Obituaries

Jul 17, 2017

Rebekah Anne "Becky" Cummings, 63, previously of Upton, WY, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, Surrounded by here family in Osage, WY.

Becky was born November 26, 1953, in Greybull, WY, to Nancy Lee Carey and Wayne Curtis Hodson. In 1958, her mom married Becky's true dad, Don Jones. In 1959 they moved to Upton, WY, to...

Jul 16, 2017

Dylan Tanner DeNeui, 24, of Rapid City, SD died on July 16, 2017.

Dylan was born in South Dakota to Roger and Kathy (Holman) DeNeui on November 30, 1992.

Jul 16, 2017

Sharon was born March 10, 1948, in Hoven, SD, to John and Patricia (Breen) Palon. She attended grade school at St. Martin's and graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1966. She then went to National College of Business in Rapid City and graduated in 1968. Sharon married Lawrence Piekkola September 4, 1971. After graduating from Business School, Sharon...

Jul 14, 2017

Susan Michelle Nikolas, 52, of Rapid City, SD, died July 14, 2017 at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Fort Meade, SD.

Susan was born in Florida to Willian and Carolyn (Diefendorf) Klopfer. She was married to Robert Nikolas. Susan served in the US Army and is buried at Black HIlls National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Jul 12, 2017

John Fitzpatrick McLaughlin, 46, of Rapid City, SD, died July 12, 2017.

John was born in Minnesota to Patrick and Barbara (McKenna) McLaughlin on January 20, 1971. He served in the US Marine Corps during the persian gulf and is buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Jul 12, 2017

Leland Ray Gould, 75, of Rapid City, SD, died July 12, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House.

Leland was born in Iowa to Avery and Helen (Pinckney) Gould on October 16, 1941.

Jul 11, 2017

Charles was born March 21, 1937, (Palm Sunday) in Spearfish to William Orlo and Lillian G. (Waterfall) Fillmore. His father arrived at the (then) Methodist Episcopal Church in Spearfish to announce that his wife, Lillian, who was the choir director, had just given birth that morning to their fourth child, a boy. Charles William had joined his three sisters,...

Jul 9, 2017

Joseph Michael Dropik the 4th was born in Minneapolis, MN, on October 31, 1975, to Joseph Michael Dropik III and Donna (Elias) Kolb. He attended Patrick Henry high school, after which he joined the Air Force as a munitions specialist. He was stationed in England where he married and had a daughter Kelsey. He then was stationed at Rapid...

Jul 6, 2017

Mildred Ellen Roessing, 75, passed away on July 6, 2017 in Spearfish, SD.

Midge was born on March 13, 1942 in Springfield, MO to Richard and Nelle (Adams) Looney.

She graduated from Worland High School in 1960. Following graduation, she went to work for the State of Wyoming, DFS, retiring after 35 years of service....

Jul 6, 2017

Lynn was born April 30, 1933, in rural Harding County, SD, to Herman and Blanche (Thomas) Dunn. He was the youngest of eight children. Lynn served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He farmed and ranched on the Redwater before purchasing his current farm east of Vale in 1961. Lynn married Dorothy Weyrich of rural Sturgis on June 4,...

Jul 5, 2017

"Maurine" as she was known, was born August 7, 1929, in Lebanon, SD, to Edward and Kathrine (Breene) Miesen. She attended school in Lebanon, graduating in 1947. She finished her education at the Aberdeen Teachers College. She taught country school west of Seneca until she met Jack Charron when he delivered the mail to her school. Maurine and Jack...

Jul 4, 2017

Jerry was born August 01, 1945, to Garold & Odetta Miller of Ainsworth, NE. Jerry had three siblings: sister, Jackie Kirkpatrick; brother, William Miller and twin brother Larry Miller. In December 1984, Jeff was born to Jerry and Mary. In 1985, Jerry entered into marriage with his best friend Mary. In November 1986, the couple welcomed their daughter Jessie...

Jul 4, 2017

Howard Irvin Fisher, Sr., was born October 18, 1938, in Johnstown, PA. He joined the Air Force as a young man and was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base as a mechanic. It was during his time in the Air Force that he met Beverly Sneesby. The two were married December 12, 1959 and had been married for fifty-seven...

Jul 3, 2017

Amanda May, 34, of Saint Onge, SD earned her wings into heaven on Monday July 3, 2017 after a short but brave, strong & courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Mitchell, SD on June 8, 1983. Amanda was an amazing and beautiful soul with the most beautiful, big eyes. She accomplished many feats in her life. Her...

Jul 2, 2017

Constance "Connie" Gray was born March 31, 1919, to John and Jessie (Dryer) Bestgen on the family farm north of Sturgis, SD. She passed into the next life on July 2, 2017, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center. The Valedictorian graduate, from St. Martin's Academy in Sturgis, went on to obtain her nursing degree from St. John's School...

Jul 2, 2017

Imogene "Jean" Rotert was born February 26, 1934, in Presho, SD, to Jess and Mabel (Harmon) Waldron. Jean married Dale Grosch and to this union they had two sons, Richard and Kenneth. She later married Marvin Sneesby and they had one daughter, Brenda. They later divorced. On August 6, 1976, Jean married James Rotert. After retirement they moved to...

Jul 2, 2017

Donald Joseph Oliver was born to Earl W. Oliver and Goldie (Liston) Oliver on August 20, 1931, in rural Meade County, SD. Donald had 4 siblings; sister, Deloris Smith; brothers, Dale (Lolita) Oliver; John Oliver; Bert (Barb) Oliver. Donald married his loving and supportive wife, Dottie, on February 21, 1954, in Sturgis. They welcomed 5 children into their lives:...

Jun 30, 2017

Wayne Percy Reynolds was born September 12, 1932, in Madison, SD, to Percy and Myrtle (Ness) Reynolds. He attended country school in many communities including Dewey County, Firesteele, and Timberlake just to name a few. Wayne graduated from Willow Lake High School at the age of 16. He served four years, much of that time in Korea as a...

Jun 29, 2017

Lyial Emroy Huber was born to Adolf and Martha (DeWald) Huber on May 11, 1939, in Mobridge, SD. Lyial had six siblings; three brothers; Ervin, Calvin, and Raymond and three sisters; Shirley, Loraine and Ramona. Lyial served in the Army. Lyail was an over the road Truck Driver for most of his life. He was a very kind hearted...

Jun 28, 2017

Darrell William Stymiest, 82, of Sturgis, SD, died June 28, 2017 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care.

Darrell was born in South Dakota to Glen and Agnes (Gomsrud) Stymiest.