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Monday, 12.8.14 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWSROOM: [email protected] PRESS DAKOTAN PAGE 3 the region OBITUARIES Y ANKTON MONUMENT C O. Family Memorials by Gibson 325 Douglas Ave. • Yankton • 664-0980 www.gibsonmomuments.com • 1-800-658-2294 Amber Larson 610-6992 Honoring Their Memory Our Thoughts And Prayers Are With Them This week we remember with who passed away December 9, 2013 who passed away December 13, 2013 who passed away December 14, 2010 This rememberance is brought remembered, contact us at Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton Memorial Resource Center, Tyndall, Tabor & Menno 665-9679 1-800-495-9679 www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com RSVPs are not required, but please call us at 665-3644 if you have any questions. 2901 Douglas Ave.,Yankton • 665-3644 www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com All are welcome to join us on this special evening in memory of those who have died. Saturday December 13th 5:00pm Holiday Holiday Remembrance Remembrance Program Program Holiday Holiday Remembrance Remembrance Program Program FUNERAL HOME and CREMATION SERVICE WINTZ & R AY Vernon Hauck Funeral services for Ver- non E. Hauck, 75, of Tyndall, South Dakota will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, De- cember 9, 2014 at the Presby- terian Church in Tyndall. Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. later that day in Grace- hill Cemetery, Tripp. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8 at the Goglin Funeral Home, Tyndall. A prayer service will be at 7:00 p.m. that evening at the Presbyterian Church, Tyndall. Vernon died on Friday, De- cember 5 at Doherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Goglin Fu- neral Home, Tyndall. Online condolences may be sent at www.goglinfh.com/. Vernon Hauck was born on Wednesday, October 18, 1939 to Emanuel and Esther (Michaelssohn) Hauck on the family farm northwest of Tyn- dall, South Dakota in Bon Homme County. He was bap- tized in the Emanuel Re- formed Church in rural Tripp and confirmed in the Friedens Reformed Church in Tripp. He attended Hoff School in rural Tyndall through the 8th grade. On November 6, 1960, Vernon was united in marriage to Pauline M. Winckler at the First Congregational Church in Scotland and to this union 4 children were born. To- gether they resided on a farm northwest of Tyndall where they farmed and raised their family. Vernon was a member of the Tyndall Presbyterian Church. Throughout his life, Ver- non enjoyed farming, tending his garden, and simply just being outdoors. Though Ver- non was a dedicated farmer, he wasn’t all work and no play. He enjoyed frequenting local auctions, collecting toy tractors especially Farmalls, and was known to appreciate his fair share of ice cream. Vernon died on Friday, De- cember 5, 2014 at the Do- herty Hospice House in Sioux Falls having attained the age of 75 years, 1 month, and 17 days. Vernon’s memory will be cherished by his wife of 54 years, Pauline Hauck of Tyn- dall; daughter Sandra (Kevin) Vanden Berge of Mitchell; sons Allen Hauck of Scotland, Michael Hauck and special friend Kristi Burgi of Tyndall, and Darrin (Lisa) Hauck of Tyndall; grandchildren: Laura (Rick) Estrada of Mitchell, Tyler Vanden Berge of Mitchell, Amanda Hauck of Tyndall, and Bryce Hauck of Tyndall; great-grandchildren: Myles, Megyn, and Mykayla Estrada of Mitchell; and sis- ter Ramona (Robert) Cham- bers of Tyndall. Vernon was preceded in death by his parents. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 8, 2014 Jan Renken Jeanette “Jan” Renken, age 66, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Friday, Decem- ber 5, 2014, after her 20-year battle with cancer, at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, De- cember 10, 2014, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yank- ton, South Dakota with Rev- erend David Gunderson officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at the Wintz & Ray Fu- neral Home with a prayer service and video tribute at 7:00 p.m. Jan Renken was born Sep- tember 26, 1948, in Dickin- son, North Dakota, to Ludwig and Tillie (Jilek) Filipi. She grew up in Dickinson and at- tended school there. She moved to several places in- cluding, Jamestown, North Dakota, Texas, and Sioux Falls before settling in Yank- ton. She worked for MtronPTI for many years in Yank- ton and later at the Human Services