James Harland Schramm, 83, of Winner SD passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD due to kidney disease complications.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Winner, SD. Burial will follow in the Winner City Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 from 6:30-8 p.m. with the family present from 7-8 p.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD.
Jim was born in Winner South Dakota Nov. 7, 1938 to Herbert F. and Harriet C. (Hanson) Schramm. James was raised and spent his adult life in Winner South Dakota. He was blessed to be surrounded by a large family and to grow up with multiple cousins. The Schramm Family Christmas party was an event!
Jim graduated from Winner HS in 1956. He was an outstanding athlete and excelled in baseball, football and track. He earned a football scholarship at South Dakota State College. He also went on to throw discus for the Track Team, including being able to throw at the national meet in San Diego, CA. Baseball did remain his favorite sport. Jim was a pitcher and threw several no hitters for the local Legion teams. And he always loved the New York Yankees.
James graduated with a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries and a teaching degree from SDSU. Summers were spent working for the Game Fish and Parks, poisoning prairie dogs and trapping beavers, in the Black Hills. He moved to Mission SD where he taught biology and coached track for three years. James was recruited into the insurance industry and served as an independent agent in his hometown. He served as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of SD and remained actively engaged up to his retirement in 2000. Many of his colleagues became great friends.
While attending State, Jim heard the news of the other Johanson twin joining her sister on campus. Dearest Cousin Janet Bruun was instrumental in their introduction. Jim and Karen’s first date was a double date in his famous 1950 white, Chevy station wagon with his life-long friend Roger Garrett. On Aug. 4, 1962 James was united in marriage to Karen Laree Johanson in Aberdeen, South Dakota. To this union, four children were born Grant, Laura, Jane and Mark. James and Karen were fortunate to celebrate the 60th anniversary just a week prior to his passing on to his eternal rest
Jim was a baptized active lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church. In his free time James loved to garden, pheasant and goose hunt, golf and work on his meticulously preened lawn. After retirement he enjoyed guiding groups of pheasant hunters and showing off his beloved hometown. He also spent decades with his great friends, perfecting his pitch game at Mel’s Auto (Cahoy’s) and lowering his handicap at the Winner CC. He spent many years practicing his love of outdoor stewardship as the president of the local branch of the Isaac Walton League.
A beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle, James was preceded in death by an infant brother, his parents, his step-father Bill Bergman, his much loved and sorely missed daughter Jane, and his sister Nancy Giessinger and numerous aunts and uncles.
He is survived by his wife Karen, his sister Cindy (Neil) Quitch of South Carolina and his children Grant (Wendy) Schramm, Laura (Sam) Goodhope and Mark (Bobbi) Schramm. His grandchildren Valerie (Jim) Birch, Eric (Taylor) Schramm, Trevor (Chelsea) Schramm, Chloe (Austin) McPhilamy, Anna Goodhope, Sadie Goodhope, Charlotte Goodhope, Aiden Schramm, Carter Schramm, Spencer Schramm, 5 great- grandchildren; Emily, Caleb, & Daniel Birch, & Amelia, Charlie Jo Schramm. The smile he had when he held the babies will always be remembered.
Amelia Pusl, 107, passed away on July 31, 2022 in Omaha, NE.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Winner United Methodist Church in Winner, SD. Burial will follow in the Colome City Cemetery in Colome, SD with a lunch to follow back at the Winner United Methodist Church basement. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 from 5-6:30 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service at the Winner United Methodist Church.
Amelia C. Pusl, always known as Pat or Patsy, was the oldest child of George and Alvina Manthey.
She was raised as a child of pioneers who were among the first homesteaders to acquire land in 1912 in the newly opened Rosebud Reservation in Tripp County, South Dakota. Their new town, Colome, six miles away, was at the end of the newly constructed Chicago and Northwestern Railroad line.
There were no roads, only trails or other community improvements. Her parents, together with other new families, helped establish roads, build a school, church, and a telephone system along with other improvements needed to establish a community.
She attended Colome’s new country school, (Liberty School District No. 25), then in 1932 graduated from Colome’s newly established high school. Following that she spent a year with an uncle and aunt in Altamont, Kansas while attending a vocational school. Then the Depression years came, and she was unable to find immediate employment. When she did, her first job was at the Tripp County Courthouse as one of the clerks of President Roosevelt’s National highway building programs. She made $12.00 a week.
In 1935 Pat and Frank Pusl were married in Winner, SD. Shortly afterward they moved to the Rosebud Indian Agency in South Dakota where Frank opened a barber shop, and they established a home. Pat found a job as Clerk of the Todd County Selective Service Board. They lived in Rosebud until the first month of WWII when Frank enlisted in the Coast Guard and was stationed in St. Louis, MO. While living in St Louis, she became an employee of the Corps of Engineers involved in inspection and shipping of war supplies.
