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CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities urged residents to evacuate a small North Dakota town Monday night after a mile- long train carrying crude oil de- railed outside of town, shaking residents with a series of explo- sions that sent flames and black smoke skyward. The Cass County sheriff’s of- fice said it was “strongly recom- mending” that people in the town of Casselton and anyone living five miles to the south and east evacuate. A shelter has been set up in Fargo, which is about 25 miles away. Casselton has about 2,400 residents. The sheriff’s office said the National Weather Service was forecasting a shift in the weather that would push the plume of smoke down, which could increase the risk of poten- tial health hazards. The BNSF Railway Co. train left the tracks about 2:30 p.m. Monday, and as many as 10 cars caught fire. No one was hurt. The cars were still burning as darkness fell, and authorities said they would be allowed to burn out. Authorities hadn’t yet been able to untangle exactly how the derailment happened, but a sec- ond train carrying grain was in- volved. BNSF spokeswoman Amy McBeth said the train car- rying grain derailed first, then knocked several cars of the oil train off adjoining tracks. Ryan Toop, who lives about a half-mile away, said he heard explosions and drove as close as about two city blocks to the fire, which erupted on a day when temperatures were below zero. “I rolled down the window, and you could literally keep your hands warm,” Toop said. The derailment happened amid increased concerns about the United States’ increased re- liance on rail to carry crude oil. Fears of catastrophic derail- ments were particularly stoked after last summer’s crash in Quebec of a train carrying crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken oil patch. Forty-seven people died in the ensuing fire. The tracks that the train was on Monday pass through the middle of Casselton, and Cass County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tara Morris said it was “a blessing it didn’t happen within the city.” Christmas presents one more time,” Menning said of her two children, who were her mother’s only grandchil- dren. “She wanted to be there for her family, so she would never give up.” On Monday, she was help- ing to plan the funeral, which was to take place Tuesday in Leota. “People need to realize that time is valuable and they should hold their loved ones close while they still can,” Menning said. KSFY-TV first reported the story. From P&D Staff Reports With fireworks available for purchase and use through Jan. 1, a local fire of- ficial is encouraging the pub- lic to keep safety in mind. It is the third year of a state law that allows for the sale and discharge of fire- works from Dec. 28 through Jan. 1. Yankton Deputy Fire Chief Larry Nickles said no fire- works-related incidents were reported the last two years during the New Year holiday. While snow cover can al- leviate fire concerns, he said one thing to watch for is sparks from fireworks getting into the upper levels of trees and starting a fire. As with the Fourth of July, fireworks cannot be dis- charged within city limits. Ron Fettig Mass of Christian Burial for Ronald J Fettig, 54, of Nio- brara, Neb., is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at St. Williams Catholic Church in Niobrara. The Rev. Kizito Okhuoya will be Celebrant, with burial in the L’ Eau Qui Court Cemetery in Niobrara. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, at the Brockhaus Funeral Home in Niobrara. Ron died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at his home. Wanetta Madsen Wanetta Madsen, 98, of Wakonda died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Funeral services are at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at the Hansen Funeral Home, Irene. Visitation will begin two hours prior to services. A private family burial will take place in Hillcrest Cemetery at a later date. For obituary and online condolences, visit hansenfu- neralhome.com/. Esther Payer Esther Payer, 95, of Wag- ner died Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society in Wagner. Funeral Mass is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at St. John Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial is in the parish cemetery, rural Wag- ner. