Obituaries

Dec 10, 2016

Donald Herman Berger passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016, in Sturgis SD, after a short illness. This was a surprise and brought sadness to many of his family and friends who were convinced he would outlive them all from pure German stubbornness. He would have been 81 in February. Donald was born on February 17, 1936, in Sturgis, SD,...

Dec 6, 2016

James Wellington Sargent, 66, of Sturgis, SD, died December 6, 2016.

James was born in South Dakota to George and Blanche (Dwyer) Sargent on July 20, 1950.

Dec 6, 2016

Thomas Joseph Charron, 59, Sturgis, SD, passed away suddenly at home on December 6, 2016. Tom was born February 2, 1957, at Gettysburg Memorial Hospital in Gettysburg, SD, to Jack and Maurine (Miesen) Charron of Seneca, SD. He attended Seneca Grade School and graduated from Faulkton High School. His early years were filled with hunting, fishing, baseball, track, wrestling,...

Dec 5, 2016

Warren Lee Johnson, 62, of Rapid City, SD, passed away peacefully at Hospice House of Rapid City on Monday, December 5, 2016. Warren was born July 21, 1954, in Webster, SD. Warren was raised on his family's farm in Pierpont, SD. After graduating from Langford High School in 1973, he attended Lake Area Vocational Technical School in Watertown, SD....

Dec 5, 2016

Doris was born in 1923 to Albert and Ella (Linstrom) Oedekoven, in Sturgis, SD. She was raised on the family ranch near Vale, SD, attended grade school at Nine Mile School and graduated from Sturgis High School. She married Richard Williamson in 1943 in Sturgis. They ranched near Union Center for 19 years. Due to Richard's health, they moved...

Dec 5, 2016

Helen was born February 15, 1923, at Grand Island, NE, to Forest Loren, Sr., and Ellen (Sunberg) Huston. She had an older brother, Forest, and sister, Mildred. She was raised on a farm south of Grand Island and attended rural school in district one. She graduated from Grand Island High School in 1940. Her father passed away six weeks...

Dec 3, 2016

Monica (Dunne) Landwehr was born in Spain, in northeastern SD, May 16, 1930, to Helene (Olson) and Peter J. Dunne. The family moved to Deadwood, SD, in 1933, and then back to northeastern South Dakota during WWII. Monica attended high school in Britton, SD, and graduated from Langford High School. She married W.E. (Willie) Landwehr in 1948; they had...

Dec 2, 2016

Mary Lou Mattison, 77, of Sturgis, SD, die December 2, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD.

Mary Lou was born in South Dakota to Denzel and Eva (Balk) Mattison on May 14, 1939.

Dec 1, 2016

Ida Mae was the daughter of Theodore C. and Mary (Graf) Renelt of the Twilight area and lived all her life on the family ranch. She attended a country school at Twilight (Heston School) and high school at St. Martin's Academy in Sturgis for 4 years because her father wanted her and her sister, Betty Anne, to have a...

Dec 1, 2016

Mike was born May 18, 1966, in Denver, Co, to Ervin and Delores Huber. He graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1984, and lived in Sturgis most of his life and held various jobs in that lifetime. Michael learned music at a young age playing the saxophone and the accordion and most recently the guitar and drums. He...

Nov 30, 2016

Jim was born December 15, 1932, to Edmund and Laura (Higgins) Bradley in Springfield, SD. He is the second eldest of five children; Charles, Mary, Sharon, and Mark (Bub). Jim was raised near Marcus, SD, where he attended grade school. He graduated high school from St. Martin's Academy in 1952. After graduation, he returned to work on the family...

Nov 30, 2016

Laura was born November 22, 1916, to Fred and Ida Dachtler at the home of her grandparents, Charles and Rosena Dachtler, north of Sturgis. In spring of 1917, the family moved on the old Littlefield farm about 15 miles straight north of Sturgis near the Sam Martin place. In the spring of 1921, the family moved on another place...

Nov 30, 2016

Darlene Sara Thomson was born February 9, 1939, in Deadwood, SD, to James and Leota Thomson. She attended school at St. Pats in Lead and began dating Bill Ziegenbein in 1954. Darlene graduated from Sturgis High School in 1957. Upon graduation, Darlene moved to Seattle, WA, and worked for The Boeing Company. She returned to the Black Hills and...

Nov 29, 2016

Thomas James Sussi (Suci), Jr.,77, of Sturgis, SD, died at the Seven Sisters Nursing Home, Hot Springs, SD, on November 29, 2016.

Thomas was born in Ohio to Thomas and Martha (Nutz) Suci on July 11, 1933. He served as a PFC in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and interred at Black Hills National Cemetery...

Nov 29, 2016

John William Jordan, 72, Sturgis, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. John was born June 18, 1944, in Wagner, SD, to Clifford and Mini Jordan, the youngest of seven children. Soon after John's birth, his father was diagnosed with tuberculosis. The family farm near Armor, SD, was sold, and like a scene out of the Grapes...

Nov 29, 2016

Stephen M. Gowan was born on October 24, 1947 to Raymond L. Gowan and Marjorie Nelson in Hamburg, Iowa. He passed on November 29th, 2016 in Sturgis South Dakota.

He is preceded in death by his parents, and ex-wife Deborah Lee Gowan. He is survived by his significant other Nancy Smith, daughter; Stephenie Pena and grandson, Lincoln...

Nov 28, 2016

Maria Angelina Parsons, 81, Sturgis, left on her journey to heaven, November 28, 2016, following complications from surgery. "Angie" was born November 20, 1935, in Safford, AZ, to Pedro and Carlota Campos. She lived in Safford until moving to Tucson, AZ, to attend St. Mary's School of Nursing. In 1958, she met the man of her dreams, Airman Second...

Nov 26, 2016

Ruth Elaine Christensen was born September 22, 1928, the 2nd child of Hans Peter and June Nina Christensen in Hemingford, Nebraska. Ruth completed the Christensen family of four. She had one sister, Ellen Christensen. Six short months later, after she was born, the family moved to Berea, NE. Growing up on the family ranch in the 1930's Ruth learned,...

Nov 25, 2016

Joseph was born August 30, 1966, in Minneapolis, MN, to Eugene and Joan (Beer) Johengen. In December of 1987, he joined the US Air Force. Ellsworth AFB was his first and only duty post for 20 of his 21 years, with the exception of one year in Korea and various deployments around the world. Joseph retired from the Air...

Nov 23, 2016

Mark "Mac" Bell was born July 13, 1936, in Dallas, SD, to Elmer and Hazel (Brumbaugh) Bell. Mark was stationed at Portsmouth AFB, New Hampshire, and served in the Korean War as an Aircraft Radio Repairman. Following his honorable discharge, he married his wife of 58 years, Priscilla Frasch from Bonesteel, SD, on November 26, 1958. Mac retired from...