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James Kuehn
May 23, 1926 - June 10, 2013
RAPID CITY - James Marshall “Jim” Kuehn, 87 died Monday, June 10, 2013 at a local nursing home.
A native of Mobridge, SD and educated in South Dakota, James Marshall Kuehn spent his 37-year daily newspaper career with the Rapid City Journal. After receiving a B.S. degree from the University of South Dakota in 1949, he joined South Dakota’s second largest daily newspaper and retired September 26, 1986 as a company executive.
Jim entered publishing as a printer in several South Dakota weekly newspapers and at the U.S. Army Field Printing Plant, Ft. Belvoir, VA, during World War II. His first editorship was with the Volante, student newspaper at USD, followed by one summer as news editor of the weekly Vermillion Plain Talk.
As the Journal’s state editor, his “beat” was most of western South Dakota. He managed as many as 20 news correspondents. Jim also was a reporter and columnist covering the South Dakota Legislature. Each promotion took him closer to his final title of vice president and editor. In 1960, South Dakota’s daily editors elected him president of the Associated Press Managing Editors’ Association.
After the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company purchased the Journal in 1964, Jim was given responsibility for both the news and editorial content of the newspaper. His staff grew to more than 30 people.
On June 9, 1972, torrential rains produced flooding that killed 238 people in and around Rapid City. The flood and its aftermath became the largest news event in South Dakota’s history. Jim directed flood coverage strategies, wrote editorials and assisted the Journal management team during the crisis. For its performance, the Journal won the Inland Press Association Cup for Excellence from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Other honors awarded Jim include Newsman of the Year from the South Dakota Associated Press (AP) Association, 1979; Appreciation Citation for the AP Managing Editors Association, 1985; Outstanding Service Citation from Cowles Media, 1985; and the Distinguished Service Award from the South Dakota Newspaper Association, 1992. In September 2010 Jim was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame.
Jim has long been involved in civic affairs, exemplified by the Rapid City Citizen of the month award in July, 1991. He was a trustee when the Rapid City Library Board constructed a million dollar facility dedicated in 1972. He was president of the Rapid City Kiwanis Club and a founder and secretary of the Kiwanis Mary Hall Park organization. He is an original member of the Al Neuharth Media Center Advisory Board at the University of South Dakota and continued as a director up to his death.
In retirement he spent countless hours with plans and issues at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Foremost was participation in a fund-raising campaign by the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society that produced $56 million spent on a near-total renovation of facilities at the Memorial. Jim chaired a committee that produced commemorative postage stamps and the first-day covers that are still sold to collectors visiting book stores operated by the Mount Rushmore History Association. He also served as secretary of the Society and was an early member of the Mount Rushmore History Association devoted to selling books and products dealing with the nation’s icon monument. Most recently he became a founder and director of the Mount Rushmore Institute which is dedicated to freedom and discussion of vital topics at Mount Rushmore.
Jim smiles as he recalled the words of a famous Kansas paper man, William Allen White, who said “There are three things that no man can do to the entire satisfaction of anyone else: making love, poke the fire and run a newspaper.” To cope with the daily flow of news, Jim’s dominant ethic was to utilize all the talents in the news department to produce accurate, fair and balanced reports. He viewed the staff as highly creative and professional, adding that the newspaper would, indeed, be dull if everything depended upon the editor.
Jim was born on May 23, 1926, in Mobridge, “a great place to grow up.” On June 1, 1926, the day his mother was to go home with her infant son, she fell and suffered a fatal aneurysm. Jim’s father was unable to care for the baby and four daughters, but two aunts took responsibility for the infant and helped provide for the teen-age girls. Jim’s father suffered a fatal heart attack in July, 1932. Subsequently, Jim was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Selma and Christ Kuehn who also had an older son. On April 3, 1950 Jim and Yvonne Larson were married
in Rapid City. This marriage was blessed with children Douglas, Deborah and Diana.
Active in extracurricular activities, Jim was ranked third in Mobridge High’s class of 944. While a student, he was employed as a “printer’s devil” at the Mobridge Tribune and his interest in journalism grew. He entered the University of South Dakota with the help of a scholarship, had a part-time job as a printer at the Vermillion Plain Talk, played trumpet in the University Band and was initiated in Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was drafted into the Army in 1946 where he was assigned to the Army Field Printing Plant. After his 11 months in the military he returned to USD where he became involved with the Volante, the student newspaper. He worked with Al Neuharth during the time on the paper.
