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William Remmes VERMILLION — William Remmes, 84, of Vermillion, SD passed away in his home on Octo- ber 2, 2011. Bill was born February 16, 1927 in Charter Oak, IA to Bernhard and Verna (Staley) Remmes. After his gradua- tion from Charter Oak High School, he joined the Army Air Corps for nine months and then served in the Marine Corps from 1945-1946 as a Corporal. When WWII ended he attended the University of Iowa where he ran on the track team. He joined the ROTC and was commissioned Lieutenant for the US Army after graduating from the Uni- versity. He then served in the Army during the Korean War in aerial re- connaissance, and after two years, he returned to Charter Oak to run an insurance agency and income tax service. He married Geraldine Heine in St. Helena on August 1, 1961, and moved to Vermillion from Fort Dodge, IA in 1972. He was a member of the Ameri- can Legion, VFW and the Knights of Columbus, and served on the SES- DAC board and the Vermillion Hospi- tal board. He was an active member of St. Agnes Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife Geri of Vermillion, four sons; Dominic (Jen- nifer) of Galesburg, IL, Paul of Chicago, IL, Mathew (Christine) of Lisle, IL and Ryan (Tisha) of Omaha, NE. Also surviving are two daugh- ters Jeanne (Paul) Ives of Wheaton, IL and Sarah (Tom) Taggart of Ver- million and 19 grandchildren. He is also survived by three brothers: Fr. Richard Remmes of Arcadia, IA, Leo (Ruth) Remmes of Denison, IA, Joe Remmes of Omaha, and three sis- ters: Jean Remmes of Denison, Helen (Al) Steele of Olathe, KS, Cathy Jessen of Denison, and sisters-in-law Marian Remmes of Ames, IA and Colleen Schaben of Omaha. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers: James, John and Tom, a sister and brother-in-law Marilyn and Blackie Mechura and a grandchild Mark Anthony Ives. A rosary will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4 at the St. Agnes Catholic Church with a Me- morial Mass at 5:00 p.m. and burial to follow in the Calvary Cemetery in Vermillion. Visit: hansenfuneralhome.com. Yankton Press & Dakotan October 4, 2011 Connie Christianson COLERIDGE, Neb. — Connie D. Christianson, 72, of Coleridge, Neb., died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, at the Park View Haven Nursing Home, Coleridge. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Park View Haven Nursing Home with the Rev. Katherine Russell officiating. Burial will be at the Coleridge City Ceme- tery. Visitation will be at the nursing home one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Arrangements are under the di- rection of Wintz Funeral Home, Co- leridge. LeRoy Backhaus VERMILLION — LeRoy George Backhaus, 82, of Vermillion died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at Sanford Vermillion Care Center. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Concordia Lutheran Church, Vermillion. Bur- ial will be in Bluff View Cemetery following the service, with mili- tary graveside rites held by Ver- million VFW No. 3061. Visitation is 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kober Funeral Home, Vermillion, with a prayer service and video tribute to begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 10.4.11 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 3 PRESS DAKOTAN the region Monday, October 17, 2011 BEST WESTERN KELLY INN,YANKTON, SD Doors open at 11:30AM – Lunch will be served at noon – Forum begins at noon TOPIC: “BREAST CANCER IS NOT ALL THE SAME” by Mary J. Milroy, MD, FACS, Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C. Board Certified Surgeon, Specializing in Breast Surgery TOPIC: CANCER SURVIVOR STORY by Shelly Clayton Tickets $20.00 (includes lunch and program) PROCEEDS BENEFIT : SD All Women Count All tickets must be purchased in advance or by mail by October 11th Make checks payable to: WOMEN’S HEALTH FORUM c/o Avera Sacred Heart Cancer Center 1115 W. 9th St. • Yankton, SD 57078 Phone: (605) 668-8850 Tickets also available at: First Dakota National Bank Downtown & North Rexall Drug Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Avera Sacred Heart Cancer Center Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C. SPONSORED BY: Avera Sacred Heart Hospital First Dakota National Bank Yankton Medical Clinic,P.C. 2011 103 W. 3rd, Downtown Yankton, 605-665-2813 • M-F 8-6, Sat. 8-5 *Parts & labor extra if repairs are required. Independent Service Facility Hardware Kopetsky’s Cleaning