From a young age, Bernie and her young family traveled and lived in many places following her military husband around the world. From 1952 to 1955 the family moved to many Air Force Bases in Texas. In 1955 they moved to Tripoli, Libya, in 1956 to Athens, Greece, and in 1957 they moved back to the United States, docking in New York City. In 1958 they moved to Riverside, CA, and from 1960-1967 they called Denver, CO home. The family was located to Ellsworth Air Force Base from 1967 to 1970.
Jack was born in Omaha, NE, to Howard and Gertrude (Peycke) Payne on June 14, 1926. He graduated from Sioux Falls Washington High School in 1944, and immediately joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific as a gunner’s mate on the on a destroyer escort. After the war, Jack graduated from South Dakota State.
Cecil Eugene Remington was born April 16, 1928, to Earl and Elsie (Pugh) Remington at their ranch near Fairpoint, SD. He attended grade school at the Atall School through 8th grade. Cecil then worked with his dad on the family ranch.
As a young lad, he worked with his dad for the WPA. He herded sheep for the neighbors living alone in a sheep wagon on the prairie. For many years, he helped move hay with Oscar Funell all over the community.
Vince began first grade with his older sister, Florence, as his teacher, at Williamson school on the Moreau River. He also attended Sprick and Stoick grade schools. While attending Timber Lake High School, he often rode his horse or boarded in town. He graduated in 1951. He later attended auctioneer school in Sturgis.
Amy Marie Kessler was born in Glendora, Calif., Feb. 8, 1968. She was the firstborn of Richard and Betty Lou Kessler. She was followed by a sister, Julie, and a brother, Mike. The Kessler family lived in Northern California until 1981. Amy gave her life to Christ at a young age and when she was 10, she made a decision to follow God’s calling to be a missionary when she was older. In 1981, the Kessler family moved to Custer, S.D., where Amy graduated from Custer Berean Christian School as one of a class of only three students. From there, she attended Gordon College, near Boston, Mass., and South Dakota State University, Brookings, graduating from Gordon with a degree in biology with the intention of going to medical school to become a missionary surgeon. She attended medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, where she met her husband, Allen George
He was born to Paul R. and Mildred R. (Krueger) Anderson on October 18, 1939 in Beloit, Wisconsin. He resided there for the first eighteen years of his life before attending St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. He was a fixture there for the next four years except the summers when he worked for the Minneapolis YMCA at various summer camps in the area. When he graduated in 1961, he stayed with the college as a recruiter for the admissions department. Soon the Army called and said “We want you!” Thinking there had to be a better way to serve his country and having completed two years of Air Force ROTC while in college, he enlisted in the United States Air Force as there were no slots in the officer training programs at that time.
Warren Eldon Horner was born on September 3, 1958 in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Eldon and Ila (Moore) Horner of Rose, Nebraska. He was the fourth child in a family that eventually grew to eight children. The Horner Ranch was the perfect place for a young boy to grow and explore.
There were cows, horses, dogs, cats, the great outdoors, and sisters. Warren loved horses the most. From atop a horse he could rope calves, cows, fence posts, and sisters.
Kenneth George McNenny was born December 10, 1935, the only son to Tom and Mabel (Jorensen) McNenny. He grew up on the Homesteaded McNenny Ranch on the Belle Fourche River. Kenny attended a one room school country school from first thru eighth grade. He then was “boarded out” to attend High School in Sturgis, SD. He was the graduating class of 1954.
Being the only son of a rancher, it was inevitable that he would take over the family ranch which he did proudly. After many months of logging timber in the Black Hills to build a home, Kenny married the love of his life, Henrietta Young, on May 11, 1957. The couple had four children: Lyle Wayne, Lynn Del, Larry Allen, and Denise Doreen.
Perhaps not as large of an amount, but certainly appreciated.
Adeline Vanden Bos
Albert Duprel
Albert Klasi
Alice Vanden Hoek
Allen Prays
Alma Sheely
Alta Janssen
Andrea Cook
Ardith Denich
Barbara Pennel
Barbara Welch
Barry Vig
Belva Main
Ben Krug
Beryl Lintz
Betty Kruse
Bill Brockett
Bill Grenz
Bill McFarland
Bonnie Ryan
Bruce Stokka
Bud & Aryss Langrock
Bud Purvis
Burnell Gaskins
Butch Benz
Charles Ericks
Charles McMengal
Chuck Tribby
Clara Mattson
Clarence Runholt
Conrad Kjerstad
Creyton Britton
Dale Rognlie
Darlene Kremer
Darryl & Donna Gunderson
David Schipper
David Vietor
Don Currier
Donald McAllister
Donald Weiss
Doug Whites
Effie Hunt
Elmer Biers
Elsa Miller
Emma Strobel
Esther Leteller
Eva Pritt
Fern Beck
Florence Knutson
Francis Andrew Duty
Francis Sedgewick
Frank Maxson
Franklin Bankenbush
Gail Thompson
Gary Meyer
Gene & Betty Jo Kirk
George Batchelder
Gil Paulton
Goldie Mott
Gus Lawson
Harry Tracy
Hattie and Ava Brown
Helen Callan
Irene Kogele
Irene Ressel
Jeanette Owen
Jerry Aarsby
Jessie Moreland
JoEllen Schuelke
John Larson
Joyce Hazeltine
Justina Nunnenramp
Kate Oslund
Kay Maxwell
Kenny DeHaan
Laurie Rapp
Lee Warne
Lefty Kammerer
Leonard Beard
Lester Ortman
Lewis Hoffman
Louie Grimes
Lucas Malik
Marcile Brost
Marie Hodges
Marilyn Buseman
Marilyn Prokop
Marilynn Madison
Mark Schricker
Marvin Schipper
Marvin Waldner
Mary Robertson
Mary Scott
Mel Anderson
Michael Horton
Mildred Williamson
Milo Rypkema
Milton Splinter
Minnie Houseman
Mona Reichert
Nellie Phipps
Nellie Summerville
Olen Mooney
Oscar Larson
Pam Moses
Phyllis Herzog
Ralph & Helen Pederson
Ray Dexter
Ray Marrs
Rena Johnson
Roger Remer
Ron Pederson
Ruth Bangert Walker
Sandy Stocks
Steve Balsley
Steven Dietz
Tony Howie
Trudy Crooks
Van Wiley
Vera Bangert
Wayne Dietrich
Wendel Nelson
Wes Harrison
William Janss
William Kapperman
Winona Bangert
