Obituaries

Funeral services for Roland Bender were held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home in Gregory, SD, with Pastor Bill Serr officiating.

Funeral services for Clifford Hight were held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at the White River Community Center in White River, SD. Burial followed in the White River Cemetery in White River, SD. Isburg Funeral Chapels of Pierre, SD, was in charge of arrangements. Clifford “Tenney” was born to Clarence and Ruth (Rhoades) Hight on October 20, 1938, in Murdo, SD. He joined his older siblings, Phyllis, Cecil, Sharley, Clarice and Curtis. Tenney lived the majority of his life in White River, SD. He was active in sports in high school and was a 1957 White River graduate. He continued being a supportive Tiger fan and went to as many games as possible.

Funeral services for Ardis Krieger were held on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Lucas Baptist Church in Lucas, SD with Pastor Mark Tuttle officiating.

Funeral services for Robert Tietgen were held on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Clausen Funeral Home in Burke, SD, with Pastor Bill Serr officiating. Music was provided by Steve and Lisa Mayer, and Jacinta Tietgen, soloists, accompanied by Jane Tuttle, pianist. Brandy Peck and Janelle Bartling were in charge of registration. Casket bearers were Jake Tietgen, Jesse Johnson, Jeff Johnson, Mike Mourer, Sawyer Tietgen, and Morgan Tietgen. Interment was in the Herrick Cemetery in Herrick, SD. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Robert William Tietgen was born on April 30, 1930, to Laverna (Glick) and William Tietgen, on their farm 11 miles south of Burke, SD. He attended grade school mostly at Glasser Country School, followed by two years at Herrick High School, and then graduated from Burke High School in 1948.

Funeral services for Brian Snyder were held on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Burke Civic Center in Burke, SD, with Pastor Mark Tuttle officiating.

Memorial services for David Turgeon were held on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial will be held at a later date. Mason Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. David was born on August 18, 1951, to Clair and Shirley (McKenzie) Turgeon. Dave attended school in Burke, SD, and graduated from BHS in 1969. David loved to hunt and fish. As a child he would be found with a BB gun in his hand or a fishing pole. David also played football, basketball, and baseball if he was not hunting, fishing, or working. The summer before college, he worked at Homestake Mine. While attending Southern State University he was drafted into the Army. He was enlisted July of 1971, and honorably discharged December of 1972. He was deployed to Korea as a security guard in the DMZ for the United Nations. Dave received the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service in the performance of his duties as Squad Leader and won Expert Marksmanship as well.

Funeral services for Bromley Heath were held on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Colome High School Gym in Colome, SD, with Pastor Keith Moody officiating.

Wanda Kunzler was born in Lindsay, OK, on November 4, 1929, to Earl and Ruth (Hoover) Crawford. Wanda was the oldest and had three brothers: Gene, Bob, and Dean. Through her many travels, she ended up in Modesto, CA, where she met Ted Kunzler, who passed away May 6, 1987. A few years later, she met her companion Meryl Serr, and they moved to South Dakota. They owned various businesses in Dallas and Gregory. They later moved to Colome, SD. Wanda enjoyed sitting on the deck watching her greatgrandchildren Raelyn and Hayze Fast play. She also enjoyed family and watching football.

Graveside services for Robert Schrader were held on October 11, 2022, at Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis, SD, with military honors from the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard, US Army. Robert Jerry Schrader was born on April 22, 1932, at home on the family farm at Brocksburg, NE, to William and Dorothy (Dunn) Schrader. Bob, as he was called, came from a large family of 12 children. Mildred Kittlemann, Stanley, Bob, Ruth Krejci, Darrell, Marlyn (Joe), Bonnie Endes, James, Leroy, Howard, Violet Brumbaugh, and Myrna Zimbelmann.

A private family share time for Claude Harrison was held on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Claude Edward Harrison was born September 29, 1941, at Burke, SD, to Harold and Ellen (Bailey) Harrison. He was the oldest child, later joined by Doug, Bob, Jack, Mike, and Dirk. He graduated from Burke High School in 1959. Shortly after, he married Anita McKenzie. To this union, three daughters were born: Robin, Cheryl, and Natalie. Claude and Anita lived on the ranch with his grandparents, Ed and Merle Bailey. It was on the ranch that Claude developed his love of horses, with his favorite being Black Jack. He also hired out for Chuck Baker as a hay grinder. Claude and Anita later divorced.