Carol Lynn Mckenzie
Sep 18, 2019
Carol was born on May 18, 1952, in Chicopee Falls, MA, to Darel and Arlys (Koester) Smith. She attended school and graduated from Northville High School in 1970. She married Dale Nash in 1972. Together, they had three children, Lynette, Bryan, and Mark. On January 26, 1996, she married Donald McKenzie in Piedmont, SD. Carol spent 40 years with...
George Genoff
Sep 18, 2019
George was born in Lipp Township, Emmons County, ND. His mother, Martha (Werlinger), married Eremio "Shorty" Genoff and shortly after their marriage, Shorty adopted George on November 18, 1927. He was raised on a farm east of McIntosh, SD, and attended school in McIntosh. He went to work for the railroad in 1944. Shortly after, he was drafted in...
Bill Medin Meyer
Sep 17, 2019
Bill Medin Meyer, 72, died Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD from Alzheimer 's disease.
Bill was born April 23, 1947 in Sioux Falls, SD to Raymond Warren and Valerie Estelle (Medin) Meyer. He was the oldest of four sons, joined by brothers Robert (Bobby), Vaughn, and...
Joan Marie Knight
Sep 17, 2019
Joan Marie Knight, 66, Sturgis, peacefully passed on September 17, 2019, while being cared for by the amazing men and women of Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. We are ever so grateful. She was born to Joe and Bonnie Chambers in Loma Linda, CA, and was raised in Bloomington, CA. She married young and had two daughters. She...
Loretta L. Bachand
Sep 16, 2019
Loretta L. (Simon) Bachand, 80, Glendale, AZ, died Monday, September 16, 2019, in Glendale, AZ. She was born August 6, 1939, to George and Elsie Simon in New Underwood, SD. Loretta was raised in Hereford, SD, on the Belle Fourche River. She graduated from Sturgis High School. Loretta was an RN, working in South Dakota and Arizona. She was...
Earl Miles Chenoweth
Sep 16, 2019
Earl M. Chenoweth, 68, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at the Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.
He was born September 8, 1951 in Bird City, Kansas to James and Doris (Downing) Chenoweth.
Earl was preceded in death by his father, James Chenoweth; and brother, Carl Chenoweth.
Grateful for having shared his...
Clara Beth (Simons) Peterson
Sep 15, 2019
Clara Beth (Simons) Peterson was born March 19, 1932, on her grandmother, Clara's, birthday to Sam E. and Ada B. (Burditt) Simons in Sturgis, SD. She was raised on the family ranch between Marcus and Plainview. Clara Beth attended the one-room Barada rural school for grades 1-8. She attended high school in Sturgis, where she was an honor student...
Ralph Anthony Jakovec
Sep 15, 2019
Ralph was born June 24, 1931, in Chicago, IL, to Joseph and Martha (Celmer) Jakovec. Ralph was the second of three children, with an older brother, William "Bill," and a younger sister, Paula. He attended Morton East High School in Cicero, IL. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on August 11, 1950 (and where he picked up the...
Lloyd Frank Fletcher
Sep 14, 2019
Lloyd Frank Fletcher was born January 7, 1929, in Aberdeen, SD. He lived with his family in the Aberdeen area until he was 5 years old. He attended many rural schools in South Dakota including Nisland, Newell, and Deadwood. He graduated from High School in Omaha, NE. Lloyd enlisted in the United States Navy in June 1948 and served...
Lee Engberg
Sep 13, 2019
Lee Engberg 7-23-39 - 9-13-19
To honor the living ways of O. Lee Engberg, Music Producer, Manager, co-owner Hillbunny Productions, DJ, Oil Executive, Sheriff, Sales Rep, and genuine Cowboy (who named and ranched his family's Ghost Canyon Ranch in Hermosa, SD):
Celebrate and honor life each day with the ones you love.
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Daniel Leigh Hamilton
Sep 13, 2019
Daniel L. Hamilton, passed away on September 13, 2019, at the Fort Meade Community Living Center after a long illness. He was born January 3, 1954 in Riverton, Wyoming, to Onyx P. (Smith) and William Stanley Hamilton.
Dan was an Army Veteran, an artist and a gunsmith. He also worked in mining, logging, oil, construction and trucking....
Albert George Larive
Sep 12, 2019
Albert Larive was born in Sundance, WY, to George and Maita Christensen on March 30, 1936. Albert's father, George Christensen, passed away on March 18, 1937. A few years later, his mother, Maita Larive, married Raphael Larive on October 6, 1941, in Broadus, MT. They moved to St. Onge, SD, where Albert attended grade school and then graduated from...
Charles Keith Barritt
Sep 10, 2019
Charles Keith Barritt was born February 4, 1928, at the family ranch west of Upton to parents Maurice and Bernice (Horn) Barritt. He grew up in Upton and graduated from Upton High School in 1946. He married Barbara Alice Giffin on September 22, 1946, and made their home in Upton where they raised their family. Keith worked at the...
Juanita Anne Philipsen
Sep 7, 2019
Juanita Anne Philipsen, 68, of Whitewood, SD, passed away September 7, 2019, at home, with her husband, Roy, and son, Corey, at her side, after battling cancer. Juanita was born in Chicago, IL, on October 2, 1950. Juanita's life was spent between the country and the city. Her loves were hunting, the outdoors, caring for animals, and most importantly,...
Roy Otis Kornmeyer
Sep 7, 2019
Roy was born May 19, 1922, in Luray, KS, the only son of Roy O. and Ida Mae (Case) Kornmeyer. Roy spent his younger years in and around Salina, KS. When Roy was in the third grade, he got his first violin and seemed to have an affinity for any stringed instrument after that. He went on to play...
Lawrence "Larry" Lungren
Sep 7, 2019
Larry was born February 17, 1944, near Newell, SD, to Victor and Mildred (Timm) Lungren. Larry lived on a farm west of Vale, SD, until they moved to Deadwood, SD, in 1951. He graduated from Deadwood High School, entering the service immediately thereafter. He served as a Navy Corpsman with the United States Marine Corps from March 1, 1961,...
Betty Joyce Bedingfield
Sep 6, 2019
Piedmont resident, Betty Joyce (Hillis) Bedingfield, 86, died at home Friday, September 6, 2019, after an extended illness. She was born to Savada (Hyatt) Hillis and Arcie Wilson Hillis December 18, 1932, in Hazel Green, Montgomery County, AL, to a family of sharecroppers. Joyce graduated from Central High School in McMinnville, TN, in 1950 and earned her Registered Nurse...
Berdella "Berdie" Quick
Sep 5, 2019
Berdella "Berdie" Quick, 84, Sturgis, died Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care with her family at her side. She was born June 30, 1935, in Fall Creek, WI, to John and Irene (Reedz) Mehls. Berdie spent her early years in Chippewa Falls, WI, then lived in sunny Cocoa Beach, FL, before moving to Sturgis in the...
Irwin Louis Tescher
Sep 5, 2019
Irwin Louis Tescher was born August 1, 1930, to Rol and Grace (McClain) Tescher, and was the youngest of nine children. Irwin married Betty Jean Kopren on Valentine's day 1954. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Irwin retired from Grand Electric Co-op in 1989. He then worked part-time at his dream job, consigning livestock for Lemmon Livestock....
Cy Warren Black
Sep 2, 2019
Cy Warren Black, 53, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 in Rapid City, SD.
Cy was born April 15, 1966 in Winner, SD to Marvin and Elna (Hollenbeck) Black. He graduated from Campbell County High School in Gillette, WY in 1984 and promptly joined the US Navy and proudly served for over 12 years. He was then...
