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Delbert Lee Justice, 89, of Ekalaka died Friday, April 10, 2020, at his home.

He was born February 16, 1931, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to James Richard Justice and Hilja Adrianne Jeremiason-Justice. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1949.

Delbert later attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, studying electrical engineering, and, as a member of the South Dakota National Guard, was called into service by the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a sergeant in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army, stationed in Alaska at a time when the potenti...