Cen- ter. She then began work- ing as a Home Health Aid for Avera Sacred Heart Hospital which she contin- ued for several years. Jan was active at The Cen- ter and loved to play cards, reading and scrapbooking. She especially loved spend- ing time with her grandchil- dren and was very involved with all of their activities, whether it was going to hockey games or dance recitals. Jan was the one who always brought the family to- gether and family was the most important thing in her life. Survivors include her daughter, Kerry (Jason) Petheram of Yankton; four grandchildren: Taylor List of Evans, Colorado; Melanie List of Yankton; Sophia Petheram of Yankton; and Henry Petheram of Yankton; mother, Tillie Filipi of Fargo, North Dakota; brother, Richard Filipi of Fargo; four sisters: Joan (Larry) Long- shore of Galena, Ohio; Gay- lene Montez of Flagstaff, Arizona; Geri (Curtis) Kauff- man of Colorado Springs, Col- orado; and Pam (Dan) Peterson of Fargo. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Ludwig. Memorial may be directed to Susan G. Komen South Dakota. To post an online sympa- thy message visit wintzrayfu- neralhome.com. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 8, 2014 William Cotant William Henry Cotant, 64 years and 7 months, died December 2, 2014 after a short hospital stay at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. William Henry Cotant was born to James W. and Mary J. Cotant March 3, 1950 in Adrian, Michigan. William was a veteran of the Vietnam War and entered the Marines on June 19, 1968 as a Private. While serving in Vietnam for 7 months and 21 days, he was a field artillery batteryman until he sustained burns from a misfire. William’s time of service was 2 years 1 month and 18 days. William received the Na- tional Defense Medal, Viet- namese Service Medal with 1 star, Vietnam Campaign Metal with device, Combat Action Ribbon, and the Rifle Sharpshooter Badge. William “Bill” will be missed by his IMPACT friends and his veteran friends in town and Sioux Falls. William had several sib- lings but did not keep in touch for the past several decades. Bill was preceded in death by his dad, James W. Cotant, mom, Mary J. (Perry) Cotant, grandpar- ents and uncles and aunts. A memorial service will be at the Sir Charles build- ing Community Room on Wednesday, December 10th at 2 p.m. Burial of Bill’s cremated remains will take place at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD. Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory is as- sisting with arrangements. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 8, 2014 Leo Hallan Leo Hallan, age 58, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Memorial services are 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, De- cember 9, 2014 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Dani Jo Ninke officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the memorial service. Leo was born on March 21, 1956 in Huron, South Dakota to Archie and Ruth (Berg) Hallan. He grew up in Iroquois, South Dakota where he graduated from high school in 1974. Leo then worked for a construc- tion company in Iroquois until his motorcycle acci- dent in 1976. He suffered a severe spinal cord injury and became a quadriplegic. Leo devoted the rest of his life pursuing a cure, but more importantly becoming an advocate for all those who were disabled. He be- came politically involved and was instrumental in getting laws passed to im- prove the lives of those with a disability. After his accident, he lived in Sioux Falls for three years and then in Pierre for three years. Leo helped get a law passed through the state legis- lature that allowed him to live at home, so then he moved to Iroquois in 1982. Leo was the mayor of Iro- quois for four years and was influential in restoring Iroquois Lake through grants and fund-raising ef- forts. He loved hunting, fishing and the outdoors, so restoring Iroquois Lake was very important. In 1994, Leo moved to Yankton. Throughout his life, he was a small business entrepre- neur and most recently was the owner of Ruth’s Campers in Yankton. Leo enjoyed fixing up old cars and researching his family history. He also had a pas- sion for helping and men- toring kids through tough times and was active in Big Friend, Little Friend. Leo is survived by two children, Jessie (Tiffani) Hallan of Leesburg, VA and Kris (Nicole) Hallan of Grain Valley, MO; four grandchil- dren: Noah and Evoli Hallan of Leesburg and Alexis and