Dena Mae Kertzman, 75, passed away Nov. 25,
2015, at Regional Health’s Hospice House.
She leaves behind two sons, Mitchell and Cynthia Kertzman,
Rapid City, and Samuel Kertzman and Kyra Brown of Lake
Frederick, VA; two daughters, Julia and Warren Stramer, and
Deann and Brad Solon of Rapid City; and her two brothers,
Timothy Pfeifer and Leslie Pfeifer.
She was Grandma to seven grandchildren: Christa (Kertzman)
and Jesse Rieb; Danielle (Kertzman) and Jeremy Lowe; Neil
and Jessica Stramer; Lyle Stramer, Bryan and Katie Stramer;
and Lander and Laura Solon.
She was Great-Grandma to ten: Paige, Jacob, Jett, Payton,
Teygn, Alaina, Elliot, Olivia, Hazel, and Violet.
Dena was an excellent seamstress and cook, and helped her
father Arthur in the blacksmith shop in Hazelton, ND, in her
youth. She taught Sunday and Bible school at the
Presbyterian Church in Hazelton for many years. She enjoyed
cooking and baking for students from districts in ND, VA and
SD. Dena was Master Assistant to her fisherman husband
Bryan. She and Bryan traveled to many U.S. destinations and
well as Mexico and Canada.
Arthur and Margare Dena was preceded in death by her
Husband, Bryan; and her parents, t Pfeifer.
Dena was an independent, strong woman and will be missed by
all of us. Well played, Mom.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at
Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home, with Pastor Ron Masters
officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View
Cemetery.
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Bryan Kertzman, Rapid City, S.D., passed
away Oct. 3, 2010. Cremation has taken place and the funeral
service will be held at 2 p.m. MDT Friday, Oct. 8, at
Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home, Rapid City. Burial will be at
Mountain View Cemetery following the service. Any gifts will
be given to Barnabas Fellowship.
He leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Dena; two sons, Mitch
and Cindy Kertzman, Rapid City, and Sam Kertzman and Kyra
Brown, Sterling, Va.; and two daughters, Warren and Julia (Kertzman)
Stramer, Hazelton, and Brad and Deann (Kertzman) Solon,
Rapid City. He was grandpa to Neil and Jessica Stramer, Lyle
Stramer, Bryan and Katie Stramer, Christa and Jesse Rieb,
Danielle and Jeremy Lowe and Lander Solon; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Bryan was a great fisherman and hunter and was always
getting ready for the next hunting or fishing trip with his
family and friends. He also loved to travel and from his
pickup window, he enjoyed seeing the U.S., Canada and
Mexico.
Bryan was born in Hazelton on June 3, 1939, and farmed in
the Hazelton area for many years. He married Dena Mae
Pfeifer in 1958. In 1984, they moved to Charlottesville,
Va., where he was manager for a circuit board company and
was plant manager for Christian Aid Mission. Bryan and Dena
moved to Rapid City in 1992, where Bryan was plant manager
for Timberline and Black Hills Molding. He suffered with
many health problems in his later years and finally asked
the Lord to take him home on Oct. 3, 2010, at the age of 71.
Preceding Bryan in death were Peter F. and Verna Kertzman,
Hazelton.
Bryan is survived by one brother, Dwight and his wife,
Wanda, Eureka Springs, Alaska. Bryan leaves behind family
members Kathryn Baugher, Otto Kafer, Geneva Spees, Rita
Johnson, Rebecca Baugher, Laura Cobb, Mark Baugher, Dee
Baugher, Costello Grenz and many nieces and nephews.
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