Obituaries

May 15, 2017

Darrel "Beechnut" Barry was born on February 15, 1929 in New Underwood, SD at his Grandma Barry's home to Emory E. and Clara C. (Welfl) Barry. He attended grade school at the Barry School in the Haydraw area. He then stayed in a dormitory during the week while attending high school in New Underwood. He lettered in football and...

May 15, 2017

Theodore "Teddy" Charles Mahaffy was born September 4, 1934, in Rapid City, SD, to Theodore E. and Marie (Foote) Mahaffy. He grew up on the family ranch near Marcus, SD, on Sulphur Creek. He attended local country schools. He married the love of his life, Ann Ingalls, on December 1, 1956, and together they raised six children. They ranched...

May 14, 2017

James Reed was born November 2, 1932, to Florence Reed (Morrisey) in Faith, SD. He moved with his family to Sundance, WY, where he graduated from Sundance High School. It was there that he met the love of his life, Patricia Fall. The two were married October 8, 1956, and created a wonderful life together. The couple moved their...

May 13, 2017

Schae Michael Johnson, 27, of Sturgis, SD died May 13, 2017 at his home.

Schae was born in Oregon to Lloyd and Tracy (Manuel) Johnson on October 26, 1989.

May 13, 2017

Bryan was born January 6, 1963, in Price, Utah, to Katherine (Causer) McMahon and Ray Hunter. He grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, with his mother and step-father, Gerald McMahon, now deceased. He graduated from high school in Flagstaff. He went to technical school in Phoenix and received a degree in heating and air-conditioning. Bryan spent several years working in...

May 11, 2017

Walter was born June 26, 1924, at Bixby, SD, to Peter and Katherine (Sperle) Kari. He graduated from Bison High School Walter married Tillie Luvern Rogers on November 14, 1948, at Strool, SD. Their son, Randy, was born December 6, 1949. They ranched northwest of Faith, SD, for 16 years, then moved into Faith in 1964 so Randy could...

May 9, 2017

Carla Reanae Birdwell, 33, of Cheyenne, WY, passed away on May 9, 2017 at her home.

Carla was born in Rapid City, SD, to Kenneth Birdwell and Melisa Threadgill (Darr) on December 13, 1983.

May 7, 2017

Sonny was born November 26, 1946, at Milbank, SD, to Pearl H. (Latham) and Frank Charles Hogan, Sr. Growing up on a farm, Sonny loved horses and the wild side of life. He always had the urge to come west. In the 90's, Sonny had that dream come true. Forty years of driving truck, his life became hauling asphalt,...

May 4, 2017

(Elvira) Joan Wood, 76, died Thursday from lung cancer at Close to Home Hospice House.

No services per her request. Flowers or donations can be sent to Close to Home Hospice.

May 3, 2017

Hope Remington Fisher, 95, of Newcastle WY, passed away May 3, 2017, at Weston County Manor, Newcastle, WY.

Hope was born in Deadwood, SD on April 25, 1922, to Raymond R. and Martha M. (Knight) Fischer.

Apr 30, 2017

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Apr 30, 2017

Beverly was born December 4, 1930, to Nellie and William "Bill" Tucker, of Colorado Springs. Beverly graduated from Palmer High School as part of the Class of 1949. Shortly thereafter, she met William H. "Bill" Coacher, of Sturgis, SD. After their marriage on December 27, 1952, the couple moved to South Dakota, where they welcomed a daughter and three...

Apr 27, 2017

John Thomas "Tommy" Udager was born December 28, 1930, to Ole and Alice (Hansen) Udager in Faith, SD, with the help of a midwife. He was baptized into the Bethel Lutheran Church in Faith. Tom was raised on the family ranch 16 miles west of town; attending grade school at the one room country school and high school in...

Apr 26, 2017

DWayne was born June 10, 1972, in Greensburg, Kansas. He is the son of Darrell Headley and Patsy Cullumber.

At the age of 44 DWayne passed away in Homer, Alaska and is buried in the Whitewood Cemetery, Whitewood, SD.

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...