YUMA, Ariz. — Leretha Marie Pincock, 90, originally of Hartington, was born March 1, 1936, and died Sept. 8, 2026, in Yuma, Ariz. A memorial is being planned for a later date. Leretha was the daughter of Norman L. Morten and Hazel M. (Flom) Morten. On the way to the Yankton, S.D. Hospital, due to bad weather, Leretha was born in the back of the Fordyce Post Office where her grandparents, Carl and Theresia Flom were Postmasters. Leretha graduated from Hartington High School in 1954. She excelled in her classes and loved to dance, many times on stage during class plays. Later working in the Hartington Telephone office, she met Stanley Burgard of Bloomfield. They were married April 17, 1955, in the Lutheran church at Bloomfield. After their marriage they lived in Sioux City, Iowa, where Stanley was serving in the U. S. Air Force. They had two children, Dirk Anthony and Todd Allen. After living in Sioux City, they lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Albuquerque, N.M., and San Diego, Calif.