filter and inside unit. Testing heating element, thermostat & fan. Reg. $59.99 Pre-Season Maintenance Special $ 29 99* Now thru Oct. 31, 2011 DOWNTOWN LOCATION ONLY! TRINITY LUTHERAN 403 Broadway • www.tlcyankton.com Free and open to the public Trinity Lutheran Church and Jane Pugh Present A NIGHT IN AFRICA Tuesday, October 4 • 7 p.m. You are invited to share Jane’s personal and spiritual journey in Kenya and Tanzania. Her stories, photos and her passion for Africa will delight and uplift you. Refreshments & Fellowship to Follow Program www.gibsonmonuments.com Burger, Fries & Float 2216 Broadway • Yankton Tuesday • 5-7 pm Come join the staff in your favorite 50’s costume. Each 99¢ No Limit • No Take-Out • No Discount 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 If no two people are the same... A funeral service should reflect the taste and preferences of the person who dies. We will help you add your own personal touch. Why should their funerals be? Our care and concern does not end with the funeral service. This week we remember with family and friends the anniversary of the deaths of: Our Thoughts And Prayers Are With Them This remembrance is brought to you free of charge. If you have a loved one you would like remembered, contact us at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory. Guiding and serving families with compassion and trust. Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton Memorial Resource Center, Tyndall Memorial Chapels, Tyndall, Tabor & Menno 665-9679 • 1-800-495-9679 www.opsahlkostelfuneralhome.com Clifford Preszler who passed away on October 3, 2010 Charlene Gullnick who passed away on October 7, 2010 Dallas Hamilton who passed away on October 3, 2009 Agnes Morman who passed away on October 6, 1999 Raymond Kocer TABOR — Raymond C. Kocer, age 85, of Tabor, passed away un- expectedly Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Tyndall Good Samari- tan Center, Tyndall, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor, with Msgr. Carlton Hermann officiating. Con-cele- brants are Rev. Joe Puthenkulathil and Rev. Joe Forcelle. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitations will be 2 to 5 p.m. Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor, and then at 6:00 p.m. at the church with a wake service at 7:00 p.m. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be Larry Kocer, Robert Kocer, Kathy Hiem- stra, Ken Kocer, Karen Ranek, and Kristi Kocer. Honorary pallbear- ers will be his sons-in-law, daugh- ters-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ray was born on January 14, 1926, to Joseph and Catherine (Plavec) Kocer on a farm north of Tabor, SD. Ray was baptized and confirmed at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor. On June 12, 1945 Ray was united in mar- riage to Irene Carda at St. Wences- laus Catholic Church in Tabor. Ray and Irene farmed within the Tabor area for sev- eral years before settling on the family farm in 1966, where they continued to farm and raise their family. In 1993 they retired and moved into Tabor, but Ray continued to be involved with the family farm for many more years. Ray was an active member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and Tabor Chamber of Com- merce. While farming was a big part of his life, Ray also enjoyed socializing with friends and rela- tives, playing cards and playing softball. He organized the Tabor Jets softball team in 1945 with farmers, neighbors, relatives and friends. Ray remained the team pitcher and manager for over 50 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family and attending his children and grandchildren’s ac- tivities. Ray was a gentle, quiet, and hard-working man. He touched many people, changed some lives, and left a lasting im- pression on all of us. Thankful for having shared his life are his wife Irene of Tabor, SD; son Larry (Carol) of Tabor, SD; son Robert (Kathy) of Cedar Rapids, IA; daughter Kathy (Craig) Hiemstra of Bartlesville, OK; son Ken (Rhonda) of Tabor, SD; daughter Karen (Ken) Ranek of Tyndall, SD; and daughter Kristi of Tabor, SD: grandchildren Kimberly Kocer, Brian (Jorjia) Fej- far, and Steve (Shelly) Fejfar; Julie Hall, Mike Hall, and Samantha (Christoph) Weismayer; Tyler (Stephanie) Hiemstra, Brooke, Jonathan, Nathan, Preston, and Dillon Hiemstra; Mark (Leslie) Ranek, Scott, Kayla, and Lance Ranek: great-grandsons Andrew and Matthew Grassel: one brother George (Agnes) Kocer of Tabor, SD; many nieces, nephews and ex- tended