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Donald Tjeerdsma Funeral services for Don- ald Tjeerdsma of Springfield will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Emmanuel Re- formed Church in Springfield. Burial is in the church cemetery, rural Spring- field. Visitation will be at the church on Tuesday with fam- ily present from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. Prayer Service. Crosby-Jaeger Fu- neral Home in Springfield is in charge of arrangements. Donald Gerrit Tjeerdsma was born on August 4, 1930 in rural Springfield, SD to Gerrit and Hattie (DeRoos) Tjeerdsma. He died at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on November 30, 2014. He attained the age of 84 years and three months. Don was baptized at the Emmanuel Reformed Church of rural Springfield. He at- tended grade school at Lin- coln Country School and graduated from Springfield High School and Southern State Teacher College. He married Marjorie Bierema on May 14, 1954 at Emmanuel Reformed Church and five children were born the their union. Don was an active mem- ber of Emmanuel Reformed Church of Springfield where he served as a Deacon, Elder, Catechism teacher and sang in the church choir. He taught at Fairview Country School for two years. Don had a passion for farming and enjoyed raising live- stock, selling seed corn for Asgrow/DeKalb and growing crops for over 50 years. He also served as a 4-H leader while his kids were growing up. He was an avid sports follower who loved to watch sports with his children and grandchildren. Don also loved to attend family sport- ing events. Don is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marjorie of Springfield; children: Virgil (Susan) Tjeerdsma of Tyn- dall, Douglas (Danae) Tjeerdsma of Aplington, IA, Percy (Connie) Tjeerdsma of Springfield, Marcia (Terry) Winegar of Marion, SD, Bon- nie (Chris) Blankenship of Lafayette, IN; nine grandchil- dren: Adam Tjeerdsma, Scott Tjeerdsma, Kendra Kruger, Nicholas Tjeerdsma, Heather Adkins, Mary Hunsaker, Cody Tjeerdsma, Heidi Tjeerdsma and Marcus Tjeerdsma; 10 great grand- children and baby Adkins on the way. Don is also survived by his siblings: Carol Jurrens of Avon, Duane (Linda) Tjeerdsma of Springfield, Melvin (Carol) Tjeerdsma of Maryville, MO and Cheryl (Don) DeJong of Forney, TX. Don was preceded in death by his parents, brother Frank Tjeerdsma; sisters-in-law: Margie Tjeerdsma and Norene Tjeerdsma; brother-in-law Eldon Jurrens and one great grandson Tate Krueger. In lieu of flowers the fam- ily requests memorials be sent to the Gideons or any other nonprofit organization. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 2, 2014 La Rena Morse La Rena Virginia Morse, 84, of Vermillion, SD passed away surrounded by her children on November 30, 2014 at the Sanford Vermil- lion Hospital. La Rena was born in Ver- milion on November 28, 1930 to George and Alfreta (Mor- reau) Watson. On October 31, 1952 she married Alan Morse and for over 50 years La Rena worked side by side with her husband operating their farm, livestock and managing Morse's Farm Mar- ket. La Rena loved flowers, flower gardens and potting flower baskets at Morse's Market. Prior to retirement La Rena also worked at USD. La Rena was an avid sports fan cheering for the New York Yankees, the Oakland Raiders and Tiger Woods. Her greatest joy was sharing her life with her husband Alan for over 50 years, rais- ing her 3 children and later helping to care for her 9 grand children. More re- cently La Rena was able to see 5 great grandchildren enter her life. La Rena is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Alan, two brothers and a sister. She is survived by two sons; Mitchel (Sheri) Morse and Lande (Diana) Morse all of Vermillion, a daughter Teresa (Horst) Jahn of St. Cloud; MN, nine grandchil- dren: Adam (Karen) Morse Vermillion, Nichole (John) Reiner, Alexandria, VA, Lan- don (Lacy) Morse, Tupelo, MS, Michele (Jordon) Bor- dewyk, Rapid City, SD, Stephanie Morse, Valley City, ND, Ross (Hom) Solberg Flemming Island, FL, Breean Solberg, Los Angeles, CA, Michael and Matthew Morse Vermillion. She is also sur- vived by five great grandchil- dren: Wyatt and Hunter Morse, John and James Reiner and Alan Sukit Sol- berg, and two sisters; Leona Buhler and Blanche Quincy and a sister in law Luella Watson, along with many nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Decem- ber 6, at the First Baptist Church in Vermillion with burial of ashes to follow in the Bluffview Cemetery in Vermillion. