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Lowell Carl Dohn
Fort Worth, Texas - The funeral for Lowell Carl Dohn, 41, of Fort Worth and formerly of Eureka, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eureka Baptist Church. The Rev. Gary Bergman will officiate.
Burial will be in the Bertsch Baptist cemetery near Eureka with Carlsen Funeral Home in Eureka in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, and for one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
He died of natural causes Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at Baylor University Medical Center in Irving, Texas.
Harold 'Bud' Richard Seaton
Aberdeen - The funeral for Harold "Bud" Richard Seaton, 79, of Aberdeen will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Faith United Methodist Church, 503 S. Jay St. The Rev. John Baskins will officiate.
Inurnment will be in Riverside Memorial Park at a later date. Miller-Huebl Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
A public prayer service will be at 7 tonight at the funeral home.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to the service Friday at the church.
He died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital.
Harold Richard Seaton was born Aug. 24, 1923, to Jack and Olive (Bengs) Seaton in Aberdeen. He lived in Aberdeen and attended Garfield Elementary School. When the family moved to the Bengs homestead in Gem Township, he attended Happy Valley Country School. He also attended Roosevelt Junior High and Aberdeen Central High School, graduating in 1941. He then attended Northern State Teachers College.
He married
Donna Bernice Young on Aug. 24, 1947, in Aberdeen. They lived on the homestead for 55 years. He sold crop and hail insurance for the John Sieh Agency.
He was known for raising and feeding sheep and was a director of the National Lamb Feeders Association and served as an advisor at the Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School in 1996 in Greeley, Colo. He belonged to the Sheep and Wool Association and the American Sheep Industry. He was a supervisor on the Gem Township Board. He was president of the United Family Farmers from 1985 to 1986. He was involved in water issues and helped organize the James River Watershed District. He was on the WEB Brown County Steering Committee.
He served in many positions at Faith United Methodist Church, including administrative chairman, lay delegate to conference, choir member, and building committee chairman. He was a member of the Flying Farmers. He enjoyed flying and began at a young age. He flew solo at age 13. He passed his medical at age 78 so he could continue to fly, which he did a week before his death.
Survivors include his wife of Aberdeen; four sons, Bob (Monica) Seaton of Warner, Ted (Mary Darling) Seaton of Miller, and Jon (Susan Kay) Seaton and Jim (Susan Gail) Seaton, both of Aberdeen; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson.
Casketbearers will be Oliver Erickson, Keith Larson, Dayle Luedeke, Walt Miller, John Weigel, Jeff Lee, Mark Caven and Bill Engelhart.
Elmer Henry Kramer
Northville - The funeral for Elmer Henry Kramer, 84, of Northville will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Mansfield. The Rev. Wesley Hafner will officiate.
Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran cemetery. Thelen Funeral Home of Redfield is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and for one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church.
A prayer service will be at 7 tonight at the funeral home.
He died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002, at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield.
Elmer Henry Kramer was born Sept. 5, 1918, to Henry and Anna (Hoegermeier) Kramer at the farmhouse in Northville Township near Mansfield. He attended rural elementary school and graduated from Northville High School in 1937.
He married
Eileen Dangel on Jan. 1, 1942, in Aberdeen. They lived and farmed in Northville Township. After retiring from farming, he worked for H.C. Clark Implement, Spink County Equipment and Kramp Construction.
He was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He taught Sunday school, served as elder and held many church offices. He was a member of the church choir and men's choir for many years. He served as Northville Township treasurer for 25 years and was a 4-H leader for 12 years.
He enjoyed traveling, camping and fishing.
Survivors include his wife of Northville; three daughters, Janet (Odean) Dickerson of Madison, Nadine (Charles) Sparling of Athol and Nora (Steven) Kramp of Brentford; two sons, Larry (Gail) Kramer of Burnsville, Minn., and Merlin (Bernadine) Kramer of Northville; three sisters, Esther Haselhorst of Brooklyn Center, Minn., Elvina Haselhorst of Aberdeen and Arlis Bacon of Northville; 16 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
Casketbearers will be his grandsons.
Marvin Schock
Ashley, N.D. - The funeral for Marvin Schock, 68, of Ashley will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church in Ashley. The Rev. Jeff Giles will officiate.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. Carlsen Funeral Home of Ashley is in charge of arrangements.
A prayer service will be at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Visitation will be from noon to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home and for one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church.
He died Friday, Oct. 18, 2002, at the Ashley Medical Center.
Marvin Schock was born Oct. 17, 1934, to Phillip and Regina (Steinwandt) Schock northeast of Ashley in McIntosh County on the Schock homestead. This is where he grew up while attending country school. He helped on the family farm.
He married
Mavis Landsiedel on Oct. 25, 1959, in Ashley. They made their home in Ashley where he worked at the Deep Rock Service Station and was a bus driver for Ashley Public School. In spring 1961 they purchased the Jacob Landsiedel farm 12 miles northeast of Ashley, where they were general farmers raising small grains, livestock and dairy. In 1997 they retired from farming. They moved into Ashley in January 1998.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, where he was a past church councilman. He was also a member of the Ashley Lion's Club, Coldwater Wildlife Club, Ashley Rural Fire Department and Opportunities Inc. He was a past member of the rural school board and Ashley Bowling Leagues.
Survivors include his wife of Ashley; one daughter, the Rev. Twila (Rev. Bill) Swanson of Wittenberg, Germany; and one brother, Matt Schock of Ashley.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant brother.