Aryana Hallan of Grain Val- ley; nine brothers and sis- ters: Gerri (Dennis) Aughenbaugh of Iroquois, Sylvia Lee of Mitchell, SD, Donnie (Sue) Hallan of Sioux Falls, Archie (Donna) Hallan of Iroquois, Linda Hallan of Mitchell, Bruce Hallan of Rutland, SD, Wayne (Julie) Hallan of Brookings, SD, David Hallan of Iroquois and Brian (Nina) Hallan of New Braunfels, TX; and many nieces and nephews. Leo was preceded in death by his parents; son, Travis Hallan; and brother, Keith Hallan. In lieu of flowers, dona- tions may be made to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation at www.christopherreeve.org. To send an online mes- sage to the family, please visit www.wintzrayfuneral- home.com. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 8, 2014 Virginia Pederson Virginia Pederson, 95, of Yankton died Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Yankton, with the Rev. Dave Wildermuth offici- ating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories. Visitations will be from 5- 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton with a 7 p.m. Prayer service. Visi- tations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Joyce Wentworth Joyce Wentworth, 68, of Yankton died Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the United Church of Christ (Congregational), Yankton, with the Rev. Molly Carlson officiating. Visitations will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the church with a prayer service and memory sharing at 7 p.m. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. The Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, is assisting with service details. Emil Zeeb Emil Zeeb, 85, of Menno died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno. Arrangements are pend- ing under the care of the Aisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel Me- morial Chapel, Menno. Ray Novak Jr. Ray Novak Jr., 46, of Sioux Falls died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Arrangements are pend- ing with the Wintz & Ray Fu- neral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton. Online condolences at: www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com Hallan Vernon Hauck Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Online condolences at: www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com Renken P&D CLASSIFIEDS WORK FOR YOU! CALL (605) 665-7811 negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack. “I want you to picture a morning where most of the service men and women were still in their beds or just waking up after having spent the previous night on the beaches of Hawaii,” she said. “We were not at war and were completely taken by surprise. When the bombings began, many of the men were still in their bunks.” She said the attack was a pre- emptive effort by Japan to disable the American Pacific fleet from being able to respond to other acts of aggression in the Pacific Ocean. In President Franklin Roo- sevelt’s address to the American people on Dec. 8, 1941, he said, “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvi- ous that the attack was deliber- ately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for contin- ued peace.” The attacks, which took only two hours, destroyed three U.S ships and 169 aircraft. In addition, 18 other ships and an additional 159 aircraft were damaged. The Navy and Marine Corps suf- fered a total of 2,896 casualties, of which 2,117 were deaths (Navy 2,008, Marines 109) and 779 wounded (Navy 710, Marines 69). The Army lost 228 killed or died of wounds, 113 seriously wounded and 346 slightly wounded. In addi- tion, at least 57 civilians were killed and nearly as many seriously injured. Bodenstedt said what was key to the America’s ability to immediately join the war was the fact that there were no carriers in port and no sub- marines were destroyed. Also, the Japanese attack failed to destroy the huge fuel depot located in the Hawaiian Islands. “The Japanese goal was to dam- age our fleet so we could not join the fight in the Pacific, where Japan was systematically taking over in order to gain the important crude oil supplies,” she said. “Instead, the attacks had the opposite effect pulling us into the battle. Because they had not destroyed any carriers or submarines, we were able to join the battle right away.” Bodenstedt said the location where the battleship USS Arizona was sunk has been made into a na- tional monument, and, to this day, when a military vessel passes, all