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Darryl Bayman
RAPID CITY - Darryl Bayman, 40, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2001, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Bayman, Rapid City; his mother, Donna Kennedy, Rapid City; his father, Donald Bayman, Georgia; two sisters, Debra Gonzalez and DeAnn Popper, both of Rapid City; and one brother, Dale Bayman, Las Vegas.
Arrangements are pending with Osheim-Catron Funeral Home of Rapid City.
Sarah Margaret Severin Westergren
WINNER - Sarah Margaret Severin Westergren, 72, Winner, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Survivors include one daughter, Donna Westergren, Pierre; two sons, Carl Westergren Jr., Colome, and Arthur Westergren, Pierre; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandsons; two brothers, Gus and Philip; and two sisters, Alice and Theresa.
Her husband, Carl J. Westergren Sr., preceded her in death.
Visitation will be for one hour before services, which will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, at Mason Funeral Home in Winner.
Burial will be at Winner cemetery.
Pamelyn M. Mason
BLACK HAWK - Pamelyn M. Mason, 57, Black Hawk, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Mason, Black Hawk; two daughters, Tamalyn Schaeffer, Black Hawk, and Chrissy Easton, Gillette, Wyo.; two sons, Jim Rauch and Joe Mason, both of Black Hawk; her mother, Marjorie Wehrkamp, Rapid City; two brothers, Dr. Larry Wehrkamp, Spearfish, and Gary Wehrkamp, Black Hawk; and 10 grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Osheim-Catron Funeral Home of Rapid City.
Prude Case
HOT SPRINGS - Prude Case, 60, Hot Springs, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001, at his home.
Survivors include his mother, Grace Case, Hot Springs; four brothers, Bob Case, Newcastle, Wyo., Bill Case, Lakewood, Colo., and Mike Evans and Pat Evans, both of Hot Springs; and five sisters, Edna McAdam, Norma Haacke and Joan Sheets, all of Hot Springs, Lois Helmig, Linn, Mo., and Judy Case, Rapid City.
Private memorial services will be held at a later date at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Rooks-McColley Funeral Chapel of Hot Springs is in charge of arrangements.
Rose Ann Thompson
LEMMON — Rose Ann Thompson, 86, Lemmon, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon.
Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Werly, Wes-sington Springs; one son, Roger Thompson, Shakopee, Minn.; three granddaughters; one great-granddaughter; one brother, George Lockert, Lemmon; and two sisters, Annie Christman, Lemmon, and Frances Stillman, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Her husband, Albert J. Thompson, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today, with a 7:30 p.m. vigil service, at Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon, with the Rev. Dennis Riss officiating.
Burial will be at Greenhill cemetery in Lemmon.
Thomas A. ‘Teddy Bear' Leary
OKREEK — Thomas A. "Teddy Bear" Leary, 75, Okreek, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at Rosebud Hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Alyce Bearshield, Okreek; three grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Hess, Sarasota, Fla.; 21 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1944 to 1946.
A wake service was held Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Okreek Community Hall.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the hall.
Inurnment will be at a later date.
Mason Funeral Home of Winner is in charge of arrangements.
Reinie Christen Graff
RAPID CITY — Reinie Christen Graff, 76, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Graff, Rapid City; three sons, Roy Graff and Randy Graff, both of Rapid City, and Roger Graff, Las Vegas; three daughters, Elda Graff West, Las Vegas, and Debra Graff Colo'n and Rhonda Graff, both of Rapid City; four brothers, Harvey Graff, Rapid City, and Marvin Graff, Allen Graff and Jim Graff, all of Ashley, N.D.; one sister, Pearl Rott, Kulm, N.D.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City.
Lawrence Owen Prestjohn
MCKINNEY, Texas — Lawrence Owen Prestjohn, 74, died December 2, 2001, of leukemia at his home in McKinney, Texas. Larry was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, on April 28, 1927, the youngest son of Ole and Olga Mary Prestjohn.
He attended school in Black Hawk, South Dakota, graduating from Rapid City High School in 1944. He attended the S.D. School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City and then transferred to Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1952. He entered the U.S. Air Force in October 1952 and retired from military service in 1972 after 21 years of service. He served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. A command pilot, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air Medal with an oakleaf cluster.
He married
Mary Nelson of Newell, South Dakota, on March 20, 1949. He is survived by his wife, Mary; daughter Jacqueline and husband Robert Baskett of New Braunfels, Texas; son Mark Prestjohn of Red Oak, Texas; daughter Marilyn and husband Jack Knetzger of Plano, Texas; daughter Jeanne Prestjohn of Carrolton, Texas; seven grandchildren, Matt and Dawn Baskett, and Kristen Baskett, Sarah and Zachary Prestjohn, and Julia, Jillian and Jayme North.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ole and Olga Mary Prestjohn; a sister, Edith Marie Carroll; and brother, Leonard Prestjohn.
Services will be held on Friday, December 7, 2001, at 11 a.m. at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Allen, Texas. Burial will be at Black Hills National cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota, at 11 a.m. Monday, December 10, 2001, with visitation Sunday afternoon from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Memorials may be made to Grace Evangelical Free Church of Allen, Visiting Nurse Association of McKinney, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, North Texas Chapter.
Lawrence ‘Larry' Lewis
IRMO, S.C. — Lawrence "Larry" Lewis, 48, Irmo and formerly of Rapid City, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2001, in Irmo.
Survivors include one son, Justin Lewis, Irmo; one daughter, Crystal, Irmo; his parents, Charles and Eva Lewis, Rapid City; two brothers, Mike Lewis, Rapid City, and John Lewis, Summerfield, Fla.; and one sister, Tammie Clevenger, Shreveport, La.
He served in the U.S. Army.
Services were Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Kennerly Road Baptist Church in Irmo.
