Obituaries

Mar 10, 2017

Helen Margaret Hansen, 101, of Osage, WY, died March 10, 2017 at Weston County Healthcare, Newcastle, WY.

Helen was born November 11, 1915 and is survived by her son.

Mar 9, 2017

Alvin was born April 8, 1929, to Isaac and Laura ( Neiminen) Ala. Alvin was a long time farmer in the Whitewood Valley. He was proud of his Finnish heritage, outgoing, and interested in the people around him. Alvin Ala died March 9, 2017, at Belle Fourche Health Care. He is survived by his sisters, Mable Harrison of Omaha,...

Mar 8, 2017

Bill was born June 10, 1964, at Oakland, CA, to Henry and Connie Barff. He attended school and grew up at Clearlake, CA. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base. While in the Air Force, he was a mechanic. He also met the love of his life, Patty Sigler. They...

Mar 7, 2017

Rapid City - Dee Ann (Sargent) Rosane, 63, passed away peacefully in her favorite chair in her home in Rapid City on March 7, 2017.

She was born January 7, 1954 to Floyd and Ruth Sargent in Broken Bow, NE, and grew up in Bennett County, SD. She attended Central School, then BCHS when the family moved...

Mar 6, 2017

Born in Grand Rapids, MN, on December 14, 1941, to Leo and Esther (Makinen) Garner. Bruce graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1960. Enrolled in the US Army from 1964-66. Bruce married Jan Marshall in 1968. He worked at Blandin Paper Co. and went into his own Construction Business and retired from the Badlands National Parks in South...

Mar 6, 2017

Ernie was born September 14, 1941, in Mobridge, SD, to Albert Ernest and Marjorie Darleen (Carls) Cudmore. He grew up at Timber Lake, SD, before his family moved to the Black Hills and then to Newcastle, WY. Ernie graduated from Newcastle High School in 1959. Ernie served in the U. S. Army from 1961 until his honorable discharge in...

Mar 5, 2017

Gervis Lindsey Silvestre, 30, of Sturgis, SD, died March 5, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD.

Gervis was born in Florida, April 21, 1966 to Gervis and Robyn (Waddle) Silvestre.

He is survived by his wife, Heather Silvestre and his parents.

Mar 4, 2017

Sandra Jean (Schwandner) Morgan was born in Friendsville, IL, on November 29, 1938, to Albert and Laura (Leek)Schwandner. Sandy spent her childhood in southern Illinois where she attended Mount Carmel and Grayville Elementary Schools. She moved with her parents and brother, Jon, to Newcastle, WY, in 1952. On September 26, 1956, she married Larry Doil Morgan in Rapid City...

Mar 4, 2017

Wallace R. Mollman was born November 19, 1931, in McIntosh, SD, to Dorus and Margaret Mollman. He was the eldest of 13 children raised on a farm in Watauga, SD. Wally first saw his future wife, Roberta Morman, while attending Assumption Abbey in Richardton, ND. Wally's sisters invited Roberta home one weekend which is when they first met. Wally...

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...