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Funeral services for Evon Soesbe age 92 of Gregory, SD will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10:30 am at Methodist Church in Gregory, SD. Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery.
There is a prayer service Friday night at 7 p.m. at the church.

Lonnie Hollenbeck, 84, of Carter, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 at the Sanford Chamberlain Care Center in Chamberlain, SD.

Funeral service was held on Friday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial followed in the Winner City Cemetery.
Lon was born Oct. 5, 1935 to Vincent and Genon Hollenbeck in Ainsworth, NE. Lon married Kathern Novotny on July 13, 1955. To this union two children were born, Brad (Dixie) Hollenbeck of Thedford, NE and Brenda (Harvey) Bierema of White River, SD.

In 1966 they moved from the Clearfield area to the Carter community where they spent the rest of their lives. Lon and Kathern worked side by side whether they were calving, haying, coyote hunting or fishing. They always enjoyed time with family and friends. Some of those times happened while out fishing. Whether it was fishing when the Sell boys came down or watching the grandkids jumping up and down on the bank when they caught “the big one!”

Lonnie as he was called most of the time, from day one was a baseball player. He started out as the bat boy. His dad and grand dad all played ball. Then Lon coached little league and caught for the Witten baseball team for many years. He enjoyed all sports, but rodeo was his favorite, the good bucking horses and bulls.

Lon drove the truck many miles loaded with horses and was always proud to be a part of the family tradition. He loved being with family and friends. He was also very proud of his grandchildren attending every basketball and volleyball game that he could.

Lon loved to farm and make the ground black. He loved putting up hay and, in the winter, you could find him with a grey hound or two. Coyote hunting was a family thing, do chores and go hunting with grandkids or anybody that would like to go along and plan on it being all day.

Lon is preceded in death by his parents Vincent and Genon Hollenbeck, wife Kathern Hollenbeck.

Lon is survived by is son Brad Hollenbeck, daughter Brenda Bierema and their spouses, 3 granddaughters, and 6 great-grandchildren.

Twila Dvorak, 85, of Winner, SD passed away on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Center in Winner, SD.

Funeral service was held on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 at 11am at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Winner, SD. Burial followed in the Lutheran Cemetery in Mission, SD.

Twila Lou Horst was born on July 7, 1934, in Mission, South Dakota to August and Bertha (Hartmann) Horst and was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Mission.

After graduation from Todd County High School in 1952 she was united in marriage to Duane Levon Dvorak on Jan. 31, 1953 in Clearfield. South Dakota. They ranched in the Wood area and were active in the Wood Legion until 1982 when they divorced and she moved to Winner where she became a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church.

She was very active in the Winner American Legion Auxiliary and was elected the South Dakota American Legion President in 1983. She served for a number of years as the editor of the Legionette and was a member of the Board of Directors of South Dakota Girls State.

Twila enjoyed her job as a typesetter for the Winner Advocate for a number of years and loved to golf, bowl and be involved in volunteer work. She was also an avid reader and was always ready to share a good book with a friend or relative. She prided herself on her crossword puzzle skills and her daily routine included solving the one that was in the paper for that day.

Although she never had any children of her own, Twila claimed every single niece and nephew as her own and she was very involved in their lives. She never failed to let us all know exactly where we stood with her and we will miss her wit and humor as well as her presence at family gatherings.

Twila is survived by her sisters Hortense (Ben) Artichoker of Rapid City, South Dakota and Alberta Crabtree of Hot Springs, South Dakota along with a host of nieces and nephews as well as great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents August and Bertha (Hartmann) Horst and brother Dewey (Louise) Beselin along with sisters Verna (Robert), Helena (Don), Robinette (Tom), June (Harold), Linda, brother in law Delbert and niece Bernadine (Babe) who was always considered one of the sisters.

Stanley Horton, 50, of Winner, SD passed away on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.
Funeral service was held on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 at 10 am at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial followed in the Union Cemetery west of Springview, NE.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passage of Stanley a beloved brother to Thellma (Mike) VanSteenwyck, step-brother to Dave (Marie) Fisher, Terry (Kate) Fisher, Diane Brown, Randy Fisher and Gregg (Carrie) Fisher. Stan is also survived by his father, Charles Horton.

Stan was also loved by many nieces and nephews and family far and wide. Stanley was a husband to Tonja Ann Horton. He was an amazing father figure to Blake Shuele of Winner, SD and Brian (Taylor) Schuele of Surprise, Arizona. Stan was also a grandfather to Haidee Rose Schuele of Winner, SD and to Levi, Peyton and Simeon Schuele of Surprise Arizona.

Stanley is preceded in death by his grandparents Aurthor and Mildred Horton of Springview, Ne, Elden and Mable Jess of Washington State, sister Patricia Anne Horton, nephew Brian Scott Horton, Step-mother Sylvia Horton, and step-sister Linda Fisher.

Stanley was such an adventurous soul learning to hunt, trap, and fish at a very early age. He had his first BB gun at the age of 3. Stanley loved the outdoors. He loved spending time camping and fishing with his family. Stanley attended Sunny Side and Jordan County Schools until their closing. Then on to Winner High School and Alcester High School where he attended military training his junior and senior year. Stan served 4 years in the Army.

Stanley was always hard working all his life, when he was younger, he had started his own night crawler and minnow stand on Highway 83. Stanley loved working on automobiles. He was a Jack of all trades, he loved fixing things.

Richard “Dick” Mathis, a long time Winner businessman, passed away on Jan. 8, 2020, at Winner Regional Hospital, due to complications following a heart attack.

Prayer service was held on Friday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Winner. A visitation was held one hour prior. Committal service was held on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Winner City Cemetery.

Richard Leet Mathis was born on Feb. 17, 1931 to Truman and Louise (Metzger) Mathis in Mt. Vernon, South Dakota. Dick was raised on various farms in Eastern South Dakota until joining the U.S. Military in 1952 during the Korean Conflict.

In 1958, Dick and his brother Doyle purchased the International Harvester implement dealership in Winner, South Dakota. In March of 2018, they celebrated 60 years of business. Most recently, you could find Dick sitting next to the coffee and popcorn machine as you entered the store, ready to chat with long time customers.

Dick was united in marriage to Leona Littau on Feb. 19, 1961. To this union brought two sons, Todd and Scot. Dick and Leona resided in Winner, South Dakota during their 59 years of marriage. Dick served as a Winner City Councilman, and also on the Trinity Lutheran Church council. He also was involved with the building of the new Lutheran Church. Dick was a devoted husband visiting his wife every day at the Winner Long-Term Healthcare Facility.

Dick is survived by his wife Leona, sons Todd (Lisa) of Valentine, NE and Scot of Winner, SD (Deb Sarver) of Rapid City, SD. His grandchildren Skylar, of Chicago, IL, Macey, of Valentine, NE and Morgan of Box Elder, SD, Colter and Lathe Sarver both of Rapid City, SD. Along with many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews.

Dick is preceded in death by his parents, Truman and Louise, and brothers Art and Doyle.