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Zeta C. Helmer
BELLE FOURCHE - Zeta C. Helmer, 92, Belle Fourche, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at Crook County Long Term Care Center in Sundance, Wyo.
Survivors include one son, Ed Helmer, Belle Fourche; one brother, Frank Willson, Whitewood; one sister, Vera Halberg, Shevland, Minn.; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, and one hour before services at the church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Belle Fourche United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Steve Olson officiating. Burial will be at Pine Slope cemetery.
A memorial has been established to the Crook County Long Term Care Center.
Eugene Frank 'Ole' Hulm
TIMBER LAKE - Eugene Frank "Ole" Hulm, 76, Timber Lake, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at Beverly Health Care Center in Rapid City.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (CST) today at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge, and one hour before services at the church. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. (MST) Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Timber Lake, with the Rev. Andrzej Wyrostek officiating. Burial will be at Timber Lake cemetery.
Marlo Kuehl
SELBY - Marlo Kuehl, 72, Selby, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Nora Kuehl, Selby; and one brother, Norman Kuehl, Hot Springs.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, at St. John Lutheran Church in Selby, and for one hour before services on Wednesday. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at the church, with the Rev. Dale Hamre officiating. Burial will be at Selby Memorial Gardens cemetery.
Larson's Funeral Home in Mobridge is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Dallas Wayne Yellow Shield-Little Bear Sr.
WOUNDED KNEE -- Dallas Wayne Yellow Shield-Little Bear Sr., 63, Wounded Knee, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Roselyn Little Bear, Wounded Knee; four sons, Dallas Little Bear Jr., Glen Little Bear and Wayne Little Bear, all of Wounded Knee, and Tim Romero, Rapid City; four daughters, Mary Palmier, Sharon Condon, Sheryl Yellow Shield and Erma Yellow Shield, all of Wounded Knee; his mother, Julia Lone Elk, Wounded Knee; two sisters, Vera Little Bear and Phyllis Hollow Horn, both of Wounded Knee; two brothers, Paul Little Bear-Taylor, Wounded Knee, and Earl Tall, Manderson; 27 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Two-night wake services will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Messiah Episcopal Church Hall in Wounded Knee. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at Messiah Episcopal Church Hall, with the Rev. Cordelia Red Owl and Mr. John Around Him officiating. Burial will be at Messiah Episcopal cemetery.
Sioux Funeral Home in Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
G. Warren Lytle
AGAR - G. Warren Lytle, 79, Agar, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at Oahe Manor Nursing Home in Gettysburg.
Survivors include his mother, Mildred Lytle; two sisters, Arla Smith and Cherryl Schreiber; four children, Cindy Bruce, Spearfish, Donald Lytle, rural Hot Springs, William Lytle, The Dalles, Ore., and Stacy Steffen, West Sully County; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be one hour before services, which will be at 10 a.m. Thurs. Jan. 3, at Agar Methodist Church.
Feigum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's research.
Charlene Ann Parish
RAPID CITY -- Charlene Ann Parish, 63, Rapid City, died Dec. 30, 2001, at a local nursing home.
Survivors include two daughters, Lonnie Maye Almond, Alliance, Neb., and Peggy Ann Spindler, Rapid City; two sons, Richard Laine Parish, Cheyenne, Wyo., and David Lee Parish, Allen, Texas; five sisters, Louise Olson, Alice Birnbaum, Lucielle Anthony, Mary Haugen and Sharon Kuiper; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 4, at Olive Presbyterian Church in Platte, with Rev. Charles H. Aurand III. officiating. Inurnment will follow at Platte Catholic cemetery.
Kirk Funeral Home in Rapid City is in charge of arrangements.
Don Running
COLVILLE, Wash. - Don Running, 76, Colville and formerly of Spearfish, S.D., died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001, at Spokane.
He was born Nov. 23, 1925, in Spearfish, son of Josef and Hazel (Varland) Running. He graduated from high school in Spearfish in 1943, then served in the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean conflict. He worked as a draftsman in oil exploration for the Western Geophysical Company for five years.
He married
Eloise J. Hanks on Nov. 3, 1951, in Tacoma. The couple moved to Forest Grove, Ore., where he joined his twin brother, Hans Running, in a photography business for 12 years. In 1964 they moved to Colville where they owned and operated Don's Studio and Camera Shop. Upon his retirement in 1997, their business was the longest operated single owner business on Colville's Main Street - 33 years.
