Shirley JelsmaFuneral services for

Shirley Jelsmaare 1:30 p.m.Friday, Febru-ary 7, 2014 atthe EmmanuelReformedChurch inSpringfield.Burial is inthe churchcemetery,rural Springfield.

Visitation will be at thechurch on Thursday from 5to 7 p.m., followed by a 7p.m. Prayer Service.

Crosby-Jaeger FuneralHome in Springfield is incharge of arrangements.

Shirley Lucile Jelsma, thethird child of Jess and Jo-hanna (Odens) Tjeerdsma,was born October 18, 1930,on a farm northwest ofSpringfield. She died Mon-day, February 3, 2014 atAvera McKennan Hospital inSioux Falls.

Shirley attended Kings-burg, Hitt and Drake Countryschools. She also attendedSpringfield High and gradu-ated from Avon High Schoolin 1948. She attended thesummer session at SouthernState Teacher’s College andearned a two year teachingcertificate. Shirley taught atthe Rouse South CountrySchool in southern CharlesMix County for one year.

Shirley married DonaldJelsma on June 8, 1949 at theEmmanuel Reformed Churchparsonage, rural Springfield,by the Rev. John W. Hoksber-gen. Together they farmedfor 47.5 years on a farm westof Springfield. 12 childrenwere born to their union.

Shirley made confession

of faith in the Lord as herSavior on April 10, 1949 atEmmanuel ReformedChurch. She was an activemember there all of her life,having taught Catechism andbeing a member of WillingWorkers and Guild.

Shirley will be remem-bered for many things, someof which are her love of bak-ing, gardening, canning andembroidery work. Shirley es-pecially loved spending timewith her family and was afaithful listener of Twinsbaseball.

Thankful for havingshared her life are her chil-dren: JoAnn (Steve) Rohrs ofSummerfield, KS; Erma (Con-rad) Meyer of Avon; Barbara(Ronald) Fuoss of Armour;Verlyn (Royleen) Jelsma, Sh-eryl (Leon) Vanderlei andIvan (Deborah) Jelsma, all ofSpringfield; Douglas(Melissa) Jelsma of Tyndall;Ronald (Carla) Jelsma of Ar-mour; Diane (Douglas)Bochman and Carol (Ed-ward) Radack of Tyndall; andVicki (David) Hovorka ofTabor; 37 grandchildren; 46great grandchildren; onegreat grandchild; a brother,Calvin (Vicki) Tjeerdsma ofBrandon; two sisters: PhyllisRomkema of SpringfieldJoyce (Larry) Svanda of Tyn-dall; sisters-in-law: CorneliaTjeerdsma of Avon; Jerra-lynne Tjeerdsma of SiouxFalls; Beverly Jelsma ofSpringfield; Betty Herrick ofGrand Rapids, MI; andbrother-in-law, Roy (Jana)Jelsma of Springfield.

Shirley was preceded indeath by her parents, hus-band Donald on Nov. 22,1996; infant son Norman Leeon Oct. 18, 1951; grandson

Dustin Jelsma on Jan. 2,2005; great grandson KobeJelsma on June 26, 2004; 3brothers: Orvan, James andLeslie Tjeerdsma; parents-in-law, Nick (Agnes) Jelsma;step mother-in-law, NellJelsma; sisters-in-law:Gertrude Tjeerdsma,Gertrude Palsma; brothers-in-law: Raymond Romkema;Andrew and Robert Jelsma;Bert Palsma and GeorgeHerrick.

Yankton Press & Dakotan

February 6, 2014

Kevin SchoepfKevin C. Schoepf, age 59,

of Chester, died Monday,February 3, 2014 at the Madi-son Community Hospital.

FuneralServices willbegin at 1:00p.m. Satur-day, February8, 2014. TheRev. TerryKnutson willofficiate atthe RandallFuneral Homein Madison.

Visitation with familypresent will begin at 6:00p.m. Friday, February 7, 2014at the funeral home. Visita-tion will resume Saturday at9:00 a.m.

Kevin Charles Schoepfwas born December 8, 1954at Buffalo, NY, the son of Wil-ferd and Lucille (Duly)Schoepf. In 1960, the familymoved to Denver, CO, andthen to Santa Barbara, CA. In1964, they moved to

Montrose, SD, and latermoved to Rutland, SD, in1969. In Rutland, he contin-ued his education graduatingfrom Rutland High School in1973.

Kevin married RuthStacey on November 17,1977 at the United MethodistChurch in Madison. SD.Kevin later married KrystalKjerstad on August 14, 1999in Madison.