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, December 5, at the Hansen Funeral Home in Vermillion. Visit HansenFuneral- Home.com. Yankton Press &Dakotan December 2, 2014 Alvin Heckel Alvin Heckel, age 89, of Huron, died Thursday, No- vember 27, 2014, at the Sun- Quest Health Care Center. His funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Friday, De- cember 5th at Riverview United Methodist Church with Rev. Dean Trapp, officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Sat- urday, December 6th, in the Rosehill Cemetery at Parker with military honors. Visitation will be family only on Thursday, December 4th at the Kuhler Funeral Home. Visit www.kuhlerfuneral- home.com. Alvin Heckel was born July 8, 1925, to John and Anna (Arbeiter) Heckel at Ethan, South Dakota. He graduated from Marion High School. On July 9, 1944, Alvin married Alma Schmidt on her family farm near Hurley. On July 31, 1944, Alvin joined the United States Ma- rine Corp in the Pacific The- atre during World War II. He was honorably discharged on July 30, 1946. Alvin attended Dakota Wesleyan University where he received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in education. He continued his education at the University of South Dakota where he received a Master’s of Science degree in education from the Univer- sity of South Dakota. Alvin was the teacher for the Meckling School District. He then served as Principal at Wakonda and later Plank- inton. Alvin was the Superin- tendent of Schools at Menno, Tri-Valley, Sully Buttes, and Agar. Alvin enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family. He liked doing woodworking, which later turned into a second career after retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ellsworth Heckel; and one sister, Melba Schmidt Heckel. Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife, Alma of Huron; five children, Boyd (Moreen) Heckel of Huron, Vicki (Jim) Hamblet of Ramsey, Minnesota, Vaughn (Peggy) Heckel of Spearfish, Dane Heckel of Ronan, Montana, and Debbie (Jeff) Blackledge of Stronghurst, Illinois; seven grandchildren, John (Jonda) Heckel of Shakopee, Min- nesota, Chris (Alan) Reither of Oakdale, Minnesota, Farah (Stein) Rosburg of Anoka, Minnesota, Melissa Heckel of Spearfish, Joshua Blackledge of Stronghurst, Illinois, Brit- tany Blackledge of Stronghurst, Illinois, and Jonathan (Chelsea) Heckel of Brookings; eight great-grand- children, Karson and Dalton Reither, Elizabeth, Rachel and Sarah Heckel, Miles and Parker Rosburg, and Ethan Heckel; and three sisters, LaVonne Schrag of Freeman, Marlys (Gerald) Nelson of Canton, Ohio, and JoAnn (Harlan) Becker of Marion. Yankton Press & Dakotan December 2, 2014 Marcella Wies Funeral services for Mar- cella M. Wies, 89, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Brunswick, Nebraska, are pending at Brockhaus Fu- neral Home in Creighton, Ne- braska. Marcella died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in Omaha. Dennis Effle Funeral services for Den- nis R. Effle, 58, of Verdigre, Nebraska, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Verdigre. Delores Ruzicka will officiate, with burial in Riverside Cemetery at Verdi- gre. Visitation will be Friday from 3-8 p.m. at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Verdigre. Dennis died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at Alpine Vil- lage in Verdigre. Judy Evans Judy Evans, 71, of Yank- ton died early on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at the Avera Sis- ter James Care Center, Yank- ton. Arrangements are pend- ing under the care of the Op- sahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton. Melvin Mudder Melvin Mudder, 58, of Menno died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, at the Menno-Olivet Care Center after an ex- tended illness. Memorial Services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Salem Reformed Church in Menno. Inurnment will be in the First Baptist Cemetery, rural Avon at 2 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at the church. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Chapel in Avon is in charge of arrangements. Joseph Bernie Joseph Earlwin Bernie, 36, of Wagner died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in rural Wag- ner, the result of an automo- bile accident. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Com- munity Center. Burial is in St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery in Marty. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements. Mary Williams Mary Williams, 47, of Burke died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, after a long illness. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the American Legion Hall in Wag- ner. Burial is in the Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Pickstown. Wake services will begin Monday at the Legion Hall. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements. Sheila Zimmerman Sheila A. Zimmerman, 52, of Yankton died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls sur- rounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, with the Rev. Ken Lulf officiating. Bur- ial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton. Visitations will be from 4- 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, with a Wake serve at 7 p.m. Visita- tions will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. The Opsahl-Kostel Fu- neral Home & Crematory, Yankton, is assisting with service details. Tony Marr Tony Marr, 64, of Yankton died unexpectedly at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yank- ton. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, with the Rev. Bob Mason offi- ciating, Burial will be in the Yankton Cemetery, Yankton. Visitations will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Emilie Greenwell Emilie E. Greenwell, 90, of Clayton, California, and for- merly of Yankton, died Sun- day, Nov. 30, 2014, at her son’s home in Clayton. Arrangements are pend- ing with the Wintz & Ray Fu- neral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton. Tuesday, 12.2.14 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWSROOM: [email protected] PRESS DAKOTAN PAGE 3 the region Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton Memorial Resource Center, Tyndall • Memorial Chapels, Tabor, Menno & Tyndall 665-9679 • 1-800-495-9679 • www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com Kevin P . 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Tjeerdsma Heckel Missouri National Recre- ational River (MNRR) is devel- oping a Property Management Plan (PMP) for the following MNRR properties: Green Is- land (60 acres), Bow Creek Recreation Area (205 acres) and Mulberry Bend (31 acres), located within Cedar and Dixon counties, Ne- braska. Public comments are being sought on this plan, with public meetings set for the following places and times: • Tuesday, Dec. 2 — Sa- cred Heart Church Hall, 807 Emerson Avenue, Wynot, Ne- braska, 5-7 p.m. • Wednesday, Dec. 3 — Yankton Fire Department, 201 West 23rd Street, Yankton, 3:30-7 p.m. • Thursday, Dec. 4 — W.H. Over Museum, 1110 Univer- sity Street, Vermillion, 5-7 p.m. “The purpose of this plan is to decide how the National Park Service (NPS) can best fulfill MNRR’s purpose and protect its resources unim- paired for the enjoyment of present and future genera- tions at the three properties,” said MNRR Superintendent Rick Clark. The management plan will identify actions for recre- ational site development, re- source management, interpretation/ education and establish management ac- tions on certain issues, such as access, hunting and camp- ing. The objectives of the Property Management Plan are to: • Involve the public in de- termining management op- portunities for MNRR properties. • Provide a wide range of public recreational opportuni- ties and experiences for vari- ous users. • Preserve and enhance natural and cultural re- sources at MNRR properties. • Encourage a connection between people and the prop- erties’ natural and cultural re- sources. The National Park Service announces a 30-day public scoping period for the Prop- erty Management Plan (PMP). During this period, the public is invited to identify issues or concerns they might have with the proposed project so that the NPS can appropri- ately consider them in the En- vironmental Assessment (EA) and planning process. Public comments will be accepted through December 24, 2014. Once the EA and alternatives are developed it will be made available for public review for a 30-day period. You may pro- vide comments in any of the following ways: • Attend any of the public open house meetings and fill out a comment sheet. • Comment online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/m nrrpropertyplan. • Mail comments to: Super- intendent, Missouri National Recreational River, 508 East 2nd Street, Yankton, SD 57078. NPS Seeks Public Input On Property Management Community wide agen- cies, organizations and indi- viduals are working to make the holidays brighter this year through the Yankton Toys for Kids program. Donations of new, un- wrapped toys, appropriate for ages 0-18, are being ac- cepted at this time and can be dropped off at Maurices, Dunhams, Walgreens or Menards. Caring neighbors are helping Santa Claus make the holidays special for the chil- dren in the Yankton area. Cash donations are accepted to fill in where needs are not met and ensure that every referred child receives a toy. For more information on the Toys for Kids Program, call Pat Robinson at (605) 661-6500 or the United Way & Volunteer Services’ Office at (605) 665-6766. Yankton ‘Toys For Kids’ Seeking Donations
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Donald TjeerdsmaFuneral services for Don-
ald Tjeerdsma of Springfieldwill be held at 10:30 a.m.,Wednesday,December 3,2014 at theEmmanuel Re-formedChurch inSpringfield.Burial is inthe churchcemetery,rural Spring-field.
Visitation will be at thechurch on Tuesday with fam-ily present from 6 to 7 p.m.,followed by a 7 p.m. PrayerService. Crosby-Jaeger Fu-neral Home in Springfield isin charge of arrangements.
Donald Gerrit Tjeerdsmawas born on August 4, 1930in rural Springfield, SD toGerrit and Hattie (DeRoos)Tjeerdsma. He died at AveraMcKennan Hospital in SiouxFalls, SD on November 30,2014. He attained the age of84 years and three months.
Don was baptized at theEmmanuel Reformed Churchof rural Springfield. He at-tended grade school at Lin-coln Country School andgraduated from SpringfieldHigh School and SouthernState Teacher College. Hemarried Marjorie Bierema onMay 14, 1954 at EmmanuelReformed Church and fivechildren were born the theirunion.
Don was an active mem-ber of Emmanuel ReformedChurch of Springfield wherehe served as a Deacon, Elder,Catechism teacher and sangin the church choir. Hetaught at Fairview CountrySchool for two years. Donhad a passion for farmingand enjoyed raising live-stock, selling seed corn forAsgrow/DeKalb and growingcrops for over 50 years. Healso served as a 4-H leaderwhile his kids were growingup. He was an avid sportsfollower who loved to watchsports with his children andgrandchildren. Don alsoloved to attend family sport-ing events.
Don is survived by hiswife of 60 years, Marjorie ofSpringfield; children: Virgil(Susan) Tjeerdsma of Tyn-dall, Douglas (Danae)Tjeerdsma of Aplington, IA,Percy (Connie) Tjeerdsma ofSpringfield, Marcia (Terry)Winegar of Marion, SD, Bon-nie (Chris) Blankenship ofLafayette, IN; nine grandchil-dren: Adam Tjeerdsma, ScottTjeerdsma, Kendra Kruger,Nicholas Tjeerdsma, HeatherAdkins, Mary Hunsaker,Cody Tjeerdsma, HeidiTjeerdsma and MarcusTjeerdsma; 10 great grand-children and baby Adkins onthe way. Don is also survivedby his siblings: Carol Jurrensof Avon, Duane (Linda)Tjeerdsma of Springfield,Melvin (Carol) Tjeerdsma ofMaryville, MO and Cheryl(Don) DeJong of Forney, TX.
Don was preceded indeath by his parents,brother Frank Tjeerdsma;sisters-in-law: MargieTjeerdsma and NoreneTjeerdsma; brother-in-lawEldon Jurrens and one greatgrandson Tate Krueger.
In lieu of flowers the fam-ily requests memorials besent to the Gideons or anyother nonprofit organization.
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December 2, 2014
La Rena MorseLa Rena Virginia Morse,
84, of Vermillion, SD passedaway surrounded by herchildren on November 30,2014 at the Sanford Vermil-lion Hospital.