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. Wednesday at the Crosby- Jaeger Funeral Home in Wag- ner, followed by a Rosary/Wake service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Tuesday, 12.31.13 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWSROOM: [email protected] PRESS DAKOTAN PAGE 3 the region OBITUARIES ' / t Dd Z ^ / t K & , , ^ h & z / E ^ ^ t ^ z ^ 2216 Broadway, Yankton • 605-665-4383 Includes Soup & Salad Bar W Z & D New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve WD Wewant to make you a loan! $100 - $3000 GENTRY FINANCE 228 Capital • Yankton 605-665-7955 CONVENIENT LOAN 1818 Broadway Suite D-1 • Yankton 605-665-1640 YANKTON MONUMENT CO. Family Memorials by Gibson AMBER LARSON 325 DOUGLAS AVENUE, YANKTON, SD 57078 OFFICE (605) 664-0980 • 1-800-658-2294 Cell (605) 610-6992 • www.gibsonmonuments.com View Our Video Tributes on-line at... www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com 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 Melba Schmer Melba Jean Schmer, age 71, of Yankton passed away unexpectedly at her resi- dence early Thursday, De- cember 26, 2013. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church, Yankton, with Rev. Ron Johnson offici- ating. Burial of cremated re- mains will take place at a later date. Visitations will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening, Janu- ary 2, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kos- tel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with a Scripture service at 7:00 p.m. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Jean was born in Conway Springs, KS on December 5, 1942 to Samuel and Mary Eliz- abeth (Wolfe) Bechtel. Jean graduated from Conway Springs High School and went on to nursing school at Wi- chita State University and graduated from Newman School of Nursing in Emporia, KS. She began her 40 year nursing ca- reer at Allen County Hos- pital in Iola, KS. In 1961, Jean married Larry Freeman from Conway Springs, KS. The marriage was blessed with two daugh- ters, Kim and Lanette. Both of the daughters graduated from Iola High School before pursuing careers in communi- cations (Lanette) and nursing (Kim). Kim continued on to obtain her nurse practitioner degree and Lanette obtained her master’s degree in sports administration. During Jean’s 40+ years nursing career, she also owned her own business “Flower Village,” worked with Dr. Vernon Lee as a patient educator and worked at the Allen County Bank and Trust. In 1989, Jean began work- ing at the North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, MO. She met and married David Schmer on May 5, 1990 in Greenwood County, KS. Her brother (Roger Bechtel) and sister-in-law (Ericka) stood in attendance during the ceremony. In June 1990, Jean and David relocated to Lincoln, NE where they raised David’s youngest daughter, Katie. Jean worked in St. Eliz- abeth Hospital, the Lincoln Surgery Center and the Ear, Nose and Throat Specialty group as a surgical nurse and nursing supervisor before her retirement in 2004. She was an active member of the As- sociation of Operating Room Nurses. After retirement, Jean and David relocated to Yuma, CO before settling in Yankton, SD. Jean is survived by her husband, David of Yankton, daughter Kim Bodemann (Don) of Hot Springs, AR, their children; Claire, Marcus and Isaac; daughter Lanette (Todd) of Hot Springs, AR, their children; Brett and Molly; stepson Christian Han- son (Yulia) of Riverside, IL, their children: Viktoria and Kira, stepdaughter Sara Koehler (Tim); son, Taylor Trumbo, stepdaughter Katie Anderson; her children, Alex Schmer, Ehren Anderson and Lena Anderson, sister Geor- gia Peterson (Denny) of Mil- liken, CO, brother Roger Bechtel (Ericka) of Eureka, KS, mother-in-law Helen Schmer of Scottsbluff, NE and many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her parents Sammie L and Mary Elizabeth (Wolfe) Bechtel. In lieu of flowers, memori- als are requested to the Spe- cial Olympic Arkansas at 2114 Main St., No. Little Rock, AR 72115 or Special Olympics South Dakota at 800 E. I-90 Lane, Sioux Falls, SD 57104. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 31, 2013 Joyce Newman Joyce Newman, age 77 of Yankton SD, passed away Sunday, December 29th at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD, just two days shy of her and her husband’s 60th Wedding anniversary. