Gladys Harder, 93, of Winner, SD passed
away on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in
Gregory, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Winner, SD. Burial will follow
in the Winner City Cemetery. Visitation
was held on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
from 6-7 p.m. with a rosary beginning at
7 p.m.
Gladys Marie Harder was the last of four
children born to Thomas and Neta Graesser (Stoltenburg). She was born on May 15, 1929 in Gregory,
South Dakota.
Gladys attended 8 years of country grade
school walking 1 ¼ miles to and from school.
She graduated Gregory High School in 1946. After graduating she attended 1 year of
college at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. When returning home, she accepted employment
at Farmers State Bank in 1948 and worked there until retiring in 1991.
She met the love of her life at the Carlock
Dance Hall and was united in marriage to James E Harder on Nov. 16, 1948. The best times of her life were after their
daughter Pam was born and enjoying their home in Winner until moving to Golden
Prairie Manor in 2015.
Gladys especially liked bowling leagues and
entered most of the state tournaments.
She enjoyed baking, especially making chocolate chip cookies and sugar
cookies, often with her sister Myra. One
of her biggest joys was helping take care of her two grandsons.
Gladys was a member of the Winner
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Valley Reading Circle & lifetime
member of the Ladies VFW Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her parents
Tom and Neta, sisters Myra (Bob) Stukel, Norma (Bill) Knox and brother Walt
(Arlene) Graesser & brothers-in-law, Jerry, William & Tom Harder.
Grateful for having shared in her life is
husband Jim of 73 years, daughter Pam and husband Rich Kolecka, Winner, SD,
grandsons Mark Kolecka, Pierre SD, and Chad Kolecka, Omaha, NE, sisters-in-law
Jean Ann Harder, Rapid City, SD, Gladys Harder, Creighton, NE, Shirley Harder,
Newcastle, WY and numerous nieces and nephews.
Marcine Hattie Pravecek died peacefully in
her sleep on Aug. 30 2022. Marcine was
80 years old and lived her adult life in North Carolina.
Marcine was born in Winner, South
Dakota. She was the oldest of five
children born to David and Bessie Pravecek.
Marcine lived a full yet challenging life
after a devastating car accident in 1963.
She suffered with paralysis on the right side of her body, a brain
injury and broken limbs as well as other injuries. Her indomitable spirit prevailed as she
worked hard through her recovery eventually graduated from college with a
four-year degree in education and advanced training in speech & language
pathology & audiology. She initially
taught in a classroom but moved her career to speech pathology within the State
of North Carolina’s youth development system.
Marcine had a successful career with honors for her work and retired
after 30 years.
Marcine loved to cross stitch and created many artistic pieces despite only having the use of her left, non-dominate, hand. She was an avid cook and loved to enter recipe contests. She won several small appliances as trophies for her winning entries. During her younger years she loved to travel. As a young woman prior to her accident, she was an outstanding pianist and continued her love of music throughout her life. She was also an excellent seamstress while in high school and won first place in the “Make-It-With-Wool Contest”! Photography was another hobby she pursued.
Marcine is survived by her four
siblings: Bonnie (Lee) Moore of Southern
Pines, NC; David (Pat) Pravecek of Winner, SD; Delores (Mark) Edwards of St.
Paul, NE and Sandi Pravecek of Denver, CO.
Also nieces and nephews: Christy (Matt) Gunnet and Raine of Bend, OR;
Marc (Kim) Moore and Caden & Eli of Huntersville, NC; Dennie Pravecek,
Winner, SD and family Mekayla (Jarrod) Preheim and Casen, Cooper and Cambree of
Bridgewater, SD; Madysen Pravecek of Yankton, SD and Dausyn Pravecek at
University of Wisconsin, Madison WS, Michael Pravecek and son Tane of Winner, SD.
A mass of Christian burial will be held at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Goldsboro, NC and internment will follow at the
Columbarium also at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at a later date.
Cards are welcome. Send to Bonnie Moore, 65 Steeplechase Ct., Southern Pines, NC 28387.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made in memory of Marcine Pravecek to:
First Health Hospice and Palliative Care, 150 Applecross Rd., Pinehurst,
NC28374.
James Ross Brickman passed away on Aug. 21,
2022, in the care of hospice at his home in Spring Lake Park, MN. He was born
to Gene and Fern Brickman on Sept. 10, 1970, in Fargo, ND.
He is survived by his father Gene
(Margaret) Brickman, his brother Jeff Brickman, son Brandon Meier, his niece
Samantha Brickman and nibling Rowan Brickman, as well as beloved stepsiblings
and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his cherished
mother Fern.
Services will be held at Washburn-McReavy
Coon Rapids, 1827 Coon Rapids Blvd, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 on Saturday, Sept/ 17
with a gathering at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. The family will continue honoring him with
Bricktoberfest to follow at Route 47 Pub, 7820 University Ave NE, Fridley, MN
55432 at 1 p.m.
