Donna Falk Donna Falk succumbed to Alzheimers on May 1 at the Davis Hospice Center, Cheyenne, WY. A prayer service will be held May 10 at 3:30 p.m. at Weider- spahn Radomsky Fu- neral Home in Cheyenne, WY. Fu- neral services will be May 17, 10 a.m., at St. James Catholic Church in Jamestown, ND. Bur- ial at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Courtney, ND. Donna Marie was born to Don and Ernestine (Madsen) Rogers near Letcher, SD on December 19, 1934 and grew up in the Forestburg/Arte- sian/Letcher area. She earned her teaching certificate at General Bea- dle College in Madison, SD and taught grade school in Miller and Ree Heights, SD. She married Clifford Falk in Yankton on June 17, 1957. She completed her BS at Northern State College in Aberdeen in 1968 and graduated summa cum laude. They lived in Lake Andes, Pierre, Parkston, Madison, Sisseton, Water- town, Aberdeen, Yankton and Brook- ings before settling in Piedmont in 1972, where Donna taught elemen- tary school for 10 years. Starting in 1981 Donna and Cliff followed electri- cal construction projects in New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Ohio, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They settled in Cheyenne in 1997. Donna is survived by children Mark Falk, Cheyenne, WY and Joni (David) Kachelhoffer, Newcastle, WY; grandchildren Andrea Falk and Lane Falk, Laramie and their mother Debra Falk, Cheyenne, Charla Kachelhoffer, Wheat Ridge, CO, Kyle Kachelhoffer, Dickinson, ND, and Jay (Patricia) Kachelhoffer, Oceanside, CA; great grandchildren Annavay and Claydon Kachelhoffer; sister-in- laws Enid Rogers, Seneca, SD, Pat Barnett, West Fargo, ND, Carol Michaelson, Fargo, ND, Joyce Bar- nett, Valley City, ND, Eileen (David) Fields, brother-in-law Jim (Roxanne) Falk, Fargo, ND and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Clifford, her parents, and brother Verle Rogers. A memorial has been established for Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Friends may sign the online guestbook at wrcfuneral.com. Yankton Press & Dakotan May 8, 2013 Bruce Kabella Funeral services for Bruce Ka- bella, 63, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of O’Neill, Neb., are pending at Biglin’s Mortuary, O’Neill. He died Monday, May 6, 2013, at the Lourdes Hospital, Paducah. Lillian Amundson Lillian Amundson, 102, of Vermil- lion died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Sanford Vermillion Care Center. Funeral arrangements are pend- ing with Kober Funeral Home, Ver- million. Dolores Haver Dolores Haver, 94, of Wakonda, passed away peacefully Monday, May 6, 2013 at Wakonda Heritage Manor. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m., Monday, May 13, 2013 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wakonda. Inter- ment of ashes will follow in Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Sun- day, May 12, at the Father McMa- hon Center in Wakonda. Dolores was born on the family farm near Centerville in 1918. As an infant Dolores and her mother, Tress, survived the influenza pan- demic which wiped out millions of people worldwide during and after World War I. The eldest of five children, Do- lores attended Riverside Country School a half mile east of the family farm, along with her sisters Lor- raine, Pat and Betty and brother Seb. In 1932 her parents enrolled her at Mount Marty High School in Yankton and her father, Joe, sold his best team of horses to pay for her tuition. Eventually, the eco- nomic hardships of the Great De- pression required her to return home and she graduated from Cen- terville High School in l936. As the Dirty Thirties gave way to better times, Dolores was able to at- tend the University of South Dakota and, attending year round, she graduated in l938 with a teaching degree. She taught in Clay County at Colfax School for three years (1938-41), Pleasant Valley for one year (1941-42) and at Elmwood on Timber Road near Vermillion for one year (1942-43). She also taught junior high school at Climbing Hill in Iowa from l943-44. While teaching at Colfax, Do- lores attended a dance and met Maurice Haver, who would become her future husband. Their courtship would be interrupted by his service in the Navy during World War II. On October 17, l944 in Moville, Iowa, Dolores finally married her sailor when he returned from sea duty. After living in Boston for a time, Maurice was honorably dis- charged from the Navy and they moved to their farm northeast of Wakonda in l945. Here they farmed with Maurice’s parents, Harry and Elma Haver, and raised four chil- dren. They lived together on the family farm for fifty two years until Maurice’s death in December of l997. As a young wife and mother Do- lores found time to be extremely ac- tive in the community. As her children grew, she took on the role of 4-H leader. She was active in Mon- day Club, Library Board, PTA, Gar- den Club, Extension Club and Legion Auxiliary. For many years Dolores was the American Legion Auxiliary volunteer in charge of pur- chasing and donating hundreds of Christmas gifts for disabled veter- ans. In l984 she was honored as the South Dakota Legionette of the Year for her service. In her later years, she greatly enjoyed quilting with the ecumenical church quilters. Dolores