Memorial services for Lawrence Donald Weyer, 69, Newell, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at the St. Paul Catholic Church in Belle Fourche with the Fr. Tim Hoag officiating. Burial will follow at Pineslope Cemetery in Belle Fourche. A time of fellowship will be held at St. Paul's Catholic Church following burial. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 at the Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, SD and one hour prior to the services at the church on Thursday morning.

Lawrence Donald Weyer born Aug. 25, 1935, in Rapid City to Elmer Clifford Weyer and Gertrude Bernice (Fluhrer) Weyer. He attended elementary school at White Owl and Sturgis. He contracted polio in the fall of 1948 and spent two years in the Children's Hospital in Hot Springs. He attended jewelry and watch repair school in Sanator for three years. After school he became the manager of Dunwoody Jewelry store.

Larry and Deloris (Hix) Weyer were married May 4, 1974 at Nisland. They were married for 30 years. He enjoyed fishing, Whiffle ball and playing with his grandkids. They were very special to him. After working at Dunwoody Jewelry for many years he and his wife Deloris bought the B & I Motel in Belle Fourche and made it into the Weyer Motel and Jewelry Store. They were there for 25 years. Recently they both retired and moved to the country near Newell, which he loved. Larry died at his home on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. He will be remembered by all who knew him; he had a presence that can't be forgotten.

He is survived by his wife, Deloris Weyer, Newell; his daughter, Jackie Klabunde, Belle Fourche; son-in-law, Scott Klabunde, Sturgis; son, Todd Hix and his wife, Angela Hix, of Rapid City, son Brad Trautmann of Dickinson, N.D.; three grandchildren, Jeremy Klabunde, Dax Klabunde and Layla Hix; his mother, Gertrude Weyer, Newell; four brothers, William and Sandy Weyer, Eureka, Ca., Edward and Lori Weyer, Rapid City, Melvin and Sally Weyer, Keystone, and Merlin and Dianne Weyer, Pierre; one sister, Dixie and Alfred Karlson, San Bernardino, Calif.; sister-in-law, Norma Weyer, Sturgis; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Elmer Weyer; one brother, Jerome Wayne Weyer; several nieces; and a nephew.

Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Condolences can be sent to the family through our website.