Kendal Allen Heiden

Kendal A. Heiden, age 79, Clark, died in the Golden Living Center at Clark on Saturday morning, February 27, 2010 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 11AM in the United Methodist Church at Clark with the Reverend Warren Rhodes officiating. Full military honors will be conducted after the Church services by the Smith-Cagley American Legion Post of Clark. Music will be provided by Dorothy Fuller as organist with Duane Peterson as soloist. He will sing "On Eagles Wings" and "The Old Rugged Cross". The congregation will sing "Here I Am Lord", Hymn #593 and "The Hymn of Promise", Hymn #707. Honorary casketbearers will be the members of the Smith-Cagley American Legion Post #60 of Clark with the active casketbearers being Rick and Vernon Tarbox, Tom Graves, Bruce Paulson, Ethan Audus and Glen Warkenthien. Ushers will be DuWayne Wallen and Robert Forest. Spring burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Clark. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 5-7 PM at the Furness Funeral Home in Clark and 1 hour prior to services at the Church Friday morning. Kendal was born on November 1, 1930 at Clark, SD, the son of Lloyd and Evelyn Alice (Killmer) Heiden. He attended country schools in Clark County for a time until the family moved to the State of Washington where they lived for about 3 years. They returned to Clark County, north of Clark, where he continued his education and then graduated from Thorp High School on May 19, 1949. He moved to Minneapolis to attend telegraph school. While living in Minneapolis he worked as a pin setter at a local bowling alley. He was inducted into the United States Army in February of 1952 and served his country until his honorable discharge in January of 1954. While in the Army he was stationed in Germany. After his discharge he returned to South Dakota and married Evelyn Peterson on June 6, 1954 in the Grace Lutheran Church at Watertown. Following their marriage the couple has resided and farmed in Thorp Township. Kendal became a resident of the Golden Living Center at Clark in November of 2008. They have shared over 55 years of marriage. Besides his love of the land, Kendal also had a fondness of operating a Ham radio, being a member of the Lake Area Radio Club, he also had served as Thorp Township treasurer for over 20 years, had been a member of the Thorp School Board and also served on the board of the Garden City Elevator. In earlier years he enjoyed hunting, especially pheasants. His love of the land and working the ground was his place in life, although he and Evelyn did manage to take a few trips during their 55 years - trips to Yellowstone, Winnipeg, Canada, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Arizona, the Black Hills and for their 50th wedding anniversary, they went to Hawaii. He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Clark and the Smith-Cagley American Legion Post #60 of Clark. Grateful for having shared in his life is his wife Evelyn of Clark, sons, Allen (Roxanne) Heiden of Phoenix, AZ, Richard Rich (Roberta) Heiden of Omaha, NE, 2 granddaughters, Lisa and Laurie Heiden, a brother, Howard (Violet) Heiden of Watertown, a sister-in-law, Jean Goedde of Goldendale, WA and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents,and brothers-in-law, Merlyn "Pete" Peterson and Ivo Goedde. Memorials would be appreciated in his name to the Amercian Cancer Society, Clark County Chapter, % Furness Funeral Home, 402 N. Commercial Street, Clark, SD. We will direct them to the appropriate person. Thank-You. Arrangements are announced by the Furness Funeral Home at Clark where there is an on-line registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com Final Harvest He was bound to the land from the day of his birth His roots anchored deep in the fertile earth Nurtured, sustained, by the soil he grew And his life, like his furrows, ran straight and true. In faith, each spring, he planted the seeds In hope, to reap his family's needs With patience, he waited for the harvest to come To gather the fruits of his labor home. Ever turning seasons, the years sped past Til the final harvest came at last Then claimed anew by beloved sod He was gathered home to be with God. - Barbara W. Weber