Obituaries

Jan 30, 2018

Merla Dawn Price was born April 4, 1949, in Sturgis, SD, to Merle and Addie Boyd (Howie) Weyer. Her childhood years were spent in Marcus where she attended rural school. She graduated in 1967 from Faith High School. After graduation, she attended National College of Business in Rapid City. In 1969, she married her high school sweetheart, Alan Price,...

Jan 29, 2018

Melrose was born to Clinton and Carrie (Childers) Brashears at home in the Brush Creek community at Leola, AR. Melrose began first grade at the Brush Creek School. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at an early age and was baptized and joined Brush Creek Missionary Baptist Church. She worked and trusted God all of...

Jan 29, 2018

James Albert Piana, 96, of Newcastle, WY died January 29, 2018 at the Dept. of Vetera

Jim was born in his childhood home August 22, 1921, in Newcastle, WY, to August and Irean (Gaido) Piana.

Jan 28, 2018

Mary Madell Schuster was born in Sturgis May 18, 1925, in her grandmother Keffler's "midwifery" house.  Her parents were Joseph and Florence (Keffler) Schuster.  She attended St. Martin's Academy from 1 st through 12 th grade.  She graduated from National College of Business in Rapid City.

She married George Piekkola in February of 1950 in Sturgis.  They...

Jan 28, 2018

John was born March 25, 1955, in Anchorage. John was raised in Alaska and graduated from Service High School in 1973. Throughout most of his adult life, John worked at Noble Mechanical, an Anchorage sheet metal business owned by his parents, William and Georgina Bumgarner. After William's retirement in 1992, John operated the business with his brother, Warren. He...

Jan 28, 2018

Don was born September 14, 1927 to Herman F. and Florence M(Matthews) Miller in Chamberlain, SD. On June 12, 1952, he married Kathleen Shirley Buss at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Redfield, SD. She preceded him in death in 2013 after 61 years of marriage. Don graduated from Chamberlain High School in 1945 and served as a corporal in...

Jan 28, 2018

John was born on September 18, 1937, in Gary, IN, to Vance and Madeline Reed. He grew up in IN and was an alumnus of Indiana University, where he majored in Chemistry before entering the Air Force in 1961. John began his Air Force career at Harlingen, TX. After completing Undergraduate Navigator Training, he was stationed at Plattsburgh AFB,...

Jan 27, 2018

Irene Alvena (Webb) Berndt was born March 4, 1933, to George and Ella Webb. She was the 7th of 12 children. Irene died at home on January 27, 2018, after a short illness at the age of 84. Irene grew up in Eagle Butte. She attended Butte View School in the Fox Ridge District and graduated from Eagle Butte...

Jan 26, 2018

Margaret was born the third of five children to Parks and Emma (Hebner) DuPont on May 23, 1930, in Nisland, SD. She attended school in Lead, SD, and worked at St. Joseph's Hospital. She married Frank Matulovich and they started their family in Lead where they raised their children, Lon and Pamela. Margaret moved to Gillette, WY, in the...

Jan 26, 2018

Lisle was born April 21, 1925, at Page County, IA, to Leonard and Lydia (Kenagy) Reeve. At a young age, the family moved to Western Nebraska near Marsland. They worked for local potato farmers and moved a lot during the 1930's in that area. Lisle graduated from Hemingford High School and shortly thereafter, he joined the United States Army....

Jan 26, 2018

Wade Kent Graves, 59, formerly of Minot, died Thursday, January 25, 2018, in Walling, TN.  Services will be Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, SD.  Burial will follow at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis.

Jan 25, 2018

Bernice Florence Mettler was born January 29, 1933, at Sturgis, SD, to Leopold J. and Delores (Ferdig) Mettler. She was born the 2nd of 4 children: older sister, Arlene (Strohschein), younger sister, Mary (Murray), and younger brother, Lewis (Mettler). Times were tough, but they had each other. The siblings remained very close throughout life. Bernice was raised in Sturgis...

Jan 24, 2018

Phyllis "JoAnne" (O'Dea) Merwin was born on May 7, 1940, to Michael and Virginia (Martin) O'Dea.  She was raised on the family farm and attended school in Oral, SD, through the 8th grade and graduated from Hot Springs, SD, high school in 1957.  After graduating high school she married her high school sweet heart Albert Merwin on November 4,...

Jan 24, 2018

Ruth was born October 7, 1931, at Washington, IA, to James Leroy and Irma (Walker) Jugenheimer.  She graduated from high school in Washington, IA, and earned a two year teaching certificate at Sioux Falls College.  She married John Carl Schlomer on December 23, 1956, at Glenham, SD.

She taught school for the Smee School District at Wakpala,...

Jan 24, 2018

Loren Jarrel sanders, 69, of Rapid City, SD, died at his home on January 24, 2018.

Loren was born in Nebraska to Arthur John and Ella Mae (Dover) Sanders on December 1, 1948.

Jan 23, 2018

Kelton "Kelly" Feickert was born January 21, 1956, in Aberdeen, SD, to Elmer and Ardella (Schlepp) Feickert. The family lived in Aberdeen, SD, Minot, ND, and Valley City, ND, before moving to Rapid City in 1965. Kelton attended public schools in the Rapid City area and graduated from Central High School in 1974. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy...

Jan 22, 2018

Shirley Hessman, 92, of Rapid City, SD, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and devoted friend to many went home to her Lord on January 22, 2018. Shirley was admired for her strength, spirit, tenacity and intelligence. Her faithfulness to God and others and her capacity to love everyone she encountered made her a significant person in many people's lives. She...

Jan 21, 2018

Kathy was born, February 22, 1942, to Gustav and Mildred (Saueressig) Kandt in Bismarck, ND. She was raised on the family farm and in McClusky, ND, where she graduated from high school. She received a BS degree in English from Minot State University. In her lifetime, she taught English at Standing Rock High School in ND and at the...

Jan 19, 2018

Michelle Denise Brevik, 51, of Rapid City, SD, died at her home on January 19, 2018.

Michelle was born in California to Patrick and Yolanda (Martinez) Scalf on February 4, 1966. She was married to Kenneth Brevik.

Jan 19, 2018

Maxine Grace (Anderson) Bongard passed from this world on January 19, 2018. The reigning matriarch of the Anderson Family, Maxine was born the second of eight children, on February 2, 1929, in Alpena, SD, to Esther Jane (Cunningham) and Grant Vernon ("Jim") Anderson, and grew up around the Woonsocket and Green Grass areas of South Dakota. She met and...