Florence Fisher, 98, of Winner, SD passed
away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care Center in
Winner, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial was held on
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
in Winner, SD. Burial followed in the Winner City Cemetery.
She was born on Oct. 8, 1924 to Joseph and
Agatha Niichel. She lived in Sioux City, Iowa. She met her first husband John
Druger, to this union a daughter was born, Darla. After his death she met Al Fisher
and was married Oct. 8, 1961 and moved to Winner.
She loved mowing and working in the yard.
She babysat and loved the kids as if they were her own.
Al and Florence went to Vegas every year.
She loved to play slots, she said she always won enough to pay for her trip. (I
wonder!)
Florence and Al moved to the Golden Prairie
in 2011. Florence loved playing bingo and visiting. After Al’s death in 2012
she stayed there until 2019 when she fell and broke her hip. She then went to
the Winner Nursing home until her death.
Florence is survived by her daughter Darla
(Jim) Legge of Winner, SD. Grandchildren Jud Legge of Fon Du Lac, WI; Todd of
Fountain Hills, AZ; Jason (Dawn) Legge, of South Carolina; Jill (Carey) Mitzel
of Yankton, SD. 13 great grandchildren.
Greg Jones, resident of Tea and former
resident of Yankton, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 after a short battle
with cancer.
Greg grew up on the family ranch east of
Winner. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Greg worked many years for Wilson
Trailer in Yankton, and thereafter at their Lennox facility. Greg is survived
by his wife, Marcy; daughter, Darcie (Marshall); son, Brady (Mikayla); and
three beautiful grandchildren.
No funeral services will be held per Greg’s
wishes. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Condolences may
be mailed to PO Box 426, Tea, SD 57064.
Robert “Bob” Elliet Albert was born in
Deadwood, South Dakota on May 12, 1947, to A.L. “Lee” and Quindrid (née Frahm)
Albert. He passed away at home with family on March 7, 2023 in Loveland,
Colo. He is the fourth of five children
and the younger of twins.
The family moved to Winner when he was in
second grade. Bob excelled in athletics and played varsity golf, track,
basketball, football, and Legion baseball. He also was in band and was
all-state chorus. Bob worked for Schmidt Honey Farm in the summers, and he
always loved sharing his stories from this time in his life. Winner High School
is where he met his wife, Linda Kaplan. After high school he attended Augustana
College on a basketball scholarship. He left Augustana and transferred to Black
Hills State where he played football for a season and then started having a bit
too much fun. Bob joined the Army, and his next stop was active duty in Vietnam
which ended up affecting his life in more ways than he could know. Exposure to
Agent Orange is why we’re writing this today. After returning from service, Bob
married Linda and finished school at Black Hills State in Spearfish, South
Dakota. While in Spearfish, Bob and Linda had their first child, Nicole. Bob
taught history and coached basketball and football at Sheridan High School. He
left the school to drive a truck at Decker Coal Mine. While in Sheridan they had
their second child, Brock. After tiring of the mine, Bob decided to return to
graduate school at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. After a year of
school, the family moved to the front range of Colorado where he returned to
the construction trades. Bob, along with Linda, built a successful construction
business. They supported multiple charities and foundations and provided many
athletic college scholarships. He coached youth sports, was on the BHSU
Foundation and the Yellow Jacket Foundation boards at Black Hills State and was
actively involved in many booster organizations, both high school and college.
In his later years, he spent his time golfing, being with family, golfing with
family, watching his grandson play sports, playing golf in Arizona, tinkering
in the Black Hills and golfing. Bob always had a joke or a story and could
always be found singing random songs. He was there to help when someone needed
something. Bob loved returning to Winner for reunions and staying in touch with
friends made throughout his life. He was witty and smart and always up to
something.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Lee
and Quindrid Albert.
He is survived by his wife, Linda (née
Kaplan) Albert, his children Nicole (Nathan) Corlett and Brock Albert, his
grandson Chase Corlett, his siblings Alvin (Elaine) Albert, Betty (Richard)
Day, William “Bill” (Cindy) Albert and Quindrid Godden (Jim) and many cousins,
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations
to First Tee Youth Golf Foundation or K9s for Warriors.