Dunbar Funeral Home of Irmo was in charge of arrangements.
Gloria Lyons
RAPID CITY — Glorianne Lyons, 55, of Rapid City, died Monday, December 3, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
She was born March 24, 1946, in Mobridge, to Eldon and LuVerne (Isley) Rosander. As a young girl, she lived with her family in the Isabel area. At age 3, Gloria contracted the polio virus, and throughout the following years, she spent a great deal of time at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Minneapolis, Minn. She graduated from Isabel High School in 1964.
Gloria moved to Rapid City in 1965. She spent many years working as a bookkeeper for her father, Eldon, at the Villa One Hour Dry Cleaners in the Villa Ranchaero Shopping Center in Box Elder. In 1977, she joined the staff of Dr. Raymond Burnett as a medical transcriptionist. This "family" grew into what is today Black Hills OB/Gyn & Associates. Gloria loved her work up until the time of her death.
While Gloria accepted her disability with miraculous strength and courage, she was willing to share the issue with others. In 1993, she organized the Rapid City Chapter of the Tri-State Polio Survivors to encourage survivors, family, friends and health professionals to explore new post-polio problems. Gloria was a great source of inspiration to others for her ability to mentally defeat polio, and to thrive on living independently despite her limitations.
Among her greatest joys in life were spending time with her many friends, as well as family, shopping and cooking. She loved the beauty of the outdoors and the Western way of life. Her appreciation of "God's Country, " the Black Hills, never faltered. Her biggest love and joys in life were for her children and grandchildren, as well as her faith in God.
Gloria will be greatly missed by her friends and family, including her father and stepmother, Eldon and Eleanor Rosander, Rapid City; a brother, Larry, Oacoma; two sons, Robb (Wendy), Parker, Colo., and Shawn (Stephanie), Huron; two stepdaughters, Kim (Dave), Burke, Va., and Kate, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a stepson, Dirk, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and five grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her mother, LuVerne; a son, Michael; a brother, Bobby; two stepsons, Tim and Dale; and a stepgrandchild, Rory.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Osheim-Catron Funeral Home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Congregational Church, with the Rev. Ted Huffman officiating. Burial will be at Pine Lawn cemetery, followed by a time of fellowship and a celebration of Gloria's life to be held at the church.
The family suggests memorials in Gloria's name to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Crippled Children's Fund, P.O. Box 1066, Aberdeen, SD 57402-1066.
Delvia ‘Del' O'Dell
LEAD — Delvia "Del" O'Dell, 81, Lead, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at Northern Hills General Hospital in Deadwood.
Survivors include her husband, Jack O'Dell, Lead; two daughters, Kitty Coffield, Grisly Gulch, and Florence O'Dell, Salisbury, Md.; four sons, Joseph O'Dell, Blunt, Doyle O'Dell, Lead, Jimmy O'Dell, Oregon, and Randy O'Dell, Rapid City; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Florence Wilson, Mitchell, and Janella Kelder, Merrit Island, Fla.; and one brother, Fred Smith, Torrance, Calif.
There will be no visitation, and private family services will be at a later date.
Chaput Memorial Chapel of Lead is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established to Crippled Children's Hospital.
Ray Rivinoja
HOBBS, N.M. — Ray Rivinoja, Hobbs and formerly of Newell, S.D., died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2001, at Merrill Gardens in Hobbs.
Survivors include one son, Robert Rivinoja, Hobbs; one sister, Elsie Camilleri, Manchester, Conn.; and two grandchildren.
His wife, Esther Hobbs, preceded him in death.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis, S.D.
Griffin Funeral Home of Hobbs is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Vista Care Family Hospice, 1515 W. Calle Sur, Hobbs, NM 88240, or Hobbs Senior Citizens Center, 200 E. Park, Hobbs, NM 88240.
Flossie (Berry) Thomas
RAPID CITY — Flossie (Berry) Thomas, 93, Rapid City, died Monday, December 3, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Flossie (Berry) Thomas was born on November 21, 1909, to William and Edith (Pauley) Berry in Brookings, S.D., the youngest of seven children. The family moved to Philip, S.D., where Flossie attended school, graduating from high school there in 1930.
Flossie moved to Rapid City, S.D., where she met and then married
Louie B. Paschke on October 7, 1936, at Sturgis, S.D. They lived in Rapid City, where Flossie was a homemaker and Louie worked at Ellsworth AFB as a plumber. Flossie and Louie had one son, Marvin L., born January 2, 1939, at Rapid City. On October 7, 1944, Louie died in an accident while hunting ducks south of Rapid City.
Flossie married
George E. Thomas on September 8, 1945, at Rapid City, S.D. George and Flossie lived in Rapid City, S.D., where he worked for Rapid City Chevrolet Garage. They had one son, Eddie M., born July 11, 1946, at Rapid City, S.D. George died, after a long illness, at the Veterans Hospital in Denver, Colo., in 1978.
Family and friends know that Flossie loved the Lord. She was a charter member of Bethel Assembly of God Church. Flossie was happiest when helping others and working within the church. She loved to sing and play the harmonica and would often entertain us with a song.
She is survived by two sons, Marvin L. Paschke, Rapid City, S.D., Marvin's wife, Kay, and Eddie M. Thomas and his wife, Arlene, Port Angeles, Wash.; two grandchildren, Jeffery L. Paschke and his wife, Eileen, Denver, Colo., and Billie Jo (Paschke) Chavez and her husband, Joseph, Bethel, Alaska; and eight great-grandchildren.
Flossie was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, four sisters and one infant grandchild.
Visitation will be Thursday, December 6, 2001, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Behrens Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be Friday, December 7, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Behrens Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Peter Dahlberg officiating.
A memorial has been established.
