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The Rapid City Journal offers obituaries as a way to inform friends throughout the area about the death of a person. Obituaries also offer families the opportunity to provide a final public memorial.

The Journal offers two kinds of obituaries:
A standard obituary will list the name, age, residence of the deceased; date of death; branch of military service; and funeral arrangements. Obituaries for veterans will display an American flag. There is no charge for this obituary as long as there is a current local connection to our area.

A memorial obituary, for which there is a charge, allows family or friends to fashion the obituary to their particular specifications. In addition to information for the standard obituary, you may add information about the person’s life, work, community activities, awards or honors, special interests or anything else you feel is important. Obituary information must be provided by the funeral home handling arrangements.

The name and city of the funeral home in charge of arrangements must be included for publication of any obituary. The Journal does not take obituaries over the telephone. The best way to submit an obituary is to have the funeral home email it to obits@rapidcityjournal.com.
If you have questions about the Journal’s obituary policy, you may call obituary desk at 394-8420 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Article source: http://rapidcityjournal.com/obits/veterans/sandmeier-raymond/article_4d63dce5-eb97-5409-bfb0-3885edbd8ecf.html

UPDATED: 10:30 p.m., Jan. 2

A Pella man was one of four people killed in a plane crash Saturday night near Vienna, Illinois, officials reported.

The plane that crashed was identified through an FAA database that tracks the ownership of airplanes by county. According to the database and family members, the plane was owned by North Mahaska High School graduate Curt Terpstra, of Pella, who co-owned Terpstra Masonry in Pella with his brother, Chip.

Johnson County, Illinois, Coroner David G. Rockwell confirmed the identity of Terpstra, and also of the three passengers. Also killed in the plane crash were:

• Jordan Linder, 35

• Jasmine Linder, 26

• Krista Green, 37

Rockwell said the plane crash is believed to have occurred at 5:30 p.m., however responders weren’t sent to the scene until a 911 call was received at 5:45 p.m. A toxicology test is being performed, and Rockwell said the results would likely be available within six to eight weeks.

No cause has yet been identified, and Rockwell said officials with the NTSB were also investigating the incident.

Michael and Marcia Terpstra verified one of the victims was their son, Curt Terpstra. The couple also identified the three other passengers, but the Chronicle did not report their names earlier while awaiting official notification from the county coroner.

“[I’m in] Utter shock,” Michael Terpstra said of the accident. “I don’t know what happened. They were headed to Nashville. “

Michael Terpstra and another family member said a passenger on the plane took photos and sent them via a social media site to

Article source: http://www.oskaloosa.com/news/north-mahaska-hs-grad-one-of-four-killed-in-plane/article_d974f188-d155-11e6-8506-37cc230e0a84.html

1/1/2017

After nearly 60 years of marriage, Dale Howard Tripp and Lou Ann Tripp left this world within moments of each other days before the Christmas holiday, and joined one another to spend eternity in heaven.

Dale was born on Aug. 13, 1936, in Blackwell and Lou Ann on Sept. 9, 1937, in Tulsa.

Dale attended high school in Blackwell, graduating in 1954. His next step was to join the U.S. Army and serve until 1957, with a tour of Cold War torn Korea from 1955-1956. As for Lou Ann, she graduated high school in Duncan in 1955, attending Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha following graduation. Upon returning from Korea, Dale was stationed in Fort Sill. Joining a friend on a trip to Chickasha, Dale was about to have his life changed forever. While at the student union at OCW, a young woman playing pool caught Dale’s eye, and he introduced himself to her. Two dates later, the pair decided they wanted to get married. Dale wed the young woman, Lou Ann Harmon, on Aug. 31, 1957.

Shortly before the wedding, Dale was separated from active duty and enrolled at Oklahoma State University as a Forestry major. The next summer, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service in California, arriving back home on the first wedding anniversary to his eight-month pregnant bride. Lou Ann gave birth to their first child, Kristy Dea, on Sept. 23, 1958. Just under two years later, they had a second child, Steven Howard, on June 3, 1960. Dale

Article source: http://poncacitynews.com/Obit---pd-pic---Tripp--Dale-Howard-and-Lou-Ann---2017-01-01

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