, finished his degree and moved his family to Philip where he spent the next 30 some years as a high school teacher, coach, principal, and superintendent.
He retired in 1976 after which he and Stella spent their winters as “snow birds” in Mission, Texas returning to Philip in the summers. Ed spent many years with the Haakon County Ambulance Crew.
Ed was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing all of his life.
Survivors include his wife Stella of Pierre; three children,a daughter Barbara Joy and her husband Larry of Pierre, son Timothy and wife Trudy of Minot, ND, and son John and fiancé Karolea of Central City, SD; four grandchildren, T.J. Ptak and Tonia Kirk of Minot, ND, Jaremy Joy of Iwakuni, Japan and Joshua Joy of Fargo, ND; four great-grandchildren; a brother LaVern Ptak of Moline, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Orville.
Visitation was held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Philip, and one hour preceding the services on Friday.
Mass of Christian Burial was held 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 23, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Philip, with Father Ron Garry as celebrant.
Interment with military honors by the Sturgis Honor Guard was held 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 23, at the Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
A memorial is established.
Arrangements are with the Rush Funeral Home of Philip.
Jerry Willuweit
age 66 of Quinn, South Dakota, died January 14, 2010, at the Hospice House in Rapid City.
Jerald William Willuweit was born August 7, 1943, at the Wall Hospital, the son of Bert and Nell (Connelly) Willuweit. He attended Big White School just a quarter of a mile from home for his elementary education. Growing up he was actively involved in 4-H and Little Britches Rodeo in which he won the Saddle Bronc Finals in 1961. He was in the final graduating class of Quinn High School in 1961. While in school he enjoyed playing basketball for the Quinn Tuplets.
As a child he idolized his uncles, the Connelly boys. It is from them that his love of horses and rodeo materialized. He loved trailing cows, breaking horses, and playing cards with some of the best cowboys known to South Dakota and the world.
Jerry attended Black Hills State University and South Dakota State University. One highlight of his college rodeo career was winning the 1968 Great Plains Regional College Rodeo All-Around in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Throughout life Jerry was a rancher. He was proud to own the “Sinykin Place” with its colorful history. He raised longhorn cattle which he thought were the toughest and the best cows around. His ranch was reminiscent of days gone by.
Jerry was united in marriage to Emma Lou Baumann in 1971. Emma’s four children Cindy, Dottie, George and Dale remained a special part of Jerry’s life.
Jerry married
Susan Edholm on September 25, 1980. Jami Lea and Will James blessed this marriage. Jerry started his kids out on a horse early. It was important to him to be able to rope and ride. Being a cowboy wasn’t a choice with Jerry as he thought everyone was a little bit cowboy! He was willing to teach anyone who wanted to learn.
Jerry’s passion in life was rodeo. From riding bulls and broncs as a young man to steer roping in his later years every aspect of the sport thrilled him. He especially loved rodeo for the many friends he made along the way. With his oversized silver belly tipped to one side and one pant leg tucked in his boot Jerry could be seen sitting behind the chutes at almost any rodeo. He was a lifetime member of the PRCA.
Jerry loved people and no matter where he was, he had a friend or would just make a new one. He always had a story to tell and enjoyed sharing them with anybody who would listen.
Jerry is survived by daughter Jami Moon and husband JT of Creighton; son Will Willuweit and wife Mariya of Wall; two granddaughters, Lucy and Emmy Moon; one brother Jim Willuweit of Creighton; one sister Connie Keil and her husband Dennis of Black Hawk and Quinn; an uncle Lawrence Connelly of Wall; an aunt Mame Connelly of Scottsbluff, Nebraska; two nieces Misty Drewitz and her husband Gene of Rapid City, and Brandy Daniel and her husband Dean of Lubbock, Texas; and numerous other cousins, and friends.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, and his special friend Teri Charnholm.
Visitation was held 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, January 17, with a vigil service and time of sharing at 7:00 p.m., all at the Wall High School.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 18, at the Wall High School, with Father Leo Hausmann officiating.
Interment will be at the Mt. Hope cemetery in Quinn.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial is established.
