Obituaries

Apr 22, 2025

Bryan Jeffery Westberg, 54, died peacefully at home in Whitewood, S.D., after a short fight with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his family and Pastor.  Bryan was born June 14th, 1970, in Mobridge, S.D., to Jeff and Julie Westberg. Bryan was baptized in Mobridge and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Whitewood, S.D.  He graduated from High School in Aberdeen,...

Apr 22, 2025

William (Bill) R. Orthouse age 78, beloved brother of Delton Orthouse, passed away April 22, 2025, in Rapid City, So. Dakota.

Bill is survived by his brother, Delton Orthouse and cousins, Jackie, Joe and Patti.

Born in Kearney Nebraska on January 04, 1947. Bill was in the 1965 graduating class of Cathedral High School. Upon...

Apr 18, 2025

Michael "Mike" Olsen of Deadwood, SD gave his life force back to the Universe at his home in Deadwood on April 18, 2025. He died from complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

He was born on February 1, 1956 to William "Bill" Olsen and JoAnne (Marshall) Olsen in Munchweiler an der Rodalb, Germany. At the time, Munchweiler an...

Apr 11, 2025

Paulette Lee Meland, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away on April 11, 2025.

Paulette was born in Deadwood, SD on May 9, 1942 to Alta Smith and Damien Heinen.  Paulette attended the Sturgis School System all 12 years and graduated from High School in May, 1961.  She attended Black Hills State College at Spearfish and...

Apr 9, 2025

Shawn Maurice Fish peacefully passed away on the morning of April 9, 2025.

Shawn was born April 4, 1964, to Ralph and Doris Fish. Shawn battled Muscular Dystrophy his entire life. Which created a multitude of challenges for him. With that being said, Shawn lived his life on his terms. He always had a joke to tell,...

Apr 8, 2025

Robert Wayne Shannon, 74, of Dupree, South Dakota passed away April 8, 2025.

Robert was born May 31, 1950 to Otis "Beanie" and Alice (Olsen) Shannon in Dupree, SD. He attended school in Dupree, graduating from Dupree High School in 1969. Robert began working for the South Dakota Department of Transportation following graduation. His career with DOT...

Apr 7, 2025

Virginia "Ginger" Lou Carstensen, age 78, passed away peacefully at home in Sturgis, SD, on Monday, April 7, 2025. She was born on July 24, 1946, in Presho, SD, and remains a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.

Ginger went to country school in Lyman County, SD, for eight years, and graduated as the valedictorian of Presho...

Apr 6, 2025

Thomas Gerard Fischer, 58, passed away peacefully at home in Deadwood, South Dakota, on April 6, 2025. He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut then moved to Brooklyn, NY at the age of 8 until moving to Deadwood in 1992. Tom was a successful private businessman and innovator who brought creativity and dedication to everything he pursued. He was deeply...

Apr 4, 2025

Jerome "Jerry," "Jer-Bear," and "Papa" Kramer was born on June 4, 1941, in Mobridge, SD, to Benedict and Susann (Traxinger) Kramer. He graduated from McLaughlin High School, where he met the love of his life, Beverly Imberi. They were married on October 17, 1964, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church.

Jerry and Beverly spent many years farming and...

Apr 3, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Janice Jo Furrow-Glass, a truly sweet and loving woman, who passed away peacefully on April 3, 2025 at the age of 73 in Rapid City, SD.

Janice was born to Robert and Henrietta Furrow in Morgantown, WV on April 17, 1951.  She proudly served in the United States Navy,...

Apr 3, 2025

Born to Emil and Bessie (Whitebread) Trohkimoinen in Deadwood, South Dakota.  He had an older sister, Hazel.

He went to elementary school at Whitewood Country School.  His family then moved to the Vale area.  Don began farming with his father at a very young age.  At the age 14, his father became very ill and Don had...

Mar 31, 2025

Dormus Ruel Vaughn, 78. of Sturgis, South Dakota passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025 at the Monument Health Hospital in Spearfish. Additional obituary information will be available in the next coming days.

Mar 31, 2025

Leonard "Lenny" "Torp" Torpen was born in Bowman, ND on February 11, 1948 to Kenneth and Joyce (Tiegen) Torpen. He attended grade school at Whiting, ND (south of Scranton, ND) and graduated from Scranton High School. After graduating he worked at Colloid at Gascoyne, ND.

On February 13, 1968 he enlisted in the US Army and was...

Mar 30, 2025

Arne John Lund II of Whitewood, SD, passed away on March 30, 2025 at the age of 66. Arne was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Arnold LeRoy and Doris Kathrein (Robinson) Lund.

Arne grew up in Concord, California, graduating from De LaSalle High School in 1976 with honors. Following high school, Arne spent three years at...

Mar 28, 2025

Princess Darelgene Shay Goodine, 99, of Sturgis, SD passed away peacefully at home surrounded by love on Friday March 28, 2025.

Princess was born September 4,1925 in Colville, Washington to Darrell Kostka and Waneta Richardson. She had one older sister, Paula.

Princess spent her early childhood in Canada before making her way back to the...

Mar 28, 2025

David L. Ashland, born March 8, 1958, in Forest City, Iowa, passed away on March 28, 2025, at the age of 67 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Dave was a beloved husband, father, brother, and son, whose life was marked by a deep love for family and brought laughter to those around him.

A graduate from Rapid...

Mar 21, 2025

Karin L Chipman, 77, Sturgis, passed away Friday, March 21, 2025 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.  Memorial services for Karin will be at 11 am, Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Lead.  Inurnment will be in Oakridge Cemetery.

Karin Lee Cook, was born February 23, 1948 at Lemmon, SD to...

Mar 20, 2025

Robert Fred Steckman, 89, of Hot Springs passed away March 20, 2025.

Fred was born to Nettie (Buechle) and Robert Willis Steckman on July 26, 1935 near Lakeview, South Dakota.  The family moved near Hulett, Wyoming about 1941.  Fred would add, "Dad had a 1937 Durant at that time."  At least that is when we think a...

Mar 17, 2025

Kenneth Bradley Peterson was born November 6, 1953 in Sioux Falls, SD to Andie and Marie (Kelly) Peterson.  He was the youngest of 5 children.  He grew up the son of a candy salesman and spent his childhood helping fill the candy truck for the many routes of Andie's Candies.  He married Agnes Sandvik (Steffens) in 1971 and had...

Mar 17, 2025

Alyce Irene Tapken, 102, Sturgis, died, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care. She was born August 24, 1922 to Johnathan and Ferne (Allen) Heberling.

Alyce is survived by her children, daughter Shirley Nichols and Gary Sharman, LaQuinta, CA, son, Russ (Sharri) Wildey, MT, Step-daughters, Margaret (Steven) Denton, Sturgis, and daughter Mary Frances, 5...