This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Emery, Garbisch, Howard, Lanphear, Larive, LeBaron, Rasmussen , Scott, VanNingen, Zimiga Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VgB.2ACI/29 Message Board Post: Eleanor V. LeBaron was born Oct. 8, 1912, in Alberta, Canada, to Charles and May (Meridith) Hollister. She attended vocational school in Minneapolis, where she later worked as a bookkeeper for the city water department. Eleanor enjoyed painting, knitting and playing cards. While she lived in Minneapolis, she enjoying boating and fishing. She was a good person and a fun lady to be around. Eleanor lived in Landover Estates in Custer, S.D., for three years. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003, Eleanor died at Custer Community Hospital. She was 91 years old. Survivors include her son, Robert D. Johnson of Custer; one sister, Charlotte Pestello of Golden Valley, Minn.; 8 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. No services will be held at this time. Dona Scott was born June 3, 1923, at Lake Andes, S.D., to Louis Edmond and Clora Esther (Pellar) Scott. She attended elementary schools near Geddes and Platte, S.D., and graduated from Geddes High School in 1941. After several years of college and teaching to pay for it, she graduated in 1947 with a bachelor of science degree in education from Southern State Teachers College at Springfield, S.D., having completed requirements for teaching both secondary and elementary students. She taught in several area country and high schools. Dona had a boundless love of teaching; particularly teaching people to read and comprehend what they were reading. However, her love of family exceeded even her teaching, which she gave up to become a homemaker and raise her children. She married Archie Sullivan "Sully" Walters. Dona believed firmly in two things: that charity began within the circle of her knowledge and that no child should be without education, food, shelter and a protective emo! tional environment. Dona did not shirk making the hard decisions about making sure those things happened if they were placed on her doorstep. She was her own Dept. of Social Services and lived to see many of the children who came her way turn into happy, productive adults with families of their own. While she preferred not to donate her resources to organized charities where she could not personally see the results, she and her husband, Sully, opened the door to their home and saw to many people's needs one-on-one. She and Sully farmed many years near Platte and after several retirements settled on summers in Platte and winters with their daughter, Clora Karen, near Custer, in Sully's beloved Black Hills of South Dakota. As well as reading, over the years her interests also included tatting, embroidery, collecting stamps, coins and cookbooks, cooking, family geneaology and her only vice in life---- her favorite soap operas. On Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, Dona died at Rapid Ci! ty (S.D.) Regional Hospital. She was 80 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sully; an infant daughter, Mary; her parents; and a brother, Lowell L. Scott, who was killed in action during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include her daughter, Clora Karen (James) Walters-Aune of Custer; two sons, Wayne (Mary) Walters of Platte, and Keith (Betty) Troll and of Ucross, Wyo.; two grandchildren, Wallace Wynia and Scott Walters of Custer; two step-grandchildren, Cecil Ness of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Cathey Vollmer of Lexington, Neb.; two step greatgrandchildren, Austin and Cameron Vollmer of Lexington, Neb.; sister-in-law, Margaret Kemery of Wagner, S.D.; and special friends, Maggie Plooster of Platte, Hyacinth Johnson and Sharon Walters of Custer. Services of remembrance were held at the Wesleyan Church in Custer Dec. 2 and the Olive Presbyterian Church in Platte Dec. 6, following with graveside services at Pleasant Lawn Cemetery near Geddes. Condolences may be sent to the family at HC 83 Box 4A, Custer, SD 57730-9701. Shirley Mae Garbisch, 61, Custer, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at her home after a courageous and inspirational battle with cancer. She was born May 10, 1942, in Wausau, Wis., daughter of Levi and Ethel (Hanke) Brandt. She grew up in Wausau and graduated from Wausau East High School in 1962. She married Robert L. Garbisch on Aug. 10, 1963, in Wausau. Shirley worked for nine years at the Wisconsin State Employment Service, before moving with her husband to Custer in 1976, where they owned and operated Big Pine Campground. She truly loved meeting and talking to their campers. Many campers were like family to her. Shirley also loved working with crafts at home and singing with the choir at church. She was an avid Packers fan. Shirley was a loving, caring, unselfish wife, mother and grandmother who often did without so that others might benefit. She is survived by her husband, Bob Garbisch, Custer; her children, Brian and Stacy Garbisch, Black Hawk, Sara and James Murphree, Rap! id City, Kristen Garbisch, Rapid City, her mother, Ethel Brandt, Schofield, Wis.; two sisters, Sharon and Phillip Rowell, Schofield, and Darlene Zastrow, Sun Prairie, Wis.; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Custer. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Custer, with the Rev. Robert Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Custer Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Hills or Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Choir. McColley's Chapel of the Hills is in charge of arrangements. Myrna V Emery 87, Hot Springs died Saturday evening, December 6, 2003 at a Rapid City Nursing Home. Survivors include three daughters, Virginia Nelson, Rapid City; Patricia Kehoe, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Kay Sutt, Santa Fe, N.M.; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be held at McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs, Thursday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. Ronda Streeter, 49, of Hot Springs passed away on December 2, 2003, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born on September 20, 1954, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Ronnie and Tony Zingolas. She graduated from high school in Orange County, Calif. She was united with Buddy Smith for 35 years. They moved to Hot Springs in 1972. They had five children: Tara, Anthony, Cara, Farah and Dara. Ronda worked at the Maverick as head of the kitchen for more than 30 years. She loved her children. She lived for her children and grandchildren. She was an excellent wife, mother and friend. She had a great joy of life. Known for her special quick wit and sense of humor, she had a great love of lady bugs and beaches. Surviving her are her parents, Tony and Ronnie Zingolas of Payson, Ariz.; her children: Tara and Mike McCoy of Rapid City, Anthony Smith of Rapid City, Cara Smith and special friend Harley Spray of Hot Springs, Farah Smith of Sioux Falls, Dara Smith of Hot Springs, and grandchildren: Richard McCoy, Carole McCoy, Chonteaul, Logan Campbell, unborn Carley Spray and many close friends. She was preceded in death by Buddy Smith. Visitation was held on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 5-8 p.m. Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. at McColley’s Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs. Interment was at Buffalo Gap. A lunch was served at the American Legion at 1 p.m. Memorials may be sent to Dara Smith at 742 S. Chicago, Hot Springs, SD 57747. Robert “Bob” R. Zimiga, 87, passed away on November 30, 2003, at the Veterans hospital in Hot Springs. He was born in Norris, S.D., to Marclef “Marshal” Zimiga and Elizabeth (Witt) Zimiga on December 26, 1915. Hot Springs is the place he called home, where he was known as an old reliable stick carpenter. He was also a poet, scholar, hunter, fisherman, outdoorsman, musician, visionary, man of knowledge and a wonderful storyteller. He grew up around livestock and had a great love for horses. His roots ran deep on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, especially in Wanblee around Potato Creek. At the age of sixteen, he rode the Badlands country taking care of cattle. In his talks, he told about riding through the reservation without running into a fence. Bob understood the beauty of two cultures. He loved the Lakota people. A fluent Lakota speaker with a proud heritage from the Cherokee and Mayan, he understood and lived the life of a Native American. His Hunka (adopted) grandfather of Wanblee was Red Dog Tracks and relative Wooden Knife. He learned the love of reading and study at the off-reservation Indian school in Rapid City. It was there he was educated as a carpenter. When he finished the ninth grade, he returned to the reservation. He ranched, married and had three sons: Robert, Charles and Arthur. He worked with his father and helped build the first rammed earth school building at Wanblee. He was involved in building the Buffalo Pasteur at Allen, where he ranched and clerked at the local grocery store. In 1940 he worked at Igloo as a truck driver when World War II began. He enlisted in the US Navy and served in the Pacific campaign, where he received seven battle stars at the rank of First Class Chief Petty Officer on the Battleship US West Virginia. He was decorated with a Purple Heart Medal and other campaign ribbons. He was at Okinawa, Japan, during the signing of the Terms of Surrender by the Japanese with General MacArthur. Upon his honorable discharge, he returned to Hot Springs. He worked at the VA Hospital for a short time, then moved to the