family. Ray was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Anna, Stella, Mary, Helen, Hattie, and Adeline; brothers Joe and Mike; two nieces, two nephews, and one granddaughter Susan Fejfar. Memorials are directed to the Alzheimer’s Association; South Dakota Office; 1000 N. West Ave #250; Sioux Falls, SD 57104. Yankton Press & Dakotan October 3, 2011 Kocer Mary Lou Kostel Mary Lou Kostel, age 62 of Yankton passed away early Sun- day, October 2, 2011 at Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor with Msgr. Carl- ton Hermann officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitations will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor with a 7 p.m. wake service. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be Bobby Wal- loch, David Walloch, Gene Soukup, Michael Soukup, Kevin Loecker, Darrin Loecker, Mark Herman, Na- dine Kasel, Troy Herman, Todd Herman, and Brian Schoon. Hon- orary pallbearers will be Kathy Sayler, Bev Soukup, JoLynn Weber, Pam Roth, Nicole Soukup, and Jen- nifer Schoon. Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor is in charge of arrangements. Mary Lou was born on March 18, 1949 to Lawrence W. and Tillie (Novotny) Herman at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor, SD. On August 22, 1970, she was united in marriage to Roger Dale Kostel at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor. She re- ceived her Teacher’s Certificate and began teaching at Petrik Coun- try School and St. Wenceslaus Catholic Grade School in Tabor. On September 7, 1971, she began working at the South Dakota Human Services Center as a librar- ian where she worked for the next forty years. Mary Lou was a 2008 nominee as a Hero In The Fight, in celebration of all professionals fighting for better mental health. She always enjoyed working with patients, to help them with their educational wants of their diseases and recreationally, too, to get their mind off their ill- ness. She enjoyed Czech food, car rides and most of all family gather- ings especially those out in the Black Hills. Her favorite holiday was Christmas and she always had a present for everyone. She loved flowers and researching family ge- nealogy. Those who will always cherish her memory are her husband, Roger Dale Kostel of Yankton, SD; her brother, Larry (Kay Wagner) Herman of Duluth, MN; sisters: Mildred Walloch of Tabor, SD, Ros- alie (Eugene) Soukup of Wagner, SD, Charlotte (Edward Eichler) Herman of Yankton, SD, Marjorie (Roy) Schoon of Slayton, MN, and Tillie (Melvin) Loecker, Crofton, NE; 4 God Children: Nicole Rae Soukup and Darrin Paul Loecker, both of Sioux Falls, SD, Troy Her- man of Ohio, and Jennifer Schoon of Slayton, MN; mother-in-law, Della Kostel of Yankton, SD and nieces and nephews. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her parents, her grand- parents: Louie and Mary Novotny and William and Emma Dvoracek Herman; father-in-law, Joe Kostel and brother-in-law, Clarence Wal- loch. Yankton Press & Dakotan October 4, 2011 OBITUARIES Remmes Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Esther Klemme SCOTLAND — Funeral serv- ices for Esther Klemme, 89, of Scotland will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Scotland with Rev. David Ellis officiating. Interment will follow in Rosehill Cemetery, Scotland. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3-8 p.m. at the Goglin Funeral Home in Scotland. Esther passed away on Sun- day, Oct. 2, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society of Scotland. Online condolences may be sent at www.goglinfh.com. Kostel COLERIDGE, Neb. — The Laurel-Con- cord-Coleridge Marching Band is going to play in the New Year’s Day Parade and at the Ticket City Bowl in Dallas. The band is raising funds to get to the Bowl game. An upcoming fundraiser is the quilt show “Stories of Inspiration” at the Im- manuel Lutheran Church in Coleridge, Neb., at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Band mem- bers will be serving desserts and drawing for door prizes during the afternoon of stories. As a special feature tickets will be sale for folks to win two quilts specially designed and created to commemorate the band’s trip. Listen to regional artist Diane Gubbels tell her “stories” as she displays many of the quilts that she has created. Gubbels’ quilts are inspired by many life experi- ences which she says have become the “music in her soul.” Gubbels says sharing the “music” is her goal. This wife, mother, and grandmother