Obituaries

Jan 20, 2017

FORT MEADE, S.D. -- Bert E. Blackwell entered into rest on Jan. 20, 2017, at Fort Meade, S.D. He was born in Duquoin, Kan., on Jan. 4, 1941, to Harold and Georgia Blackwell.

Bert graduated from high school in Isabel, Kan., in 1959, and joined the U.S. Navy. He completed his bachelor of arts degree with the...

Jan 17, 2017

Kenneth George McNenny was born December 10, 1935, the only son to Tom and Mabel (Jorensen) McNenny. He grew up on the Homesteaded McNenny Ranch on the Belle Fourche River. Kenny attended a one room school country school from first thru eighth grade. He then was "boarded out" to attend High School in Sturgis, SD. He was the graduating...

Jan 13, 2017

Kenneth Eugene Krueger, 86, passed away on January 13, 2017 at Garden Hills Assisted Living, Spearfish, SD.

Kenneth was born in Minnesota to Herman and Hilda (Hinz) Krueger on August 7, 1930.

Jan 13, 2017

Patricia was born November 23, 1932 to Palmer and Hannah (Haugen) Rustan in Brainerd, MN. Known for her tenacious will and independent spirit, Patricia persevered with grace the many challenges of life and leaves a legacy of unconditional love with her seven children and twenty six grandchildren. Patricia was an avid gardener and fastidious home-maker. She enjoyed the classics...

Jan 12, 2017

Mike was born July 12, 1949, at Port Angeles, WA, to Robert and Teresa (Jordan) Jones, and later on his name was legally changed to Robert Michael Branaugh. He lived throughout Montana most of his life. He grew up and attended school in Alzada, Ekalaka and Broadus, MT, where he graduated high school, attending college in Missoula, MT, and...

Jan 12, 2017

Gail Muller was born in Rapid City, SD, on July 18, 1935, to William and Clarcie (Giles) Muller. She married William A. "Bill" Cox on August 29, 1950. Gail raised 4 children and loved having family get-togethers listening to everyone playing guitars and singing. Gail Clara Cox, 81, Rapid City, died at home on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Gail...

Jan 11, 2017

Pat Lehnertz was born January 9, 1941, in Salinas, CA, to Schuyler and Vivian (Solem) Ruttmann. She later traveled and attended school abroad with her mother Vivian and stepfather, Ted Cossairt. She graduated from Rapid City High School and attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls. She met Jack in Sioux Falls and they were married on December 2, 1961....

Jan 10, 2017

Billy Dwayne Peterson was born in Audubon, IA, on November 8, 1930, to Carl Peterson and Minnie Thygesen. He and his younger brother, Bobby, raised sheep and farmed in their younger years. Billy enlisted in the military in December 1951, where he was trained as a medic, but ended up working as a tugboat operator in Alaska during his...

Jan 10, 2017

Pearl was born October 21, 1919, to Ole and Ella (Vigdahl) Evjen in Turtle Lake, ND. She was baptized in Turtle Lake and confirmed in the Homme Lutheran Church in SD. She attended school in Turtle Lake and Underwood, ND. In 1935, she moved to SD with her parents to her uncle's farm south of Prairie City. She stayed...

Jan 10, 2017

Lawrence "Larry" A. Hoff, 83, of Victoria, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Pine Haven of natural causes.

He was born Aug. 12, 1933, to Charles and Josephine Hoff in Emmeram, Kansas. He was the second youngest of 11 children.

In April 1954, he married Barbara Corcoran in Oberlin, Kansas. To this union,...

Jan 9, 2017

Gloria Ailene Carlson, 78, Rapid City, passed peacefully Monday, January 9, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House surrounded by her loving family as she entered into heaven. Committal services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis. Gloria was born in Antiock, NE, August 5, 1938 to Orval and Marion...

Jan 8, 2017

Justin Lee Plunkett, 33, died peacefully in the morning on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at his home in Whitewood, SD. Justin "Woody" Plunkett was born April 19, 1983, in Spearfish, SD, to Clark and Glenda Plunkett. He was raised in Whitewood and graduated from Sturgis Brown High School with the Class of 2002. He later went on to work...

Jan 6, 2017

Frank Harris Freeman, 84, Sturgis, died Friday, January 6, 2017 at the VA Black Hills Health Care at Fort Meade. Frank was born in Mississippi to Charles and Jessie (Fant) Freeman on March 5, 1932. He served in US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Committal services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Black Hills...

Dec 30, 2016

Hannah Beatrice Pederson was born March 6, 1936, in Sturgis, SD, to Charles and Irene (McDonald) Limbo. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1955. Hannah married Richard Hobbs on December 1, 1955, in King County, Seattle, WA. Hannah married Olin "Pete" Pederson on January 8, 1965, and to this marriage, she instantly became Mother to three children. Hannah...

Dec 28, 2016

Donald Williamson, 74, of Rapid City, passed away in the loving company of family and friends on December 28, 2016, at Hospice House of the Hills after a long battle with cancer. William Donald Williamson was born in Sturgis, SD on February 21, 1942, to Marjorie (Holtry) and Bill Williamson, Don grew up on the family farm in Vale....

Dec 27, 2016

Alfred William Dymock, 90, of Rapid City, SD, died at Fort Meade Hospice on December 27, 2016.

Alfred was born in Phoenix, Az, to Alfred and Augustine (Duebler) Dymock on May 26, 1926, graduating from high school in 1944 at Grants Pass, OR. He served in the US Air Force.

Dec 26, 2016

Herbert Louis Merkel was born on October 28, 1922, to Jacob C. and Mathilda (Hintz) Merkel in Lowry, SD. He attended country school in Lowry and McIntosh, SD; finishing high school in Rush City, MN. He worked as a South Dakota Highway surveyor in the McIntosh area. In 1948, he married LaVina Winters and to this union was born...

Dec 24, 2016

Charles Michael Dirnbauer, 71, died at his home in Sturgis, SD, on December 24, 2016.

Charles was born in Wisconsin to Frank and Louise (Gamroth) Dirnbauer on January 3, 1945.

Dec 20, 2016

Donald Robert Kivimaki was born July 19, 1934, at his grandparent's home west of Newell, SD, on Horse Creek to Lillie (Piekkola) and Nestor Kivimaki. He grew up north east of Newell in the Twilight area. He attended grade school at the Karinen School and then attended high school in Newell for two years. Due to his mother's death,...

Dec 15, 2016

Kerry Lynn Bates, 63, died December 15, 2016 at Weston County Health Services, Newcastle, WY.

Kerry was born in Wyoming to Jim and Edna (Mathewson) Yazel on March 3, 1953.