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Walter E. Reed
Died: Oct 13, 2002
Walter E. Reed, son of Clarence E. and Margaret (Noteboom) Reed, was born March 16, 1914 at Armour, SD. He grew up and received his education in the Trent, SD area. Walter served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 with the 147th Field Artillery Unit in the Pacific Theatre. He met his future wife, Mona Ballinger, while on R & R in Australia. They were united in marriage on June 16, 1945 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Walter was employed with John Morrell & Company for 33 years, retiring in 1979. He umpired softball for 33 years and was Umpire-in-Chief for South Dakota for several years. Walter was inducted into the South Dakota Softball Hall of Fame in 1983. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and was a life member of John M. Bliss V.F.W. Post #628, Sioux Falls.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Mona Reed, Sioux Falls, SD; five daughters, Kaye (Warren) Huber, Sioux Falls, SD, Denise (Bryan) Iglehart, Casper, WY, Keryl (Gene) Erickson, Des Plaines, IL, Pamela Lanners, Sioux Falls, SD, Renae Reed, Sioux Falls, SD; eight grandchildren, Kevin Huber, Karin Huber, Lexi Iglehart, Kristin (Kevin) Browne, Jennifer Erickson, Ryne Erickson, Meegan Reed, and Lynsee Lanners; two great-grandchildren, Kody and Kyle Browne; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Walter was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Edward, in 1949; one sister, Esther Baldwin; and two brothers, Clifford and Vernon Reed.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church following the committal service.
WALTER E. REED
Died: Sunday, October 13, 2002
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 88 years, 6 months, 27 days
INTERMENT: Mt. Pleasant cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD
MILITARY GRAVESIDE RITES GIVEN BY: John M. Bliss V.F.W. Post #628, Sioux Falls, SD
PALLBEARERS:
Clinton Baldwin ~ Warren Huber
Gene Erickson ~ Bryan Iglehart
Kevin Huber ~ Ryne Erickson
HONORARY PALLBEARERS:
Kevin Browne ~ Gary Reed
Pat Harriman
Died: Oct 12, 2002
Pat Buus, daughter of Nan and Minnie (Buss) Buus, was born June 6, 1913 in Lennox, SD. She was united in marriage with Bob Harriman on April 11, 1947 in Sioux Falls, SD.
Pat enjoyed traveling the world with her husband, Bob, during his Air Force career of 32 years. Their tour of duty in Tokyo, Japan was her favorite. She took art lessons, floral arrangement classes, and steel guitar lessons. Pat and Bob enjoyed traveling in their RV and wintering at their home in Arizona. Pat shared a special closeness with her three sisters, Tena, Ann, and Darlene. Together they enjoyed many hours of card playing and going on shopping trips. Above all, she was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Bob preceded her in death on June 21, 2002. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church.
Grateful for having shared her life are two daughters, Sally Harriman and Nancy Wendland, both of Sioux Falls, SD; one son, Bob Broline, Newhall, CA; seven grandchildren, Todd (Kelli) Ogdie, Mesa, AZ, Dennis (Angela) Ogdie, Jr., Sioux Falls, SD, Scott Ogdie, Tucson, AZ, Wendy (Darren) Larson, Sioux Falls, SD, Marcus (Stacy) Wendland, Sioux Falls, SD, Robert (Kristina) Broline, Jr., Moonstown, PA, Dawn (Chris) Cooper, Saugus, CA; five great-grandchildren, Skylar and Ciara Larson, Kayleigh Ogdie, Alexandra and Gabrielle Broline; two sisters, Ann Weeg and Darlene Thielsen, both of Sioux Falls, SD; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for refreshments and fellowship at George Boom Funeral Home following the memorial service.
PAT HARRIMAN
Died: Saturday, October 12, 2002
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 89 years, 4 months, 6 days
PALLBEARERS:
Bob Bauman ~ Ray Trankle
Don Weeg ~ Dennis Ogdie, Jr.
