Funeral services for William A. Oberlander, age 82 of Lemmon, will be at 2:00pm, Friday, May 30, at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Lemmon, SD, with Pastor Tom Penning officiating.

Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery with full military honors afforded by the Brattvet-Green American Legion Post #66 of Lemmon.


Serving as casketbearers are Brandon Fried, Aaron Fried, Bryan Sholts, Duane Lammers, Robert Oberlander and Steve Fried.


William Arthur Oberlander "Bill" was born in Beulah, ND, on August 3, 1925, to William (Wilhelm) and Caroline (Weil) Oberlander. He attended the Antelope School District in ND. On February 16, 1944, he joined the United States Navy and served on the USS KWAJALEIN and the USS ELDORADO, assigned to the Naval Amphibeous Base, Coronado, CA. He received the World War II Victory Medal, the American Area Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and he was honorably discharged on November 22, 1949. After retiring from the full time ministry with the Church of God, William went into trucking full time. William was united in marriage to Martha M. Christman on November 23, 1950, in Lemmon, SD.


He passed away Thursday afternoon, May 27, 2008, at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.


William is survived by his four sons, Alan (Patricia), Omaha, NE; Oral, Prescott, WI; Joel, Edgemont, SD; Todd (Wendy), Orlando, FL; five daughters, Avis (Richard) Pruitt, Bellevue, NE; Cora (Steven) Fried, Rapid City, SD; Kari (Duane) Lammers, Eau Claire, WI; Lois (Don) Condie, Cambridge, MA; Lori Sholts, Fargo, ND; 16 grandchildren,five great-grandchildren; one sister, Ella Blanchard and one brother, Louie Oberlander; .


He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Caroline Oberlander, his wife, Martha, and grandson, Michael.