M. Paul JohnsenM. Paul Johnsen, age 96

of Wakonda, SD died Mon-day, October 28, 2013 at theWakonda Her-itage Manor.

Funeralservices willbe 10:00 a.m.Thursday, Oc-tober 31, 2013at PleasantValleyLutheranChurch, ruralVermillion, SD with PastorAnna Peck officiating. Burialwill follow in the DanishLutheran Cemetery in ruralGayville, SD with militarygraveside rites by GingrichDixon Legion Post 13 ofWakonda.

Visitation will be from 5to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Octo-ber 30, 2013 with a prayerservice beginning at 7pm fol-lowed by Masonic rites atthe Hansen Funeral Home inIrene.

Magnus Paul Johnsen wasborn June 27, 1917 inGayville, SD to Danish immi-grants Magnus and Cecelia(Miller) Johnsen. He attendedSaybrook Grade School inrural Volin and graduatedfrom Wakonda High School.He then attended businessschool in Sioux City, Iowa. Hebegan farming in the Volinarea for a short time beforeserving his country in the USNavy as a pilot during WWIIstationed at Whidbey Island,Washington. After the war hereturned to continue farmingand raising cattle with his fa-ther.

On July 17, 1948 Paul mar-ried Louise Mellem Lynum ofIrene at Brush, Colorado bycousin Gordon Miller. Pauland Louise spend their livesenjoying the rural farm lifeand spent their retirementyears in Mesa, Arizona. Hewas a member of the VFW,Wakonda American Legion,Masonic Lodge and Shrinersand the Pleasant ValleyLutheran Church. Paul en-joyed golfing in his youngeryears, spending time with hisfamily and was an avidpinochle player.

Survivors include fourchildren; Carol (Darrell) Vog-

nild of Wakonda, Steve (Jill)Johnsen of Volin, Celia (Ron)Peterson of Wakonda, PamJohnsen (Lee Schnitzer) ofAshland, Oregon, sisters-in-law; Mary Johnsen of El Paso,TX and Donna Mellem ofYankton, 9 grandchildren, 22great-grandchildren and sev-eral cousins.

He was preceded in deathby his parents, wife Louise,brother Arnie and sistersEdna and Alice.

For obituary and onlinecondolences, visit hansenfu-neralhome.com

Yankton Press & Dakotan

October 29, 2013

Marcine NamannyMarcine Namanny, 79, of

Vermillion died Monday, Oct.28, at the Sanford VermillionHospital.

No services are beingheld and burial of ashes willbe at a later date.

Visit hansenfuneral-home.com/.

Sharon ChristensenSharon Lee Christensen,

74, of Pompano Beach, Fla.,and formerly of Yankton, hasgone to eternal life in ourLord on Oct. 26, 2013, after

struggling with Alzheimer’sat Hospice by the Sea inBoca Raton, Fla.

Funeral services are at 2p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at theWintz & Ray Funeral Home,Yankton, with the Rev. KenLulf officiating. Burial will bein the Garden of MemoriesCemetery in Yankton.

Visitation is one hourprior to the funeral serviceat the funeral home.

To send an online sympa-thy message, visitwww.wintzrayfuneralhome.com.

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O B I T UA R I E S

Service of Remembrance Saturday, November 16 th • 5:30 p.m.

at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, 601 West 21st St., Yankton

The staff at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory invite you and your family to attend a special Service of Remembrance honoring those close to us that have died. Please join us for an evening of music and prayers as we celebrate the special gift of life and the life of your loved one. The service is open to the public and refreshments will be served. For more information, please call Kevin Opsahl or Tami Keller at 665-9679.

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10:30 AM, Tuesday St. John’s Lutheran Church

Yankton

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SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Yankton Sertoma Club delivered pumpkins to pre-school, kindergarten, first- and second-grade children in Yankton on Monday, Oct. 21. More than 900 pumpkins were delivered by Ser-toma Club members to private and public schools. The excitement and enthusiasm displayedby the children during the delivery is a great reward for the club. This program is an annualevent sponsored by the Yankton Sertoma Club and is made possible by the community’s sup-port of the local club’s fund-raisers throughout the year (including the Ladies Night Out, Men’sSpring Thaw Night Out, and the Root Beer float stand at Riverboat Days). Josh Svatos, left, andPR Olson, right, hand out pumpkins to some excited children.

Vernon SchenkelVernon Schenkel, 80,

passed away Friday, Octo-ber 25, 2013 at Sister JamesNursing Home in Yankton.

Funeral services will be10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Oc-tober 30, 2013 at MartinusLutheran Church, ruralUtica with Pastor DeanSchroeder officiating. Bur-ial will be at Garden ofMemories Cemetery, Yank-ton with Military gravesiderites by the Ernest-BowyerVFW Post #791 HonorGuard and the SDARNGHonor Guard.

Visitation will begin at5:00 p.m. Tuesday, at theOpsahl-Kostel FuneralHome and Crematory,Yankton, with a Scriptureservice at 7:00 p.m. Visita-tions will resume one hourprior to the service at thechurch.