Francis Fodness ~ Eldon Fodness
Henry T. "Red" Dolan
Died: Oct 10, 2002
Henry T. Dolan, son of John and Agnes (Laughlin) Dolan, was born on July 30, 1918 in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After his honorable discharge in 1945, Henry joined the Sioux Falls Police Department on April 8, 1946. He was united in marriage with Violet Buckwalter in Jamestown, ND on July 10, 1951. He retired on August 1, 1978. During his career with the police department, Red (as he was known to his family and colleagues), served as the safety officer to Sioux Falls Schools for many years. He also worked as Officer Bill, a program sponsored by George Boom Funeral Home. Following his retirement, Red served as bailiff to the magistrate court. Red entered the nursing home in March of 1996.
Red was a member of St. Joseph Cathedral; the Fraternal Order of Police; the American Legion; the V.F.W.; and the Knights of Columbus.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Violet Dolan, Palmer, AK; his daughter, Jeanette Dirks and her husband, James, Palmer, AK; five grandchildren; one brother, Donald Dolan, Canistota, SD; his brother-in-law, Frederick Couturier, Bettendorf, IA; and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Ann Caldwell; and three sisters, Bernadine Dolan, Eleanor Prozay, and Eileen Couturier.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 315 N. Summit Avenue following the committal service.
HENRY T. “RED” DOLAN
Died: Thursday, October 10, 2002
Canistota, SD
Age: 84 years, 2 months, 10 days
INTERMENT: St. Michael cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD
PALLBEARERS:
Officers of the Sioux Falls Police Department
Officer David Kull, Bagpiper
MILITARY GRAVESIDE RITES GIVEN BY: Sioux Falls Police Department, American Legion Post #15
Dwane Ideker
Died: Oct 10, 2002
Dwane Richard Ideker, son of Fred and Bessie (Hovdahl) Ideker, was born September 16, 1926 in Sioux Falls, SD. He grew up and received his education in Sioux Falls. He married
Irene McDonnel. She preceded him in death on May 17, 1973. Dwane served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He then worked as a sewer and water contractor for many years.
Survivors include his son, Dwane Ideker, Jr., Austin, TX; stepson, Ike McDonnel, Sioux Falls, SD; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; four sisters, Sylvia Herman, Sioux Falls, SD, Bernice Ideker, Sioux Falls, SD, Betty Epstein, Hollywood, FL, Violet Nagy, Hollywood, FL; one brother, Melvin Ideker, Mills, WY; a close friend, Ernie Krohse, Sioux Falls, SD; and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife;two daughters, Yvonne Tracy Ideker and Nancy Sturzenbecher; a stepson, Joe Ideker; three sisters, Loretta Smith, Virginia Roemen, and Shirley Rini; and one brother, Wilbert Ideker.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at George Boom Funeral Home following the committal service.
Vivian E. Nason
Died: Oct 08, 2002
Vivian Eleanor Root, daughter of Ross and Anna Mae (Montagne) Root, was born November 12, 1910 at Akron, IA. She grew up there and graduated from Akron High School in 1929. Vivian attended the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD for three years. She then taught in rural Iowa schools for two years.
Vivian was united in marriage with Lester F. Nason in Akron on July 29, 1934. The couple had five daughters. She graduated from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD in 1962. Vivian taught at Edison Junior High School in Sioux Falls for 17 years before retiring in 1973.
She was a member of St. Joseph Cathedral, Catholic Daughters of America, Cathedral Club, Center for Active Generations, Fire Fighters Auxiliary, Retired Teachers and was a charter member of the Toastmistress Club.
Grateful for having shared her life are four daughters, Joan Kittelson and her husband, Karol, Yankton, SD, Kathryn Lemme, Festus, MO, Darla Wright and her husband, Rance, Athens, GA, Dorothy Holmbeck and her husband, Mel, Sioux Falls, SD; ten grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Root and his wife, Phyllis, Vermillion, SD; one sister, Teddy Earnest, Akron, IA; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester, on January 15, 1987; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Nason; and her parents.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at St. Joseph Cathedral School Gym following the committal service.
VIVIAN E. NASON
Died: Tuesday, October 8, 2002
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 91 years, 10 months, 26 days
INTERMENT: St. Michael cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD
PALLBEARERS:
Derek Ferrie, MD ~ Aaron Ferrie
Eric Kittelson ~ Darvin Lemme
Ryan Wright ~ Richard Root
HONORARY PALLBEARERS:
Mary Beth Fakes ~ Lynne Wendel ~ Leslee Cook
Jennifer Kittelson ~ Mia Temples
Alice I. Linton
Died: Oct 06, 2002
Alice Irene Lock, daughter of Henry and Olga (Koepp) Lock, was born November 21, 1922 at Sioux Falls, SD. She grew up and received her education in Sioux Falls.
