Lyle Fay Martin
Jun 16, 2017
Lyle Fay Martin was born March 26, 1926, in Erwin, SD, to Joseph and Hannah (Munger) Martin. His father was an Irish orphan who came out west on an orphan train, and Fr. Lyle spent many years searching for his ancestors. After graduation in 1944, he enlisted in the US Army, and his very first combat experience was in...
Robert Louis Johnston
Jun 16, 2017
Bob was born September 29, 1946, at Sundance, Wyoming, to Wesley and Dorothy Stallbaum. Bob retired from the Ft. Meade Fire Department as a captain in 1999. He loved motorcycles, fishing, woodworking, and visiting with friends and family. He was an avid pool player and he never met a stranger. Robert Louis Johnston, 70, Sturgis, died Friday, June 16,...
Ramsey Lee Kendall
Jun 14, 2017
Ramsey Lee Kendall was born in Westover, SD, to Nordine and Carrie (Smith) Kendall on January 16, 1931. As a youngster, he moved to Custer where he graduated high school, achieved the highest rank of Eagle Scout, and joined the Custer National Guard in 1947 at the young age of 16. In August of 1950, his unit was alerted...
Bonnie Coleman
Jun 13, 2017
Bonnie Coleman-Herrmann, 74, was born December 23, 1942, near Seneca, SD. She passed away June 13, 2017, at Henderson, NV. Plans for services are for November 4, 2017, at Spearfish, SD.
Jans Gustav Melby
Jun 12, 2017
Jans Gustav Melby was born November 29, 1963, in Fargo, ND, to Peter and Carole Melby. In his early years, the family lived in Minnesota where Jans enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling, and living life to its fullest. The Melby family moved to Pierre, SD, in 1976 where Jans graduated from Riggs High School in 1982. Jans' teen years were filled...
John William O'Grady
Jun 9, 2017
John was born in Sturgis, SD, June 30, 1962, to William and Ella Jane (Alexander) O'Grady. John attended grade school at the Plainview School, St. Francis, and Metishigoshe School. He went to high school at St. Martin's Academy, Rapid City, SD, and graduated in 1980. He was a longtime rancher until health concerns caused him to retire in 2012....
Marlene Ann Haivala
Jun 8, 2017
Marlene Ann "Molly" Haivala was born on October 31, 1939, to Nick and Addeline Mackey at Buffalo, SD. She attended Lone Mountain and Buffalo elementary schools and graduated from Buffalo High School in 1958. She married Leonard (Lenny) Haivala on August 10, 1958, and they were married 49 years when Lenny passed away in 2007. Marlene and Lenny had...
Bernice M. Stewart
Jun 7, 2017
Bernice Stephenson Stewart, born in Kansas City, Kan. Dec. 20, 1942 departed this earth on June 7, 2017 in Sturgis, S.D.
She was a resident of Nevada since 1982 and a Pahrump resident since 2005. Bernice did volunteer work for the American Red Cross, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and Sexual Assault Support Services in Reno, Nev....
Richard Frederick Feiok
Jun 6, 2017
Richard F. Feiok, 93, Sturgis, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at his residence. A memorial service will be held Monday, June 12, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at Blessed Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Sturgis with Rev. John Fries officiating. Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery. Richard was born May 14, 1924, at Tripp, SD, to Dr. Richard and...
Paul Halick Pierson
Jun 6, 2017
Paul Halick Pierson, 90, of Hot Springs, SD, died June 6, 2017 at the State Veterans Home, Hot Springs, SD.
Paul was born in Nebraska to William Vicen Allen and Violet Etta (Canaday) Pierson on March 24, 1927. He was married to Eileen Deloris Tenney (1929-2014) and served in the US Army in World War II. They...
Jerry Alan Roth
Jun 4, 2017
Jerry was born September 19, 1955, at Rapid City, SD, to Clarence E. and Patricia A. (Kammerer) Roth. He grew up on Elk Creek and moved to Boulder Canyon at a young age. He went to school in Boulder Canyon. After his parents death the kids moved to Oshkosh, WI. They lived there four years before moving back to...
Alice M. Iversen
Jun 3, 2017
Alice was given life by her Creator and was born September 17, 1919, at Gorman, SD, to Henry A. and Mabel (Warn) Hagny. She grew up near Gettysburg. Alice was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Alice married Harold B. Iversen March 23, 1941, at Harrold, SD, and God blessed them with three children; Barbara, Greg, and Gretchen....
Jeffery James Harrington
Jun 3, 2017
Jeffery James Harrington, 60, of Deadwood, SD, died at his home on June 3, 2017.
Jeffery was born in South Dakota to James and Kathleen (Keel) Harrington.
Doris Ethel Ingalls
Jun 3, 2017
Doris Ethel Ingalls was born November 7, 1938, in Sturgis, SD. Her parents were Wayne and Doris (Allen) Palmer. Ethel grew up in the Red Owl area. She spent a lot of time in the sheep wagon with her mother watching over the sheep and riding her horse. Her mother would get up early to check on the sheep....
Ronald Lawrence Snyder
May 29, 2017
Ronald Lawrence Snyder, 62, of Spearfish, SD, died May 29, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD.
Ronald was born in South Dakota to Stewart and Cora Jean (Ward) Snyder on June 25, 1954. He was married to Tammy (Keller) Snyder.
Irma Evelyn Graves
May 27, 2017
Irma was born November 21, 1915, to Halvor and Elma (Rose) Olson on their family farm south of Mitchell, SD, where she grew up with her parents and siblings, Delmar and Vera (Moe). In 1942, she married Charles "Chuck" Graves of Ethan in Buffalo, NY. After WWII broke out, they were both employed at Curtis-Wright Aeronautical. Chuck was a...
Christopher E. Janis
May 27, 2017
Christopher E. Janis, 42, of Vermillion, SD, died May 27, 2017 near Porcupine, SD.
Christopher was born in South Dakota to Sharon Janis on February 1, 1975. He was married to Erin (Bortnem) Janis.
Evangeline "Van" Orthouse
May 24, 2017
Evangeline "Van" Orthouse went to her heavenly Father on May 24, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. She was born on February 27, 1926 in Wahpeton, North Dakota, the middle child, with older brother Robert, and younger sister Kathryn of parents Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stein of Dora, Minnesota. She attended grade school in Wahpeton,...