has been sewing as long as she can remember. The LCC Bear Band will be the only Ne- braska band to perform at the Ticket City Bowl this coming year. For further information about the “Sto- ries of Inspiration” or to support the band, contact Laura Dendinger at (402) 369- 0110, Diane Gubbels at (402) 283-4979, or Sharon Kneifl at (402)584-2643 or read more about the projects on the Dollars for Dallas Facebook page. BOARD OF TRADE CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures traded mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 10.25 cents to $6.1950 a bushel; Decem- ber corn was unchanged at $5.9250 a bushel; December oats were also un- changed at $3.28 a bushel; while Novem- ber soybeans slipped 1.50 cent to $11.7750 a bushel. Beef futures and pork futures also traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December live cattle rose 0.67 cent to $1.2332 a pound; November feeder cattle fell 0.07 cent to $1.4285 a pound; and De- cember lean hogs fell 1 cent to 86.80 cents a pound. Library To Offer ‘Toddler Time’ Toddler Time, a new pro- gram for toddlers and their parents/caregivers will begin this fall at the Yankton Com- munity Library, 515 Walnut. Toddler Time, designed for children ages 1-3, is a 20- minute program that intro- duces children to music, action songs, finger plays, nursery rhymes, short books and stories. Adults are encouraged to sit with their child on the floor, or with their child on their lap to help teach the finger plays and songs. The first six-week session will begin on Thursday, Oct. 13, and run through Nov. 17. Each session will begin at 11 a.m. For more information, con- tact the library at 668-5275. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Band Hosts Benefit Oct. 9
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William RemmesVERMILLION — William
Remmes, 84, of Vermillion, SDpassed away in his home on Octo-ber 2, 2011.
Bill was bornFebruary 16, 1927 inCharter Oak, IA toBernhard and Verna(Staley) Remmes.
After his gradua-tion from CharterOak High School, hejoined the Army AirCorps for ninemonths and thenserved in the Marine Corps from1945-1946 as a Corporal. When WWIIended he attended the University ofIowa where he ran on the trackteam. He joined the ROTC and wascommissioned Lieutenant for the USArmy after graduating from the Uni-versity. He then served in the Armyduring the Korean War in aerial re-connaissance, and after two years,he returned to Charter Oak to run aninsurance agency and income taxservice.
He married Geraldine Heine in St.Helena on August 1, 1961, andmoved to Vermillion from FortDodge, IA in 1972.
He was a member of the Ameri-can Legion, VFW and the Knights ofColumbus, and served on the SES-
DAC board and the Vermillion Hospi-tal board. He was an active memberof St. Agnes Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife Geri ofVermillion, four sons; Dominic (Jen-nifer) of Galesburg, IL, Paul ofChicago, IL, Mathew (Christine) ofLisle, IL and Ryan (Tisha) of Omaha,NE. Also surviving are two daugh-ters Jeanne (Paul) Ives of Wheaton,IL and Sarah (Tom) Taggart of Ver-million and 19 grandchildren. He isalso survived by three brothers: Fr.Richard Remmes of Arcadia, IA, Leo(Ruth) Remmes of Denison, IA, JoeRemmes of Omaha, and three sis-ters: Jean Remmes of Denison, Helen(Al) Steele of Olathe, KS, CathyJessen of Denison, and sisters-in-law
Marian Remmes of Ames, IA andColleen Schaben of Omaha.
He was preceded in death by hisparents, three brothers: James, Johnand Tom, a sister and brother-in-lawMarilyn and Blackie Mechura and agrandchild Mark Anthony Ives.
A rosary will be held at 4:00 p.m.on Tuesday, October 4 at the St.Agnes Catholic Church with a Me-morial Mass at 5:00 p.m. and burialto follow in the Calvary Cemetery inVermillion.
Visit: hansenfuneralhome.com.Yankton Press & Dakotan
October 4, 2011
Connie ChristiansonCOLERIDGE, Neb. — Connie D.
Christianson, 72, of Coleridge,Neb., died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, atthe Park View Haven NursingHome, Coleridge.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m.Wednesday at Park View HavenNursing Home with the Rev.Katherine Russell officiating. Burialwill be at the Coleridge City Ceme-tery.
Visitation will be at the nursinghome one hour prior to serviceson Wednesday.
Arrangements are under the di-rection of Wintz Funeral Home, Co-leridge.
LeRoy BackhausVERMILLION — LeRoy George
Backhaus, 82, of Vermillion diedFriday, Sept. 30, 2011, at SanfordVermillion Care Center.
