Sad News Ray Linder

I am presently assigned to a parish in Huron. In the Huron paper this morning was the obituary of Dr. Raymond Linder, father of classmate Barb (Linder) Solomon. The family moved to Brookings in 1964, where he taught in the wildlife and fisheries department at SDSU until retiring in 1985. He moved to Huron in May of 2007. The funeral will be held in Huron, where Barb lives, while burial will be in Brookings at St. Thomas More Cemetery. Our condolences and prayers go out to the family. The obituary in the Sioux Falls paper is below:

Raymond Linder of Huron, SDPublished: September 29, 2009
Huron - Dr. Raymond Linder, age 87, of Huron, formerly of Brookings, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at Huron StoneyBrook Suites. His funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Welter Funeral Home with burial at St. Thomas More Cemetery in Brookings. Visitation will be Wednesday morning one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. He is survived by 4 children, Catherine Christensen of Thief River Falls, MN, Barbara (Ken) Solomon of Huron, Sharon (Russ) Koopman of Bird Island, MN, and Michael (Denise) Linder of Lincoln, NE; 8 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; and 1 brother, Allan (Mary) Linder of Pueblo, CO.

More Sad News

Word has been received that Esther Kruse, wife of classmate Ron Kruse, has passed away. Our prayers and condolences go out to Ron and his family. Ron recently lost his brother older brother Merwyn, so he is going through some exceedingly difficult and trying times. This is the obituary from the Sioux Falls paper.

Esther L. Kruse of Brookings, SDPublished: September 29, 2009
Brookings - Esther Kruse, 55, died Sept. 27, 2009, at Brookview Manor in Brookings of cancer. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Brookings Wesleyan Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. Memorials may be directed to Gideons International or Brookings Wesleyan Church. Survivors include her husband, Ron, of Brookings; two daughters: Amy (Charlie) Collins of Yukon, OK, and Rhonda (Jon) Weiss of Omaha, NE; six grandchildren; a brother: W. Joe (Deb) Moore of Brookings; and two sisters: Carol (Richard) Motter of Elkton, SD, and Allie Jo (Mike) Lano of Kearney, NE.

The mother of Pat Robish Passes Away

Our prayers and condolences go out to Pat (Robish) Wennblom and her family. Her mother passes away recently. This was the obituary in the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader from this morning:

Marian Robish of Brookings, SDPublished: September 27, 2009
Brookings - Funeral services for Marian R. Robish will be 3:00PM, Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 7:00PM on Monday, at Rude's Funeral Home in Brookings. Marian is survived by her children William (Debra) Robish of Marshall, WI, Lonnie (Cindy) Robish of Sioux Falls, Susan (Leo) Gardner of Canton, Patricia (James) Wennblom of Elk Point, Jeanne Mangels of Sioux Falls, Judy (Scott) Gjertson of Brookings; 15 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; one brother Marlin (Charlotte) Bowen of Oberland, KS.Condolences may be sent to the family through www.rudesfuneralhome.com.

Danny Kruse Services

This is the obituary from the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader:

Daniel "Danny" Kruse of Brookings, SDPublished: September 22, 2009
Brookings - Danny Kruse, 59 of Brookings died Saturday, September 19th while hunting in Custer State Park. His funeral will be 11:00 AM, Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Brookings. Visitation will be 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Wednesday at Rude's Funeral Home in Brookings. He is survived by his wife Julie; 1 son Paul of Sioux Falls; 1 daughter Toni (Jay) Triplett of Brookings; 2 granddaughters; his mother, Vada (Darrell) Iverson of Brookings; 2 brothers, his twin Dennis (Nettie) of Brookings and Dwight (Marilyn) of Lake Preston; 2 sisters Deb (Dave) Stewart of Brookings and Sue (Ken) Weinberg of Lake Poinsett. A complete obituary may be viewed at http://www.rudesfuneralhome.com/index.php?option=com_obituary&task=details&oid=683

Danny Kruse

Word has been received that Danny Kruse passed away a couple of days ago from a heart attack while hunting in the Black Hills. Our condolences and prayers go out to the family. Danny and his twin brother Dennis have been operating Don's Body Shop since their father passed away while hunting in Alaska in the 1970's. I will have another post when I receive more information. At the present time, I am considering a second career as a Catholic priest, and am residing in Huron. The priest there has been gracious enought to host me and show me what an active and busy life the priesthood actually entails. Time will tell if I want to make this commitment at my age. I am able to get back to Brookings on Sunday afternoons, but then have to return to Huron Monday afternoon. I have been in Huron since September 1, and have had very little opportunity to make any posts. I hardly know what is happening in Brookigns. Again, if anyone wants to post, please feel free to do so.

"butting" in and out

I've been chasing SD's extended smoking regulation (the one that would have let us breathe free at Skinner's if not for the petition drive) around the papers some, and got upset enough to post a "response" letter to the Argus Leader.

The "trigger" was this letter from a SF resident. It is hard to locate on the paper's website without the link.

My letter (printed a week after sent) is here if you care. Actually, whether you care or not, but I wanted a longer link.

SD law won't help me much of the time, but it's a step.

Beatty