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Arnold Lawrence “Bus” Korkow

Birth	:	7 Mar 1923 Yale, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	9 Feb 2007 Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.4221992, -91.6686020
Description	:	A.L. "Bus" Korkow, age 83, died Friday morning, Feb. 9, 2007, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. His funeral mass will be Monday, Feb. 12, at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish with Father Joe Holzhauser officiating. Burial will be at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery with Military Rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Friends may call prior to the mass at the church Monday morning. His complete obituary and on-line registry is available at www.welterfuneralhome.com Arnold Lawrence Korkow was born on March 7, 1923, to Otto and Lucy (Cory) Korkow at Yale, S.D. In 1929, he moved... Read More	A.L. "Bus" Korkow, age 83, died Friday morning, Feb. 9, 2007, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. His funeral mass will be Monday, Feb. 12, at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish with Father Joe Holzhauser officiating. Burial will be at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery with Military Rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Friends may call prior to the mass at the church Monday morning. His complete obituary and on-line registry is available at www.welterfuneralhome.com Arnold Lawrence Korkow was born on March 7, 1923, to Otto and Lucy (Cory) Korkow at Yale, S.D. In 1929, he moved with his parents to a ranch near Canning, S.D., where he grew up and received his education. He lived and worked on the ranch until his entry into the U.S. Navy on Jan. 15, 1944. He served aboard ship in the Pacific Theater at Guadalcanal and Bougainville during World War II. He was honorably discharged on Jan. 8, 1946. He returned to the Canning area and drove truck for a large business concern. On June 14, 1949, Bus married Ruth Ormond at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Huron. The couple then lived in Pierre where he continued to work in the same business. In 1954, they moved to Huron and he founded and operated Fair City Transport Company moving transport-size loads of fuel to businesses throughout the region. He sold the business in 1975. He then became a realtor and joined his nephews at Korkow and Associates Realty in Huron where he specialized in farm and ranch sales. He retired in 1988. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, and a 50-year member of the Knights of Columbus He was a past member of the South Dakota Trucking Association, Farm and Land Institute of the National Association of Realtors, and the South Dakota Association of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. His interests included fishing, pheasant hunting, and visiting the family ranch near Canning. He is survived by his wife, Ruth of Huron; one daughter, Nancy (Dennis) Wiedmeier of Redfield; three sisters, Esther Wilson of Bountiful, Utah, Ruth Taylor of Bountiful, Utah, and Leona Payne of La Jolla, Calif.,; two brothers-in-law, Carrol Payne of La Jolla, Calif., and Joe Croco of Cheyenne, Wyo.; one sister-in-law, Renetta Korkow of Brookings; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; seven brothers, Louis, Clarence, Robert, Erv, Donald, Edward, and Herman; two sisters, Adeline Zerbo, and Agnes Croco; three brothers-in-law, Fred Wilson, Leonard Taylor, and Joe Zerbo; and two sisters-in-law, MaryLou Korkow, and Lafola Korkow. Casket Bearers will be Jim Korkow, Don Korkow, Ken Korkow, Russell Larson, Jeff Younie, and Dennis Wiedmeier. Capital Journal February 12, 2007

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Arnold Lawrence “Bus” Korkow's memorial is located at: Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Arnold Lawrence “Bus” Korkow death on 9 Feb 2007 in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.4221992
Longitude: -91.6686020

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Winifred Ruth Ormond Korkow

(1928 - 2012)

Siblings

Louis Rudolph Korkow

(1908 - 1999)

Clarence P Korkow

(1913 - 1940)

Adeline P Korkow Sorenson

(1919 - 2003)

Ruth Marion Korkow Taylor

(1924 - 2011)

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