October 2012. After moving to Yankton in

2000, he took an immediate in-terest in the museum.

“When I first moved to SouthDakota, (one of the museum’sboard members) showed methe house and I’ve been inter-ested ever since,” he said.“When the position becameavailable, I applied for it andhave been thankful ever since Igot it.”

During tour season,Hellmers said the number of

tours each day varies anywherefrom one or two each day, tolarge groups of six to 12. He saidhe’s seen tourists come from allover to see the house.

“We have a lot of people,” hesaid. We had some from Canada,Australia, Africa, England andfrom all over the states. One ofthe first things they say whenthey come into this house isthey’ve never seen a house sowell preserved and so welltaken care of, and a tour guidethat didn’t just walk themthrough but explained what thefamily and life was like at thatperiod. A lot of them said they’d

toured a lot of Victorian homes,but nothing of this nature.”

As for his own experience,Hellmers said he’s thankful tohave been given theopportunity.

“I am totally grateful,” hesaid. “It is a blessing that I gotthis place and be here in itself.It’s taught me to be more awareof things around me, and I get toput a smile peoples’ faces. Forme, my goal in life is very sim-ple: If you can put a smile onsomebody’s face, you’ve donewonders.”

———Starting this month, the

Cramer-Kenyon Heritage Homeis also going to a free-will dona-tion system rather than charg-ing a set entrance fee.

——— For more information on the

Cramer-Kenyon Heritage Home,visit http://cramer-kenyon.webs.com/

You can follow Rob Nielsenon Twitter at twitter.com/Rob-NielsenPandD/. Discuss thisstory at www.yankton.net/

Carol ByeCarol Ann Bye, 76, of Ver-

million, SD passed awayThursday, January 30 at herhome after a battle withcancer.

Carol Blair was born Sep-tember 20, 1937 in Vermillion,SD to Harold and Edna (Aden)Blair. She graduated fromMeckling High School in 1955and married Gary Bye on Au-gust 27, 1956.

Besides raising their chil-dren, Carol was a secretary forthe Clay County Extension Of-fice for many years, and alsohad a successful career as areal estate broker in RapidCity, SD and Arizona.

She was preceded in deathby her parents and her hus-band Gary.

She is survived by herthree daughters; Jeanette(Joe) Hubert of Vermillion,Nadeen (Chuck) Peterson ofWakonda, SD and Glynis(Mark) Erickson of Gayville,SD, two sons; Todd (Lynne)Bye of Gayville and Hazen(Lisa) Bye of Vermillion, andfour sisters; Edith Nelson,Mary Ellen (Ellis) Jensen,Dorothy Blair and Helen(Buster) Walraven all of Ver-million. She is also survivedby 16 grandchildren; Tabitha(Micah) Likness, Kyle (Stacy)Hubert, Tony Hubert, Darcey(Greg) Bast, Stephanie (Sam)

Camp, Brian Bye, Evan (Stacy)Peterson, Nick (Melissa) Peter-son, Andy and Chad Peterson,Emma (Adam) Ladwig, Parkerand Morgan Erickson, Sara,Jana and Regan Bye. And alsoseven great grandchildren;Taylor Lyso, Madlyn Peterson,Callie Peterson, GretchenBast, Pierce and Drake Campand Grady Likness

Memorial service will be10:30 a.m. Monday, February 3at the Bergen LutheranChurch in Meckling, with pri-vate family burial in the Meck-ling Cemetery. Visitation willbegin at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb-ruary 2 with a service at 5:00pm at the Hansen FuneralHome in Vermillion.

Visithansenfuneralhome.com.

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Richard ‘Dick’ PillarRichard W. “Dick” Pillar,

79, of Yankton died unexpect-edly Wednesday, Jan. 29,2014, at Avera Sacred HeartHospital, Yankton.

Memorial Mass of Chris-tian Burial is at 10:30 a.m.,Monday, Feb. 3, at SacredHeart Catholic Church, Yank-ton, with the Rev. MarkLichter officiating. Burial ofhis cremated remains will bein the Sacred Heart Cemetery,

Yankton, with Military Grave-side Rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791Honor Guard and the SDAN-GHG of Sioux Falls.

Visitations begin at 5 p.m.Sunday at the Opsahl-KostelFuneral Home & Crematory,Yankton, with a rosary at 7p.m., Elks Memorial at 7:15p.m. and Scripture service,video tribute and memorysharing at 7:30 p.m.

Visitations will resumeone hour prior to the serviceat the church.