was well known in the community for her beautiful flowers which she generously shared for Sunday masses at St. Patrick’s as well as for weddings and commu- nity events. For many years Dolores also faithfully watered the barrels of flowers along main street, Wakonda. In the days before computers and power point, Dolores was fa- mous for creating slide presenta- tions documenting her many travels. They often featured gar- dens that she had visited or high- lighted historical sites which illustrated geography or history les- sons in Gerry Devine’s 5th grade class. Together Dolores and Mau- rice toured all fifty states as well as Canada and Europe. In later years they loved to attend the annual WWII shipmate reunions of the USS Destroyer Dallas which were held across the country. Dolores was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice, her par- ents, Joe and Tress, her sisters, Lor- raine Andersen, Pat Smit and Betty Jensen, her brother Seb Wathier, a son-in-law, George Feeney and a granddaughter, Jan Gustad. Dolores will be remembered for her intense work ethic, her quiet sense of responsibility, her con- stant service to family and commu- nity and her unwavering faith in God. Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Maurine Haver, New York City, Lea Gustad, Wakonda, Gail Haver (Mike Parks), Ashland, NE., and John (Jill) Haver, Wakonda; grandchildren Martja (Wade) Huebsch of Morgantown, WV., Shannon (Jennifer) Willison, Omaha, NE., Kris (Rachel) Gustad, Victoria, MN., Erin (Justin) Christensen, Irene, and Ryan Haver, Wakonda. She is also survived by seven great grand- children, a sister-in-law, Elaine Wathier and many nieces and nephews. For Obituary and online condo- lences visit hansenfuneralhome.com Yankton Press & Dakotan May 8, 2013 Lloyd Helseth Lloyd Raymond Helseth, 90, of Vermillion, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Prairie Estates Care Center in Elk Point. Lloyd was born March 21, 1923 in Elk Point to Lewis and Carrie (Anderson) Helseth. He grew up in the Spink, SD area and spent most of his life in and around Ver- million. He married Maxcene Kendrick on April 1, 1946 in Elk Point. Lloyd worked for 25 years as Drilling Supervisor for the South Dakota State Geological Survey, retiring in 1988. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Dennis and his wife Maxcene. He is survived by his brother Arnold Helseth of Akron, IA; two sons; David (Rosetta) Helseth of Brandon, SD, Gregory (Lynn) Helseth of Tucson, AZ and daugh- ter Karla Tawzer of Vermillion, eight grandchildren: Daniel, Aaron, Mark, Angela, Hannah, Olivia, Cora, and Eleanor, and 2 great grandchildren: Hunter and Ariah. Visitation will be Thursday, May 9 from 5-7 p.m. with a Prayer service at 7 p.m. The Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 10. Both services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, Vermil- lion. Burial is in the Bluffview Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be directed to the sound system at Trinity Lutheran Church. Visit hansenfuneralhome.com. Yankton Press & Dakotan May 8, 2013 Joseph Jackson Joseph Bret Jackson, 23, of Yankton died May 3, 2013. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for memorial donations to help offset the cost of burial as he will be laid to rest in Minneapolis. A memorial fund has been set up at Wells Fargo bank to help the family. Helen Kollars Helen M. Kollars, 80, of Yank- ton, passed away Tuesday, May 07, 2013 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Funeral services are pending under the care of the Opsahl-Kos- tel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton. Wednesday, 5.8.13 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 3 PRESS DAKOTAN the region OBITUARIES OPEN OPEN HOUSE HOUSE Tuesday, May 14 5-8pm Copper Room at Ben’s Retirement Party in honor of Pam Schaefer WANTED Ad sponsored by Sally & Terry, Lewis & Clark Realty, Inc. Please visit www.heartlandhumanesociety.net or call 605-664-4244 for more information. This 9 year old Dachshund has plenty of spunk left in him. Neutered, dapple in color. Adopt now for $50.00 A New Home for Toby W INTZ & R AY FUNERAL HOME and Cremation Service, Inc. 605-665-3644 W INTZ FUNERAL HOME INC. Hartington, Coleridge, Crofton 402-254-6547 www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com IN REMEMBRANCE John A. “Jack” Brandl 10:30 AM, Wednesday St. Michael’s Catholic Church Coleridge Karen Guthmiller Karen M. Guthmiller, 76, of Yankton passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her home sur- rounded by family and friends after battling leukemia. Memorial Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church, Yankton with Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Burial of Karen’s cremated remains will be in the Garden of Memories. Visitations will be from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton. A time for memory sharing will be at 7 p.m. