Hank was born Feb. 23, 1944, in Queens, New York to Henry and Bertha (Hanzel) Kuhnhauser. He lived there with his sister and parents until he was 17 years old when he joined the United States Air Force. He met Audry, whom he affectionately called Audie, while he was stationed here at Ellsworth AFB. They were married Jan. 14, 1965, in El Paso, TX. Together they had two daughters; Kim and Karla
Hazel B. Smith, 93, was born in a sod house on Burns Creek, MT, February 26, 1913 to Bern H. Storm and Grace (Conger) Storm.
At the age of 23, Hazel went to Flathead Lake, MT to be a housekeeper to a doctors family. In 1940, Hazel came to the Black Hills to be a guide in the Original Crystal Cave (Bethlehem Cave) that was owned by her uncle. She met Homer Smith there and became engaged.
They were married in Las Vegas in 1941 and traveled by train to California where they resided. They built their own home there.
Francis Charles Peterson of Belle Fourche, S.D. went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 13, 2005, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. Francis was born on July 25, 1919, in Clear Lake, S.D. where he grew up. He moved to Gary, S.D. in 1959; Terraville, S.D. in 1961; Nevada Gulch, S.D. in 1967; and Belle Fourche in 1987. He recently moved to Littlefork, Minn. On April 11, 1945, Francis married the former Dorothy Ruben in Goodwin, S.D. He worked for U.S. West until his retirement. Francis enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and goat farming. His hobby farm became a tourist attraction when he began decorating the goats' horns with flowers. He loved to ride in parades on the cart he built and trained his goats to pull. Francis is preceded in death by his parents, Charles O. Peterson and Emma (Rathke) Peterson, and his sister, Sophie Rabine. Francis is survived by his wife Dorothy Peterson, three sons and two daughters: Selmer (Colleen) Peterson of Owatonna, Minn; Delmer (Joyce) Peterson of Littlefork, Minn.; Drusilla (Chip) Dye of Alzada, Mont.; Ronnie (Rhonda) Peterson, Captain U.S.A.F, Retired, of Black Hawk, S.D.; and Sharie (Gerald) Krebsbach of Jacksonville, Fla.; as well as 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation for Francis is planned for Wednesday March 16, 2005, at the Littlefork Baptist Church from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 17, 2005, at the Littlefork Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Interment at Oakley Cemetery in Littlefork, Minnesota
Ivan was born January 25, 1913, in Dassel, MN to Arvid and Marie (Nelson) Rosdahl. The family moved to rural Stockholm, SD when he was 9 years old. After his marriage to Gertrude Korsberg on September 24, 1936, they moved into the town of Stockholm and then in 1947 they moved to Rapid City. For over 20 years he was an over-the-road driver for United Buckingham Transportation Co. After his retirement, he drove school and tour buses.
Vicky was born on December 10, 1934 to Walter and Nora (Hughes) Bangert, in Avon, SD. She attended Avon High School and one year of college at Bob Jones University of Greenville, SC. Vicky located to the Rapid City area with her family in 1955. She met the love of her life, Marvin Tige Reinhold and they were united in marriage on February 14, 1956. She never dreamed she would marry a rancher, but when Tige showed up on her doorstep looking for a piano player to assist him with youth meetings at Big Bend
He was born June 3, 1919, in Rapid City to Charles M. and Catharine Smith Damon. He lived in Newell until the age of 7, when he moved to Rapid City with his family. He was educated in Rapid City schools and graduated from Rapid City High School in 1938. Robert married Gretchen Ann Wiles at the First Presbyterian Church on April 12, 1952.
Died peacefully September 1, 2003. Preceded in death by parents; 3 brothers, Carl, James & Earl; 2 sisters, Ila & Rosa. Survived by wife Nina Mae; children, Kathryn Reinhold, Shelly (Jeffrey) Krause, LaDonna (Stephen) Larson, Cheryl (James) Roberts, Dennis (Nancy), Gary Reinhold, Randal (Cindy), & Jason Reinhold; 16 grandchildren; 1 brother, Marvin (Vorita) Reinhold; 2 sisters, Dorothy (John) Gapp & Ruth (Robert) Humke. Worked for American Bakeries for 22 years
Marvin "Bush" Lockhart, 87, Hot Springs, died Thursday, July 26, 2001, at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs.
Blanche Lockhart, 88, Hot Springs, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at her home.
Survivors include three children, Dale Lockhart and Keith Lockhart, both of Hot Springs, and Doris Merrill, Pine Ridge; one sister, Lola Oestereick, Fort Morgan, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was born Sept. 10, 1921, at Fulton, S.D., the daughter of Austin and Mary (Richards) Benson. She graduated, valedictorian of her class, from Fulton High School in 1940. Following graduation she worked in Mitchell and Minneapolis and then worked in the Kaiser Shipyards in California. She returned to S.D. and was employed by Dahle Jewelry Store in Mitchell.
Roxene Joneson was born 12-11-57 in Huron, S.D., to Don and Ruth Thaden of Bancroft, S.D. She was raised on the family farm north of Bancroft. Her family moved to DeSmet in 1972. She was active throughout the community: a church pianist, tour guide for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant Association, high school band member, and baton twirler. She participated in many competitions in performing arts, and the character traits developed there flowed through the rest of her life.
Dent Strong, Genevieve
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Ruth Ida (Denker) Eppenbaugh was born March 13, 1918, at the family ranch at Haydraw, SD. She was the fifth of eight children born to John and Ida (Spitzenberger) Denker. Ruth attended the Strong Elementary School at Haydraw, graduated from Sturgis High School and earned a B. S. in Education from Black Hills State College.