Alice was united in marriage with Lowell Linton on March 19, 1941 at Sioux Falls. She worked as the lead girl seamstress at Raven Industries for 21 years.
She was a longtime active member of the Women of the Moose and AARP.
She enjoyed gardening and flowers, playing cards with her friends, and was very skilled at sewing, crocheting and handiwork.
Grateful for having shared her life are her son, Robert Linton and his wife, Susan, Rowena, SD; two daughters, Sharon Slater and her husband, Jim, Sioux Falls, SD, Linda Matthies and her husband, Henry, Hartford, SD; three grandchildren, Angela Kroeger and her husband, Darwin, Kim Martin, and Robert Michael Linton; four sisters, Minnie Houg and her husband, Charles, Sioux Falls, SD, Fern Getting and her husband, Norm, Sioux Falls, SD, Erma Linton, Sioux Falls, SD, Betty Mettler, Sioux Falls, SD; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Linton, on January 19, 1988; her parents; and two brothers, Clifford Lock and Bob Lock.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at the Moose Lodge, 1926 W. Burnside Street, following the committal service.
ALICE I. LINTON
Died: Sunday, October 6, 2002
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 79 years, 10 months, 15 days
INTERMENT: Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, SD
PALLBEARERS:
Dave Linton Mike Linton
Craig Houg Scott Getting
Doug Sullenger Curtis Linton
Leone Harken Devitt
Died: Oct 05, 2002
Leone Harkin Devitt lived an active life of 101 years from March 9, 1901 to October 5, 2002. She was born at the family farm in Archer, Iowa to Dixon and Margaret (Ollinger) Harkin and was the sixth of twelve children. At this time electricity and automobiles were new luxuries and her family had both.
She taught in country schools in the Archer area during the time of World War I, the flu epidemic, and when women were gaining the right to vote. She developed an early love of travel and adventure when she and her uncle drove across the country in an open car to California in 1921. Later, during the Great Depression, she moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to live with her sister, Berniece Watson and work for J. C. Penney. She met Phil Devitt and they were married
at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, on June 15, 1937. They lived and farmed near Harrisburg, close to Phil’s family. They raised four children, Derene, Jeanene, Jim and Jerry, who were born during the years of World War II and the rationing and shortages experienced at that time.
Following a lifetime of farming, Phil died in June of 1960. Leone continued to live on the farm until 1967 when she moved to Sioux Falls. For the next 30 years she continued to be an active member of St. Mary’s Parish, which was a very important part of her life. She was active in the Harrisburg Women’s Extension Club, the McKennan Hospital Auxiliary and the Prince of Peace Retirement Center Auxiliary. She received special recognition for her volunteerism. She loved knitting, baking, canning and bridge, and often said that she wished that she had learned to play golf. She loved her friends and there were many. She traveled with them to Europe and to other U.S. cities.
At the age of 99 years she moved to assisted living at Prince of Peace Retirement Center in Sioux Falls. She celebrated her 100th birthday there at a grand gala where her four children and spouses, 15 grandchildren and spouses, seven great-grandchildren, and more than 100 other relatives and friends were in attendance on March 9, 2001. Later Leone moved to assisted living in St. Louis, Missouri to live near Jeanene’s family and celebrated her 101st birthday there.
After leaving the nest, Leone’s children lived long distances from her. As a result, she traveled many miles across the U.S. to visit. In their absence and the absence of her grandchildren, she received support from the Devitt and Harkin relatives who lived in the area, especially from the Tom and Joan Burns family, the Grace Devitt family, and Peggy and Warren Kemp. Derene and Bob Meuriss live in Tigard OR; Jeanene and Joe Dugan live in St. Louis, MO; Jim and Wendy Devitt live in Bozeman, MT; and Jerry and Shelley Devitt live in Golden, CO.
Leone has one surviving sister-in-law, Grace Devitt, of Sioux Falls. Phil and her grandson, Luke Devitt, preceded her in death, as well as all of her siblings and their spouses and all of Phil’s siblings and their spouses, except Grace.
