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82 Records Monday, January 10, 2000 Rapid City Journal HQIn)(o (oCoJ DdD0 western Europe except England, an invasion of that isle seemed immi tJ i 3 Myrtle Auer, 96 Deadwood Elda Janzen, 79 Bridgewater John W. 'Jack' Hunter 77 Ardmore Mildred 'Millie' Clarke, 70 Buffalo Gap Amos L. 'Ame' Groethe, 82 Rapid City Velma R. Horner, 90 Winner Melanie Sue Sexton, 39 Lead OeEtte Rossow, 92 Whitewood it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." What could be clearer than that? It was near the end of my teaching career that I teamed Churchill had something to say about education. Every teacher should have the following framed and hung above his or her desk: "Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught" I just recently ran across a Churchill quotation that, at my age, seems to apply to me: "When I look back on all these worries, I remember a man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened." Now, what is it we will remember Elvis Presley saying that will last a millennium? Oh, yes, maybe "You ain't nuthin' but a bound dog." I subscribe to Biography Magazine, but I may be about to cancel my subscription.

Why? Because of the January 2000 issue, in which the editors list the 100 most influential people of the last 1,000 years. I have no quarrel with their top 10, which includes Johann Gutenberg, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Galileo Galilei. What bothers me is their choice for Number 57, Elvis Presley. Yes, Elvis Presley! There he is, listed just ahead of Joan of Arc and Franklin Roosevelt, and only a few places behind Winston Churchill, the savior of the free world during World War II. Winston Churchill was truly a man of the millennium.

Without his leadership during the dark days of the early 1940s, we very well might not be enjoying the freedoms we have now. He was not only a great leader, he was also a statesman, an inventor, an artist and a great phrase-maker. Oh, what a phrase-maker he was. After Hitler had conquered all of vasion attempt by the German Luftwaffe to knock out the British air fields, Churchill offered this: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." How about the following praise of the British people during the dark days of World War II: "Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest Of course, Hitler never dared to cross the channel to invade England, and the free world was saved. My favorite Churchill quotation from the war is not as well-known as the previous ones.

Following the British victory at the Battle of El Alamein, considered one of the turning points of World War II, he was asked if the end of the war might be near. He cautioned: This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But Today's services Garfield T. Brown Sr.

9:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Pine Ridge. Paul Filibeck 10:30 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church in Rapid City. Joan J.

Gibbons 10:30 a.m. at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Rapid City. Hope Lynn 2 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Rapid City.

Kenneth Merle Ken Mo Cormick 10 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgia. Daisy Oliver 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Belle Fourche. Charles Scott Richardson 11 a.m.

at Kline-Frost Funeral Chapel in Belle Fourche. Edwin Dale Roadifer 2 p.m. at Methodist Church in Sundance. Wyo. Ray Schlenker 10 a.m.

at Behrens Mortuary Chapel in Rapid City. Myrtle Auer DEADWOOD Myrtle Auer, 96. Deadwood, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, at Northern Hills General Hospital. Survivors include one son, William Auer, Deadwood.

Arrangements are pending with Chaput Memorial Chapel of Dead-wood. Elda Janzen i BRIDGEWATER Elda Janzen, 79, Bridgewater, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, at her daughter's home in Sioux Falls. Survivors include four sons, Ken-roy Janzen and Doug Janzen, both of Rapid City, and Wallace Janzen and Gary Janzen, both of Canistota; three daughters, Karen Hofer, Doland, and Diane Johnson and Judy Wipf, both of Sioux Falls; one brother, Jonas Flickner, Moundridge, two sisters, Frei-da Zisman and Maurine Vogts, both of Moundridge; 22 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Walter Funeral Home in Bridgewater.

Speaker pushes measures to make marriage stronger Scores, calendar Writing test scores, next year's school calendar and an April election jr will be on the rWpMCriy agenda Tuesday for the Rapid City School Board. It will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the City School Administration Center, 300 Sixth St. The board will discuss results of the Stanford Writing Assessment test, which was taken by fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders in the district in October.

Scores were significantly improved from 1998, the first John W. 'Jack' Hunter Jr. CHADRON. Neb. John W.

'Jack Hunter 77, Ardmore. died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a long fight with cancer. Jack W. Hunter Jr.

was born on June 17, 1922, near Ardmore, the eldest won of John W. and Marjorie (Rineer) Hunter. Jack graduated from Lusk High School in 1940. He attended Mesa College in Grand Junction, for two years before going to South Dakota School of Mines Technology in Rapid City. In 1942, Jack joined the U.S.

Marines, becoming a member of the 3rd Marine Division. He served as a lieutenant in the South Pacific and was discharged honorably as a captain in 1946. After the war. while stationed in i I'tnh mot WAVTT nnmnl Marv Rjrrmtiet anA LI Fyl I they were married May 17, 1947. They shared a wonder-' nil life together and raised a son, John C.

