Carol was born on May 18, 1952, in Chicopee Falls, MA, to Darel and Arlys (Koester) Smith. She attended school and graduated from Northville High School in 1970. She married Dale Nash in 1972. Together, they had three children, Lynette, Bryan, and Mark. On January 26, 1996, she married Donald McKenzie in Piedmont, SD. Carol spent 40 years with the Piedmont Fire and Ambulance departments, serving as the Assistant Chief. She was also Vice President of the Ambulance Board, and EMT instructor at Western Dakota Tech and South Dakota State EMT instructor, and was a SD EMT test team member, member of the Critical Debriefing Team. Carol always made time for her many hobbies and...

Bradley Donald "Doc" Johnson was born December 19, 1955, in Watertown, SD, to Donald and Mary (Rowe) Johnson. Brad passed away from a brave and courageous battle of espohageal cancer on July 13, 2019, at the VA medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD. Brad graduated from Watertown High School in 1974. He competed in wrestling and rodeo while in school. He spent his summers working on his sister and brother-in-law's ranch near Whitewood, SD. He had fond memories of this time and learned a lot. He enjoyed a variety of things in both work and play. Over his lifetime, he worked as a ranch hand, an underground miner for Homestake, machinist, counselor, soldier, EMT, construction worker,...

Elton Lee Prouty, 71, of Newell, SD, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019.

Hank was born February 26, 1946, to Darrel and Cora (Jensen) Kurtz in Groton, SD. He attended elementary and junior high school at Joan of Arc school, a half mile from the family farm and graduated from Groton High School in 1965. He joined the United States Air Force after high school and served as a flight crewman for medical evacuations during the Vietnam War. While stationed at McCord AFB in Tacoma, WA, he met the love of his life, Joyce, and they spent 49 years in marriage until his death. They moved back to Groton, SD, where he worked on the family farm until 1974, when he enrolled in the Denver Automotive and Diesel School studying diesel mechanics. After...