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church, 207 W 11th St, Yankton, SD with the Rev Ron Johnson and Rev Bob Cappel officiating. Burial will be in the Yankton Ceme- tery. Visitation will be Wednes- day, Jan 1st from 4-7 p.m. at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Vis- itations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be Joyce’s grandsons: Timothy Bot- tum, Jason Swaney, Joe Swaney, Adam Wilkinson, Austin Wilkin- son, Sam Gusso & Dustin Gusso. Honorary pall- bearers are Joyce’s grand- daughters: Angie Rasmussen, Danette Luthi, Renae Prostrollo, Jessica Branson, & Shayna Gusso. Joyce was born on July 5, 1936 in Seneca, SD to Lloyd and Gladys (Rudd) Engle. She attended school in Orient, SD. On December 31, 1953 she married Maurice New- man. They spent their early years together farming near Ashton, SD. They then lived in Miranda, SD for a short time before moving to Tulare, SD. From there they moved to Castlewood, SD before mov- ing to Yankton, where they have lived for the last 27 years. Joyce held various part- time jobs over the years, mostly she stayed home and raised her four daughters. Her passion in life was rum- mage sales. She loved going to them as well as having them. Each year, she volun- teered with the Habitat for Humanity rummage sale held by the Habitat Bike Team. She took so much pride in the money that they were able to raise. She was a volunteer at Avera Sacred Heart for the last 12 years. She found so much joy in helping others. Joyce is survived by her husband of almost 60 years, Maurice Newman of Yankton, and her daughters Beverly (Allen) Swaney, Thomas, OK; Barbara (Daniel) Bottum, Tu- lare, SD; Brenda (Neil) Wilkin- son, Jewell, IA; Bonnie (Gregory) Gusso, Yankton SD. 12 Grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Brother Roger (Elvina) Engle, New Hope MN; Jean (Gayle) Levt- zow, Redfield, SD. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Wayne Engle & Virgel Engle. Memorials may be directed to the Yankton Habitat for Humanity. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 31, 2013 Jayton Henry Jayton A. Henry, age 1 month and 12 days old son of Davida Henry and Jaron Red Owl passed away Satur- day, December 28, 2013 at the Sanford’s Children Hos- pital, Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Decem- ber 31, 2013 at the Oyate Oyanke Community Center, Santee, NE with Rev. Patri- cia White Horse-Carda offi- ciating. Burial will be in the Episcopal Cemetery, Santee, NE. Visitations will begin Sunday and will continue until service time on Tues- day with a Scripture service both Sunday and Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Commu- nity Center, Santee, NE. The Opsahl-Kostel Fu- neral Home and Crematory is assisting with service de- tails. Jayton was born Novem- ber 17, 2013 in Sioux Falls, SD to Davida Henry and Jaron Red Owl. Due to health complications and prematurity, Jayton was hospitalized at the NICU at Sanford Health before mak- ing his journey to the Spirit World. Jayton is survived by his mother of Santee, NE and fa- ther of Sioux City, NE; sister, Daeonnah Henry of Santee, NE; grandparents, David and Sherri Henry of Santee, NE and Larry Starr and Angie Red Owl of Sioux City, NE; great grandparents, Roger and Carol Trudell of Santee, NE; four uncles, Mark Henry, Jamie Henry, David Henry, Jr., and Ray- mond Thomas, all of Santee, NE, numerous grandpar- ents, uncles, aunts and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Shelly Henry, Mark Henry and Jeff Derby, great-grand- mother, Darlene Henry, and great-grandfather, Jeffery Derby and Mike Kocer. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 31, 2013 Schmer Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Newman Henry Holiday: Firework Safety Encouraged Mother From Page 1 Recently South Dakota Housing Development Author- ity’s (SDHDA) Board of Com- missioners approved $1.8 million in Housing Opportunity Funds (HOF) for various hous- ing projects and programs across the state. The $1.8 million awarded will fund 21 projects resulting in the new construction of 20 single family homes, 50 multi- family housing units and the rehabilitation of 70 single fam- ily homes. Assistance will also provide for 83 individuals to receive homebuyer education and for 29 individuals to re- ceive homelessness preven- tion activities. “Our legislators worked hard to craft the Building South Dakota Fund which cre- ated the Housing Opportunity Fund and their vision and these projects will help ad- dress the unique housing needs of South Dakota commu- nities,” said Mark Lauseng, SDHDA Executive Director. The HOF program was cre- ated via the “Building South Dakota Fund” during the 2013 legislative session and was de- signed to promote economic development in South Dakota by expanding the supply of de- cent, safe, sanitary and afford- able housing targeted to