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Elias Robins Morgan was born in May 1881 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. He and Helen Merrit Duerr were married on 24 February 1911 in Delaware.^1,2 He died on 21 January 1958, at age 76, in Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.

Richard Harly Patten was born on 21 August 1944 in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota.^2,3 He died on 16 August 1999, at age 54.³ He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota.⁴

U.S. Army- 04 Jun 1964- 23 May 1967.^4,5

Timothy (Tim) Fred Bierman was born on 3 July 1953 in Faulkton, Faulk, South Dakota.^2,1 He died on 31 December 2014, at age 61.² He was buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mansfield, Spink, South Dakota.³

Timothy Fred Bierman was born on July 3, 1953 at Faulkton, SD to Nels George and Annabelle Eilene (Dunker) Bierman. He attended school in Mellette and graduated from Northwestern High School with the class of 1973. He worked on the family farm until 1988 when the family moved to Aberdeen. He worked with his brother, Tom doing lawn care.

Tim was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Mansfield and the Holy Brothers.

He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was an avid John Wayne fan. He had a great memory and remembered everything. Tim really loved his family and he will be missed by all.

Grateful for having shared Tim’s life are his siblings, Arvid Bierman, Sandra Patten, Loretta Brick, Tom Bierman, Sally Bitz and Allen “A.J.” Bierman, as well as and many nieces and nephews.

Tim is preceded in death by his parents, Nels and Annabelle Bierman and brother, Patrick Bierman.