After the war ended, they made their home in Omaha, NE where their daughter Beth was born. A few years later, she gained employment once again with the Corps of Engineers. She worked for the district office, retiring in 1976 after 29 years. Retirement provided time to better enjoy her beloved family. She always felt having them close by was a special blessing.
Pat was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), and RODEO (an association of Corps of Engineers retirees). For ten years she served on the Board of Habitat for Humanity.
She enjoyed several things including traveling with family or bus groups, collecting rocks, fossils, and family ‘treasures’ entrusted to her and now a welcome source of information for the younger members of her family. She refinished all the woodwork, removed wallpaper, and painted the walls in their home numerous times over the years. This was a source of considerable pride to her. She corresponded with quite a few people including some from her country school years and remained close to her South Dakota land and roots. Gardening, yard work and maintaining quite a few varieties of plants both inside and out were a special source of fun to her throughout the years. She always had a beautifully groomed yard! She enjoyed listening to music and entertaining guests, both family and friends throughout the years, yet always set aside time for sewing, knitting, crocheting, reading, a bit of volunteering and devoting time to her beloved church.
Pat was preceded in death by her husband Frank Pusl, parents George and Alvina Manthey, her brothers, and sisters-in-law Jack (Donna) and Mike (Vivian) Manthey, and son-in-law Jerry Schueler Sr.
She leaves behind those loved ones who were part of her life: Daughter Beth Schueler, granddaughter Dawn (Keith) Nelson, grandsons Skip (Sarah) Schueler and Jay (Meggie Bravo) Schueler, great-grandchildren Heather (Zach) Gerch, Derick Nelson, and Jilliann Schueler, and great-great-grandchildren Amelia and Maddux Gerch, along with nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She will be laid to rest in her hometown of Colome, SD, Aug. 22, 2022.
Our loved one asked to be remembered by contributing to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers.
The Colome park committee is raising funds to purchase new playground equipment for the Colome park.
The committee wants to add new equipment to the park.
The committee served lunch at the Cowboy Fair on Saturday with a free will donation.
Persons who would like to donate money for new playground equipment can send a donation to First Fidelity Bank of Colome P. O. Box 407, Colome, S.D. 57528.
By Dan Bechtold/ Editor
Winner boys golf team opened the season on Monday, Aug. 15 at the invitational in Hartford.
The Warriors are young but along with that youth comes a lot of experience.
There are 13 boys on the team including three sixth graders.
There are seven returning lettermen—Max Brozik, Karson Keiser, Landon Calhoon, Ryder Halligan, Brody Calhoon, Mason Beehler and Carter Craven.
Also on the team are Gus Tobin, Jalin Tideman and Levi Heenan.
The sixth graders are Cooper Craven, Gage Tucker and Tatum Swan.
The team only lost one senior—Kaden Keiser. There are no seniors on the team. The Warriors return four of the five guys who finished runner-up at regions a year ago.
“We area fairly young team,” said coach Larry Aaker. “ A lot of these guys played a lot of baseball this summer and did not get on the course a lot but that might be to our advantage. They spent all summer swinging a baseball bat. As the season gets going we will get better and better and see our scores getting lower,” said Aaker.
In practice the team has been working a lot on the short game such as putting and chipping. “We will work hard on the short game that is where you see a lot of strokes. If they can be good putters, good chippers they have a chance of being really good,” explained the coach.
The Colome Consolidated School District opened classes today (Aug. 17).
The school hours are 8:15 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday 8:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
The new leader of the school district is Dave Nicholas who is the new superintendent. He comes to Colome after many years as superintendent in Worland, Wyo.
Nicholas is no stranger to Colome as his wife is the former Kathy Bertram.
Zana DeJong was hired as the ag teacher and will be the FFA advisor.
Michael Vowell was hired as a 4th grade teacher.
Kent Nelsen will be a special guest teacher for ag mechanics.
Several coaching contracts have been approved for the fall season. Chase Hrabanek is the new head football coach and Taylor Hrabanek is the head volleyball coach. There are 23 out for high school volleyball and 21 for high school football. Nicholas says these are good numbers for Colome.
Tracy Dehning was hired as junior high girls basketball head coach, Lexie Nedved as junior high girls basketball assistant coach; Marcia Haukaas as junior volleyball assistant coach.
Jarred Bingen was hired as a custodian and Lori Kalenda as part time custodian.
