Milbert "Bill" Sandmeier, 71, of Redfield died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen.

 His funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at 1 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Redfield. Pastor Brad Traxler will officiate. 

 Burial will be in the Bohemian Cemetery near Highmore. Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield.

 In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials.

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 Doloris Tennant, 91, of Gettysburg passed away Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at the Bowdle Nursing Home. 

 Funeral services are currently pending.

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

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 Funeral service for Delores "Dee" Youngerman, 80, of Aberdeen will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen. Fr. Shane Stevens officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Aberdeen. Dee died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services in Aberdeen.

 Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

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 The funeral service for Lesley S. Brubakken, 46, of St. Cloud, Minn., and formerly of Britton will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at the First Lutheran Church in Britton.

 Lesley died Dec. 28, 2012, at St. Cloud Hospital.

 Ruby Fellbaum, 90, of Webster died on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Bethesda Home in Webster.

 Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at American Lutheran Church in Webster, the Rev. Jan FitzGibbon officiating. Burial will be in the Webster Cemetery.

 Visitation will be at Fiksdal Funeral Service in Webster, on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. and prior to services at the church.

 Ruby Eloise Hagen was born Sunday, Oct. 8, 1922, to Reuben and Elvera (Peterson) Hagen in Britton, S.D. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. When Ruby was three years old, her mother passed away. She then lived with an aunt and uncle north of Webster, where she attended country school. After her father, Reuben, was remarried to Agnes (Hagen), the family was reunited and Ruby completed her education.

 On June 8, 1941, she was united in marriage to Alvin Fellbaum in Webster. The couple made their home in Webster, where they owned and managed the Coast-To-Coast Hardware store and later Hardware Hank, until their retirement. Alvin passed away in May 2003. After his death, she continued to live in her own home. She also lived at Strand-Kjorsvig Rest Home in Roslyn, an assisted living center in Watertown and entered Bethesda Home in Webster in September 2012.

 Ruby is survived by two sons, Dale (Alice) Fellbaum and Doug Fellbaum both of Webster; two daughters, Cheryl Hewitt of Watertown and Patty (Tom) O'Bryan of Woodland Hills, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Gail Fellbaum of Webster; one brother, Norman Hagen of Liberty, Mo.; a sister, Phyllis (Morris) Bjornebo of St. Paul, Minn.; a half-sister, Beverly (John) Owen of Watertown; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

 She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, Gene; one granddaughter, Kathryn; a son-in-law, Alan Hewitt; one brother, Virgil Hagen; and sisters-in-law, Alice Hagen and Adeline Hagen.

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 Funeral service for Delores "Dee" Youngerman, 80, Aberdeen, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen. Fr. Shane Stevens officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Aberdeen. Dee died on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services in Aberdeen, after an extended illness.

 Closed casket visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.

 Delores "Dee" Schumacher, daughter of Louie P. and Albertina (Kilber) Schumacher, was born March 17, 1932, in Cottonwood Lake, S.D. She attended school in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1950.

 Dee went on to attend Aberdeen Business College, where she earned a degree in business administration. She also attended school at IBM School in Minneapolis and Northern State University in Aberdeen.

 Dee was united in marriage to Gary Youngerman on Dec. 2, 1961. She went to work for Socony Vacuum Oil Company for five years and McLaughlin Electric for 15 years. Later, she was employed as the human resources administrator at Control Data for 20 years. Her husband died in July 1971.

 Dee was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen. She was also a member of the Elks Club, Beta Sigma Phi and active in the Business and Professional Women's Club. In her free time, Dee enjoyed bowling, reading and playing cards. She was a great cook and cherished the time she was able to spend with her family and many friends.

 Dee was preceded in death by her parents and her loving husband, Gary.

 Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home of Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.

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 Marcella C. Strudle, 89, of Aberdeen passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at her home.

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

 Doloris Tennant, 92, of Gettysburg passed away Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at the Bowdle Nursing Home.

 An open house celebration of Doloris's life will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday Jan. 5, 2013, at Luce Funeral Home in Gettysburg.

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

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 Donald C. Artz, 81, of Aberdeen passed away Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Groton.

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

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

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 Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church, with a 7 p.m. prayer service.

 Edythe passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at Wheatcrest Hills in Britton at age 86.

 Edythe Leanora

DeYoung was born Sept. 22, 1926, in Doland to Sebe and Nora (Larson) DeYoung. She moved with her family to Hecla, Houghton and Ashton before settling in Britton when she was a junior in high school. She graduated from Britton High School in 1945.

 On Nov. 16, 1945, she married Neil Stiegelmeier. They made their home and farmed with Neil's dad on the family's homestead until purchasing their own farm northeast of Britton in 1958. There, they raised their four sons and seven daughters.

 Edythe's greatest joy was her family. Her loving hands were always busy baking, cooking, mending and gardening for her family. She raised and sold chickens for a number of years. She carried full, hot meals to the fields during harvest. Her therapeutic time was spent writing newsy letters to her brother and sisters and planting and tending her many flower gardens, which she never considered work. She accomplished her life's goal of seeing all 11 of her children graduate from high school.