There will be a livestream of the service
for those who are not able to attend in person.
(https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/authorise.php?k=1661885048205321)
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made
to James Ross Brickman Fund to support his wishes to be returned to the earth
at Better Place Forests – St. Croix Valley. St. Croix Valley Forest Memorials –
Minnesota Forest Burials Alternative.
Donald Keith Leat, age 90, passed away on
Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Sanford Centennial Hospice Cottage after a courageous
battle with cancer. Don was 17 days
short of his 91st birthday.
Don was born on Sept. 14, 1931 to Clarence
(Ted) and Freda Leat in Winner, SD. He
attended school in Winner and graduated from Winner High School in 1949. At the age of 20 he enlisted in the US Navy
and served as a Radioman 2nd Class on the USS Noble during the Korean conflict.
His duties included acting as cryptographer for incoming and outgoing messages
on the ship. He was honorably discharged on March 29, 1955 after 4 years of
service. Don then enrolled in Nettleton college where he received an associate
degree in accounting and then worked as office manager for various car dealers
in Sioux Falls, SD, Minneapolis, MN and Des Moines, IA.
While attending college, he met Shirley
Hammer and they were united in marriage in Flandreau, SD on Nov. 7, 1959. To
this union 4 children were born and in 1963 they moved to Winner, SD where they
lived until 2015 when they moved to Sioux Falls, SD. While in Winner, Don
worked for the VFW and was a driver’s license examiner for the last 20 years of
his career.
Don’s hobbies included woodworking,
restoring furniture and gardening. He
and Shirley were volunteers at the Tripp County Historical Society where they
were involved in the remodeling of the museum and the creation of the Veteran’s
memorial. They were named the volunteers
of the year for their contributions. In May 2018, Don was a part of Mission #2
for Honor Flight, an event that he was very proud to be a part of. He was a
lifetime member of the VFW. Don was also
a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Steelers, and instilled
the love of these teams with ‘most’ of his children and grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years,
Shirley; his 4 children, Kimberly of Sioux Falls, Steven (Linda) of Everett,
WA, Michael (Marie) of Chariton, IA and Jeffrey (Heidi) of Sioux Falls; 4
grandchildren, Cassandra (Cody) Leat of Sioux Falls, SD, Alexander Leat of
Everett, WA, Jessica (Sam) Reynen of Omaha, NE and Nicholas Leat of Sioux
Falls, SD; 1 great-granddaughter, Sloane Reynen of Omaha, NE; sister Patsy
(Charles) Fyler of Rapid City, SD; sister-in-law Cathy Leat of Washington; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Don was preceded in death by his parents;
mother and father-in-law, Lucy Belle and Milo Smith; sisters and brothers in
law, Sandra Leat, Nancy & Lloyd Olsen, Aileen & Marvin Hopkins, Lois
& Gilbert (Junior) Duffy; brothers, Merlin Leat and James Leat; niece
Stephanie Fyler Farr; and nephews, Rollie Duffy and Michael Hopkins.
Memorial service was held at 12:30 pm, with
family present beginning at 11:30 am on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 at Asbury United
Methodist Church, 2425 S. Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Inurnment with
United States Navy Military Honors took place at 3 pm on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022
at the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD. For more
information and online registry, please visit www.MillerFH.com
Premier Ag has opened in Colome. Premier Ag
is a locally owned and operated feed business providing customized feed rations
delivered to the farm/ranch. The business is owned by locals Vince and Lenna
Thieman. Their son, Holden Thieman, is the general manager of the business with
Bob Gnirk as the assistant manager. Kenny Jorgensen is operating as the service
specialist and Avery Davis is the livestock production specialist and Purina
Feeds representative. The store office is managed by Darcy Assman.
The Thieman’s purchased the business from
Hansen Mueller on May 25, 2022 with the grand opening on June 1. Thieman says
Premier Ag store will provide the same services of the former Colome Farm
Service providing grind-and-mix services and selling Purina products. The
business is located at the same location as the legendary “Colome Farm Service”
on Highway 18.
Thieman says his team plans to build up the
business and serve the local community. “We want to distribute the best
products to our customers at competitive prices prioritizing customer’s ag
needs,” said Thieman.
The business sells bulk feeds, bagged feed,
creep feeds, creep feeders, salt, mineral, corn—whole, rolled, cracked, as well
as oats and liquid feed. The store offers grain bank storage to local farmers/producers.
Premier Ag also has the special ability to
help ranchers customize their livestock rations and provide complete diets
based on their livestock needs. It is the team’s goal to truly put “your ag
needs first.”
Premier Ag has started to host public
meetings to provide information to farmers and ranchers. A sheep and goat
meeting was held Aug. 23 with nearly 40 people in attendance. There are plans
in place for a cattle focused producer meeting in September with details coming
soon.