Buses will run as scheduled. The bus will pick up students in Winner at Ace Hardware between 7:30 and 7:40 a.m.
Nicholas said the staff is excited and are looking for a great year.
The opening of the 2022-2023 school year in the Winner School District will be Thursday, Aug. 18. Classes will be from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
There will be school all day on Friday, Aug. 19.
New teachers are: Morgan Juracek, elementary special education; Lucas Fredrick, high school & middle school band and chorus; Tracy Childress, ag teacher and FFA advisor; Madyson Morehart, speech pathologist.
New para professionals will be Kasie Leighton, kindergarten; Megan Mead, Daesha Klein, elementary special education; Shelia Egemann, middle school, high school special education.
This year the new addition to the elementary school will open. This will feature four classrooms. There will be three 5th grade classrooms plus a resource room.
The second grade classrooms that were on the north end have moved to the west end.
Supt. Keven Morehart said the preschool will be located in the north wing. Sarah Novotny will be the pre school teacher but she is doing her student teaching. Morehart said she will be hired in December as the teacher. The long term sub for pre school will be Marcia Bertram.
There will be new geo thermal heat and air conditioning in the elementary school.
At the high school, the art room was moved upstairs and is now in the former chorus room.
The downstairs art room will be LeGrande Woods science room. Also downstairs will be a new office for middle school guidance counselor Haley Barfuss.
Even thought school is in session, there will be some construction. There will be a new wrestling and cheer/dance room built to the west of the administration building. It will be approximately 100×50 and will provide plenty of room for these three sports to practice.
Bids will be opened in October with construction starting that month.
Completion date is fall of 2023.
The staging area for construction equipment and supplies will be in front of the administration building on 7th St. Persons will not be able to drive through the area in front of the administration building as it will be fenced off.
Morehart says he is excited for the start of school. “It is always good to get the kids back,” he said.
The superintendent says enrollment is higher than expected. The enrollment is estimated at 734 where the district was expecting 710 students.
The Winner Out of School time program will start on Aug. 18.
David “Dave” Marlo Winckler, 65, of Vermillion, SD, died at his home, amongst his loving family, July 14, 2022, after a lengthy illness.
A casual celebration of life was held on Aug. 6, at the Eagles Club in Vermillion.
Dave was born December 28, 1956 to Hubert and Edna (Fischer) Winckler in Tyndall, SD and was the third youngest of a slew of siblings. He loved the farm, near Tyndall, where he lived until his family moved into town in 1967. He played Tyndall Panther football and graduated from Tyndall High School in 1975 and played fast pitch softball for Roy’s Bar’
Dave attended and graduated from post-secondary schooling at Pipestone (Minn.) Area Vo-Tech, along with his future wife, Sue, and graduated in 1980.
January 10, 1981, he married Susan “Sue” Olson of Burbank, SD. In 1985, they began their family and from this union, three daughters were born Amanda (Mandy), Sandi and Sadie.
Dave played softball for the Eagles Club in Vermillion for several years. Dave and Sue lived in Vermillion for the entirety of their marriage.
Dave’s favorite jobs as an adult, were managing the Eagles Club in Vermillion and helping his farming friends during spring plantings and fall harvests. This got him back to the “farm days” he cherished as a youngster.
Dave is survived by his wife Sue; daughters Mandy (Jeremy) GoBell and Sandi (Joe) Pulliam, all of Sioux Falls and Sadie (Josh) Frye of Vermillion; grandchildren, Devin, Own and Ethan GoBell, Kingston Fabian, Bennet Meendering and Brooklynn Pushor, all of Sioux Falls; sisters, Norma (Bob) Bender of St. Helena, NE, Arla (Lavern) Dangel of Yankton; brothers, Joe (Loretta) of Meckling, Jarvis (Marilyn) of Avon, Murry (Lisa) of Collinsville, VI, Larry of Indiana, PA; sister-in-law, Barbara Winckler of Winner and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Dave was proceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Edna; his brothers, Leland and Myron (Mike); an unborn grandson and several beloved in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Wayne Mathisen, 55, of Brighton, CO passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at the Boulder Community Hospital in Boudler, CO.
Funeral service will be held on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 at 2 p.m. at the Hamill Hall in Hamill, SD. Burial will follow in the Hamill Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hamill, SD from 6-7 p.m. with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m.
Wayne Mathisen (George Wayne Mathisen) was born June 19, 1967, at Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Colorado to George and Linda (Walden) Mathisen. He passed away at Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Colorado on July 30, 2022, at the age of 55 due to complications from a long battle with cancer.
Wayne grew up in Brighton, CO and graduated from Brighton High School in 1986. He was an athlete and played sports all through school, including one semester playing HS football in San Diego, CA. He went on to play semi-pro football in Colorado for several years.
