Funeral services for Helen and Arnold Gebhart of Isabel, will be held at 10:30am Monday, May 14, at the Isabel Community Center in Isabel. Reverends Gordon Brown, Delbert Bach, and Stephen Wright will officiate with burial in the Hillview Cemetery at Isabel.


Special music will be provided by Dan Nelson, Les Lensegrav, and Pat Clark.


Serving as casketbearers are John Grate, Reid Grate, Brice Roghair, Brian Flatmoe, Fred Gebhart, and Dave Gebhart.


ARNOLD LEONARD GEBHART was born September 25, 1919 on the Gebhart homestead near Coal Springs, SD to Joseph and Mary Margaret (Lieske) Gebhart. He attended Tip Top rural school 2 miles northeast of the Gebhart homestead. He assisted on the family farm working the soil with a team of horses, raising cattle and herding sheep. He was united in marriage to Ingrid Flatmoe on December 25, 1943 at Chance. They purchased the Mortenson place northeast of Glad Valley where they raised their family. In 1965, they sold that place and purchased the Flatmoe place near Meadow.


HELEN FERN BATE was born July 30, 1924 at Gopher, SD to Maurice N. and Anna M. (Rogers) Bate. She attended a local country school near the Bate homestead in southern Corson County. Helen enjoyed writing the area news for the Isabel Dakotan. She cared for her mother and father until the time of their passing and then took over the operation of the Bate Ranch. She enjoyed gardening, raising turkeys and chickens, and Angus Cattle.


Arnold and Helen were united in marriage on March 2, 1980 at the Bate homestead at Gopher. They farmed and ranched together on the Bate place. He enjoyed working with horses and being outdoors.


They were members of Indian Creek Lutheran Church and Coal Springs Church of God.


Arnold and Helen were involved in a vehicle accident on April 24, in Bismarck. Arnold passed away that day, and Helen passed away on May 9, at MedCenter One in Bismarck.


Helen is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, 1 brother, Llewellyn Bate, 3 sisters, Alice Schnepp, Ruby Wacker, and Ruth Johnson.


Arnold is survived by his 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Jane Gebhart, Meadow, SD; Keith and Debbie Gebhart, Onida, SD; 4 daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and John Wilkens, Maple Grove, MN; Leanne and Ken Loeschke, Rapid City, SD; Lenai and Larry Lauriston, Birmingham, AL; Virginia and Kirk Mills, Rockford, WA; 16 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 1 brother, John Gebhart, Moose Lake, MN; 1 sister, Julia Wirth, Rathdrum, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, Joseph, Robert, Arthur, and Carl Gebhart; 1 sister, Margaret Evans.