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Josephine Van Duysen WAGNER — Visitation for

Josephine Van Duysen, 92 ofrural Wagner is atthe Crosby-JaegerFuneral Home inWagner from 1 to 3Monday, followedby a private com-mittal service atthe EmanuelCemetery, ruralSpringfield, withPastor Dave Reckofficiating.

Josephine “Jose” Van Duysen,daughter of Cornelius “Casey”and Bessie (Boschma) Van Duy-sen, was born March 28, 1919 ona farm north of Avon, SD. Jose’sfamily moved to the Dante areain 1931. She lived on this place allof her life and peacefully diedthere Saturday, June11, 2011.Jose attained the age of 92 years,two months and 15 days.

Jose received an eighth gradeeducation at country schoolsnear Avon and Dante. She hadgreat sorrow in her early life, asher older brother, John died un-expectedly when he was 14 andshe was 12. Jose helped to carefor her Mother for many years.

Jose was a member of theFriedensberg Bible Church whereshe served on the service com-mittee for many years and alsoplayed her guitar.

Jose was an outdoor person.She loved her horses, chickensand to garden. Jose also lovedmusic, especially Country Gospeland Western cowboy songs. Sheand her sister, Rachel sang atmany different places and occa-sions all over the area.

Thankful for having sharedher life are her brother Frances“Fritz” and wife Danelda and hersister Rachel, all of rural Wagner;nephews: Murlen and wife Sandy,and Mark and wife Joanie, niece-in-law, Lori, all of rural Wagner;great nieces and nephews: Travisand wife Jen, Tyler, Jackie Beesonand husband Travis, Jody Fox-hoven and husband Brock, andJason and wife Jackie, Sharla,Mike and wife Brianna, Melissa,Marshall and Morgan; great-greatnieces and nephews: Tayler andDodge Van Duysen, Summer,Shada and Jaylen Beeson, Tuff,Ellie and Maci Foxhoven, andCasey and Kendra Van Duysen;and relatives and friends.

Jose was preceded in deathby her parents; brother John,nephew Mike, and great nephewCasey.

Yankton Press & DakotanJune 13, 2011

Elmer Wormsbecher AVON — The funeral service

for Elmer Wormsbecher, 85 ofAvon will be 10:30a.m. Tuesday,June 14, 2011 atthe Danzig BaptistChurch, ruralAvon. Burial willbe in the churchcemetery with mil-itary honors bythe Jelkim-HarmsAmerican LegionPost 142 of Tripp.

Visitation will be at thechurch from 2 to 7, followed by a7 p.m. prayer service.

Elmer Wormsbecher, son ofEmanuel and Amelia (Buchholz)Wormsbecher, was born in ruralBon Homme County on Septem-ber 17, 1925. He died Saturday,June 11, 2011 at Avera SacredHeart Hospital in Yankton, SD.Elmer attained the age of 85years, eight months and 26 days.

Elmer received an eighthgrade education at Vesper Coun-try School. He served in theUnited States Army in Japan fromApril 17, 1951 to April 2, 1953.

Elmer married JoEllen DeG-root on June 17, 1964 at theKingsburg Church in Kingsburg.Four sons were blessed to theirunion. He farmed on the homeplace all of his life.

Elmer was a member of theDanzig Baptist Church andserved on the cemetery boardfor many years. He also was amember of the Jelkim-HarmsAmerican Legion Post 142 inTripp for 58 years.

Elmer enjoyed restoring an-tique John Deere tractors anddoing puzzles. He played the ac-cordion and enjoyed Polkamusic. Elmer loved his grand-daughters and the time spent

with them.Thankful for having shared his

life are his wife JoEllen, ruralAvon; four sons: Gary and wifeJaclyn of Yankton, Dale and wifeLori, Lyle and Scott, all of Avon;three granddaughters: Lea andKatey Wormsbecher and JazmynGunderson; brother, Harvey andwife Betty of Tripp; sister, EllaRoth and husband Walter ofTripp; and many nieces, nephewsand friends.

Elmer was preceded in deathby his parents; one brotherClarence; and six sisters: LillianRichters, Julia Permann, LorineCihak, Ruth Ded, Hulda Worms-becher and Esther Wudel.

