Charles H. "Chuck" Tribby died on April 5, 2006 at the Sturgis Community Health Care Center. Visitation will be noon until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.

Internment will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard.

Charles Tribby was born April 8, 1931 at Deadwood, the son of Dale and Marie (Fruth) Tribby. He was a life-long resident of Sturgis, never having any desire to live elsewhere. He attended St. Martin's Academy in Sturgis through the eighth grade and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1948. After attending the University of South Dakota, he returned to Sturgis to work at his father's car dealership. On Nov. 11, 1951 he married Kathryn Tienken in Sturgis, and to this union seven children were born. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany. Following his discharge in December 1953, he returned to Sturgis. In 1966 he joined New York Life Insurance Company and represented them as an agent and as a registered representative.

Chuck was an active volunteer with the American Cancer Society for many years, serving in various capacities on the Meade County Board, the South Dakota Division, and on the National Board as South Dakota's lay member. He had served on the board of the Sturgis Community Hospital for more than 10 years during the time the new hospital was built. He enjoyed being a volunteer working on the Kiwanis Care and Share Food Drive and in the Food Pantry. He was a member of the RSVP board and "flipped pancakes" at the Senior Citizens Center each year during the Bike Rally. Chuck was particularly proud to be a member of the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard for many years.

Charles enjoyed playing cards with his friends, spending countless hours in the garden, fly fishing in Spearfish Canyon and the Madison River, hunting and hiking Deadman Mountain, and spending time with his grandchildren and family. His memory lives on through his faith and endless stories.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and a son, Doug.

Memorials are to the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard, Sturgis Community Health Care Foundation or the Yellowstone Park Foundation.