Donna Gallant, age 88, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away December 5th, 2015
Donna worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Sioux Falls prior to transferring to Mountain Bell Telephone Co in Denver, CO.. There she continued to advance in the area of commercial sales of yellow page ads. She traveled extensively throughout the Mountain Bell service area and was a resource for several cities. Upon her retirement in 1992 she returned to Sioux Falls. Donna was also active in The Telephone Pioneers.
Nannette “Nan” (Anderson) Naumann, age 79, of Rapid City, South Dakota and formerly of Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away June 21, 2015.
Nan worked as a telephone operator and service assistant for almost 30 years at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company — and all its iterations — until the office in Rapid City closed.
Shirley Christopher, age 89, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away May 31, 2015. Shirley started working at the telephone company at the age of 16, and working in Sioux Falls before moving to other locations. She continued her career at the telephone company advancing up to crew chief of her division. In 1985 she returned to Sioux Falls.
Helen Leimbach, age 90, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Passed away May 28, 2015.
Helen began working for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a cord operator, retiring in 1984 after 35 years.
Buford G. ‘Mac’ McDaniel, age 95, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away April 12th, 2015.
Mac worked for Northwestern Bell from 1946 to 1952 in Rapid City.