STURGIS | Leslie 'Les' Howie Sherman, 57 died August 5, 2016 at the Fort Meade Medical Center.

Leslie was born in Deadwood, South Dakota on July 1, 1959 to Jack and Alice (Howie) Sherman. After attending schools in Pierre, South Dakota, he enlisted in the US Army in 1979. He was stationed in Fort Polk, Louisiana and West Germany prior to his honorable discharge in 1983. He lived and worked in the Sturgis area for the last 15 years of his life.

He is survived by his mother, Alice Sherman, Piedmont; his sisters, Kay (Jim) Ruhe, Rapid City, and Lisa (Mark) Williams, Sturgis; his brothers, Jack Sherman, Watsonville, CA, William (Cheryl) Sherman, Rapid City, and Scott Sherman, Julesburg, CO.

He is preceded in death by his father, Jack Sherman.

At his request, no local services will take place.