There will be a Celebration of Life at Crow
Hop Brewing 214 E 4th St Loveland, Colorado on April 1, 2023, from 1-3 pm. We
will have a brief ceremony at the beginning but come by when you can, if you
can. There will also be a military inurnment service at Black Hills National
Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota this summer and that date is yet to be
determined.
Marceline “Marcy” Rae Palmer, 89, of Rapid
City, SD, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Avantara North Nursing home in Rapid
City, SD.
Marcy was born in Colome, SD, on April 26,
1933. She lived in Rapid City mostly,
but spent about 13 years in Kansas City, Missouri. She then moved back to Rapid
and remained there until her death.
She
is survived by her five children: Sandra Mann, Karen Glayzer, Pamela Coyle,
Steven Coyle, and Robert Clinton Coyle; 13 grandchildren; and numerous
great-grandchildren.
Her husbands Robert Coyle, and Darrell
Palmer preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Kinkade
Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, SD. Interment to follow at 2:30 p.m. at Black Hills
National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
www.kinkadefunerals.com.
April Stoddard, 53, of White River, SD
passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 at her home in White River.
Funeral service was held on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Swift Bear Community Building in White River, SD. Burial followed in the St. Paul Episcopal Cemetery near Norris, SD. Wake service was held on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the Swift Bear Community Building in White River, SD.
April is survived by her children: Justin Stoddard, Aaron (Tiffany) Stoddard, Jamie Black Bear and Zack Black Bear, grandchildren: Trey, Keon, Josslyn, Addyson, Karlie, Aubrie Lou, Aarilynn, Grayson and Mckayla, siblings Shirley Wilcox-Carlson, Earl (Valerie) Wilcox, Janet Marie Wilcox and Joe & Keith Stoddard Jr.
April is preceded in death by her parents
Hazel Amiotte-Wilcox, Harold Stoddard Sr., brother; Peter Wilcox, sisters; Mary
Wilcox-Stone, Janice Amiotte, Louise Wilcox-Wright, grandson Karson Hunter
Black Bear, nephews: Anthony Clairmont, Stoney Larvie, Robert Waln, Eric Crow
Dog and niece Tera Bettelyoun.
Richard Junior Nelson was born to Lula and
John Richard Nelson on Feb. 16, 1931. He resided on the Nelson homestead until
he attended Winner High School.
He started his professional career at
Farmers State Bank in Winner, South Dakota, working his way up to vice
president of the bank. Richard enjoyed fundraising for community projects such
as the Winner Golf Course, Winner Swimming Pool and the Red Cross. Richard was
a man of God and member of the Winner First Christian Church. Richard went home
to be with the Lord on Feb. 2, 2023.
In 1954, Richard married Maxie Novotny.
Happy to have been born into the lives of Richard and Maxie were five children:
Mike, Roxanne, Ruth, Scott, and Timothy. Richard’s children were his greatest
love and joy in life and he was immensely proud of each of them. Richard and
Maxie loved to travel and return home with tales of their unforgettable
adventures. While Richard enjoyed banking, he was always a farmer at heart. He
loved spending time on his family’s homestead in Clearfield, South Dakota and
in the field. Nearly all who encountered Richard regarded him as one of the
hardest workers they knew. He was a devoted father and grandfather who liked
the stock market and telling stories, but loved nothing more than spending time
with his family.
Richard is preceded in death by his wife
Maxie (Novotny) Nelson, sisters Ruth (Leo) Storms, Vi (Lyle) Docken, Noan
(John) Schooler, Myrtle (John) Woods, brothers Duane (June) Nelson, Walter
Nelson, parents Lula (Nesteby) and John Nelson, infant son Timothy Charles, and
daughter-in-law Sue Li Ip.