 Neil passed away March 20, 1985. Edythe then moved to a home in Britton. After selling her home, she moved to Pierre to be near her daughter, Cindy. Nine months later, she moved back to Britton because she missed the little grandchildren. Edythe made her home in an apartment until moving to Spruce Court, and later to Wheatcrest Hills in 2008.

 Grateful for having shared her life are her children: Deanna (Val) Hilzendeger, Spokane, Wash.; Rita (Joe) Warren, Clifton, N.J.; Adyle (Cal) Cooper, Maple Grove, Minn.; Connie (Bob) Emerson, Houston, Texas; Ricky (Bernie) Stiegelmeier, League City, Texas; Roger (Laurie) Stiegelmeier, Claremont; Kim (Cathy) Stiegelmeier, Britton; Cindy Stiegelmeier, Pierre; Jan Stiegelmeier, Aberdeen; Dawn (David) Smith and Vicky Fisher, both of Britton; 31 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Joane (Wally) Peterson, Bullhead City, Ariz.; a brother, Donald DeYoung, Poway, Calif.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and their families.

 Preceding her in death were her parents; Thomas Vanstone; her husband; an infant son; a sister, Maxine Shelton; two sisters-in-law: Betty DeYoung and Pauline DeYoung; a son-in-law, Roger "Boots" Fisher; two daughters-in-law: Jane Stiegelmeier and Cheryl Stiegelmeier; and a grandson, Brian Felchle.

 An online guestbook and obituary is available at pricefuneralchapel.net.

 Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens, with military graveside rites by Sidney L. Smith American Legion Post No. 24.

 There will be a prayer service Sunday at 5 p.m., with visitation from 3 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home.

 Ervin died Jan. 3, 2013, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor.

 Ervin W. Marzolf, son of Christ and Theresa (Pfeifle) Marzolf, was born Dec. 11, 1924, at Venturia, N.D. He grew up on a farm west of Ashley, N.D. He entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II and was honorably discharged.

 He was united in marriage to Florence Kautz on Nov. 26, 1947, at Ashley. They moved to Aberdeen, where he worked for Spaulding Auto, eventually working his way into sales. Spaulding Auto was then sold and became Pierson's Auto. Ervin then became employed with Johnson's Motors, where he worked in sales until his retirement.

 Ervin was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. He enjoyed talking to people. He was a determined, soft-hearted man.

 Ervin is survived by his wife, Florence of 65 years; daughter, Fern (Robert) Sanders of Aberdeen; three grandchildren: Paul (Hilary) Sanders of Idaho Falls, Idaho, James (Alissa) Sanders of Blaine, Minn., and Erin (Ben) Roselle of Maple Grove, Minn.; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Florence Golz of Lodi, Calif., and Bernice (Andy) Dutenhoeffer of San Diego, Calif.; and one brother, Alvin Marzolf of Thornton, Colo.

 His parents; one brother, Walter; and one nephew, James Marzolf preceded him in death.

 Honorary casketbearers will be Ervin's coffee time buddies from McDonald's on Sixth Avenue.

 Casketbearers will be Dwayne Marzolf, Lyle Fey, Gene Brick, Allen Baumann, Jim Opsahl and Jerry Swenson.

 The organist will be Sonya Kempf and the ushers will be Dean Click and Art Bretsch.

 Carlsen Funeral Home and Crematory of Aberdeen has been entrusted with arrangements.

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 Cornelius Joseph "Corny" was born March 31, 1934, on the family farm north of Zell to Edward and Genevieve (Sihrer) Fink. He graduated from Redfield High School in 1953 and served in the Guards and then in the U.S. Army until he was honorably discharged in 1959. Corny married Ella Mae Nichols in Duncan, Okla., in 1959, and they made their home near Zell. Corny farmed with his brother, Red. He worked for Leinen Construction and for Al Hagman, building several houses in the area. Corny also worked as a carpenter at the South Dakota Developmental Center in Redfield for 30-plus years.

 C.J. enjoyed playing cards, visiting with family and friends and will always be remembered for his story telling and for telling and playing jokes. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Zell and then St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Redfield and was a member of the Redfield Knights of Columbus.

 Corny is survived by his wife, Ella Mae of Zell; his children: Jim (Mary) Fink of Fairview, Mont., Andrew (Steph Cremers) Fink of Redfield, Janice (Doug) Kenzy of Riverside, Calif., Jon Fink of Corona, Calif., and Tom Fink of Zell. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; his brother, Red (Carol) Fink of Zell; and nieces and nephews.

 He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers: Stan and Harold; one sister, Doris; and one nephew, DJ Fink.

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 Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements. Friends may sign her online guestbook at schriversmemorial.com.

 Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary, with a liturgical wake service at 5 p.m. Visitation continues for one hour prior to Mass at the church on Monday.

 Marcella passed away Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at her home in Aberdeen. Blessed be her memory.

 Marcella C. Heinz was born Dec. 28, 1923, to Herman and Susan (Pitz) Heinz at Ipswich. This is the area where she was raised and attended school.

