Glenn "Bud" Smebakken, age 77, lifelong south White Butte area rancher, passed away Saturday morning, October 6, at his ranch home.


Graveside services will be Friday, Oct. 12, at 11 A.M. at the Scholaas Cemetery on the banks of the Grand River west of Shadehill, where he will be interred with his wife Doris. Pastor Roger Dietterle will officiate. Family and friends are invited to gather at the cemetery for the arrival of the procession. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 11, from 1:00 to 9:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon. Todd buer will provide special music at the graveside. Casketbearers will include Zane Jeffries, Arlen Hulm, Jerry Golliher, Miles Johnsrud, Hank Taton and Justin Day. Leading the Bud's Riderless horse will be Albert Chapman and all family and friends will be considered honorary bearers.


Glenn F. "Bud" Smebakken was born March 14, 1930 at his grandmother's home near Lodgepole Creek in Anderson Twp., Perkins Co., SD. His parents were Gilbert and Lodie (Spilde) Smebakken, early day south White Butte, Perkins Co. settlers. Bud grew up on the prairie-ranching country along the banks of the North Grand River. The family moved there to a stone house in 1937. He attended the Burdick school near the ranch and at an early age began ranching with his family and dealing in horses.


On Jan. 29, 1954 he was united in marriage to Doris Rieker at Lemmon and they began their life together on the Smebakken ranch and raised their family there. Bud enjoyed his Hereford cattle and continued dealing in horses, and sending them to trainers in the Western Dakota's. He sold horses in many states and several of them went on to be Champions in rodeo's across the country. He also enjoyed attending auction sales in the area.


Doris passed away on Feb. 8, 2000 and he and his brother Max have continued to operate the ranch. Bud served on his Township and as a director of the Grand River Grazing Association.

Those keeping his memory most near are Special Friends, Joyce Fossum, Bowman, ND, Leroy and Betty Laufer, Hettinger, ND, his 4 sons and 1 daughter-in-law, Doug Smebakken, Sturgis; Dennis Smebakken, Piedmont; Darwin Smebakken, Sturgis; Darrell and Rosemary Smebakken, Dickinson; 1 daughter and son-in-law, Doreen and Blane Chapman, Bison; 5 grandchildren, Weston (Tenise) Chapman, Teri Chapman, Dawson, Sierra and Lisa Smebakken; 2 brothers and 1 sister-in-law, Max Smebakken, White Butte; Albert and Kay Smebakken, Gillette, WY; 1 sister and 1 brother-in-law, Grace Baumeister, and Gene Hoffman, both of Lemmon, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents; one brother, Daniel; three sisters, Patsy Morgan, June Hoffman and Izola Evenson.