LaReta M. Branstiter (October 8, 1932 - June 9, 2010)

Funeral services for LaRetaBranstiter, 77, of Niobrara will beMonday at 10:30 a.m. at GoodShepherd Lutheran Church inLindy with graveside services at2 p.m. at L’Eau QuiCourt Cemetery.Visitation will be4-8 p.m. Sunday atB r o c k h a u sFuneral Home inNiobrara.

LaReta Marie( B l a n k e n f e l d )Branstiter wasborn October 8,1932 at Lynch,Nebraska to Floyd H. and LaRetaV. (Mansfield) Blankenfeld. Shegraduated in 1949 from NiobraraHigh School; at the age of 16, witha two year Normal TrainingCertificate and taught countryschool for two years. On May 20,1951, LaReta married Theodore(Red) Branstiter at Niobrara,Nebraska. They were blessedwith three children: Stella Lynn,Ray Lee and Beth La Rae. Overthe years Red and LaReta workedfor Ruby and Otto Wirth and theKreycik’s before moving to into(town) Niobrara in 1968. LaRetaworked at Niobrara Rest Home,Sandy Peed’s clothing store,Headstart, the Niobrara Tribune,the Niobrara PlanningCommission, the John ThomasLaw Office, Bection-Dickinson,the Niobrara State Park and theNiobrara Laundry Service. Shewas a member of the FriendlyCirlcle Extension Club, theNiobrara Historical Society, anEMT on the Niobrara AmbulanceSquad, a member of the Red HatSociety, served on the NiobraraCemetery Board for over 40 yearsand was a member of the GoodShepherd Lutheran Church inLindy, Nebraska. LaReta liked tocrochet and embroider and read-ing was a passion. She couldoften be found sitting at thekitchen table reading a book shehad recently checked out at theNiobrara Public Library or doinga word find. She enjoyed attend-ing her grandchildren’s activitiesand was very proud of each ofthem. LaReta was a marvelouscook and pie baking was her spe-cialty and the fruits of her laborwill be greatly missed by many.She knew who liked what flavorsof pie and each “Pie Club mem-ber” was treated to pie at the Fly

Way Café’ on their birthdays.Some of the members liked herpie so much they wouldn’t share,isn’t that right, Larry? Dad alwaysgot the piece with the cherrypits, but occasionally Joe got onetoo. We all fondly remember thesecret recipe dinner rolls thatwere served at various family gettogethers. Red and LaRetaenjoyed camping along theVerdigre Creek with manyfriends, swimming in theNiobrara, even though she wasafraid of the water and didn’tknow how to swim, canoeing withfriends, dancing, playing cards,square dancing and other funtimes with friends and family.LaReta liked taking back roadtrips with son-in-law Jeff at thewheel, never once worryingabout being lost because Jeffalways knew where he wasgoing, as opposed to other fami-ly member who shall remainnameless and lost. LaRetaalways remembered birthdays offamily and friends by sendingcards. Special cards for specialpeople…right Steve? She reallyliked to acknowledge those whohad birthdays on or near thesame as hers or Reds.

LaReta passed away quietlyon Wednesday, June 9, 2010 atAvera Sacred Heart Hospital inYankton, South Dakota, after abattle with lung cancer. She was77 years old.

She is survived by her hus-band of 59 years, Red; children,Stella of Bloomfield, Ray andwife Deb of Neligh, Beth and hus-band Jeff Barger of Bloomfield;grandchildren, Carl Clark and hiswife Roxie, Jason Clark and wifeMary all of Yankton, Rachael,Becca and Brett Branstiter all ofNeligh, and Brandon and LaceyBarger of Bloomfield; greatgrandchildren, Donavon,Damien, Devin, Tasha and Dessaall of Yankton; sisters, PatriciaWeaver, Cleo (Don) Croson, Lois(Dick) Carmona, Ruth Kitto,Paula Blankenfeld; brothers,Peter Blankenfeld and John(Margaret) Blankenfeld; manyaunts and uncles, nieces,nephews and cousins; brother-in-laws, Leonard (Jean)Branstiter of Brenham, TX, Ron(Sylvia) Branstiter of CarsonCity, NV; sister-in-law, DoloresWilson of Scotsdale, AZ; alongwith a host of friends and herfaithful friend, Bear.

