Obituaries

Oct 29, 2019

Shanon M. Schallenkamp, 69, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Shanon is the daughter of Norman and Faye (Roling) Murphy and was born on August 2, 1950 in Mitchell, SD. She grew up in Salem, SD and attended St. Mary's Grade School and High School through her junior year.  The family moved...

Oct 29, 2019

Debra Jo Wedlund, 58, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

She was born on April 10, 1961 in Eau Claire, WI to David and Twyla (Kohn) Vaningan.  Debra grew up in Eau Claire and graduated from Memorial High School in 1979.  She moved to Hill City, SD in 1989 and has worked...

Oct 28, 2019

Jerry Earl Watkins was born April 17, 1951, to Max Earl Watkins and Arvetta Jeanette Speakman. He was born at a hospital in Fulton right on the line between Kentucky and Tennessee, so they picked Kentucky on his birth certificate. After Jerry joined the family they lived in Tennessee, where his father worked in the logging industry. When he...

Oct 27, 2019

Bob was born September 22, 1938, in Elbow Lake, MN, the son of Adrian and Helen Raatz. Bob had a successful career with Bell Telephone Company as a cable maintenance worker. At Bell, he made many lifelong friends and was a union steward as well as a member of the Communications Workers of America. He spent 35 years with...

Oct 26, 2019

James W. Michaud, 72, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 in Rapid City.

Full obituary and service information is pending.

Oct 25, 2019

Roy E. Brandenburg III, 74, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 in Scott City, Kansas.

Full obituary is pending.

Oct 24, 2019

Karen Jordan, 76, died Thursday, October 24 2019 at her home in Rapid City, SD.

Karen was born April 28, 1943, in Wheeling, West Virginia.  She grew up along the Ohio River between Wheeling, WV and Steubenville, OH.  Her family moved to Flora, IL.  when Karen was in high school.  It was while Karen and her family...

Oct 20, 2019

Matthew was born May 4, 1986, in Rapid City, SD, to Eugene and Nancy Flagler. He was raised in Sturgis, SD. Matt received his GED and went on to Western Dakota Tech school and earned an associate's degree in Electronics. Matt was a carpenter/construction worker. He had his own contracting business and he had worked as a cook at...

Oct 14, 2019

Rex James DeYonge, age 61, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 in Sturgis, SD. He was born October 13, 1958, in Slayton, MN, to Johannes "John" and Veronica "Vonnie" DeYonge. He was a 1976 graduate of Slayton High School. He made Sturgis, SD, his home and spent the past 20 years working for Quinn Construction in Rapid City....

Oct 13, 2019

Georgia Ann (Herrick) McFarland, 85, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019, at Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. Georgia was born May 3, 1934, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, to George and Margaret (Martin) Herrick. Her early years were spent in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Her family moved to Ft. Meade, SD, when Georgia was 14 years old. Georgia graduated...

Oct 7, 2019

Gary was born March 30, 1958, in Aitkin, MN, to Lionel and Alice (Maron) Thomas. Gary proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as a KC-135 in-flight refueling specialist. Gary married Betsy (Platt) Thomas on December 27, 1991, and shortly after adopted her daughter Kristin to complete their happy family. Gary loved to hunt and fish...

Oct 7, 2019

Kevin was born to Roy and Gertie McAulay on August 13, 1957. He was raised on the family farm in Manitoba, Canada. He graduated from high school in 1976. He left the farm and headed west to work in the oil field for Porta Test on offshore rigs. Two years later he was transferred to Evanston, WY, for a...

Oct 7, 2019

Richard Allen Lager passed away in Rapid City, South Dakota, on October 7, 2019. At Richard's request there will not be a formal service held.  A private family committal service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Saturday, November 2, 2019 followed by a celebration of his life with family and friends at the Carthage Community Center at 3:30...

Oct 5, 2019

Bob was born June 30, 1931, to Henry and Polly Dale. Bob was the second of six children. They moved to Piedmont when he was in the fifth grade. Bob was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved being outdoors in the Black Hills. He was a great story teller and was always ready with a good joke. Bob...

Oct 4, 2019

Herman "Lee" McElwain was born June 1, 1935, to Norbert and Doris (Younke) McElwain in Compton, CA. His father died when he was 2 years old. His mother later married John Shurvinton. Lee lived in California until he was 13 years old. They moved to Wyoming when his parents bought a ranch near Moorcroft. He attended school in Moorcroft....

Oct 1, 2019

Elizabeth K. Good, 60, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at her home in Rapid City.

Full obituary and service information is pending.

Oct 1, 2019

Florenz Anthony (Tony) Nunes passed away October 1, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He and his twin brother, Anthony Joe, were born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 20, 1931 to Antonio Nunes and Martina Nelson.  Anthony Joe died at birth.

He attended country schools until 1941, when the family moved to Alliance, Nebraska. Then he attended...

Sep 30, 2019

Ronald Peter Steichen, 91, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2019. Born December 28, 1927, in White Lake, SD, Ronald was the second of Carl and Marjorie [Shank] Steichen's six children. After service in the army, Ronald married Marjorie [Purschke] on April 18, 1951, in Spencer, SD. In 1957, the couple moved to Sturgis where they raised their three...

Sep 29, 2019

Donald "Don" was born August 29, 1927, to Eugene H. and Ida M. (Thiers) McPherson. Born the seventh of eight children, he was a survivor learning the value of hard work and perseverance. He grew up on the family ranch east of Sturgis on Alkali Creek. He attended country school through 8th grade, graduated high school, and went onto...

Sep 29, 2019

Gloria Marilyn Rodiack, 88, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 in Rapid City.