Obituaries

Apr 26, 2017

Jeff was born on August 6, 1969, in Springfield, Illinois to James and Karen Shepard. On September 2, 2000 he married me, Debra Lynne O'Connor, whom he met in August of 1998 on the Coastal Star in Seattle where we headed to Alaska. We would find out on our first anniversary that we were blessed with huge surprise in...

Apr 24, 2017

Juanita Blossom Gullickson was born January 13, 1920, in Harding County on the family ranch near Reva. However, their address at the time was Strool, SD. Juanita arrived ahead of schedule and she was delivered by the county doctor, Doc Hodges. Her parents were Ernest Frederick Gullickson who was born in 1888 in Dakota Territory and Ida Oline Lien...

Apr 23, 2017

Clara was born on April 29, 1926, to William Henry Darg and Lydia Ann (Scott) Darg. Clara had a true pioneer spirit and a deep love of her home in South Dakota. On July 21, 1945, Clara married the love of her life, Charles Sammie Holt. Clara Murrie Holt, our loving grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on April...

Apr 21, 2017

Sharon was born February 27, 1943, in Newcastle, WY, to Doil and Ilene (Fryer) Morgan. With her family Sharon resided in Newcastle until 1958 when her family moved to a small ranch in Redbird Canyon, SD. Sharon attended schools in Newcastle and graduated from Newcastle High School in 1961. After graduation she worked as a checker at Red Owl....

Apr 20, 2017

Fay Jean (Hogan) Giannonatti was born December 27, 1938, in Twilight, SD, to Ives (Babb) and Harry Hogan. Fay was the baby of the family, having a big sister to look up to and three big brothers to try to keep up with. Fay's dad passed away when she was four years old, and the family moved into Newell...

Apr 19, 2017

Tom was born April 24, 1961, at Princeton, MN, to Harlan and Muriel (Walters) Wilts. He attended Big Lake, MN, schools and graduated from high school in 1979. Tom worked a few odd jobs out of high school before earning his EMT Certificate. He started his law enforcement career at Sherburne County as a Jail dispatcher. Tom then went...

Apr 18, 2017

Clyde was born, January 3, 1933, at Lowry, SD, to Jacob and Magdelena (Bieber) Hepper. He attended Fuller rural school and later enlisted in the US Army September 10, 1953, and was honorably discharged August 17, 1955. Clyde worked at Ford garage in Gettysburg, SD, for a few years before moving to Sioux Falls, SD. He worked at Mel's...

Apr 17, 2017

LT. COL. PAUL FLETCHER MCLELLAN Paul Fletcher McLellan was born in Dupree, South Dakota on June 22, 1917. He was raised on his father's homestead (farm/ranch) South East of Lantry on the Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Paul attended his First Grades of School in a one-room country schoolhouse with one teacher for up to eight grades. In High School he...

Apr 15, 2017

Royce was born to Leon and Ruby Edelman in Menno, SD. He went to school in Menno and Hot Springs, SD. He served in the U.S. Army from 1972 to 1976 and enjoyed his time in Germany, making a lot of friends there. He retired after working 30 years for the government. Royce enjoyed painting and wood carving, and...

Apr 14, 2017

Gillette resident Kenneth A. "Monk" Martinez Sr., 64, died April 14, 2017, at Campbell County Memorial Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends.

Memorial services begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at Jake's Tavern, followed by a benefit dinner and auction. His ashes will be spread in the Black Hills at a...

Apr 12, 2017

Jaden Allan Paklin was born to Marcy Paklin on November 19, 2004, in Spearfish, SD. Jaden left us before his time on April 12, 2017. He attended Sturgis Elementary where he was a fifth grader. Jaden was a fighter and very strong willed from the day he was born. He showed us all the true meaning of strength and...

Apr 11, 2017

On Tuesday, April 11, 2017, our beloved Robert H. Meyer went to be with Jesus. Robert was born June 21, 1937, in Newell, South Dakota. Son of Dave L. Meyer and Alma B. Meyer.

He graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1955, at the age of 17. Soon after, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps., where...

Apr 8, 2017

Virgil A. Schultz, 94, of Rapid City, S.D., passed away April 8, 2017.

He was born March 10, 1923, to Dr. F.J. Schultz and Louise (Thum) Schultz in Rock Springs, Wyo. He graduated from Rock Springs High School and entered the U.S. Army during World War II, participating in the Battle of the Bulge.

He...

Apr 7, 2017

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Apr 6, 2017

Betty Ulrich Darrach was born May 25, 1947, in Newell, SD, to Henry Ulrich and Lula (Gottman) Ulrich. She was the youngest of nine children, and as Betty's youngest child says, "They kept going until they got the best one!" I am sure that her siblings, Henry, Helen, Jack, Vivian, Fritz, Ella, Evelyn, and Connie would agree. Betty grew...

Apr 6, 2017

Lorren was born in New Underwood, SD, on June 19, 1926, to Alvin and Maggie (Judson) Moreland. He grew up on a ranch near Red Owl, SD, and attended the Red Owl School and a school they held in their home. Lorren worked on several ranches in the surrounding area including: Interior, SD, Montana, Wyoming, and for the New...

Apr 4, 2017

Vickie was born January 12, 1960, in Rapid City to Bernard and Loretta Wiehl. She was raised on the Wiehl Ranch with her brothers, Paul and Chris. Vickie loved the Wiehl Ranch and she very much enjoyed life on the prairie. Vickie graduated from Sturgis High School in 1978 and started working at Howard Johnson's Hotel where she met...

Apr 1, 2017

Justice was born November 28, 2007, in Gillette, WY. Justice enjoyed car rides as long as the music was loud and she would sing at the top of her lungs. She loved bike rides, dumpster diving, camping, and annoying her brother, Josh. She hated cleaning. Justice enjoyed sports and was involved with soccer and basketball. TanLynn and Justice attended...

Apr 1, 2017

Clinton Johnson, 7, Spearfish, died, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Spearfish. Clinton was born September 10, 2009, in Spearfish, SD, to Austin Johnson and Julia Gibson. He attended West Elementary School in Spearfish. Clinton enjoyed watching TV series with his Mom, family bike rides, Legos, T-ball, and karate. He was actively involved with his Mom and her school activities...

Apr 1, 2017

TanLynn was born October 18, 2005, in Gillette, WY. Camping wasn't TanLynn's favorite because of spiders, but she would go. She was always a protector, caregiver, and the first one to jump up to help anyone. She enjoyed going to her Uncle Smokes Ranch with Grandma Bonnie to care for Lilly the L'lama and the cats. She loved spending...