South Dakota Questers History
State Officer History
President
| Organizer | Vanita Grimm | Arikara #419, Yankton |
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| 1983-1986 | Karen Harmelink | Arikara # 419, Yankton |
| 1986-1988 | Judy Johnson | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 1988-1992 | Char Haar | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 1992-1994 | Nancy Aman | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 1994-1996 | Mary Willcockson | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 1996-1998 | Bonnie Anker | Gold Prospectors #1202, Rapid City |
| 1998-2000 | Nancy Gowen | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 2000-2002 | Marilyn Bondesen | Soge og Laere #1063, Hurley |
| 2002-2004 | Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton |
| 2004-2006 | Judy Wika | Kampeska #1301, Watertown |
| 2006-2008 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2008-2010 | Evelyn Nikolas | Yellow Brick Road # 1198, Aberdeen |
| 2010-2012 | Linda Kollars | Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255, Yankton |
| 2012-2014 | Patty Kratchovil | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2014-2016 | Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton |
| 2016-2018 | Anne Swift | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 2018-2020 | Elizabeth Aanning | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 2020-2022 | Elizabeth Aanning | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 2022 - 2024 | Elizabeth Aanning | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 2024-2026 | Elizabeth Aanning | Arikara #419, Yankton |
1st Vice President
| 1983-1986 | Irene Richardson | Lakota Prairie #956, Parker |
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| 1986-1988 | Anita Nelson | Dacotahs #0971, Sioux Falls |
| 1988-1990 | Mary Willcockson | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 1990-1992 | Nancy Aman | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 1992-1994 | De Carlson | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 1994-1996 | Bonnie Anker | Gold Prospectors #1202, Rapid City |
| 1996-1998 | Nancy Gowen | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 1998-2000 | Marilyn Bondesen | Soge og Laere #1063, Hurley |
| 2000-2002 | Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton |
| 2002-2004 | Judy Wika | Kampeska #1301, Watertown |
| 2004-2006 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2006-2008 | Evelyn Nikolas | Yellow Brick Road #1198, Aberdeen |
| 2008-2009 | Ann Bush | Capital City #1179, Pierre |
| 2009-2010 | Patty Kratochvil | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2010-2012 | Patty Kratochvil | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2012-2014 | Jeanne Collison | Stanage #612, Yankton |
| 2014-2016 | Jeanne Collison | Stanage #612, Yankton |
| 2016-2018 | Elizabeth Aanning | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 2018-2020 | Char Alverson | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2020-2022 | Char Alverson | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2022-2024 | Char Alverson | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2024-2026 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
2nd Vice President
| 1983-1986 | Karol Bormes Parsons | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
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| 1986-1989 | Carol Leach | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 1989-1991 | Carol Leach | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 1991-1993 | Isabel Sattler | Dakota Territory #794, Yankton |
| 1993-1995 | Marilyn Bondesen | Soge og Laere #1063, Hurley |
| 1995-1997 | Helen Wirth | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 1997-1999 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 1999-2001 | Kathy Hanson | Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255, Yankton |
| 2001-2003 | Ruth Ronge | Emerald City #1107, Aberdeen |
| 2003-2005 | Barb Frank | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 2005-2007 | Jeanne Campbell | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 2007-2009 | Linda Kollars | Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255, Yankton |
| 2009-2011 | Marge Gross | Stanage #612, Yankton |
| 2011-2013 | Carol Leach | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 2013-2015 | Anne Swift | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 2015-2017 | Moggie Klipp | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2019-2021 | Joann Pomplun | Emerald City #1197, Aberdeen |
| 2021-2023 | Position Open | |
| 2023-2025 | Lois Tschetter | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
Recording Secretary
| 1983-1986 | Karol Bormes Parsons | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
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| 1986-1987 | Sandy Johnson | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 1987-1989 | Dottie Benson | Lakota Prairie #956, Parker |
| 1989-1991 | Dorothy Johnson | Lakota Prairie #956, Parker |
| 1991-1993 | Shelly Knuths | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 1993-1995 | Carol Leach | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 1995-1997 | Marilyn Bondesen | Soge og Laere #1063, Hurley |
| 1997-1999 | Louise Anderson | Joseph Ward #937, Yankton |
| 1999-2001 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque # 1072, Madison |
| 2001-2003 | Karen Bacon | Joseph Ward #937, Yankton |
| 2003-2005 | Lois Ewert | Gold Prospectors #1202, Rapid City |
| 2005-2007 | Char Alverson | Prairie Pasque # 1072, Madison |
