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 Arrangements are pending with Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.

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 Visitation is from 1 to 7 p.m., with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.

 In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials.

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 Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the mortuary on Tuesday. Friends may sign her online guestbook at schriversmemorial.com.

 Marty passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen.

 Martha "Marty" Susanne Jenkins was born on July 6, 1961, in Virginia, Minn., to James Leonard and Lois H. (Carlson) Jenkins. She was raised and attended school in the Minneapolis area, graduating from Bloomington Kennedy High School with the Class of 1979.

 Marty became employed with Telelect Incorporated in Minnesota and was later transferred to Watertown. She obtained her degree in nursing and became a registered nurse. In 2006, Marty moved to Aberdeen and began her career with Avera St. Luke's Hospital. She continued to make Aberdeen her home until the time of her death.

 Marty was a very accomplished musician. She was a singer and keyboard player with several area bands and was currently performing with the band, "No Surprize" out of Watertown.

 Grateful for sharing Marty's life are her daughter, Jessica (Aaron) Quam of Watertown; her grandchild, Rya Quam; her fiancé, Kevin Pleinis of Aberdeen; her father, Jim Jenkins of Bloomington, Minn.; her mother and stepfather, Lois (Jack) Schorle of Bloomington, Minn.; three brothers: David (Becky) Jenkins of St. Paul, Minn.; Darryl (Beth) Schorle of Minnetonka, Minn.; and Doug (Heather) Schorle of Atlantic, Iowa; two sisters: Beth (Scott) Limpert of Edina, Minn.; and Claudia (Mark) Miller of Eau Claire, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews.

 Burial will be in Artas City Cemetery.

 There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. Monday, with visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

 Carol died Nov. 8, 2012, at Avera Eureka Health Care Center.

 Carol J. Pfaff, daughter of Herbert and Claudia (Kary) Pfaff, was born July 9, 1942, at Mobridge. She grew up northeast of Java on her family's farm and graduated from high school in 1960.

 She was united in marriage to Chester Beck on Sept. 2, 1960, in the Congregational Church in Java. They made their home on a farm three miles west of Artas. In 2008, Carol entered Avera Eureka Health Care Center.

 Carol enjoyed fishing and tending to flower gardens. She enjoyed entertaining guests at their farm and was an excellent cook.

 Carol was a member of Eureka Reformed Church and Ladies Aide. Over the years, Carol had been active in Country Gals Extension Club, Moon Beam Card Club and Eureka Bowling League.

 Carol is survived by her husband, Chester, of Herried; one daughter, Tina (Mark) Rahm of Aberdeen; one son, Troy (Lisa) Beck of Artas; her mother, Claudia Marchewitz of Mobridge; one brother, Don (Jeneane) Pfaff of Enderline, N.D.; one sister, Dixie (Dean) Schilling of Mobridge; and three grandchildren: Colby, Robert and Marissa Beck, all of Artas.

 Her grandparents and father preceded her in death.

 Casketbearers will be Colby Beck, Robert Beck, Douglas Beck, Chad Pfaff, Dustin Schilling, Jena O'Hara, Marissa Beck and Darci Enderson.

 The organist will be Esther Grosz and special music by a quartet of Earl Mehlhaff, Letty Mehlhaff, Sonja Anderson and Charles Koerner, will be accompanied by Bonnie Mehlhaff.

 Carlsen Funeral Home of Eureka has been entrusted with arrangements.

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 Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Monday at Holy Trinity, with a liturgical wake service at 6:30 p.m. Visitation continues one hour prior to services on Tuesday.

 Joseph was born April 9, 1926, to Joseph and Katharina (Heier) Hartman on a farm southwest of Hosmer. His father died that same year. His mother married Joe Binfet of Onaka, moving Joseph and his sister, Elizabeth, there for one year before their mother passed away due to complications of childbirth. Joseph and his sister then moved back to Hosmer, where they were raised by their maternal grandparents, Joseph Sr. and Theresa Heier.

