Erlin BakErlin O. Bak, 78, of Irene
passed away January 25, 2015at his residence in Irene.
Funeralservices willbe 1:30 p.m.Thursday, Jan-uary 29, 2015at CalvaryLutheranChurch inIrene with Pas-tor Mark Os-tremofficiating. Burial will followin Hillcrest Cemetery at Irene.
Visitation will be from 5 to7 p.m. Wednesday, January28, 2015 at the Hansen Fu-neral Home in Irene with aprayer service beginning at7:00 p.m.
Erlin was born August 3,1936 in Irene, SD to Oliverand Edna (Madsen) Bak. Heattended Irene School com-pleting 8th Grade. Erlin beganworking with his dad atOliver Bak Service, until join-ing the U.S. Army where hewas stationed in Chicago.After his military serviceErlin married Carol Jean Pe-terson on June 16, 1957 in Vi-borg, SD. They resided inIrene for the past 57 years.Erlin spent his working yearsat Irene Standard as a co-owner, Irene Public School asa janitor/bus driver and theUnited States Post Office as arural letter carrier until retir-ing.
Erlin was an active mem-ber of Calvary LutheranChurch and also a member ofHall Thompson American Le-gion Post 193. Erlin enjoyedfishing, hunting, woodwork-ing, camping and also spend-ing time with his family.
Erlin is survived by hiswife Carol of Irene, daughterTeresa (Dan) Rempp of Irene,
son Doug of Vermillion, twosisters Leone (Bruce) Brock-mueller of Irene, Kathleen(John) Holloman of Brook-ings, SD, four grandchildren;Chris Rempp and specialfriend (Sherry Vaudry),Nicholas Rempp and fiancéKatey Hansen, Linda (Eric)Hardy and Derek Bak, alsoone great-grandson ZanderHardy.
Erlin was preceded indeath by his parents Oliverand Edna Bak, one infantbrother Erland, mother andfather in law, Melvin andAgnes Peterson and brother-in-law Lyle Peterson.
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Anna DotyAnna Doty, age 90, of Gar-
retson, formerly of Wakonda,died on Monday, January 26,2015, at the Palisade Health-care Community in Garretson.
Funeral services will beginat 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Janu-ary 29, 2015, at the UnitedChurch of Garretson in Garret-son.
Visitation with the familypresent will be from 5-7 p.m.Wednesday, at the MinnehahaFuneral Home, Garretson.
Anna was born on Septem-ber 26, 1924, to Lucian andChristine (Madsen) Woodburyat Centerville, South Dakota.She grew up in the Centervillearea and graduated from Cen-terville High School in 1942.She worked for NorthwesterBell Telephone Company fol-lowing graduation. On Novem-ber 1, 1946, she marriedWilfred Allen Doty and settledin Wakonda, South Dakota.She worked at the WakondaCreamery until beginning her
career as a dental assistantand officer manager for Dr.Willard Powell in Vermillion.Anna retired in 1986 andmoved to Garretson in 1997 tobe closer to her daughter.
Anna was a member of theUnited Church of Christ inWakonda and later the UnitedChurch of Garretson. She wasa lifetime member of theAmerican Legion Auxiliary andwas active in the South DakotaDental Assistant’s Association.She enjoyed croqueting, play-ing cards, golfing, and attend-ing her grandchildren’ssporting events.
Grateful for having sharedher life are her daughter,Susan (Jeff) Sylliaasen, of Gar-retson; granddaughter, Kristin(Ryan) Tuttle, of Harrisburg;grandsons: Tim (Miranda) Syl-liaasen, of Brandon, and Brad(Kellie) Sylliaasen, of Dil-worth, MN; great-grandchil-dren: Nathan, Kadin, & PeytonTuttle, of Harrisburg, Kelsi &Cole Sylliaasen, of Brandon,and Zachary, Tyler, Sarah, &Emilee Sylliaasen, of Dilworth;and a sister, Bertha Garvey,San Marcos, California.
She was preceded in deathby her husband, Will Doty;and a son, Richard “Rick”Doty.
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Ann SchindelAnn M. Schindel, 93, of
Yankton died Sunday, Jan.25, 2015, at Avera YanktonCare Center.
Funeral services are10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, atTrinity Lutheran Church inYankton with the Rev. DavidWildermuth officiating. Bur-ial will be in the Garden ofMemories Cemetery in Yank-ton.
Visitation is one hourprior to the funeral at thechurch.
Arrangements are underthe direction of the Wintz &Ray Funeral Home and Cre-mation Service in Yankton.
Memorials are preferredto the Trinity LutheranChurch Organ Fund, 403Broadway Avenue in Yank-ton.
