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Taps echoed through the rafters at St. Peter on the Prairie and descended into silent remembrance on Sunday afternoon as a small group gathered for a Memorial Remembrance Program.
With prayer led by Jim Iverson, retired administrator from Bethel Lutheran Home, and a presentation by Danny Frisby-Griffin, retired U.S. Air Force officer, the program also included a time for sharing memories of the former church and an update on the cemetery. Joel Brick provided special music.
Frisby-Griffin began his remarks by speaking of the history of Memorial Day, which has its roots in the years immediately following the Civil War. The head of an organization of Union veterans established a day near the end of May for decorating the graves of the war dead with flowers.
Bert Dee Baker passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the age of 91, in Selma, California. He was a resident of the Bethel Lutheran Home in Selma. Bert had suffered from Parkinson s Disease the last several years and endured numerous bouts of pneumonia as well. It was pneumonia that ultimately took his life.
Bert was born in Selma on July 13, 1929 and attended schools in both Selma and Mariposa, California. There was also a brief engagement with the United States Merchant Marine and time in Korea with the US Army. Bert then settled in Selma where he met and married Betty Darlene Cannon, eldest daughter of William and Lily Cannon. Bert and Betty were married on September 18, 1953 marking a marriage that lasted 67 years.
Dec 11, 2020 7:24 AM
Madison, S.D. (KELO.com) – Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home in Madison is trying to lift the spirits of its residents.
The home is asking you to send Christmas cards. Like most if not all nursing homes in the state, families are unable to visit their loved ones this year due to Covid-19. So to bring a tiny amount of cheer to those that reside at the home the home’s management is asking you just to pop a card in the mail.
Address the cards to Merry Christmas Resident, Bethel Lutheran Home, 1001 S. Egan Ave., Madison, S.D., 57042.