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Posted by Marissa
Wednesday October 21, 2009
William Lyle Schmitt, 84
A memorial service was held September 25, 2009 in Kent, Washington for William Lyle Schmitt who died September 17, 2009 at Arbor Village Care Complex in Kent.
He was born January 4, 1925 at Lower Brule, South Dakota to William and Muriel (Pauley) Schmitt. He spent his early years in the Lower Brule and Reliance area where he attended rural schools, then graduated from Chamberlain High school in1943.
On June 19, 1944 Lyle was united in marriage to Naomi Dingman at Chamberlain. Six children were born to this union. Lyle served in the US Navy from 1944 to 1946.
Lyle farmed and drove truck in the Reliance and Chamberlain area until 1956 when the family moved to Kent, Washington where he worked for Boeing and later drove truck for King County, retiring in 1986.
For the past 2 ½ years, he and Naomi resided at Arbor Village Retirement Center at Kent.
Lyle is survived by Naomi, his wife of 65 years, his stepmother Verna Schmitt of Sioux Falls, SD, his six children, Janel Goldsbary (Richard), Gayle Schmitt, Douglas Schmitt (Lori) all of Kent; Gloria Lewis of Boardman, OR; Nancy Foster (Larry) of Cle Eium, WA and Colleen Smith (Ryan) of Forest Grove, OR. He is also survived by nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Eileen and husband, Ralph Feldkamp.
Merrill Louder, 70
Funeral services were held Monday, October 19, 2009 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Draper for Merrill Louder, who died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, Burial followed at the Draper Cemetery.
Merrill was born on December 23, 1938 in Pierre, SD to Donald and Lois (Rankin) Louder. He grew up in the Draper area attending country schools and Draper Public Schools graduating in 1957.
He was married to his wife Helen on September 26, 1959, celebrating 50 years three weeks ago. He spent his adult life farming and ranching.
He is survived by his wife Helen; his son Rob (Penny); his mother Lois; two brothers: LeRoy (Cindy) and Garry (Madeline); two step-grandchildren and one step-great-granddaughter. Plus special kids Kendra, Ryan and Desiree and a large extended family.
He was preceded in death by his son Rodney, father Donald and his grandparents.
Arla Schooler Hieb, 94
Arla Schooler Hieb, formerly of Reliance, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at the Tripp Good Samaritan Center, in Tripp. Memorial services will be Saturday, October 24, 2009, 11:00 AM, at the United Methodist Church, in Reliance, SD. Burial will be in the Reliance Cemetery.
Arla Emily Schooler Hieb was born March 22, 1915, to George and Viola (Engelbrecht) Mahnke, of rural Deuel County, SD, the oldest of four siblings.
She attended Deuel County rural schools and graduated from Watertown High School in 1931. She completed teacher training at Eastern State College (now Dakota State University), Madison. On April 21, 1932, she married Kenneth Schooler of Reliance, SD, whom she met at Eastern. The couple lived on the family ranch and also taught school.
After Mr. Schooler’s death on April 20, 1969, Arla resided at Lyman and taught area schools at Reliance and Lower Brule. On December 25, 1977, she married Louie Hieb, a neighbor of rural Reliance. The Hieb farming operation was later moved to Mansfield, MO. In the late 1990’s they moved to Ekalaka, MT. Mr. Hieb died in November 2002. After that, Arla lived alone in Ekalaka until she entered the Tripp Good Samaritan Center in July of 2004. She transferred to the Avera Brady Center in Mitchell in 2007, but returned to Tripp Good Samaritan in September 2009.
She was a member of the Reliance Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters: Vianne Stensaas and husband, Harlan of Mitchell, SD and Karla Johnson and husband, Jim of Durango, CO; a sister, Ruth Schwandt and husband, Robert of Watertown, SD; and daughter-in-law, Barbara Unland of Naples, FL. She also had eighteen grandchildren, thirty-nine great-grandchildren and eleven great-great-grandchildren. Surviving stepchildren are Mary Ann Hieb of Scotts Hill, TN, Linda Taylor of Ft. Vermillion, AB, Canada, Sarah Goedtke and husband, Don of Barnesville, MN and Jacob Hieb and wife, Julie of Ekalaka, MT. She had ten step-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death are her two husbands; a daughter, Agnes Veal Oakland; her sons: Frank and Harry Schooler; her parents; a sister, Myrl Berge; a brother, Lyle Mahnke; a step-granddaughter, Sophia Grey Owl, and an infant grandson.
W. J. “Bud” Smith, 98
Funeral services were held Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the First Baptist Church, Pierre, for W. J. “Bud” Smith who died on Monday, October 12, 2009 at a Ocean Springs, Mississippi Hospital.
Longtime resident of Lyman County and Pierre, W. J. “Bud” Smith, died of natural causes on October 12, 2009.