| 2007-2009 | Cynthia Born | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 2009-2011 | Mary Turner | Emerald City #1197, Aberdeen |
| 2011-2013 | Char Alverson | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2013-2015 | Marilyn Fransen | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 2015-2017 | Jan Opland | Klondike Mills #1341, Canton |
| 2017-2019 | Jan Opland | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton |
| 2019-2021 | Marilyn Fransen | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 2021-2023 | Marilyn Fransen | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 2023-2025 | Nancy Teachout | Arikara #419, Yankton |
Corresponding Secretary
| 1983-1986 | Marlene Billion | Dacotahs #971, Sioux Falls |
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| 1986-1988 | Leta Levinger | Stanage #612, Yankton |
| 1988-1990 | Connie White | Prairie Pasque #1047, Madison |
| 1990-1992 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1047, Madison |
| 1992-1994 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1047, Madison |
| 1994-1996 | Doris Allan | Joseph Ward #937, Yankton |
| 1996-1998 | Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton |
| 1998-2000 | Mary Gillette | Emerald City #1197, Aberdeen |
| 2000-2002 | Alice Bullard | Capital City #1179, Pierre |
| 2002-2006 | Kay Martin | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 2006-2008 | Mary Bibby | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2008-2010 | Darcy Vlk | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton |
| 2010-2012 | Mary Buchholz | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2012-2014 | Lyla Bultema | Emerald City #1197, Aberdeen |
| 2014-2016 | Lyla Bultema | Emerald City #1197, Aberdeen |
| 2016-2018 | Mary Worlie | Emerald City #1197, Aberdeen |
| 2018-2020 | Gwen Larsen | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2020-2022 | Gwen Larsen | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2022-2024 | Gwen Larsen | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2024-2026 | Mary Buchholz | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
Treasurer
| 1983-1987 | Grethen Graves | Dacotahs #971, Sioux Falls |
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| 1987-1991 | Anita Nelson | Dacotahs #971, Sioux Falls |
| 1991-1993 | Marge Gross | Stanage #612, Yankton |
| 1993-1995 | Carol Tinkey | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 1995-1997 | Audrey Van Pelt | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 1999-2001 | Evelyn Nikolas | Yellow Brick Road #1198, Aberdeen |
| 2001-2003 | Patty Kratochvil | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2003-2005 | Anne Swift | Arikara #0419, Yankton |
| 2005-2007 | Maureen Sage | Dacotah #0971, Sioux Falls |
| 2007-2009 | Ronda Barry | Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255, Yankton |
| 2009-2011 | Peggy Hallstrom | Emerald City #1197, Aberdeen |
| 2011-2013 | Linda Stephenson | Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255, Yankton |
| 2013-2016 | Maureen Sage | Dacotah #0971, Sioux Falls |
| 2016-2018 | Mary Buchholz | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2018-2019 | Mary Buchholz | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2019-2021 | Patty Kratochvil | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2021-2023 | Patty Kratochvil | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2023-2025 | Paula Carson | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
State Committee Chair History
Preservation & Restoration
| 1986-1989 | Jeanne Campbell | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
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| 1989-1991 | Kay Means | Stanage #612, Yankton |
| 1991-1994 | Helen Wirth | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 1994-2006 | Gayla Brink | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 2006-2014 | Nancy Gowen | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 2014 - | Mary Willcockson | Arikara #419, Yankton |
Parliamentarian
| 1986-1988 | Nancy Rasmussen | Soge og Laere # 1063, Hurley |
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| 1988-1990 | Judy Johnson | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 1990-1992 | Audry Van Pelt | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 1992-1994 | Bonnie Anker | Gold Prospectors #1202, Rapid City |
| 1994-1996 | Connie White | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 1996-2006 | Nancy Aman | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 2006-2013 | Dorothy O’Keefe | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 2013-2019 | Char Alverson | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2019 -- | Lois Varvel | Arikara #419, Yankon |
Nominating Committee Chair
| 1986-1988 | Judy Kornder | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
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| 1988-1990 | Mary Lou Hofmeister | Lakota Prairie #956, Parker |
| 1990-1992 | Audrey Van Pelt | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 1992-1994 | Dorothy Johnson | Lakota Prairie #956, Parker |
| 1994-1996 | Jeannette Protextor | Yellow Brick Road #1198, Aberdeen |
| 1996-1998 | Rosa Iverson | Capital City #1179, Pierre |
| 1998-2000 | Jeannette Protextor | Yellow Brick Road #1198, Aberdeen |
| 2000-2002 | Kay Martin | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 2002-2004 | Helen Wirth | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2004-2006 | Mary Gillette | Emerald City #1197, Aberdeen |
| 2006-2008 | Judy Wika | Kampeska #1301, Watertown |
| 2008-2010 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2010-2012 | Evelyn Nikolas | Yellow Brick Road # 1198, Aberdeen |
