Alice (Gooby) Petranek was born Oct. 27, 1911 at KeyaPaha, South Dakota, the seventh child of William and Della (Rodd) Gooby.
She graduated from Colome High School in 1931 and attended Southern Teachers College at Springfield, SD, where she received her teachers certificate in 1932, teaching first grade. She taught six years in rural school in Tripp County. She received her state teachers certificate in 1937.
Alice married Kenneth Schweigert on August 21, 1937. He died on May 13, 1947. Alice taught in the Colome Independent School from 1941- 1949. During her time in Colome she taught 1st through 4th grades, high school business classes and coached girls basketball.
On June 23, 1948, Alice and Ed Petranek were married and a son, Rod, was born February 27, 1950. In August of 1950 the family moved to Belle Fourche.
Alice became a stay at home mother, but during this time she was a Sunday School teacher, MYF teacher, Brownie and Girl Scout leader, Den mother for Cub Scouts, substitute teacher, teacher for the Adult Education Program, which pertained to teaching literacy, typing and shorthand.
She went back to school and received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Black Hills College in 1961, and her Master Degree in 1971. After receiving her degree, she taught one year in rural Butte County and 17 years in Belle Fourche Independent School. She taught a total of 47 years before retiring in 1979. Alice enjoyed teaching and was dedicated to the teaching profession, always trying to make school work interesting and fun.
She was an active member of the community. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, American Legion Auxiliary, Alpha Delta Kappa, Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Manthano Club, Business Professional Women, National and State Education Associations, Tri-State Literacy, Hospital Auxiliary, and the Cancer Society.
Her honors include, ADK Queen for the Day in 2004, Teacher of the Millennium in 2001 and she and Ed were Parade Marshals for the Black Hills Roundup in 2009.
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