Leo Kattke, 87, died at the Madison Community Hospital Monday, July 25, 2011.
Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Madison with the Rev Robert Vinslauski officiating. Burial is in St. Catherine Cemetery at Oldham.
There will be a parish scripture service at 7 p.m. Friday at the Weiland Funeral Chapel, which is in charge of the arrangements.
He was born April 4, 1924, in Manchester to Henry and Frieda (Dobrinski) Kattke. He married Regena McAdaragh at Oldham on June 4, 1947. He grew up in Oldham and farmed near Oldham his entire life. He was a member of the Whitewood Township Board, St. Catherine Cemetery Board and Church Council. He enjoyed restoring Allis Chalmers tractors which he displayed in parades and tractor pulls.
Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Madison with the Rev Robert Vinslauski officiating. Burial is in St. Catherine Cemetery at Oldham.
There will be a parish scripture service at 7 p.m. Friday at the Weiland Funeral Chapel, which is in charge of the arrangements.
He was born April 4, 1924, in Manchester to Henry and Frieda (Dobrinski) Kattke. He married Regena McAdaragh at Oldham on June 4, 1947. He grew up in Oldham and farmed near Oldham his entire life. He was a member of the Whitewood Township Board, St. Catherine Cemetery Board and Church Council. He enjoyed restoring Allis Chalmers tractors which he displayed in parades and tractor pulls.
He is survived by two sons, Dan of Benson, Ariz., Tim (Vicki) of Watertown; Six daughters, Dianne (Doug) Quinn of New Hampton, Iowa, Susan (Bill) Pulford of Sioux Falls, Mary Ann (David) Appel of Redfield, Jane Lee of Madison, Joan (Greg) Huus of Sidney, Neb., and Kay (Kevin) McLain of Pierre; 21 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a brother, Verne of Oldham; four sisters, Evelyn Graff of Rapid City, Vera (Bud) Dooley of Tuscon, Ariz., Neva (Moe) Frey of San Antonio and Judi Riley of Waupaca, Wis.
He was preceded him in death by his wife in 2009 and one brother, Harold.
He was preceded him in death by his wife in 2009 and one brother, Harold.
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Also passing away recently was Rachel Cole, the wife of Mr. Vic Cole. Some of us may have had Mr. Cole as a teacher in Jr. Hi. This is the obituary from the website of Rude's Funeral Home:
Rachel Cole, 95, of Brookings, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Brookview Manor. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am, Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings, SD. Visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, Monday, August 1, 2011 at Rude’s Funeral Home in Brookings, SD, with a Liturgical Wake Service beginning at 6:30pm.
Rachel K. Barber was born on September 28, 1915 near Tyndall, SD to Samuel and Adelaide (Hughes) Barber. She attended rural schools and was a graduate of the Tyndall High School class of 1932. She continued her education at the University of Missouri and South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. She was united in marriage to Vitalis I. Cole on May 10, 1941 in Tyndall. After their marriage she lived with her family on or near military installations in Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Indiana, Michigan, Virginia, Alaska, and Brookings, SD. She was employed several years by the Bon Homme County Extension Service and the ASCS office during WWII. She was a farmer field woman demonstrating and assisting with victory gardens and rationing programs. She was a 4-H Club leader for more than twenty-five years and was honored as a Friend of 4-H. She continued to provide awards for special foods winners. She also was a Girl Scout leader and organized and supervised a teen club for three years in Fairbanks, Alaska.
She was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church and was active as a Sunday school teacher for many years as well as a 60 year member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. She was also a member of the Local John Kerr Chapter of the DAR, the Retired Teachers, Brookings County Historical Society and several bridge clubs. She especially enjoyed playing bridge, gourmet cooking, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren.
Grateful for having shared her life are her children Kathryn (Louis) Quinones, of Riverdale, New York, Carroll (Richard) Sens-Castet, of Brooklyn, New York. Eleanor (Randall) Roth, of New London, MN, Christopher (Jane Ann) Cole, of Ashburn, VA; six grandchildren, one great granddaughter and her sister, Mary (Dr. Lloyd) Scheffel, of Mt. Prospect, IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Vic, her sister, Hazel and her brother, John.