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Karen Marie Garvey was born March 10, 1937 to Dan and Agnes (Wakefield) Garvey in Yankton. She attended Yankton High School. Karen married Lloyd Guthmiller on July 10, 1955 in Las Vegas. To this union four children were born: Terry, Sioux Falls, Kim (Rob) Heikes, Harting- ton, Neb, Larry (Janni), Yankton, and Gary (Gin- ger), Yankton. Karen was blessed with 10 grandchildren: Jessica, Christo- pher, Kelsey, Josh, Evan, Brittney, Tyler, Trevor, Kaitlin, and Gage, and also 5 great-grandchildren: Grady, Haleigh, Mason, Ayla, and Riley. Karen and Lloyd raised their family on a farm by Menno. She worked several jobs through the years, including, TG&Y, Pamida, Mayfield Store, and the Yankton Care Center. Karen and Lloyd moved to Yankton in 1996. Karen will be remembered most for her love and devotion to family, friends, and faith. She was always willing to help oth- ers, and be there to love and hug her grandchildren. Karen was a member of First United Methodist Church of Yankton. She enjoyed going to Sunday service and going out to lunch with family and friends. Karen is survived by her hus- band, Lloyd of Yankton; mother- in-law, Lea Guthmiller of Yankton; her children, grandchil- dren, and great-grandchildren; loving sister, Fran Ness of Califor- nia; sister-in-law, Shirley Ann Garvey of Florida; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ray and De- lores Lowe of Colorado; many ne- ices and nephews; and her dearest friend, Julie Sherman of Sioux Falls. Karen was preceded in death by her parents, father-in-law, Christ, 3 brothers: Joe, Ronnie, and David, and 2 sisters, Mary and a sister that died in infancy. Our lives are all richer be- cause of her never-ending love. Yankton Press & Dakotan May 8, 2013 Patti (Albrecht) Wells Patricia L. (Albrecht) Wells, of Sioux Falls passed away on Decem- ber 23, 2012 at the Dougherty Hos- pice House after a lengthy battle with ALS. A Catholic Memorial Mass was held on her birthday, January 4, 2013 to celebrate her life. Patti gen- erously donated her body to sci- ence so that doctors have the opportunity to continue to work to- wards a cure. A Catholic Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, with Rev. Ken Lulf officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton. Visitations will begin at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2013 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. followed by a Scripture service at 7:00 p.m. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of the arrange- ments. Patti was born on January 4, 1967 in Fargo, N.D. and was adopted by Mary and Paul Al- brecht in April 1967. She spent her years growing up in Yankton and partic- ipated in many activities around the community. Patti started dance classes at Judi’s Dance Studio in 1971 and continued throughout high school. She was an elegant gymnast excelling on the floor and balance beam. She was a Yankton Gazelle basketball player through- out high school. She participated in track, school plays and band. While growing up, she was an ac- tive 4-H member who exhibited in horticulture, sewing, cooking and crafts. She won several purple rib- bons at State throughout the years. Patti’s first job was at the family- owned convenience store, Paul’s Kwik Stop. She graduated from Yankton High School and received her Bach- elor’s Degree (with honors) and Master’s Degree from the Univer- sity of South Dakota. Patti was a lifelong educator and touched the lives of many of her students from fourth grade through college As an educator, Patti received much recognition over the years but it was her volunteer work that she was most proud of. As an Army spouse, Patti headed the Family Readiness Group during two com- bat deployments in which she men- tored young wives of deployed Soldiers. She was honored as the Fort Riley, Kansas Volunteer of the Year in 2004. Patti was the recipient of the Dr. Mary Walker Award, Molly Pitcher Award, NISOD Award for Excellence in Teaching among her many accolades and achievements. Patti was lucky to have two fam- ilies that loved her very much and that love was reciprocated. As an adopted child, she also had strong ties to her biological family. Survivors include her husband, David Wells; son, Zach Albrecht; mother, Mary Albrecht; sister, Nancy (Brad) Wenande; biological parents, Jack Kushman and Pam Hutchison; sisters: Nanette Hulscher, Stacey Basher, and Steph Kushman; brothers: John Kushman and Nick Hutchison. She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Albrecht and her grandparents. Yankton Press & Dakotan May 8, 2013 Orville ‘OB’ Buechler Funeral services for Orville “OB” Buechler, 85, of Scotland will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 9 at United Church of Christ in Scotland with Rev. Ron Shifley officiating. Interment will follow in Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3-7 p.m., with the family present from 5-7 p.m., at the Goglin Funeral Home in Scotland. Orville passed away on Mon- day, May 6, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society of Scotland. Online condolences may be sent at www.goglinfh.com. Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Wells Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Guthmiller Falk Haver fect in 2013 and last through 2015. In Volin Township’s case, a $10,000 annual opt-out for 10 years was approved. In both cases, the funds were to be used for road maintenance. Strictly speaking, Olson said the townships hadn’t submitted all the proper paperwork to get their opt-out implemented. The opt-outs were not included on their levy requests. Commissioner Allen Sinclair asked if the information that had been supplied to the auditor’s of- fice had, in the past, been suffi- cient to get the opt-out levies added. Olson responded that it was quite possible that, in practice, it had been in previous years. “(The township officials) seri- ously in their hearts felt like they had done everything they were supposed to do,” he said. “I truly believe they did.” Conversations may have been held that weren’t reflected in the documentation of the case, Olson admitted. He pointed out that he was not able to talk with Yankton County Auditor Paula Jones about the matter. She has been on medical leave since February. It was confirmed that the opt- out levies will be included on the 2013 taxes payable in 2014. Commissioners expressed concern about the townships having the money they need to do road maintenance this year. Ray Epp, chairman of the Volin township board, told the commission the shortfall will put his organization in a tough spot this year. Commissioner Garry Moore asked, “If the county had enough money, could it pay forward on the opt-out and then on the final year keep the revenue as a re- payment on what we paid for- ward on it?” Olson said he believes there could be some legal problems with that solution and added that it would definitely be a problem from his standpoint as an auditor. Taking a slightly different tact, Sinclair asked if the money could simply be loaned to the town- ships, who could then pay the county back with opt-out funds. “There is no statutory author- ity for counties to do that,” Olson said. “Counties are not banks.” Commission Chairman Bruce Jensen said Yankton County State’s Attorney Rob Klimisch will be consulted about whether the county has options to assist the townships this year. “They need the money,” he said. “If there is any way we can help them that is reasonable, we’ll do it. On the other hand, (the money we would have to offer) is other taxpayers’ money, so it is a touchy situation.” Klimisch was present for Olson’s presentation Tuesday, but he offered no thoughts on the matter. In other business, the commis- sion opted to allow the Yankton County Highway Department to work four 10-hour days a week from June 3 through Aug. 29. Highway Superintendent Brian Gustad had proposed the change in hours from April through Octo- ber during the commission’s last meeting. He said he based the idea off what other counties in the state do. Gustad told the commission the adjustment would mean less travel time for employees from the work site to the highway shop, fuel savings, less wear and tear on equipment and an in- crease in the amount of work that could be done during a day. Also, an on-call list would be implemented so employees would be available for weekend emergencies. Jensen and Sinclair still had concerns that no one would be available on Fridays if situations arose. As a compromise, Sinclair said he would support the change if a skeleton crew were working on Fridays to do mainte- nance duties and be available for calls. Gustad said he could accept the amendment to his proposal. Moore put forward a motion to approve the plan as originally proposed by Gustad, but Com- missioner Donna Freng, Jensen and Sinclair opposed it. Sinclair’s compromise plan was then voted on and passed 4- 1, with Moore opposing it. He said he liked the idea of individu- als doing maintenance on their own vehicles, as is typically done now. Having other people work on vehicles could be a “recipe for disaster,” Moore stated. You can follow Nathan Johnson on Twitter at twitter.com/AnIn- landVoyage piano and guitar. After graduating from Freeman Academy in 2003, he continued to pursue those in- terests in college, earning a de- gree from USD in musical theater performance and film acting with a minor in composition. Following graduation, Graber spent a short time in New York before moving to the Twin Cities, where he worked in musical the- ater, films and commercials. He also finished his musical, “The Music Box,” which debuted last year. After three years in Min- nesota, Graber moved to Los An- geles to pursue a greater variety of work. “I kind of capped out there. I felt like I couldn’t go further,” he said. “I actually miss Minnesota, but you have to go where the work is.” While Graber continues to search for acting roles, he said he is focusing on his singer/song- writer career. 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Donna FalkDonna Falk succumbed to
Alzheimers on May 1 at the DavisHospice Center, Cheyenne, WY. Aprayer service willbe held May 10 at3:30 p.m. at Weider-spahn Radomsky Fu-neral Home inCheyenne, WY. Fu-neral services willbe May 17, 10 a.m.,at St. James CatholicChurch inJamestown, ND. Bur-ial at St. Mary’sCemetery in Courtney, ND.
Donna Marie was born to Donand Ernestine (Madsen) Rogers nearLetcher, SD on December 19, 1934and grew up in the Forestburg/Arte-sian/Letcher area. She earned herteaching certificate at General Bea-dle College in Madison, SD andtaught grade school in Miller andRee Heights, SD. She married CliffordFalk in Yankton on June 17, 1957. Shecompleted her BS at Northern StateCollege in Aberdeen in 1968 andgraduated summa cum laude.