low and moderate income families and individuals in South Dakota. The Housing Opportunity Fund may be used for new con- struction, the purchase and re- habilitation of rental or homeownership housing, housing preservation, home- lessness prevention activities and community land trusts. SDHDA is the administering agency of the Housing Oppor- tunity Fund. The following is informa- tion regarding the area applica- tions that were awarded funds: • Dakota Dream Savings Fund; Project Location — Statewide; Developer — Grow South Dakota; Housing Oppor- tunity Funds Reserved — $125,000; Project Summary — To provide funds for a statewide Individual Develop- ment Account to be used for down payment and closing costs for the purchase of a home. • Habitat for Humanity South Dakota; Project Loca- tion — Huron, Brookings, Ab- erdeen, Watertown, Yankton; Developer — Habitat for Hu- manity-South Dakota; Housing Opportunity Funds Reserved — $66,000; Project Summary — To provide a down payment assistance program for up to 12 habitat homeowners. • Inter-lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP) ESG Program; Project Loca- tion — Brookings, Clark Cod- ington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Mc- Cook, Moody, Miner, and rural Minnehaha and Turner coun- ties; Developer — Inter-lakes Community Action Partner- ship; Housing Opportunity Funds Reserved — $72,500; Project Summary — To pro- vide rental deposits, rental as- sistance, case management and other services to prevent homelessness for 21 families. • Wagner Home Owner- ship Opportunity; Project Lo- cation — 122 North St., NE; 504 2nd St., SE, Wagner; Developer — Wagner Development Part- ners, LLC; Housing Opportu- nity Funds Reserved — $196,321; Project Summary — The new construction of four, two bedroom, one bath ranch style single family homes for lease purchase. SDHDA Awards $1.8M In Housing Opportunity Funds Off i ci als Urgi ng Evacuat i on Near ND Derai l ment
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CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) —Authorities urged residents toevacuate a small North Dakotatown Monday night after a mile-long train carrying crude oil de-railed outside of town, shakingresidents with a series of explo-sions that sent flames and blacksmoke skyward.
The Cass County sheriff’s of-fice said it was “strongly recom-mending” that people in thetown of Casselton and anyoneliving five miles to the south andeast evacuate. A shelter hasbeen set up in Fargo, which isabout 25 miles away. Casseltonhas about 2,400 residents.
The sheriff’s office said theNational Weather Service wasforecasting a shift in theweather that would push theplume of smoke down, whichcould increase the risk of poten-tial health hazards.
The BNSF Railway Co. trainleft the tracks about 2:30 p.m.Monday, and as many as 10 carscaught fire. No one was hurt.
The cars were still burningas darkness fell, and authoritiessaid they would be allowed toburn out.
Authorities hadn’t yet beenable to untangle exactly how thederailment happened, but a sec-ond train carrying grain was in-volved. BNSF spokeswomanAmy McBeth said the train car-rying grain derailed first, thenknocked several cars of the oiltrain off adjoining tracks.
Ryan Toop, who lives abouta half-mile away, said he heardexplosions and drove as closeas about two city blocks to thefire, which erupted on a daywhen temperatures were belowzero.
“I rolled down the window,and you could literally keepyour hands warm,” Toop said.
The derailment happenedamid increased concerns aboutthe United States’ increased re-liance on rail to carry crude oil.Fears of catastrophic derail-ments were particularly stokedafter last summer’s crash in
Quebec of a train carryingcrude oil from North Dakota’sBakken oil patch. Forty-sevenpeople died in the ensuing fire.
The tracks that the train wason Monday pass through themiddle of Casselton, and CassCounty Sheriff’s Sgt. Tara Morrissaid it was “a blessing it didn’thappen within the city.”
Christmas presents onemore time,” Menning said ofher two children, who wereher mother’s only grandchil-dren. “She wanted to bethere for her family, so she
would never give up.”On Monday, she was help-
ing to plan the funeral, whichwas to take place Tuesday inLeota.
“People need to realizethat time is valuable andthey should hold their lovedones close while they stillcan,” Menning said.
KSFY-TV first reportedthe story.
From P&D Staff Reports
With fireworks availablefor purchase and usethrough Jan. 1, a local fire of-ficial is encouraging the pub-lic to keep safety in mind.