 Joseph joined the U.S. Army in October 1950. His tour of duty included one year spent in Germany, a time that he cherished his entire life. He was honorably discharged in October 1952. He was very proud of his service to his country and defense of the freedoms that we enjoy and was an active member of the American Legion for over 50 years. He proudly marched in parades with Legion Color Guard.

 Other than his time in the military, Joseph spent his entire life in the Hosmer area. His first job was working with his uncle, Joseph J. Heier, on his grandparents' farm. He would later work for other farmers, including Baldaser Grismer and Mervin Goehring.

 Joseph retired due to health issues and, in 2010, moved into the Hosmer Senior Citizens Home, where he passed away on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.

 During his life, his nieces and nephews were his children. He was a man of little worldly possessions, but was filled with love. He would always share what little he had so that others could enjoy life. He gave much and expected little in return.

 Joseph cherished any time spent with family. He loved to go hunting and sparked an interest in hunting in his nephews.

 His faith was very important to him, and he would always be one of the first to arrive for Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, where he was a life-long member.

 Remembering his keen sense of humor and unending love are his nieces and nephews: Don Harty, Daniel Harty and Bonnie Schumacher, all of Hosmer; and Charles Harty, Virginia Sillman and Lester Harty, all of Aberdeen. He is also survived by a half-sister, Tillie Mehlhaff of Aberdeen; great-nieces and nephews, many special cousins and friends.

 His parents; sister, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Harty; one brother and a half-sister (in infancy) preceded him in death.

 Funeral arrangements with Gramm Funeral Home of Ipswich.

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 Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at the United Methodist Church, Gettysburg, with Pastor Jeff Adel officiating. Burial will be in the Pembroke Cemetery, Hoven. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Luce Funeral Home, Gettysburg.

 Phyllis Zuber Wise was born July 24, 1915, in Lowell Township, Potter County, S.D., to Henry Zuber and Grace (Herron) Zuber. She was 4 years old when her father died in a drowning accident. The family continued to live on the farm and she received her grade school education in a one-room schoolhouse. Phyllis graduated from Gettysburg High School in 1934.

 She married Louis Martin Wise on Oct. 2, 1936, in Gettysburg, where she lived all her life.

 Phyllis provided room and board for high school boys for many years. She worked at the Jones Drug for a short time before she and Louie purchased and operated the Gamble Store.

 Phyllis served in a number of civic duties, including being one of the founding members of the Medicine Rock Senior Citizens Center. She had been a member of the Gettysburg Hospital Auxiliary, the Gettysburg Historical Society, Extension Club, the Gettysburg Country Club, and for many years, she served as volunteer curator at the Dakota Sunrise Museum, which she helped establish. This was a job she greatly enjoyed.

 Phyllis enjoyed dancing, golfing, bowling, playing cards and watching high school sporting events.

 She is survived by her two daughters: Lu Ann (Ernie) Edwards of Watertown, S.D.; and Karen (Jerry) Baldwin of Custer, S.D. She is also survived by five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two cousins: Eileen Hegerle and Lucille Ellenbecker of Gettysburg; and a special friend, Beryl Clark of Gettysburg.

 Preceding her in death was her husband, Louie; both parents; her brother, Walton Zuber; and her sister, Renee Gesman.

 Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Phyllis's arrangements.

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 Nadine Smeins, 95, of Pierpont died Friday Nov. 9, 2012, at Sundial Manor in Bristol.

 Her funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Fiksdal Funeral Service in Webster. Pastor Eugene Moeller will officiate. Burial will be in the Homer Cemetery near Pierpont.

 Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Fiksdal Funeral Service of Webster is in charge of the arrangements.

 Nadine V. Johnson was born Wednesday March 14, 1917, to J. Clifford and Effie (Kraai) Johnson on the Johnson family farm in Homer Township near Pierpont, S.D. She was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Pierpont. She attended school in Pierpont, graduating in 1933. After her education, Nadine went to work cooking for various farmers in the area.