Richard is survived by his children,
Michael Nelson of San Diego, California, Roxanne (Lynn) Kruse of Omaha,
Nebraska, Ruth Galbraith of Ideal, South Dakota, and Scott (Jason Harris)
Nelson of Denver, Colorado, and grandchildren Amber (Eric) Mendoza, Erica
Nelson, Kristine (Brandon) Smith, Richard (Shelley) Kruse, Kelsey (Daniel
Zinni) Galbraith, Grant Galbraith, and Calli (Luke) Baldridge, and five great
grandchildren.
Richard was the last of a dying breed and
truly one of a kind.
Kirk Dougherty, 63, of Sioux Falls, SD
passed away on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society in Sioux
Falls, SD.
Funeral service was held on Monday, Feb.
13, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial will be held at a later date.
Kirk was born on April 28, 1959 in Denver,
Colorado. He spent his childhood years
on a ranch southwest of Winner, SD. He
attended Southwest Crystal Rose Country School and graduated from Winner High
School in 1978. Kirk also attended college
at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion where he received his
bachelor’s degree.
He held many different jobs including being
a welder for many years a Wilson Trailor in Yankton, South Dakota. Kirk enjoyed spending time with his family,
hunting, fishing. The outdoors and shoot darts with his friends. He was also very close to his niece and
nephews.
Kirk is survived by his father Wayne
Dougherty, sister Karen Hall, niece BethAnn Hernandez, nephews; Aron Hall,
Austin Covell, Nathan Hall, Matthew Wood, step-sister Bonnie Dougherty and
nephew Gabe Drury.
He is preceded in death by his little
sister Darcy, mother Effie (Hartland) Anderson, step-father Dwight Anderson,
older sister Kendra Wood, step-mother Judy Dougherty and brother-in-law Terry
Wood.
Elsie M. Saunders, 81, of Fremont died
peacefully Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at Dunklau Gardens with her family by her
side.
Elsie was born on Jan. 31, 1942, in Colome,
S.D., to Lyle A. and Hazel M. (Barnett) Kyler. She grew up in Winner, S.D.,
with her nine brothers and sisters.
On
Jan. 12, 1962, Elsie married the love of her life, Thomas O. Saunders, in Lake
Manawa, IA. The two settled in Fremont where they raised their two children,
Mericke Christensen and John Saunders.
In 1978, Elsie completed her GED and went
on to earn a certificate in practical nursing from Metropolitan Technical
Community College in 1980. Elsie dedicated two decades of her life to nursing
and spent time in various departments of the Fremont hospital including
pediatrics, med-surg, laboratory, and assisted living.
Elsie lived a life of service and dedicated
many years to numerous organizations including Girl Scouts, Salvation Army, The
Banquet at First Lutheran Church, Habitat for Humanity, and LifeHouse. Elsie
and her husband also opened their home and hosted foreign exchange college
students. Elsie never knew a stranger and always welcomed everyone with open
arms.
Adventure also filled Elsie’s days. She
loved traveling and was part of the Good Sam Camping Club. Elsie traveled to
many places including Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and all over the United
States. Her love for travel influenced her knack for cooking, and she could
often be found in the kitchen whipping up new dishes to share with her family
and friends. She also loved to spoil her grandkids and great grandkids.
Elsie is survived by her daughter Mericke
Christensen and her son John Saunders; special niece April (Jim) Kardisco who
was like a daughter to Elsie; siblings James (Gina) Kyler, Eunice Cole, Sharon
(Don Etherington) Totten, Carol Zvorak, and Nila (Dave) Lively; brothers-in-law
Lyle Saunders and Gaylord (Pat) Saunders; sisters-in-law Peggy (Floyd)
Harriger, Judie Kyler, and Linda Saunders; grandchildren Ashley (Justin)
Johnstone, Brad (Jen) Christensen, Steven Stearns, Chrissy Blahak, Samantha
(Mike) Bohanan, Kim (Eric McDunn) Blahak, and Zach Blahak; great-grandchildren
Wyatt and Piper Johnstone, Kyle, Lakota, and Wilbur Stearns, Payden Blahak, and
Bella Sulley and Beckham McDunn; close friends Butch (Roseann) Walker, Betty
Walker, Ryu Ito, and Kory (Carolie) Rozell; and many nieces and nephews.