It is the third year of astate law that allows for thesale and discharge of fire-works from Dec. 28 throughJan. 1.
Yankton Deputy Fire Chief
Larry Nickles said no fire-works-related incidents werereported the last two yearsduring the New Year holiday.
While snow cover can al-leviate fire concerns, he saidone thing to watch for issparks from fireworks gettinginto the upper levels of treesand starting a fire.
As with the Fourth of July,fireworks cannot be dis-charged within city limits.
Ron FettigMass of Christian Burial
for Ronald J Fettig, 54, of Nio-brara, Neb., is at 10:30 a.m.Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at St.Williams Catholic Church inNiobrara. The Rev. KizitoOkhuoya will be Celebrant,with burial in the L’ Eau QuiCourt Cemetery in Niobrara.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 1, at theBrockhaus Funeral Home inNiobrara.
Ron died Saturday, Dec.28, 2013, at his home.
Wanetta MadsenWanetta Madsen, 98, of
Wakonda died Friday, Dec.27, 2013, at Sacred HeartHospital, Yankton.
Funeral services are at 4p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014,at the Hansen Funeral Home,Irene.
Visitation will begin two
hours prior to services. A private family burial
will take place in HillcrestCemetery at a later date.
For obituary and onlinecondolences, visit hansenfu-neralhome.com/.
Esther Payer Esther Payer, 95, of Wag-
ner died Monday, Dec. 30,2013, at the Good SamaritanSociety in Wagner.
Funeral Mass is at 10:30a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014,at St. John Catholic Churchin Wagner. Burial is in theparish cemetery, rural Wag-ner.
Visitation is 3-5 p.m.Wednesday at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wag-ner, followed by aRosary/Wake service at 7p.m. Wednesday at thechurch.
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Melba SchmerMelba Jean Schmer, age
71, of Yankton passed awayunexpectedly at her resi-dence early Thursday, De-cember 26, 2013.
Memorial services will be11:00 a.m. Friday, January 3,2014 at the First UnitedMethodist Church, Yankton,with Rev. Ron Johnson offici-ating. Burial of cremated re-mains will take place at alater date.
Visitations will be 6 to 8p.m. Thursday evening, Janu-ary 2, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kos-tel Funeral Home &Crematory, Yankton, with aScripture service at 7:00 p.m.Visitations will resume onehour prior to the service atthe church.
Jean was born in ConwaySprings, KS on December 5,1942 to Samuel and Mary Eliz-abeth (Wolfe) Bechtel. Jeangraduated from ConwaySprings High School and wenton to nursing school at Wi-chita State University andgraduated from Newman
School ofNursing inEmporia, KS.She beganher 40 yearnursing ca-reer at AllenCounty Hos-pital in Iola,KS. In 1961,Jean married
Larry Freeman from ConwaySprings, KS. The marriagewas blessed with two daugh-ters, Kim and Lanette. Both ofthe daughters graduatedfrom Iola High School beforepursuing careers in communi-cations (Lanette) and nursing(Kim). Kim continued on toobtain her nurse practitionerdegree and Lanette obtainedher master’s degree in sportsadministration. During Jean’s40+ years nursing career, shealso owned her own business“Flower Village,” worked withDr. Vernon Lee as a patienteducator and worked at theAllen County Bank and Trust.
In 1989, Jean began work-ing at the North Kansas CityHospital in North Kansas City,
MO. She met and marriedDavid Schmer on May 5, 1990in Greenwood County, KS.Her brother (Roger Bechtel)and sister-in-law (Ericka)stood in attendance duringthe ceremony. In June 1990,Jean and David relocated toLincoln, NE where they raisedDavid’s youngest daughter,Katie. Jean worked in St. Eliz-abeth Hospital, the LincolnSurgery Center and the Ear,Nose and Throat Specialtygroup as a surgical nurse andnursing supervisor before herretirement in 2004. She wasan active member of the As-sociation of Operating RoomNurses. After retirement, Jeanand David relocated to Yuma,CO before settling in Yankton,SD.