Funeral services are at 10:30a.m. Thursday at ConcordiaLutheran Church, Vermillion. Bur-ial will be in Bluff View Cemeteryfollowing the service, with mili-tary graveside rites held by Ver-million VFW No. 3061.
Visitation is 6-7:30 p.m.Wednesday at Kober FuneralHome, Vermillion, with a prayerservice and video tribute to beginat 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 10.4.11ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net
NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 3PRESS DAKOTANthe region
Monday, October 17, 2011BEST WESTERN KELLY INN, YANKTON, SD
Doors open at 11:30AM – Lunch will be served at noon – Forum begins at noon
TOPIC:
“BREAST CANCER IS NOT ALL THE SAME”by Mary J. Milroy, MD, FACS, Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C.
Board Certified Surgeon, Specializing in Breast Surgery
TOPIC:
CANCER SURVIVOR STORYby Shelly Clayton
Tickets $20.00(includes lunch and program)
PROCEEDS BENEFIT:SD All Women Count
All tickets must be purchased inadvance or by mail by October 11th
Make checks payable to:WOMEN’S HEALTH FORUMc/o Avera Sacred Heart Cancer Center1115 W. 9th St. • Yankton, SD 57078
Phone: (605) 668-8850
Tickets also available at:First Dakota National Bank
Downtown & NorthRexall Drug
Avera Sacred Heart HospitalAvera Sacred Heart Cancer CenterYankton Medical Clinic, P.C.
SPONSORED BY:
Avera Sacred Heart HospitalFirst Dakota National BankYankton Medical Clinic, P.C.
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103 W. 3rd, Downtown Yankton, 605-665-2813 • M-F 8-6, Sat. 8-5
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Free and open to the public
Trinity Lutheran Church and Jane Pugh Present
A N I GHT IN AFR I CA Tuesday, October 4 • 7 p.m.
You are invited to share Jane’s personal and spiritual journey in Kenya and Tanzania. Her stories, photos and her passion for Africa will delight and uplift you.
Refreshments & Fellowship to Follow Program
www.gibsonmonuments.com
Burger, Fries & Float
2216 Broadway • Yankton
Tuesday • 5-7 pm Come join the staff in your
favorite 50’s costume.
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If no two people are the same...
A funeral service should reflect the taste and preferences of the person who dies. We will
help you add your own personal touch.
Why should their funerals be?
Our care and concern does not end with the funeral service. This week we remember with family and friends the anniversary of the deaths of:
Our Thoughts And
Prayers Are With The m
This remembrance is brought to you free of charge. If you have a loved one you would like remembered, contact us at
Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory.
Guiding and serving families with compassion and trust.
Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton Memorial Resource Center, Tyndall
Memorial Chapels, Tyndall, Tabor & Menno
665-9679 • 1-800-495-9679 www.opsahlkostelfuneralhome.com
Clifford Preszler who passed away on
October 3, 2010
Charlene Gullnick who passed away on
October 7, 2010
Dallas Hamilton who passed away on
October 3, 2009
Agnes Morman who passed away on
October 6, 1999
Raymond KocerTABOR — Raymond C. Kocer,
age 85, of Tabor, passed away un-expectedly Saturday, October 1,2011 at the Tyndall Good Samari-tan Center, Tyndall, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial willbe 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 4,2011 at St. Wenceslaus CatholicChurch, Tabor, with Msgr. CarltonHermann officiating. Con-cele-brants are Rev. Joe Puthenkulathiland Rev. Joe Forcelle. Burial willbe in the parish cemetery.
Visitations will be 2 to 5 p.m.Monday, October 3, 2011 at theOpsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel,Tabor, and then at 6:00 p.m. at thechurch with a wake service at7:00 p.m. Visitations will resumeone hour prior to the service atthe church.
Pallbearers will be LarryKocer, Robert Kocer, Kathy Hiem-stra, Ken Kocer, Karen Ranek, andKristi Kocer. Honorary pallbear-ers will be his sons-in-law, daugh-ters-in-law, grandchildren andgreat grandchildren.
Ray was born on January 14,1926, to Joseph and Catherine(Plavec) Kocer on a farm north ofTabor, SD. Ray was baptized andconfirmed at St. WenceslausCatholic Church in Tabor. On June12, 1945 Ray was united in mar-riage to Irene Carda at St. Wences-laus Catholic Church in Tabor.