Yankton Press & DakotanJune 13, 2011

Valborg ‘Val’ NielsenPRESCOTT, Ariz. — Valborg

“Val” Nielsen, 89, of Prescott diedJune 7, 2011.

She was bornand raised in theDanish commu-nity of Tyler, Min-nesota. Herheritage was adriving force inher life. In 1943she married RoyNielsen and theyspent over 61years together, first in Yankton,South Dakota, and then 50 yearsin Southern California. In 2005she moved to Prescott. She was aloving mother, aunt, and Bedste-mor (grandmother) who was thecenter of her extended family.She kept the Danish traditionsalive especially at Christmas. Sheenjoyed golf, fitness exercising,and needlework.

Val is survived by her daugh-ter, Carol, and son-in-law, LinnLisbona, of Prescott with whom

she lived for the past 5 years; sonRobert and Anette Nielsen of Fall-brook, California; special nieceBarbara and Joe Gardner ofPrescott; grandchildren, Linde,Heidi, Birka, Nils, Sigrid, andLeigh; great grandson, OwenBlue; brother, Halvor and EdithJohansen of Idaho Falls, Idaho;many loving nieces and nephews,brother-in-law Hod Nielsen ofYankton, sister-in-law VirginiaCouch of Oklahoma City, and sis-ter-in-law Elaine Nielsen, Yank-ton. She was preceded in deathby her husband, Roy Nielsen;parents Johan and Sigrid Jo-hansen; 3 brothers and a sister.

In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to the Nature Con-servancy or Good Samaritan So-ciety Prescott Hospice. A specialthank you to her hospice team,Nathan, Mary, Carolynn, andSandy.

A celebration of life will bescheduled at a later date.Arrangements by Arizona Wake-lin Funeral Home.

Yankton Press & DakotanJune 13, 2011

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Nebraska May Cancel Paddlefish Season LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Games and Parks Commis-

sion is considering whether to cancel archery paddlefish season be-cause of Missouri River flooding.

The commission will hold a special meeting Friday in Lincoln todecide whether river conditions are too unsafe for the season.

The season usually begins the second Saturday of July and con-tinues for 30 days.

The Missouri River is rising because the corps is increasing theamount of water it releases from upstream reservoirs to deal withheavy rains and snowpack. The river is expected to crest aboveflood stage in Iowa and Nebraska this week, but the water will remainhigh into fall.

Work Continues To Keep Neb. Airport OpenNORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Work continues to safeguard the

North Platte airport from flooding.Col. Robert Ruch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says crews

are working to raise the levee protecting the airport from the swollenNorth Platte River. Work should be finished by Tuesday.

The North Platte River is swollen because of steady spring rainand above-normal snowpack that have filled upstream reservoirs.The river converges with the South Platte River at North Platte toform the Platte River.

The National Weather Service recorded the river at 7.54 feet atNorth Platte on Sunday. Flood stage is 6 feet.

Iowa Home That Fell In Sinkhold Torn DownCLINTON, Iowa (AP) — A century-old home in Clinton that col-

lapsed into a sinkhole has been torn down.Michael Harmon, the city’s building and neighborhood official,

told the Clinton Herald that an emergency demolition was orderedfor Larry Stuart’s home. It suffered structure problems after collaps-ing into a sinkhole on May 29 and was considered unsafe.

Stuart wasn’t home at the time of the collapse. A report issued by Harmon says there may have been problems

with the house’s foundation that contributed to the structural fail-ure. Weather and soil problems are also blamed.

S.D. Man Accused Of Trafficking BirdsRAPID CITY (AP) — A Batesland man has been charged with 32

counts of trafficking in eagles and migratory birds.The Rapid City Journal reports that 39-year-old Tilden Reddest

pleaded not guilty to possessing, selling, bartering or offering to sell abald eagle and a golden eagle or their parts, as well as other migratorybirds.

If convicted, Reddest faces a maximum penalty of two years inprison on each count. Reddest is free on bond pending trial.

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Scarlet DoppenbergScarlet Leigh Doppenberg,

daughter of Amy Doppenbergand Nick Johnson, both of Yank-ton, SD was stillborn Friday,June 10, 2011 at Avera SacredHeart Hospital, Yankton, SD.

