Olin Edgar Hinseth, 91, of Rapid City, died Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Hospice House in Rapid City. Olin was born June 3, 1922 in Irene, SD on the family homestead farm which was established in 1878 to Ole & Emma (Lee) Hinseth. Olin attended Turkey Valley Country School near Irene. He joined the U.S. Army leaving on November 11, 1942. Stateside he was stationed in Cheyenne, Wyo., Fort Lewis, Wash. and Camp Stoman near Oakland, Calif. As a technical sergeant he served with the 27th armored division in the Pacific (Hawaii and Guam and Makin Island.) He received the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon. He was honorably discharged November 21, 1945. He never had a furlough through his entire service. On August 27, 1950 Olin married Ardys Low. They made their home and raised their family in Irene. Olin worked in farming and in the farm implement business. He also enjoyed driving truck hauling cattle for his brother's Elton's trucking business. In 1980 Olin and Ardys moved to Yankton, SD where he was a maintenance man for several apartment complexes, getting up all hours of the night to help anyone in need. Olin & Ardys were blessed with two grandchildren. They always referred to Tara as their "favorite granddaughter" and Tyler as their "favorite grandson." Olin was always very proud of both Tara and Tyler and enjoyed all the times they had together. In 1994, Olin & Ardys moved to Rapid City and Olin became employed part time as a greeter at Wal-Mart. He liked to keep busy and this job allowed him to meet new friends. After Olin retired at age 85 people would come up to him often recognizing him from his days as a greeter. He was acknowledged to be the oldest veteran that was ever employed. He also made a promise to finish his High School Diploma and on May, 2001 he received his High School Diploma from Irene High School class of 2001 at age 79. Olin was a member of South Canyon Lutheran Church in Rapid City. Attending church on Sunday was very important to do throughout his life. One of Olin's highlights was going to Washington, DC on the World War II Honor Flight with his son Richard, which made it even more special. Over the past two years as Olin's health started to fail he resided at Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills along with Ardys where they shared a room together. They continued to enjoy visitors and short outings with their kids and continued to play Quiddler (a scrabble card game) with their friends on Tuesdays when he was able. He enjoyed watching Billy Graham every Saturday night along with all types of Westerns, especially Bonanza and Gunsmoke. Olin is survived by his wife Ardys of Rapid City; son Richard (Ellie) Hinseth of Rapid City; daughter Barbara (John) Carver of Rapid City; two grandchildren Tara Carver and Tyler Carver both of Denver, CO; two sisters Madeline and Florence Hinseth of Irene, SD; two brothers Arnold (Delores) Hinseth of Sioux Falls and Elton (Sharron) Hinseth of Irene, SD; two nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Ole and Emma (Lee) Hinseth and two brothers Sylvan Hinseth and Sidney Hinseth. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 23, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. on Friday Jan. 24, at South Canyon Lutheran Church, 700 44th St. (44th & Brookside) with Pastor Bruce Thalacker officiating. Burial with military honors rendered by Rushmore VFW Post 1273 and the South Dakota National Guard will be at 1 p.m. on Friday at Black Hills National Cemetery following lunch at the church. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Hills and South Canyon Lutheran Church.