Anthony Hansen

WINNER - Anthony Hansen, 61, Winner, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. CST Friday, Nov. 6, at Mason Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis at a later date.

An online guestbook is available at www.mason fh.com.

Dale Frick

SPEARFISH - Dale Frick, 90, Spearfish, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Dorsett Regional Senior Care.

Survivors include his son, Gary Frick, Spearfish, and a grandson.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy.

Services will be at 10 a.m. CST Monday, Nov. 9, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls.

Aldinger Funeral Home & Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements.

Ryan Patrick Treadway

HURON - Ryan Patrick Treadway, 21, Huron, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Huron.

Survivors include his parents, James and Lily Treadway, Spearfish; his brother, Michael Scheitlin, Seattle, Wash.; eight sisters, Diana Treadway, Weatherford, Texas, Shaunna Treadway, Spearfish, Susan Treadway and Jami Treadway, both of Tampa, Fla., Kelly Nelson, Piedmont, Lisa Kiedrowski, Wibaux, Mont., Vicki Fowler, Weatherford, Texas, and Sharon Smith, Sidney, Mont.; and his grandmother, Lily Engelbright, Terry, Mont.

Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at the United Methodist Church in Spearfish.

Aldinger Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Spearfish is in charge of arrangements.

An online guestbook is available at www.aldinger funeralhome.com.

Kathleen V. Harrison

RAPID CITY - Kathleen Virginia Harrison, 91, Rapid City, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Fountain Springs Healthcare.

Survivors include her son, Dave Harrison, Ely, Minn.; three daughters, Sally Webb and Elizabeth Evans, both of Nemo, and Jean Anne Fry, Charlotte, N.C.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Harrison.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Bob Jacobs officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services.

Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

An online guestbook is available at www.behrens wilson.com.

Jens Nelson

BELLE FOURCHE - Jens Nelson, 97, Belle Fourche, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Judy's Assisted Living Center.

He served in the U.S. Army.

Survivors include his wife, Elsie Nelson, Belle Fourche; two sons, Larry Nelson, Buffalo, and Rick Nelson, Belle Fourche; one daughter, Carla Nelson, Scottsdale Ariz.; and two grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Funeral Home of the Northern Hills, and one hour before services.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at funeral home, with the Rev. Tom Martin officiating. Burial, with military honors provided by the Buffalo American Legion Laminson Post 147, will be at Pine Slope Cemetery.

An online guestbook is available at www.funeral homeofthenorthernhills.com.

Curtis L. 'Curt' Bentley

MIDLAND - Curtis L. "Curt" Bentley, 90, Midland, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at the Philip Nursing Home.

He served in the U.S. Army.

Survivors include two sisters, Dorothy Nelson, Fargo, N.D., and Susie Bentley, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and a sister-in-law, Alice Bentley, Rapid City.

Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour before services at the church on Friday.

Services will be at 11 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 6, at Deep Creek Lutheran Church north of Midland, with the Rev. Frezil Westerlund officiating. Burial, with military honors by the American Legion Post No. 143 of Midland, will be at Deep Creek Cemetery.

A memorial has been established.

Rush Funeral Home of Philip is in charge of arrangements.

An online guestbook is available at www.rushfuneralhome.com.

Paula E. Loud Hawk

OGLALA - Paula E. Loud Hawk, "Pte Kasota Win," 66, Oglala, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Pine Ridge.

Survivors include three sons, Gordon Weston Jr., Oglala, and Lyle Weston and Reuben Weston, both of Rapid City; two daughters, Gayla Black Horn, Oglala, and Tlana Steele, Rapid City; two brothers, Kenny Loud Hawk, Oglala, and Russ Redner, Argentina; one sister, Arlette Loud Hawk, Oglala; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A two-night wake will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Loneman School.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Loneman School, with traditional Lakota services by Mr. Wilmer Mesteth and Mr. Rick Two Dogs. Burial will be at Makasan Presbyterian Cemetery in Oglala.

Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge is in charge of arrangements.

Dennis Dale Hurm

GILLETTE, Wyo. - Dennis Dale Hurm, 60, Gillette, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Sundance.

