Thirteenth Generation18878. Beulah Marie SIMNING455 was born on 9 August 1927 in Redwood County, Minnesota.455 She appeared in the census on 25 April 1930 in Vail Township, Redwood, Minnesota. Age 3, born Minnesota, parents born Minnesota, living with parents. Name on census: Bulah Simning. She appeared in the census on 10 April 1940 in Paxton, Redwood, Minnesota. Age 12, born Minnesota, living with widowed mother. Name on census: Beulah Simning. Beulah Marie SIMNING and Harold Emmet "Smokey" LOTHERT were married about 1948 in Minnesota.3864 Harold Emmet "Smokey" LOTHERT3864, son of Edward LOTHERT and Lydia BARTZ, was born on 11 March 1925 in Minnesota.455 He appeared in the census on 9 April 1940 in Morton, Renville, Minnesota. Age 15, born Minnesota, living with parents. Name on census: Harold Lothert. He enlisted in the US Army on 31 August 1944 in Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota. He was single, without dependents. He was discharged on 2 Aug 1946. Smokey died on 29 July 2010 at the age of 85 in Morton, Renville, Minnesota.455 He was buried at Morton City Cemetery in Morton, Renville, Minnesota.455 His obituary was published on the Internet at Find-A-Grave . Harold "Smokey" Lothert transitioned to his new life on Thursday, July 29, 2010 after a courageous two-month battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, August 2, 2010 from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Morton with Pastor David Horton officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at the Morton City Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Nelson-Martin Funeral Chapel in Redwood Falls on Sunday, August 1, 2010, from 4 until 7 p.m., and will continue on Monday at the church for one hour prior to services. Born in 1925 to Edward and Lydia (Bartz) in what was then Norfolk Township, he was very proud to be a Morton native. He went to Morton High School until age 17, when he enlisted in Eisenhower's Army. He served for 2 years and when in Germany was one "hell on wheels' tank driver! After returning to Morton, he met the love of his life, Beulah Simning, at the dance club "The Rocks." This year marks 62 very memorable years together. Harold retired in 1984 from the Renville County Highway Department where he was a respected foreman known for his snowplowing and mail box "removal" skills! Harold and Beulah's second home was in Harlingen, Texas, where they spent the winters for the last 20 years. His golf game really improved there! He was well-known for his amazing billiards skills and being a fierce cribbage player! Other hobbies he enjoyed were bowling, horseshoes, John Wayne movies, and the "Walker Texas Ranger" TV series! He never missed a Vikings game on TV if he could help it, and could twirl Beulah on the dance floor like no other! In 2008, after 22 years of participating in the Morton Open Golf Tournament, he was finally on the winning team! That was one happy day! He was very proud of his grandsons and loved his times spent with them in Colorado. He was a 62-year member of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife Beulah; children Randy, Nancee (John) Testa, and Ric Lothert; and four grandsons, Tony, Dominic, Nico, and Blake, all living in Colorado. A quiet, gentle man who will live in our hearts forever. Rest in peace. Beulah Marie SIMNING-66694 and Harold Emmet "Smokey" LOTHERT-66721 had the following children:
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