| 2012-2014 | Evelyn Nikolas | Yellow Brick Road # 1198, Aberdeen |
| 2014-2015 | Moggie Klipp | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2016 | Moved to Chapter | Assignments for Nominating Committee |
| Spring 2016 | Emerald City #1197 | Nominating for 2017-2019 Term of Office: |
| Rushmore Memories #1147 | 2nd Vice President, Recording Secretary and | |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255 | Treasurer | |
| Spring 2017 | Dacotahs #971 | Nominating for 2018-2020 Term of Office: |
| Johnny Spaulding #1434 | President, 1st Vice President, and | |
| Prairie Pasque #1072 | Corresponding Secretary | |
| Spring 2018 | Coteau #1198 | Nominating for 2019-2021 Term of Office: |
| Yellow Brick Road #1198 | 2nd Vice President, Recording Secretary and | |
| Klondike Mill #1341 | Treasurer | |
| Spring 2019 | Arikara #419 | Nominating for 2020-2022 Term of Office: |
| Dakota Territory #794 | President, 1st Vice President, and | |
| Land of Oz #1001 | Corresponding Secretary | |
| Spring 2020 | Rushmore Memories #1147 | Nominating for 2021-2023 Term of Office: |
| Emerald City #1197 | 2nd Vice President, Recording Secretary and | |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255 | Treasurer | |
| Spring 2021 | Johnny Spaulding #1434 | Nominating for 2022-2024 Term of Office: |
| Dacotahs #971 | President, 1st Vice President, and | |
| Prairie Pasque #1072 | Corresponding Secretary | |
| Spring 2022 | Coteau #1189 | Nominating for 2023-2025 Term of Office: |
| Yellow Brick Road #1198 | 2nd Vice President, Recording Secretary and | |
| Klondike Mill #1341 | Treasurer | |
| Spring 2023 | Arikara #419 | Nominating for 2024-2026 Term of Office: |
| Dakota Territory #794 | President, 1st Vice President, and | |
| Land of Oz #1001 | Corresponding Secretary | |
| Spring 2024 | Rushmore Memories #1147 | Nominating for 2025-2027 Term of Office: |
| Emerald City #1197 | 2nd Vice President, Recording Secretary and | |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder #1255 | Treasurer | |
| Spring 2025 | Johnny Spaulding #1434 | Nominating for 2026-2028 Term of Office: |
| Dacotahs #971 | President, 1st Vice President, and | |
| Prairie Pasque #1072 | Corresponding Secretary |
Teller
| 1986-1988 | Doris Schenk | Joseph Ward #937, Yankton |
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| 1988-1990 | Sara Fantle | Sioux Falls |
| 1990-1994 | Jeanette Hill | Rushmore Memories #1202, Rapid City |
| 1994-1996 | Rosa Iverson | Capital City #1179, Pierre |
| 1996-2000 | Patty Kratochvil | Coteau #1189, Brookings |
| 2000-2001 | Lois Kerr | |
| 2001-2010 | Meredith Larson | Soge og Laere #1063, Hurley |
| 2010-2014 | Sharon Christensen | Soge og Laere #1063, Hurley |
| 2014-2016 | Sheila Frost | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2016-2018 | Sheila Frost | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2018-2020 | Sheila Frost | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2020-2022 | Sheila Frost | Johnny Spaulding #1434, Belle Fourche |
| 2022-2024 | Jan Ausdemore | Arikara #419 |
Historian
| 1986-1988 | Betty Chase | Lakota Prairie #956, Parker |
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| 1988-1991 | Marilyn Bondesen | Soge og Laere #1063, Hurley |
| 1991-1994 | Adeline Grandle | Capital City #1179, Pierre |
| 1994-1996 | Nancy Gowen | Rushmore Memories #1147, Rapid City |
| 1996-2002 | Jo Ellen Neumeyer | Stanage #612, Yankton |
| 2002-2004 | Jan Weaver | Yellow Brick Road #1198, Aberdeen |
| 2004-2006 | Carol Leach | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen |
| 2006-2011 | Karen Becker | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 2011 -- | Gwen Larsen | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
Newsletter Editor
| 1985-1993 | Carol Tinkey | Arikara #419, Yankton |
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| 1993-1995 | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
| 1995-2002 | Carla Daily | Kampeska #1301, Watertown |
| 2002-2010 | Marilyn Bondesen | Soge og Laere #1063, Hurley |
| 2010-2014 | Dawn Stoner | Stanage #0612, Yankton |
| 2014-2019 | Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mills #1341, Canton |
| 2019-2021 | Anne Swift | Arikara #419, Yankton |
| 2021 -- | Elizabeth Aanning | Arikara #419, Yankton |
Website Editor
| 1995 - | Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison |
SD State Quester Members as International Officers or Committees
| Judy Johnson | Arikara #419, Yankton | Chair – Nominating Committee | |
| Charlene Haar | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison | Treasurer | |
| Nancy Aman | Land of Oz #1001, Aberdeen | Nominating Committee | |
| Isabel Sattler | Dakota Territory #794, Yankton | Parliamentarian | |
| Karen Harmelink | Arikara #419, Yankton | International Convention Chair | |
| Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton | Corresponding Secretary | 2006-2008 |
| Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton | Chair -- P&R Committee | 2008-2010 |
| Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mills #1341, Canton | Corresponding Secretary | 2011-2012 |
| Evelyn Nikolas | Yellow Brick Road #1198, Aberdeen | Nominating Committee | 2009-2010 |
| Wendy Morgan | Klondike Mill #1341, Canton | Chair – Nominating Committee | 2013-2014 |
| Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison | Website Editor | 2016-2018 |
| Anne Swift | Arikara #419, Yankton | Nominating Committee | 2017-2018 |
| Cecelia Wittmayer | Prairie Pasque #1072, Madison | 2023 International Convention Chair (International Convention in SD moved from 2021 to 2023 when 2020 Colorado convention was cancelled because of COVID-19 and rescheduled for 2021) | 2019-2023 |