on board stand at attention and salute the fallen. She also said that any military personnel who were serving on the Arizona when the attacks occurred have the right to be buried at the site of its sinking. “Survivors are cremated and their cremains are placed into a spe- cial urn which is then carried across the water by Navy divers to be placed in the ship’s gun turret no. 4,” she said. “Funeral services con- ducted around the Arizona consist of a full military funeral which is held on the Memorial. The funeral is a private event intended only for family, guests and Pearl Harbor sur- vivors, and is usually held at the end of the day with a full sunset in the background.” She said last year, 72 years to the day of the attack, one sailor was buried at sea and returned to the ship where 900 of his shipmates never left. “It is the most moving ceremony I have ever witnessed,” Bodenstedt said. As the years go by, Bodenstedt said the number of veterans gets smaller, and that is up to organiza- tions like the Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses to keep their mem- ories alive so that the sacrifices of Dec. 7, 1941, are never forgotten. Bodenstedt closed with a quote from Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz gave in 1945: “They fought together as broth- ers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side ...To them, we have a solemn obligation - the obligation to ensure that their sacrifice will help make this a better and safer world in which to live.” Follow Shauna Marlette on Twit- ter @shaunamarlette. To comment on this article go to www.yankton.net. Remember From Page 1
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O B I T UA R I E S
Y ANKTON M ONUMENT C O . Family Memorials
by Gibson
325 Douglas Ave. • Yankton • 664-0980 www.gibsonmomuments.com • 1-800-658-2294
Amber Larson
610-6992
HonoringTheir Memory
Our Thoughts And Prayers Are With Them
This week we remember with
who passed awayDecember 9, 2013
who passed awayDecember 13, 2013
who passed awayDecember 14, 2010
This rememberance is brought
remembered, contact us at
Funeral Home & Crematory, YanktonMemorial Resource Center, Tyndall,
Tabor & Menno665-9679
1-800-495-9679www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com
RSVPs are not required, but please call us at 665-3644 if you have any questions.
2901 Douglas Ave., Yankton • 665-3644 www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com
All are welcome to join us on this special
evening in memory of those who have died.
Saturday December 13th
5:00pm
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FUNERAL HOME and CREMATION SERVICE
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Vernon HauckFuneral services for Ver-
non E. Hauck, 75, of Tyndall,South Dakota will be held at10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, De-cember 9, 2014 at the Presby-terian Church in Tyndall.Burial will be held at 1:30p.m. later that day in Grace-hill Cemetery, Tripp.
Visitation will be heldfrom 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.on Monday, December 8 atthe Goglin Funeral Home,Tyndall. A prayer service willbe at 7:00 p.m. that eveningat the Presbyterian Church,Tyndall.
Vernon died on Friday, De-cember 5 at Doherty HospiceHouse in Sioux Falls.
Funeral arrangements arebeing handled by Goglin Fu-neral Home, Tyndall.
Online condolences maybe sent atwww.goglinfh.com/.
Vernon Hauck was bornon Wednesday, October 18,1939 to Emanuel and Esther(Michaelssohn) Hauck on thefamily farm northwest of Tyn-dall, South Dakota in BonHomme County. He was bap-tized in the Emanuel Re-formed Church in rural Trippand confirmed in theFriedens Reformed Church inTripp. He attended HoffSchool in rural Tyndall
through the 8th grade. OnNovember 6, 1960, Vernonwas united in marriage toPauline M. Winckler at theFirst Congregational Churchin Scotland and to this union4 children were born. To-gether they resided on a farmnorthwest of Tyndall wherethey farmed and raised theirfamily. Vernon was a memberof the Tyndall PresbyterianChurch.
Throughout his life, Ver-non enjoyed farming, tendinghis garden, and simply justbeing outdoors. Though Ver-non was a dedicated farmer,he wasn’t all work and noplay. He enjoyed frequentinglocal auctions, collecting toytractors especially Farmalls,and was known to appreciatehis fair share of ice cream.
Vernon died on Friday, De-cember 5, 2014 at the Do-
herty Hospice House in SiouxFalls having attained the ageof 75 years, 1 month, and 17days.
