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A4 Tuesday, december 11, 2018 Rapid City JouRnal 00 1 obituaries antoine black bear 71 rapid city robert W. cress, 30 box elder maurice L. Ham, 85 spearfish Paul J. Hanson, 55 Tiffin, Iowa Gary G. Horsley, 63 Whitewood James m.

Lassle, 74 sturgis richard Pearson, 88 rapid city shirley Pumpkin seed, 69 Wanblee Jeanette e. small, 79 rapid city Florence swem, 92 rapid city minnie Van Noort, 97 danville, Ind. OBITUARIES services Thelma Brown Eyes 10 a.m. at sacred Heart catholic church in Pine ridge Colleen V. Koster 10 a.m.

at Kinkade Funeral chapel in sturgis Antoine Black Bear Jr. RAPID CITY Antoine Dale Black Bear 71, died Dec. 9, 2018. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge Robert W. Cress BOX ELDER Robert Wiley Cress, 30, died Dec.

6, 2018. Celebration of Life services will be at 4 p.m. on Dec. 13 at Kirk Funeral Home. Maurice L.

Ham SPEARFISH Maurice L. Ham, 85, died Dec. 8, 2018. He served in the U.S. Army.

Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 17 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Inurnment to follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel Paul J.

Hanson TIFFIN, Iowa Paul J. Hanson, 55, Passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at the Bird House, Hospice Home of Johnson County in Iowa City. Paul was born April 19, in Marengo, Iowa, to Jo- seph and Margaret Hanson of Williamsburg. He grad- uated from Williamsburg High School and Iowa State University.

Paul was united in marriage to Annette Fritz on March 17, 2001, at Blessed Sacrament in Rapid City. From this union came their beautiful daughter, Julianne. Paul worked at Hubbard Feeds as a director of manufacturing for over 20 years, retiring in 2017. He was on the parish council at Holy Trinity Church in Huron, as well as a Knights of Columbus member. Paul was an avid Iowa State Cyclone fan and enjoyed golfing.

Survivors include his wife, Annette; daughter, Juli- anne; sisters, Mary Miller, Carol (Tom) Murphy, and Helen (Craig) Joens; mother and father-in-law, Judy and Corliss Fritz of Galesburg, North Dakota. Also sur- viving is close friends, Dave and Jody Dvorak and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Richard Miller. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Dec.

12, at Lensing Funeral Cremation Service, Iowa City. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, at St. Catholic Church, Iowa City.

Burial will be at St. Cemetery, Holbrook, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the University of Iowa Foundation, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Online condolences may be left for the family at lens- ingfuneral.com. Gary G.

Horsley WHITEWOOD Gary Gene Horsley, 63, died Dec. 7, 2018. Services will be at 5 p.m. on Dec. 14 at Countryside Community Church in Spearfish, with visitation one hour prior.

Burial will be at noon on Dec. 15 at Pine Lawn Me- morial Park in Rapid City. Kirk Funeral Home James M. Lassle STURGIS James Melvin Lassle, 74, died Dec. 9, 2018.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Dec. 12 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Services will be at 1 p.m. on Dec.

13 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial follows at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Richard Pearson RAPID CITY Richard Ode Pearson, 88, died Sun- day, Nov. 25, 2018. Richard Pearson was born May 16, 1930, in Brandon to Einar and Julia (Ode) Pearson.

He was born at home and enjoyed the carefree life of growing up in a small town. Dick grad- uated as class valedictorian in 1948 and participated in many activities. He was proud of the Ode-Pearson clan as pioneer bankers and farmers in the region, espe- cially their determination during the Depres- sion and Dust Bowl! He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps immediately following high school. A year later, while in the USMC reserves, he met his future wife and soul mate, Hazel Sogge, (both as first-year students) at Augustana College, Sioux Falls. Dick and Haze married at First Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, June 12, 1954, and later that summer they headed to MIT (Boston) for Dick to pursue a career in architecture.

They moved back to Sioux Falls in 1957 for first job in architecture, and sons John Carr and Eric Mat- thew were soon born. The family moved to Minneapo- lis in 1960 and sons, Richard Alan and Chris Ode were born, and Dick completed his studies while working. Dick had long been enthralled with the magic of the Black Hills, and the family moved to Rapid City in 1965, where they settled for good. With the encouragement of Curt Paulsen, Dick designed his first major work, the Rapid City office of Lutheran Social Services. Soon af- ter, he and Marshal Mickley founded the architectural firm Synago, which designed residences, churches and commercial buildings in the Rapid City area, including two Honor Awards from the S.D.