Ray and Irenefarmed within theTabor area for sev-eral years beforesettling on thefamily farm in1966, where theycontinued to farmand raise theirfamily. In 1993they retired andmoved into Tabor,
but Ray continued to be involvedwith the family farm for manymore years.
Ray was an active member ofSt. Wenceslaus Catholic Churchand Tabor Chamber of Com-merce. While farming was a bigpart of his life, Ray also enjoyedsocializing with friends and rela-tives, playing cards and playingsoftball. He organized the TaborJets softball team in 1945 withfarmers, neighbors, relatives andfriends. Ray remained the teampitcher and manager for over 50years. He enjoyed spending timewith his family and attending hischildren and grandchildren’s ac-tivities. Ray was a gentle, quiet,and hard-working man. Hetouched many people, changedsome lives, and left a lasting im-pression on all of us.
Thankful for having shared hislife are his wife Irene of Tabor, SD;son Larry (Carol) of Tabor, SD;son Robert (Kathy) of Cedar
Rapids, IA; daughter Kathy(Craig) Hiemstra of Bartlesville,OK; son Ken (Rhonda) of Tabor,SD; daughter Karen (Ken) Ranekof Tyndall, SD; and daughterKristi of Tabor, SD: grandchildrenKimberly Kocer, Brian (Jorjia) Fej-far, and Steve (Shelly) Fejfar; JulieHall, Mike Hall, and Samantha(Christoph) Weismayer; Tyler(Stephanie) Hiemstra, Brooke,Jonathan, Nathan, Preston, andDillon Hiemstra; Mark (Leslie)Ranek, Scott, Kayla, and LanceRanek: great-grandsons Andrewand Matthew Grassel: one brotherGeorge (Agnes) Kocer of Tabor,SD; many nieces, nephews and ex-tended family.
Ray was preceded in death byhis parents; sisters Anna, Stella,Mary, Helen, Hattie, and Adeline;brothers Joe and Mike; twonieces, two nephews, and onegranddaughter Susan Fejfar.
Memorials are directed tothe Alzheimer’s Association;South Dakota Office; 1000 N.West Ave #250; Sioux Falls, SD57104.
Yankton Press & DakotanOctober 3, 2011
Kocer
Mary Lou KostelMary Lou Kostel, age 62 of
Yankton passed away early Sun-day, October 2, 2011 at AveraYankton Care Center, Yankton.
Mass of Christian Burial will be10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 5,2011 at St. Wenceslaus CatholicChurch in Tabor with Msgr. Carl-ton Hermann officiating. Burial willbe in the parish cemetery.
Visitations will begin at 3 p.m.Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at the St.Wenceslaus Catholic Church,Tabor with a 7 p.m. wake service.Visitations will resume one hourprior to the service at the church.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Wal-loch, David Walloch, Gene Soukup,Michael Soukup, Kevin Loecker,Darrin Loecker, Mark Herman, Na-dine Kasel, Troy Herman, ToddHerman, and Brian Schoon. Hon-orary pallbearers will be KathySayler, Bev Soukup, JoLynn Weber,Pam Roth, Nicole Soukup, and Jen-nifer Schoon.
Opsahl-Kostel MemorialChapel, Tabor is in charge ofarrangements.
Mary Lou was born on March18, 1949 to Lawrence W. and Tillie(Novotny) Herman at Sacred HeartHospital in Yankton, SD. She wasbaptized and confirmed at St.Wenceslaus Catholic Church inTabor, SD. On August 22, 1970, shewas united in marriage to RogerDale Kostel at St. WenceslausCatholic Church in Tabor. She re-ceived her Teacher’s Certificateand began teaching at Petrik Coun-try School and St. WenceslausCatholic Grade School in Tabor.On September 7, 1971, she beganworking at the South DakotaHuman Services Center as a librar-ian where she worked for the nextforty years. Mary Lou was a 2008nominee as a Hero In The Fight, incelebration of all professionalsfighting for better mental health.She always enjoyed working with
patients, to helpthem with theireducational wantsof their diseasesand recreationally,too, to get theirmind off their ill-ness.