Cheryl CessoCheryl Rose (Kostel)

Cesso, Georgetown, Mass.,died Jan. 25,2014, at Ka-plan FamilyHospiceHouse, Dan-vers, Mass.She was 48.

Arrange-ments arebeing deter-mined. Visithttp:/www.millerfh.com forupdates.

Condolences may be ex-pressed via this website orc/o Cheryl Cesso Family atMiller Funeral Home, 507 S.Main Ave., Sioux Falls, SD57104.

Ralph HaggeRalph G. Hagge, 52, of Sioux

City, Iowa, died Wednesday atMercy Medical Center, SiouxCity, after a courageous 4-yearbattle with cancer.

Funeral services are at 4p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, atCentral Baptist Church, 4001 In-dian Hills, Dr., Sioux City, withthe Rev. Lloyd Grant officiating.

Visitations begin at 2:30 p.m.Saturday afternoon at CentralBaptist Church. Visitations willcontinue Sunday, Feb. 2, from 1-5 p.m. at the Aisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel,Menno, with the family presentfrom 3-5 p.m.

Funeral services are at 10a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at theSalem Reformed Church,Menno, with the Rev. MichaelHecht officiating. Burial will bein the West Our Saviors Ceme-tery, rural Menno. Visitationswill resume one hour prior tothe service at the church.

Anne RennerAnne M. Renner, 94, of Yank-

ton died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014,at the Mary Lanning MemorialHospital in Hastings, Neb.

Cremation has taken placeand services will be held at alater date.

Arrangements are pendingunder the care of Opsahl-KostelFuneral Home, Yankton.

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Marvin HarmsMarvin Loyd Harms, age 90,

of the Embers Assisted LivingCenter Coleridge, Nebraska –formerly of Hartington, Ne-braska, passed away Wednes-day, January 29, 2014 at ParkView Haven Nursing Home Co-leridge, Nebraska.

According to his wishes,Marvin donated his body to theAnatomical Board of the Stateof Nebraska for medical re-search. A burial service will beheld at a later date. Arrange-ments are under the directionof the Wintz Funeral Home inHartington.

Marvin was born to Georgeand Sophia (Saathoff) HarmsMarch 30, 1923 in ruralGlenville, Nebraska. After high

school gradua-tion, Marvin en-tered militaryservice in theUS Navy on Jan-uary 26, 1942and was honor-ably dis-charged onNovember 21,1947 with the

majority of his WWII service inthe Pacific Theater. Marvinserved aboard the destroyerUSS Coghlan (DD-606) duringwhich she earned eight bronzeservice stars for which Marvinwas awarded seven battle starsincluding ALEUTIAN ISLANDSOPERATION, PACIFIC RAIDS,GILBERT ISLANDS OPERATION,MARSHALL ISLANDS OPERA-

TION, MARIANA ISLANDS OP-ERATION, TINIAN CAPTUREAND OCCUPATION,LEYTE OP-ERATION and LUZON OPERA-TION. Perhaps highest amongthese most notable accom-plishments by Marvin and thecrew of the USS Coghlan wasthe fact that they “never lost aman during their time at sea”.Entering the Navy as a seamanMarvin attained the rank of Ma-chinist Mate 1ST class and wasacting Chief Petty Officer at thetime of his discharge. Thesewere Marvin’s most memo-rable years and he often re-ferred to them.

After his military service,Marvin attended the Universityof Nebraska, Lincoln earning anAssociate Degree of Agriculture

and then began farming. Hemarried Norma (Christensen)Harms of Pleasant Valley, Ne-braska June 4, 1950. To thismarriage were born six chil-dren. Marvin and Normafarmed near Obert, Wayne andHartington, Nebraska. In theMid 1950’s as a result of adrought, Marvin and Normamoved their family to LongBeach, California where Marvinworked as a machinist for Dou-glas Aircraft. After returning,they farmed near Wayne andObert until moving to ruralHartington in 1973. Marvin con-tinued to farm there until 2011when he entered the EmbersAssisted Living Center.

He is survived by hisdaughter Michelle (Eldon) Van-

derheiden, Laurel, Nebraskaand son Timothy (Debra)Harms, Hartington, Nebraska, 7grandchildren and brotherWarren Harms, Fairfield, Ne-braska. Marvin was precededin death by his parents, wifeNorma on April 11, 2003 at theage of 72 years, and four sons -Bruce, Mathew, Zachary andDaniel.