Jean is survived by herhusband, David of Yankton,daughter Kim Bodemann(Don) of Hot Springs, AR,their children; Claire, Marcusand Isaac; daughter Lanette(Todd) of Hot Springs, AR,their children; Brett andMolly; stepson Christian Han-son (Yulia) of Riverside, IL,
their children: Viktoria andKira, stepdaughter SaraKoehler (Tim); son, TaylorTrumbo, stepdaughter KatieAnderson; her children, AlexSchmer, Ehren Anderson andLena Anderson, sister Geor-gia Peterson (Denny) of Mil-liken, CO, brother RogerBechtel (Ericka) of Eureka,KS, mother-in-law HelenSchmer of Scottsbluff, NE andmany nieces, nephews, auntsand uncles.
She was preceded indeath by her parents SammieL and Mary Elizabeth (Wolfe)Bechtel.
In lieu of flowers, memori-als are requested to the Spe-cial Olympic Arkansas at 2114Main St., No. Little Rock, AR72115 or Special OlympicsSouth Dakota at 800 E. I-90Lane, Sioux Falls, SD 57104.
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December 31, 2013
Joyce NewmanJoyce Newman, age 77 of
Yankton SD, passed awaySunday, December 29th atAvera Sacred Heart Hospital,Yankton, SD, just two daysshy of her and her husband’s60th Wedding anniversary.
Funeral services will be at10:30 a.m. Thursday, January2, 2014, at the First UnitedMethodist Church, 207 W11th St, Yankton, SD with theRev Ron Johnson and RevBob Cappel officiating. Burialwill be in the Yankton Ceme-tery.
Visitation will be Wednes-day, Jan 1st from 4-7 p.m. atOpsahl-Kostel Funeral Homeand Crematory, Yankton, witha prayer service at 7 p.m. Vis-itations will resume one hourprior to the service at thechurch.
Pallbearerswill be Joyce’sgrandsons:Timothy Bot-tum, JasonSwaney, JoeSwaney, AdamWilkinson,Austin Wilkin-son, SamGusso &
Dustin Gusso. Honorary pall-bearers are Joyce’s grand-daughters: Angie Rasmussen,Danette Luthi, RenaeProstrollo, Jessica Branson, &Shayna Gusso.
Joyce was born on July 5,1936 in Seneca, SD to Lloydand Gladys (Rudd) Engle. Sheattended school in Orient,SD. On December 31, 1953she married Maurice New-man. They spent their earlyyears together farming nearAshton, SD. They then lived
in Miranda, SD for a shorttime before moving to Tulare,SD. From there they moved toCastlewood, SD before mov-ing to Yankton, where theyhave lived for the last 27years.
Joyce held various part-time jobs over the years,mostly she stayed home andraised her four daughters.Her passion in life was rum-mage sales. She loved goingto them as well as havingthem. Each year, she volun-teered with the Habitat forHumanity rummage sale heldby the Habitat Bike Team. Shetook so much pride in themoney that they were able toraise. She was a volunteer atAvera Sacred Heart for thelast 12 years. She found somuch joy in helping others.
Joyce is survived by herhusband of almost 60 years,
Maurice Newman of Yankton,and her daughters Beverly(Allen) Swaney, Thomas, OK;Barbara (Daniel) Bottum, Tu-lare, SD; Brenda (Neil) Wilkin-son, Jewell, IA; Bonnie(Gregory) Gusso, Yankton SD.12 Grandchildren and 19great grandchildren. BrotherRoger (Elvina) Engle, NewHope MN; Jean (Gayle) Levt-zow, Redfield, SD.
Joyce was preceded indeath by her parents and herbrothers Wayne Engle &Virgel Engle. Memorials maybe directed to the YanktonHabitat for Humanity.
Yankton Press & Dakotan
December 31, 2013
Jayton HenryJayton A. Henry, age 1
month and 12 days old sonof Davida Henry and JaronRed Owl passed away Satur-day, December 28, 2013 atthe Sanford’s Children Hos-pital, Sioux Falls, SD.
Funeral services will be2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Decem-ber 31, 2013 at the OyateOyanke Community Center,Santee, NE with Rev. Patri-cia White Horse-Carda offi-ciating. Burial will be in theEpiscopal Cemetery, Santee,NE.
