Donald Lee Clausen
Feb 26, 2026
Donald Clause, 65, passed away on February 26, 2026. Services are pending for a future date.
Obit to follow.
Louise Achtien
Feb 23, 2026
Louise Achtien, passed away peacefully at her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, on February 23, 2026.
No services are scheduled at this time. The family is planning to host a Celebration of Life at a later date.
Roger Henry Schoon
Feb 23, 2026
Roger Schoon was born on July 23, 1941, to Henry and Lena (Mehlhaff) Schoon on the family farm near Parkston, South Dakota. On January 21, 1960, he married Donna Walter, and together they were blessed with six children: William, Roland, Ronda, Monica, Angela, and Annette.
Roger worked for Marquardt Trucking and Grain while also trying his hand at farming. In 1968,...
Patsy L. Mulloy
Feb 22, 2026
Patsy Lee (Tiensvold) Mulloy was born on November 4, 1953, in Tacoma, Washington, to Norris and Dolores (Carroll) Tiensvold. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on February 22, 2026, at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota, after a brief illness.
The oldest of six children, Patsy grew up and attended school in Chugiak, Alaska, where her formative years shaped...
Jim Orwick
Feb 19, 2026
Phillip James Orwick, known to all as Jim, died peacefully on February 19, 2026, at Belle Estates in Belle Fourche, SD.
Jim was born on January 16, 1934, in Deadwood, SD. The son of a Norwegian father, Christ Orwick, and an Irish mother, Katherine Sheridan Orwick, Jim grew up on the Orwick ranch just west of Mud Butte, along with brothers...
Conda "Connie" June Chandler
Feb 17, 2026
Conda (Connie) June Chandler was born June 1, 1937 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Lester and Pauline Rankin. She was the first of 3 daughters born to the couple. Her sister's Florice and Jeanette coming 4 and 8 years later.
Connie's parents were farmers for many years. She liked to help her dad on the farm. When she was little, she...
Alice M. Schmele
Feb 16, 2026
Alice Margaret (Blackburn) Schmele was born on November 1, 1936, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Charles Carl and Ethel Marie Blackburn. She married Paul William (Bill) Schmele on June 8, 1961, in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Alice passed away peacefully on February 16, 2026, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, at the age of 89.
Growing up on a farm in Iowa with her...
Vernon Harold Coe
Feb 14, 2026
Vernon Harold Coe, age 89, of Sturgis, SD passed away Saturday February 14, 2026, at his residence. He was born May 17, 1936, in Hettinger, ND, son of the late Harold Coe and Myrtle Culver.
Vernon attended grade school in Harding County, riding horseback to school from 4th through 8th grade. He attended one year of high school in Belle Fourche,...
Robert Whetzal
Feb 13, 2026
Robert Alan Whetzal of Sturgis, SD, passed away peacefully on the Morning of February 13th, 2026. Robert, as he would later be known as Bob, was born in Enid, OK, on November 30th, 1948, the first of three children, siblings Dennis and Tamra, proudly raised by Frank and Waneta (Hess) Whetzal. He grew up stubborn and rambunctious, with a love...
Gerald Rogers
Feb 12, 2026
Gerald John Rogers, of Deadwood, SD, passed away peacefully in his home on February 12, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.
Born in Mobridge, SD, to Pauline and Jim Rogers, Gerald grew up in Isabel, SD, with the wide-open spaces of the prairie in his heart. From a young age, he learned the value of hard work, family, and...
Tommy Dean Olson
Feb 11, 2026
Tommy (Tom) Dean Olson passed away at age 78 on February 11, 2026, at Monument Health Hospital in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Tom was born to Benjamin and Dorothy (Fenner) Olson on January 4, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota. He’s the oldest of five children: Dickey (Dick) Olson, Harriet Lolley, Benny Olson, and Bobby Olson. In September 1967, Tom was drafted into...
Parker James Leon Faber
Feb 10, 2026
Parker James Leon Faber was born January 28, 2011, in Spearfish, South Dakota, to Jenni Faber. For Parker, though, Sturgis was home, and that's where he and his partner in crime grew up together. When Parker was younger, he and Paxton were always into some type of planning, from stealing Aunt Tara's gum and Mountain Dew to running away to...
Levi Wesley Eaton
Feb 7, 2026
Levi Wesley Eaton (74) passed away peacefully on February 7, 2026, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Levi was born in Faith, SD, on February 13, 1951, to Wesley and Barbara Eaton. He was the 3rd born with six siblings. He grew up on a ranch north of Red Elm, where he attended a country grade school, then...
Thomas Glenn Tifft
Feb 1, 2026
Thomas Glenn Tifft, 74, passed away on February 1, 2026, in Spearfish, South Dakota. Born on August 15, 1951, in Rapid City, South Dakota, Tommy lived a life deeply connected to ranching in rural Meade County.
Tommy found joy in the enduring pleasures of rural life. He had a lifelong love for horses and mules and was most at peace when...
Ruth Lillian Paulson
Jan 31, 2026
Longtime Sturgis resident Ruth Lillian Paulson died Saturday, January 31, 2026, in Eureka, South Dakota, at 101 years old. She was born in Divide County, North Dakota, on October 10, 1924, to Adolph and Larsina Stene, who each immigrated to the United States from Norway with their families in 1900. Ruth was raised on a farm with her six siblings...
Carolyn Rose Burnham
Jan 30, 2026
Carolyn Rose (Loughlin) Burnham passed away on January 30, 2026, at the age of 73, at the Monument Health Hospice House, with her daughters, Cindy and Christy by her side.
Carolyn was born on October 2,1952 to Lloyd and Elizabeth (Vetter) Loughlin in Lemmon SD. She was the 4th of nine children. She grew up in Chance, SD until her family...
Dolores Feist
Jan 27, 2026
Dolores (Giroux) Feist, 92, died Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
She was born on September 29, 1933, in Lead, South Dakota, to Anton Oliver Giroux, and Margaret (Martin) Giroux. She came from a large and lively family with five other siblings: Georgiana (King), John, Rita (Hartman), Frances (Spatz,) and Anton.
She attended St Patrick’s Catholic school until 8th grade. She...
Carol B. Kleinheksel
Jan 26, 2026
Carol Madsen Kleinheksel, 87, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026.
Carol was born on July 8, 1938, to Stanley and Mary (Meoska) Madsen in Plankinton, SD. The family came to include her brother, Richard “Dick” Madsen and step-mother, Lossie. She married Roy Kleinheksel in Newcastle, WY, on October 4, 1971. She was the proud mother of five children: Michael, Donald, David,...
Virginia Caroline Gerbracht
Jan 24, 2026
Virginia Caroline (Clark) Gerbracht, 75, Faith, was peacefully called home into the loving arms of Jesus on January 24, 2026 after enduring cancer with grace and faith. She was born on December 8, 1950 to Benjamin E and Hope M (Van Cleave) Clark in Sturgis, SD, the baby girl of the family with three older brothers. Virginia attended Brushy grade...
Donald Dean Dubbe
Jan 23, 2026
Donald Dean Dubbe was born February 25, 1926 to Emil and Dora Dubbe in Humboldt, South Dakota. He passed away January 23, 2026, 99 years and 11 months old.
Don spent his active childhood in Humboldt. After his graduation from Humboldt High School, he enlisted in the United States Army, serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He participated...
