Mary Ann Riesland age 76 of Belle Fourche, died Monday October 23, 2006 at the Clarkson Mountain View Health Care Center in Rapid City.

The funeral service will be held 10:30 am Monday October 30th at the St. James Lutheran Church in Belle Fourche. Visitation will be held 2 to 5 PM Sunday at the Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at the Black Hills National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, or the Homemakers Clubs of the Tri-State Area.

Mary Ann Costlow was born May 19, 1930 in Wentworth South Dakota. She was the daughter of Miner and Clara (Hildebrandt) Costlow. Mary Ann grew up on a family farm near Madison SD where she graduated from high school in 1948. In 1950 she was united in marriage to Robert Larson. To this union one daughter, Carol, was born. Robert died in 1955. On March 26, 1957, Mary Ann was married to Wilk F. Riesland in Rapid City. To this union two sons, Raymond and Russell, and a daughter, Kay were born. Following their marriage, Mary Ann and Wilk worked ranches in the tri-state area raising registered line-one Horned Herefords for all their married life until Wilk's death in December of 2004.

Mary Ann was a member of the Button and Bows Homemaker Club and she enjoyed crafts such as crocheting. She also enjoyed flowers and gardening. She was a devoted wife, having ranched with her husband for so many years. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother as well. She enjoyed cooking and was known to always have food on the table for her family. Mary Ann will be greatly missed and always loved by her family and friends.

Mary Ann is survived by her sons, Raymond (Dallerie) of Vale, Russell of Belle Fourche; daughters, Carol (Chuck) Wood of Gillette WY, Kay (Mike) Hill of Chadron NE; brothers, Duane (Michelle) Costlow of Lawrence KS, Dean (Sharee) Costlow of Winterset IA; sisters, Judi Titze and Donna Wieczorek both of Mitchell SD; 9 grandchildren, Crystal (Casey) Toner, Colleen (Chris) Long, Curtis Wood, Nikole, Flint and Jade Riesland, Isaac Riesland, Gabriel and Joshua Hill. great grandchildren: Callen & Richard Long and "soon to be" baby Toner.; and brother-in-law, Wayne Hoeft of Sun Valley CA.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; and sister, Betty Lou Hoeft.