Richard D. "Dick" White, age 70, of Interior, South Dakota, died Sunday evening, October 9, 2005 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Richard White, better known as "Dick" to his family and friends, was born June 29, 1935, in Pedro, South Dakota, the son of Ward Clarence and Margaret (Mayer) White. He grew up and received his education in that area.
He was united in marriage to Loretta Lange on June 9, 1962 in Rapid City.
The last twenty-five years, they have made their home in Interior.
Survivors include his mother Margaret Williams of Philip; his wife Loretta White of Interior; three daughters and their families Doris Ann Eisenbraun and her husband Fred of Creighton, and their children Matthew and Roseanne; Ricki Sue Peterson and her husband David of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, and their children Tracy Pollina and her husband Brian, David Peterson Jr. and his wife Chrissy, and Heather Peterson; and Deanna Mitchell and her sons Shaun and Troy of Casper, Wyoming; six great-grandchildren Miranda, Joshua, and Haley Pollina, and Teonna, Hadleigh, and Lauren Peterson; three sisters Audrey Hoffman and her husband Maurice of Wall, Delores Poss and her husband Donnie of Philip, and Margie Kjerstad and her husband Jerry of Piedmont; three brothers Bill White and his wife Rose of Creighton, Bob White of Arizona, and Fred White and his wife Arlene of North Platte, Nebraska; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Dick was preceded in death by his father Ward Clarence White, and a nephew George Hoffman.
Visitation was held 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 on Wednesday, October 12, all at the Rush Funeral Chapel in Wall.
Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 13, at the Interior School Gym, with Pastor Mark Ford officiating.
Interment was in the Interior cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial is established.
Robert "Bob" Burgee was born April 7, 1921, near Orient, South Dakota, the son of Henry and Laura (Hand) Burgee. In 1924, He his twin, Roland and his sister Mary, moved with their parents to the Dupree area. He attended grade school at the Highpoint School near the Old Mraz place and graduated from Dupree High School in 1940.
In 1940, he joined the CCC, then moved to California where he built planes for Douglas Aircraft. He then enlisted in the United States Army in 1942. Bob worked in heavy munitions removal, serving tours in Africa, Italy, and Yugoslavia before being awarded four battle stars and earning an honorable discharge in 1946.
On October 22, 1946, he married
Eugenia "Gene" Annis. He then began his long career in ranching, while simultaneously serving forty-one years as a trapper, retiring from the South Dakota State Game Fish and Parks in 1995.
Throughout his life he served as a Deputy Sheriff in Ziebach County, a special investigator for the South Dakota State Brand Board, and the BIA, was a city councilman, and school board member, a volunteer fireman, a Boy Scout Leader, and was on the church guild for St. Phillips Episcopal Church.
Grateful for the Time, Love and Life he gave them are his wife "Gene" of Dupree, three sons Doug of Dupree, Danny Eagle Butte, and Jae of Denver, Colorado; two daughters Kathy McPherson and her husband Harvey of Sturgis, and Jeri Lemke of Dupree; two sisters Beverly Hayward of Billings, Montana and Mary Wickliffe of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Happy to have walked in the prairie with him are his eleven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Bob also leaves behind his special friend and "son" Jeff Stocklin and his family of Ten Sleep, Wyoming.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, and twin brother "Dude".
Robert J. Burgee, age 82, of Dupree, died Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at the V.A. Hospital in Ft. Meade.
Visitation was held 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29, at St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Dupree, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at the church.
Funeral services were held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 30, at the Dupree School Gymnasium.
Interment was in the Dupree cemetery.
The family requests memorials directed to the Dupree Ambulance Service.
FUNERAL SERVICES:
Saturday, August 30, 2003 10:00 a.m.