Private memorial servicesare planned. Burial will be in thebaby land section of the Yank-ton Cemetery, Yankton, SD.

The Opsahl-Kostel FuneralHome & Crematory, Yankton, isassisting with services.

Scarlet is survived by hermother Amy Doppenberg andNicholas Johnson, both of Yank-ton, SD; maternal grandparentsJohn and Marilyn Doppenberg ofYankton, SD; paternal grand-mother Mary R. Johnson ofYankton, SD; her uncles, Adam

Doppenberg of Lee’s Summit,MO, Travis Doppenberg ofChaska, MN, Philip (Alisa) John-son Indianapolis, IN, Christo-pher (Tushia) Johnson ofYankton, SD, and Matthew John-son of Yankton, SD; her auntsStephanie (Mike) Reed of Lin-coln, NE, Sara (Allan) Lipka ofLincoln, NE and Amber Johnsonof Vermillion, SD.

She was preceded in deathby her paternal grandfatherRoger L. Johnson.

Yankton Press & DakotanJune 13, 2011

Norman LeheskaTYNDALL — Funeral Mass for

Norman A. Leheska, 90, of Tyn-dall will be held at 10:30 a.m. onWednesday, June 15 at St. LeoCatholic Church in Tyndall withFr. Gerald Thury as Celebrant. In-terment will follow in St. LeoCemetery, Tyndall.

Visitation will be held onTuesday from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00p.m. at the Goglin Funeral Homein Tyndall. There will be a 7:30p.m. wake service on Tuesdayevening at the church.

Norman passed away on Sat-

urday, June 11, 2011 at St.Michael’s Hospital Avera in Tyn-dall. Online condolences may besent at www.goglinfh.com.

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Marcella MarekMarcella D. Marek, 89, of Yank-

ton, died Friday, June 10, 2011, atAvera Sister James Care Center,Yankton.

Mass of Christian Burial willbe 10:30 a.m. at Sacred HeartCatholic Church, Yankton, withthe Rev. Dan Smith officiating.Burial will be in the Garden ofMemories, Yankton.

Visitations begin at 5 p.m.Wednesday at Opsahl-Kostel Fu-neral Home & Crematory, Yank-ton, with a rosary at 7 p.m.followed by a Scripture service at7:30 p.m. Visitations will resumeone hour prior to the service atthe church.

Laura WenzlaffLaura Wenzlaff, 91, of Yankton

died at her home Sunday morn-ing, June 12, 2011.

Funeral service is at 11 a.m.Wednesday at Kingsway ChristianChurch, Yankton, with the Rev.Bob Mason officiating. Burial willbe in the Garden of Memories,Yankton, SD.

Visitations begin at 5 p.m.Tuesday at Opsahl-Kostel FuneralHome & Crematory, Yankton,with a prayer service at 7 p.m.Visitations will resume one hourprior to the service at thechurch.

Muriel AaenPIERRE — Muriel Aaen, 88, of

Pierre and formerly of Yankton,died Saturday, June 11, 2011, atSt. Mary’s Hospital, Pierre.

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S.D. Levee Efforts Move Transition To MonitoringSIOUX FALLS (AP) — Most of the levees built

to protect the Dakota Dunes area from the risingMissouri River are in place, but it will be weeksbefore those dikes are fully tested against the fullforce of the river’s fury, officials said Saturday.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pushingrecord amounts of water through Missouri Riverdams to get rid of unexpectedly heavy rains thatfell last month upstream in eastern Montana andWyoming and western North Dakota and SouthDakota.

Releases from Gavin’s Point Dam in Yanktonwere upped to 145,000 cubic feet per second onFriday, and an increase of another 5,000 is sched-uled for Tuesday.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard said that means the

levees in the Dakota Dunes area won’t start to behit by the highest river flows until Tuesday andWednesday, and those dikes will continue to bemonitored by crews watching for breaches andseepage.

Daugaard said the levees have been holdingstrong in the Pierre and Fort Pierre areas, wherereleases just more than a week ago were in-creased to record levels on Oahe Dam a fewmiles upstream.

