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Wagner Hospital To BreakGround On New Addition
BY RANDY [email protected]
WAGNER — The WagnerCommunity Memorial Hospital-Avera (WCMH-A) will break groundMonday on a $4 million additionand remodeling project.
The groundbreaking and shortprogram begins at noon on thehospital’s campus. The public isencouraged to attend the event.
WCMH-A has served as a gener-al medical and surgical hospitalfor nearly 60 years. The facilityprovides healthcare to Wagner andsurrounding areas.
The project represents the lat-est in a series of construction proj-ects, said Bryan Slaba, the hospi-tal’s chief executive officer (CEO)and administrator.
“This is the third phase that wehave taken on in recent years,” hesaid.
Monday’s groundbreaking willsignal the start for the new criticalaccess inpatient wing as well ashospital remodeling, Slaba said.The facility will use new technolo-gy. Also, the addition has beendesigned for efficient use of spaceand greater patient privacy.
“Since its construction in 1976,WCMH-A’s facility has served ourcommunity well,” he said.“However the delivery of health-care has evolved. In order to con-tinue enhancing and advancing thedelivery of quality healthcare,WCMH-A must evolve, also.
“This project is a major steptowards that evolution and shouldsupport the delivery of qualityhealthcare to Wagner and sur-
rounding communities for decadesto come.”
The groundbreaking receivedthe go-ahead with last week’s newsof U.S. Department of Agriculturefunding, Slaba said.
“We were notified by USDA thatwe received the final obligation offunds. Our loan has been fullyapproved,” he said. “The govern-ment funds, combined with thecapital campaign run by local con-stituents, has accumulated enoughmoney to break ground on a 13- to17-room inpatient wing.”
Elsie M. Meeks, USDA RuralDevelopment state director, will bein Wagner to help celebrate theground breaking.
USDA Rural Developmentawarded a direct loan of $1.5 mil-lion and approved a conditionalcommitment for a loan of $1.25million to WCMH-A. The federalfunds will be leveraged with aCommunity Development BlockGrant (CDBG) of $309,000 and anapplicant contribution of $941,000.
“The administration has astrong interest in enhancing thequality of life for all Americans,”Meeks said. “We are pleased to beassisting the Wagner CommunityMemorial Hospital with theirefforts to provide top quality med-ical care to South Dakota citizens.”
Sharon Ann Bauder Sharon “Shari” Ann Bauder,
age 54 of Yankton, SouthDakota, died on Sunday, July 25,2010 at the Avera Sunset Manorin Irene, South Dakota.
Funeral Services will be onTuesday, July 27, 2010 at 10:30am at Trinity Lutheran Churchin Yankton with Rev. DavidWildermuth officiating. Burialwill be in the Aten Cemetery inAten, Nebraska. Visitation willbe on Monday from 4:00 pm to8:00 pm with the family presentfrom 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm and aprayer service at 7:00 pm at theWintz & Ray Funeral Home andCremation Service in Yankton.Visitation will begin one hourprior to services on Tuesday atthe church.
Pallbearers are Jay Mueller,Josh Mueller, Jordan Mueller,Kevin Schulz, Conrad Finck, andCornelius Finck.
Shari was born November11, 1955, to Albert M. and Alma(Lewis) Mueller in Yankton,South Dakota. She grew up onthe family farm in Aten,Nebraska and attended countryschool in Aten. She graduatedform Yankton High School in1976. She married DuaneBauder on August 22, 1981 inScotland, South Dakota.
She was a member of TrinityLutheran Church, where shehelped roll bandages everyTuesday for the Global HealthMinistries. Shari and Duanetook many bus trips to Branson,Missouri, and Shari loved her
collection ofnearly 100 teddybears. She was awonderful cookand collectedcookbooks andrecipes. Sheenjoyed hercomputer verymuch, especiallyplaying Solitaire
and “Googling.”Survivors include her hus-
band, Duane of Yankton; two sis-ters, Janice (John) Macek ofJamesville, Wisconsin and PatsyFymbo of Peoria, Illinois; twobrothers Jerome Mueller (spe-cial friend, Beverly Weiseler) ofYankton and Dan (Kim) Muellerof Yankton; nine nieces andnephews; 7 great nieces andnephews; several aunts anduncles; and many cousins.
She was preceded in deathby her parents, Albert in April2010 and Alma in July 1971;grandparents; niece, KeriMueller; and great niece, RachelSchulz.
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Elizabeth SternhagenElizabeth Sternhagen, age 92
of Tabor, SD passed away onSunday, July 25, 2010 at the GoodSamaritan Center, Tyndall, SD.Mass of Christian Burial will be at10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 28,2010 at St. Wenceslaus CatholicChurch, Tabor. Visitations will befrom 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, July 27,2010 at the Opsahl-KostelMemorial Chapel, Tabor with a 7p.m. rosary and scripture serv-ice. Visitations will resume onehour prior to the service at thefuneral home.