She is preceded in death by

her parents, Floyd H. and LaRetaV. (Mansfield) Blankenfeld; abrother, Ronald Jean and a sis-ter, Diane.

We will miss our mother,grandmother, great-grandmothervery much and we are thankfulfor the memories we have of herand with her.

Yankton Press & DakotanJune 12, 2010

Ione WeilandIone Weiland, 92, of Freeman

died Friday at the OakviewTerrace in Freeman. Ione Schafermarried Kenney Weiland in 1939.Kenney passed away in 1997.

Survivors include a daughter,Julianne (Duane) Stahl ofFreeman; Grandaughters Laurie(Bret) Moeller of Watertown andtheir children Alexa and Mitchell;and Amy Stahl of Freeman andher children Cole and LeviWaldhauser.

Funeral Services will be heldon Sunday June 13th at 1:30 p.m.at Bethany Mennonite Church inFreeman with burial in theFreeman City Cemetery.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m.Saturday at Walter's FuneralHome in Freeman with the Familypresent from 6-8 p.m.

Rose VilhauerFuneral services are 10:30 AM,

Monday, June 14, 2010 at the ZionLutheran Church in Avon forRose Vilhauer, 85,of Avon.

Burial is in thechurch cemetery,rural Avon.Visitation will beat the church onSunday from 3p.m. until 7 p.m.,followed by a 7PM Prayer serv-ice. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Chapel in Avon isin charge of arrangements.

Rose Vilhauer, daughter ofCornelius and Martha (DeLong)Lukkes, was born January 16,1925 on a farm southeast ofAvon, SD. She died Thursday,June 10, 2010 at the YanktonCare Center in Yankton, SD. Roseattained the age of 85 years, four

months and 26 days.Rose attended country

school through the eighth grade. Rose was baptized and con-

firmed in the Zion LutheranChurch in Avon on October 13,1949. She married MarlinVilhauer on October 21, 1949 atZion Lutheran Church in Avon.Five children were blessed totheir union. After their marriage,Marlin and Rose moved onto thefamily farm where they farmedand did dairy for 49 years. Theyretired in 1998, bought a homeand moved into Avon.

Prior to and after her mar-riage, Rose took care of her illmother. She was a hardworkingfarm wife and homemaker and aloving mother.

Rose was a faithful memberof Zion Lutheran Church and theLadies Altar Guild. She also wasa member of American LegionAuxiliary. She will be remem-bered for her enjoyment of play-ing card games and her love ofcrocheting and sewing.

Thankful for having sharedher life are her husband Marlinof Avon; her children: Elaine andhusband Jim Johnson of Dallas,TX; Loren of Pierre; Clayton andwife Jean of Ft. Collins, CO andtheir children Dawn, Jared,Jason and Jeremy; Glen and wifeBrenda of Mitchell and their chil-dren Stacy Haiar and husbandJosh, Brian and wife Megan, andBrent; and Charlene and hus-band Kevin Tjeerdsma of Avonand their son Tyler and wifeJenny; one great grandchild,Zayden Tjeerdsma; brother Jimand wife, Carol of Avon; sister-in-law Leola Lukkes of Tyndall; andmany nieces, nephews andfriends.

Rose was preceded in deathby her parents; three sisters andtheir husbands: Elizabeth andWilliam “Willie” Burma, Regina“Kathryn” and John AlbertLudens, and Martha and Edward“Buster” Babcock; and fourbrothers and their wives: aninfant brother John in Germany,William and wife Henrietta, Johnand wife DeLores, and Cornelius,Jr.

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Dick PayneDick Payne, age 83, of

Yankton, SD, died Friday, June11, 2010, at his residence inrural Yankton with his son anddaughter by his side.

Funeral services will be 3:00PM on Tuesday, June 15, 2010,at United Church of ChristCongregational in Yankton withReverend Joe Schulte officiating.Burial will be in the YanktonCity Cemetery. Visitation isMonday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM atthe Wintz & Ray Funeral Homein Yankton. Visitation willresume one hour prior to thefuneral on Tuesday at thechurch. The family would liketo invite everyone out to thefarm following the service forsnacks and refreshments.