Chapter of the Amer- ican Institute of Architects. Dick had many personal interests. Adventurous ac- tivities included pickup rides in the boonies, hunting and fishing, boating and water skiing, bungie jumping (at and especially downhill skiing (up to He shared many laughs with the Millstone coffee gang. He designed and built much of the early home furniture. Dick served on the Chamber of Commerce and Arts Council of Rapid City and with the Black Hills Detachment of the Marine Corps League (retired) Semper Fi! Calvary Lutheran Church was very important to Dick, both personally and professionally.

He collab- orated closely with Pastor Dahlstrom in the design of a new worship space, and he also designed and fabri- cated innovative lamps, hangings, crosses and a stone altar. Dick sang with the choir and attended services faithfully, even in the last months of his failing health. The family is very grateful for the wonderful support of family and friends during the time of declining health, and for the caring staff of the Rapid City Medical Center and the Home Health and Hospice Program of Regional Health. Dick was a devoted family man and shared his life gen- erously with family. Survivors include his wife, Haze; sons, John (Solveig) and Eric (Maggie); six grandchil- dren, Kirsten (Scott Glascock), Carolyn (Evan Pierson), Karrin (Mike Pasko), Sarah (Caleb Harrison), Ben, and Lindsey (Jed Brown); five great- grandchildren, Henry, Kaylee, Joule, Hazel, and Myles; and sister, Lorna (Tom Kilian) and their children Peter, Mary, and Susan.

Deceased family members include parents, Julia and Einar, and sons, Chris and Alan, Tom and Jim Kilian. Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, at Calvary Lutheran Church. Military honors will be rendered by the U.S.

Marine Corps Honor Guard and the VFW Post 1273. A service of interment will be held in Brandon in the summer. Memorials may be directed to Calvary Lutheran Church. His online guestbook is available to sign at oshe- imschmidt.com. Shirley Pumpkin Seed WANBLEE Shirley Mae Pumpkin Seed, 69, died Dec.

9, 2018. Sioux Funeral Home of Pine Ridge Jeanette E. Small RAPID CITY Jeanette Elaine Small, 79, died Dec. 9, 2018. Service will be at 10 a.m.

on Dec. 14 at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Kirk Funeral Home Florence Swem RAPID CITY Florence C. Swem passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at the age of 92.

Flo saw the bright side of everything, never knew a stranger and was a no-nonsense lady. She was passionate about the VFW Auxiliary, her friendships and the love for her family. She will be remembered for her around, making baked goods and rescuing count- less stuffed animals from Aunt Flo will be lovingly remembered by her daughters Phylis (Brian) Collins, Linda Gimborys and Barbie Mc- Mahon as well as nine grandchildren, Cindy (Mike), Jay (Diana), Scott (Kendra), Jason, Tara (Dan), Travis, Tina (Chad), Regena (Gus), and Blake, and 16 great-grand- children. She was predeceased by her husband, Phil, and daughter, Teri. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m.

on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Osheim Schmidt Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, at the funeral home.

Interment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Flo may be made to the VFW Auxiliary, 420 Main Rapid City, SD 57701 or the Regional Hospice House at 224 Elks Rapid City, SD 57701. Friends may sign her online guest register at osheimschmidt.com. Minnie Van Noort DANVILLE, Ind. Minnie Van Noort, 97, died Dec.

6, 2018. Services will be at 2 p.m. on Dec. 15 at Kinkade Fu- neral Chapel in Sturgis, with visitation two hours prior. Burial will be at the Piedmont Cemetery.

Nevada man central to Howard Hughes inheritance fight dies LAS VEGAS Mel- vin Dummar, a delivery driver who falsely claimed that billionaire Howard Hughes left a handwrit- ten will bequeathing him $156 million when he died in 1976, has died in rural Nevada. Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said Dum- mar died Sunday under hospice care. He was 74. brother, Ray Dummar of Gabbs, Nevada, says Melvin Dummar battled cancer for many years. He pre- viously lived in Brigham City, Utah.

