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.

Yankton Press & Dakotan

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.

Yankton Press &Dakotan

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.

Yankton Press & Dakotan

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.

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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.

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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