Elsie was preceded in death by her parents;
husband; infant daughter Susan; parents-in-law John and Dorothy Saunders;
brothers Willard, Roger, and Leroy Kyler; sister Vada Kyler; brothers-in-law
Billy and Gary Saunders, Darrell Orel, and Sam Cole; and sister-in-law Pat
Rolf.
Although a light has been extinguished in
the lives of her family and friends, her loved ones find comfort in knowing
that Elsie lived life to the fullest and enjoyed a lifetime that overflowed
with family, friends, travel, and adventure that resulted in lasting memories
that will be retold for generations.
A celebration of life will be held at a
later date. Memorials may be directed to the Nebraska Nurse Honor Guard.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mosermemorialchapels.com
Moser Memorial Chapel, 2170 N Somers Ave,
Fremont, NE 68025 402-721-4490
Funeral services for Christine Nelson were
held Feb. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke. Burial was Feb. 14
at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis.
Christine Nelson was born in Rock Valley, IA on Dec. 25, 1931, to William and Gertrude (Vogelzang) Rozeboom. Christine’s mother passed away when Christine was 6 months old. Gertrude’s parents, Simon and Jacoba, took Christine into their home and raised her as their own child.Christine graduated from Rock Valley High School in 1949 and married Dr. Julius Nelson on Feb. 25, 1955. They made their home in Burke, SD where Julius had a chiropractic clinic in their home. Christine lived in her home for 66 years until the fall of 2022, when she moved into the Haisch Haus in Bonesteel, due to her failing health.
Julius and Christine were blessed with five
children: Julene Kris, Eric Rinold, Ivan
Jul, Chandra Marie, and Lael Todd. In
later years, they were blessed with 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Christine loved God and her family fiercely
and was a wife, mother, and homemaker above all else. Her home was open to everyone at any time,
and there was always coffee on for those that stopped by. She was famous for her cooking and her
special brownies. It was always a guess
who would be seated at her dining room table.
Her home was one where the children gathered after school and she was
always ready to set another place at the table.
Christine was a receptionist and assistant
in the chiropractic office, and Doc couldn’t have run his business without
her. She seemed to be busy every minute
of the day, but when she rested, it was with her Bible in her hands.
Christine gave herself to the Lord at a
very early age and she faithfully worshipped in a Christian Home Fellowship her
entire life. Even as her health failed,
her loved ones passed on, and she grew weary of this life, her faith never
wavered.
Christine loved animals and especially her
many pets through the years. There was
never a time when her home was absent from a dog or a cat. Strays seemed to always find her and she
never turned them away.
Christine was a Patriot and served faithfully
as a Lifetime member of the Disabled American Veteran’s Auxiliary and the Burke
VFW Auxiliary. The American flag flew
each day on her house until she became too frail to put it out. She honored our Veterans and served them
however she could.
Left
to mourn her loss are her children, Eric (Marlis) Nelson of Burke, Ivan (Nancy)
Nelson of Burke, Chandra (Mark) Isackson of Sioux Falls, and Lael (Barbie)
Nelson of Olathe, KS. Also left to mourn
Christine are her grandchildren, Beth Ann (Shane) Lechtenberg of Butte, NE, Dr.
Derek Julius (Rachel) Nelson of Rapid City, Ty Joseph Smith of Sioux Falls,
Justin Jul (Katlyn) Nelson of Winner, Landon John (Chrissy) Nelson of
Harrisburg, and Jaden Jewel and Gillian Christine Nelson of Olathe, KS; 6
great-grandchildren, Lanie Ann, Jaylee Justine, and Ally Beth of Butte, NE, and
Pierce Morgan, Porter Jul, and Asher Ivan of Winner, SD and many relatives and
friends.
Preceding her in death are her husband, Dr.
JJ Nelson, grandson, Thor, daughter, Julene, son-in-law, Jim, brother, Henry,
parents, nieces and nephews, and a host of relatives, friends and precious
pets.
The family wishes to share their deep
appreciation to the staff at the Haisch Haus in Bonesteel and at the Burke
Community Hospital for their loving care of Christine.
Loading ...