Visitations will beginSunday and will continue
until servicetime on Tues-day with aScriptureservice bothSunday andMondayevening at7:30 p.m. atthe Commu-nity Center,
Santee, NE. The Opsahl-Kostel Fu-
neral Home and Crematoryis assisting with service de-tails.
Jayton was born Novem-ber 17, 2013 in Sioux Falls,SD to Davida Henry and
Jaron Red Owl. Due tohealth complications andprematurity, Jayton washospitalized at the NICU atSanford Health before mak-ing his journey to the SpiritWorld.
Jayton is survived by hismother of Santee, NE and fa-ther of Sioux City, NE; sister,Daeonnah Henry of Santee,NE; grandparents, Davidand Sherri Henry of Santee,NE and Larry Starr andAngie Red Owl of Sioux City,NE; great grandparents,Roger and Carol Trudell ofSantee, NE; four uncles,Mark Henry, Jamie Henry,
David Henry, Jr., and Ray-mond Thomas, all of Santee,NE, numerous grandpar-ents, uncles, aunts andcousins.
He was preceded indeath by his grandparents,Shelly Henry, Mark Henryand Jeff Derby, great-grand-mother, Darlene Henry, andgreat-grandfather, JefferyDerby and Mike Kocer.
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Recently South DakotaHousing Development Author-ity’s (SDHDA) Board of Com-missioners approved $1.8million in Housing OpportunityFunds (HOF) for various hous-ing projects and programsacross the state.
The $1.8 million awardedwill fund 21 projects resultingin the new construction of 20single family homes, 50 multi-family housing units and therehabilitation of 70 single fam-ily homes. Assistance will alsoprovide for 83 individuals toreceive homebuyer educationand for 29 individuals to re-ceive homelessness preven-tion activities.
“Our legislators workedhard to craft the BuildingSouth Dakota Fund which cre-ated the Housing OpportunityFund and their vision andthese projects will help ad-dress the unique housingneeds of South Dakota commu-nities,” said Mark Lauseng,SDHDA Executive Director.
The HOF program was cre-ated via the “Building SouthDakota Fund” during the 2013legislative session and was de-signed to promote economicdevelopment in South Dakotaby expanding the supply of de-cent, safe, sanitary and afford-able housing targeted to lowand moderate income familiesand individuals in SouthDakota.
The Housing OpportunityFund may be used for new con-struction, the purchase and re-habilitation of rental orhomeownership housing,housing preservation, home-lessness prevention activitiesand community land trusts.SDHDA is the administeringagency of the Housing Oppor-tunity Fund.
The following is informa-
tion regarding the area applica-tions that were awarded funds:
• Dakota Dream SavingsFund; Project Location —Statewide; Developer — GrowSouth Dakota; Housing Oppor-tunity Funds Reserved —$125,000; Project Summary —To provide funds for astatewide Individual Develop-ment Account to be used fordown payment and closingcosts for the purchase of ahome.
• Habitat for HumanitySouth Dakota; Project Loca-tion — Huron, Brookings, Ab-erdeen, Watertown, Yankton;Developer — Habitat for Hu-manity-South Dakota; HousingOpportunity Funds Reserved— $66,000; Project Summary— To provide a down paymentassistance program for up to12 habitat homeowners.
• Inter-lakes CommunityAction Partnership (ICAP)ESG Program; Project Loca-tion — Brookings, Clark Cod-ington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin,Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Mc-Cook, Moody, Miner, and ruralMinnehaha and Turner coun-ties; Developer — Inter-lakesCommunity Action Partner-ship; Housing OpportunityFunds Reserved — $72,500;Project Summary — To pro-vide rental deposits, rental as-sistance, case managementand other services to preventhomelessness for 21 families.
• Wagner Home Owner-ship Opportunity; Project Lo-cation — 122 North St., NE; 5042nd St., SE, Wagner; Developer— Wagner Development Part-ners, LLC; Housing Opportu-nity Funds Reserved —$196,321; Project Summary —The new construction of four,two bedroom, one bath ranchstyle single family homes forlease purchase.
SDHDA Awards$1.8M In Housing
Opportunity Funds
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