They lived in Lake Andes, Pierre,Parkston, Madison, Sisseton, Water-town, Aberdeen, Yankton and Brook-ings before settling in Piedmont in1972, where Donna taught elemen-tary school for 10 years. Starting in1981 Donna and Cliff followed electri-cal construction projects in NewMexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado,Utah, Ohio, Kentucky, Wisconsin,and Minnesota. They settled inCheyenne in 1997.
Donna is survived by childrenMark Falk, Cheyenne, WY and Joni(David) Kachelhoffer, Newcastle, WY;grandchildren Andrea Falk and LaneFalk, Laramie and their motherDebra Falk, Cheyenne, CharlaKachelhoffer, Wheat Ridge, CO, KyleKachelhoffer, Dickinson, ND, and Jay(Patricia) Kachelhoffer, Oceanside,CA; great grandchildren Annavayand Claydon Kachelhoffer; sister-in-laws Enid Rogers, Seneca, SD, PatBarnett, West Fargo, ND, CarolMichaelson, Fargo, ND, Joyce Bar-nett, Valley City, ND, Eileen (David)Fields, brother-in-law Jim (Roxanne)Falk, Fargo, ND and numerous niecesand nephews.
She was preceded in death by herhusband of 50 years, Clifford, herparents, and brother Verle Rogers.
A memorial has been establishedfor Davis Hospice Center inCheyenne.
Friends may sign the onlineguestbook at wrcfuneral.com.
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May 8, 2013
Bruce KabellaFuneral services for Bruce Ka-
bella, 63, of Paducah, Ky., formerly ofO’Neill, Neb., are pending at Biglin’sMortuary, O’Neill.
He died Monday, May 6, 2013, atthe Lourdes Hospital, Paducah.
Lillian AmundsonLillian Amundson, 102, of Vermil-
lion died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 atSanford Vermillion Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are pend-ing with Kober Funeral Home, Ver-million.
Dolores HaverDolores Haver, 94, of Wakonda,
passed away peacefully Monday,May 6, 2013 at Wakonda HeritageManor.
Funeral Masswill be 10 a.m.,Monday, May 13,2013 at St. Patrick’sCatholic Church inWakonda. Inter-ment of ashes willfollow in UnionCemetery.
Visitation will befrom 5-7 p.m., Sun-day, May 12, at the Father McMa-hon Center in Wakonda.
Dolores was born on the familyfarm near Centerville in 1918. As aninfant Dolores and her mother,Tress, survived the influenza pan-demic which wiped out millions ofpeople worldwide during and afterWorld War I.
The eldest of five children, Do-lores attended Riverside CountrySchool a half mile east of the familyfarm, along with her sisters Lor-raine, Pat and Betty and brotherSeb. In 1932 her parents enrolledher at Mount Marty High School inYankton and her father, Joe, soldhis best team of horses to pay forher tuition. Eventually, the eco-nomic hardships of the Great De-pression required her to returnhome and she graduated from Cen-terville High School in l936.
As the Dirty Thirties gave way tobetter times, Dolores was able to at-tend the University of South Dakotaand, attending year round, shegraduated in l938 with a teachingdegree. She taught in Clay Countyat Colfax School for three years(1938-41), Pleasant Valley for oneyear (1941-42) and at Elmwood onTimber Road near Vermillion forone year (1942-43). She also taughtjunior high school at Climbing Hillin Iowa from l943-44.
While teaching at Colfax, Do-lores attended a dance and metMaurice Haver, who would becomeher future husband. Theircourtship would be interrupted byhis service in the Navy duringWorld War II.
On October 17, l944 in Moville,Iowa, Dolores finally married hersailor when he returned from seaduty. After living in Boston for atime, Maurice was honorably dis-charged from the Navy and theymoved to their farm northeast ofWakonda in l945. Here they farmedwith Maurice’s parents, Harry andElma Haver, and raised four chil-dren. They lived together on thefamily farm for fifty two years untilMaurice’s death in December ofl997.
As a young wife and mother Do-lores found time to be extremely ac-tive in the community. As herchildren grew, she took on the roleof 4-H leader. She was active in Mon-day Club, Library Board, PTA, Gar-den Club, Extension Club andLegion Auxiliary. For many yearsDolores was the American LegionAuxiliary volunteer in charge of pur-chasing and donating hundreds ofChristmas gifts for disabled veter-ans. In l984 she was honored as theSouth Dakota Legionette of the Yearfor her service. In her later years,she greatly enjoyed quilting with theecumenical church quilters.
Dolores was well known in thecommunity for her beautiful flowerswhich she generously shared forSunday masses at St. Patrick’s aswell as for weddings and commu-nity events. For many years Doloresalso faithfully watered the barrels offlowers along main street, Wakonda.
