Helen Brooks LAKE ANDES — Helen M.

Brooks, 81, died at Wagner Com-munity Memorial Hospital in Wag-ner, SD on March27, 2012.

Funeral servicewill be Saturday,March 31, 2012 at10:30 a.m. at St.Mark’s CatholicChurch in LakeAndes with burialfollowing in St.Mark’s CatholicCemetery in LakeAndes.

Visitation will be Friday, March30, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. at St. Mark’sCatholic Church in Lake Andeswith a wake service at 8:00 p.m.Arrangements by Koehn Bros. Fu-neral Home in Lake Andes.

Helen M. Brooks was born onNovember 3, 1930 to Leo andRachel (Montange) O’Connor inGeddes, SD. She attended countryschool, graduated from AndesHigh School in Lake Andes, and re-ceived her teaching certificatefrom Springfield College in Spring-field, SD. She married Wayne F.Brooks on June 18, 1951 at St.Mark’s Catholic Church in LakeAndes. Helen taught at countryschool near Lake Andes for 3years. She worked as a clerk at agrocery store, then worked atAndes Elementary School as atutor for 27 years. She was an avidbowler, playing in ladies golfleague, and loved to travel in her

motor home. She enjoyed follow-ing her children and grandchildrenfor sporting and music events. Shewas a member of St. Mark’sCatholic Church and Altar Societyand the Red Hatters. She died onMarch 27, 2012 at Wagner Commu-nity Memorial Hospital in Wagnerat the age of 81.

She is survived by her hus-band, Wayne of Lake Andes, SD 4children: Keith (Gloria) Brooks ofVermillion, SD; Douglas (Robin)Brooks of Yankton, SD; Janice(Don) Hotchkiss of Freeman, SD;and Dennis (Tammy) Brooks ofAmarillo, TX; 11 grandchildren,and 4 great-grandchildren

She was preceded in death byher parents, 3 brothers, Roderick,Melvin, and John, and 4 sisters,Bernice Minahan, Maxine Nelson,Vivian McElroy, and Ilene LaVallee.

Yankton Press & Dakotan

March 29, 2012

Kenneth MellemKenneth Neil Mellem, 84, of

Yankton, SD diedMonday, March 26,2012 at Avera Sa-cred Heart Hospitalin Yankton.

Kenneth wasborn February 10,1928 near Irene, SDto Erick and Mag-dalene (Sorensen)Mellem. He re-ceived his educa-tion at PlainviewCountry School and graduated

from Irene High School in 1945. Fol-lowing graduation, he worked forRiley Company in Irene and aplumbing firm in Yankton. Hebegan farming in 1947 and retiredand moved to Yankton in 2005.

He was a member of RiverviewReformed Church, Elk Lodge,Moose Lodge and 32 DegreeMasons.

He married Frances Swensen inJune of 1948, to this union wasborn two children. Frances passedaway in June of 1983. Kenneth latermarried Donna (Jensen) Smith inSeptember of 1985.

Survivors include his wifeDonna, two stepchildren, fourgrandchildren, eight great-grand-children and four step-grandchil-dren.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, wife Frances, sonGreg, daughter Cindy, two brothersand three sisters.

Funeral services will be 10:30a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012 atRiverview Reformed Church inYankton, with Rev. Rodney Veld-huizen officiating. Burial will followin Turkey Valley Cemetery ruralIrene.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012 with aprayer service beginning at 7:30p.m. at the Hansen Funeral Homein Irene.

For obituary and online condo-lences visithansenfuneralhome.com.

Yankton Press & Dakotan

March 29, 2012

Elizabeth GrossElizabeth D. (Kleinsasser)

Gross was born May 3, 1914 toDavid E. and Anna (Tschetter)Kleinsasser. She passed awaypeacefully on March 28, 2012 atthe Oakview Terrace in Freeman,SD.

She was baptized at the Hut-terthal Mennonite Church.

On September 15, 1935 shewas united in marriage to Jake S.Gross at the home of her parentsin rural Marion, SD.

She became a member ofBethany Mennonite Church atFreeman in December 1961.