He was born November 5, 1910, one of twin boys born to Ella (Rasmussen) and John Smith, on their homestead, Cedar Creek, Lyman County, South Dakota. The twin boys were named Wilbur John (Bud) and William John (Bill). They were later joined by a third son, Truman Kenneth (True). A while after True’s birth, Ella, worried about raising young toddlers in rattlesnake territory, and John, concerned about the drought, returned to John’s parental home near Climbing Hill, Iowa. After a decade farming in Iowa, the family returned to their home in South Dakota.
Continuing his primary education in rural schools, Bud completed his secondary education graduating from Pierre High School (working for room and board). Eager to improve his stead and “see the world”, Bud joined the United States Navy on October 18, 1934, graduating from the U.S. Naval Training Center in San Diego. He served on the USS Oklahoma and visited numerous international ports of call.
Encouraged to continue his naval career with the offer of significant advancement, Bud declined this opportunity as his family pressed him to return to help his parents at the family farm. He had saved most every dollar of his Navy pay and returned home to set himself and his brothers up in ranching and farming ventures and urged his parents to never work another day.
Bud and Betty Jean Smith eloped and were married in Butte, Nebraska, on February 7, 1942. Bud shared fifty-six years of marriage with his beloved “Jetty Bean” until her death from a massive stroke in 1998. Six children were born to this unselfish, diligent, energetic couple: Kenneth Lee, Richard John, Terrance Herbert, Connie Kay, W. E. “Buddy” , and Kathleen Jean.
Bud was preceded in death by his wife Betty, son Richard, grandson Mathew, and brothers Bill and True. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Kenneth and Vicki Smith, Minneapolis, Minnesota; son Dr. Terrance Smith, Clear Lake; daughter and son-in-law Connie and Dr. Richard Bowen, Boise, Idaho; son and daughter-in-law Bud and Nancy Smith, Ocean Springs, Mississippi; daughter Dr. Kathleen Smith, Kearney, Nebraska; and daughter-in-law Marklynn Smith, Fairmont, Minnesota. Grandchildren: US Navy Lieutenant James, Robert, Dr. Elizabeth, Christopher, Dr. David (Lynda), Thomas (Kim), and Catherine (John Brazell) Bowen; Daniel, Bethany (James Butler), Brittany, Marianne, and Emily Smith; Jacquelynn Smith and Todd (Mindy) Booth; Ashley, Bradley, Shannon and Samantha Smith; thirteen great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
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Posted by Marissa
Wednesday October 21, 2009
William Lyle Schmitt, 84
A memorial service was held September 25, 2009 in Kent, Washington for William Lyle Schmitt who died September 17, 2009 at Arbor Village Care Complex in Kent.
He was born January 4, 1925 at Lower Brule, South Dakota to William and Muriel (Pauley) Schmitt. He spent his early years in the Lower Brule and Reliance area where he attended rural schools, then graduated from Chamberlain High school in1943.
On June 19, 1944 Lyle was united in marriage to Naomi Dingman at Chamberlain. Six children were born to this union. Lyle served in the US Navy from 1944 to 1946.
Lyle farmed and drove truck in the Reliance and Chamberlain area until 1956 when the family moved to Kent, Washington where he worked for Boeing and later drove truck for King County, retiring in 1986.
For the past 2 ½ years, he and Naomi resided at Arbor Village Retirement Center at Kent.
Lyle is survived by Naomi, his wife of 65 years, his stepmother Verna Schmitt of Sioux Falls, SD, his six children, Janel Goldsbary (Richard), Gayle Schmitt, Douglas Schmitt (Lori) all of Kent; Gloria Lewis of Boardman, OR; Nancy Foster (Larry) of Cle Eium, WA and Colleen Smith (Ryan) of Forest Grove, OR. He is also survived by nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Eileen and husband, Ralph Feldkamp.
Merrill Louder, 70
Funeral services were held Monday, October 19, 2009 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Draper for Merrill Louder, who died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, Burial followed at the Draper Cemetery.
Merrill was born on December 23, 1938 in Pierre, SD to Donald and Lois (Rankin) Louder. He grew up in the Draper area attending country schools and Draper Public Schools graduating in 1957.
He was married to his wife Helen on September 26, 1959, celebrating 50 years three weeks ago. He spent his adult life farming and ranching.
He is survived by his wife Helen; his son Rob (Penny); his mother Lois; two brothers: LeRoy (Cindy) and Garry (Madeline); two step-grandchildren and one step-great-granddaughter. Plus special kids Kendra, Ryan and Desiree and a large extended family.
He was preceded in death by his son Rodney, father Donald and his grandparents.
Arla Schooler Hieb, 94
Arla Schooler Hieb, formerly of Reliance, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at the Tripp Good Samaritan Center, in Tripp. Memorial services will be Saturday, October 24, 2009, 11:00 AM, at the United Methodist Church, in Reliance, SD. Burial will be in the Reliance Cemetery.