 Marcella was united in marriage to Leonard Strudle on Nov. 25, 1947, in Ipswich. The couple worked on the Strudle farm north of Ipswich until 1955, when they moved to Aberdeen.  

 They started Aberdeen Liquors, later converted into Strudle's C Store, which they owned and operated until their retirement in 1984. Marcella and Leonard shared 41 years of marriage before he passed away in 1998. Marcella continued to make Aberdeen her home until the time of her death.

 Marcella was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen. She enjoyed studying family genealogy and took pride in her flower garden, especially her African violets.

 Above all, Marcella loved visiting and spending time with her family.

 Blessed to have shared Marcella's life are her children: Jean (Cyril) Carpenter of Omaha, Neb., and Richard (Kymberly) Strudle of Aberdeen; two grandchildren: Barbara (Chuck) Walls and Nikki James; one great-granddaughter, Ashleigh Walls; sister, Valera (Steve) Braun of Hawthron, Calif.; brother-in-law, Eugene Bulian; sisters-in law: Ella Heinz, Janice Heinz and Bernie Heinz; and many nieces and nephews.

 She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four brothers: Wilfred Heinz, Cletus Heinz, Lawrence Heinz and Francis Heinz; and four sisters: Gertrude Gauer, Lucile Braun, Viola Weber and Evelyn Bulian.

 At Doloris's request, there will be no formal services.

 Doloris M. Zuber was born Feb. 9, 1920, to George and Anna (Phillips) Zuber in Potter County, SD.

 On Aug. 7, 1937, she married Lyle B. Tennant and enjoyed a married life lasting 72 years until his death March 10, 2010. Doloris and Lyle had eight children who were in the Gettysburg Public School System for 39 years, which required her continual involvement in school activities and duties. They also have 20 grandchildren (to whom she was a professional, loving grandmother) and 24 great-grandchildren.

 After the youngest children were older, Doloris continued her education to earn a degree as an accountant and tax professional, even though she had worked as a bookkeeper and dispatcher for the family's trucking business for over 50 years.

 Doloris was a member of Gettysburg Methodist Church for 72 years, during which she served as Sunday school teacher, superintendent, MYF leader, Bible school teacher, UMW president and other offices and committees, Circle president and all offices and committees, and provided transportation for elderly to those activities. She was also a Cub Scout Den mother, Brownie Scout and Girl Scout leader for many years and active in many civic, community and social organizations.

 She is survived by her eight children: Phyllis Robinson of Dillon, Mont., Leila Tiegen-Woods of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Mary (Dennis) Hagny of Gettysburg, Maurice "Mick" (Karen) Tennant of Lebanon, Sheila (Jim) Beringer of Rapid City, Brian (Lorraine) Tennant of North Ogden, Utah, Brad (Brigid) Tennant of Aberdeen, and Tony (Donna) Tennant of Springfield; 20 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

 She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle; her parents; infant son, Gerald Dean; two brothers and two sisters; daughter-in-law, Melissa Tennant; sons-in law: Bob Robinson, Donald Tiegen and Ken Woods.

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

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 Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.

 Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary, with a liturgical wake service at 7 p.m. Visitation continues one hour before Mass at church on Thursday.

 Donald passed away Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Groton.

 Donald C. Artz was born on June 12, 1930, at San Pedro, Calif., to Ralph and Frances (Cain) Artz. He attended Sacred Heart Parochial School and graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in Aberdeen.     

 Donald furthered his education at Northern State College in Aberdeen and received his bachelor of science degree in English literature from St. John's University in Minnesota, with the intention of teaching at the college level.

 Donald served his country in the U.S. Army, where he served as a radio and infantryman during the Korean War. Following his honorable discharge, Don resumed his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota and received his master's degree. He returned to Aberdeen and the family business, Artz Camera Supply.

 Donald was united in marriage to Betty M. Swanson at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen on July 25, 1959. The couple made Aberdeen their home where, in addition to Don's experience in the photography business, he also participated in managing direct-mail marketing operations, a restaurant and greeting card stores, one of which was the Crown Gallery on Aberdeen's Main Street until his retirement.

 During his retirement years, he devoted a great deal of time to his interests in history and historic preservation. Don wrote two books on Aberdeen history and was also researching others.

 Surviving Donald are his wife, Betty Artz of Aberdeen; sons: Paul Artz of Boston, Mass., and Steve Artz of New York City, N.Y.; brother, Robert Artz of Fargo, N.D.; sister-in-law, Marjorie Swanson of Aberdeen; nephews: Earl Swanson and Eric Swanson of Aberdeen; Dave (Lisa) Artz of North Dakota, David (Janis) Bailey of Oklahoma, Jim (Shelly) Bailey of Pennsylvania and Tom (Cathy) Bailey of Missouri; nieces: Kathy Longen of Arizona, Barb (Vernon) Kroshus of Minnesota, Mary (Gary) Kruger of Missouri and Margaret (Mark) Cardwell of New York; and nine great-nieces and nephews.

 He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Bernadine Bailey; brother-in-law, Fred Swanson; and sister-in-law, Marcella Artz.

 Memorials are preferred to either Sacred Heart Catholic Church or The Roncalli Foundation in Aberdeen.

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