She was preceded in death byher husband in 1979, her par-ents, son-in-law T. Archie Ireland,four brothers; Dave, Sam, Eli, andJoe D. three sisters: Mary Tschet-ter, Martha Auringer, and AnnieHofer.

Survivors include her three

children; Ralph of Freeman, Dar-lene Ireland of Tabor, and Gene(Labelle) of Winner. Three grand-children; Mike Ireland of BoulderCity, NV, Patrick (Tonya) Irelandand their 2 daughters Natalie andElizabeth of Heidelberg, Ger-many, and Kandy (Darin) Fullerof Tea, SD, and a sister-in-lawGertie Gross of Freeman.

Funeral Services will be Sat.March 31st at 2 p.m. at theBethany Mennonite Church inFreeman with burial in the Free-man City Cemetery. Visitationwill be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at theWalter Funeral Home in Freeman.

Yankton Press & Dakotan

March 29, 2012

Mary CookeWAGNER — Mary Louise

Cooke, 74, of Wagner died Tues-day, March 27, 2012, at her homein rural Wagner.

Funeral Services are at 2 p.m.Friday at the American LegionHall, Wagner. Burial is in the Epis-copal Cemetery, Greenwood.

Wake services began Wednes-day at the Legion Hall.

Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home,Wagner, is in charge ofarrangements.

Thursday, 3.29.12ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net

NEWS DEPARTMENT: news@yankton.net 3PRESS DAKOTANthe regionBrown Bag Lunch Offered At Music Museum

VERMILLION — The National Music Museum (NMM), on thecampus of the University of South Dakota, is offering an entertain-ing interpretation of the history of the trumpet at its popular Fri-day noon-hour Brown Bag Lunch Program on March 30. Theprogram is free and open to the public.

David Shaner, retired professor of trumpet at Colorado StateUniversity and principal trumpet with the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Sym-phony, delights audiences with “Trumpets Now & Then: A Humor-ous Look at Trumpets Through the Ages.”

Support for “Free Fridays” admission to the NMM during themonth of March is provided by Ted and Karen Muenster of Vermil-lion, in honor of their 48th wedding anniversary. Additional sup-port for the NMM's Brown Bag Lunch Program series isunderwritten by the USD Student Association and the South DakotaArts Council with funds from the State of South Dakota through theDepartment of Tourism and State Development and the NationalEndowment for the Arts.

April Events Announced At The CenterThe following events and activities are scheduled for The Cen-

ter, 900 Whiting Drive, Yankton, during the month of April:• Cribbage will be available at 1 p.m. every Monday.• Partnership Bridge will be offered at 1 p.m. April 4, April 11

and April 18;• Pinochle will be played every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

at 12:45 p.m.;• Exercise classes will be held every Monday, Wednesday and

Friday at 11 a.m.;• Table tennis will be available every Tuesday and Thursday at

8:30 a.m.;• Ladies Wii bowling will be available every Tuesday and Thurs-

day at 1 p.m.;• There will be an Alzheimer’s Support Group meeting at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, April 10;• Wii golf will be available at 1 p.m. every Wednesday;• The Antique Auto Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April

11;• A rummage sale will be held on Saturday, April 21, running

from 11 a.m.-1 p.m; • Hand & Foot Cards will be available at 1 p.m. each Monday

and Tuesday;• Dominos will be available at 1 p.m. each Thursday;• Whist will be available at 1 p.m. each Monday and Wednesday;• A special Evening Meal will be served at 5 p.m. Wednesday,

April 11;• Ladies Pool will be available at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and

Thursday;• Penny Bingo will be played at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 25;• Line Dancing will be offered at 9:30 a.m. each Monday,

Wednesday and Friday;• Pinochle will be offered at 12:45 p.m. each Monday, Tuesday

and Thursday;• Bridge will be available at 1 p.m. each Friday.For more information, contact Tammy Matuska at 605-665-4685

or director@thecenteryankton.org.

Yankton Parks Advisory Board To MeetThe City of Yankton Parks Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 2, at the Technical Education Center, 1200 West 21stSt. This meeting is open to the public.

