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Michael B. Gallant
Thomas Jacob Bergin
arrived to survey a road.
They mutually thought
each other was crazy for
working in below-freezing
temperatures. After this
encounter, Tom decided
to look into their job
and soon began working
for the State Highway
Department and then
the Federal Highway
Administration, traveling
to various locations. He
worked as a surveyor, road
inspector, railroad inspector (Pueblo Colorado
Test Track) and electrical
power station operator
while his parents continued living in Sundance.
In his spare time, Tom
enjoyed square dancing.
Tom was married late
in life to a woman with
three children in Pueblo,
CO. From this union,
Patrick Robert Bergin was
born in 1975. Some years
after they divorced, he
married Dannette Winfield from Moab, UT. He
retired from the Federal
Highway Administration
in 1987 with 26 years of
service. Tom and Danny
lived in Moab for several
years before retiring to
Hill City in 1990. After
seven spinal surgeries in
a space of 12 years, Tom
was wheelchair-bound
and lived at home until he
moved into Senior Care in
December 2013.
He is survived by his
wife, Danny, of Hill City,
and his son, Pat, recently
of Crawford, NE.
The viewing will be
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
followed by a rosary at
6 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at
St. Rose of Lima Catholic
Church in Hill City.
The funeral mass will
be at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
May 28, at the church.
Burial will be at 1 p.m.
Thursday, May 29, at the
Hill City Cemetery.
Memorials may be
made to Custer Regional
Senior Care, 1065 Montgomery St., Custer, SD
57730.
Arrangements have
been placed in the care
of McColley’s Chapel of
the Hills in Custer, SD.
Written condolences
may be made at www.
mccolleyschapels.com.
second child, Kacee, in
1982. During this time he
was working at Merillat
in Rapid City. He worked
there for over 15 years.
Doc moved onto a job at
Texaco, driving truck for a
couple of years.
In 2001, he had his first
grandchild on his birthday,
Chevelle Danae.
Doc then started logging. He was a crane
operator. This was by
far his favorite job. But,
in 2007, Doc suffered a
heart attack. He became
disabled at this time.
In March 2008, he was
blessed with his second
grandchild, Lucas Scott,
which he always called
“Monkeyman.” From here,
Doc became more ill. He
suffered a massive heart
attack in September 2013.
He never fully recovered
from this. His family took
care of him for many years.
His daughter, Shannon,
was his main caretaker.
She would do anything for
her dad.
Doc made friends very
easily. He was outgoing
and had many friends from
all over the world; Australia, Milan, and many
other exotic places. He will
always be remembered for
his smile, sense of humor,
and his easy way of making friends where ever he
went.
Doc was a jack of all
trades. He could do just
about anything he put
his mind to. But his most
recent job was his favorite,
logging. He loved running
his crane. He was proud of
all the work he had done
for the community.
Doc had many interests. He worked on cars,
pickups, and bikes. He
loved his trains and was
a collector of all things
cool, odd, unique, and
antique. He displayed his
treasures with pride. He
spent many hours with
his friends, family, and his
dog, Brandy.
Survivors include
his daughters, Shannon (Terry) Hudson,
Sturgis, and Kacee (Scott
Burnham) Kirsch, Belle
Fourche; mother, Helen
Kirsch, Sturgis; grandchildren, Lucas, Chevelle,
and Katlynn, Sturgis; two
brothers, Willian (Brenda)
Kirsch, Pringle, and Kevin
Kirsch, Custer; and sisters,
Shelley (Gary) Budish,
Park River, ND, and Leslie (Al Aries) Bertolotto,
Sturgis.
He was preceded in
death by his father and
his maternal and paternal
grandparents.
A time of remembrance
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 29, at Kinkade
Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Inurnment follows at the
Piedmont Cemetery.
Condolences may be
sent to the family at www.
kinkadefunerals.com.
married on July 27, 1942.
They settled in Newcastle
in 1950, where they raised
three daughters. Evelyn
worked in the Weston
County Courthouse in the
Assessor’s Office from
1966 to 1979, and served
as County Clerk from
1979 to 1986. She retired
in 1986, to travel with
her husband, who sadly
died of cancer in 1988.
Thereafter, she did travel
around the country for
many years, to visit her
daughters and grandchildren.
She enjoyed participating in her clubs — Order
of Eastern Star, Jobs
Daughters as Guardian,
21st Century, Dirt Daubers and P.E.O. Chapter
X. She was an avid seamstress, a wonderful baker
and a fabulous cook. She
was a long-time, active
member of First United
Methodist Church, and
especially enjoying baking for and helping with
the annual bazaar. She
loved to play cards — from
Bridge to Pinochle; she
enjoyed playing any card
game with friends. She
always had a friendly
smile for everyone, and
cherished her loving circle
of friends. Her final years
were spent at the Manor,
still smiling and dancing
with friends and staff.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, husband, two brothers, and
four sisters.
She is survived by one
sister, Nadine Sieg of
Spearfish; one half-sister,
Terry Bauer of Morro Bay,
CA; one half-brother,
John Jones of Madera, CA;
three daughters, Janette
(Ron) Gehring of San Jose,
CA, Judy (Jerry) Anderson
of Newcastle, and Jackie
(Jack) Duty of Riverdale,
CA; eight grandchildren;
and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at
2 p.m. Tuesday, May 27,
at First United Methodist Church in Newcastle,
with inurnment to follow
at Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, a
memorial fund has been
established for First
United Methodist Church
and Weston County
Manor.