After high school heworked for Guardian Indus-try in Madison and T&R Elec-tric in Colman. In 1989, hemoved to California andworked in property manage-ment. In 1992, he returned toMadison and worked for theLake County Sheriff’s Depart-ment as a Jailer. In 1999, hereturned to California andworked for Citibank. In Octo-ber of 2013, Kevin returnedto South Dakota to be closer

to family. Throughout Kevin’s life,

he was an avid sports fan.He enjoyed playing baseballand played for the MadisonBroncos and served as abaseball coach and umpirein the Madison area. Heloved to swim and was also achampion pool player.

He is survived by hiswife, Kris Lynn Schoepf,Pleasant Hill, CA; three chil-dren: Sally (Bryan) Hale,Brookings, SD, Chris (MissyJohn) Schoepf, Sioux Falls,SD, Cory Schoepf, PleasantHill, CA; five grandchildren:Christopher and ElexaSchoepf, Cassidy and FaithHale, Emily Janssen; greatgranddaughter: RileyJanssen; his mother LucilleSchoepf, Chester, SD; sevensiblings: Michael (Bev)Schoepf, Albert Lee, MN,Steve (Penny) Schoepf,

Centerville, SD, Susan(Bruce) Brucks, San Antonio,TX; Cindy (Richard) Bilka,Chester, SD, Dan (Mary)Schoepf, Prairie Village, KS,Sandi (Jeff) Hurst, SiouxFalls, SD, Cathi (Mike) Pardy,Yankton, SD; and numerousnieces and nephews.

He was preceded in deathby father and his paternaland maternal grandparents.

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Yankton Press & Dakotan

February 6, 2014

Victor SteffenVictor Joseph Steffen, 96,

of Constance, Neb., died onWednesday at the GoldenLiving Center in Hartington,Neb.

His services are pendingat the Wintz Funeral Home inHartington.

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SHS Book Fair To Be Held Feb. 10-11Sacred Heart School will host a middle and elementary

Scholastic Book Fair on Monday, Feb. 10, and Tuesday, Feb.11, running from 3:30-7:30 p.m. both days. The Book Fairwill be held in the gymnasium at the Sacred Heart Elemen-tary School site, located at 1500 St. Benedict’s Drive, adja-cent to St. Benedict’s Catholic Church and just off WestCity Limits Road, in Yankton.

The fair will feature a wide variety of books for pre-school through adult ages, including bestsellers from manypublishers. There is a great selection of Christian books of-fered for sale. Now is a good time to plan ahead for gift giv-ing for Valentine’s Day, Easter, First Communion,Confirmation, graduations, showers, weddings, baby giftsand more.

Credit cards will be accepted. Proceeds from the Scholastic Book Fair benefit Yank-

ton’s Sacred Heart School. There will also be opportunitiesfor those attending, who are interested in helping to buildclassroom libraries and school libraries, to purchase anddonate books.

Provider Training To Be Offered In Neb.LINCOLN, Neb. — Being proactive in providing training,

technical assistance and consultation to people who pro-vide supports and services for individuals with develop-mental disabilities is a goal of the Division ofDevelopmental Disabilities in the Department of Health andHuman Services, according to Jodi Fenner, director of thedivision.

Fenner says DHHS is bringing Dr. Tom Pomeranz to Ne-braska in 2014 through a contract with OMNI BehavioralHealth. Dr. Pomeranz is a nationally recognized trainer inthe developmental disabilities field with a focus on teach-ing strategies that promote community participation andsupporting people to achieve high quality life.

The trainings are free and will be offered Januarythrough April across the state, and again in the fall. Theearly training consists of two options.

One training option is designed for providers, includingclinical staff and management, and consists of coachingstrategies and more to improve the effectiveness and pro-ductivity in serving people with developmental disabilities.

The other option is for parents, surrogate and fosterparents, and staff who work with parents of young childrenwith developmental disabilities with a focus on nurturingthe development of young children with developmentaldisabilities from birth to age five.

Attendance for the training sessions with Dr. Pomeranzis limited, and Fenner encourages people to sign up early.People can learn more about the training, check dates andlocations, and register through the OMNI Behavioral Healthwebsite at http://www.omnibehavioralhealth.com/, emailrerks@omnibehavioralhealth.com, or call 402-397-9866 ext.120.

According to Fenner, the DHHS Division of Developmen-tal Disabilities and OMNI will provide many additionaltraining opportunities for families and educators later in2014, with some already listed on the OMNI trainingwebsite.