 On Aug. 22, 1936, she married Bill Smeins in Britton, S.D. After their marriage, the couple moved to Fargo, N.D., for one year and the returned to the Pierpont area in Union Township, where they farmed for many years until their retirement. The couple celebrated 57 years of marriage. Bill passed away on July 7, 1994. Nadine continued to live on the farm until 2004, when she moved to the Pierpont Apartments. In 2007, she moved to the Johnson Center in Bristol until last year, when she entered Sundial Manor where she lived until her passing.

 Nadine was an active member of the Presbyterian Church in Pierpont, where she was an Elder and taught Sunday school.

 "Grandma Dean" (as all of her grandchildren called her), enjoyed sewing, cooking, square dancing, reading and, especially, spending time with her family.

 She is survived by one son: Alan (Mavis) Smeins of Pierpont, S.D., three daughters: Judith (Don) Voss of Watertown, S.D., Barb (Jim) Tompkins of Webster, S.D., and Diane (Richard) Ackerson of Aberdeen, one brother: Dale (Freda) Johnson of Zapata, Texas, eight grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and five stepgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother, one sister, and two great-grandsons.

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 Johanna "Jo" Mutschall, 91, of Aberdeen died Thursday Nov. 8, 2012, at Avera Dougherty Hospice Home in Sioux Falls, S.D. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church of Aberdeen. Pastor Tanya Rist will be officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be Monday, Nov. 12, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen, from 1 to 7 p.m., with family present from 5 to 7 p.m.

 Johanna was born April 7, 1921, in Napoleon, N.D., to Anton and Veronica (Lauinger) Fettig. At the age of 23, she moved to Aberdeen, where she met Reinhold Jakober, marrying him in 1948. Together, they operated a gravel hauling business until his death in 1966. She worked for Gibson's and married F.P. Mutschall in 1974 at Granada Hills, Calif. They retired and moved back to South Dakota in 1976. She became a widow for the second time in 2000.

 During her retirement, she babysat her great-grandchildren from infancy until they reached school age.  Somehow, despite her growing age, she was able to keep up with their unfailing energy.

 Her passions were her granddaughters and great-grandchildren's activities, especially the baseball games, attending as many as five a week this past summer. She also enjoyed bowling with great friends, up until her illness. She was a spunky person with a zest for life - trying to ride a bike and water-ski in her 50s and continuing to bowl in her 90s.

 With a warm smile, Jo shared her love with all around her. Competitively, she would play a ferocious game of cards, winning many of her games. She continued to drive, cook, clean and be largely independent until she became ill. Her family will miss her laughter and beautiful heart, though her light will shine on in their memories.

 She is survived by her daughter, Darlene (Dalvin) Golz of Sioux Falls, S.D.; granddaughters: Debra (Rick) Weber of Aberdeen and Deann Golz of Sacramento, Calif.; great-grandchildren: Alyssa, Victoria, Eric, and Christopher Weber; stepdaughter, Myra (Ray) Pelletier and family; sisters: Eva Feist, Mary (Tony) Schneider, Betty Keller, Kathy (Don) Norris, all of Oregon; and many nieces and nephews.

 She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers: Steve Fettig and Wendelin Fettig; her sister, Marge Rowlands; her husbands and one infant.

 Honorary pallbearers will be her great-grandchildren and her bowling friends.

 In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to be directed to the family for donations to Johanna's favorite charities.

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 Iva Wittmeier, 83, Pollock, died Nov. 11, 2012, in Surprise, Ariz.  Arrangements pending with Myers funeral Home, Linton.

 Funeral services for Edgar D. Wipf, 91, Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with Pastor Jeff Whillock officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Edgar died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services of Aberdeen.

 Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m., with family present from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.

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 Jean F. Lukens, 76, of Aberdeen passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital.

 Arrangements are pending with Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, Aberdeen.

 Kenneth Jakobsen, 70, of Pollock died Nov. 10, 2012, in a Bismarck hospital, N.D.

 Arrangements are pending with Myers funeral Home, Linton.

 Alice Wiederrich, 87, Ellendale, N.D. died Nov. 10, 2012, at Sanford Medical Center, Aberdeen.