To send an online mes-sage to the family, visitwww.wintzrayfuneralhome.com.
June (Van Epps)Diltz
June (Van Epps) Diltz, 90,of Overland Park, Kansas,died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, atGrace Hospice in OverlandPark.
Funeral services are 2p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the
Wintz & Ray Funeral Home inYankton, South Dakota withthe Rev. Dani Jo Ninke offici-ating. Burial will be in theYankton Cemetery.
Visitation is one hourprior to the funeral at theWintz & Ray Funeral Home.
Memorials are preferredto Down Syndrome Guild ofGreater Kansas City at 5960Dearborn St, Suite 100 in Mis-sion, KS 66202 or online atwww.kcdsg.org.
To send an online messageto the family, visitwww.wintzrayfuneralhome.com.
LeRoy HaugerLeRoy Hauger, 89, of rural
Irene passed away Sunday,Jan. 25, 2015 at Avera SacredHeart Hospital, Yankton.
Mass of Christian Burialwill be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan.30, at St. Columba CatholicChurch, Mayfield, with mili-tary graveside rites by theErnest-Bowyer VFW Post No.791, Yankton, and the SouthDakota Army National Guard,Sioux Falls.
Visitations will begin at 5p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the
Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Homeand Crematory, Yankton with a7 p.m. Wake Service and videotribute. Visitations will resumeone hour prior to the serviceat the church.
Laura MartindaleLaura Arlene Martindale,
91, of Hartington, Nebraska,died on Saturday, Jan. 24,2015, at Avera Sacred HeartHospital in Yankton.
Funeral services will be onSaturday, Jan. 31, at 10:30a.m. at Trinity LutheranChurch in Hartington with theRev. Amanda Jertson officiat-ing. Burial will be at the Hart-ington City Cemetery.
Visitation will be on Fridayfrom 4-6 p.m. at the Wintz Fu-neral Home in Hartington.Visitation will continue onSaturday at church one hourprior to services.
Michael ‘Mike’Kubal
Michael (Mike/Mikey)Emanuel Kubal passed awayon Sunday, January 25, 2015surrounded by family.
Family visitation willbegin at 5:00 p.m. on Tues-day, January 27th at St.Wenceslaus Church in Tabor,SD, with a Wake service fol-lowing at 7:00 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Bur-ial, officiated by FatherSteven Jones and Msgr. Carl-ton Hermann will be held at10:30 a.m. on Wednesday,January 28, 2015 at St.Wenceslaus Church in Tabor,SD. Burial will follow at theSt. Wenceslaus Cemeterywith military graveside ritesby the Kortan-Hatwan Ameri-can Legion Post #183, Taborand the South Dakota ArmyNational Guard, Sioux Falls.
The Opsahl-Kostel Memo-rial Chapel, Tabor is en-trusted with thearrangements.
Mike was born on a farmnear Tabor SD on July 20,1933 to Mathias and Pauline(Sternhagen) Kubal, and hewas baptized at St. Wences-laus Church in Tabor on Au-gust 1, 1933.
In 1953, he entered theUnited States Armed Forces.He served his country dur-ing the Korean War as an Ar-mored Division Specialistand was among the infantrymen assigned to defend thehostile area known as theDMZ Zone. He was honor-ably discharged from activeduty with a National DefenseService Medal in June of1955.
On June 18, 1957, he mar-ried the love of his lifeGladys Walloch, at SaintJohn’s Catholic Church inLesterville, SD. They hadfour children. Judy (Pat) Car-roll of Tabor, SD; Laurie(Mike) Becvar of Rapid City,SD; Nancy (Robert) Pechousof Tabor, SD; and Dan (Jodi)Kubal of Lesterville, SD.
Mike’s passion was hiswork in farming and his fam-ily and friends. He raised cat-tle and crops and at onetime; he was endearinglyknown as the “Oats King” forhis ability to grow an excel-lent crop of oats. John Deerewas clearly his tractor ofchoice and to this day, JohnDeere green continues todominate the color of equip-ment on the Kubal farms.Mike and Gladys operated adairy farm for thirty years.Mike Kubal had a strongwork ethic and work alwayscame before leisure, but hedid take time to have fun,
and manymemorieswere made.He enjoyedhuntingand fish-ing. Mikeand Gladystraveledwithfriends to
Alaska twice and to otherscenic areas throughout thecountry. Mike loved music,especially Czech music; heoften played his accordionfor family and friends. Heloved to dance and playcards, and he enjoyedspending time with his spe-cial dog Shep.
