Carlton Sr. Barse

WAUBAY- Carlton Barse, Sr., 84, of Waubay died Friday, December 29, 2006 at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen. His funeral will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the Enemy Swim Cultural Center at Enemy Swim, Pastor Tim Douglas will officiate, burial will be in the Lakewood Cemetery, Waubay. Visitation will be at Fiksdal Funeral Service in Webster on Friday 4-8 P.M. and one hour prior to services on Saturday. Carlton Mellette Barse, Sr. was born on Saturday, July 22, 1922 to Arthur M. and Edith (Schmig) Barse at Waubay, South Dakota. He grew up there and attended Waubay School. On May 15, 1945 he married the love of his life, Ardyce Stanton. They made their home mostly in or around Waubay, having also lived in Watertown, Summit, Sisseton, Britton, Bristol and Aberdeen for short periods of time. He worked road construction for many years. Later he worked at the mink farm and then operated an auto repair shop in Waubay until he no longer could do the heavy work. Then he operated a tow truck service and also repaired small engines and lawnmowers. He also had a snowplow service and worked as a security officer at Enemy Swim housing. He recently served on the Board of Enemy Swim Elderly District. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas he volunteered to deliver food baskets and gifts in the Waubay area. He was always willing to help anyone who had a need, even in the middle of the night. He plowed driveways for everyone and at times, took donuts as payment, he loved homemade donuts. He had a huge liking for sweets, much to his grandchildren’s delight. Later in life, as Ardyce was unable to care for herself, he became her total caregiver, true to his wedding vows. In May 2007, they would have been married 62 years. In addition he also cared for Karen, his special daughter, the joy of his life. He was an avid collector of things, many many things, and loved to show them off to whoever visited his home. As of late, a hobby of his was painting eagles and Native American ceramics, donating them to those he thought deserved recognition. Carlton passed away on Friday, December 29, 2006 at Aberdeen, South Dakota at the age of 84 years, 5 months and 7 days. He will be sadly missed by his wife, Ardyce of the Golden Living Center, Milbank, SD; a step-son, James E. Stanton of Cavalier, ND; four sons, Carlton A. (& Glenda Tiggelaar) Barse, Jr. of Waubay, SD, Darrell (& Jackie) Barse of Rapid City, SD, Robert M. (& Dawn Herker) of South Shore, SD and Carmen R. (& Sue) Barse of Pismo Beach, CA; three daughters, Carole (& James) Peterson of Gillette, WY, Sherry (& Doug) Conklin of Watertown, SD and Karen Barse of Waubay, SD; two sisters, Erma Lou Grothaus of Waubay, SD and Gloria (& Marvin) Allison of Waubay, SD; thirty grandchildren, twenty seven great grandchildren and one great granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents, a granddaughter and several brothers and sisters.