
Saturday, October 31, 2009
November celebrations

November 2 --Bianka Stewart
November 4 -- Barry Threadgold and Laura (Threadgold) Barringer
November 8 --Erin & Sachin Choudhary
November 11--Terri Threadgold
November 16 --Katie Threadgold and Heidi Beach
November 23 --Hannah & Branden Stewart
November 27--Keegan Stewart
November 28--Maria Palmquist
November 29--Barry & Nicole Threadgold
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New babies
Isabel Marie
born to Cole & Theresa September 29
Thomas LaMoine Jr. - TJ
born to Thomas and Terri October 12
Friday, October 9, 2009
Fredrick Hall, Howard
Fredrick Samuel Hall, 90, Howard, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell.Fredrick Samuel Hall, 90, Howard, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Beach United Methodist Church, Howard. Burial will be in Fedora Cemetery, Fedora. Visitation will be from noon to 8:30 p.m. today at Willoughby Funeral Home, Howard, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
He was born on Sept. 5, 1919, at home, on a farm south of Roswell, to William Earl and Essie Calista (Mather) Hall.
He graduated from Argonne High School in 1938 and then stayed home to help on the farm.
In May 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He served for four years, mostly on Adak Island, Alaska. He also served in Hawaii and Japan briefly.
On Jan. 11, 1946, he married Arlene Marcella Stemmen.
They farmed southwest of Vilas, and in 1948, moved to the farm they owned northwest of Howard.
In 1998, they retired and moved into Howard.
He served on the board of FFA, county Extension and Beach United Methodist Church board.
He is survived by his wife, two children: Kirk and wife Debbie, Kansas City; and Colene Reiser and husband Wayne, Brookings; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a sister, Thelma Haak, Howard; four sisters-in-law: Fern Hall, Sioux Falls; Nona Hall, Howard; Mae McGeough, Watertown; and Ione Sandene, Omaha, Neb.; a brother-in-law, Art Sandene, Omaha; and many nieces and nephews.