Vernon was born De-cember 29, 1932 to Wil-helm and Sarah (Diede)Schenkel in rural YanktonCounty. He was born andraised on the family farmand lived in YanktonCounty throughout his life-time. He worked with hisdad on the farm until hismarriage on April 10, 1955to Minnie Carter of Yank-ton.

In August of 1955 hewas drafted into the armyand left for basic trainingin Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.He was then transferred toFort Knox, Kentucky and inJune of 1956 got orders togo to Germany. Minniejoined him a few monthslater. In June of 1957 heand Minnie returned to theU.S on the same ship. Hearrived home exactly oneyear from the day heshipped out.

After his discharge theyreturned to South Dakotaand moved to their ownfarm, which his dadarranged for them to buy.Vernon and Minnie had fivechildren and lived on thefarm from 1957 to 1980. InJune of 1980, they boughtthe parsonage of MartinusLutheran Church. In addi-tion to farming, he foundtime to do trenching, elec-trical and plumbing workat home and in the neigh-borhood. He was a very

handy man.Because

of manyhealth is-sues Vernonand Minniemoved in toYankton inthe fall of2012.

He is survived by hiswife, Minnie; children ChrisDobson of Minnetonka,MN, Andy (Linda) of Albu-querque, NM, Jim (Donna)of Brandon, SD, Cathy(John) Wieseler of Yank-ton, and Bill from SiouxFalls, SD; grandchildrenCarolyn (Dan Hanner)Fuerst; Melissa (Chad)Boetger; Amy Kelly, Lee(Maggie) Schenkel; CaitlinSchenkel; Kevin, Amber,and Adam Schramm; Dillonand Allison Schenkel; Tyreland Carissa Wieseler;Jerod (Marie) Sparks andJenni Sparks; great grand-children Christopher, Kay-cie and Jonathan Boetgerand Hunter Sparks. He isalso survived by siblingsAlan (Lillian) Schenkel,Darlene (Filmore)Mutschelknaus and Wilma(Warren) Luke, sisters-in-law Beryl Bowlin, Ruth(Luis) Macias, Ethel (Gary)Jorgensen, Marilyn (Dave)Tice, brothers-in-law DougCarter, and Mike(Bernadette) Carter, andmany nieces and nephews.

He was preceded indeath by his parents.

He loved many things— farming, being outdoors,fixing things, playingpinochle, (especially whenhe won!), visiting, and teas-ing people. His faith andMartinus church were veryimportant to him. Hedearly loved his family andfriends, camping, fishing,hunting, his backhoe andpickup, country music fes-tivals, TV westerns, saltednut rolls, filling cake andcinnamon twists. He lived afull, rich life and will begreatly missed.Yankton Press & Dakotan

October 29, 2013

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Schenkel

Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com

Pumpkin Giveaway

PIERRE — Recently, technology grants forprojects totaling nearly $200,000 were issued to22 Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) acrossSouth Dakota. This program is part of the federalDepartment of Commerce’s National Telecommu-nication and Information Administration’s (NTIA)State Broadband Initiative (SBI).

“A key goal for the State Broadband Initia-tive is to increase broadband utilization; thesecommunity institutions continue to invest, im-prove and expand their computer infrastruc-ture and we thank them for helping usaccomplish this goal,” said Jim Edman, DeputyCommissioner for the state Bureau of Informa-tion and Telecommunications and project man-ager for the State Broadband Initiative.“Broadband technology can support successesin economic development, energy efficiency,agriculture, education and health care acrossSouth Dakota and these grants will help assistcommunity institutions across the state withjust that.”

The following area institutions wereawarded funding through the grant applicationprogram. Details below include the CAI andtotal project costs (including the requirementof the CAI providing a 20 percent matching in-vestment).

• Armour School District, Armour($12,142.07)

• City of Freeman, Freeman ($11,439.19)• Freeman Community Center, Freeman

($10,249.69)

• Sacred Heart School, Yankton ($12,250.50)• Sunset Manor, Irene ($9,862.07)• Wakonda Heritage Manor, Wakonda

($9,702.92)Project funding will provide technology im-

provements in the areas of:— Firewalls (a form of cyber security) to pro-

tect computers against malware, spyware,viruses and other threatening content.

— Network switches to ensure uptime andstability as well as increase network speeds andperformance.

— Wireless equipment for mobile connectiv-ity and increased performance.

— New or additional laptops and desktops toprovide access to broadband services.

The South Dakota Broadband Initiative Tech-nology Planning team will assist the CAI staff andtheir technology partners with the implementa-tion of the equipment into their infrastructure.The Technology Planning and Computer Owner-ship program is one segment of the overall SouthDakota Broadband Initiative. The primary pur-pose is to provide CAI’s with technology consult-ing and solutions pertaining to their technicalinfrastructure and broadband connectivity.Those eligible institutions include libraries, med-ical and healthcare facilities, K-12 schools, insti-tutions of higher education, public safety offices,government and tribal offices, and communitysupport locations. Additional grant opportuni-ties will take place later this year.

Broadband Grants Awarded

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