NAMI Yankton To Host Educational MeetingThe National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Yankton, will host

an educational meeting with discussion at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2,at the Yankton Community Library.

Families and people impacted by mental illness are encouragedto attend. Dr. Dave Dracy will speak on Bipolar Disorder. This is amental disorder affecting 10 million people in the U.S.

If you have any questions, call Steve at 665 1732.

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would like to thank everyone who provided support during our sudden loss of Mildred. Friends, neighbors, and family

who visited, called, brought food, prayed for our family, provided flowers, plants, memorials,

and masses. Those that set up, prepared, and served food at the Parish Hall. The Opsahl-Kostel

Funeral Home, St. Boniface Catholic Church, organist and choir, and Frs. Fulton, Lange, and Schmitz. Thanks

also to the physicians and staff at Avera Sacred Heart for the wonderful care given.

The family of

Mildred Schroeder

Teresa & Rod Bowder and family Monica & Jerry Hain and family

Romaine & Bob Kappel and family Ron & Lisa Schroeder and family

Rick Schroeder and family Roger & Sheryl Schroeder and family

Mark & Erin Schroeder and family

Thank you to all those who sent

cards in honor of our 65th wedding

anniversary.

God bless you. Jim & Margie Abbott

W INTZ & R AY FUNERAL HOME and Cremation Service, Inc. 605-665-3644

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I would like to thank everyone for all the beautiful cards, flowers, gifts, and balloons I recieved on my 80th birthday. Thanks to Melanie Ibarra and Michaela Kronaizl for decorating cakes that were sent to the Good Samaritan Center.

Arlene Kronaizl

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POUND COUNTSeveral animals are available at the

Yankton Animal Shelter. For more infor-mation call the Yankton Police Depart-mentʼs Animal Control Officer, from 8a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 661-9494, or 668-5210. A $5 fee is requiredto adopt an animal.

DAILY RECORD POLICYThe Press & Dakotan publishes

police and sheriff reports as a publicservice to its readers. It is important toremember that an arrest should notimply guilt and that every person is pre-sumed innocent until proven otherwise.When juveniles are released from jail,it is into the care of a parent orguardian.

It is the policy of the Press &Dakotan to publish all names madeavailable in the police and court re-ports. There are no exceptions.

ARRESTS• Gabriel Rowland, 32, Yankton,

was arrested Tuesday on a warrant forfailure to appear for a sentencehearing.

ACCIDENTS• A sheriffʼs office report was re-

ceived at 9:37 p.m. Tuesday that the

driver of a 2010 Honda Insight hadfallen asleep while driving along High-way 50 near 449th Ave. and collidedwith a 1990 Ford F250 driven by a ju-venile male. The driver of the Hondawas cited for careless driving.

INCIDENTS• A report was received at 6:50 p.m.

Tuesday that several credit cards andother items were discovered in Memo-rial Park. Contact was made with theowner, who stated that her car was en-tered and her wallet stolen.

• A report was received at 10:03a.m. Wednesday of a bunch of wildturkeys in the 100 block of Broadway.They were told that the establishmentsdowntown do not serve wild turkeysand, disappointed, the turkeys returnedto the river bank.

• A sheriffʼs office report was re-ceived at 2:41 p.m. Tuesday of a theftfrom a storage area along East High-way 50.

CRIME STOPPERSAnyone wishing to report anony-

mous information on unlawful activity inthe City of Yankton or in YanktonCounty is encouraged to contact theCrime Stoppers tip line at 665-4440.

www.yankton.net

Y O U R N E W S ! T H E P R E S S & D A K O T A N

75 YEARS AGOMonday, March 29, 1937

• Survivors of the nationʼs worstschool disaster were called back tomakeshift classes today within sight ofthe blackened ruins where an explo-sion of accumulated gas killed 456classmates and teachers on March 18in New London, Texas. A gymnasium,band house and cafeteria served the lit-tle group of 200 pupils and 19 teachersin place of the destroyed high school,once commodious main unit of the “mil-lion dollar campus that oil built.”

