David Eric Brost
Dec 3, 2025
David Eric Brost was born November 9, 1965 in Grand Junction, CO to Eddie & Carolyn (Sherlock) Brost. He lived with his mom and dad and his three older brothers, Will, Mark and Wayne in Grand Junction, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, in Sturgis, SD and in Boulder Canyon, between Sturgis and Deadwood. David was born with...
Elsie Marie Woodard
Apr 14, 2026
Elsie Marie Palander was born June 10, 1937 to Carmelita and Carl Palander, the third of four children on a homestead 12 miles north of Murdo, South Dakota in the same room her father had been born in 36 years earlier. She and her three siblings attended the Highland School each through the eighth grade, being taught by their mother,...
Betty Mae Ryan
Apr 14, 2026
Betty Mae Ryan, 89, Lead, SD passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Edgewood Healthcare, Spearfish. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, May 8, at Mountain Lawn Cemetery near Lead. Followed immediately by at Celebration of Life at the Trinity United Methodist Church Community Center.
Betty Mae Holt was born at Belle Fourche on May 14, 1936 to...
Fern Jean Stuart
Apr 10, 2026
Fern J. Stuart, 91, Rapid City, SD passed away Friday, April 10, at St. Martin Village, Unity Place.
Fern Jeanette Stuart was born June 30, 1934 at Hettinger, ND to Cornelius and Ruth (Fredlund) LeFebre. She was raised at Lodgepole, attending grade school at Fredlund Country School, before attending Hettinger High School, graduating in 1952. In 1956 she married Gordon Loper....
Patrick R. Cleland
Apr 9, 2026
Pat passed away on April 9, 2026, at the age of 65 after a short battle with prostate cancer. Pat was born on March 29, 1961, in Chamberlain, South Dakota to Floyd and Esther (Erikson) Cleland.
Pat grew up in Sturgis, SD and graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1979. Throughout his adult life he worked in several different places...
Edward Anton Simpson
Apr 9, 2026
It is with heavy hearts we announce that Edward Simpson went home to Jesus on April 9th 2026 due to complications from lung disease.
Ed was born in Rapid City in 1954 to Harold and Ann Simpson (Zacher). He served in the US Navy from 1972-1978 and again from 1986-2001.
After his initial service, he returned to Rapid City where he met...
Simon "Sam" Kopp
Apr 6, 2026
Simon “Sam” Kopp passed away peacefully on April 6, 2026, in the Rapid City Hospital.
Sam was born on September 2, 1941, in Grant County, ND, the son of Mike and Verna (Ternes) Kopp. After growing up on the family farm west of Shields, he left to work at the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, SD, where he raised his family.
Sam...
Ronald Barone
Apr 5, 2026
Dr. Ronald Eugene Barone, D.C. May 21, 1944 – April 5, 2026
Dr. Ronald Eugene Barone, D.C., 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 5, 2026, Easter Sunday, a fitting and meaningful day for a man whose life was grounded in faith, healing, and the promise of renewal.
Ron was born on May 21, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, to Joseph and Margaret...
Lola Purl Killam
Apr 5, 2026
Lola killam, 83 passed away April 5, 2026 in Rapid City, SD. She was born in Rapid city SD March 18, 1943 to Henry and Helen Killam. She is survived by a brother Daniel and 2 sisters Linda Manwarren and Jean Mailloux. She was preceded in death by 3 brothers Herbert, Douglas and Stanley.
Kevin A. Forrester
Apr 5, 2026
Kevin A. Forrester passed away on April 5, 2026, at the age of 58, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family, who cared for him at home during his final days.
Kevin was born on September 3, 1967, to Darrel and Mary (Maher) Forrester in Deadwood, South Dakota. Kevin was raised in Sturgis and...
Patricia K. Timm
Apr 4, 2026
Patricia K. Timm, 63, passed away April 9, 2026.
Full obituary and service information is pending.
Mimi C. Shewey
Apr 4, 2026
Mimi Charlotte Shewey (known only to telemarketers by her given name Miriam) died April 4, 2026 at the age of 89 after a long and characteristically stubborn fight against Alzheimer’s. She was surrounded by her family who lovingly provided dedicated care throughout her lengthy illness.
She was born May 15, 1936 to Judge Lynn and Lenore Milne. Following graduation from Sturgis...
Delbert (Del) Beck
Apr 4, 2026
Delbert (Del) Beck passed away peacefully, on Saturday April 4, 2026.
He was born in Huron SD August 28, 1932, to Carl and Bernice Beck. He grew up in Huron until he joined the US Army in 1949, in communications, where he served honorably from 1949 to 1952. He went on to join the Army National Guard from 1976 to 1992....
Kenton Scott Williams
Apr 3, 2026
Kenton “Will” Scott Williams, 67, of Lead, South Dakota, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, at Black Hills National Cemetery. Directly followed by a celebration of life at the Side Hack Saloon.
Kenton Scott Williams was born on June 27, 1958, in...
Jake Michael Dimond
Mar 31, 2026
Jake Dimond, 27, of Rapid City, South Dakota, left us far too soon on March 31, 2026.
Jake was born on June 17, 1998, at Rapid City Regional Hospital to Sylinda Riley-Dressel (Dimond) and Mike Dimond. He was raised in Rapid City, where he built a life centered around family, hard work, and the things he loved most.
From a young age,...
Raymond Andrew Howie
Mar 29, 2026
Raymond Andrew Howie, age 97, of White Owl,SD peacefully passed away on March 29th 2026. He lived a long and beautiful life and was deeply loved by so many. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather whose heart of gold touched all who knew him and the love he gave to his family will be carried for...
Baine Arthur Maupin
Mar 28, 2026
Baine Arthur Maupin, age 74, passed away Saturday March 28, 2026, at Rolling Hills, Nursing Home in Belle Fourche, SD.
Baine Arthur Maupin was born June 7, 1951, in Pierre, SD to Thomas J. and Christine Maupin of Eagle Butte, SD. in 1952 the family moved to the ranch south of Alzada, Montana, just over the Wyoming line, where they raised...
Harry Lee Bruce
Mar 28, 2026
Harry Lee Bruce, age 81, went to his forever home on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at his home in Temple, Texas.
He was born in Valentine, Nebraska on January 28, 1945 to Carl W. Bruce and Muriel Bruce-McAlevey. Harry’s childhood was spent in Sturgis, South Dakota. He enjoyed spending his free time visiting many different National Campgrounds, spending lots of time...
Robert Alan Erickson
Mar 27, 2026
Robert Alan Erickson was born on June 28, 1933, to Roy W. and Gladys (Sanders) Erickson in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
He was the youngest of four children who lived in Stratford, SD, until he moved to Frankfort, SD, at about 10 years of age.
Robert married Barbara J. Hansen on November 17, 1951, in Tulare, SD. He drove a truck for Bower,...
Marcella "Sally" Haltiner
Mar 27, 2026
Marcella “Sally” Haltiner, 82, went home peacefully to her Lord on March 27, 2026, surrounded by her family at the Monument Health Hospice House. Born on August 22,1943, in Hague, ND, Sally grew up on the family farm, along with her six brothers and three sisters. She was educated at the Odessa country school. Her first marriage to William Paul...
