SHORT NOTICE, Sioux Falls-Funeral Mission/Military Honors for Montie F. Horn, SD Air National Guard

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When:
September 24, 2026 @ 10:45 am
2026-09-24T10:45:00-05:00
2026-09-24T11:00:00-05:00
Where:
Hills of Rest Cemetery
3408 E. 10th St. Sioux Falls SD
Contact:
Randy Ward, A.S.C.
605-661-6233
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SHORT NOTICE
Funeral Mission/Military Honors
September 23 & 24, 2026
Sioux Falls, SD

The family of Montie F. Horn has requested the Patriot Guard Riders to honor Montie with flags showing our appreciation and respect for his service to his community, state and nation.  In 1954, while still in high school, Montie joined the SD Air National Guard, receiving an Honorable discharge in 1962. In 1960, he started his first career where he worked for 13 years before discovering his true calling.  He started volunteering with Minnehaha County Civil Defense in 1966.  Then, in 1973, when he was appointed to be the Deputy Coordinator, Montie started full-time employment with Civil Defense.  After being named Director of Civil Defense in 1986, Montie assumed responsibility for disaster preparedness in Minnehaha County and oversight of the Rescue Squad, Dive Team, and Police Reserves.  He served in that position for 28 years, until his retirement in 2001.

Accomplishments in Montie’s life and career were many.  He served as an EMT for Sioux Falls Ambulance, South Dakota Emergency Management Assn, Southeast Emergency Services Assn and South Dakota Emergency Medical Technicians Assn, to name just a few.

Visitation with family present will be 5~7 pm, Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Westside Lutheran Church, 3901 N. Oklahoma Ave, Sioux Falls, S.D.  Funeral Services will begin at 10 am, Thursday, September 24, 2026, also at Westside Lutheran Church.

Flags will be posted 1-1/2 hrs prior to the visitation (Wednesday, 9/23, 5:00 pm), and the funeral (Thursday, 9/24, 10:00 am). This is done to have the flags in place and flying when family arrives at the church.

Stage: 10:45 am, Thursday, Sept. 24th at Hills of Rest Cemetery, 3408 E. 10th St., Sioux Falls, SD.  Enter the cemetery through the gate in the rear parking lot at George Boom Funeral Home.

**Flags will be provided for the flag line at the cemetery.

Ride Captain @ Westside Lutheran Church, 09/23 & 09/24
Ride Captain: Randy Ward, A.S.C.
605-359-8719
reward1948@yahoo.com

Ride Captain @ Hills of Rest Cemetery, 09/24/26
Wayne Talley, R.C.
605-940-6747