Dupree School Gymnasium
Dupree, South Dakota
CLERGY: Father Jeffrey Barnes
MUSIC:
Pianists
Sue Starr – Janie Davis
Dupree Community Choir
USHERS:
Robert Smith – Dale Henderson
Ramon Birkeland – Sean Deal
PALLBEARERS:
Jim Dunbar – Jess Starr
Robert Shannon – Howard Petersen
Neil Birkeland – Gary Birkeland
HONORARY PALLBEARERS:
Larry Collins – Tal Lockwood – Gary Hansen
Don Donahoo – Kenny Johnson – Al Miller
Dale Wade – Duane Bernstein – Reu Hanson
Bob Kriege – Ralph Block – Pat Dinkins
Loue Huffman – Glen Sterling - Odon Coor and All Trappers, Relatives and Friends in Attendance
INTERMENT: Dupree cemetery, Dupree, South Dakota
Willard Sharp was born June 10, 1926, on his parents’ homestead near Conata, South Dakota, the son of Clyde and Wilma (Jacobs) Sharp.
As a young boy he moved with his family to a ranch south of Interior where he grew up. He received his education in a rural school near Interior.
As a young man he worked for his parents and various ranchers in the Interior area.
Willard served in the United States Army Cavalry during WW II.
After his discharge on October 31, 1945 he returned to Interior.
Willard was united in marriage to Ruth Whitcher on July 4, 1951. They made their home in Interior.
He worked at various jobs before his employment with the Badlands National Park Service, a position he held until retiring in 1978. In 1966 they moved onto their ranch south of Interior where they presently are residing.
Willard was a member of the Martin American Legion Post.
Willard enjoyed working with the land, especially his vegetable garden and farming.
Grateful for having shared his life are Ruth Sharp of Interior; one son Dennis Sharp of Interior; four daughters, Virginia Sharp of Gillette, Wyoming, Shirley Sharp of Philip, Barbara Bishop and her husband Willy of Buffalo, Wyoming and Cindy Gowdy and her husband Bob of Terre Haute, Indiana; twelve grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four brothers Clyde Sharp of Black Hawk, Claude Sharp of Las Vegas, Nevada, Ambrose Sharp of Interior, and Robert Sharp of Rapid City; three sister Celeste Teal, Donna Bounds, and Goldie Fischer, all of Rapid City; two nieces that spent a lot of time on the Sharp ranch, April and Ellen; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Willard was preceded in death by his parents; seven brothers William, Wilson, Tom, Calvin, Russell, Ben and Albert Sharp; and three sisters, June Mendenhall, Rose Bonvillian, and a sister in infancy.
Willard Sharp, age 77, of Interior died Wednesday evening, August 20, 2003 at the V.A. Medical Center in Ft. Meade.
Visitation was held 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 24, at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour preceding the services at the gym on Monday.
Funeral services were held 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 25, at the Interior School Gym in Interior, with Pastor Jeff Tippner officiating.
Interment was at the Wall cemetery.
FUNERAL SERVICES: Monday, August 25, 2003 10:00 a.m., Interior School Gym, Interior, South Dakota
CLERGY: Pastor Jeff Tippner
MUSIC:
Val Guptill - Pianist
Donna Pulis - Vocalist
Gene Mendenhall
USHERS: Melvin Teal – Monty Whitcher – LeRoy McIlravy
PALLBEARERS:
Kevin Kruse - Ben Sharp
Ronnie Gartner - Tom Geigle
Jerry Lane Johnston - Mike Amiotte
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: All Relatives and Friends in Attendance
INTERMENT: Wall cemetery, Wall, South Dakota
Shirley K. Doud was born February 7, 1916, in Hubbard, Iowa, the daughter of William Herbert and Nellie (Reece) Doud. After her mother married
Glen Bever, the family moved to Agar, South Dakota. Shirley grew up and received her education in Agar, graduating from Agar High School in May 1933.
Following graduation she enrolled in a three-year nurse’s training course at St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Pierre, where she acquired her Registered Nurse degree.
She then worked as an interim county health nurse in Meade County.
Shirley was united in marriage to Donald Paul Burns November 6, 1937 at Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
In 1938, they made their home in Philip where they started their new car franchise.
Shirley assisted the doctor as a nurse traveling to homes in the rural community.
In 1960, they established the Thunderbird Motel and Trailer Court.
On May 14, 1968 her husband Donald preceded her in death.
Shirley continued to operate the car dealership and their motel for a couple years before selling the dealership, motel and trailer park.
