JUNE 16, 1934-MAR 11,2023 Lois K. Howe, 88, Rapid City, SD, passed away on March 11, 2023. Lois was born on June 16, 1934, in Riverside, California, to Viola Elizabeth (Allen) and DeCleo Smith, who, because of the depression, had moved with their five young children, Joe, Marie, Freda, Dean, and baby Wayne from South Dakota to Norco, California to find work. In 1946, when Lois was twelve, she and her mom, dad, Dean, and Wayne moved back to South Dakota, to Bennett County. Along with her new-found cousins, Lois first attended St. Mary’s School for Indian Girls in Springfield....

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