The Mass of Christian Burial for Herbert A. Stoick, age 93 of McIntosh, will be 10:30am Friday, August 3, at St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church in McIntosh. Fr Tony Grossenberg will officiate with burial in St. Bonaventure's Catholic Cemetery.

A rosary service will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday evening at St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church in McIntosh.

Special music will be provided by St. Bonaventure's Church Choir.

Serving as casketbearers are Derek Dillman, Tracy Norton, Bob Edinger, Lyle Norton, Ross Norton, and Gordon Norton. All relatives & friends are considered honorary bearers.

HERBERT ALBERT STOICK was born June 8, 1914 at McIntosh, SD to Albert G. and Rose (Herring) Stoick. He attended school in McIntosh and Lemmon and then lived for a year on his grand parent's farm in Bellingham, Minnesota. He also spent some time in Wyoming working in the mines with his brother, Al. He returned to McIntosh where he purchased a farm one mile west of McIntosh. He was united in marriage to Veronica Dolecheck on October, 12th 1937 in McIntosh. Herb and Veronica farmed and ranched west of McIntosh. Herb worked as a mechanic for Cy Burke in his implement business and then worked for many years for McIntosh Public Schools as the bus mechanic and a bus driver.

Veronica passed away in 1992 and Herb continued to live on the farm until June of 2000. He lived with his great niece and family in Mandan, ND until he entered the Five Counties Assisted Living in August 2005. He then entered Five Counties Nursing Home in December of 2005. He passed from this life there early Monday morning, July 30, 2007.

Herb loved to piddle with machinery and loved working outdoors. He touched many lives and will be missed by all.

Surviving are one brother, Albert Stoick, Glenrock, WY; one sister, Margaret Ann Grove, Billings, MT; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Veronica, one sister, Theresa Glines, two brothers, James and Clarence Stoick.