When the Philip Nursing Home opened July 1, 1970, Shirley began working under Sarah Flesner. In 1974 she became Director of Nursing, a position she held until 1980. She worked part time after that and worked her last day as charge nurse on her 80th birthday.
Shirley was a member of the United Church, the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, the Order of Eastern Star, and the Royal Neighbors of America.
Grateful for having shared her life include two sons Don Burns and his wife Kerry of Philip, and Richard Burns and his wife Sheila of Fargo, North Dakota; two daughters Sheryl Michael and her husband Gene of Philip, and Kayleen Anderson and her husband James of Pierre; sixteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; one step-sister Lucille VonWald of Gettysburg, South Dakota; one brother-in-law Willard Burns of Rapid City; three sisters-in-law Virginia Burns and Jean Burns of Philip, and Mary Martha Burns of Rapid City; and a host of other relatives and friends.
In addition to her husband, Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, one great-grandson Zachary Larson, three step-brothers Leonard, Newel, and Neil Bever.
Shirley K. Burns, age 87, of Philip, died Thursday, August 14, 2003 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital.
Visitation was held 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Monday.
Funeral services were held 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 18, at the United Church in Philip, with Pastor Jeff Tippner officiating.
Interment was in the Masonic cemetery, Philip.
A memorial is established.
FUNERAL SERVICES: Monday, August 18, 2003, United Church, Philip, South Dakota
CLERGY: Pastor Jeff Tippner
MUSIC:
Barb Bowen – Organist
Maureen Palecek– Vocalist
"Lord’s Prayer"
"On Eagles Wings"
Congregational Hymn
"Precious Lord Take My Hand"
USHERS: Jack Burns - Sherman Burns
PALLBEARERS:
Brad Burns – Craig Burns
Tom Jarvis – Dustin Michael
George Paul Michael – Brett Anderson
Scott Anderson – Christopher Anderson
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: All Relatives and Friends in Attendance
INTERMENT: Masonic cemetery, Philip, South Dakota
Borghild D. Dale was born on the family homestead, four miles west of Nowlin, South Dakota, on March 9, 1912, the daughter of Hans and Marie (Hesjedal) Dale. Anna Peterson was the midwife that delivered her.
Borghild went to school in Nowlin riding horseback five miles. Borghild married
Merle Jarman on December 3, 1930 in her parents’ home. They lived and ranched on the Bad River all their married
life.
She always showed a love of all animals especially horses. Borghild was a great cook and a very helpful neighbor.
Borghild was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Midland. Prior to that she was a member of the Nowlin Lutheran Church where she played the piano for many years.
Grateful for having shared her life are her son Dale Jarman and his wife Joyce of Midland; two daughters Darlene Hagen and her husband Dick of Piedmont, and Jeannene Bach and her husband Frank of Riverton, Wyoming; four grandchildren, Barb Swane of Black Hawk, Susan Martin and June Huston of Midland, and Jason Lurz of Mitchell; ten great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; one sister Melinda Schwalm of Rapid City; Victor Lurz of Salinas, California who made his home with the Jarmans all during his high school days; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Borghild was preceded in death by her husband Merle Jarman on June 9, 1997; her parents; two brothers Severt and Henry Dale; and a granddaughter Janet Hagen.
Borghild D. Jarman, age 91, of Midland, died Thursday morning, August 14, 2003, at the Philip Nursing Home.
Visitation was held 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15 at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Saturday.
Funeral services was held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 16, 2003, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Midland, with Pastor Paul Bly officiating.
Interment was in the Nowlin cemetery.
A memorial is established.
FUNERAL SERVICES: Saturday, August 16, 2003, Trinity Lutheran Church, Midland, South Dakota
CLERGY: Pastor Paul Bly
MUSIC:
Kim Bierle – Organist
Dallas McKinley – Vocalist
USHERS: Kirby Schofield - Keith Harry
PALLBEARERS:
Sig Martin – Jerry Swane – Jack Olsen
Spencer Huston – Vance Martin – Victor Lurz
Jason Lurz – John Szymanski – Dean Szymanski
HONORARY PALLBEARERS: All Relatives and Friends in Attendance
INTERMENT: Nowlin cemetery, Nowlin, South Dakota