Yankton Cribbage To Meet MondayThe next gathering of the Yankton Cribbage Club will be

7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the Yankton VFW, 209 Cedar. All interested cribbage players 18 and older are invited

to attend. Each person will play nine games of cribbagewith a $5 entry fee and 100 percent payback.

For more information, send an e-mail tosports@kynt1450.com

Library Board Meeting Next WednesdayThe Yankton Community Library Board of Trustees will

meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the library meet-ing room, 515 Walnut.

For further information, call 668-5275.

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Principal Regan Manning presentedthe 2014 Hall of Fame Award to Kynanand Nancy Trail at the Sacred HeartCatholic Schools Week Kickoff Mass onJan.25 at St. Benedict Church.

This Award has been presentedsince 1994 and recognizes an outstand-ing individual/family who has had along standing relationship with SacredHeart School, lives the Gospel withtheir life, and exemplifies the missionand morals that are a part of the fiberof the Sacred Heart School Community.

The Trails have been closely con-nected to Sacred Heart School since2000 when they moved from Akron, OHto Yankton. The Trails have three chil-dren who have either graduated fromSacred Heart or are currently attending.Their oldest daughter, Michaela gradu-ated from SHS in 2009; their middledaughter Jenna graduated from SHS in2012 and Ryan, their youngest, is cur-rently in 5th grade at SHS.

If the service of the Trail family toSacred Heart School had to be summedup in a word, it would be “stewardship.”Giving generously of their personal re-sources and their time has become ahabit for the Trails. Nancy is wellknown for her artistic talent and cre-ativity and has shared that with the Sa-cred Heart School family through herseven years of design and decoration atthe Gala from 2005-2011.

For each of the past 5 years, Kynanand Nancy have made Catholic Educa-tion a reality for two students throughtheir dedication to our Tuition Assis-tance program. This has made it possi-ble for kids without the financial meansto attend Sacred Heart School.

Nancy is a also a perpetual

volunteer at Sacred Heart School. Shehas volunteered to help serve lunches,chaperone field trips, coordinatefundraisers and even fill in as schoolsecretary when needed. As principal ofSacred Heart School I feel I can always

count on Nancy when I am short onparent help and need someone on shortnotice. As if this weren’t enough, Nancyis also currently serving as a St. Bene-dict representative on the Sacred HeartSchool Advisory Committee.

Trails Honored By SH School

SUBMITTED PHOTOPictured are, from left: SHS Principal Regan Manning, Nancy Trail, Ryan Trail, Dr. KynanTrail, Jenna Trail, Fr. Ken Lulf

Glover To Serve As Interim AssociateDean At USD School Of Law

VERMILLION — The Uni-versity of South DakotaSchool of Law announces theinterim appointment of JohnGlover as Associate Dean ofAcademic Affairs. He willserve as interim associatedean as a national search isconducted to fill the positionmade vacant with the retire-ment of associate dean TomSorensen last December.Glover will be on leave fromBlack Hills State Universitywhere he is professor withthe College of Liberal Artsand former director of theCenter for American IndianStudies.

“John has had a long his-tory with USD and we arepleased to again have him

with the LawSchool,” saysUSD School ofLaw DeanTom Geu. “Hewas one ofour early In-dian Law Fel-lows in themid-90s and

later served as our associatedean of American Indian LawPrograms from 2007 to 2010as a part of a joint appoint-ment with BHSU. He is wellfamiliar with our programand with many of our facultyand staff. His assistance willbe invaluable as the lawschool undergoes many im-portant transitions includinggreater capacities in

recruitment and placement.”A native of western Mon-

tana, Glover moved to SouthDakota after practicing lawin Minnesota and NorthDakota. He received hisbachelor’s degree from Con-cordia College in Moorhead,Minn. and is a graduate ofWillamette University’sSchool of Law in Salem, Ore.Among his publications is atext entitled, “Tribal Sover-eigns of South Dakota,” pub-lished in 2005 by theChiesman Center forDemocracy.

Glover joined the BHSUfaculty in 1992 and he waspromoted to full professor in2006. In addition to 22 yearsof undergraduate and

graduate teaching experi-ence, Glover was a NewberryLibrary Fellow in Chicago, avisiting resident scholar atthe American Indian Studiesgraduate program at the Uni-versity of Arizona and an in-ternational issues instructorat the Global Youth Village.Along with other concernedacademics and attorneys,Glover formed Native Educa-tional Endeavors, Inc., whosemission is to provide educa-tional opportunities forAmerican Indians to fostercross cultural respect.Glover has served as NEE’sexecutive director since itsinception in 2005.

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