In addition to following current events and reading, Jim has enjoyed singing in the church choirs, volunteering to edit one of the senior citizen newspaper and answering requests to assist with obituaries and other writing endeavors.
Jim was preceded in death by his birth parents, Joseph and Edith Brandon, adoptive parents, Christ and Selma (Brandon) Kuehn, four sisters, one brother and one son, Douglas James Kuehn.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Kuehn, daughters Deborah Kay Kuehn of Rapid City, Diana (Kevin) Loucks and children Shae, Kiara, and Aaron of Ft. Collins and grandson Tim (Tracy) of Everett WA.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Lutheran Organ Fund, Calvary Lutheran Building Fund, Kiwanis Mary Hall Park, Mobridge Educational Foundation or Black Hills Playhouse or charity of your choice.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, at Calvary Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dwight Stensgaard officiating.
Burial will be at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis, with military honors by Rushmore VFW post 1273 and the South Dakota National Guard.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Lutheran Organ Fund, Calvary Lutheran Building Fund, Kiwanis Mary Hall Park, Mobridge Educational Foundation, Black Hills Playhouse or charity of the donor’s choice.
Joseph L. Horvath
June 12, 2013
Joseph L. Horvath, 55, died Tuesday, June 12, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Cremation has taken place and there are no services planned at this time.
Richard John Huey, 76
March 30, 1940 - October 22, 2016
Funeral Mass for Richard John Huey was held October 29 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Parkston.
Arrangements were by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home of Parkston.
Richard was born March 30, 1940, in Hutchinson County to the late Benjamin and Letta (Stiefel) Huey. He served his country as a Marine.
He was united in marriage to Jo Engelhaupt June 18, 1973, in Mitchell. He was a member of the Union employed as Journeyman Electrician.
He died Saturday, October 22. He attained the age of 76 years.
He is survived by his wife, Jo; children, Denise (Wayne) Anderson, Janise (Chad) Calkins, Dawn (Curt) Hendrickson, Patrick (Julieta) Huey, Shane Huey and Keith Huey; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister Harriet Gukeisen; brothers, Howard (Judy) Huey and Charles (Laurice) Huey; other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his son, Chad Huey, and brother, Robert Huey.
Anna Mary Paiva
August 1, 1937 - March 27, 2011
Anna Mary Paiva 73 of Sturgis passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Fort Meade VA LTC.
Military Honors will be 10:00 am Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the Black Hills National cemetery, provided by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. A memorial of her life will be 3:00 pm Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Kingdom Hall 1914 Moose Drive Sturgis, SD.
Survivors include her daughters Letitia Holst of Highlands Ranch, CO, Candida Dixon of Monrovia, CA, sisters Charlotte Morrison of Preston, WA, Barbara Kelley of Walla Walla, WA, Dorothea Montes of Redlands, CA, Elayne Taylor of Issaquah, WA, 9 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband William Paiva, daughter Kelli Ann Thomas, and her parents.
Velma Nenaber
BELLE FOURCHE - Velma Nenaber, 85, Belle Fourche, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at Belle Fourche Long Term Care Center.
Survivors include one son, Ron Nenaber, Belle Fourche; one brother, P. Glen Smith; one sister, Vada Fender, both of Rockport, Mo.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Al Nenaber.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, at Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Christian Life Center in Belle Fourche, with the Rev. Paul Howard officiating. Burial will be at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
A memorial has been established.
Timothy W. Dreis
MEADOW - Timothy W. Dreis, 41, Tucson, Ariz., and formerly of rural Meadow, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2001, at his family's home.
Survivors include his parents, John and Della Dreis, rural Meadow; one sister, Janet M. Bohn, Faulkton; and one brother, Marc Dreis, rural Meadow.
Visitation will be for one hour before services, which will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at Indian Creek Lutheran Church, rural Meadow, with the Rev. Roger Dieterle officiating. Burial will be at Gallaway cemetery, Meadow.
Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon is in charge of arrangements.