Don was an avid sportsman and sports fan. He taught many kids to water ski, drive and swim, coached Little League baseball and golfed daily. He attended every single football, basketball and baseball game that his children were involved in. He was a handyman and could repair almost anything. He was also a great community supporter: member of the Colville Chamber of Commerce, Elks Lodge, Kiwanis Club and the Benchwarmers.
He is survived by his wife, Eloise, Colville; daughter, Kolette Bailey, Spokane; sons, Mark Running, Mission Viejo, Calif., and Kevin Running, Kennewick; sisters, Lois Henderson, Laguna Niguel, Calif., and Helen Wood, Littleton, Colo.; brothers, Raymond Running, Spearfish, and Hans Running, Hillsboro, Ore.; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, James Running.
Services were held in Colville under the direction of Danekas Funeral Chapel.
Memorials may be made to Mount Carmel Hospital Foundation or Colville Food Bank.
Bryon L. Schuelke
BARNESVILLE, Minn. - Bryon L. Schuelke, 51, Barnesville, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at Meritcare Hospital in Fargo, N.D.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta; one son, Clifford J. Schuelke, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.; his mother, Edith Schuelke, North Ft. Myers, Fla.; one brother, David Schuelke, North Ft. Myers; and one sister, Lauren Schuelke, Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Barnesville, with the Rev. Tom Junkert officiating.
Dobmeier Funeral Home in Barnesville is in charge of arrangements.
Waldon Philip 'Wally' Thiel
STURGIS - Waldon Philip "Wally" Thiel, 80, Sturgis, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a prayer service for close friends and family beginning at 7 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at the First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Howard Smith officiating. Burial with military honors by the Sturgis Honor Guard will follow at Black Hills National cemetery.
Wally was born April 23, 1921, at Aberdeen, S.D., to Harry and Orphah (Miller) Thiel. After graduating from Central High School, he studied journalism at Northern State College for two years. This was the beginning of a lifetime of writing for numerous publications and organizations. During World War II, Wally served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945 in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. After a medical discharge, Wally returned to South Dakota and was initially employed at the U.S. Post Office in Aberdeen. After marrying Elaine V. Wolter in July of 1945 at Aberdeen, Wally and Elaine farmed and fed beef cattle for 31 years. During that period, Wally was an officer and leader in the Jaycees, SD Livestock Feeders Association, Toastmasters Club, Brown County 4-H and Public Library and SD Quarter Horse Association. In addition, he was a leader in the Republican Party on state and national levels during the Eisenhower administration. Wally was an approved judge for seven breeds of horses and judged events throughout the U.S. and Canada.
In 1977, Wally and Elaine moved to Sturgis. He was employed with TriState Livestock News, traveled seven states as a field man, and wrote articles for the paper, including his popular "Hoss News" column.
Wally was a member and Deacon of the First Presbyterian Church, Sturgis, and lifetime member of the Elks and Kiwanis.
Wally is survived by his wife, Elaine, Sturgis; one sister, Jan McCarthy, Rochester, Wash.; and four sons and their wives, Brian and Judith Thiel, Woodbridge, Va., Jayson and Kate Thiel, White Bear Lake, Minn., Mark and Vicki Thiel, Belle Fourche, S.D., and Brent and Nancy Thiel, Isabel, S.D. Grandchildren include Yvette, Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Todd, Baltimore, Md., Scott and Ryan, Chicago, Ill., Trevor, Kerbi and Tyler, Belle Fourche, and Skyler and Abbey, Isabel, S.D.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established through the Long Term Care Program, c/o Nancy Worth, Fort Meade VA Medical Center, Fort Meade, SD 57741.
Lou Anne Hopkins Weber
RAPID CITY - Lou Anne Hopkins Weber, 68, Rapid City, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at her home.
Survivors include four children, Michiko Winona Sandman, Phoenix, Ariz., John Philip Weber, Rapid City, Ingrid Margaret Knox, Atlanta, Ga., and Anne Nicole Thares, Minneapolis, Minn.
Arrangements are pending with Behrens Funeral Home in Rapid City.
Ida May Wicks
DUPREE - Ida May Wicks, 72, rural Dupree, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at PHS Hospital in Eagle Butte.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas Wicks and LeRoy Wicks, both of Faith; four daughters, Louise Stapert, Aberdeen, Lucy Procopovici and Fay, both of Denver, Colo., and Fern Barrick, Kent, Wash.; one brother, Roald Mitchell, Dupree; and 11 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Faith, and one hour before services at the church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Faith, with the Rev. Harold Delbridge officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Floyd W. 'Shortie' Wilcox Sr.