• Man OʼWar – king of the turf —lazed around the bluegrass pasture ofthe Glen Riddle farm today as he ob-served his 20th birthday anniversary.

During two years of racing Man OʼWarwas defeated but once and beforebeing retired to stud in 1921 won$249,465 for his owner, Samuel Riddleand set five world track records.

50 YEARS AGOThursday, March 29, 1962

• Cooler temperatures slowed melt-ing snow in eastern South Dakotaovernight, giving swollen creeks andrivers a chance to clear out runoff wateralready in the streams. Several icejams developed on the Big Sioux riverin the Sioux Falls area during the nightand dynamiting continued today.

• A total of 91 young people at-

tended the annual crippled childrenʼsclinic sponsored by Yankton lodge 994,B.P.O. Elks at Sacred Heart hospitalTuesday. These included 53 boys and38 girls. The breakdown was 43 chil-dren from Yankton county, 19 from BonHomme county, nine from Charles Mix,six from Clay, four from Lincoln, threefrom Hutchinson and Turner, and oneeach from Lake and Union. There werealso two young people from Creighton,Neb.

25 YEARS AGOSunday, March 29, 1987

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TUESDAY’S DRAWINGSMEGA MILLIONS: 09-19-34-44-51,

Mega Ball: 24

WEDNESDAY’S DRAWINGS2 BY 2: Red Balls: 4-9, White Balls:

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Ball: 14WILD CARD 2: 05-12-13-24-25,

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Identity Theft continues to be one of thefastest growing crimes in the United States. Itis ranked as one of the top consumer con-cerns for the past several years.

First Dakota National Bank wants to helpby giving you the opportunity to shred anypersonal information free of charge. Come tothe Shred Days at any of the following FirstDakota locations and times:

• through April 24 — Parkston (normalbanking hours, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays),109 Main Street;

• April 3-June 1 — Wagner (normal bank-ing hours, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays), 10High Ave SW;

• April 17-May 7 — Chamberlain (normalbanking hours, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays),

200 S Main St.;• April 17-May 7 — Kimball (normal bank-

ing hours, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. week-days), 200 S Main St.;

• April 19-May 15 — Salem (8:30 a.m.-5p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m.-noon Satur-days), 301 N Main St.;

• Monday, April 23 — Mitchell (9-11 a.m.),Shred on Site Truck at 1712 N Main St.;

• Monday, April 23 — Yankton (1-3 p.m.),Shred on Site Truck at 909 W 19th St (oldroller rink);

• Monday, April 23 — Vermillion (3:30-5:30p.m.), Shred on Site Truck at 111 Court Street.

Bring up to three boxes/bags of paperdocuments containing personal identifiers.Dakota Data Shred from Sioux Falls will take

care of the shredding. Remember, when you throw something in

the trash, it is available to anyone willing tooverlook the disgusting smells and textures ofyour trash. So a good rule of thumb is any-thing that has a signature, account number, so-cial security number or medical and legalinformation should be shredded. Here are afew more suggestions: address labels fromjunk mail and magazines, ATM receipts, bankstatements, copies of birth certificates, can-celed and voided checks, credit card bills, in-vestment documents, employee pay stubs,employment records, college ID’s, pre-ap-proved credit card applications, receipts withchecking account numbers, report cards, re-sumes, tax forms, used airline tickets and util-ity bills.

First Dakota Annouces Shred Days

SUBMITTED PHOTOWebster Elementary’s mascot Hootie Hoo welcomed the Cat in the Haton March 7. Students enjoyed an interactive reading of “The Cat inthe Hat” and “The Lorax.” The South Dakota Education Associationsponsored a contest in which schools could win a visit from Dr. Seuss’best-known character. Mrs. Gillis and Mrs. Rust wrote a poem inSeussian style recounting Webster’s Read Across America events andinviting the Cat in the Hat to visit Webster Elementary, then created aPower Point presentation complete with photos and music, entitled“The Great Owl-Cat Playdate.”

DR. SEUSS IN THE SCHOOLS