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Dolores Soles, 97, of Winner, SD passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 at the Winner Regional Health Care Center in Winner, SD.

Funeral services were held on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 at 2 p.m.  at the Church of Nazarene in Winner. Burial  followed in the Winner City Cemetery.

Dolores Mae Mann was born Aug. 12, 1924 to George and Myrtle (Patterson) Mann along with identical twin sister Dorothy in a farm house north of Colome. In 1927 they moved to a farm southeast of Millboro. She attended school at Millboro High School. Her and her twin Dorothy went home to work on the family farm. Dolores and Dorothy were always mistaken for each other wherever they would go.

Dolores married Frank Soles on Aug. 24, 1942 in Valentine, NE. They lived 13 miles southwest of Winner. To this union four children were born: Frank Allan, Kathy, Linda, and Patricia.

While the children were growing up, they attended Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Later in life she became a member of Church of the Nazarene and attended with her sister Maxine.

During her adult years she had daycare in her home, helped with the legion steak night, volunteered at the nursing home with her sister Maxine. She loved to bake and taught her daughters and granddaughters how. She had patience and didn’t care on how big of a mess was made in the kitchen. She loved to dance where her and Frank went with family and friends to local dance halls. She also loved to play marbles and skipbo with her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her children Frank Allan (Joanna) Soles, Bridgeton, MO; Kathy (Craig) Scott, Council Bluffs, IA; Linda (Danny) Brunmeier; Patricia Rehak; and a special friend Kathy (Ron) Taggart all of Winner, SD; also many nieces and nephews and sisters-in-law Ellen Goslin, Idaho; Mary Hayford, Oregon; & Helen Michaels, Idaho.

Her grandchildren Frank Allan Soles Jr., St. Louis, MO; Justin (Val) Brunmeier, Winner, SD; Danielle (Dan) Bohman, Pierre, SD; Jamie (Haris) Scott-Bosnic, West Des Moines, IA; and John (Jessie) Rehak, Winner, SD.

Great grandchildren Alyssa Soles, Tyler Brunmeier, Tayne Bohman, Brantley, John-Douglas, & Jack Rehak.

Great great grandchild RiverLee Brunmeier.

Preceding her in death were her husband Frank, parents George and Myrtle, her siblings Isabel, Lela, Percy, Maxine, Dorothy, Twila, Bud, son-in-law Doug Rehak, Franks parents Bill & Dottie and numerous brothers and sisters.

John Taggart passed away July 24, 2021.  John was born Dec. 1,1931 in Colome, South Dakota. 

He married Lillian Jerred in Colome SD June 11, 1951.  Lillian and John lived on the family farm until 1971, when they moved to Northglenn, Colorado.

John was an active member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and the Knights of Columbus in Northglenn, Colorado.  He was Grand Knight of Council 7502 and a founding member.  He was also a member of the Colorado District 4th Degree Exemplification team for many years.

As an avid camper and fisherman, John and Lillian spent many weekends with kids and friends fishing and camping in Colorado.

John was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian, and is survived by his 5 children, Doug (Polly), Jerry (Janine), Karen King, Brad (Linda), Robert (Kim), 20 grandchildren, great grandchildren and his brother Frank.      It was the wish of John for any donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the charity of your choice.  Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held