Kenneth E. Wise, age 76, of Cavour, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. His funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday, April 11th at the American Lutheran Church with Rev. Steven Brandsrud officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 PM MDT Thursday, April 12th at Black Hills National Cemetery with full military honors. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon and evening at the Welter Funeral Home or Wednesday morning prior to the service at the church. The family will be present from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Kenneth E. Wise was born on July 29, 1930, to Kenneth B. and Anna (Bruns) Wise at Gettysburg, SD. He attended school in Osceola and Bancroft, and graduated from Alpena High School in 1948. On October 17, 1950, Ken enlisted in the United States Air Force and served in Korea. He was honorably discharged on October 16, 1954 as a Staff Sergeant. On March 15, 1953, Ken married Clara Maass at Cavour. In 1954 they moved to Cavour where he has lived since that time. He was employed at Dakota Alignment from 1954 to 1957. In 1957, Ken was employed with Northwestern Bell Telephone and worked there until 1989. He ran Kens Communications from 1989 until his eyesight failed in 2003. He was a resident of the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home at the time of his death. He was a member of the American Lutheran Church, a life-member of Forrest McMullen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1776 of Huron, a life-member of Bensley-Rounds American Legion Post #280 of Iroquois, a life-member of American Trapshooting Association, union member of Communication Workers of America, member of R.S.V.P. for a number of years, and chairman of the board and council member of Cavour for a number of years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trap shooting, his family and pets. He is survived by his wife Clara of Cavour; 2 daughters, Lori (Cal) Bratland of Sturgis, and Melanie (Bus) Ettswold of Letcher; 4 grandchildren, Angie (Jerome) Evans, Andy (Melissa) Ettswold, Scott (Peggy) Bratland, and Jackie (Ed) Fleming; 4 great grandchildren, Ellie Evans, Shay and Summer Bratland and Travis Kasuske; 1 foster daughter, Denise (Richard) Deaver of Sturgis; 1 foster granddaughter, Julie Jenter; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.