In today's Sioux Falls paper, there was a very brief item that Colin Bork, a 1976 (?) grad of BHS, was selected to the North Dakota Golf Hall of Fame. He is the younger brother of Carol Bork of our class. He was (is) an outstanding golfer, and won some titles in South Dakota before moving, evidently, to North Dakota.
Many of you may know that Central Elementary School was converted into South Dakota's only Children's Museum. The Museum has been only open for about 11 months, yet already is closing in on 100,000 visitors. It really is a world-class facility. When my niece was in Brookings last Easter, she, her husband, 5-year old son, 6-year old daughter, and I spent a whole afternoon viewing and playing in the the exhibits. It was quite exciting for all of us, and was helpful to me as I tried to remember which teacher taught in the respective classrooms. The classrooms have been converted into hands-on activities for the little ones. They can play the part of an auto mechanic, try their hand at composing or playing music, paint to their heart's delight, engage in a number of physical challenges, and participate in many other activities. The gym is a replica of what life may have been like for the pioneers of our state. Among the "buildings" are a "sod" house, a one-room schoolhouse, a farm, and a tepee. There is a grocery store where they can "buy" their food. For those who are interested in the newer technology, there is a "TV" studio that allows the kids to "air" a weather forecast, just as it is done on the 6 o'clock news. They can then watch themselves and see if any have a budding career as a meteorologist. In the area where the old entryway was, a trophy case holds some interesting artifacts related to the history of the school. If any of you ever make it back to Brookings, a trip to the only children's museum in South Dakota should probably have the same importance as eating at Nick's. It truly is worth the price of admission.
Some of you may know that I have embarked on a second career. I have returned to school to become a priest. Two years are completed, with two left to go. This summer, my assignment was at a parish in Sioux Falls. Part of our work is to visit patients in the hospitals. One day, I had stopped at the hospital desk to get a list of patients from our parish. I accidentally went into the wrong room, but the patient there knew me. She was the wife of "Doc" Serlet, who was the shop teacher at the old school, and then taught electronics when we went to the new high school. "Doc" passed away in 1974, and she has since remarried. She was a patient because she had missed the last step when coming down some stairs at home, and really smashed up her shoulder. Her younger son Mike was there; he was a year behind us in school. We had a great visit. Her other son Tim was a year ahead of us in school. both of them are engineers; Mike is near Denver, and Tim is somewhere in California.
More sad news: The stepmother of Sue (Cavanaugh) Ribstein passed away on Aug. 16, 2011.The obituary from Eidsness Funeral Home (http://eidsnessfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/Eidsne1/obit.cgi?user=437151JorenbyCavanaugh) contains this information:
LouAnn Jorenby Cavanaugh, age 87, of Brookings, formerly of Volga, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at the Brookings Hospital. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 19, 2011, at First Lutheran Church in Volga, preceded by a family service at the church at 1:00 P.M. Interment of cremated remains will be in the church cemetery.
LouAnn Caroline (Jorgenson) Jorenby Cavanaugh was born May 14, 1924, at Hayti, South Dakota, to Alvin and Effie (Stormo) Jorgenson. She grew up near Hayti, and on November 17, 1941, married Everett Jorenby. The Jorenbys farmed near Volga and later owned and operated the Silver Bell Café in Volga. Everett died February 17, 1985. On February 14, 1990, LouAnn married Dale Cavanaugh. He died June 27, 2001.
LouAnn will be remembered for her delicious food at the Silver Bell, where she was especially known for her cinnamon rolls, meatballs, and Sunday smorgasbords.
Survivors include four children: Rollie (Nita) Jorenby of Bessemer, Alabama, Linda (Len) Santema of Brookings, Larry (Macy) Jorenby of Springfield, Tennessee, and Randi Johnston of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; four step-children: David (Carol) Cavanaugh of Montgomery, Alabama, Susan Ribstein of Brookings, Rea (Rick) McKeown of Brookings, and Sheila Cavanaugh of Sioux Falls, 24 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Bob (Mary) Jorgenson, of Columbia Falls, Montana; two sisters: Ellen Kneip of Port Angeles, Washington, and Marilyn (Gerald) Ziegler of Franklin, Tennessee; and her beloved companion, Dene Jones of Brookings, and his family. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Everett and Dale; step-daughter, Patty Gilbertson; and an infant grandson, Richard Jorenby
