James Dornbush passed away on Nov. 23. He was a professor in the civil engineering department at SDSU. Those of us who were civil engineering students after high school may have had him as a tprofessor(http://eidsnessfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/Eidsne1/obit.cgi?user=827889Dornbush).
Passing away on Dec. 9 was Marion Finn (http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=840578Finn). Her oldest boys Jim and John were a little older that we were. Her youngest daughter Patti was an outstanding athlete in the early days of girls' athletics in South Dakota. She is still part of many track and field records at BHS, and is a member of the BHS Hall of Fame. Those of us who attended St. Thomas More probably had her as a catechism teacher. 8th grade seems to stick in my mind.
Steve Kron passed away on Dec. 14 (http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=844669Kron). He was two years behind us in school, and was an outstanding bowler and good friend of Stew Linn during those heyday years when they were burning up the alleys at the Prairie Lanes. I became somewhat close to him because he lived across the street at first the Revell Apartments, then the Hendricks Apartments, and finally, the Burkhardt Apartments. That building has since been moved to second street south a couple of blocks west of Southside Park because there is a new government building occupying most of the block where the apartments were located. He also was a custodian in the school system for many years.
The mother of Harry Rossow passed away on Dec. 22 (http://eidsnessfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/Eidsne1/obit.cgi?user=854632Rossow). Harry and his family moved here our sophomore year. Harry was our tough and dependable catcher on our slo-pitch softball team, Aurora Body Shop. If memory serves me right, he was also a fine lineman on our Bobcat football team. In my first year of teaching, Harry's younger brother Kurt was a student in one of my 8th gradae science classes.
Wilma Herold passed away on Dec. 23 (http://eidsnessfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/Eidsne1/obit.cgi?user=855205Herold). Her oldest son Bill was a year ahead of us in school (a member of the first class to graduate from the new high school), while twins Dan and Doug were a year or so behind us. Those three were on some of my little league baseball teams. Two of the younger girls, Jodie and Lori, were also our students in their middle school years. Some of her grandchildren were also our students.
Dr. Robert Wahlstrom passed away on Dec. 25 (http://eidsnessfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/Eidsne1/obit.cgi?user=855686Walstrom). He had a couple of sons, Robert and Jim, that were a little older than we were. He later married Erma Vandall. I believe she was the mother of classmate Scotty Vandall.
Darlene Hofer passed away on Dec. 28 (http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=857305Hofer). Her oldest son was Steve Niklason, a couple of years older than we were. He was the catcher on my first little league baseball team. Her other son was Allen Hofer, a year behind us in school. He was one of the few juniors on our basketball team when we finished second to Rapid City Central in 1969, and was also quite a fine baseball player.
Our condolences and prayers go out these wonderful people and also to all of those who have lost loved ones during this past year.
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