La Rena was born in Ver-milion on November 28, 1930to George and Alfreta (Mor-reau) Watson. On October31, 1952 she married AlanMorse and for over 50 yearsLa Rena worked side by sidewith her husband operatingtheir farm, livestock andmanaging Morse's Farm Mar-ket. La Rena loved flowers,flower gardens and pottingflower baskets at Morse'sMarket. Prior to retirementLa Rena also worked at USD.La Rena was an avid sportsfan cheering for the NewYork Yankees, the OaklandRaiders and Tiger Woods.Her greatest joy was sharingher life with her husbandAlan for over 50 years, rais-ing her 3 children and laterhelping to care for her 9grand children. More re-cently La Rena was able tosee 5 great grandchildrenenter her life.
La Rena is preceded indeath by her parents, herhusband Alan, two brothersand a sister.
She is survived by twosons; Mitchel (Sheri) Morse
and Lande (Diana) Morse allof Vermillion, a daughterTeresa (Horst) Jahn of St.Cloud; MN, nine grandchil-dren: Adam (Karen) MorseVermillion, Nichole (John)Reiner, Alexandria, VA, Lan-don (Lacy) Morse, Tupelo,MS, Michele (Jordon) Bor-dewyk, Rapid City, SD,Stephanie Morse, Valley City,ND, Ross (Hom) SolbergFlemming Island, FL, BreeanSolberg, Los Angeles, CA,Michael and Matthew MorseVermillion. She is also sur-vived by five great grandchil-dren: Wyatt and HunterMorse, John and JamesReiner and Alan Sukit Sol-berg, and two sisters; LeonaBuhler and Blanche Quincyand a sister in law LuellaWatson, along with manynieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be1:00 p.m. Saturday, Decem-ber 6, at the First BaptistChurch in Vermillion withburial of ashes to follow inthe Bluffview Cemetery inVermillion.
Visitation will be from 5-7p.m. Friday, December 5, atthe Hansen Funeral Home inVermillion.
Visit HansenFuneral-Home.com.
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December 2, 2014
Alvin HeckelAlvin Heckel, age 89, of
Huron, died Thursday, No-vember 27, 2014, at the Sun-Quest HealthCare Center.
His funeralservice willbe at 11 a.m.,Friday, De-cember 5th atRiverviewUnitedMethodistChurch withRev. Dean Trapp, officiating.Burial will be at 11 a.m. Sat-urday, December 6th, in theRosehill Cemetery at Parkerwith military honors.
Visitation will be familyonly on Thursday, December4th at the Kuhler FuneralHome.
Visit www.kuhlerfuneral-home.com.
Alvin Heckel was bornJuly 8, 1925, to John andAnna (Arbeiter) Heckel atEthan, South Dakota. Hegraduated from Marion HighSchool.
On July 9, 1944, Alvinmarried Alma Schmidt onher family farm near Hurley.
On July 31, 1944, Alvinjoined the United States Ma-rine Corp in the Pacific The-atre during World War II. Hewas honorably dischargedon July 30, 1946.
Alvin attended DakotaWesleyan University wherehe received a Bachelor’s ofScience degree in education.He continued his educationat the University of SouthDakota where he received aMaster’s of Science degree ineducation from the Univer-sity of South Dakota.
Alvin was the teacher forthe Meckling School District.He then served as Principalat Wakonda and later Plank-inton. Alvin was the Superin-tendent of Schools at Menno,Tri-Valley, Sully Buttes, andAgar.
Alvin enjoyed hunting,fishing, and spending timewith his family. He likeddoing woodworking, whichlater turned into a secondcareer after retirement.
He was preceded in deathby his parents; one brother,Ellsworth Heckel; and onesister, Melba SchmidtHeckel.