Survivors include his wife, Cindy Hurm; his children, Travis Hurm and Tracy Benson; his father, Donald Hurm, St. Onge; his brother, Doug Hurm, St. Onge; and five grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the American Legion Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to benefit North East Wyoming Raptor Center, 325 Cook Road, Gillette, WY 82716.

An online guestbook is available at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com.

Irene Wipf

MADISON - Irene Wipf, 97, Madison, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home.

Survivors include two sons, Gary Wipf and Clifford Wipf, Rapid City; two sisters, Gladys Butler and Alvina Lands; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Andy.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Methodist Church in Harrold, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m.

An online guestbook is available at www.feigumfh.com.

Andrea Tate

PIERRE - Andrea Tate, 54, Pierre, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital.

Survivors include her husband, Dave Tate, Pierre; three daughters, Tiffany Stoeser, Amy Mancuso and Kristen Tate, all of Pierre; her mother, Ruth Avery, Sioux Falls; two sisters, Angela Avery, Blooming Prairie, Minn., and Ginny Christopherson, Sioux Falls; and two grandsons.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. CST today at Isburg Funeral Chapel.

Services will be at 10 a.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 5, at Faith Lutheran Church.

An online guestbook is available at www.isburgfuneralchapels.com.

Barbara Allen

WINNER - Barbara Allen, 62, Winner, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Winner Regional Healthcare Center.

Services will be at 10 a.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 5, at First Christian Church in Winner. Visitation will be one hour before services.

Burial will be at Union Cemetery in Spencer, Neb.

An online guestbook is available at www.masonfh.com.

Edna Borland

COLOME - Edna Borland, 84, Colome, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Avera Healthcare Center in Gregory.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 5, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, at St. Isidore's Catholic Church.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 6, at the church. Burial will be at Colome Cemetery.

An online guestbook is available at www.masonfh.com.

Dr. John 'Jack' Elston

RAPID CITY - Dr. John T. "Jack" Elston died at the age of 89. Dr. Elston, beloved husband, father, and grandfather died quietly in his home surrounded by his wife and children on All Saints Day, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, after a long and difficult battle with cancer.

He was born Nov. 22, 1919 to Philip and Faye Elston of Boone, Iowa. They moved to Glidden, Iowa where he graduated from high school in 1938. There he met his high school sweetheart, Marion Constance McPherson, whom he married June 2, 1942.

Dr. Elston graduated from the State University of Iowa in 1943, enlisted in the U.S. Army and entered medical school. He graduated from the University of Iowa School of Medicine in 1945 and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corp from 1942 until his honorable discharge in 1955 with a rank of Major. He was certified by the American Board of Pathology in 1954 after training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology in Washington, D.C. During his training, Dr. Elston researched fluid resuscitation of critically ill infants and children; perfecting techniques remaining in active use throughout the world today.

An active and well respected member of the South Dakota medical community, Dr. Elston served on the Board of Directors of the South Dakota Blue Shield, was a director of the School of Medical Technologists, an inspector of laboratories for Accreditation by the American Board of Clinical Pathology. He served as past president of the Black Hills District Medical Society, the South Dakota State Medical Association, and as Chief of the Medical Staff for Rapid City Regional Hospital. In 1986 he was elected an Emeritus Fellow of the College of American Pathologists.

Elston was honored for his services during the Rapid City Flood of 1972 for his role in maintaining health care services as the Pennington County health officer. The citation from the A.H. Robbins Pharmaceutical Co. noted these services were provided despite the stress of loss of both his father-in-law and mother-in-law in the flood. In 1980 he received the C.B. Alford Award for outstanding service to public health. In 2000, he received a lifetime services award from Rapid City Regional Hospital and the Medical Staff and was recognized at that time by the SD Medical Association for 50 years of continuous practice in South Dakota. He was an active member of Rotary International and the Elks Club in Rapid City.

He is survived by his wife, Marion, Rapid City; son, John, Brighton, Colo.; daughter, Mary (Tam) Colson, Rapid City; and sons, Patrick, Houston, Texas, Michael, Rapid City, and Peter, Rapid City; grandchildren, Tara Schaack, Rapid City, Bill Colson, Sioux Falls, Heidi Waterfall, Brooktondale, N.Y., Mike Elston, Minneapolis, Minn., Lindsay Johnson, Burns, Wyo., Katie Vifquain, Rapid City, Nicholas Elston, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., and Ashley Elston, Rapid City; and great-grandchildren, Libby and Cecily Schaack, Rapid City, and Henry Waterfall, Brooktondale, N.Y.