'Jack. Jack and Mary went back to the Hunter Ranch, which had been homesteaded by Jack's grandfather, Jessie Rineer. SIOUX FALLS (AP) Speaker of the House Roger Hunt is proposing two bills in the state Legislature this session that he says will strengthen marriage. One would extend the waiting period required for divorce from 60 days to six months. The other would reduce the cost of marriage license for couples that agree to premarital counseling.

"I think a divorce-law change could keep some people together," said Hunt, R-Brandon. Tami TrusselL co-founder of Sioux Empire Marriage Savers, likes the idea of a longer waiting period before a couple's split becomes official. "You hate to legislate this stuff, but when you see all the pain, after a while, you think maybe you have to legislate it to get this in people's heads," said Trussell, a Sioux Falls resident But a Sioux Falls attorney who handles divorces says such a measure would make little difference. Sorting out child support and division of assets usually requires more than six months anyway, Lee Burd said. The only people who get fast divorces have very few assets and little to argue about," he said.

On the marriage-license proposal, Hunt says he likely would push for a $10 fee. The current cost is $40. Groups such as Children's Inn that receive money from license fees will not suffer, he said, because he will propose raising the fee for standard nent, Churchill threw down this gauntlet to the Nazi Leaders: shall defend our island what ever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." Earlier, Churchill had cautioned the British people: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, sweat and tears." Later, in praise of the Royal Air Force, which had foiled the pre-in- top board agenda year the test was administered. The school year calendar for the 2000-2001 year also is to be set Tuesday. School would open on Monday, Aug.

28, and the final day of classes would be Wednesday, May 23. The board also is expected to schedule April 11 as the date for this year's board election. Seats held by board president Al Campbell and members Tina Bradley and Karen McGregor are up for election. They represent southeast Rapid City, Rapid Valley and downtown Rapid City, respectively. 210.

rUpM Ofy. SO 57701 Amos L. Groethe RAPID CITY Amos Groethe, 82, Rapid City, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, at his home. Ame was born Jan.

11, 1917, in Rapid City to Amos and Emma (Hovland) Groethe. He graduated from Rapid City High School in 1933. After graduation, Ame moved to Colorado and worked for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. While working as a station master in Rollins ville, Ame met Edith Louise Chase. They were married in Denver in 1946.

Ame and Edi moved to Grand Junction, where all six of their children were born. The family moved to Rapid City in 1964, where Ame worked for several area businesses, retiring from Industrial Electric in 1982. After retirement, he founded FAI R. Repair. Survivors include his wife, Edith Groethe, Rapid City, four sons, Thomas A Groethe, and his wife, Marion (Dodd), Rapid City, Daniel Groethe, Rapid City, David Groethe, Phoenix, and William Groethe, and his wife, Michelle (Bassettl, Whitehall, two daughters.

Merry, and her husband, Terry Patten, Phoenix, and Gaye, and her husband, Mike Murphy, Indianapolis; five brothers, Roland (Bud) Groethe, Pennsylvania, Robert Groethe, William Groethe and John Groethe, all of Rapid City, and David Groethe, Sioux Falls; five sisters, Kathryn Satt, Canoga Park, Marian Rendler, San Jose, Joan Solon, Colorado Springs, Jean Diggins, Rapid City, and Dorothy Miller, Winnipeg, Canada; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and more than 80 nieces, nephews and their children. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City.

Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Behrens Mortuary. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City. After interment, there will be a luncheon and informal gathering at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2822 Canyon Lake Drive, in Rapid City.

i til Jack Sr. 's death in 1968. At that time, the ranch was 'fr divided between the brothers. Jack continued ranching I until 1974. when he turned the ranchine nnpratinn nvpr to his son, John C.

Jack began participating in rodeo after he came home from WWII. Injuries forced him out of participation in Hunter Ins hi SbmHWl To V0 4t0.ftMCay.SO 8770S. marriage licenses. 1 don't expect an overnight rush," Hunt said of the license-cost reduction's potential appeal. "But it would give the parties involved a Utile encouragement I would hope the family unit in South Dakota would be strengthened long-term." The Rev.

Val Putnam of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sioux Falls says she could back an incentive for couples to take marriage more seriously. But she opposes a longer wait for those who want a divorce. "A six-month wait does not cause one to rethink or reconsider divorce in most cases and can place a cruel burden on a broken and most painful relationship in need of healing and restoration," Putnam said. The longer wait also could make it harder on spouses trying to get out of abusive marriages, said Krista Heeren-Graber, director of South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault "It gives six months for the perpetrator to try and talk someone out of the divorce," she said. 1 think it's a well-meaning bill and understandable when the divorce rate is so high, and I consider my group pro-family, but we're also pro-safety." But Trussell says that too many people regret getting a divorce and that the bill could help.

"Lots of times, people say to us, 1 was the one who initiated the divorce, and that was the worst thing I ever did," she said. black man standing 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, with hazel eyes, black hair, a tattoo on his chest and scars on his face, abdomen, left elbow and left arm. Richardson also uses the names Erick Lee Richard, Lee Richardson, Eric Trimmonds or Eric Trimmers. Richardson is believed to be in the Rapid City area. If you see Richardson or know where he is, do not contact him.