Grateful for havingshared in his life are his wife,Alma of Huron; five children,Boyd (Moreen) Heckel ofHuron, Vicki (Jim) Hambletof Ramsey, Minnesota,Vaughn (Peggy) Heckel ofSpearfish, Dane Heckel ofRonan, Montana, and Debbie(Jeff) Blackledge ofStronghurst, Illinois; sevengrandchildren, John (Jonda)Heckel of Shakopee, Min-nesota, Chris (Alan) Reitherof Oakdale, Minnesota, Farah
(Stein) Rosburg of Anoka,Minnesota, Melissa Heckel ofSpearfish, Joshua Blackledgeof Stronghurst, Illinois, Brit-tany Blackledge ofStronghurst, Illinois, andJonathan (Chelsea) Heckel ofBrookings; eight great-grand-children, Karson and DaltonReither, Elizabeth, Racheland Sarah Heckel, Miles andParker Rosburg, and EthanHeckel; and three sisters,LaVonne Schrag of Freeman,Marlys (Gerald) Nelson ofCanton, Ohio, and JoAnn(Harlan) Becker of Marion.
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December 2, 2014
Marcella Wies Funeral services for Mar-
cella M. Wies, 89, of Omaha,Nebraska, formerly ofBrunswick, Nebraska, arepending at Brockhaus Fu-neral Home in Creighton, Ne-braska.
Marcella died Sunday,Nov. 30, 2014, in Omaha.
Dennis EffleFuneral services for Den-
nis R. Effle, 58, of Verdigre,Nebraska, will be 11:00 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, atBrockhaus Funeral Home inVerdigre. Delores Ruzickawill officiate, with burial inRiverside Cemetery at Verdi-gre.
Visitation will be Fridayfrom 3-8 p.m. at BrockhausFuneral Home in Verdigre.
Dennis died Thursday,Nov. 27, 2014, at Alpine Vil-lage in Verdigre.
Judy EvansJudy Evans, 71, of Yank-
ton died early on Monday,Dec. 1, 2014, at the Avera Sis-ter James Care Center, Yank-ton.
Arrangements are pend-ing under the care of the Op-sahl-Kostel Funeral Homeand Crematory, Yankton.
Melvin MudderMelvin Mudder, 58, of
Menno died Saturday, Nov.29, 2014, at the Menno-OlivetCare Center after an ex-tended illness.
Memorial Services will beheld 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec.13, at the Salem ReformedChurch in Menno. Inurnmentwill be in the First BaptistCemetery, rural Avon at 2p.m.
A Prayer Service will beheld Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m.at the church.
Crosby-Jaeger FuneralChapel in Avon is in chargeof arrangements.
Joseph BernieJoseph Earlwin Bernie,
36, of Wagner died Friday,
Nov. 28, 2014, in rural Wag-ner, the result of an automo-bile accident.
Funeral services are 10a.m. Wednesday at the Com-munity Center. Burial is in St.Paul’s Catholic Cemetery inMarty.
Crosby-Jaeger FuneralHome in Wagner is in chargeof arrangements.
Mary WilliamsMary Williams, 47, of
Burke died Thursday, Nov.27, 2014, at Avera McKennanHospital in Sioux Falls, aftera long illness.
Funeral services are 10a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at theAmerican Legion Hall in Wag-ner. Burial is in the CedarPresbyterian Cemetery, ruralPickstown.
Wake services will beginMonday at the Legion Hall.
Crosby-Jaeger FuneralHome in Wagner is in chargeof arrangements.
Sheila ZimmermanSheila A. Zimmerman, 52,
of Yankton died Sunday, Nov.30, 2014, at the Avera HeartHospital in Sioux Falls sur-rounded by her family.
Mass of Christian Burialwill be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec.5, at St. Benedict CatholicChurch, Yankton, with theRev. Ken Lulf officiating. Bur-ial will be in the Sacred HeartCemetery, Yankton.
Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, atSt. Benedict CatholicChurch, Yankton, with aWake serve at 7 p.m. Visita-tions will resume one hourprior to the service at thechurch.
The Opsahl-Kostel Fu-neral Home & Crematory,Yankton, is assisting withservice details.
Tony MarrTony Marr, 64, of Yankton
died unexpectedly at AveraSacred Heart Hospital, Yank-ton.
Memorial services will be11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6,2014, at the Opsahl-KostelFuneral Chapel, Yankton,with the Rev. Bob Mason offi-ciating, Burial will be in theYankton Cemetery, Yankton.
Visitations will be onehour prior to the service atthe funeral home.
Emilie GreenwellEmilie E. Greenwell, 90, of
Clayton, California, and for-merly of Yankton, died Sun-day, Nov. 30, 2014, at herson’s home in Clayton.
Arrangements are pend-ing with the Wintz & Ray Fu-neral Home and CremationService in Yankton.
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Julie SchmidtFuneral Mass for Julie
Ann (Ranek) Schmidt, 49,of Yankton, South Dakotawill be held at 11:00 a.m. onFriday, December 5, 2014 atSt. Leo Catholic Church inTyndall, South Dakota. Bur-ial will follow in the St. LeoCatholic Cemetery, Tyndall.
Visitation will be heldon Thursday, December 4at Goglin Funeral Home inTyndall from 3:00 p.m. until5:00 p.m. followed by awake service at St. LeoCatholic Church, Tyndall at7:00 p.m.
Julie passed away on
Saturday, November 29, atAvera Sacred Heart Hospi-tal in Yankton.
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Missouri National Recre-ational River (MNRR) is devel-oping a Property ManagementPlan (PMP) for the followingMNRR properties: Green Is-land (60 acres), Bow CreekRecreation Area (205 acres)and Mulberry Bend (31acres), located within Cedarand Dixon counties, Ne-braska.
Public comments arebeing sought on this plan,with public meetings set forthe following places andtimes:
• Tuesday, Dec. 2 — Sa-cred Heart Church Hall, 807Emerson Avenue, Wynot, Ne-braska, 5-7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 3 —Yankton Fire Department, 201West 23rd Street, Yankton,3:30-7 p.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 4 — W.H.Over Museum, 1110 Univer-sity Street, Vermillion, 5-7p.m.
“The purpose of this planis to decide how the NationalPark Service (NPS) can bestfulfill MNRR’s purpose andprotect its resources unim-paired for the enjoyment ofpresent and future genera-tions at the three properties,”said MNRR SuperintendentRick Clark.
The management plan willidentify actions for recre-ational site development, re-source management,interpretation/ education andestablish management ac-tions on certain issues, suchas access, hunting and camp-ing.
The objectives of theProperty Management Planare to:
• Involve the public in de-termining management op-portunities for MNRRproperties.
• Provide a wide range ofpublic recreational opportuni-ties and experiences for vari-ous users.
• Preserve and enhancenatural and cultural re-sources at MNRR properties.
• Encourage a connectionbetween people and the prop-erties’ natural and cultural re-sources.
The National Park Serviceannounces a 30-day publicscoping period for the Prop-erty Management Plan (PMP).During this period, the publicis invited to identify issues orconcerns they might havewith the proposed project sothat the NPS can appropri-ately consider them in the En-vironmental Assessment (EA)and planning process. Publiccomments will be acceptedthrough December 24, 2014.Once the EA and alternativesare developed it will be madeavailable for public review fora 30-day period. You may pro-vide comments in any of thefollowing ways:
• Attend any of the publicopen house meetings and fillout a comment sheet.
• Comment online athttp://parkplanning.nps.gov/mnrrpropertyplan.
• Mail comments to: Super-intendent, Missouri NationalRecreational River, 508 East2nd Street, Yankton, SD 57078.
NPS SeeksPublic InputOn Property
Management
Community wide agen-cies, organizations and indi-viduals are working to makethe holidays brighter thisyear through the YanktonToys for Kids program.
Donations of new, un-wrapped toys, appropriatefor ages 0-18, are being ac-cepted at this time and canbe dropped off at Maurices,Dunhams, Walgreens orMenards.
Caring neighbors are
helping Santa Claus make theholidays special for the chil-dren in the Yankton area.Cash donations are acceptedto fill in where needs are notmet and ensure that everyreferred child receives a toy.
For more information onthe Toys for Kids Program,call Pat Robinson at (605)661-6500 or the United Way &Volunteer Services’ Office at(605) 665-6766.
Yankton ‘Toys For Kids’Seeking Donations
