Obituaries

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...

Apr 1, 2017

Rhylin was born March 31, 2008, in Wichita Falls, TX, to Jonathan Tate and Crystal Gee. He attended Henrietta Elementary in Texas and Creekside Elementary in Spearfish. His cousin, Aaron, introduced Rhylin to video games which became one of his favorite pastimes. He also enjoyed riding bikes with his sisters, TanLynn and Justice, picking on and antagonizing his brother...

Apr 1, 2017

Phibie was born March 21, 2011, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Josh Moyer and Shannon Huggett. From the second she came into this world, Phibie started touching hearts one by one, with her bright red hair and crystal baby blue eyes. She would brighten up a room with just a simple smile. Phibie's hobbies for the next few years...

Mar 31, 2017

Robert John "Bob" Chihak, 89, Sturgis, died, Friday, March 31, 2017, at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Bob was born May 27, 1927, in Rapid City, SD, to John and Rozella (Pipal) Chihak. He was the youngest of three children; sister, Lynetta, and brother, Wally, a naval pilot. By the time he was 3, he had a fishing...

Mar 24, 2017

Lee was born to Dorothy (Maupin) and Otis Lee Colbert, Sr., on August 30, 1937, in Elsberry, Missouri. Lee is a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend. Also a marine, truck driver, teamster president, motel/restaurant/casino owner, and at age 72, built and owns a 160 Unit Storage Business. He could do EVERYTHING he set his...

Mar 22, 2017

Shannon was born October 8, 1978, to Lionel Kirsch and Amber Lynn Allen in Deadwood, SD. She was a 10lb black haired beautiful baby girl. Shannon married Terry Hudson on January 27, 2001. From this union a daughter, Chevelle Danae and a son, Lucas Scott was born. Shannon loved her children to the moon and they will always miss...

Mar 21, 2017

Patrick Murphy Bergen, 83, died March 21, 2017.

Patrick proudly served in US Navy and is inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.