Arlene Fink

*** VIDEO TRIBUTE CAN BE VIEWED BELOW  **** Arlene Fink, age 79 of Belle Fourche, died Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the Garden Hills Assisted Living Center in Spearfish. A memorial service will be held 10 am Saturday, August 6, 2016 at St. James Lutheran Church in Belle Fourche, with Pastor Jean Helmer officiating. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 pm Friday, with a 6pm prayer service, at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Interment will take place 2pm Saturday at the Evangelical Brethren Church Cemetery, in Harding County. Arlene Banning was born February 26, 1937 in Hettinger, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Sam and Amy (Olson) Banning. Arlene grew up in Hettinger, where she graduated from high school in 1955. On December 28, 1957 she was united in marriage to Wilbert Fink in Hettinger. To this union a son and a daughter were born: Scott and Dawn. Following their marriage, Arlene and Wilbert farmed and ranched for several years. In 1985 they moved to Belle Fourche where they have lived since. Arlene worked at the Farmers Union Store in Reder and she did custodial work at the Belle Fourche Hospital. Wilbert died in 2011 and since that time Arlene has continued living in her home in Belle Fourche. Arlene enjoyed playing games, especially when it came to cards. She loved her time spent with her friends for afternoon coffee at Lynn’s Dakotamart. To know her was to enjoy her silly sense of humor and the sound of her laugh. She enjoyed life and had fun living it. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother, and she will be greatly missed. Arlene is survived by her daughter, Dawn (Matthew) Queen of Nisland; son, Scott Fink of Rapid City; grandsons, Jacob and Samuel; sister, Jeanette Hassebrock of Papillon Nebraska; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wilbert; and an infant brother.   Celebration of Life 10:00 A.M. – Saturday –August 6, 2016 St. James Lutheran Church Belle Fourche, South Dakota   Officiant  Pastor Jean Helmer   Music Cong. Hymn – “How Great Thou Art” Cong. Hymn – “Amazing Grace” Cong. Hymn – “It is Well” Paula Speidel, organist “In the Garden”, “Come to Jesus” Debra Leverington, soloist   Urnbearers Duane Fink                           Todd Fink Ed Fink                                Trent Fink   Inurnment Evangelical Brethren Church Cemetery Harding County, South Dakota