He was preceded in death by parents, Philip and Faye; brothers, Philip and Robert; and grandson, Jeremiah.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, 2700 Jackson Blvd., followed by a Christian Wake service.

Mass of Christian Burial will commence at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, with the Rev. Michel Mulloy presiding. Burial, with military honors by the TREA Chapter 29 Honor Guard, will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

Memorials have been established for the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and for Storybook Island.

His online guestbook is available at www.osheim schmidt.com.

Donald Eugene Miller

BOX ELDER - Donald Eugene Miller, 87, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital following a stroke. He was surrounded by his daughters and family members.

Donald was born March 18, 1922 in Chamberlain to Dewey and Enid (Gooder) Miller. He graduated from Mitchell High School in 1939. After a year at Dakota Wesleyan University, he went to work for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. He met his lifelong love, Glyde Crisman, at a dance and married her on March 11, 1943; the day before he shipped out to serve in WWII. Donald joined the U.S. Army in September 1942 and proudly served his country with the 714th Railway Operating Battalion in Alaska.

Donald and Glyde had five daughters: Judith Ann Ludy, Barba Gail Williams (Charles) of St. Paul, Minn., Donna Jean Rubin (Joe) of Benicia, Calif., Rebecca Rae Hale (Sandy) of Box Elder, and Patricia Kay Miller-Martin (Gary) of Pleasant Hill, Calif. Don and Glyde had eight grandchildren: Kimberly Wirka (Jason), Courtney Williams, Sabina de Marchi (Paul), Adrienne Kassis, Brett Hale, Rae Marie Hale, Jeff Rubin and Josh Rubin. They were further blessed with four great-grandchildren: Susanna deMarchi, Julianne deMarchi, Claire Wirka, and Charles Wirka.

He is survived by half brothers, Raymond Miller of Portland, Ore., Richard Miller of Sonoma, Calif., Jack Miller of San Francisco, Calif.; half sister, Jane Swindle of Mountain Home, Ark.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.

Donald was preceded in death by his wife Glyde; his daughter, Judith; his sister, Betty Wagenmann; and his brother, Gordon Miller.

Donald worked for the railroad for 40 years and retired in 1982. He and his wife were wonderful dancers, and enjoyed golf, playing cards, hunting, traveling, and meeting people. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 0018 at Mitchell; the Elks Lodge 1187 at Rapid City; and the Masonic Resurgam Lodge 0031 of Mitchell, celebrating 60 years of membership on April 6, 2009. Donald won several state and city golf tournaments and shot a hole-in-one on 10 different occasions. He was a special friend and frequent visitor to all of the Fire Fighting Stations in Rapid City.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with the Rev. Herb Cleveland officiating.

There will also be a Masonic Service led by Ken Harris of Rapid City Lodge 25 and Military Honors by the VFW Honor Guard.

There will be a luncheon and reception following the services from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 333 Jolly Lane.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be appreciated in memory of his oldest daughter at Judith Ludy Memorial Scholarship, UNC School Pharmacy, CB 7360 - Beard Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 or due to Donald's long association with the Rapid City Fireman to Rapid City Firefighters Association [RCFFA], 10 Main Street, Rapid City, SD 57701.

Online guestbook for condolences at www.osheimschmidt.com.

Evelyn R. Albrecht

SPEARFISH - Evelyn R. Albrecht, 80, Spearfish, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at a local nursing home.

Services were held Oct. 17, at Edgewood Vista Living Center.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with Chaplain Moe Greiner officiating.

A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Northern Hills.

An online guestbook is available at blackhillsfuneralhome.com.

Service change

Patricia Adams

The location of services for Patricia Adams has been changed. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the Old Agency Building in Eagle Butte.

Correction

Wanda L. Edmonds

In the obituary for Wanda L. Edmonds, published Tuesday, Nov. 3, the date of visitation was incorrect. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today, Nov. 4, at Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home.