Family/Spouse: William Kelley Langer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Andrew Kelly Langer
2. Reed William Langer
3. Jessi Sue Langer
4. Kelly Travis Langer

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Fred served in the Marines in Viet Nam, 1969-1971.

Frederick married Susan Mary Rodman on 02 Aug 1969 in Smithwich, Fall River County, South Dakota. Susan (daughter of Keith Rodman and Helen Schwebach) was born on 02 April 1949 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota; died on 01 July 1999 in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota; was buried on 06 July 1999 in Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Susan M. Smith
April 2, 1949 - July 1, 1999
Susan M. Smith, age 50, former Oral resident and most recently of Hot Springs, died Thursday, July 1, 1999 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation was held Monday, July 5, 1999 at Isburg-McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs.
Funeral Services were Tuesday, July 6, 1999 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hot Springs with Pastor Will Olsen officiating.
Susan was born April 2, 1949 in Sioux Falls, SD to Keith and Helen (Schwebach) Rodman. She grew up in the Dell Rapids and Sioux Falls area and moved with her family to Hot Springs where she attended and graduated from high school in 1967. She attended the National College of Business in Rapid City and later began her working career which included various positions, her first being a Secretary in the business office at Southern Hills General Hospital in Hot Springs. She married Fred Smith on August 2, 1969 at Smithwick, farmed and ranched with her husband for several years, then was employed as a Loan Processor for PCA in Hot Springs, was a Secetary at the Middle School in te Special Education Department and then became the Headstart County Coordinator. She returned to the farm at Oral until moving to Hot Springs in May of 1998.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, the Hot Springs VFW Auxiliary and served as the President of PTO in the Oral School District at the time when small, rural schools were being closed.
Sue enjoyed spending her leisure time in reading, writing poetry, cooking and had a special affection for children. Along with her special love for her grandchildren she will be remembered for her big heart and sensitivity to even the slightest hurt, whether it be her own or those she loved or was close to.
Grateful to have shared in her life are her husband of almost 30 years, Fred Smith, Hot Springs, along with their son, Patrick and Traci Smith, Montrose, CO, their daughters, Shauna (Mrs. Mick) Hoglund of Del Rapids, SD and Stacy (Mrs. Bill) Langer of Buffalo Gap, SD and six grandchildren; her mother, Helen Hattervig, Sioux Falls; one sister, Diane (Mrs. Tom) Nelson, Sioux Falls; mother-in-law, Rosalie Smith, Hot Springs; step-brothers: Roger Hattervig, Sioux Falls, Mike Hattervig, Hot Springs and Jack Hattervig, Rapid City, step-sisters, Cindy Brany of Denver, CO and Wendy Heckman of Parker, CO and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her father and step-father.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of Isburg-McColley's Chapel of the Hills Hot Springs.

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When Fred and Susan were married, Fred adopted Patrick.

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Clifford was in the Marines from 1942-1946.

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Junior 'Smitty' C. Smith
Junior 'Smitty' C. Smith, age 72, died Tuesday, August 2, 1994 at Castle Manor in Hot Springs.
Memorial Services were held Friday, August 5 at St. John's Lutheran Church with Partor Don Torala officiating. Inturment will take place at a later date in the Fairview Cemetery, at Oral.
He was born May 8, 1922 to Clifford W. and Spraye (Porter) Smith in Colby, Kansas. He grew up in Brewster, Kansas and graduated from there in 1940. From September of 1940 to the Spring of 1941, he was in the CCC at Camp Custer in Custer, SD. From 1941 to 1942, he worked in his uncle's store until enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. He was in the Marine Corps from September 1942 to October 1945. He served in the infantry in the South Pacific from December 1943 to August 1945.
On September 8, 1945 he married Rosalie M. Thompson in Goodland, Kansas. They lived in Brewster, Kansas for 2 years and then moved to a nearby farm. In 1956, the family moved to Oral where they farmed on the Angostura Irrigation Project. He farmed and ranched on those units until his first stroke in March of 1987.
He moved to Hot Springs in May of 1988 and then to Castle Manor in April of 1991.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Elks Lodge of Hot Springs, VFW Post# 1640, Historical Auto Club of the Black Hills, Rapid City, and the St. Thomas Masonic Lodge in Colby, Kansas.
Grateful for having had the privilege of sharing his life are his wife - Rosalie Smith, Hot Springs, SD, son - Frederick P. & Sue Smith, Oral, SD, daughter- Lynda Sue & Robert Stannard, Littleton, Colo., grandson- Patrick & Christina Smith, Chadron, Neb., granddaughters-Shauna & Mick Hoglund, Dell Rapids, SD and Stacy Lee Smith, Oral, SD, brother - Freddie Smith, Ft. Collins, Colo., sister-Bette Lee Olinger, Northglenn, Colo., two half-brothers and 4 half-sisters, all from Colorado.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother; sister Barbara Lee Moreland and half-brother, Bob.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established to St. John's Lutheran Church.

