Loretta Fay Westbrook
Jun 5, 2018
Loretta Fay Westbrook was born March 19, 1933, near Pollock, SD, the eldest of nine children born to Archie and Gertrude (Biesheuvel) Ryckman. She grew up on a farm eight miles northwest of Pollock and attended rural school. Loretta married Lester M. Westbrook on June 7, 1952, at the Pollock Presbyterian Church. The couple lived in Pollock until moving...
Albert Donald Erfman
Jun 4, 2018
Albert "Donald" Erfman was born October 23, 1934, to Henry and Edna (Stock) Erfman in Howard, SD. He was the oldest of 13 children and grew up on his Uncle Bud's farm near Howard. He enlisted in the US Army National Guard on March 16, 1953, and was also a member of the SD National Guard. He was an...
Dee Ora Lee Keller
Jun 3, 2018
Dee was born December 20, 1933, in Terraville, SD, to Margery Addison Orr and Leo Russell Orr. When Dee was 9, Leo moved the family to Idaho for work. When Leo died in a deer hunting accident, Margery moved Dee and her five brothers back to Lead where Dee attended school, graduating in 1951. In November 1952, she married...
Carol Jean Fairbanks
Jun 3, 2018
Carol Jean Callihan Fairbanks was born on January 2, 1945 to Ben and Bernice Van Pelt Callihan in Mitchell, South Dakota. When she was four she moved with her parents from the Woonsocket area to Van Metre, South Dakota. Three years later Carol's older sister, Margie, her husband Milton Oehlerking and their first two children, Jim and Judy, also...
Patricia Lucille Eastman
Jun 3, 2018
On June 3, 2018, Patricia L. Eastman, 77, Rapid City, passed away quietly surrounded by her family at Rapid City Regional Hospital. On September 29, 1940, Addison and Genevieve Cavanaugh, along with her brother, Peter, welcomed Patti into the world. Patti was the light of her parents' life. Patti grew up in Van Nuys, CA, a happy carefree child....
John Peter Kraft
Jun 2, 2018
John Peter Kraft was the fifth child of eight of Peter and Pauline Kraft. He was born and raised on the family farm outside Selfridge, ND. He went into the service 1952 and was honorably discharged in 1960 from the US Army as a Corporal E-4, ER 55 233 951, AMEDS, ASAR. In 1955, John married LaVonne Harrison and...
William Theron Ziegenbein
Jun 1, 2018
William Theron Ziegenbein was born on a homestead in rural Haakon County northeast of Philip, SD, on November 15, 1933, to Theron and Selma Ziegenbein. He went to a country school in rural Philip and the family moved to Sturgis when he was in 6th grade. Bill completed the 8th grade and when given the choice to leave school...
Gabriel Fillipe Chavez
May 31, 2018
Gabe was born September 10, 1972, in Bagdad, AZ, where his journey began. He grew up in Spearfish, SD, most of his life. For a short period of time he lived in Flagstaff, AZ, where he was given his greatest gift from God, his two beautiful daughters. He was a very nice and caring person he would lend a...
Kevin Alan Mailloux
May 28, 2018
Kevin Alan Mailloux was born on February 12, 1959, to Alan and Joyce (Hiam) Mailloux in Valley City, North Dakota. Kevin was a longtime resident of Rapid City and Box Elder. His outgoing personality allowed him to make friends readily and his generosity and sincerity ensured he kept them. Kevin enjoyed reading, gaming, fishing, and sports among other things....
Lois Eileen Hubbard
May 27, 2018
On May 27, 2018, Lois Eileen (Lange) Hubbard passed away peacefully at the Dorsett Health Care Facility Hospice Unit in Spearfish, SD. Lois was born on June 28, 1936, in Springfield, SD, to Hubert and Ruth (Fitch) Lange. Lois spent much of her adult life in Colorado where she was an administrative assistant in the Montrose County School District....
Loretta May Bennett
May 26, 2018
Loretta was born November 1, 1931, at home in Fairpoint, SD, to Earl Eugene and Elsie Edith (Pugh Nordeen) Remington. There she grew up on the ranch---her favorite pastime was riding horses at sundown and watching the sunset. She attended the Atall School through 8th grade then completed her schooling in New Underwood, SD, where she boarded the four...
Gladys Faith Peterson
May 24, 2018
Gladys Faith (Hansell) Peterson was born May 10, 1919, to George Washington Hansell and Susan Lorena (Selby) Hansell in Faith, SD. Gladys, 99, passed away May 24, 2018, at Prestige Assisted Living in Kalispell, MT. Through her youth, she herded sheep, worked as a housekeeper, candled eggs on a chicken farm, as a laundress at Ft. Meade, and housekeeping....
Thomas Gene Smith
May 22, 2018
Tom was born April 9, 1937, to Perry and Amanda (Sattler) Smith in New Underwood, SD, the seventh of eight children. He grew up on the family ranch working hard and finding a little mischief here and there. After high school, he helped his Dad on the ranch, installed poles for the Telephone Company in 1961, and helped to...
James Colin Spraggins
May 21, 2018
James Colin Spraggins, family man, freedom rider of Harley's, gun connoisseur, and accomplished diesel mechanic, passed away peacefully surrounded by his favorite possessions on May 21, 2018. Jim was born in Minot, ND, but was raised in the bustling town of Berthold, ND, by his father, Newton Spraggins, and his mother, Coleen (Jeffery) Spraggins. Jim was surrounded by six...
Jean E. Hermann
May 21, 2018
Jean was born and raised in Omaha, NE, and graduated from the University of Nebraska (Omaha) with a B.A. in biology. While working as a medical lab tech, she met and married Dr. Harland T. Hermann on February 28, 1948, residing close to family in Omaha. To this union, which was to last over 70 years, were born their...
Neil David Mutchler
May 20, 2018
Neil was born October 30, 1936, at Burke, SD, to the late Ira "Shy" and Leta (Duerfeldt) Mutchler. He graduated from Newell High School in 1954. He married Margaret Bauer on December 15, 1959, in Miles City, MT. Neil and Margaret made their home on Sulphur Creek at Mud Butte, SD, and ranched until 1979, when they moved to...
Wayne Reid Christenson
May 20, 2018
Wayne Reid Christenson was born at home on the family farm outside of Jamestown, Kansas, on February 7, 1932, to Earl and Hazel Christenson. He graduated from Jamestown High School class of 1949. He married the love of his life, Patty Lou Fisher, December 17, 1950. The two of them enjoyed 67 years of marriage, never losing sight of...
Daniel Robert Hayes
May 19, 2018
Danny was born May 11, 1950, in Sturgis, SD, the son of Bill and Dorothy (Chaney) Hayes. He graduated from Sturgis High School in 1969. Danny started his career in EMS in 1971 and graduated from South West Oklahoma City Community College with a Masters in EMS Training. He ended his career as a Paramedic and was the SD...
Edward Allen Tripp
May 18, 2018
Edward Allen Tripp Sr., was born September 14, 1928 in East Hartford, CT, to Edward and Katherine (O'Brien) Tripp in their home. He has been a member of Local Union #478 of the Union of Operating Engineers since 1949 where he worked as a Crane Operator until retirement. Ed married Evelyn J. Stearns in East Hartford in 1947. They...
William Howard Adam
May 18, 2018
William was born November 20, 1941, in Deadwood, SD, to Bessie Lynn and August Conrad Adam. Raised in Lead and graduated in 1959. Bill loved his work as an underground miner for Homestake for 10 years. After a serious accident in June of 1972, he worked in the warehouse after he recovered from his injuries. Bill retired when Homestake...