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Leo HisekFuneral services for

Leo Hisek, 93, of Tyndallwill be held at 2:00 p.m.on Saturday, February 1 atthe United MethodistChurch in Tyndall. Burialwill follow at the TyndallCemetery.

Visitation will be heldon Saturday at the churchfrom 10 a.m. until the timeof the service.

Leo died on Wednes-day, January 29 at theRoyal C. Johnson Veter-ans Memorial Hospital inSioux Falls.

In lieu of flowers, thefamily would like memori-als sent to the TyndallVFW.

Online condolencesmay be sent atwww.goglinfh.com.

Evelyn FuchsFuneral mass for Evelyn

Fuchs of Tyndall will be held at10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Febru-ary 1 at St. Leo Catholic Churchin Tyndall with Fr. Joe Forcelleand Fr. Gerald Thury as co-con-celebrants. Burial will follow atSt. Leo Cemetery in Tyndall.Honorary casketbearers will beEmily Weber, Scott Weber, TylerWeber, and Marie Arneson.

Active casketbearers will beDaniel Rasmussen, Jeremy Ras-mussen, Ryan Rasmussen,Randy Rasmussen, Matt Balvin,and Don Arneson.

Visitation will be held onFriday from 3:00 p.m. until 7:30p.m. at St. Leo Catholic Churchin Tyndall. There will be a wakeservice on Friday evening at7:30 p.m. at the church.

Evelyn died on Wednesday,January 29 at the Good Samari-tan Society of Tyndall. Online

condolences may be sent atwww.goglinfh.com.

Evelyn Mary Ann Fuchswas born January 29, 1923 atrural Springfield, SD to Mattand Emma (Schmoll) Arneson.She passed away on January29, 2014 at the Tyndall GoodSamaritan Center where shehas been a resident since No-vember 2006. During this timeshe renewed many friendships

and made many new ones.Evelyn grew up in Avon

and graduated from Avon HighSchool. She then worked atGelfand’s in Chamberlain fol-lowed by jobs at the TyndallBakery and with Quaker Oatsin Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Evelyn married Joe L.Fuchs at Tyndall on May 19,1947 at St. Leo Catholic parson-age and they started marriedlife in Herrick, SD. After spend-ing many years in the Gregoryarea they returned to Tyndall in1960. In addition to being ahomemaker, Evelyn worked forM-Tron Industries and then be-came the Tyndall Public Librar-ian. After 21 years at the libraryshe retired in 1994, but contin-ued to be an avid reader untilher death. She also served asan Election Official for manyyears. She was Historical Coor-dinator for Tyndall’s CentennialPublications Committee and

was a member of St. LeoCatholic Church and Altar Soci-ety, American Legion Auxiliary,VFW Auxiliary, South Dakota Li-brary Association and BonHomme Heritage Association.She conducted Girls State Ori-entation Sessions for District 7American Legion Auxiliary formany years and served as anofficer in most of her organiza-tions. She will be most remem-bered for her smile andpositive attitude.

Evelyn is survived by hertwo daughters: Joanne(William) Balvin, Tyndall andKaren (Randy) Rasmussen,Dixon, Nebraska; five grandchil-dren: Matt Balvin and Emily(Scott) Balvin Weber andDaniel, Jeremy and Ryan Ras-mussen; and one great-grand-son: Tyler Weber. She is alsosurvived by two sisters: Lucille(Vern) Bures and Hazel Ferw-erda and three brothers:

Clarence, Frank and Don(Marie) Arneson.

Evelyn was preceded byher husband Joe on December30, 2000, infant granddaughterKelly Rasmussen, her parents,brother Lester and sister andhusband Gladys and CarlKryger, sister-in-law KathrynArneson and brother-in-lawNoel Ferwerda.

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Edward CwachEdward V. Cwach, age 96, of

Yankton, died peacefully, Tues-day, January 28, 2014 at theAvera Sacred Heart Hospital,Yankton, SD.

Mass of Christian Burial willbe 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Febru-ary 1, 2014 at St. BenedictCatholic Church, Yankton, withRev. Ken Lulf officiating. Burialwill be in the Sacred HeartCemetery, Yankton.

Visitations will begin at 5:00p.m. Friday, at the Opsahl-Kos-tel Funeral Home & Crematory,Yankton, with a Rosary at 7:00p.m., followed by a video trib-ute and Scripture service at

7:30 p.m. Visita-tions will re-sume one hourprior to theservice at thechurch.

