Ada Kott, 77, of Kimball, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013 in her home.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 in Kimball Protestant Parish. A Committal Service will follow in Kimball Community Cemetery.
Mount Funeral Home of Kimball is assisting with arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family through www.mountfuneralhome.com.
Ada Marie Sievert was born on Feb. 15, 1936 to John Carl and Evelyn (Fouberg) Sievert at Woonsocket. She attended country school and was united in marriage to Emil Marcus Kott on April 15, 1962 at Forestburg. To this union two daughters were born, Nancy and Rita. Ada took pleasure in being a housewife and helped out on their farm southeast of Kimball until they retired, moving into Kimball in October of 1988. Ada was an active member of Protestant Parish and Drips American Legion #130 Auxiliary of Kimball. She enjoyed cutting quilt blocks and bowling.
She is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Steve) Beckman of White Lake; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Betty Thompson, Darlene Mentele and Rosetta Sievert; a brother, Maynard Sievert; two sisters-in-law, Sandy Sievert and Ella Varilek; and several nieces, nephews and friends.
Ada was preceded in death by her daughter, Rita  in 1982; her husband, Emil in 1997; her grandparents; her parents; two brothers, Raymond Sievert and Harold Sievert; three sisters, Lucille Sievert, Judy Sievert and Dorothy (Roy) Kluth; five brothers-in-law, Ronald Thompson, Jim Mentele, Elmer (Gladys) Kott, Charlie Varilek and Clarence Kott; and two sisters-in-law, Kathryn Sievert and Margaret Thompson.

    Leona M. Eagle, 95, of Wessington Springs died Friday afternoon at Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the United Church of Christ in Wessington Springs with Rev. Sara Olson Dean officiating. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery. An Eastern Star Service will be held at Basham Funeral Home.
Leona Madge Deskins was born on Dec. 7, 1917 to Andrew and Lois (Crist) Deskins on a farm in Crow Township, Jerauld County.  She spent her young days playing outdoors and riding her horse “Bess” one and three fourths miles to school. She attended elementary school at Nelson School and high school at Wessington Springs High School.  She continued her education at Wessington Springs Junior College and took a teaching course.  She grew up attending Anina Congregational Church.
Leona was married to Theodore (Ted) William Eagle on June 15, 1940 at the Templeton Church.  They farmed in Harmony Township and Leona did substitute teaching. To this union four children were born, two sons and two daughters. They later moved to Dale Township and continued to farm and milk many dairy cows, until moving into Wessington Springs in 2005. After Ted moved to Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket, Leona lived with her daughter, Bonnie Feistner and her family. Leona moved to Prairie View Care Center in 2010.
Leona was a family woman. She loved being a mother and grandmother. She was so proud of all of her children and grandchildren. She loved flowers and gardening – maintaining large flower and vegetable gardens. She helped her husband with the farming and milking.  She loved to sew and was a proficient seamstress. She made many, many beautiful quilts including quilts for each of her grandchildren for graduation day.
Leona was a member of Wessington Springs United Church of Christ, UCC Women’s Circle, Springs Garden Club, Eastern Star and Dale Social Club.  She was a 4-H leader for 25 years and the 4-H Extension for 40 years.
Leona is survived by her children, James (Pat) Eagle of Wessington Springs, Bonnie (Merlin) Feistner of rural Woonsocket, Deanna (Daniel) Runyan of Rapid City and Gary (Mary) Eagle of Rapid City; 14 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted; her parents; her sister, Lavon; and her grandsons, Todd and Jace.

    Agnes (Barta) Kurtenbach, 78, Rapid City, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 at Rapid City in the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial was on Tuesday, August 20 in St. Therese Catholic Church at Rapid City with Father Bill Zandri as Celebrant. Burial followed in Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Agnes was born on Jan. 24, 1935 at Forestburg to John and Grace (Rogers) Barta and graduated from Artesian High School.
On April 24, 1957 she married Jim Kurtenbach, Sr. at Artesian. They lived at Mitchell where their three children were born, Jim (Luke) Jr., Raymond John and Mark.
In 1972 they moved to Iowa and then to Nebraska in 1974. In 1976 they settled in Rapid City, where she cleaned motel rooms so that she could be home with her boys after school. She loved her boys very much and was proud of them.
In 1984 she went to work at Rapid City Regional Hospital in the housekeeping department. She started working at Black Hills Regional Eye Institute in 1986 and worked there for over 15 years. They terminated housekeeping in October 2001 and she began working for Dr. Wright, Cris Matthews and Dr. Slingsby. They were like a second family to her and she always said she would be ever grateful for them taking her in, such wonderful people and a great place to work.
Agnes was a member of St. Therese Church and Women of the Moose.
She is survived by a son, Jim (Luke) and wife Patty of Rapid City; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Raymond John in 1963 and Mark in 1997; husband, Jim Sr. in 1986 due to a construction accident; and a brother, Richard.
An online guestbook is available to sign at www.kirkfuneralhome.com.