After he graduated, Wayne worked for Del Hensel working with his buffalo herd. He worked the corrals at National Western Stock Show as a Buffalero. Later he went to work for Bob Dineen at Rocky Mountain Meats and delivered buffalo meat to area stores. Wayne’s love of farming also landed him working for his best friend, Kevin Willard at W-Spur Hay Co. Farming always kept him around the people and things that he loved the most.
During those years, Wayne started working in the gas and oil industry. Over the span of 35 years, he worked for KN Energy and, through industry mergers and changes, ended up at Noble Energy for several years. He made many great and life-long friends while he was in the industry. Eventually, Wayne started his own company which was a huge blessing to him.
Through his association with the National Western Stock Show and friends, Wayne became a livestock superintendent and worked the NWSS every January for 23 years. He became a member of the NWSS Club in 2003, which he enjoyed very much, especially after he retired from the Livestock side.
Wayne loved the water and was an amazing swimmer. He had a boat and was a member of the Fort Lupton Boat Club for many years. He loved going to the lake every summer.
Wayne was an avid hunter and loved to go elk hunting in the Colorado mountains and pheasant hunting in South Dakota. He loved to shoot sporting clays and shot competitively for many years.
In December 1997, Wayne met the love of his life, DeEtta Holthus. He followed her around for a few months and reconnected in February 1998 on her birthday at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, SD. Once they started dating, they were inseparable and on Sept. 4, 1999, they were married in Rapid City.
Wayne and DeEtta spent many summer weekends in Centennial WY with their horses and, in the winter, they snowmobiled the Snowy Range. They also went every July to Cheyenne Frontier Days with many of their friends. Wyoming has always been a special place for them.
Wayne and DeEtta spent the last 20 years living in Keenesburg, CO, with their horses, a few cats and their dogs, Bo and Luke.
Wayne is survived by his wife, DeEtta of 23 years; his father, George; his step-mother, Jill; his brother, Bart (Pam); his step-brother Steve Durgan; his step-sister, Carmen (Chuck) Heister; his brother-in-law, Tex Holthus; his sister-in-law, Crystal (Dusty) Needham; several nieces and nephews; three aunts; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Walden; his father-in-law, Jake Holthus; and his mother-in-law, Bernice Holthus.
Wayne had so many friends in his life, and he loved each and every one of them. He had a big heart and gave big hugs. He was truly blessed.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Hudson, CO. And a Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the SE Weld County Fairgrounds, Keenesburg, CO.
Illa Derry, 74, of Wood, SD passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Facility in Winner, SD.
Funeral service was held on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial will followed in the Evergreen Cemetery in Wood, SD. A visitation was held one hour prior to funeral service.
Illa Mae Derry was born on July 5, 1948 in Winner, South Dakota to Wendell and Florence (Burgess) Dimond of Wood, South Dakota. Illa was the 6th child of seven children, Shirley, Larry, Marilyn, Ronnie, Burton, Illa and Karen.
Illa attended school in Wood, South Dakota graduating in 1966. She also attended Springfield College. Illa was a cheerleader, loved being in school plays, worked on the school year book and loved high school sports.
Illa married Robert E. Derry in 1966. They owned and ranched at Derry Cattle Co. Illa loved ranching, sewing, her flowers, roses, as well as a passion for cooking for her family.
As youngsters she loved playing in the mud, making mud pies with her siblings and she also had a great loved for working with cattle and hogs.
In 1970, Dawn Denine was born to Illa and Robert Derry. Illa had two grandchildren, Levi and Riley who she adored and loved attending as many of their sports events as she could.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Wendell and Florence (Burgess) Dimond, brother Larry Dimond, nephews; Ryan and Chad Harris, Scott Dimond and Ronnie Derry, brothers-in-law, Jerry Bruning, Lee Galbraith and Jim Hedlund.
Illa is survived by her spouse Robert E. Derry of Wood, SD, daughter Dawn (Blake) McClanahan of Winner, SD, Grandchildren; Levi McClanahan and Riley McClanahan of Winner, SD, siblings; Shirley Bruning of Gillette, WY, Marilyn Galbraith of Wood, SD, Ronnie (Linda) Dimond of Wood, SD, Burton (Mary) Dimond of Witten, SD, Karen (Glenn) Harris of Rapid City, SD, sisters-in-law Twila Edwards of Wisconsin, Linda Hedlund of Washington, brothers-in-law Claude (Judy) Derry of Winner, SD, Ken (Marilyn) Derry of Oklahoma and many nieces, nephews and friends.
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