She enjoyedCzech food, carrides and most ofall family gather-
ings especially those out in theBlack Hills. Her favorite holidaywas Christmas and she always hada present for everyone. She lovedflowers and researching family ge-nealogy.
Those who will always cherishher memory are her husband,Roger Dale Kostel of Yankton, SD;her brother, Larry (Kay Wagner)Herman of Duluth, MN; sisters:Mildred Walloch of Tabor, SD, Ros-alie (Eugene) Soukup of Wagner,SD, Charlotte (Edward Eichler)Herman of Yankton, SD, Marjorie(Roy) Schoon of Slayton, MN, andTillie (Melvin) Loecker, Crofton,NE; 4 God Children: Nicole RaeSoukup and Darrin Paul Loecker,both of Sioux Falls, SD, Troy Her-man of Ohio, and Jennifer Schoonof Slayton, MN; mother-in-law,Della Kostel of Yankton, SD andnieces and nephews.
Mary Lou was preceded indeath by her parents, her grand-parents: Louie and Mary Novotnyand William and Emma DvoracekHerman; father-in-law, Joe Kosteland brother-in-law, Clarence Wal-loch.
Yankton Press & DakotanOctober 4, 2011
O B I T UA R I E S
Remmes
Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com
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Esther KlemmeSCOTLAND — Funeral serv-
ices for Esther Klemme, 89, ofScotland will be held at 1:30 p.m.on Thursday at St. Paul LutheranChurch in Scotland with Rev.David Ellis officiating. Intermentwill follow in Rosehill Cemetery,Scotland.
Visitation will be held onWednesday from 3-8 p.m. at theGoglin Funeral Home in Scotland.
Esther passed away on Sun-day, Oct. 2, 2011, at the GoodSamaritan Society of Scotland.
Online condolences may besent at www.goglinfh.com.
Kostel
COLERIDGE, Neb. — The Laurel-Con-cord-Coleridge Marching Band is going toplay in the New Year’s Day Parade and atthe Ticket City Bowl in Dallas. The band israising funds to get to the Bowl game.
An upcoming fundraiser is the quiltshow “Stories of Inspiration” at the Im-manuel Lutheran Church in Coleridge,Neb., at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Band mem-
bers will be serving desserts and drawingfor door prizes during the afternoon ofstories. As a special feature tickets will besale for folks to win two quilts speciallydesigned and created to commemoratethe band’s trip.
Listen to regional artist Diane Gubbelstell her “stories” as she displays many ofthe quilts that she has created. Gubbels’
quilts are inspired by many life experi-ences which she says have become the“music in her soul.” Gubbels says sharingthe “music” is her goal. This wife, mother,and grandmother has been sewing as longas she can remember.
The LCC Bear Band will be the only Ne-braska band to perform at the Ticket CityBowl this coming year.
For further information about the “Sto-ries of Inspiration” or to support the band,contact Laura Dendinger at (402) 369-0110, Diane Gubbels at (402) 283-4979, orSharon Kneifl at (402)584-2643 or readmore about the projects on the Dollars forDallas Facebook page.
B OA R D O F T R A D ECHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures
traded mixed Monday on the ChicagoBoard of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery rose10.25 cents to $6.1950 a bushel; Decem-ber corn was unchanged at $5.9250 abushel; December oats were also un-changed at $3.28 a bushel; while Novem-ber soybeans slipped 1.50 cent to$11.7750 a bushel.
Beef futures and pork futures alsotraded mixed on the Chicago MercantileExchange.
December live cattle rose 0.67 cent to$1.2332 a pound; November feeder cattlefell 0.07 cent to $1.4285 a pound; and De-cember lean hogs fell 1 cent to 86.80cents a pound.
Library To Offer‘Toddler Time’Toddler Time, a new pro-
gram for toddlers and theirparents/caregivers will beginthis fall at the Yankton Com-munity Library, 515 Walnut.
Toddler Time, designed forchildren ages 1-3, is a 20-minute program that intro-duces children to music,action songs, finger plays,nursery rhymes, short booksand stories.
Adults are encouraged to sitwith their child on the floor, orwith their child on their lap tohelp teach the finger plays andsongs.
The first six-week sessionwill begin on Thursday, Oct. 13,and run through Nov. 17. Eachsession will begin at 11 a.m.
For more information, con-tact the library at 668-5275.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Band Hosts Benefit Oct. 9