RAPID CITY - Floyd W. "Shortie" Wilcox Sr., 83, Rapid City, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
He was born on Dec. 14, 1918, at Stickney, S.D., the son of Lucius and Vera Margaret (Eads) Wilcox. Floyd attended school in Stickney and Timber Lake, S.D. He joined the CCC's at Fort Meade, S.D., and served in the CCC's from 1939 to 1941. While in the CCC Camps he learned his trade in welding and auto mechanics. Throughout his early years he worked in various South Dakota locations as an auto mechanic. In August of 1946 he started a lengthy career in road construction as a mechanic and welder for the Peter Kewitt & Lindekugel & Sons construction companies. For a few years in the 1960s he worked for the Boeing Co. as a welder on the missile sites throughout western South Dakota.
Floyd married
Catherine Livermont on Aug. 17, 1942, at Dupree, S.D.
He served as the Business Agent for the Operating Engineer's for the State of South Dakota in the 1970s. He was a member of the Moose Lodge. His favorite enjoyments in life were his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as hunting, fishing and gardening.
Survivors include his wife Catherine, Rapid City; his eight children, Jacqueline Huffman and her husband Richard, Gering, Neb., Rochelle "Rockie" Oakland and her husband Michael, Pierre, S.D., Cheryle Holvig, Rapid City, Gloria Brown and her husband Gary, Rapid City, Ronald Wilcox and his wife Ella, Rapid City, Patricia Phillips and her husband Don, Rapid City, Leslie Wilcox and his wife Joyce, Rapid City, and Floyd "J.R." Wilcox and his wife Robin, Box Elder, S.D.; twin brother Lloyd Wilcox, Ponchatoula, La., and brothers Jerome Wilcox, St. George, Utah, and Gary Wilcox, Rapid City; sisters, Norma Simmons, Salinas, Calif., Geraldine Heady, Phillipsburg, Mont., Nila Kolbeck, Drummond, Mont., Avenella Doell, Newcastle, Wyo., Marva Goodsell, Rapid City, and Carol Walker, Scottsburg, Ind.; 21 grandchildren; 14 step grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 12 step great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister, Arduth Wilcox; a brother, Bud Wilcox; a grandson, Eric Mathew Brown; a sister-in-law; and three brothers-in law.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 2, at the Osheim-Catron Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at the funeral home, with Rev. Gerald Scherer officiating. Interment will be at Pine Lawn Memorial Park cemetery.
A memorial has been established for Crippled Children.
R.W. 'Bill' Swanson
TUCSON, Ariz. — Bill Swanson, 78, died September 13, 2001, in Tucson, Ariz.
He was born October 22, 1923, in Rapid City, S.D., to Swan and Mathilda Swanson. Raised in Lead, S.D., he graduated from high school in 1941. He graduated from the University of Montana, then joined the U.S. Marine Corps in WWII, serving in the South Pacific.
After his discharge, he married
the former Betty Lou Berry in Deadwood, where they owned and operated the Northwest Wood Preserving Co. In 1972, the family moved to Tucson, where he worked as an instructor in the Arizona penal system until he retired.
He is survived by his wife, Bets, of 52 years; two daughters, Mary Ann and Anthony Barnett and children Sheena, Brisa and Zachary of Show Low, Ariz., and Jane and Jim Pryne and son, Drew, Green Valley, Ariz.; one son, R.W. (Rink) of Denver, Colo.; three sisters, Mabel Moebeck and Carol Holso of Lead, S.D., and Edith Cameron of Black Hawk, S.D.; also numerous nieces and nephews and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters in infancy; and three brothers, Ivor, Arden and Glen.
A memorial has been established to the WWII memorial in Pierre and can be sent to Mabel Moebeck, 221 Deer Path, Lead, SD 57754.
Edith Margaret Mickelson Budd
RAPID CITY - Edith Margaret Mickelson Budd, 82, Rapid City and formerly of White Owl, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at Wesleyan Health Care Center in Rapid City.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Budd, Daniel Budd and William Budd, all of Rapid City; three brothers, Lee Mickelson, Enning, Oscar Mickelson, White Owl, and Robert Mickelson, Belle Fourche; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at White Owl cemetery.