Call the Pennington County Sheriffs Office at 394-6117, the Rapid City Police Department at 394-4131 or the nearest law enforcement agency with any information. TCrs-J." 3s nvim Velma R. Horner WINNER Velma R. Horner, 90, Winner, and formerly of Ord, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, at Winner Regional Nursing Home.

Survivors include one daughter, Cherie Sperling, Winner, one son, James Homer, Santa Fe, N.M.; and one sister, Mary Mackey, McCook, Neb. Visitation will be for one hour before services, which will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at Mason Funeral Home. Burial will be at 3 p.m.

Tuesday at Ord City Cemetery. Mason Funeral Home, Winner, is in charge of arrangements. Police seek robbery suspect 1952, but, not being one to let injuries slow him down, he became a rodeo announcer and in 1957, he joined the PRCA. Eventually, Jack realized that no one could hear him and he invested in some good sound equipment Out of necessity. Jack began building sound systems around his announcing needs, and Jack Hunter Sound Service was bom.

Jack joined the American Legion in 1946 and along the way was part of many civic and social organizations. He was a member of South Dakota Stock Growers Association, B.P.O.E., Ibastmasters International and the Republican Party. Gov. Jue Foss appointed Jack to the S.D. State Fair Board.

He was a founding member of National High School Rodeo Association. He served as director of Wyoming High School Rodeo Association and devoted countless hours to the South Dakota and National High School Rodeo Associations. He twice nerved as a judge for the Miss Rodeo America Pageant in the early 1970s. After Jack turned over the ranch to his son. Jack and Mary purchased a sound company in Iowa and went into the sound business full time.

Together, they primarily served fairs and rodeos in North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa. Along the way, they received many honors, including Jack's election to the Fair Association's Hall of Fame in both Dakotas and the Associate of the Year in both Dakotas and Nebraska. In the Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs, Jack was the first service member to become president in 1982, and he also was voted Fair Person of the Year. He as Man of the Year for the National High School Rodeo Association and the PRCA Badlands Circuit Announcer of the Year. He wrote a column, "It's Rodeo," for Quarter Horse Digest and, most recently.

Jack and Mary won the Pioneer Award for 1999 at the Black Hills Stock Show. Survivors include his wife, Mary Hunter, Ardmore; one son. Jack C. Hunter, and his wife. Laurel, Gordon, three grandchildren, Kristen Ferguson, and her husband, Bob, and their daughter, Robin Ferguson, all of Gordon, Ross J.

Hunter, Ardmore, and Alicia A. Hunter, Chadron; one brother, Darrell (Dean) Hunter, Ardmore; and one aunt, Florence Rineer Smith, Fullerton, He was preceded in death by his parents and infant brother. Jack was a devoted and loving husband, father and friend. He will be sorely missed. He will always be remembered by his family and friends for his wit, extreme generosity and love of life.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12. at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, with Pastor Charles Hunt officiating. Burial will be at Dusk Creek Cemetery in Ardmore.

A memorial has been established for the National High School Rodeo Scholarship Foundation. Mildred 'Millie' Clarke BUFFALO GAP Mildred "Millie" Clarke. 70. Buffalo Gap, died Friday, Jan. 7.

2000, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a long illness. Millie was a longtime resident of Buffalo Gap and retired from Maverick Junction, where she was employed for many years. She is survived by her son. Wallie Clarke, Buffalo Gap; three daughters, Freddy Clarke, Buffalo Gap, Peggy Champion, Rapid City, and Debbie Rein-del, Wood; one aunt, Ruth Anderson, Buffalo Gap; one uncle. Phil Anderson, Texas; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Paul Hall; and one son, Steve Clarke. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at Buffalo Gap Methodist Church, with the Rev. Don Lagge officiating.

Behrens Mortuary of Rapid City is in charge of arrangements. Melanie Sue Sexton LEAD Melanie Sue Sexton, 39, Lead, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Roy Sexton, Lead; one daughter, Brittany Sexton, Lead; her parents, Darrell and Shirley Dennison, Cortez, two sisters, Cherie Dennison and Michelle Olsen, both of Cortez; one brother, Darrell Dennison, Cortez; and her maternal grandmother, Lucy Delost, Cortez. Visitation will be from 3 p.m.

to 8 p.m. today at Chaput Memorial Chapel, Lead. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at Chaput Memorial Chapel, with the Rev.

Greg Kroger officiating. Chaput Memorial Chapel of Lead is in charge of arrangements. Law enforcement authorities are searching for a man facing felony robbery and burglary charges. A felony warrant has been issued for Eric Lee Richardson charging him with first-degree burglary and first- Richardson degree robbery for allegedly entering a home in January to commit a robbery. Richardson is a 29-year-old DeEtte Rossow STURGIS DeEtte Rossow.

92, Whitewood, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000. at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish. Survivors include one son. Dale Rossow, Whitewood; one daughter.

Aver-ill Yuill, Whitewood; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, and from 8 a.m.

until one hour before services Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel, and at the church for one hour before services, which will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Grace Lutheran Church, with the Rev. James Olson officiating.

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