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Helen Bateman, 82, of Winner, SD passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 following complications from Covid.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Winner, SD. Visitation was held one hour prior to the services. Burial will be held at a later date.

Helen was born on Nov. 19, 1939 in Waterbury, Neb., to the parents of Goldie and Lynn Frank. Her dad was in the Air Force so Helen grew up traveling around the world. After high school she came to Dallas, SD where she met Bill Lebert. They got married and lived out on Bill’s family farm in rural Dallas. Here they raised their four children: Tammy, Joan, Carla, & Oren.

Going from city life to farm life was a big change for Helen, but she did it with so much love and hard work. She loved cooking, baking, and gardening along with being involved in family circle, the church, and get together with all her friends and neighbors.

Helen and Bill lost their son, Oren, at a very young age to a tragic farm accident. Life moving on was hard for Helen. As time went by and the girls grew up, they began to leave the farm. Tammy joined the military and later got married and had a son, Roy. Joan married Larry Sargent who was also a farmer and they had two sons, Craig and Will. Carla went off to school in Mitchell but never married.

Helen remarried BJ Bateman. They traveled a lot but ended up settling down in Winner. By this time Helen has great grandkids who she loved so deeply: Jude, Oren, Elsie, Wakely, Wynn, Morgan, Isabella, Jazmyne, & Alyxzandria.

Helen lost her husband BJ to cancer in 2009. Helen and Carla then moved in together where Carla helped take care of her until Carla passed away due to Covid in October of 2021.

Helen and her little dog Angel then moved to the Golden Prairie Manor. Everyone there just loved her. She would always say how nice everyone was. She had so much love for everyone.

Helen will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Helen is preceded in death by her husband, BJ, her son, Oren Lebert, and daughter Carla Lebert. Her grandson, Will Sargent, parents, Lynn and Goldie Frank, and siblings, Jack, Mick, Phil, Margret Ann, Pat, and Betty.

She is survived by her children: Tammy Turner, Joan (Larry) Sargent; grandchildren: Roy Turner, Craig (Heather) Sargent; great grandchildren: Jude, Oren, and Elsie Sargent; Wakely and Wynn Sargent, Isabella McNeal, Jazmyne and Alyxzandria Turner; siblings Dick Frank and Diane Vetor, close family Therese  & Jayd Knodell and Morgan, along with in laws and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Helen Bateman, Winner, will be held Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene of Winner. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Bateman died Sept. 20 at  Winner Regional Health.

Duane Edwin Redlinger, age 73, was welcomed into the loving arms of his Savior at home on Sept. 9, 2022, with his wife at his side. 

His parents Edwin and Carol (Jerred) Redlinger preceded him in death. 

Duane was born in Winner, SD on May 10, 1949.  The family moved to Sioux City, IA when he was in grammar school, but he always cherished Winner and his roots there.  Duane’s dad, Ed, was proprietor of the Redlinger Trucking Company and Ed’s sister, Effie Evans, owned a diner near the Sale Barn, which was a popular stop for buyers on sale days.  Carol worked as a nurse at the local community hospital, a career which she pursued after moving to Iowa. Duane enjoyed returning to Winner during the summers, where he would work on his Uncle Calvin (Kelley) Jerred’s farm with numerous cousins.  Those days, with plenty of hard work mixed with pranks and fun, helped shape him into the man he became.  Duane was a 1967 graduate of Central High School (“The Castle on the Hill”) in Sioux City, attended Iowa State University and ultimately received his B.A. in Bible and Theology from Evangel University in Springfield, MO.  While in Springfield, Duane met his future wife, Carol Mastrobuono of Ohio.  They married on Aug. 21, 1971 and after graduation, moved to the Cleveland, Ohio area and put down roots.  Duane served as assistant pastor and youth pastor at Calvary Assembly of God, Willoughby Hills, OH and specialized in mobilizing members to work together on church projects.  During his tenure, he oversaw the building of a new sanctuary and worked as liaison between the general contractor and church members who volunteered their time to paint, clean up and perform numerous other tasks.  Duane was a lifelong scholar, always learning, reading, and writing.  A quiet, unassuming man, he served the Lord his entire life.   He loved to sing and was a member of the church choir.  He also worked with the Children’s Church ministry to assist with project planning, including building a float every summer for the local community parade.  One memorable year, the float theme was “Noah’s Ark” with Duane riding along as Noah.  Duane loved sports and enjoyed the church softball team where he usually was catcher or pitcher.  He faithfully followed Cleveland’s professional sports and Ohio State football teams, and never tired of watching the games.  Duane is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Carol of Chesterland, his sisters Marcia Blomberg of Hammond, LA, Janice Burlette (Kevin) of Picayune, MS and Rita Laviolette (Eddie) of Bay St. Louis, MS,

numerous Redlinger and Jerred aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Duane was laid to rest on Sept. 15 in Chesterland, OH.  He will be remembered as a compassionate, patient, loving man who had a common sense approach to problems, sprinkled with a quirky sense of humor.  His passing leaves a void that won’t be filled until the day we meet again in Glory.

On Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, John F. (Jack) Callaway, loving husband and father of three, passed away at the age of 79, at Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Neb.

John (Jack) was born Aug. 18, 1943 in Bassett, NE to Connie and Margaret (Bruns) Callaway.

After high school he worked for Nebraska Department of Roads, mostly the western part of the interstate, where he met and married Lynda Wright from Chappell, NE. They had two children, James and Melissa. While working for the state of Texas, they divorced.

In 1978 he married Alyce (Sue Foote) in Curtis, NE. They have one son, Travis.

Jack was truly a “Jack-of-All Trades”, he was a milk salesman, tire and parts salesman, mechanic, ranch hand, horse trader, self-taught saddle maker, he prided himself on doing the best possible job. He owned and operated Jack’s Boot and Shoe Repair then worked until retirement as a feed truck driver for Miles Feed Yard. Jack’s hobbies included love of guns, cars especially the older ones, visiting with friends, family reunions (grilling for them), his sharp wit and knowledge was appreciated by all.

Jack was preceded in death by his father, Connie (Con); his mother, Margaret; and oldest brother, Lowell.

Survivors include, wife, Sue of Ainsworth; children, James (Monique) Callaway of Canada, Melissa (Callaway) Castor of New York and Travis (Jolene Thayer) Callaway of Winner, SD; five grandchildren; brother, Con (Bette) of Phoenix, AZ; sisters, Jean Calkins of Louisiana, Joan Jackson of Colorado and Jody Denny of Wood, SD; several cousins, nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 at The Connection in Ainsworth from 1- 4:00 p.m. Bring your memories and appetite. A luncheon will be served.

In lieu of flowers, cards or memorials to the family will suffice. A Private Inurnment will follow at a later date. Hoch Funeral Home of Ainsworth is assisting with arrangements. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.hochfuneralhome.com.