Vernon’s memory will becherished by his wife of 54years, Pauline Hauck of Tyn-dall; daughter Sandra (Kevin)Vanden Berge of Mitchell;sons Allen Hauck of Scotland,Michael Hauck and specialfriend Kristi Burgi of Tyndall,and Darrin (Lisa) Hauck ofTyndall; grandchildren: Laura(Rick) Estrada of Mitchell,Tyler Vanden Berge ofMitchell, Amanda Hauck ofTyndall, and Bryce Hauck ofTyndall; great-grandchildren:Myles, Megyn, and MykaylaEstrada of Mitchell; and sis-ter Ramona (Robert) Cham-bers of Tyndall.
Vernon was preceded indeath by his parents.Yankton Press & Dakotan
December 8, 2014
Jan RenkenJeanette “Jan” Renken,
age 66, of Yankton, SouthDakota, died Friday, Decem-ber 5, 2014, after her 20-yearbattle with cancer, at AveraSister James Care Center inYankton.
Memorial services will be10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, De-cember 10, 2014, at the Wintz& Ray Funeral Home in Yank-ton, South Dakota with Rev-erend David Gundersonofficiating.
The family will receivefriends from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.on Tuesday, December 9,2014 at the Wintz & Ray Fu-neral Home with a prayerservice and video tribute at7:00 p.m.
Jan Renken was born Sep-tember 26, 1948, in Dickin-son, North Dakota, to Ludwigand Tillie (Jilek) Filipi. Shegrew up in Dickinson and at-tended school there. Shemoved to several places in-cluding, Jamestown, NorthDakota, Texas, and SiouxFalls before settling in Yank-ton. She worked for MtronPTI
for manyyears in Yank-ton and laterat the HumanServices Cen-ter. She thenbegan work-ing as aHome HealthAid for AveraSacred Heart
Hospital which she contin-ued for several years.
Jan was active at The Cen-ter and loved to play cards,reading and scrapbooking.She especially loved spend-ing time with her grandchil-dren and was very involvedwith all of their activities,whether it was going tohockey games or dancerecitals. Jan was the one whoalways brought the family to-gether and family was themost important thing in herlife.
Survivors include herdaughter, Kerry (Jason)Petheram of Yankton; fourgrandchildren: Taylor List ofEvans, Colorado; Melanie Listof Yankton; Sophia Petheramof Yankton; and Henry
Petheram of Yankton;mother, Tillie Filipi of Fargo,North Dakota; brother,Richard Filipi of Fargo; foursisters: Joan (Larry) Long-shore of Galena, Ohio; Gay-lene Montez of Flagstaff,Arizona; Geri (Curtis) Kauff-man of Colorado Springs, Col-orado; and Pam (Dan)Peterson of Fargo. She is alsosurvived by numerous niecesand nephews.
She was preceded indeath by her father, Ludwig.
Memorial may be directedto Susan G. Komen SouthDakota.
To post an online sympa-thy message visit wintzrayfu-neralhome.com. Yankton Press & Dakotan
December 8, 2014
William CotantWilliam Henry Cotant, 64
years and 7 months, diedDecember 2, 2014 after ashort hospital stay at AveraSacred Heart Hospital.
William Henry Cotantwas born to James W. andMary J. Cotant March 3,1950 in Adrian, Michigan.William was a veteran of theVietnam War and enteredthe Marines on June 19,1968 as a Private. Whileserving in Vietnam for 7months and 21 days, he wasa field artillery batterymanuntil he sustained burnsfrom a misfire. William’stime of service was 2 years1 month and 18 days.
William received the Na-tional Defense Medal, Viet-namese Service Medal with1 star, Vietnam CampaignMetal with device, CombatAction Ribbon, and the RifleSharpshooter Badge.
William “Bill” will bemissed by his IMPACTfriends and his veteranfriends in town and SiouxFalls.
William had several sib-lings but did not keep intouch for the past severaldecades.
Bill was preceded indeath by his dad, James W.Cotant, mom, Mary J.(Perry) Cotant, grandpar-ents and uncles and aunts.
A memorial service willbe at the Sir Charles build-ing Community Room onWednesday, December 10that 2 p.m.
