Obituaries

Jul 16, 2019

Steven E. Colby, 69, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Fort Meade VA Medical Center.

Full obituary is pending.

Jul 15, 2019

Earscelle Columbus Wilkerson was born October 19, 1939, in St. Petersburg, FL, to Altheir (Langford) Wilkerson and Johnnie L. Wilkerson. As a child, Earscelle and his family moved to the Bronx, NY, where he grew up and received his formal education. As a young adult, Earscelle moved to New England where he completed all of his undergraduate and graduate...

Jul 15, 2019

Faye A. Foster, 81, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Faye was born April 27, 1938 to Louis K. and Mabel (Peterson) Wilson in Bison, South Dakota. She attended     Spearfish High School and in 1955 she gave birth to her son, Gregory.  In 1956, she married Garland Foster in Belle Fourche and...

Jul 15, 2019

Dorothy Elaine Dunn was born October 4, 1934, in Rural Sturgis, SD, to Jakob and Margret (Lorang) Weyrich. She was the second youngest of ten children. She graduated from high school and went on to a Teachers College. Dorothy married Lynn Dunn of rural Harding County on June 4, 1953, in Belle Fourche. She moved to Texas with her...

Jul 13, 2019

Duane Leslie Myers was born in Hawarden, IA, to Robert and Doris (DeMotts) Myers. Duane was raised with one brother and four sisters. He graduated from West Sioux High School in 1973. Duane married Rene Wagner, and had their daughter, Stephanie. He met and married Colette Simons in 1991 and they made their home in Sturgis. Colette became step-mother...

Jul 13, 2019

Bradley Donald "Doc" Johnson was born December 19, 1955, in Watertown, SD, to Donald and Mary (Rowe) Johnson. Brad passed away from a brave and courageous battle of esophageal cancer on July 13, 2019, at the VA medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD. Brad graduated from Watertown High School in 1974. He competed in wrestling and rodeo while in...

Jul 11, 2019

Cheryl was born February, 8, 1949, in Sturgis to Maurice and Sylvia (Jelley) Matthews. She grew up in Sturgis and graduated from high school. Cheryl married Ronald Weins and they made their home in Sturgis where they raised their children. In 1982, they took over the Sturgis Tile Company and Cheryl became the bookkeeper. Cheryl loved to cook. She...

Jul 9, 2019

LaVerne Everett Garner was born in Rapid City, SD, on June 6, 1971, to Jacque (Freeland) and Joe Garner. Vern was raised on the family farm at Union Center, SD, with his sister, Jody (1973). Vern loved shooting from a young age and made sure Jody knew how to keep up with him. Along with shooting, he enjoyed riding...

Jul 6, 2019

Isabelle "Izie" Eva Messmer was born to Christ and Margaret (Roll) Fichter on the family homestead near Taylor, ND, on November 7, 1933. Izie grew up with 6 siblings, Richard (Lou Ella) Fichter of Dickinson, ND, Josie Heinert of Bismarck, ND, Alex Fichter of Kalispell, MT, Joe Fichter, Agnes Kersich, and Paul Fichter. Izie would tell stories of farm...

Jul 4, 2019

Kenneth Ray Jones, 81, known as Ray to his friends and family, died Thursday, July 4, 2019, at home with his wife close by after a 30-year battle with multiple sclerosis.

He was born June 29, 1938, in National City, California, to John Kenneth Jones and Orel A. (Wilson) Jones.

He graduated from National City...

Jul 4, 2019

Linda Marie Hoyt Louks Linda was born, October 9, 1947, to Thomas Hoyt and Arlene Webb in Hartford, Connecticut. She attended schools there and graduated from Weaver High School. Linda worked as a switch board operator after graduating. She came to South Dakota with her parents and attended Black Hills State for a semester. She made several trips back...

Jul 3, 2019

Raymond Chancey Reid, 79, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Spearfish Regional Hospital.

Raymond was born in Newell, SD on June 1, 1940 to Leslie and Clara (Held) Reid. He grew up and attended school in the Newell area. After high school he proudly served in the United States Marines for a few years before his...

Jul 2, 2019

Marlis Anne Brunson was born on October 4, 1944 in Hamilton, MT and a 70+ year resident of the Rapid City area passed away peacefully July 2, 2019 after courageously battling several different diseases over the past five years. She was an accomplished business owner of several different businesses in Rapid City, Piedmont and Sturgis.

She was...

Jul 1, 2019

Hill City resident, Terry Michael Sager, died Monday, July 1, 2019 at Fort Meade VA Hospital in Ft. Meade, SD. He was 69 years old.  Terry was born March 13, 1950 in Owatonna, Minnesota to Shirley McGowan and George Sager.  He served two tours of duty in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.  The Veteran's Administration determined that his...

Jul 1, 2019

Marvin was born in Pierre, SD, on July 25, 1929, to Oscar Vaimer and Anna (Rademacher) Sharp. During his grade school and high school years, he worked on the family farm and helped his father at the gas station and mechanic shop. He graduated from Draper High School in 1948 and enlisted in the United States Air Force for...

Jun 30, 2019

Clarice was born to Clarence and Ethel (Bailey) Ostenberg in Adams County, ND, in 1928. She graduated from Lemmon High School and married the love of her life, Fred Johnson, on December 25, 1946. They made their home in Lemmon, SD. After retiring from 1st National Bank, Clarice and Fred moved to Mobridge, SD, and in 2009, she settled...

Jun 29, 2019

Karen Kaye (Kessler) Hall was born August 13, 1948, in Kansas City, MO, to Homer J. Kessler and Laura (Rogers) Kessler of Lexington. Karen spent her childhood in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School. She attended Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, MO, majoring in music. Throughout high school, Karen was an accomplished vocalist often singing for weddings,...

Jun 28, 2019

On Friday, June 28, 2019, RoseMarie Larkins, our loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away at the age of 72, in Sturgis, SD. RoseMarie Roulston was born August 19, 1946, to Ralph Melvin and Donna Roulston in Onamia, MN, as the eldest of 9 siblings. She married her first love, James Renquist, in 1963. Together they had...

Jun 26, 2019

Merle D. "Doc" Haugen II began his greatest adventure on June 26, 2019, guided by God and his many friends and family that have journeyed before him.

A Celebration of his Life will be held at 2 p.m. on July 7, at Uncle Rich's.

Jun 24, 2019

Naomi Mildred Hawley Terhune

Born August 20, 1925 Gustave, SD Harding County

Died June 24, 2019 Hulett, WY Crook County

Naomi was the first born of 12 children to Clara V. (Everts) Hawley and George W. Hawley. Ten girls and two boys would build a large family for this couple of Dutch English...