Family and friends may
sign an online guestbook
for Evelyn at www.black
hillsfuneralhome.com.
service operator, food
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Thomas
J. Bergin was born in a pri- appliance repairman, tree
trimmer, and Forest Servate home between Wagvice tree planter. He also
ner and Lake Andes, SD,
performed miscellaneous
to Thomas P. and Marhome repairs and lawn,
garet Bergin in 1926. His
garden, and yard mainteparents were sharecroppers and moved to various nance.
Tom was also employed
locations in the East River
area. The family moved to at the Air Force’s only
nuclear plant located high
Sundance, WY, in 1949.
on a Wyoming mountain
His home of 23 years
was Hill City, SD, prior to near Sundance. This plant
provided power for radar
entering Senior Care in
equipment in the Air
December 2013.
Defense Commands elecTom was well known
tronic warning and Air
as a “Jack of all trades.”
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Although resumes were
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HILL CITY | Thomas Jacob
Lionel ‘Doc’ Kirsch
STURGIS | Lionel Lewis
“Doc” Kirsch, 54, died
Sunday, May 18, 2014, at
his home
following
a six-year
struggle
with
congestive heart
failure.
Doc was a
Kirsch
fighter. He
never wanted to give up
and he never did.
Doc was born Nov.
10, 1959, to Gordon and
Helen (Hansen) Kirsch in
Pierre. He attended many
schools as the family
moved often. They finally
settled in Sturgis. He
attended school at Sturgis
Brown High School. This
is where he met his soonto-be wife, Amber Lynn
Allen. They had a daughter, Shannon, in October
1978, and were married in
November 1978. Just under
four years later, he had his
Evelyn L. Zingery
NEWCASTLE, WYO. | Evelyn
L. Zingery passed away
peacefully in the Manor
on May
21, 2014,
at the age
of 91. She
was surrounded
and supported by
her loving Zingery
family and
caregivers during the last
days of her life.
Evelyn was born May
20, 1923, in Tonkawa,
Oklahoma, to George and
Rose Jones. Evelyn graduated from high school
during World War II in
1941, and moved to San
Antonio, Texas, where
she met Durward Zingery.
They knew each other
for two weeks and were
SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2014 | A5
RAPID CITY | Michael B.
Gallant, 55, died Dec.
10, 2013, at his home of
natural causes.
Funeral services will
be at 11:30 a.m. Friday,
May 30, 2014, at the
Cathedral of Our Lady
of Perpetual Help, with
Father Michel Mulloy
officiating. Lunch will be
served following services.
Memorial donations
will be given to Feeding
South Dakota (www.
feedingsouthdakota.org)
Gallant
Karen Louise Ross
RAPID CITY | My beloved
Karen Louise (Redal)
Ross passed peacefully
shortly
after
saying
goodbyes
to loved
ones on
Friday
morning,
May 16,
Ross
2014, at
Rapid Regional Hospital.
Born in 1945 in
Davenport, IA, Karen
was the daughter of a
Lutheran Pastor. She
pursued a distinguished
career as a choral music
teacher, a concert pianist here and abroad,
and choir director of
several churches including her last tenure at 1st
Congregational UCC.
An extraordinary piano
teacher, her passion for
the piano was passed
along to many outstanding pupils. After college
she read extensively
matters both spiritual
and theological.
I’m thankful and
humbled to have shared
in that remarkable life
journey! She will be
sorely missed by our
church family, students,
walking friends and family.
Karen was preceded
in death by parents, Rev.
Dr. Reuben Redal and
Eleanor Redal. Survivors
include her husband
and music partner of 34
years, Michael; brothers, Mark (Diane) Redal,
Paul Redal and Rev. John
Redal; son, Paul (Allison)
Martin; daughter, Kathleen (Francisco) Diegez;
stepson, Matthew Ross;
stepdaughter, Elaine
(Paul) LaGrange; and 11
grandchildren.
Your Father’s lullaby
came to me that last
night. I know you’re safe
and we will meet again!
A Celebration of Life
with piano students,
choir and community
will be at 11 a.m. June 2,
with a luncheon following at 1st Congregational
UCC, 1200 Clark St.,
Rapid City.
Beulah D. Albrandt
SPOKANE, WASH. | Beulah
Deloris Albrandt, 96,
formerly of Sturgis, SD,
died
Monday,
May 19,
2014, at
Providence
Holy
Family
Hospital
Albrandt
in Spokane.
Beulah was born May
21, 1917, in Arlington,
SD, to Marvin and Emma
(Dahl) Erickson. She lived
at Arlington until age 7,
when the family moved
to Blunt, SD, and later to
Pierre, SD. She attended
school mostly in Arlington. Beulah married Lester Stein in 1937.
Beulah married Henry
Albrandt on Jan. 25,
1947, in Newcastle, WY.
In 1952, they left South
Dakota and lived in
Lansing, MI, until 1955,
when they moved to the
state of Washington,
where they resided for 41
years. They moved back
to South Dakota in 1996.
Beulah moved to Spokane
to live with her daughter
six months ago.
She was baptized in
the Lutheran Church in
Arlington and was confirmed at the Lutheran
Church in Pierre. Beulah
was a musician and loved
to play the organ and
piano.
Survivors include
two sons, James (Jody)
Albrandt and Kenneth
(Cindy) Albrandt, all
of McMinnville, OR;
one daughter, Kathy
(Bill) Webb, Spokane;
daughter-in-law, Gayle
Stein, Auburn, WA; six
grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; one
sister, Lorna Albrandt,
Grand Junction, CO; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Henry; son,
Edward; five brothers,
Wayne, Kenneth, Lester,
Don, and Robert Erickson; and two sisters,
Audrey Schutte and Marian Hurn.
She was known and
loved by many and will
be missed by all.
Services will be held
at a later date.
Condolences may
be sent to the family at
www.kinkadefunerals.
com.
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