Mass of Christian Burial for Paul Leo Deschamps, 89, Castle Rock, will be Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newell with Father Raymond Deisch officiating. Burial will follow at the Pine Slope Cemetery in Belle Fourche.

Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 3, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, and Saturday one hour prior to the services in Newell.

Paul died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, at Sturgis Regional Long Term Care Center.

Paul was born Dec. 5, 1916, to Regina (Brodeur) and Hormidas Deschamps on the homestead ranch at Castle Rock north of Newell.

He attended rural schools. Since there were no fences on the wide-open prairies in those earlier years, he and his brother, Eloi, alternated school days and herding sheep.

Paul married Ardelle Hilton on June 4, 1944. They had four children: Paulette, Allan, baby Brian and Kevin. After Ardelle's death on Dec. 14, 1963, Paul married Effie Lewis on Nov. 12, 1966.

Paul and Eloi took over the family ranch after the death of their father. The two brothers were life long partners in their farm and ranch business, which consisted of sheep and crops. In recent years, they sold the sheep and they went into the buffalo business with son Kevin.

Paul was a past member of the Castle Rock School Board for many years, director on the West River Cooperative Telephone Company Board for 23 years and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Newell. Paul enjoyed dancing, playing cards, hunting and visiting with family and friends.

Paul will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his two sisters, Violet Albertson and Jeannette (Tom) Jackson: daughters, Paulette Tammi, Dorothy Ebrecht and Linda Jo (Mike) Keil; son, Kevin; brother-in -law Melvin (Barbara) Karinen; sisters-in-law Janis (Leon) Werenicz, Betty Mortensen and Dorothy Piper; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents; brother Eloi; wives Ardelle and Effie; sons baby Brian and Allan; mother -in-law Lydia Wolcott: brothers-in-law Bryce Gillies, Simon Albertson, Andy (Rose) Karinen and Alfred (Leta) Karinen; sisters-in-law Lily (Joe) O'Neill, Mamie (Sam) Harshfield, Elsie (Roy ) Sorenson, Florence (Earl) Byrd; sons-in-law Clarence Tammi and Harold Ebrecht; and granddaughter Christine Ebrecht Martinez.