Leone’s family is grateful for the support that has been given to her during the years of her life. Memorials may be directed to Prince of Peace Retirement Center or any of their choice.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at Holy Spirit Catholic Church Parish Hall following the committal service.
LEONE HARKIN DEVITT
Died: Saturday, October 5, 2002
Age: 101 years, 6 months, 26 days
INTERMENT: St. Michael cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD
PALLBEARERS:
Peggy Kelly ~ Tim Burns ~ Pauline Zima ~ Tom Burns
Bill Burns ~ Joe Burns ~ Suzie Anderson ~ Mark and Kathy Thomas
Goerge M. Strang
Died: Oct 03, 2002
George Martin Strang, son of Andrew and Margaret (Hoff) Strang, was born July 17, 1928 in Clear Lake, SD. His family moved to Madison, SD when he was young and received his education there. After graduation he began working at John Morrell & Co. in the hog kill division.
George was united in marriage with Deloris Nelson on July 12, 1952 in Madison, SD. They moved to Sioux Falls in 1969 to work at the Sioux Falls location of John Morrell & Co. following the closing of the Madison Plant. He retired in 1987 after 47 years of service to John Morrell & Co.
Following his retirement, George and Deloris worked part-time in the maintenance department at the Tyler Ins. Buildings. They both fully retired in 1997.
George enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling, and yard care especially spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Deloris, Sioux Falls, one son, Gary and his wife, Cheryl Strang, Hartford; one daughter Jeri Janzen, Luverne, MN; five brothers, Lawrence Strang, Sturgis, SD, Sylvester Strang, Madison, SD, Melvin Strang, Boise, ID, Milton Strang and his wife, JoAnn, Alliance, NE, Lyle Strang, Gillette, WY; three sisters, Rose Schoenrock, Colman, SD, Dorothy Beyer and her husband, Donald, Madison, SD, Renelda Hunt and her husband, Dale, Aztec, NM; four grandchildren, Krisiti Atwood and her husband, Chad, Sioux Falls, SD, Jason, Chad, and Troy Janzen, Canistona, SD and a host of other relatives and friends.
His parents; and a sister, Alice Kern preceded him in death.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at East Side Lutheran Church immediately following the memorial service.
Alexis "Lexie" Lovaas
Died: Sep 23, 2002
Alexis Rae Lovaas, daughter of Shelley Lovaas and James Johnson, was born September 25, 1990 in Sioux Falls, SD. She attended Anne Sullivan Elementary School and was currently a sixth-grader at Whittier Junior High School. Lexie earned all A’s on her report cards with the exception of one B throughout her school years.
A very talented singer, Lexie was in her third year with the Girl’s Chorale and sang in several talent contests. She played piano and composed a beautiful song titled “Have You Ever Wondered What the Wind Was Saying to You” for a music contest. Lexie loved sports and could throw a football better than most boys. She appeared in the film “The Class President”. She also enjoyed dancing. As a rule, she excelled in everything she did.
The name Alexis means helper, and she lived up to her name by helping anyone in any way she could. This helping spirit was exemplified by her wish to donate her organs upon her death, which she did.
Above all, Lexie cherished her family and the time she was able to spend with them. She will be greatly missed.
Grateful for having shared her life are her mother, Shelley Lovaas and her friend, David Ayotte, Sioux Falls, SD; her father, James Johnson and his friend, Tammy Totton, Letcher, SD; her siblings, Zachary Lovaas, Sioux Falls, SD, Jade Lovaas-King, Sioux Falls, SD, Jeremy Johnson, Letcher, SD, Jackson Mahrt, Letcher, SD; her grandparents, Jan Lovaas, Sioux Falls, SD, Gayle Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, David Lovaas and his wife, Marge, Faribault, MN, John Johnson and his wife, Pam, Brandon, SD; two great-grandmothers, Anna Lovaas, Canton, SD; Lorraine Clemensen, Sioux Falls, SD; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at the First Lutheran Church Downstairs Fellowship Hall immediately following the memorial service.
ALEXIS “LEXIE” LOVAAS
Died: Monday, September 23, 2002
Mitchell, SD
Age: 11 years, 11 months, 28 days