Mike will forever be re-membered as a kind, caring,and generous husband, fa-ther, and friend. He was ateacher, a role model, a stew-ard of the land, the rock ofthe family, a keen intellec-tual, a man of integrity, hon-esty, wit, and humor. He wasa visionary, a historian, anda progressive and successfulbusiness man.
Mike loved and respectedthe Lord, and the Lordwalked with him all the daysof his life. Family and friendswill miss him dearly. Thelegacy of Michael Kubal willbe carried forward, impact-ing the world, through thelives of his wife, children,grandchildren, and friends.
He held lifetime member-ships in the Yankton, SDVFW, and Tabor SD AmericanLegion. He was an activemember of St. WenceslausChurch in Tabor, SD.
He is survived by his wifeof 57 years, Gladys, his fourchildren named above, andhis sister Magdeline Bame ofTyndall, SD. Survivors alsoinclude thirteen grandchil-dren and five great grand-children. Grandchildren:Travis Dangel, Nathan Bec-var, Justin, Kyle and JenniferPechous, Dana, Elizabeth,Kohl, John, and Kaleb Kubal,Sara Carroll, and Sydney andBrock Goeden. Great Grand-children: Mason Wozniak,Gracie and Georja Pechous,and Blake and Olivia Pec-hous.
He was preceded in deathby his parents Mathias andPauline Kubal, his brotherJoseph Kubal, his sister Mil-dred Kubal, and a daughter-in-law Rita Kubal. Yankton Press & Dakotan
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Don BoydDon B. Boyd, age 85, of
Yankton, South Dakota, died,Saturday, January 24, 2015 atAvera Sacred Heart Hospitalin Yankton.
Funeral services will be10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan-uary 28, 2015 at First UnitedMethodist Church in Yanktonwith Reverend Ron Johnsonofficiating. Following the fu-neral a cremation will takeplace and burial will be at alater date in the Mission HillCemetery in Mission Hill,South Dakota with militaryhonors provided by the Gin-grich Dixon American LegionPost #13.
Visitation is from 5:00 to8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Janu-ary 27, 2015, at the Wintz &Ray Funeral Home in Yanktonwith a prayer service at 7:00p.m. Visitation will resumeone hour prior to the funeralon Wednesday at the church.
Pallbearers are J.R. Will-man, Tyler Hoxeng, Cole Will-man, Will Johnson, AmandaHealy, and Tara Hoxeng. Hon-orary pallbearers will be Han-
nah Johnson,Jacob John-son, Sam John-son, SimonHealy, SarahHoxeng, JasonBartekoske,Maria Robin-son, TaylorHoxeng, CodyHoxeng, Aryan
Shelton, Cash Willman, CainHealy, Bella Healy, and DieselHealy.
Don B. Boyd was bornwith his twin brother onMarch 5, 1929 in Vermillion,South Dakota to Hugh andAbbie (Aman) Boyd. Bothgraduated from Yankton HighSchool in 1947 and bothserved in the United StatesAir Force from 1948 to 1952.Don began his career with theUnited States Postal Servicein 1952 and retired in 1990.Don was a very active andlongtime member of FirstUnited Methodist Church inYankton where he served formany years as the Church Fi-nancial Secretary. For over 60years Don served the churchand local funeral homes as a
soloist for many, many funer-als. On August 15, 1959, Donmarried Kathleen (DeWalt)Mondini whom he alwaysbragged was one of his great-est blessings. Don was veryproud to have planned nineclass reunions for the YHSclass of 1947.
Don loved his family andenjoyed golfing, bowling andnever turned down a chanceto play Pinochle. In 2009, Donwas inducted into the SDbowling Hall of Fame (Pio-neer) division. Don beganleague bowling at 20th Cen-tury Lanes in 1953 andbowled consistently until2014. In January of 1996, Donreconnected with a highschool girlfriend, Shirley(Macy) Berry, of Mitchell,who became a wonderfulcompanion and providedmuch needed joy and loveuntil her passing in Septem-ber of 2012.
Don is survived by hischildren: Tony (Maria) Boydof Sioux Falls, South Dakota;Dana (David) Hoxeng of Volin,South Dakota; Cindy (Louie)Johnson of Volin; and Amy
(Jeff) Johnson of Yankton; 10grandchildren; 7 great grand-children; three sisters-in-law:Rene Rainey of Laguna Hills,California; Beverly Boyd ofSioux Falls; and Maxine De-Walt of Rapid City, SouthDakota. He is also survivedby many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in deathby his parents; wife, Kathleenon July 18, 1993; twin brother,Dick; two brothers: Wayneand Darrel; sister, Glennys;and special friend, ShirleyBerry.
To send an online mes-sage to the family, please visitwww.wintzrayfuneralhome.com.