Thieman says Premier Ag is an expansion of
Thieman Hay which has been a locally owned business operating out of Colome for
20 plus years. With Holden Thieman coming home from college, Vince said it
seemed like a natural fit. Holden has a degree in business and agriculture from
Dakota Wesleyan University.
Future plans call for installing a new
grain leg to speed up the unloading of grain commodities. This should handle
6,000 to 8,000 bushels an hour. The company also plans to put up more grain
bins to increase storage. Currently, they have 240,000 bushels of grain storage
capacity and are looking to by corn from local customers.
Thieman says, we are willing to working
with customers…putting their ag needs first with Purina products as a core.
Purina is a company with great research based products, and we look forward to
working with a company that has over 100 years of experience in the feed
business. Thieman also mentioned Premier Ag is family owned and operated and
when making the decision of which feed company to partner with, Purina stood
out. Not only does Purina hold high standards in their products as top of the
line quality, but hold similar values to the Thieman Family in relation to
taking care of customers and treating them like family.
The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Monday through Friday. Premier Ag is closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
For more information or to order products you can call Premier Ag at (605)
842-3619, email us at premierag@gwtc.net, visit our website at www.premier-ag.com
or our Facebook page Premier Ag.
Karen Mae (Jerred) Sorber, age 77, of
Orange City, Iowa, passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at the Happy Siesta
Health Care Center in Remsen, Iowa. Services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being completed by the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.
Karen was born on Feb. 24, 1945, in
Bassett, Neb., the daughter of James (Jay) Jerred and Evelyn (Anderson) Jerred.
She grew up on her family’s farm near the small town of Wewela, South Dakota,
and attended Keya Paha County High School in Springview, Neb., graduating in
1963.
On April 2, 1966, she married Kenneth
Howard Sorber in Winner, South Dakota. They farmed near Wewela, until 1976,
when they moved to Atlanta, Neb., and started a custom fertilizer business with
Karen working as the bookkeeper. In 1990, they relocated to Okeechobee,
Florida, where they remained until Kenny’s retirement in 1998. They then
returned to the Midwest, settling in Anthon, Iowa, where Karen worked at the
Post Office in the nearby town of Lawton, Iowa. Kenny passed away on July 18,
2005, at their home in Anthon, after more than 39 years of marriage.
Soon after Kenny’s passing, Karen spent a
few years living near her children’s families in Orange City and Exeter, New
Hampshire, before settling in Williamsburg, Iowa to be close to Lori’s family
again. In October of 2021, she relocated to Orange City along with the Trevino
family. She enjoyed solving crossword puzzles, playing board games, walking,
attending bible study, and especially attending every sports event her grandchildren
participated in, near and far. However, due to her declining health, she became
a resident of the Happy Siesta Care Center in December, 2021.
Karen was currently attending the New Hope
Evangelical Free Church in Orange City. She had previously been a member of the
Life Church in Coralville, Iowa, where she often served as a door greeter, and
of the Morningside Assembly of God in Sioux City, Iowa. She left a legacy of a
prayer warrior for her family, a true American patriot, and a strong woman of faith
through a beautiful servant’s heart — always willing to help others in any way
that she could.
Survivors include a daughter and her
husband, Lori and Roy Trevino, of Orange City, Iowa; a son and his wife, Kevin
and Anne Sorber, of Exeter, New Hampshire; six grandchildren, Gaetan, Graeson,
and Alaena Trevino, and Grant, Benjamin, and George Sorber; four sisters Nancy
Jerred; Dorothy, and her husband, David Shallcross; Jane, and her husband,
Eldon Peters; and Veda, and her husband, Harold Parlet; and a sister-in-law,
Carol Jerred.
In addition to her parents and husband, she
was preceded in death by her brother, Merton (Gene) Jerred.
Geraldine Valla, 93, of Winner, SD passed
away on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care Center in
Winner, SD.
Funeral services were held on Saturday,
Aug. 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Winner, SD. Burial
followed in the Winner City Cemetery.
Geraldine Jeanne Valla was born in rural
Winner, South Dakota to Joseph and Mary (Nemec) Valla on Jan. 4, 1929. She passed into the presence of her Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ on Aug. 20, 2022.
Geri (Geraldine) attended her first year of
school in Spencer, NE and eleven years in Winner Public Schools graduating from
Winner High School in 1946. After
graduating from high school, she attended North Central Bible College in
Minneapolis for three years.
In September 1952, she began employment at
Schramm Furniture as a bookkeeper and worked there for 50 years. Upon retirement, Geri volunteered at the
local thrift store.
Geri found Jesus to be her personal Lord
and Savior at a revival meeting in
Gregory, SD at age 16.
She was one of the founding members of
Winner Assembly of God Church where she worshipped God faithfully and served in
many capacities until health dictated otherwise. Geri was a tremendous encourager and
supporter of her church and community.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
her brother Paul, her sister Lillian Flescher, and her sister Marian
Morris.
She is survived by her niece Louise Palovitch and her great-niece Deb Estes, both of Fontana, Calif.
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