In the days before computersand power point, Dolores was fa-mous for creating slide presenta-tions documenting her manytravels. They often featured gar-dens that she had visited or high-lighted historical sites whichillustrated geography or history les-sons in Gerry Devine’s 5th gradeclass. Together Dolores and Mau-rice toured all fifty states as well asCanada and Europe. In later yearsthey loved to attend the annualWWII shipmate reunions of the USSDestroyer Dallas which were heldacross the country.
Dolores was preceded in deathby her husband, Maurice, her par-ents, Joe and Tress, her sisters, Lor-raine Andersen, Pat Smit and BettyJensen, her brother Seb Wathier, ason-in-law, George Feeney and agranddaughter, Jan Gustad.
Dolores will be remembered forher intense work ethic, her quietsense of responsibility, her con-stant service to family and commu-nity and her unwavering faith inGod. Grateful for having shared herlife are her children, Maurine Haver,New York City, Lea Gustad,Wakonda, Gail Haver (Mike Parks),Ashland, NE., and John (Jill) Haver,Wakonda; grandchildren Martja(Wade) Huebsch of Morgantown,WV., Shannon (Jennifer) Willison,Omaha, NE., Kris (Rachel) Gustad,Victoria, MN.,
Erin (Justin) Christensen, Irene,and Ryan Haver, Wakonda. She isalso survived by seven great grand-children, a sister-in-law, ElaineWathier and many nieces andnephews.
For Obituary and online condo-lences visithansenfuneralhome.com
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May 8, 2013
Lloyd HelsethLloyd Raymond Helseth, 90, of
Vermillion, passed away Tuesday,May 7, 2013 at the Prairie EstatesCare Center in Elk Point.
Lloyd was born March 21, 1923in Elk Point to Lewis and Carrie(Anderson) Helseth. He grew upin the Spink, SD area and spentmost of his life in and around Ver-million. He married MaxceneKendrick on April 1, 1946 in ElkPoint. Lloyd worked for 25 yearsas Drilling Supervisor for theSouth Dakota State GeologicalSurvey, retiring in 1988.
He was preceded in death byhis parents, a son Dennis and hiswife Maxcene.
He is survived by his brotherArnold Helseth of Akron, IA; twosons; David (Rosetta) Helseth ofBrandon, SD, Gregory (Lynn)Helseth of Tucson, AZ and daugh-ter Karla Tawzer of Vermillion,eight grandchildren: Daniel,Aaron, Mark, Angela, Hannah,Olivia, Cora, and Eleanor, and 2great grandchildren: Hunter andAriah.
Visitation will be Thursday,May 9 from 5-7 p.m. with a Prayerservice at 7 p.m. The Funeralservice will be at 1 p.m. Friday,May 10. Both services will be atTrinity Lutheran Church, Vermil-lion. Burial is in the BluffviewCemetery.
Memorial gifts may be directedto the sound system at TrinityLutheran Church.
Visit hansenfuneralhome.com.Yankton Press & Dakotan
May 8, 2013
Joseph JacksonJoseph Bret Jackson, 23, of
Yankton died May 3, 2013.In lieu of flowers, the family is
asking for memorial donations tohelp offset the cost of burial as hewill be laid to rest in Minneapolis.
A memorial fund has been setup at Wells Fargo bank to help thefamily.
Helen KollarsHelen M. Kollars, 80, of Yank-
ton, passed away Tuesday, May07, 2013 at Avera Sacred HeartHospital, Yankton.
Funeral services are pendingunder the care of the Opsahl-Kos-tel Funeral Home & Crematory,Yankton.
Wednesday, 5.8.13ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net
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IN REMEMBRANCE John A. “Jack” Brandl
10:30 AM, Wednesday St. Michael’s Catholic Church
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Karen GuthmillerKaren M. Guthmiller, 76, of
Yankton passed away on Sunday,May 5, 2013 at her home sur-rounded by family and friendsafter battling leukemia.
Memorial Services will be at10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2013at the First United MethodistChurch, Yankton with Rev. RonJohnson officiating. Burial ofKaren’s cremated remains will bein the Garden of Memories.
Visitations will be from 6-8p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2013 atthe Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Homeand Crematory, Yankton. A timefor memory sharing will be at 7p.m. Visitations will resume onehour prior to the service at thechurch.
Karen Marie Garvey was bornMarch 10, 1937 to Dan and Agnes(Wakefield) Garvey in Yankton.She attended Yankton HighSchool. Karen married LloydGuthmiller on July 10, 1955 inLas Vegas. To this union fourchildren were born: Terry, SiouxFalls, Kim (Rob) Heikes, Harting-
ton, Neb, Larry(Janni), Yankton,and Gary (Gin-ger), Yankton.Karen wasblessed with 10grandchildren:Jessica, Christo-pher, Kelsey, Josh,Evan, Brittney,Tyler, Trevor,
Kaitlin, and Gage, and also 5great-grandchildren: Grady,Haleigh, Mason, Ayla, and Riley.