 She was born Nov. 4, 1925, to Albert and Lydia (Goehner) Brandenburger at Merricourt, N.D. They lived on a farm south of Monango, N.D. Alice was educated in Monango until 1942, when they moved to a farm west of Ellendale. Alice was a graduate of Ellendale High School in 1945, and Presentation School of Nursing, St. Joseph's Unit in Mitchell in 1950. In 1952, the Ellendale Memorial Hospital opened and Alice moved to Ellendale.

 Encouraged by Dr. Ellis Oster, she attended Anesthesia School in Minneapolis, graduating in 1954. She returned to Ellendale and worked as an anesthetist at the Ellendale Hospital and the area medical clinic as nurse and insurance manager. When the Ellendale Hospital surgery department closed in 1980, she moved to Ponca City, Okla., doing chemotherapy at Northern Oklahoma Oncology Clinic, where she continued working for Dr. Oster.

 Alice retried in 1997, having done nursing for 50 years. In July 2005, she moved back to Ellendale, N.D., where she resided until her death.

 Alice was a member and active at Zion Lutheran Church, Ellendale. She was also a member and held offices in many organizations.

 Alice married Richard Wiederrich Feb. 26, 1956, and later divorced.

 Alice was a member of North Dakota State Nursing Association, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, North Dakota Lung Association (secretary 1970-1973), Oncology Nursing Society - N.D. and Okla., National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Charter Member of North Dakota EMT's, Charter member of Ellendale Ambulance Service, Human Subjects Committee of North Dakota (Tuberculosis), immunized school children in Dickey and LaMoure Counties 1955-1976, Ellendale Civic Association (First Lady President), Lutheran Social Service thru Aberdeen, Shutterbug Camera Club, Iris Society of Northern Oklahoma, PM Patches and Pieces Quilt Guild, Choirs of Zion and First Lutheran Churchs, Senior Golden Swingers, Ellendale.

 Grateful to have shared in her life is one daughter, Cheryl Ann Weber, Lahabra, Calif.; two sons: Timothy Lee (Lisa) Wiederrich, Sturgis, Wayne Allen (Della) Wiederrich, Saco, Mont.; six grandchildren: Don and Ryan Weber, Krystal Wiederrich, Cristina Hood, Alicia Scones, and Michael Wiederrich; five great-grandchildren; three brothers: Marvin Brandenburger, Springdale, Ark., Leroy Brandenburger, Auroa, Minn., Paul Brandenburger, Ellendale, N.D.; three sisters: Marian Muske, Grandville, Mich., Bernice Gentz, Ellendale, N.D., Dianna Rogelstad, Fargo, N.D.; one aunt, Adeline Brandenbrurger, Ellendale, N.D.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

 She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; and one sister.

 The funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at Zion Lutheran Church, Ellendale, with Pastor Tom Eckstein officiating.

 Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Burial is at Ellendale City Cemetery.

 Arrangements by Hoven Funeral Chapel, Ellendale. 

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 Funeral services for Tommy Smith, 29, Bismarck, N.D., formerly of Eagle Butte, will be Saturday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte. Burial will follow at the Eagle Butte Cemetery. Meet at the Four-mile Junction, 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, to proceed to St. John's Episcopal Church for an all-night wake, services beginning at 7 p.m.

 Tommy entered the spirit world Nov. 10, 2012, in Bismarck.

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 The funeral for Kenneth Jakobsen, 70, Pollock, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pollock Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Dale Cemetery, Pollock.

 He died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Sanford Health, Bismarck, N.D.

 Visitation will be noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Myers Funeral Home, Linton and from 6 to 9 p.m. at church, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

 Joyce Jenson, 83, of Ipswich and formerly of Summit died on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Aberdeen.

 Her funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Waubay, the Rev. Janet Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Summit City Cemetery.

 Visitation will be at Fiksdal Funeral Service in Webster on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service.

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 Graveside service for Gaylen M. Roberts, 63, of Aberdeen will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pastor Jeff Whillock will officiate.

 Gaylen died on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab.

 Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.

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