Shirley A. Foight
PIEDMONT - Shirley A. Foight, 70, Piedmont, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Lloyd Foight, Piedmont; two sons, Leslie Foight and Samuel Foight, both of Piedmont; two daughters, Catherine Frey, Piedmont, and Michelle Shuga, Henderson, Nev.; two sisters, Marilyn Rust, Rogers, Ark., and Arlene Bakalyar, Preston, Minn.; one brother, Larry Engel, Sioux Falls; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Campbell, Paula & Quinn Funeral Chapel in Rapid City. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Our Lady of the Black Hills Catholic Church in Piedmont, with the Rev. Mark McCorkel officiating. Burial will be at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Jerry E. 'Jake' Schiller
UPTON, Wyo. - Jerry E. "Jake" Schiller, 58, Upton, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Eileen Schiller, Upton; one son, Darin Schiller, Gillette; one daughter, Beth Lougee, Douglas; two brothers, Jim Schiller and Jeff Schiller, both of Upton; three sisters, Audrey Schaeffer, Jasper, Mo., Carolyn Hahn, Red Lodge, Mont., and Linda Spangler, Gillette; his mother, Elizabeth Schiller, Upton; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Worden Chapel in Newcastle. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at Upton United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Rick Clair officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood cemetery in Upton.
Memorials may be sent to Upton Youth Activities Fund.
Jean Cobb Clark
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Jean Cobb Clark, 76, formerly of Rapid City, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at Stanford Hospital in Stanford.
Survivors include her husband, Charles C. Clark Sr., Palo Alto; two sons, Philip H. Hayes and Charles Clark Jr., both of Palo Alto; one daughter, Susan Edginton, Cedar Falls, Iowa; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
No services are planned.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller Hapgood & Tinney in Palo Alto.
Mark P. Wright
RAPID CITY - Mark P. Wright, 37, Los Angeles, California, died Wednesday, December 26, 2001, at the home of Barbara and Walter Linderman, his mother and stepfather in Rapid City after a six-month battle with cancer.
He was born in Rapid City on March 10, 1964, to Larry Wright and Barbara Linderman.
He attended Rapid City schools and graduated from Stevens High School in 1982. While in high school, he participated in many activities, including the Stevens High School Band. In 1987, he graduated with honors from the University of Chicago.
He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1988 and lived there until the time of his illness. While in Los Angeles, he was a training instructor with Princess Cruise Line and briefly taught grade school in the Los Angeles Public Schools.
He enjoyed the arts, music, literature, traveling, gardening, spiritual and physical fitness. In 1999, he completed the Marine Corps Charity Marathon in Washington, D.C.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Barbara and Walter Linderman, Rapid City; his father and stepmother, Larry and Lucy Wright, Rapid City; his brothers, Preston Wright, Portland, Maine, Colin Wright, East Hampton, New York; and stepbrothers Mike Steinley, Westchester, Pa., Steve Steinley, Houston, Texas, and Jerry Steinley, Watertown; and very special friends Carey Goltz, Portland, Maine, Frank Di Mercurio, Scott Shatsky, Kurt Heisler and Christopher Grubb, Los Angeles.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 3, at Calvary Lutheran Church, 303 Second Avenue, Rapid City, with the Reverend Tanya Rist officiating.
A second memorial is planned by friends in Los Angeles later in January.
Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of the Hills.
Services are under the direction of the Osheim-Catron Funeral Home.
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.
Arrangements are pending with Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.
Robert Horvath
June 12, 2013
Robert M. Horvath, 61, died Tuesday, June 12, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Cremation has taken place and there are no services planned at this time.
Raymond "Ray" A. Henry
August 24, 1940 - May 31, 2013
RAPID CITY- Raymond Anthony Henry, 72, died Friday, May 31, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House
Ray was born August 24, 1940 in Lemmon, South Dakota to Gabriel & Lucille (Egland) Henry. Ray attended schools in Lemmon, graduating from Lemmon High School in 1959. He attended Black Hills State College. He married
Lee Ann May in Deadwood, SD on April 22, 1967.
Ray worked for many years at Johnson Machine and Industrial Products, Inc. selling industrial products. Ray retired in 1996.
He is survived by his wife, Lee Ann, Rapid City; three daughters: Lisa (Eric) Norgard and their daughter Kaelan, Louisville, CO; Shannon Garrabrant and her children, Kevin, Tyler, Xavier, and Senia of Villas, NJ; and Laurie Henry, Rapid City; brother, Richard Henry, Spokane, WA; sister, Sharon Briscoe, Gettysburg; several nieces and nephews; two cousins, Donald Willette, Ft. Collins, CO; Marla Attwood, Estes Park, CO; brother in law, Tom (Sara) May, Spearfish.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 10, 2013 at Calvary Lutheran Church with Rev. Dwight Stensgaard officiating.
A memorial has been established.