Black Hills Ordinance Depot at Igloo in 1946, where he was the housing officer until his retirement in 1964. He was also a barber on the post. He moved to Hot Springs in 1964 and began working as a carpenter. Bob’s favorite fishing place was Angostura Dam. He was a sportsman for all seasons. Bob was raised in the old tradition that family and friends were the most important and blood ran deep. He remarked, “When God gave the gift of family, he gave us his soul.” Bob loved to travel and see new places. He loved people as much as he loved the land. His survivors include his wife, Wildene of Hot Springs; and sons Robert E. Zimiga of Rapid City; Charles L. Zimiga of Rushville, Neb.; Dr. Arthur W. Zimiga of Rapid City and daughter Janet Wallace of Boise, Idaho; a sister Zabie Larive of Rapid City and 16 grandchildren. Laura Elizabeth Larive, 98, died November 28, 2003, at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Laura Larive came to Hot Springs from Mitchell in the spring of 1923 to visit her grandfather, Samuel Stainbrook, a Civil War veteran. In July 1923 Laura was united in marriage to Theodore A. Larive in Hot Springs, S.D. To this union three children were born. An infant daughter on January 1, 1926, who died at birth, a son Theodore Larive, Jr., February 17, 1927, who passed away in a car accident on January 3, 1946, and son Dr. Paul Larive born December 21, 1932, who now resides in California. Laura and Ted Larive owned and operated a rooming house in the old SOS Building, now known as the FlatIron Building. Many years later they owned and operated for 30 years the Black Hills Garage - Olds and Cadillac dealership. They traveled extensively in Europe, Russia, India and the South Seas until Ted’s passing in 1977. Laura traveled to China twice in 1980 and 1982. Laura was very active with her volunteer work with the Veterans Center, the State Home, United Churches, Shakespeare Club and the Miss South Dakota Pageant. She held local and state offices in the American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by son Dr. Paul Larive and daughter-in-law Rachel Larive of Sacramento, Calif.; grandson Ted Larive of San Diego, Calif.; grandson P. Jeffrey Larive and his wife Karla of Hot Springs, S.D.; grandson Timothy Larive and wife Katie of Mt. Shasta, Calif.; grandson Christopher Larive of Tahoe City, Calif.; granddaughter Katherine Smith of Vacaville, Calif.; granddaughter Lisa Vance and husband Shannon of Mt. Hood, Ore.; step-grandson John Freidenreich and wife Kathy of Woodbridge, Va.; special friend George Andersen and 11 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents, a sister and five brothers, her husband, infant daughter and one son. A funeral service will be held Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, at 10 a.m. at McColley's Chapels of the Hills in Hot Springs. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Miss South Dakota Scholarship Foundation and Program. at P.O. Box 1028, Hot Springs, SD 57747. Frankie Rasmussen died at her home in Oelrichs, S.D., on November 27, 2003, surrounded by family. She was born to Josie Willingham and George Franklin Bolt on December 22, 1942, in Columbus, Ga. She married Edward A. Rasmussen on August 30, 1958, in Phenix City, Ala. Four children were born from this union. They moved to Oelrichs in 1973. Frankie was active in the American Legion Auxiliary, DAV Auxiliary, Bunco and Bingo and loved to travel. She volunteered at the Hot Springs VA Hospital since 1986. She was the American Legion Auxiliary Hospital Representative for the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of South Dakota at the VA Black Hills Healthcare System in Hot Springs since 1988, as well as a member of the VFW Auxiliary. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, husband and brother Eugene Bolt. She is survived by son Edward Rasmussen Jr., his wife Carla and grandchildren Wendy, Alan, and Tina of Eureka, Mont.; daughter Ann Besek, her husband Curt and grandson James of Chadron, Neb.; daughter Joette Shaw, her husband Scott and grandchildren Kevin, Michael, Kimberly and Megan of Bellevue, Neb.; son Eugene Rasmussen and wife Charity and grandchildren Ryan, Emma and Nathan of Box Elder; mother Jose McDaniel of Smith Station, Ala.; brother Jerry Bolt of Smith Station, Ala.; and life partner Jerry Pottratz of Oelrichs, as well as other family and numerous friends. A memorial has been established in Frankie’s memory to benefit the new ambulance fund of Oelrichs. Visitation will be held from 8:30-10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2 at McColley's Chapels of the Hills in Hot Springs. Graveside Services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2 at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis with Pastor David Anderson officiating. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to benefit the New Ambulance Fund of Oelrichs. Arrangements have been placed in the care of McColley’s Chapels of the Hills in Hot Springs. Genevieve Howard, 93, of Rapid City died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at Castle Manor Nursing Home, Hot Springs. Genevieve was born April 16, 1910, in Morton County, N.D., to Emery Earl and Edna M. (Melott) Howard. She received normal training at Spearfish Normal and taught rural school in Ziebach and Custer counties. She lived in various places including Huron, Mitchell, Watertown and Worthing. She was a claims adjuster at the Social Security Office in Rapid City from 1950 until retiring in 1970. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Rapid City Society for Genealogy where she was the editor of their quarterly paper. She also did sewing for the nursing homes, tutored at the Literacy Council of the Black Hills, and was a member of the Black Hills Historical Society and Westerners Historical Society. She is survived by a sister, Dorothy Schaffer, Hot Springs, S.D.; a sister-in-law, Helen Howard, Eugene, Ore.; 5 nieces, 4 nephews and numerous other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, John E. Howard, a sister, Mary L. Klineschmidt and a niece, Dolores Clark. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, at First United Methodist Church, Rapid City with Rev. Doug Diehl as officiant. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.D. Visitation was held one hour prior to the services at the church. Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home was in care of arrangements. John J. VanNingen, 54, of Hermosa, died November 25, 2003, at his home in Hermosa. John was born on April 27, 1949, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to Ben and Genevieve VanNingen. He attended grade school at Franklin Grade School and also attended Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls. In 1973, he married Dolores Spindler. John worked construction for many years and also preached for ministry at the jail. John loved to write, but his main interest was his grandchildren and the love he had for his family. He loved life itself, had a love for God and a great enthusiasm for life. He always took care of others and put them first. Survivors include: his wife Dolores VanNingen; sons: Michael and Mark; daughters: Candace, Heather, Dianna, Connie, and Christine; brother: Paul; sisters: Flo, Carol, and Val and Darlene; 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his mother Genevieve, his father Ben and one brother Richard. Memorial Services was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at McColley’s Chapels of the Hills in Custer with Pastor Bill Savery officiating. Arrangements was placed in the care of McColley’s Chapels of the Hills in Custer. Lois Irene Lanphear was born on March 19, 1932, in Stratford, S.D., to parents, Henry and Hattie Adler Hoeft. She died on November 18, 2003, at her home in Hermiston, Ore., at the age of 71 years. She was raised and attended schools in South Dakota. Lois was united in marriage to James D. Lanphear on November 17, 1953, in Aberdeen, S.D. they lived in Igloo, S.D., until December 1965, when they moved to Hermiston, where they’ve lived since. She was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hermiston. Lois enjoyed camping, crocheting, baking, soap operas, and spending time with her family and friends. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as taking care of and doing things for others. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, James “Jim” Lanphear, Hermiston; daughters: Debbie Patnode and her husband Pete of Hermiston, Peggy Lanphear of Hermiston, three grandchildren: Casey, Cari and Dustin; four great-grandchildren; brothers: Leonard Hoeft of Grand Junction, Colo., Henry Hoeft Jr. and his wife, Hilda, Phoenix, Ariz., Allen Hoeft and wife Connie of Stratford, S.D., Harwood Hoeft and wife Betty of Walnut Grove, Calif.; sisters: Shirley Glugla of Stratford, Charlotte Kramp and husband Wayne of Florissant, Colo., twin sister Lorraine Wilbur and husband Weary of Groton, S.D., Elaine Curtis and husband Larry of Johnson City, Tenn., Pamela Melton and husband Doug of Florissant, Colo.; aunt Esther Smith of Aberdeen and several nieces and nephews. Lois was preceded in death by her parents and an infant son. A funeral service was held on Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hermiston. Burial was at the Hermiston Cemetery. Those who wish to make contributions to the Vange John Memorial Hospice at 645 W. Orchard Ave, Hermiston, Ore. 97838, or the American Cancer Society c/o Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Ore. at P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, Ore., 97838. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston of Oregon was in care of arrangements.