Junior married Rosalie Marie Thompson on 08 Sep 1945 in Goodland, Kansas. Rosalie (daughter of Fredrick McKinley Thompson and Lydia Catherine Doris Ann Isernhagan) was born on 06 Jun 1926 in Brewster, Sherman County, Kansas; died on 07 Oct 2013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Keith married Helen Schwebach. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clifford married Spraye Porter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thompson services to be Tuesday
The Sage and Smith Chapel announces that services for 86 year old Fredrick McKinley Thompson, who died Thursday at Hot Springs, S. D., will be held Tuesday at the chapel at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Jim Johnsen of the Brewster Lutheran Church officiating.
Burial will follow in the Goodland Cemetery.
Friends may pay their respects at the Sage and Smith Chapel from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Monday and before the services Tuesday.
Mr. Thompson, a former Brewster resident, is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rosalie M. Smith of Oral, S. D.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Idonia Wright, Brewster; and a brother, Alex Thompson, Denver.
He was born in Mercer County, Mo., on Nov. 28, 1894. He married Lydia Isernhagen on Dec. 5, 1924 and she died Feb. 3, 1959. The couple farmed in the Brewster area for many years.
He was a WWI veteran and a 60 year member of the American Legion.

Obit:
Former Brewster resident dies at 86
Former Brewster resident, Fred Thompson, died Thursday in Veteran's Hospital, Rapid City, S.D., at the age of 86. Mr. Thompson was a brother of Idonia Wright of Brewster.
Mr. Thompson had moved to Rapid City two years ago to be near his daughter, Rosa Lee Smith.
Born in Mercer County, Mo., Nov. 28, 1894, Mr. Thompson moved to a farm north of Brewster and farmed there for many years. He was married to Lydia Isernhagen Dec. 5, 1924. She died Feb. 3, 1959.
Mr. Thompson served in the United States Army during World War I and was a 60 year member of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Lutheran Church in Brewster.
Mr. Thompson is survived by his daughter, Rosa Lee Smith; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; his sister, Idonia Wright; and a brother, Alex Thompson, Denver.
Services will be at the Sage and Smith Chapel, Tuesday, at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Tim Johnsen of the Brewster Lutheran Church will officiate.
Friends may pay their respects at Sage and Smith Chapel Monday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and before services Tuesday.
Burial will be in the Goodland Cemetery.

Fredrick married Lydia Catherine Doris Ann Isernhagan on 05 Dec 1924 in Colby, Kansas. Lydia (daughter of Earnest C Isernhagan and Maria Anna Schwiebert) was born on 28 Oct 1904 in Agra, Phillips County, Kansas; died on 04 Feb 1959 in Colby, Kansas; was buried in Goodland, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lydia was a School Teacher.

Mrs. Fred Thompson Dies In Colby Hospital
Lydia Doris Thompson, 54, wife of Fred Thompson of Brewster, Kans., passed away on Tuesday evening in the Colby hospital, where she had been a patient for several weeks.
Born at Agra, Kans. in October 29, 1904, she was the duaghter of Earnest Isernhagen and Anna Marie Miller. She attended the Agra schools, and intermittingly attended Fort Hays State Teacher's College at Hays, Kans., to gain credit hours while teaching school. She taught one year at Agra. and one year at the Muldrow school.
The Isernhagen family moved to Brewster in 1924, and on December 5, 1924, Lydia Isernhagen was united in marriage to Fred Thompson at Colby, Kans. The couple established their home at Brewster after their marriage and have lived there since.
A member of the Lutheran Church at Brewster, Mrs. Thompson was active in Church work, taught a Sunday school class and took part in the missionary society. She also was a member of the Semper Fidelis Study Club and took great interest in the American Legion Auxiliary, of which she was a past president.
Mrs. Thompson's survivors are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Rosalie Smith of Oral, South Dak., two grandchildren. Frederick and Lynda Sue Smith; a sister, Mrs. Martha Ryan of Brewster; four brothers, Walter, Louis, Alvin and Ray Isernhagen, all of Goodland, Kans.
Funeral services will be held on Friday morning at 10:00 o'clock (MST) in the Lutheran Church at Goodland with the Rev. E.J. Beckmann officiating.
Interment will be in the Goodland cemetery with the Lester Sage Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements.
Pall bearers are Ray Craige, Glenn Root, Alvin Helin, I.N. Brown, Warren Reid, Fred Carpenter, Jim Lehman, Ellis Rainsey and Wayne Deeds.

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Notes also show married on 05 Dec 1925.