Corine OrthCorine E. Orth, age 78 of
Yankton passed away on Monday,July 26, 2010 at Avera SacredHeart Hospital, Yankton, SD.Funeral Services will be at 11:00a.m., Thursday, July 29, 2010 atthe Opsahl-Kostel FuneralChapel, Yankton, SD with Rev.Paul Opsahl officiating. Burial willbe in the Garden of Memories.Visitations will be one hour prior
to the service at the funeralhome. A lunch will be servedimmediately following the com-mittal at the funeral home.
Jack BreckenridgeJack Breckenridge, age 91, of
Yankton, South Dakota, diedSunday, July 25, 2010 at theWakonda Heritage Manor inWakonda, South Dakota.
Memorial services are 2:00p.m., Saturday, July 31, 2010 atthe Wintz & Ray Funeral Home inYankton with Reverend RonJohnson officiating. Inurnmentwill be in the Garden of MemoriesCemetery Yankton with militaryhonors provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791.Gathering of family and friends isfrom 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., on Fridayat the Wintz & Ray Funeral Homein Yankton with a prayer serviceat 7:00 p.m.
To post an online sympathymessage, please visit wintzrayfu-neralhome.com.
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Alma ConradFuneral services for Alma
Conrad of Scotland will be heldat 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church inScotland with Rev. David W. Ellisofficiating. Organist will beDonna Knodel. Interment will fol-low in Rosehill Cemetery,Scotland. Casketbearers are DanChladek, Duane Chladek, JeffChladek, Charles Conrad, GregGall and Darrell Magstadt.Visitation will be held onMonday beginning at 3:00 p.m. atthe Goglin Funeral Home ofScotland. There will be a prayerservice at 7:00 p.m. on Mondayat the funeral home.
Alma Edna Conrad was bornto Gustave and Vera (Auch) GallTuesday, May 8, 1917, on thefamily farm, Lesterville, SD. Shewas baptized and confirmed atLesterville Congregational FaithChurch. She graduated fromLesterville High School in 1936.Lawrence and Alma were unitedin marriage May 23, 1937 at
Lesterville Congregational FaithChurch. They lived on a farmnorth of Scotland from 1937 to1979, where they raised fourchildren. During their time onthe farm, Alma worked at theKaylor Locker and was an activemember of St. Paul’s LutheranChurch Ladies Aide. She enjoyedbaking, gardening, quilting,sewing, visiting and playingcards with family and friends.The last few years Alma hasbeen a resident at the ScotlandGood Samaritan Center. Shepassed away on Friday, July 23,
2010 at Landmann-JungmanMemorial Hospital in Scotland,having attained the age of 93years, 2 months and 15 days.
Grateful for sharing her lifeare her husband, Lawrence, fourchildren, Terry (Sharon) Conrad,Sioux Falls, Gale Conrad and DebConrad, Tyndall, Sheila (Ron)Goeken, Minneapolis, MN, Karen(Glen) Hildebrandt, Sioux Falls;eleven grandchildren and theirfamilies, Jennifer (Steve)Vermillion and Dustin, Tea, S.D.,Daniel (Heather) Conrad, SiouxFalls, Anthony Conrad and fiancéOlivia and Kenisha, Zahra,Isabelle, Sioux Falls, Laurie(Peter) Erenberg and Rose,Minneapolis, Minnesota, KristinaConrad and Devan, Sioux Falls,Kelly Conrad, Sioux Falls,Matthew (Brita) McGuire,Benjamin and Thomas, Madison,S.D., Andrew McGuire and fiancéRhyanna and Hallie, Rapid City,S.D., Shaelean Hildebrandt andfiancé Noe and Aiden, Elkton,S.D., Greg and SimeonHildebrandt, Sioux Falls; one sis-
ter, Eldora Munson, Mesa, AZ;and three sisters-in-law, MaryAnn Gall, Lesterville, IreneConrad and Esther Conrad,Yankton, S.D.
Alma was preceded in deathby her parents, three sisters,Ruth (and husband Benjamin)Magstadt, Frieda (and husbandRoger) Dietz, Nelta (and hus-band Joe) Chladek and a brother,Rueben Gall.
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Laddie NovakLaddie D. Novak Sr., age 65,
of Sioux Falls, South Dakota,died Friday, July 23, 2010 atSanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Memorial services are 2:00p.m., Wednesday, July 28, 2010,at First Assembly of God Churchin Yankton, South Dakota.Inurnment will be at the Gardenof Memories Cemetery inYankton. A gathering of familyand friends is from 5:00 to 8:00p.m., on Tuesday, at the Wintz &Ray Funeral Home in Yanktonwith a prayer service at 7:00p.m.