Karen and Lloyd raised theirfamily on a farm by Menno. Sheworked several jobs through theyears, including, TG&Y, Pamida,Mayfield Store, and the YanktonCare Center. Karen and Lloydmoved to Yankton in 1996.
Karen will be rememberedmost for her love and devotionto family, friends, and faith. Shewas always willing to help oth-ers, and be there to love and hugher grandchildren. Karen was amember of First UnitedMethodist Church of Yankton.She enjoyed going to Sundayservice and going out to lunch
with family and friends.Karen is survived by her hus-
band, Lloyd of Yankton; mother-in-law, Lea Guthmiller ofYankton; her children, grandchil-dren, and great-grandchildren;loving sister, Fran Ness of Califor-nia; sister-in-law, Shirley AnnGarvey of Florida; brother-in-lawand sister-in-law, Ray and De-lores Lowe of Colorado; many ne-ices and nephews; and herdearest friend, Julie Sherman ofSioux Falls.
Karen was preceded in deathby her parents, father-in-law,Christ, 3 brothers: Joe, Ronnie,and David, and 2 sisters, Maryand a sister that died in infancy.
Our lives are all richer be-cause of her never-ending love.
Yankton Press & Dakotan
May 8, 2013
Patti (Albrecht) WellsPatricia L. (Albrecht) Wells, of
Sioux Falls passed away on Decem-ber 23, 2012 at the Dougherty Hos-pice House after a lengthy battlewith ALS.
A Catholic Memorial Mass washeld on her birthday, January 4,2013 to celebrate her life. Patti gen-erously donated her body to sci-ence so that doctors have theopportunity to continue to work to-wards a cure.
A Catholic Memorial Mass willbe at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 13,2013 at St. Benedict CatholicChurch, Yankton, with Rev. KenLulf officiating. Burial will be in theSacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton.
Visitations will begin at 3:00p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2013 at St.Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton,with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. followedby a Scripture service at 7:00 p.m.Visitations will resume one hourprior to the service at the church.
Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home
and Crematory is incare of the arrange-ments.
Patti was bornon January 4, 1967in Fargo, N.D. andwas adopted byMary and Paul Al-brecht in April1967. She spent heryears growing up inYankton and partic-
ipated in many activities aroundthe community. Patti started danceclasses at Judi’s Dance Studio in1971 and continued throughouthigh school. She was an elegantgymnast excelling on the floor andbalance beam. She was a YanktonGazelle basketball player through-out high school. She participatedin track, school plays and band.While growing up, she was an ac-tive 4-H member who exhibited inhorticulture, sewing, cooking andcrafts. She won several purple rib-bons at State throughout the years.
Patti’s first job was at the family-owned convenience store, Paul’sKwik Stop.
She graduated from YanktonHigh School and received her Bach-elor’s Degree (with honors) andMaster’s Degree from the Univer-sity of South Dakota.
Patti was a lifelong educatorand touched the lives of many ofher students from fourth gradethrough college
As an educator, Patti receivedmuch recognition over the yearsbut it was her volunteer work thatshe was most proud of. As an Armyspouse, Patti headed the FamilyReadiness Group during two com-bat deployments in which she men-tored young wives of deployedSoldiers.
She was honored as the FortRiley, Kansas Volunteer of the Yearin 2004. Patti was the recipient ofthe Dr. Mary Walker Award, MollyPitcher Award, NISOD Award forExcellence in Teaching among her
many accolades and achievements.Patti was lucky to have two fam-
ilies that loved her very much andthat love was reciprocated. As anadopted child, she also had strongties to her biological family.
Survivors include her husband,David Wells; son, Zach Albrecht;mother, Mary Albrecht; sister,Nancy (Brad) Wenande; biologicalparents, Jack Kushman and PamHutchison; sisters: NanetteHulscher, Stacey Basher, and StephKushman; brothers: John Kushmanand Nick Hutchison.
She was preceded in death byher father, Paul Albrecht and hergrandparents.
Yankton Press & Dakotan
May 8, 2013
Orville ‘OB’ BuechlerFuneral services for Orville
“OB” Buechler, 85, of Scotland willbe held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday,May 9 at United Church of Christin Scotland with Rev. Ron Shifleyofficiating. Interment will follow inRosehill Cemetery, Scotland.
Visitation will be held onWednesday from 3-7 p.m., withthe family present from 5-7 p.m.,at the Goglin Funeral Home inScotland.
