Obituaries

Mar 4, 2017

Dorothy B. "Sweetie" (Escott) Short was born December 13, 1923, in Faith, SD, to Christena "Tena" (Schradle) Escott and William "Bert" Escott. She was the oldest of 3 children. Dorothy and her family eventually moved to Sturgis where she would graduate high school in 1941. Following her graduation, she moved to Chance, SD, where she worked as a postal...

Mar 3, 2017

Hannah was born May 25, 1932, in Hettinger, ND, to Paul & Nordis (Fordahl) Ruby. They lived near Hettinger, ND, near Chance, SD, and then at Sorum, SD, where she grew up and attended Sorum Grade School. She attended Sturgis High School and graduated in 1950. She then worked at First National Bank in Sturgis for three years at...

Mar 2, 2017

On March 2, 2017, Arthur B. Crawford, 66, passed away at Rapid City, S.D.

Art graduated high school in Hyannis. After completing technical training in Rapid City, he went onto work for Cannon Brothers Ford and Lockwood in Scottsbluff. In 1979, Art went to work as a machinist for Burlington Northern Railroad, where he was employed until...

Feb 28, 2017

Carol was born, January 4, 1946, in Boulder Sanitarium to Charles and Esther (Evey) Martin. She was the third of eight children. Although she was born in Boulder, she lived in Newcastle, WY, with the rest of her family. Carol and her siblings went to the Seventh Day Adventist Church School in Newcastle. She went on to academy at...

Feb 28, 2017

James Albert Meyer was born July 3, 1931, in Sturgis, SD, to Frank and Hattie (Mailloux) Meyer. He grew up and attended school in Sturgis. Following school, he worked for a short time at Howkola Refinery. In 1949, he joined the Air Force where he served four years and was stationed in Germany during the Korean Conflict. When he...

Feb 28, 2017

Robert was born on May 15th, 1924 in Faith, SD to Devillo Daniel "Dan" and Agnes (Quinn) Regan. The family later moved to Marcus, where Bob developed his love for the game of baseball as his dad was the manager of the Marcus team for ten years. During the depression years of the Dirty 30's, this was a cheap...

Feb 27, 2017

Ella Mable "Midge" Howie-Darragh, 73, of New Underwood, SD, passed away February 27, 2017 at Meadowbrook Care Center, Rapid City, SD.

Midge was born in Pennsylvania on August 2, 1943 to James and Frances (Cushing) Howie.

She is survived by a daughter, Judy Trenary.

Feb 26, 2017

Berniece was born December 26, 1930, in Elm Springs, SD, to Henry and Netti (Horton) Raetz. She was the third of five children. She married Wayne S. Chord on June 29, 1946, and they were married 63 years. Her early-married life was spent raising four children and furthering her husband's ministry. Berniece and Wayne lived in 7 states and...

Feb 24, 2017

James Michael Sweeney, 64, of Deadwood SD, died February 24, 2017 at Fort Meade Veterans Hospital, Ft. Meade, SD.

James was born in New York on February 9, 1953 to James and Alice (Bishop) Sweeney. He served in US Air Force during the Vietnam War and in inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

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Feb 24, 2017

Oscar was born August 24, 1924, to Ozra and Ellis (Bidleman) Walthall at New Underwood, SD. Following high school graduation, Oscar served in the US Army during World War II. Following his honorable discharge, he married Alice Schumaker in Belle Fourche, SD, in 1951. Oscar worked as a miner at Homestake Gold Mine in Lead. Oscar was a very...

Feb 24, 2017

Nels was born to George and Maita Christensen on June 12, 1934, in Sundance, WY. His father passed away when he was 3 years old. His mother, Maita, married Raphael Larive in 1941. They moved to St. Onge where he grew up. He married Kay F. Blotz in December 1956. They were blessed with seven children, 9 grandchildren, and...

Feb 24, 2017

JoAnne was born March 30, 1929, in Grand Forks, ND. JoAnne (Quigley) Stambaugh of Spearfish, SD, died Friday, February 24, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, J.W. (Bill) Stambaugh; son, Dean (Stacy); and daughter, Kay (Brian). She is also survived by grandchildren, Michael, Sara, Allison, Daniel, and Isaac; and great-grandchildren, Atlas and Josie. Many other...

Feb 23, 2017

Vern Thomas Jones, 85, of Sturgis, SD, died February 23, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD.

Vern was born in South Dakota to Richmond E. and Eva M. (Christensen) Jones on June 7, 1931. He was one of our area's ranchers.

Vern is survived by a sister, Thelma Bottum.

Feb 22, 2017

Sallie was born January 4, 1934, in Yankton, SD, to Harold W. and Ethelyn G. Kjeldseth. Sallie grew up and attended school in Yankton and Woonsocket. In 1950, she married Ervin Palmer. Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Huron where Erv worked at the Daily Plainsman. In 1962, Sallie and Erv purchased the Lake Andes Wave newspaper and...

Feb 21, 2017

Michael Roy Kindt was born April 14, 1968, to Sheila and Doug Kindt. He was born with a congenital heart defect and he always considered himself lucky to be alive. He underwent open heart surgery at a couple days and years old to give him the best chance of survival. When he was young he lived in Wyoming but...

Feb 20, 2017

Kinuko Naito Starck, 90, of Rapid City, SD, died at her home on February 20, 2017.

Kinuko was born in Japan on July 7, 1926, and is survived by a daughter.

Feb 20, 2017

Viola was born October 11, 1942 at Corsica, SD, to Ralph and Martha (Bruning) Powers. She spent her life close to family and friends. She taught her children the importance of being near family. She was also a dear friend and second mother to many of her children's friends. It was common to see other children staying at her...

Feb 19, 2017

Camille was born on March 2, 1938 to Murray D. Miller and Helen L. Mutchler in Sturgis , SD The family lived in Sulphur, SD before moving to Sturgis in 1945. Camille Graduated Sturgis High School in May 1956 and married Leonard G. Abeln on June 15th that same year. Being a wife, mother and homemaker was of utmost...

Feb 18, 2017

Bernice Carnell Campbell, 75, died February 18, 2017 at Fort Meade Veterans Hospital, Ft. Meade, SD.

Bernice was born in Kentucky to Robert and Myrtle (Ogston) Campbell on November 6, 1941. She served her nation in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War.

She is survived by a brother and is buried at Black...

Feb 18, 2017

Elva was born March 10, 1930, to Guy and Bessie (Parsons) Harp, the sixth of nine children. She married Joe Lolley on November 1, 1947, in Valentine, NE. Elva was a lady of many talents- mother, ranch wife, cook for BIA, babysitter and baby quilt maker. Elva Marie Lolley, 86, Hot Springs, passed away at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice...