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Alumni NewsAlumni NewsObituariesObituariesEleanor (Fuller)Angel died Sept. 30,2004. She attendedBH and wasemployed at theSouth DakotaEmployment Office.During the war sheworked at EllsworthAir Force Base.William Carlstrom,Spearfish, died Oct.24, 2004. He attendedBlack Hills TeachersCollege one quarterwhere he playedfootball on the 12-man squad. Heestablished and ranthe Carlstrom GradeA Dairy Operationfor 43 years and wasone of the first membersof the BlackHills Milk Producers.Robert Edwards,Sturgis, died Nov. 15,2004. He attendedBH before beginninga 30-year career as acounty agriculturalextension agent inShannon, Jones, andHughes Counties.Violet (Vance)Gustafson, Laramie,Wyo., died Dec. 11,2004. Violet beganteaching at BlackHills State TeachersCollege duringWorld War II whileshe worked for herdegree. She latermoved to Laramie,Wyo., where shetaught school untilher retirement in1986.Carl "C.J." Heinert,Belle Fourche, diedDec. 5, 2003. Heattended BH beforehe began working inthe bentonite industrywith IMC,American Colloid,and BentonitePerformanceMinerals. He alsoowned the PenguinDrive-In for 11 years.Ruth (Pummel)Herbig, Seattle,Order BHSUmerchandiseonlineThe BHSU bookstore has itemsfeaturing the new Yellow Jacketmascot as well as books by localauthors. To view these andother items access the bookstoreonline from theBHSU homepage orgo directly to.Wash., died Nov. 20,2004. She attendedBlack Hills TeachersCollege where shemet her husband-tobe,Merle Herbig.While living inWashington, Ruthfinished her degree,commuting severaltimes back to BHTCin Spearfish. Shethen taught juniorhigh and worked forthe American CancerSociety.Ida Jerde died Sept.4, 2004. She spentmany years teachingas a rural schoolteacher, havingtrained at teachers'colleges in Aberdeen,Spearfish, andGreeley, Colo. Shelater taught music atLead Junior HighSchool. Ida alsoserved as the choirdirector for herchurch for 31 yearsand taught piano andvoice lessons for 32years.Norma (Johnson)Kennedy, Wall, diedSept. 4, 2004. Shereceived her teachingcertificate fromBHTC and taught inthe Wall area for severalyears. Normaand her husband,Bryce, also ownedand operated theWall StandardService and severalrural mail routes inthe area.The20sGrace(Lobdell)Hammerquist,Classof '29, Rapid City,passed away Nov. 19,2004. Grace attendedSpearfish NormalSchool in theteacher's programand taught in manyone room schoolhouses.She laterwent on to graduatefrom Black HillsTeacher's Collegeand taught at theCaputa andFarmingdale schoolsand at DouglasElementary Schoolbefore retiring in1971. In 1926, sheflew with Clyde Ice,the first pilot in theBlack Hills.The30sWade'Alan'Durst,attended inthe ‘30s, Orangeville,Calif., passed awayDec. 26, 2004. Hespent most of hisearly adulthood drivingtrucks inFairburn before movingto Sacramento,Calif., where heworked as a truckmechanic until hisretirement in 1979.Emory Herring,attended in the ‘30s,Sturgis, died July 12,2004. He worked as ateacher and educationaladvisor for theCivilian ConservationCorp. For 31 years,he served as theschool superintendentfor differentschools. He also ranthe Ranch Store inKadoka for 17 summers.Bea Lutz, Class of'30, Sturgis, diedNov. 1, 2004. Aftergraduating fromBlack Hills TeachersCollege, she taughtat country schoolsuntil 1935.The40sHarold(Buck)Julien,attended '42and '43, died in June2000. He was a commercialbuilding contractorand ownedJulien ConstructionCompany inWyoming. His wife,Rose Marie (White)Julien, Class of ‘42,currently lives inBillings, Mont.The50sDaleJohnson,Class of '59,Loveland,Colo., died Nov. 9,2004. After graduatingfrom BH with adegree in education,Dale worked as asalesman withHoughton-MifflinTextbook Publishersfor 30½ years.Ed Hendrickson Jr.,Class of '56,Indianapolis, Ind.,died Dec. 1, 2004. Hegraduated fromBHTC where hisfather Ed was a professor.He served inthe U.S. Army.Sally Mae(Sundstrom) O'Dea,attended '53-'55,Sturgis, died Aug. 12,2004. After receivingher teaching degreefrom BHTC, SallyMae taught in