Burial of Bill’s crematedremains will take place atthe Black Hills NationalCemetery in Sturgis, SD.
Opsahl-Kostel FuneralHome and Crematory is as-sisting with arrangements.Yankton Press & Dakotan
December 8, 2014
Leo HallanLeo Hallan, age 58, of
Yankton, South Dakota, diedThursday, December 4,2014 at Avera Sacred HeartHospital in Yankton.
Memorial services are2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, De-cember 9, 2014 at the Wintz& Ray Funeral Home inYankton with ReverendDani Jo Ninke officiating.
The family will receivefriends one hour prior tothe memorial service.
Leo was born on March21, 1956 in Huron, SouthDakota to Archie and Ruth(Berg) Hallan. He grew up inIroquois, South Dakotawhere he graduated fromhigh school in 1974. Leothen worked for a construc-tion company in Iroquoisuntil his motorcycle acci-dent in 1976. He suffered asevere spinal cord injuryand became a quadriplegic.Leo devoted the rest of hislife pursuing a cure, butmore importantly becomingan advocate for all thosewho were disabled. He be-came politically involvedand was instrumental ingetting laws passed to im-prove the lives of thosewith a disability. After hisaccident, he lived in SiouxFalls for three years and
then inPierre forthree years.Leo helpedget a lawpassedthrough thestate legis-lature thatallowed him
to live at home, so then hemoved to Iroquois in 1982.Leo was the mayor of Iro-quois for four years andwas influential in restoringIroquois Lake throughgrants and fund-raising ef-forts. He loved hunting,fishing and the outdoors, sorestoring Iroquois Lake wasvery important. In 1994, Leomoved to Yankton.Throughout his life, he wasa small business entrepre-neur and most recently wasthe owner of Ruth’sCampers in Yankton. Leoenjoyed fixing up old carsand researching his familyhistory. He also had a pas-sion for helping and men-toring kids through toughtimes and was active in BigFriend, Little Friend.
Leo is survived by twochildren, Jessie (Tiffani)Hallan of Leesburg, VA andKris (Nicole) Hallan of GrainValley, MO; four grandchil-dren: Noah and Evoli Hallanof Leesburg and Alexis and
Aryana Hallan of Grain Val-ley; nine brothers and sis-ters: Gerri (Dennis)Aughenbaugh of Iroquois,Sylvia Lee of Mitchell, SD,Donnie (Sue) Hallan ofSioux Falls, Archie (Donna)Hallan of Iroquois, LindaHallan of Mitchell, BruceHallan of Rutland, SD,Wayne (Julie) Hallan ofBrookings, SD, David Hallanof Iroquois and Brian (Nina)Hallan of New Braunfels,TX; and many nieces andnephews.
Leo was preceded indeath by his parents; son,Travis Hallan; and brother,Keith Hallan.
In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to theChristopher and DanaReeve Foundation atwww.christopherreeve.org.
To send an online mes-sage to the family, pleasevisit www.wintzrayfuneral-home.com. Yankton Press & Dakotan
December 8, 2014
Virginia PedersonVirginia Pederson, 95, of
Yankton died Friday, Dec. 5,2014, at the Avera SacredHeart Hospital, Yankton.
Funeral services will be10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec.10, at Trinity LutheranChurch, Yankton, with theRev. Dave Wildermuth offici-ating. Burial will be in theGarden of Memories.
Visitations will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at theOpsahl-Kostel Funeral Homeand Crematory, Yankton witha 7 p.m. Prayer service. Visi-tations will resume one hourprior to the service at thechurch.
Joyce WentworthJoyce Wentworth, 68, of
Yankton died Friday, Dec. 5,2014, at her home.
Funeral services will be 11a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, atthe United Church of Christ(Congregational), Yankton,with the Rev. Molly Carlsonofficiating.
Visitations will begin at 4p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at thechurch with a prayer serviceand memory sharing at 7 p.m.Visitations will resume onehour prior to the service atthe church.
The Opsahl-Kostel FuneralHome & Crematory, Yankton,is assisting with servicedetails.
