Obituaries
Dorothy Carlson
Dorothy Carolyn Carlson, 81, of Watertown, SD passed away on April
25, 2008 at her home. There will be no services.
Dorothy was born on August 18, 1926 at home on Big Stone Lake to Martin
and Anna (Hopp) Madsen. She grew up and attended Lake Township #6 country school. After
her education she was married to Fred Carlson on February 3, 1951 in New Kirk, OK. Dorothy
lived and worked in California, Kansas, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Illinois. She attended Sioux
Falls Barber College, earned her degree and worked as a barber in Watertown, Milbank, and
Wilmot. She retired and moved to Las Vegas, NV, in 1989. She returned to South Dakota in
2006. Dorothy loved the outdoors, she liked to fish, boat and camp. She also liked to play
guitar and sing, and she liked to help people and visit.
Dorothy is survived by her son, Phillip (Austin) Carlson of Watertown,
SD; two brothers, Marvin Madsen of Corona, SD, and Robert (Dean) Madsen of Wilmot, SD; and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one son, Jack (Shorty) Carlson; her
parents; three brothers, Louis (Louie), Carl (Buddy) and Maurice (Muck); and four sisters,
Alice Biel, Clara McKercher, Pearl Thorne and Delores Totoris. The Cahill Funeral Chapel
of Sisseton, SD served the family.
Goldie C.
Marks-Cloud
Goldie C. Marks-Cloud, 76, of Sisseton, SD passed away on May 1, 2008
at a Watertown hospital. Funeral services were held Monday, May 5, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, in Sisseton, SD. Wake services were held on Thursday, May 1
and Friday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Goldie's House. Wake services were also held on
Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tribal Community Center in Agency
Village, SD. The Cahill Funeral Chapel of Sisseton, SD was in charge of arrangements.
Harriett Margaret Rondell
Funeral Service for Harriett Margaret Rondell, 92, of Sisseton, SD, was
held on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Tribal Community Center, Agency
Village, SD with CLP Fillmore Simon, Rev. Enright Bighorn and Rev. Les Campbell
officiating. Organist was Billy Kohl. The Pallbearers were Steve Rondell, Mike and James
Genia, Marcus Cloud, Richard Wallenstein, and Mike Goette. Honorary Pallbearers were John
Cloud III, Robert Rondell, Ron Campbell Jr., Phyllis Redday-Roberts, Dorthea Wilson, Ione
Lufkins, Louella Cloud, Nina Petersen, and Mary Goette. Interment was in the Goodwill
Presbyterian Cemetery, Agency Village, SD. There was a wake service on Monday, April 28,
2008 starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Tribal Community Center. The Cahill Funeral Chapel,
Sisseton, SD was in charge of arrangements.
Harriett Margaret Cloud was born on March 1, 1916 at Sisseton, SD, to
John and Bessie (Derby) Cloud Sr. She grew up and attended school at the Wahpeton Indian
School. After her education she was married to Guy Rondell. The couple lived in Dubuque,
IA, where Guy was attending seminary. The couple served in churches in Hot Springs, Pine
Ridge, and the Sisseton area. Harriett helped her husband in the churches and with his
ministry. She liked to cook, sew, and garden. After Rev. Rondell passed away Harriett
continued to live on the farm, until she entered the Tekakwitha Living Center on February
14, 2006. Harriett passed away peacefully on April 26, 2008 at the Tekakwitha Living
Center.
Harriett is survived by one son, Ron and wife, Karen Rondell of
Watertown, SD; two sisters, Marlene Campbell and Patsy Genia, both of Sisseton, SD; and
three grandchildren.Harriett was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Rev. Guy
Rondell; one son, Dominic; and one brother, John Cloud II.
Mabel D. Storlie
Mabel D. Storlie, 92 of Bowman, ND died on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.
Funeral Services for Mabel were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 3,
2008 at the Bowman Lutheran Church in Bowman, ND. Pastor Galen Strand officiated with
burial following in the Bowman Cemetery. Family and Friends Services were held on Friday,
May 2, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Krebsbach Funeral Home Chapel.
Mabel D. Storlie was born on February 25, 1916 in Karinen, SD, the
daughter of Harry and Mary (Slough) Wilson. She was raised in the Karinen area where she
also received her education attending rural country schools in Harding County. As a young
lady, she worked at the Fellows Café in Buffalo and herded sheep. On June 19, 1941 Mabel
was united in marriage to Norman Storlie in Baker, MT. After their marriage, they worked
for various ranchers in the area, and in the fall of 1948 they moved to the Stuber Ranch
where they worked for 21+ years. Mabel and Norman then leased the HT Ranch for five years
before moving to Sisseton, SD, where they purchased a farm and operated in the farming
business for 18 years. They later moved back to Bowman, ND, and retired on a ranch ten
miles west of Bowman, where they kept busy raising a few calves, working in the gardens
and enjoying the great outdoors.
Mabel was a member of the Lutheran Ladies guilds in both Rhame and
Sisseton. She enjoyed many things in life from working in her gardens and flowers,
canning, cooking, baking cookies, spending countless hours sewing and quilting, going to
rummage sales, and playing a good game of “Whist”; and she didn’t like to
lose. Mabel enjoyed many things in life, but most of all, enjoyed spending her time with
her children and grandchildren. She will be dearly missed.
Mabel is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Valerie and LeRoy
Grosz of Bowman, ND, and Jean Peterson of Bowman, ND; sons and daughter-in-law, Dean and
Gail Storlie of Scranton, ND, and Dale Storlie of Colorado; nine grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and one sister, Georgia Tessness of
Belle Fourche, SD.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Mary (Slough)
Wilson; her husband, Norman; two sons-in-law, Donnie Martian and Jim Peterson; one
great-granddaughter, Amanda Martian; brothers, Myron and Eugene Wilson; and sisters, Lydia
Colvell, Stelle Vance, and Emily Alverson.
Ralph L. Boyd
Ralph L. Boyd, 84, Rosholt, SD, died February 7, 2008, in a Rosholt
care center.
A graveside memorial service will be Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 2:00
p.m. at Valley View Cemetery, Browns Valley, MN. The Eggers Funeral Home in Rosholt is in
charge of the arrangements.