The Dell Rapids Tribune from Dell Rapids, South Dakota • Page A5

COMMUNITY MargieElaineJohnson, awayonSatur- DoughertyHos- piceHousein SiouxFalls.Fu- neralservices wereTuesday, Sept.17,2013,at theChristthe VictorChapel, FirstLutheran ChurchinSioux Falls. Margiewasbornin eline(Christenson)John- son.Shespentherearly yearsinandaroundthe Balticarea. Shegraduatedin1955 fromBaltic HighSchool. Margiewasa veteranofthe UnitedStates from1956-1957. From1960-1971, shelivedinDell Rapidsand workedatthe DellsBakery.

Shethenworked atSiouxValleyHospitalin foodservicefrom1971- 1996. Margiewasamember ofFirstLutheranChurch wasamemberoftheHan- nahCircle. Shewasalsomemberof SouthDakotaBreadfor theWorldandtheSalva- tionArmyAuxiliary. Margiewasanavid sportsfanandespecially enjoyedfollowingAugus- tanaCollegeandtheMin- nesotaVikingsandTwins. Shelovedtoreadand hadaverydisciplinedde- votiontoreadingherbible andpraying.

Gratefulforhaving sharedherlifearehersib- andWayne(Karen)John- sonofSiouxFalls. minnehahafuneralho- me.com Johnson fordMedical Funeral Serviceswere Saturday, Sept.21,2013, atSt.PeterLu- theranChurch ralMadison, withburialin thechurchcemetery. StevenCharlesThrun, bornAug.23,1956,atWa- ofthreechildrenbornto FreddieandViola(Wood- whereStevegraduated fromColmanHigh Schoolin1975. Stevewastruly blessedbythebirthsof Hereceivedtwomore PeterLutheranChurch se.Thatdaytheywere unitedasonefamily. Stevestartedworking atayoungage.Hisfirst jobwasinthemeatlock- StoreinColman.Heoften enjoyedtellingstories abouthistimethere.

Mostofhiscareerwas withtruckingandelec- tricrecyclingcompa- nies.Among ElectricinCol- forthepast13 yearsatTWSer- vicesinMadi- son.Heenjoyed histimeasa truckdriver andseeingsomanyparts ofthecountry.Allofhis childrenwereabletogo ontheroadwithhimat onetimeoranotherand havemanyfondmemo- riesofthosetimesshared withtheirdad. Whengrandchildren arrivedinthefamily, Stevefoundgreatjoyin sharingwiththemhis andhisawesomemodel trainscene.Hewashap- pytospendawholedayat thecampgroundorinthe Stevelovedtowatchfoot- ballandmadethecallsof thegamebeforethean- nouncerwould.Henot onlywouldwatchtheVik- traveledtotheDomefor severalgameswithhis sons.Steveenjoyedcook- ingandwasalways checkingoutnewrecipes andhewasknownforhis mulliganstewthatheof- tensharedwithfriends. Helovedmusicandwas alwayssurprisinghis familybyknowingthe namesofthesingersand theirsongs. Hewillbemissedand alwayscherishedby thosewholovedhimand sharethemanymemo- riesofhislifeincluding (Tynysha)Thrunof (Dan)GraffofMadison, JesseLetscheofMadi- KathyThrun(JackBarn- hart)ofMadisonand SherrieJohnsonofFlan- Royce(Linda)Blackburn Blackburn(Chris)Theo- manygoodfriendsand hisspecialcampingfam- ily. Stevewasprecededin andhismother-andfa- GlorianBlackburn.

Condolencesmaybe senttothefamilyat www.ellsworthfh.com OBITUARIES Thrun denceinRapidCityonSun- StuwasbornonOct.29, Hegrewuponthefamily farmeastofDell Rapids.When Stutookoverthe familygarbage businessin SiouxFalls.He thenmarried Donna(Hofer) andhadtwo sonswhomhe Stuwasachemical salesmanforMid-Ameri- canResearchChemicalfor mostofhisworkinglife.He wasanElderandReloca- tionDirectoratFirstEvan- gelicalFreeChurch(now ParkviewEvangelical FreeChurch)ofRapidCity. Helovedvisitingwithpeo- pleandhadagreatquality oflovingpeopleuncondi- tionally.Hebroughtanup- beatandhumorousatti- tudealmosteverywherehe went. Stubattledarrhythmias andheartfailureforthe past12years.Hereceiveda heartpumpinRochester, Minn.in2010, andaheart transplantinOc- toberof2012.His experiences withhisheart pumpprompted himtowritea bookcalled, familyisalsosin- cerelythankful selflesslythegiftofhis heartsowecouldenjoyStu foranotheryear. velopedanevendeeper ingandunderstandingof thetransienceoflife.His experiencescausedhimto beclearlyawarethatthisis notourfinalhomeandwhat wedointhislifeissmall comparedtowhatwedofor eternityinourfinalhome inheaven.Hewasthankful forourtimestogetherand lookedforwardtomeeting hisheavenlyfather. Survivorsincludehis PaulandFernTollyof dy(Lesli)Swansonof zacandCateWhitleyof Steve(Tamee)Tollyof ReinhillerofHarrisburg, S.D.;andawealthofother familymembersanddear friends.

Stuwasprecededin Funeralserviceswere viewEvangelicalFree Rev.DavidGreenhoodof- ficiating. Toleavecondolences pleasevisitwww.kahlerfh- Memorialscanbedi- rectedtotheSwansonfam- ily. Swanson nanceadministrativeas- newlightingsystemal- lowsthe21U.S.flagstobe treatedwiththeproper Citystruggledtodoupun- tilnowwithoutillumina- tionduringnighthours. Theoldpoleshadsta- couldnotbeadjusted. theCitytolowertheflags intheeventofanational tragedy.Lastweek,the flagswereathalfmassaf- tertheNavyYardshoot- Theflagswillflyyear round.

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