severalrural HaakonCounty schools andlater in Bison, Phillip,and Whitewood. Shealso worked for Ft.Meade for 17 yearsbefore retiring in2000.Frank "Slugger"Oltmanns, attendedin the ‘50s,Dickinson, N.D.,died Oct. 18, 2004.Frank always had apassion for operatingheavy equipmentand, through theyears, it took his familyto many statesthroughout theMidwest.Leo Rizzi, Class of'53, Spearfish, diedJuly 23, 2004. Afterserving in the U.S.Army during WWII,Leo earned a bachelor'sdegree fromBlack Hills TeachersCollege and a master'sdegree in chemistryfrom theUniversity ofWyoming. Leotaught school inIdaho, Washingtonand Wyoming beforeretiring to Spearfish.The60sMildred(Hale)Coats, Classof '65,Sturgis, died Sept. 1,2004. After graduatingfrom BH, shetaught school formany years in Vale,Sturgis, and Hill City.Anastasia(Mulcrone)Kornmann, Class of'61, Aberdeen, diedOct. 29, 2004. Shetaught school formany years in RapidCity before retiringin 1968.Lt. Col. RobertMiner, Class of '65,Antigo, Wis., passedaway Aug. 18, 2004.Robert served in theU.S. Air Force from1941-1963. He alsotaught history in theDouglas SchoolDistrict, Missouri,and Illinois.Charles A. Smith,Class of '60,Colorado Springs,Colo., passed awayMay 20, 2004. Hewas a business major.Betty (Holderness)Trezona, Class of '65,Spearfish, died May16, 2004. Betty taughtin the Sundance andSpearfish school districtsand was veryinvolved communityclubs and organizations.The70sNora(Tidball)Anderson,Class of '77,Lemmon, died Sept.2, 2004. After Norareceived her teachingcertificate, she taughtin various ruralschools. She laterreturned to BlackHills State for herelementary educationdegree.Ruth (Taylor)Hibbard, Class of'71, Sundance, Wyo.,passed away Aug. 4,2004. After receivingher teaching degree,Ruth taught firstgrade in Sundancefor 17 years.Juanita (Foster)Likens, Class of '71,Rapid City, died Nov.3, 2004. She taughtschool for manyyears before retiringin 1984.Elaine (Knuppe)Tisdale, Class of '76,New Underwood,died Sept. 15, 2004.Elaine worked as anelementary schoolteacher for gradeskindergarten throughsecond for 27 years.Marilyn (Mills)Wright, Class of '70,died in Spearfish inJuly 2004. She developedthe first elementaryphysicaleducation programin the Belle Fourcheschool system andtaught elementaryphysical education inBelle Fourche forseven years.The80sJodi (Stotz)Davis,Class of '84,Rapid City,died Oct. 11, 2004.She enjoyed herhome, cooking, gardening,camping,fishing, and spendingtime with familyand friends.The90sPaul Cihak,Class of '91,Sturgis,died Aug. 4,2004. Paul went toauto body school andthen to BHSU wherehe played football forthe Yellow Jacketsand graduated witha bachelor's degree ineducation. He was a12-year member ofthe South DakotaArmy NationalGuard and workedfor UPS.Jane Gates, Class of'97, Coldwater,Mich., passed awayAug. 27, 2004. Janeserved as a case managerin a correctionaltreatment programfor adjudicated andtroubled youth. Shewas also involved inseveral volunteerservices and servedas activities directorfor the nursinghome.Joan (Farrier)Pearson, Class of '93,Deadwood, died Oct.3, 2004. After graduatingfrom BlackHills State with abachelor of sciencedegree, Joan went onto receive herChemicalDependencyCounselor Level IIICertification. Sheworked at NorwestBank, River Park andBehaviorManagement, andNorthern Hills Drugand Alcohol Center.The00sPamelaApplegate-Theisz,Class of '00,Spearfish, died Feb.17, 2005. She taughthigh school inRiverside, Calif., andspecial education atNewell High School.She was teaching atBelle FourcheAlternative Schooland pursuing a graduatedegree at thetime of her death.Marlon Lockhart,Class of '01, Peculiar,Mo., died Jan. 27,2005. He attendedBlack Hills State fortwo years beforestarting his owncarpentry business.He later returned toBHSU and graduatedin May 2001. Afterthat he went to workfor the U.S. Navy asan inspectionconsultant on Navyprojects.For updated classnotes see www.bhsu.edu/alumni/classnotesBlack Hills State University Alumni Magazine Page 16Black Hills State University Alumni Magazine Page 17