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Joyce Kristofferson passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 at Wheatcrest Hills in Britton, at the age of 94.

Timothy Gene Nordquist, 65, of Rapid City, SD passed away on May 6th, 2023 at home with his family. Services will be at 6 pm Friday May 26th at his home, with music, family, and friends. Sunday May 28th, there will be another gathering in Lake City, SD at his childhood home.

The memorial service for Johnny Baker, Sr. will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 2023 at First Lutheran Church in Britton. Rev. Terrill Sorenson will officiate the service. Inurnment will be at the Britton Cemetery.

Leo Frederick Rust, 95, of Brampton, ND passed away May 13, 2023. He was born February 1, 1928, on a farm east of Straubville, N.D., during a blizzard. He was the son of William C. Rust and Rose Eva (Archer) Rust. Leo grew up on the outskirts of Straubville and attended grade school there. He graduated from Cogswell High School, then attended North Dakota Agricultural College at Fargo. Leo was a cattle man and deeply passionate American farmer, growing an operation to one day involve thousands of acres of spring planting – a favorite role on the farm.

Ilse Charlotte (Winderlich) Lee died peacefully surrounded by her family on May 5, 2023, at SMP Health–St. Catherine South, in Fargo, North Dakota. She was 96 years old, one month shy of her 97th birthday.

The celebration of life for Loretta “Lollie” Enderson will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2023 at First Lutheran Church of Britton. Rev. Terrill Sorensen will officiate the service.

The Langford Area track squad competed in a pair of meets during the past week in preparation for the Region 1B meet in Britton on Thursday, beginning at 10 a.m.

ECC, NEC Meets Provide Region Tune-Up

Thirty-one Britton-Hecla seniors will receive diplomas at the school’s Commencement scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Britton-Hecla Arena.

The students in the Britton-Hecla afterschool program, better known as the FUNtastic Club, are a creative bunch. For the second year in a row, the club wrote, illustrated and published their own original book. Last week, a special event was held to share their creation with their families.

Thirteen seniors received diplomas at the 112th Langford Area Commencement held on Saturday.

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