Orville passed away on Mon-day, May 6, 2013 at the GoodSamaritan Society of Scotland.
Online condolences may besent at www.goglinfh.com.
Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com
Wells
Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com
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fect in 2013 and last through2015. In Volin Township’s case, a$10,000 annual opt-out for 10years was approved. In bothcases, the funds were to be usedfor road maintenance.
Strictly speaking, Olson saidthe townships hadn’t submittedall the proper paperwork to gettheir opt-out implemented. Theopt-outs were not included ontheir levy requests.
Commissioner Allen Sinclairasked if the information that hadbeen supplied to the auditor’s of-fice had, in the past, been suffi-cient to get the opt-out leviesadded.
Olson responded that it wasquite possible that, in practice, ithad been in previous years.
“(The township officials) seri-ously in their hearts felt like theyhad done everything they weresupposed to do,” he said. “I trulybelieve they did.”
Conversations may have beenheld that weren’t reflected in thedocumentation of the case, Olsonadmitted.
He pointed out that he wasnot able to talk with YanktonCounty Auditor Paula Jonesabout the matter. She has beenon medical leave since February.
It was confirmed that the opt-out levies will be included on the2013 taxes payable in 2014.
Commissioners expressedconcern about the townshipshaving the money they need todo road maintenance this year.
Ray Epp, chairman of theVolin township board, told thecommission the shortfall will puthis organization in a tough spotthis year.
Commissioner Garry Mooreasked, “If the county had enoughmoney, could it pay forward onthe opt-out and then on the finalyear keep the revenue as a re-payment on what we paid for-ward on it?”
Olson said he believes therecould be some legal problemswith that solution and added thatit would definitely be a problemfrom his standpoint as an auditor.
Taking a slightly different tact,Sinclair asked if the money couldsimply be loaned to the town-ships, who could then pay thecounty back with opt-out funds.
“There is no statutory author-
ity for counties to do that,” Olsonsaid. “Counties are not banks.”
Commission Chairman BruceJensen said Yankton CountyState’s Attorney Rob Klimischwill be consulted about whetherthe county has options to assistthe townships this year.
“They need the money,” hesaid. “If there is any way we canhelp them that is reasonable,we’ll do it. On the other hand,(the money we would have tooffer) is other taxpayers’ money,so it is a touchy situation.”
Klimisch was present forOlson’s presentation Tuesday,but he offered no thoughts on thematter.
In other business, the commis-sion opted to allow the YanktonCounty Highway Department towork four 10-hour days a weekfrom June 3 through Aug. 29.
Highway Superintendent BrianGustad had proposed the changein hours from April through Octo-ber during the commission’s lastmeeting. He said he based theidea off what other counties inthe state do.
Gustad told the commissionthe adjustment would mean lesstravel time for employees fromthe work site to the highwayshop, fuel savings, less wear andtear on equipment and an in-crease in the amount of work thatcould be done during a day.
Also, an on-call list would beimplemented so employeeswould be available for weekendemergencies.
Jensen and Sinclair still hadconcerns that no one would beavailable on Fridays if situationsarose. As a compromise, Sinclairsaid he would support thechange if a skeleton crew wereworking on Fridays to do mainte-nance duties and be available forcalls.
Gustad said he could acceptthe amendment to his proposal.
Moore put forward a motionto approve the plan as originallyproposed by Gustad, but Com-missioner Donna Freng, Jensenand Sinclair opposed it.
Sinclair’s compromise planwas then voted on and passed 4-1, with Moore opposing it. Hesaid he liked the idea of individu-als doing maintenance on theirown vehicles, as is typically donenow. Having other people workon vehicles could be a “recipe fordisaster,” Moore stated.
You can follow Nathan Johnsonon Twitter at twitter.com/AnIn-landVoyage
piano and guitar. After graduatingfrom Freeman Academy in 2003,he continued to pursue those in-terests in college, earning a de-gree from USD in musical theaterperformance and film acting witha minor in composition.
Following graduation, Graberspent a short time in New Yorkbefore moving to the Twin Cities,where he worked in musical the-ater, films and commercials. Healso finished his musical, “TheMusic Box,” which debuted lastyear.
After three years in Min-nesota, Graber moved to Los An-geles to pursue a greater varietyof work.
“I kind of capped out there. Ifelt like I couldn’t go further,” hesaid. “I actually miss Minnesota,but you have to go where thework is.”
While Graber continues tosearch for acting roles, he said heis focusing on his singer/song-writer career. He currently is writ-ing a new show, “Big Blue Bike,”and is also forming a new band.
“I’m keeping myself busy withplenty of projects out here,” hesaid. “I’m just having a lot fun.”
You can follow Derek Bartos onTwitter at twitter.com/d_bartos
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