Melvin plight was depicted in the film and in 1980. Jason Robards and Mary Steenburgen won best supporting-ac- tor Oscars. Battles over the au- thenticity of the so-called lasted more than a decade. Dummar maintained that he found Hughes on a Nevada desert road in 1967 and drove him to Las Vegas. BLAKE NICHOLSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D.

Four Native American tribes that are fighting the Dakota Ac- cess oil pipeline in court are seeking to challenge the re- cent conclusion of federal officials that a spill would not greatly impact tribal populations. The Standing Rock, Chey- enne River, Yankton and Oglala Sioux tribes have all sought permission from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to contest recent findings that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided the judge. Boasberg is working with the North Dakota and South Dakota tribes, along with the Corps and Texas-based pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners, to deter- mine the best way to pro- ceed.

A status conference is scheduled Wednesday in his courtroom in Washington. a look at where the lengthy legal battle stands. new? The 140-page report from the Corps details more than a year of what the agency says is of the $3.8 billion pipeline, which began moving North Dakota oil to a shipping point in Illinois in June 2017. But even the nature of the work is in dispute. The tribes contend the Corps has simply rubber-stamped earlier conclusions that were blessed by pro-energy Presi- dent Donald Trump days af- ter he took office.

The tribes call the work a sham and argue that the Corps either allow them adequate input or give enough weight to the information they pro- vided. The Corps has said the tribes have been difficult to work with. Boasberg in June 2017 ruled that the Corps largely complied with environmen- tal law when permitting the pipeline but needed to do more study of its impact on tribal rights. The agency completed the work in Au- gust but release the full report until October, after it had been vetted by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for sensitive information. in the report? The report includes a lot of technical, scientific informa- tion the Corps says backs up its earlier determination that the chances of an oil spill are low and that any effects on tribal rights including hunt- ing and fishing would be limited.

One section deals with the concept of environmen- tal justice and whether the project poses a higher risk of adverse impacts to minority and poor people. The pipeline skirts the northern edge of the Stand- ing Rock Reservation and crosses beneath the Lake Oahe reservoir on the Mis- souri River, which provides water for the suing tribes. Boasberg in June 2017 criti- cized the Corps for focusing its study more on the mostly white demographics near the crossing, and the tribe accused the Corps of gerry- mandering because its study area include the reser- vation. The Corps report says ex- tending the area of its analy- sis to include more minority populations change its conclusion, given what it says is a low risk of a cat- astrophic spill. mere presence of large minority or low-in- come populations in the affected area does not alone determine the presence of disproportionately high and adverse environmental im- the report says.

The report acknowledges that a spill could hurt water quality for spiritual ceremo- nies, medicinal and ceremo- nial plants, and other tribal uses, but it says any such effects would be temporary. The Corps also studied water intakes on the Stand- ing Rock and neighboring Cheyenne River reservations downstream from the river crossing, as well as intakes near a potential crossing much farther north of the reservations, in the Bismarck area. That site was studied and ultimately scrapped. analysis finds that the Lake Oahe crossing area contains fewer potentially affected minority individu- als than does the North Bis- marck Alternative crossing, and that water intakes (and the minority and low-in- come populations that rely on them) would be at greater risk with the North Bismarck the report states. What do the tribes want? The four tribes want a full environmental study that includes consideration of route alternatives.

The Corps had planned to do a more extensive study before Trump took office in January 2017 and pushed through the stalled project. The tribes maintain that Energy Transfer Partners underestimates the poten- tial of a spill. The tribes also argued that spill estimates are outdated because the company is now thinking about expanding the pipe- capacity. Grow In- frastructure Now a pro-pipeline coalition of businesses, trade associ- ations and labor groups said tribal opposition to the Corps study proof pos- itive that those opposing the Dakota Access pipeline are unwilling to accept the reality that this project was lawfully permitted and con- What now? The four tribes, the Corps and Energy Transfer Part- ners filed a joint report with the court on Thursday about how they think the case should proceed. But no consensus, so Boasberg will need to sort things out during the hearing Wednes- day in Washington.

One thing seems clear, based on the proposals of both sides: The case that was first filed in the summer of 2016 will linger into the summer of 2019. Tribes seek to challenge Dakota Access pipeline study.