Dick Payne was born August5, 1926 to Armour and Pearl(Davis) Payne in Moville, IA.His family moved to Yankton

when he was 11years old, andDick attendedschool there. Hebegan practicingauctioneeringwhen he was 13,and began hisauction careerwhen he was 16.He worked forAnderson Livestock Sales (nowStockmen’s) in Yankton, SturgisLivestock Exchange in Sturgis,SD, Miller Sale Barn in Miller,SD, Bales ContinentalCommission Company in Huron,SD, and conducted countlesspurebred cattle and horse sales.In 1964, he won 4th place in theNational Livestock AuctioneerContest in Richmond, VA. Hewas married to Marina(Schmidt) Payne for 56 years.He joined his father, Armour,and together they operatedPayne & Payne Auctioneers, and

Payne & Payne Livestock OrderBuyers. From 1949 to 1974, Dickoperated Stewart & PayneAuctioneers. After 1974, Dickworked by himself in PayneAuctioneers until his son Jimjoined him, becoming the 3rdgeneration of Payne auction-eers. In 2003, Dick was induct-ed into the South DakotaAuctioneers Hall of Fame.

Dick was a 60 year memberof the Yankton Shrine Club, 60year member of the St. John’sMasonic Lodge No. 1 A.F. &A.M., 60 year member of theYankton Elks Lodge No. 994,South Dakota and NationalAuctioneer Associations, and aproud member of the NationalFjord Registry. He loved drivingteams of horses in parades, andpulling covered wagons.

He is survived by his specialfriend, Norma DeJong of Volin,SD; 2 children, Jim Payne ofYankton and Patty (Allan) Karell

of Billings, MT; 4 grandchildren;1 great grandchild on the way;sister, Dessa Taylor of Yankton;and brother-in-law, CharlesLarson of Yankton.

He was preceded in deathby his parents; daughter, NancyPayne; 2 sisters, Carol Larsonand Naomi Payne; brother,Chester; and brother-in-law, BudTaylor.

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parish at Crofton, Neb., will be honored Sunday with a receptioncelebrating his 25 years of service as a deacon in the CatholicChurch.

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The food and fellowship will offer the opportunity to visit withthe Sisters and to honor Steffen as well.

Outlaw Trail Byway Meeting June 15The Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway meeting will be on Tuesday,

June 15, at 2:30 PM at the Corps of Discovery Welcome Centerlocated 2 miles south of Yankton, SD on U.S. Highway 81. Pleasebring the name of the town and business that serves your favoritehomemade pie - the best pie in town!

Relay For Life Meeting Set For June 21The Relay for Life team meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Monday, June 21, at Yesterday’s Café. Survivors can still register for the Relay by contacting the

Avera Sacred Heart Cancer Center, or they can register online atwww.relayforlife.org/yanktonsd.

Please reserve the date of July 16 and join us in Riverside Parkat 5 p.m. for the survivor/community supper and the rest of therelay events.

Menno Road Race To Be Held July 3The Menno Road Race, which includes a 5K, 10K and one-mile

walk, will be held Saturday, July 3.Pre-register by sending which race you wish to enter, t-shirt

size and $20 to the Menno Athletic Club, POB 208, Menno, SD57045 by June 20, 2010.

You may register the morning of the race and purchase your t-shirt separately. Free t-shirts with pre-registration only.

If you have any questions, contact Kent Lehr at (605) 387-5702or klehr@gwtc.net. No postcards are being sent this year, so pleasepass this information on to any interested individuals. Registrationbegins at 7:30 a.m. at the Menno State Bank parking lot.

‘Prime Time’ Exercise Courses Held At SACIt’s “Prime Time” for seniors who want to regain their flexibility

and strength. Offered right here in Yankton at the SummitActivities Center, this new and exciting class will include thera-bands, dumbbells, and more. Prime Time classes will be offeredMonday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00-11:45 a.m. startingJune 14, 2010. This class is free for seniors and guests may partici-pate with the purchase of a day pass. Come join the fun and startyour path to feeling younger today!

For more information, please call 668 – 5234 or stop by theSummit Activities Center.

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