Emil ZeebEmil Zeeb, 85, of Menno
died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014,at the Menno-Olivet CareCenter, Menno.
Arrangements are pend-ing under the care of theAisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel Me-morial Chapel, Menno.
Ray Novak Jr.Ray Novak Jr., 46, of Sioux
Falls died Sunday, Dec. 7,2014, at Sanford USD MedicalCenter in Sioux Falls.
Arrangements are pend-ing with the Wintz & Ray Fu-neral Home and CremationService in Yankton.
Online condolences at: www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com
Hallan
Vernon Hauck
Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com
Online condolences at: www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com
Renken
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negotiations, it contained no threator hint of war or armed attack.
“I want you to picture a morningwhere most of the service men andwomen were still in their beds orjust waking up after having spentthe previous night on the beachesof Hawaii,” she said. “We were notat war and were completely takenby surprise. When the bombingsbegan, many of the men were stillin their bunks.”
She said the attack was a pre-emptive effort by Japan to disablethe American Pacific fleet frombeing able to respond to other actsof aggression in the Pacific Ocean.
In President Franklin Roo-sevelt’s address to the American
people on Dec. 8, 1941, he said, “Itwill be recorded that the distanceof Hawaii from Japan makes it obvi-ous that the attack was deliber-ately planned many days or evenweeks ago. During the interveningtime, the Japanese government hasdeliberately sought to deceive theUnited States by false statementsand expressions of hope for contin-ued peace.”
The attacks, which took onlytwo hours, destroyed three U.Sships and 169 aircraft. In addition,18 other ships and an additional159 aircraft were damaged.
The Navy and Marine Corps suf-fered a total of 2,896 casualties, ofwhich 2,117 were deaths (Navy2,008, Marines 109) and 779wounded (Navy 710, Marines 69).The Army lost 228 killed or died ofwounds, 113 seriously woundedand 346 slightly wounded. In addi-tion, at least 57 civilians were killed
and nearly as many seriouslyinjured.
Bodenstedt said what was key tothe America’s ability to immediatelyjoin the war was the fact that therewere no carriers in port and no sub-marines were destroyed. Also, theJapanese attack failed to destroythe huge fuel depot located in theHawaiian Islands.
“The Japanese goal was to dam-age our fleet so we could not jointhe fight in the Pacific, where Japanwas systematically taking over inorder to gain the important crudeoil supplies,” she said. “Instead, theattacks had the opposite effectpulling us into the battle. Becausethey had not destroyed any carriersor submarines, we were able to jointhe battle right away.”
Bodenstedt said the locationwhere the battleship USS Arizonawas sunk has been made into a na-tional monument, and, to this day,when a military vessel passes, all on
board stand at attention and salutethe fallen.
She also said that any militarypersonnel who were serving on theArizona when the attacks occurredhave the right to be buried at thesite of its sinking.
“Survivors are cremated andtheir cremains are placed into a spe-cial urn which is then carried acrossthe water by Navy divers to beplaced in the ship’s gun turret no.4,” she said. “Funeral services con-ducted around the Arizona consistof a full military funeral which isheld on the Memorial. The funeral isa private event intended only forfamily, guests and Pearl Harbor sur-vivors, and is usually held at theend of the day with a full sunset inthe background.”
She said last year, 72 years to theday of the attack, one sailor wasburied at sea and returned to theship where 900 of his shipmatesnever left.
“It is the most moving ceremonyI have ever witnessed,” Bodenstedtsaid.
As the years go by, Bodenstedtsaid the number of veterans getssmaller, and that is up to organiza-tions like the Society of Forty Menand Eight Horses to keep their mem-ories alive so that the sacrifices ofDec. 7, 1941, are never forgotten.
Bodenstedt closed with a quotefrom Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitzgave in 1945:
“They fought together as broth-ers in arms; they died together andnow they sleep side by side ...Tothem, we have a solemn obligation -the obligation to ensure that theirsacrifice will help make this a betterand safer world in which to live.”
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