FUNERAL SERVICES
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:00 a.m. CDT
Deep Creek Lutheran Church
Rural Midland, South Dakota

• My sympathy, Aldene and to all your family. The obituary was very interesting to me as I knew Allen and his family for so many years. Our families were friends and neighbors and we also attended the Deep Creek church.
  I was interested to read about your family and your life together.
  You shared so many years and I'm sure you have wonderful memories.
  Aldene, I remember when you were a telephone operator upstairs in the old bank building.
  May God be with you and yours during this difficult time.
  Edith Schofield and Suzy ~ Edith Fosheim Schofield Box 555, Evansville, WY 82636 (10/12/2006)
• Mike, Marge and family, so sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
  Mike, Rhonda, Whitney and Brian ~ Mike Schultz 18877 Garnet Ln., Belle Fourche, SD 57717 (10/12/2006)
• Dear Aldene, Mike, Nancy, Kaye and families. My deepest sympathy in the loss of your husband and father. I remember him fondly and I know he will be greatly missed. My prayers are with each of you. Evelyn ~ Evelyn Leite PO Box 9702, Rapid City, SD 57709 (10/12/2006)
• Dearest Aunt Aldene, Kaye, Mike, and Nancy,
  We are all sad to hear of the passing our our Uncle who was a true cowboy, rancher, and an all around good friend and neighbor to all of us who were lucky enough to have him in our lives. There are so many fond memories that we will cherish the rest of our live's of his delightful sense of humor and his terrific work ethics. No one could keep him down. He just kept on working and many to our amazement way too many hours. Our Uncle was a hard working man that never swayed from his love of the land or his family and his Church. He was so proud of his wife Aldene and all of their children and grandchildren. May God wrap his arms around all of you at this time and guide you through the tough days ahead. We will all miss Uncle Allen, but feel very fortunate to have spent time with him on his 80th birthday.
  Love and prayers from Steve, Dee, Kip, Kandyce and her new husband Brent ~ Steve and Dee (Ugland) Olson 3408 41st Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58104 (10/12/2006)
• Know we thing of you at this time of sorrow and you are in our prayers. See you Tuesday.
  Love Floyd & Sandi ~ Floyd & Sandra Towne 721 S. Sycamore, Grand Island, NE 68801 (10/12/2006)
• Dear Kaye, Aldene, Nancy, Mike and families,
  I loved Allen dearly from childhood to the present. He was a wonderful father, husband and person. Please find comfort in knowing that he is now happy on his ranch in Heaven with his God and he will never be hurt or unhappy again.
  Our love and prayers, Diana, Gordon Hettinger and families ~ Diana Hettinger 19461 Parsons Rd., Milesville, SD 57553 (10/12/2006)
• Dear Aldene, Kaye, Nancy, Mike and all, I loved Allen dearly from childhood to the present. He was the father every little girl would like to have and I always envied Kaye for the close relationship she had with her Dad. However I was lucky enough to snatch little bits of that closeness for myself from time to time. Whether it was going up for a plane ride or just riding along to check cows or fix fence, he was never to busy to take me with him. When they moved to Tucson, Allen would fly up to check on things and stay with my family. He would usually buzz the house to let us know he was home and someone would jump in a vehicle to shine the headlights on the runway out in the horse pasture because as we all know Allen was usually running a little late and was always in the dark. Then as happens to all of us, times changed. My parents moved and I grew up and had children of my own. God Blessed me once again as we moved back home to the Towne Ranch and my tow oldest children Jayson and Melissa got to know Allen and the Big Bud. Now it was their turn to go with to fix fence, work cattle or work on the irrigation. I remember one day Jayson went with Allen down to the river to work on the pivot, he was about 3 or 4. When the came back (after dark), it was clear that they had both been in the water and mud. Jayson's eyes got big as he was telling me about falling in the water and drowning. Allen assured me that he had only gone under a couple of times before he got to him. Jayson evidently wasn't to traumatized because he was ready to go again the next day. My second son Justin was born on Allen's birthday. Unfortunately we moved back to town before he got old enough to have many adventures. the Towne Ranch was an absolutely wonderful p0lace for myself and my children to grow up. Allen would bring us all the bum lambs and calves. I had pretty good luck with the calves, but the lambs were another story. I thing out of 10 lambs one year I had 2 survivors and I would always take the loss pretty hard. ~ Diana Hettinger Milesville, SD (10/12/2006)
• Dear Dave and Kaye,
  
  We know Allan loved you very much, as you did him. Nothing can ever separate you from that love. We are sending you love during your time of grief, and rejoicing for Allan that he got to go home.
  
  Much love,
  
  Dan and Nancy ~ Dan and Nancy Fischer Wapakoneta, OH (10/12/2006)
• Aldene, Nancy and family,
  I am so sorry for your lost. I have many fond memories of Allen, when we would come up and visit you, Nancy, on your farm in Deep Creek. Of course we were neighbors, about had to come visit you. You were the only ones closest to me, except for Trish. I will never forget the stories that he told about his past. And how hard he worked at what ever he did. I also remember what a time we had when we tried to get all the business stuff on the computer. When they lived in Ft. Pierre. One time while I was working on the computer, Aldene was watching TV when the Oklahoma bombing occurred. We set for almost an hour together talking about it, when Allen came home from work (Walmart I think) and teased me about watching TV."I don't pay you to watch TV" So of course I joked right back. He was a great man, friend, father and husband.
  My heart goes out to all of you. He will be missed by a lot of people. He touched so many and made a difference in some lives.
  May God with you and your families.
  PS. Nancy please write back sometime. Love you ~ Judy Gillaspie 3741 Canyon Lake Dr. Apt 4-110, Rapid City, SD 57702 (10/12/2006)