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Marian CaylorMarian O. Caylor, age 89,
of Olivet, passed away Satur-day, January 24, 2015 at theAvera Sacred Heart Hospital,Yankton, SD.
Funeral services will be11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Janu-ary 28, 2015 at the OlivetUnited Methodist Church,Olivet, with Rev. Tom Pe-tersen and Rev. Chuck Ascheofficiating. Burial will be inthe Rosehill Cemetery, Scot-land, SD at approximately1:15 p.m.
Visitations will be onehour prior to the service atthe church.
TheAisenbrey-Opsahl-Kos-tel MemorialChapel is as-sisting withthe servicedetails.
Pallbear-ers are:Terry Miller,
Tyler Miller, Gerald Schaeffer,Tony Caylor, Howard Caylorand Jason Caylor.
Marian was born February22, 1925 in Olivet, SD toJasper & Mary (Beehler) Boe-gler. She was confirmed atOlivet United MethodistChurch. She grew up in Olivet
and graduated from OlivetHigh School in 1943. Marianwent to Southern StateTeachers College (USDS) andYankton College where shereceived her teacher’s certifi-cate. She married Everet Cay-lor on June 3, 1947 and theymade their home in ruralOlivet. She taught school atTschetter Colony, KehrerSchool District and MannSchool District. After teach-ing, she farmed with Everetuntil 1969. They becamedorm parents at USDS unituntil closing in 1984. Marionworked for Dan and RoseAsche at the Frosty Shop inScotland, later leasing on
their own until retiring in1990. She cared for her hus-band after his stroke in 1990until his death in 2002.
Marian is survived by herson, Perry of Olivet, SD.
Marian was preceded indeath by her parents, Jasperand Mary, her husband,Everet and son, Rick.
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Paul Bainbridge Funeral services for Paul
Bainbridge, 89, of Scotland,South Dakota will be held at10:30 a.m. on Friday, January30, 2015 at the United Churchof Christ in Scotland. Burialwill follow in the RosehillCemetery, Scotland.
Visitation will be held onThursday, January 29 at theGoglin Funeral Home in Scot-land from 3:00 p.m. until a7:00 p.m. prayer servicethere.
Paul passed away on Sat-urday, January 24 at the GoodSamaritan Society of Scot-land.
Funeral arrangements arebeing handled by the GoglinFuneral Home of Scotland.Online condolences may besent at www.goglinfh.com/.
Paul Matthew Bainbridgewas born on Sunday, January10, 1926 to Matthew andMary (Plattner) Bainbridge inScotland, South Dakota. Hegraduated Scotland High
School in 1943 where he wasrecognized as an “ideal stu-dent” and served as the bandPresident as well as playingthe French horn. On Septem-ber 4, 1948, Paul was unitedin marriage to Eunice Nelsonin Scotland.
Agriculture was Paul’spassion and heritage; he tookpride in farming the land hisancestors homesteaded. Atone point during Paul’s farm-ing career, he and his late sonTom, who farmed with him,received a certificate recog-nizing the Bainbridge farm asa quasquicentennial familyfarm, or a farm that has beenin the family 125 years. Hewas a DeKalb corn seeddealer and served on the BonHomme Co. Soil Conservationboard for 28 years. His lovefor the land was recognizedby others and resulted in hisbeing the recipient of theWNAX Farmer of the DayAward and the Bon HommeCounty Conservation DistrictEndowment Award.
When not in the fields,Paul was active in the Inde-pendent order of the Odd Fel-lows (IOOF), a globalbenevolent fraternal serviceorganization, served on theadvisory board for he Scot-land Living Center (nowknown as the Scotland GoodSamaritan Society), and helda leadership position in theScotland Historical Society.He was also very involvedwith the Presbyterian Churchin Scotland and served inmany positions throughoutthe years. Paul was a veryeasygoing man blessed with asense of humor. He could befound playing practical jokeson his neighboring farmerfriends or bowling team mem-bers, as he bowled at theRecreation Bar and BowlingAlley in Scotland for manyyears.
Paul passed away on Sat-urday, January 24, 2015 at theGood Samaritan Society ofScotland having attained theage of 89 years and 14 days.
He is survived and re-membered by his three chil-dren: Bob (Roseann)Bainbridge of Grand Junction,CO, June Bainbridge ofFlagstaff, AZ, and Kay (Mike)Smidt of Menno; grandchil-dren: Vanessa Jones, LoganSmidt, and Elisa Bainbridge;and great-grandson IzaacRichards.
He was preceded in deathby his wife Eunice, his par-ents, son Tom, and sisterKathleen Nelson.
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