Honorary pallbearers arePhyllis Horlyk, Raymond Novak,Emil Novak Jr., and all of hisgrandchildren and great grand-children.
Laddie was born August 12,1944 in Yankton, South Dakotato Emil Sr. and Phyllis(Nikodymn) Novak. He attend-ed Yankton High School andlater obtained his GED. In 1963,Laddie married Kathy DeLozierand had two children together.On September 25, 1971, Laddiemarried Saundra Friesen andthey raised four children togeth-er. He worked for WelflConstruction for many yearsuntil an injury forced him toretire from there. He thenworked for Daylight Donuts,which he really enjoyed, untilhe retired in the spring of 1987.In 1993, he attended theUniversity of South Dakota andlater that year, Saundra passedaway on December 8, 1993 aftera 7 year health battle. In 2001,Laddie moved to Pipestone, MNwhere he met Debbie Pederson.They were married on August12, 2006 and later moved toBrookings. After Debbie passedaway on April 17, 2010, Laddiemoved to Sioux Falls. He had agreat sense of humor and wasfamous for his jokes. He alsoenjoyed going camping, fishingand hunting. Laddie had a greatlove for all of his family includ-ing his AA family. They were a
tremendous helpto him as hemaintained 30years of sobriety.
Laddie is sur-vived by his 6children: Dawn(David) Emery ofYankton, Teresa(Scott) Kafka ofSioux Falls,
Laddie (Joan) Novak Jr. ofYankton, Jeanette Overbaugh ofCoon Rapids, MN, David (Amy)Novak of Mission Hill and JoAnnNovak of Stanford, CT; 15 grand-children: DeAnna, Derek, andDustin Emery, Tyler, Robbie,Dylan and Steven Kafka, Krista,Kyle, Tori, Luke and JennaNovak, April Overbaugh andBrennan and McKena Novak; 10great grandchildren: Catalina,Adriana, Izabela, Karmen Baya,Jaice, Dominique, Khloe,Lauren, Gaven and Oakley; sis-ter, Phyllis Horlyk of Gayville;two brothers, Raymond Novakand Emil (Char) Novak Jr., bothof Yankton; sister-in-law,Delores Novak of Yankton;mother-in-law, Clara Friesen ofYankton; two special sisters-in-law, Deanna and Wendi of Volga,SD; brother-in-law, RandallFriesen of Yankton; and manynieces and nephews.
Laddie was preceded indeath by his parents; wives,Saundra Novak and DebbieNovak; granddaughter, KathrynNovak; and three brothers, Cliff,Marvin “Red” and Joe Novak.
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REGION DIGESTWomen Veterans Open House At Minerva's
The Sioux Falls VA Medical Center is holding an open house today(Tuesday) in Yankton to provide area women veterans with informa-tion about VA health care and other benefits.
All women who have served in the military or who are currentlyserving are encouraged to stop at the open house between 2-7 p.m. atMinerva’s restaurant. This will be an opportunity to meet otherwomen veterans, to learn about VA services and benefits, and to pro-vide input about future VA services for women. Minerva’s will donatedesserts for each open house.
The face of VA is changing, and the number of women veterans isincreasing. Women veterans are younger and have health needs dis-tinct from their male counterparts.
Charlotte McGrath, Women Veteran Program Manager at SiouxFalls VA Medical Center, will be available to share information aboutwomen’s health. Other VA representatives will also be on hand to dis-cuss eligibility and compensation benefits.
Women veterans who are not currently enrolled for VA benefits areencouraged to bring their DD Form 214, “Certificate of Release orDischarge from Active Duty,” to begin the process of enrolling toreceive VA health care.
The open house is part of a plan to reach more than 5,500 areawomen veterans. The goal is to increase their awareness about VAbenefits and services and to also assist these veterans in applying fortheir benefits.
McGrath may be reached at (605) 336-3230, Ext. 7747 toarrange interviews.
Little Chicago Syncopators To PerformThe Summer Pops Concert Series continues on Tuesday, July 27,
at the Riverside Park amphitheatre with the Little ChicagoSyncopators out of Sioux City.
The Little Chicago Syncopators is a New Orleans style jazz ensem-ble, featuring Pete Hittle on cornet, Brad Hittle on string bass, AlanArnold on trombone, Murph Monahan on clarinet, Gary Lewis onbanjo, Charles Sanders on piano and Randy Washburn on drums.
There are only three more concerts on our schedule for the sum-mer, so plan to spend at least one Tuesday night enjoying the musicin the park before the series comes to an end. Visitwww.YanktonAreaArts.org for more information on the Summer PopsConcert Series and a complete schedule of the remaining shows.
The Summer Pop Concert series is sponsored by Yankton AreaArts and the City of Yankton. For more information, call Yankton AreaArts (605) 665-9754.
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