Crews in Dakota Dunes, a southeastern SouthDakota community of about 2,500 people, haveput in a series of pumps to pump groundwaterover the levee, but there’s a limit to how muchgroundwater can be sent out as too muchdewatering weakens the levee structure,

Daugaard said.Jeff Dooley, the Dakota Dunes community de-

velopment district manager, said there are about480 homes in the evacuated area of DakotaDunes and some of them, particularly on thesouthern side, are dealing with groundwater is-sues.

Dooley said residents have been asking whenthey can return to the neighborhood to check ontheir homes, and the incident management teamis working on a credentialing system to give peo-ple access. First, the levees will have to be fullytested, the dewatering system will have to be inplace and the team will have to identify whichaccess roads to open, he said.

BY EMILY WICKSTROMAssociated Press

PIERRE — Flooding has createdmany hardships, but Pierre andFort Pierre have been through itmore than once — most recently in1952.

Before the winter of 1951-1952ended, almost 76 inches of snowhad fallen in the Pierre area be-tween October and March. With afollowing warm spring, abnormaltemperatures rapidly melted thesnow, causing creeks and rivers toquickly fill the Missouri River.

As of April 3, 1952, HaroldSchuler, author of “Pierre Since1910,” reported the Missouri Riverat Pierre was running at 17 feet andrising, about two feet above floodstage. (it is currently over 28 feet).

After ice broke on April 4 andmoved downstream, the riverdropped to 13.8 feet. Even thoughthe ice was gone, the threat of aflood still loomed.

As the temperature hit 58 de-grees and the Missouri River levelhit 16.61 feet on April 7, Pierre and

Fort Pierre residents started sand-bagging for an expected 22 footflood crest.

Residents were warned on April9 the flood stage could be 25 feet.

The Fort Pierre power plantclosed that day due to rising wa-ters.

After Fort Pierre Red Cross Dis-aster chairman Carmen Sutley or-dered 700 people to evacuate toPierre, two feet of water coveredDeadwood Street in Fort Pierre.

In Pierre, water covered severalblocks along the river, downtownbusinesses were flooded and 1,500people evacuated their homes. Butit would still grow worse the follow-ing day as the river rose anotherthree feet.

On April 10, the river crested at25.35 feet and Pierre Street wascovered with two feet of water. Atthis time, Fort Pierre was alreadygreatly damaged as 50 homes weredestroyed, 67 had major damage,48 had minor damage and everyFort Pierre business was damaged.

Schuler reported only 50 homesand one church were left

undamaged.Pierre didn’t fare any better, as

104 houses were damaged and an-other 111 had minor damage. Pierrebusiness owners on the east side ofPierre Street had basements full ofwater, while businesses on the westside had water in their basement aswell as about two feet of water ontheir first floor.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineersrecorded the peak flow at 440,000cubic feet per second or 3,300,000gallons per second.

West Pierre was flooded fromthe area near the river up to SiouxAvenue, near the intersection ofSioux Avenue and Chapelle Streetand then angling toward RiversidePark before returning to the Mis-souri River banks.

Officials found the water to bemore than 10 feet above the 15-footflood stage.

Pierre and Fort Pierre residentslearned on April 15 President HarryTruman had announced $25,000was available in emergency relieffunds.

While Pierre and area promoters

had envisioned building dams onthe Missouri River as early as 1916,a ground breaking ceremony tobegin construction of the OaheDam was held on September 16,1948.

The Oahe Dam would containfour principal features including aspillway, outlet works, earth em-bankment and a power plant, witheach one being built by contractorsin stages.

The Oahe Dam is 3,500 feet wideat the base tapering to 60 feet wideat the top and is 9,300 feet long.The 1952 flood did little damage tothe earthwork that was completedon the west side of the river.

As of the Aug. 17, 1962 dedica-tion, the dam was about 82 percentcompleted. It cost about $344 mil-lion to build the dam.

It is estimated that it took about92,000,000 yards of earth materials,1,053,000 cubic yards of concrete,60,532 tons of reinforcing steel,56,334 tons of structural steel and1,424 tons of miscellaneous metalsto build the dam.

1952 Flood Destroyed Many Pierre Homes