Arla Emily Schooler Hieb was born March 22, 1915, to George and Viola (Engelbrecht) Mahnke, of rural Deuel County, SD, the oldest of four siblings.
She attended Deuel County rural schools and graduated from Watertown High School in 1931. She completed teacher training at Eastern State College (now Dakota State University), Madison. On April 21, 1932, she married Kenneth Schooler of Reliance, SD, whom she met at Eastern. The couple lived on the family ranch and also taught school.
After Mr. Schooler’s death on April 20, 1969, Arla resided at Lyman and taught area schools at Reliance and Lower Brule. On December 25, 1977, she married Louie Hieb, a neighbor of rural Reliance. The Hieb farming operation was later moved to Mansfield, MO. In the late 1990’s they moved to Ekalaka, MT. Mr. Hieb died in November 2002. After that, Arla lived alone in Ekalaka until she entered the Tripp Good Samaritan Center in July of 2004. She transferred to the Avera Brady Center in Mitchell in 2007, but returned to Tripp Good Samaritan in September 2009.
She was a member of the Reliance Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters: Vianne Stensaas and husband, Harlan of Mitchell, SD and Karla Johnson and husband, Jim of Durango, CO; a sister, Ruth Schwandt and husband, Robert of Watertown, SD; and daughter-in-law, Barbara Unland of Naples, FL. She also had eighteen grandchildren, thirty-nine great-grandchildren and eleven great-great-grandchildren. Surviving stepchildren are Mary Ann Hieb of Scotts Hill, TN, Linda Taylor of Ft. Vermillion, AB, Canada, Sarah Goedtke and husband, Don of Barnesville, MN and Jacob Hieb and wife, Julie of Ekalaka, MT. She had ten step-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death are her two husbands; a daughter, Agnes Veal Oakland; her sons: Frank and Harry Schooler; her parents; a sister, Myrl Berge; a brother, Lyle Mahnke; a step-granddaughter, Sophia Grey Owl, and an infant grandson.
W. J. “Bud” Smith, 98
Funeral services were held Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the First Baptist Church, Pierre, for W. J. “Bud” Smith who died on Monday, October 12, 2009 at a Ocean Springs, Mississippi Hospital.
Longtime resident of Lyman County and Pierre, W. J. “Bud” Smith, died of natural causes on October 12, 2009.
He was born November 5, 1910, one of twin boys born to Ella (Rasmussen) and John Smith, on their homestead, Cedar Creek, Lyman County, South Dakota. The twin boys were named Wilbur John (Bud) and William John (Bill). They were later joined by a third son, Truman Kenneth (True). A while after True’s birth, Ella, worried about raising young toddlers in rattlesnake territory, and John, concerned about the drought, returned to John’s parental home near Climbing Hill, Iowa. After a decade farming in Iowa, the family returned to their home in South Dakota.
Continuing his primary education in rural schools, Bud completed his secondary education graduating from Pierre High School (working for room and board). Eager to improve his stead and “see the world”, Bud joined the United States Navy on October 18, 1934, graduating from the U.S. Naval Training Center in San Diego. He served on the USS Oklahoma and visited numerous international ports of call.
Encouraged to continue his naval career with the offer of significant advancement, Bud declined this opportunity as his family pressed him to return to help his parents at the family farm. He had saved most every dollar of his Navy pay and returned home to set himself and his brothers up in ranching and farming ventures and urged his parents to never work another day.
Bud and Betty Jean Smith eloped and were married in Butte, Nebraska, on February 7, 1942. Bud shared fifty-six years of marriage with his beloved “Jetty Bean” until her death from a massive stroke in 1998. Six children were born to this unselfish, diligent, energetic couple: Kenneth Lee, Richard John, Terrance Herbert, Connie Kay, W. E. “Buddy” , and Kathleen Jean.
Bud was preceded in death by his wife Betty, son Richard, grandson Mathew, and brothers Bill and True. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Kenneth and Vicki Smith, Minneapolis, Minnesota; son Dr. Terrance Smith, Clear Lake; daughter and son-in-law Connie and Dr. Richard Bowen, Boise, Idaho; son and daughter-in-law Bud and Nancy Smith, Ocean Springs, Mississippi; daughter Dr. Kathleen Smith, Kearney, Nebraska; and daughter-in-law Marklynn Smith, Fairmont, Minnesota. Grandchildren: US Navy Lieutenant James, Robert, Dr. Elizabeth, Christopher, Dr. David (Lynda), Thomas (Kim), and Catherine (John Brazell) Bowen; Daniel, Bethany (James Butler), Brittany, Marianne, and Emily Smith; Jacquelynn Smith and Todd (Mindy) Booth; Ashley, Bradley, Shannon and Samantha Smith; thirteen great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
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