Edward Vic-tor Cwach wasborn October24, 1917 inrural Yankton,

SD to Victor and Katherine(Hacecky) Cwach, the third ofsix children. He attended Yank-ton County schools and wasconfirmed at Sacred HeartChurch and later became amember of St. BenedictCatholic Church. He married Vi-

olet Hlavac on May 14, 1941.Edward was a fourth genera-tion Yankton County farmerand farmed his entire life withhis wife and later with his son.Together, Edward and Violethad five children, 10 grandchil-dren and five great-grandchil-dren. Edward was an avid Cvikcard player and loved polkamusic, particularly Molly B. Heenjoyed watching his grand-children’s activities and at-tended as many as he could.Edward always had a positiveattitude and inspired hisfriends and family with his pas-sion for life. He was an inspira-tion and mentor of sound

values and had a strong workethic. He will truly be missedby his family and friends.

Edward is survived by hisfour daughters: Bonni Teegar-den of Pleasantville, IA, BettyCwach of Yankton, SD, Maggie(Dave) Larsen of Marshall, MN.,and Jan (Robin) Grossenburgof Yankton, SD; daughter-in-law,Mary Cwach of Yankton, SD;ten grandchildren: Lori (Brian)Shoning, Ted (Veronica) Tee-garden, Andrea Teegarden,Chad (Liz) Larsen, Mary BethTeegarden, Katie Larsen, Dan(Michelle) Cwach, KevinCwach, Jeff Grossenburg andJenna Grossenburg; five great-

grandchildren: Victor, Oliverand Miranda Teegarden, andBennett and Rory Larsen; hissister, Lenore Law; and manynieces and nephews.

Edward was preceded indeath by his wife, Violet, sonGary Cwach, infant twins,brother, Melvin Cwach, and sis-ters, Evelyn Celmer-Welte, De-lores Klimisch, and Mary JaneGall.

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Active LearnersClasses Start Tues.

A new schedule of Bene-dictine Institute’s Centerfor Active Learners classesbegin Feb. 4 at Yankton’sMount Marty College.

The Center for ActiveLearners serves to provideshort courses for adultswho wish to learn moreabout a variety of topicsthat are consistent with theliberal arts traditions ofMount Marty College. Thenon-credit courses are de-signed for anyone wholoves learning and enjoysthe exchange of ideas with-out the pressures of home-work or exams. Thecourses are held once aweek during the month ofFebruary.

Courses in the upcom-ing session include:

• “SKETCHING: Experi-ments in Seeing,” Sr. CaroleBaumert, Thursdays 2:30-4pm;

• “Children’s Blizzard of1888 and Orphan Trains,”Sr. Jacquelyn Ernster,Thursdays 10:30-Noon;

• “Haydn’s Creation,” Dr.Kenneth Tice, Tuesdays 10-11:30 a.m.;

• “John, the ‘DIFFERENTGOSPEL,’” Sr. MarielleFrigge, Tuesdays 1-2:30p.m.;

• “Technology and So-cial Change,” Dr. Terry Nel-son, Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m.;

• and “Cosmology: Fromthe Big Bang to the Presentand Beyond… ,” Dr. RyanMaderak, Thursdays 1-2:30p.m.

There is a cost for thecourses (member and non-member), and somecourses require an addi-tional supply fee. Member-ship can be attained for $25per year.

To register, call 668-1495, 668-1463, or you canregister on-linewww.mtmc.edu/bene-dictineinstitute/activelearn-ers/registration.aspx/.

For more information onthe courses and instructorbiographies, visitwww.mtmc.edu/bene-dictineinstitute or contactDirector, Andrew Henrick-son atahenrickson@mtmc.edu/.

YCL Offering‘Tot Time Yoga’

The Yankton Commu-nity Library is presenting anew program for toddlersages 2-4 and their parentsor caregivers. Tot TimeYoga will be available fortots to attend on Wednes-days from 1:30-2 p.m., foran eight-week period. Theclass begins on Feb. 5. Theclass is free but preregis-tration is required and lim-ited to 12.

You may preregister bycalling 668-5276 or stop-ping by the library, 515Walnut Street.

Tot time Yoga is a coop-erative effort between theYankton Community Li-brary and the Summit Ac-tivities Center. The classwill be taught by yoga in-structor Rebecca Johnson.

Kids will have funthrough movement whiledeveloping body aware-ness, balance, coordina-tion, and relaxationtechniques.

The class will be held atthe library, 515 WalnutStreet. Parents or care-givers must attend withthe child and are asked tobring a blanket or beachtowel to place on the floor.

For additional informa-tion, call 668-5276.