Agnes Tschakert
Florence - Agnes Tschakert, 82, a longtime Florence area resident died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at Beverly Healthcare in Milbank.
Her funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Florence. The Rev. Greg Tschakert, the Rev. Doug Binsfeld, the Rev. Mike Wensing and other priests of the diocese will officiate.
Burial will be in the Esterly cemetery near Florence with Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel in Watertown in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be prior to the service at the church.
Agnes Grygiel was born Feb. 6, 1920, to Martin and Cecelia (Senske) Grygiel in Ortley. She attended school at Blooming Valley Township School. She did domestic work for various families in Watertown.
She married
Everett Tschakert on Nov. 10, 1948, in Watertown. They made their home in Florence where they were engaged in farming. He died Oct. 8, 1985. For many years she worked at the Florence Public Schools as part of the Green Thumb program. She became a resident at Country View Assisted Living facility in Florence in 2000 and had recently moved to Beverly Healthcare in Milbank.
She was an active member of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Florence and the parish altar society. She was also a longtime member of the Catholic Daughters of America in Watertown.
Survivors include two sons, Daniel (Patty) Tschakert of Florence, and Gregory Tschakert of Aberdeen; three daughters, Ann (Dale) Tuchscherer of Milbank, Marcia (Eric) Haakenson of Lake View, Iowa, and Valerie Tschakert of St. Cloud, Minn.; one brother, Leon Grygiel of Watertown; five sisters, Lou Darrington of Florence, Frances Korbel, Theresa Ries and Betty Hanten, all of Watertown, and Leona Murphy of Arlington; and 11 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and two brothers.
Casketbearers will be Jared Tschakert, Jeffrey Tschakert, John Hanten, Martin Murphy, Mark Ries and Tom Darrington.
Marcella Cecelia Gebhart
Louisville, Colo. - Mass of Christian burial for Marcella Cecelia Gebhart, 83, of Louisville and formerly of Faulkton, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Faulkton. The Rev. Randy Phillips will officiate.
Burial will be in church cemetery with Luce Funeral Home in Faulkton in charge of arrangements.
A rosary service will be at 8 p.m. Friday at the church.
She died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2002, at Balfour Retirement Community in Louisville.
Marcella Hardes was born Oct. 8, 1919, to Anton and Sophie (Schaefer) Hardes in Polo. She grew up on a farm near Polo and attended grade school at St. Liborius Catholic School. She attended high school in Faulkton and lived with the Tillie and Arnold Martinmaas family during those years. She graduated in 1937. After high school she returned to the farm near Polo and helped her brothers take care of their mother.
She married
Erwin Henry Gebhart on March 8, 1942. They lived on a farm south of Faulkton for about two years and then moved to Faulkton in 1945, where they remained the rest of their married
life. She was a bookkeeper in the family business for a few years as well as a homemaker. He died May 29, 1986. She moved to Boulder, Colo., in 1998 to be near her children.
She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Faulkton, sang in the church choir and taught Continuing Christian Development classes for 10 years.
She enjoyed gardening, golf, playing bridge and volunteer work.
Survivors include three sons, Charles E. (Lyda) Gebhart of Seminole, Fla., Thomas J. (Judy) Gebhart of Arvada, Colo., and Gerarld E. (Diane) Gebhart of Phoenix; two daughters, Gail P. (Tom) Shelby of Tucson, Ariz., and Virginia A. (James) Keeler of Boulder, Colo.; one brother, Joe Hardes of Miller; one sister, Mary Foerster of Brookings; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, four sisters and four brothers.
Casketbearers will be Jonathon Gebhart, Jim Keeler, Nick Keeler, Michael Keeler, John Shelby and Steven Shelby.
Memorials may be sent to St. Thomas Catholic Church, 309 10th Ave. S., Faulkton, SD 57438.
Raymond E. Novak
Sioux Falls - Raymond E. Novak, 73, of Sioux Falls died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls.
His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Episcopal Cathedral in Sioux Falls.
Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery in Sioux Falls with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 628 of Sioux Falls. Miller Funeral Home in Sioux Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m.
Raymond E. Novak was born Sept. 9, 1929, to Raymond L. and Flora Gladness (French) Novak near Dante, S.D.
He married
Margaret Guthmiller on Feb. 10, 1962, in Sioux Falls. He was a tailor and also taught school in the Sioux Falls area.
Survivors include his wife of Sioux Falls; and other relatives in the Aberdeen area.
John Price
De Smet - The funeral for John Price, 73, of De Smet will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United Church of Christ in De Smet. The Rev. Gail Arnold will officiate.
Burial will be in the De Smet cemetery with Osthus Funeral Home in De Smet in charge of arrangements.
He died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in De Smet.
John Price was born Sept. 25, 1929, to Harold and Alice (Hough) Price in Parker.
He married
Ardis Mellegaard on Aug. 23, 1948. They farmed near Hurley until 1958, when they moved to a farm northwest of De Smet.
Survivors include his wife of De Smet; one son, Doug (Beth) Price of Redfield; three daughters, Susan (Jim) Kretchmer of Bancroft, Kathy (Dave) Heller of Aberdeen, and Lori (Art) Fullmer of St. Anthony, Idaho; one sister, Joan Boussu of Kerville, Texas; and 15 grandchildren.
Leslie M. Keller
Aberdeen - Leslie M. Keller, 93, of Aberdeen died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at his daughter's residence in Pierre.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Faith United Methodist Church, 503 S. Jay St. The Rev. John Baskins will officiate.
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Miller-Huebl Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday.
