Obituaries

Oct 11, 2016

Shirley Jane Bergen, 78, of Deadwood, SD, died October 11, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD.

Shirley was born in Colorado to William and Leah (Womboldt) Koehler on January 2, 1938.

She is is survived by her husband ,three children, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren A celebration of her life was...

Oct 10, 2016

Stanley Kenneth Wood, 80, of Newell, SD, died October 10, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House, Rapid City, SD.

Stanley was born in South Dakota to Keith and Florence (Rank) Wood on September 24, 1936.

Oct 8, 2016

Russell was born September 16, 1946, to parents of Finnish descent, Eddie H. and Stella (Anderson) Geranen of Frederick, SD. He was proud of his Finnish heritage, but always happy to tell or hear jokes at his expense. He was proud of his education he received attending a one-room school house through 8th grade in rural Frederick, SD. He...

Oct 7, 2016

Gen was born December 24, 1931, in Belfield, ND, to Joseph and Anna (Houska) Luptak. She attended rural school through the 8th grade. On October 4, 1948, she married Lawrence S. Hecker. In 1959, she and Lawrence moved to Fargo, ND, where they were both employed by NDSU. After retirement in 1982, they moved to Rapid City, SD, to...

Oct 7, 2016

Deb began her life in North Platte, NE, on December 30, 1954, born to Ruth and George Hays. She was the oldest of four children who all attended and graduated from Douglas High School in Box Elder, SD. Deb lived in many places across the plains, Denver, CO; Gillette, WY; Spearfish, SD, and Faith, SD, before settling into her...

Oct 4, 2016

Margaret "Maggie" Warren, 95, of Hot Springs, SD, died October 4, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House, Rapid City, SS.

Maggie was born in South Dakota to Frank and Mable (Nation) Eickholt on October 30, 1920. She is interred at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD, with her husband, Boyd R. Warren (1922-1994).

Oct 2, 2016

Bob was born June 2, 1946, in Mitchell, SD, to Albert and Darleen (Cummings) Meier. He graduated from Mitchell High School in 1964 and received his Bachelor's Degree from Liberty University in 1990. Bob married Linda McDaniel on September 3, 1967, in Mitchell, SD. He said many times how he had found his true love with Linda. They were...

Oct 1, 2016

Diana Lynn Campbell, 47, of Black Hawk, SD, died at her home on October 1, 2016.

Diana was born in South Dakota to Lawrence and Budeanna (Maier) Bochantin on December 3, 1968.

Sep 27, 2016

DeLayne John "Red" Kinney was born October 5, 1926 in Faith, SD to John B. and Grace Marie (Boehrs) Kinney. He graduated from Sturgis High School in 1944. After serving in the Army in WWII and Korea he returned to Sturgis where he met and married Lucille M. Wolf on April 16, 1955. Red worked for a short time...

Sep 23, 2016

Kathryn was born at home on the family ranch near Tilford, SD, on December 28, 1923, to Guido and Lois Soelzer. She attended Morse Creek School for eight years and made the seven mile journey on horseback. She spent the next four years in the Sturgis High School and graduated in 1941. Kathryn married Bernard Reausaw II on November...

Sep 22, 2016

Norman Arends After a brief illness and surrounded by his loving family, Norman passed on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at the age of 81. He is survived by daughters, Joni and Cheryl Thevenet, and son, Barry (Laura), and grandchildren, Tyler and Nicole Arends, and Andrew and Daniel Thevenet, both serving in the U.S. Air Force, great granddaughter,...

Sep 22, 2016

Dennis was born January 29, 1962, in Sturgis, SD. He was the youngest son of Florence (Olson) Moreland. Dennis graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1980. He attended Vo Tech in Rapid City for auto body and graduated in 1981. Dennis owned Hinesley Body Shop in Sturgis in the early 1980's. He worked at the Nite Owl Bar...

Sep 18, 2016

Wayne A. Freeland, 86, Lead, died Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be held Friday, September 23, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Methodist Church in Lead with Pastor Mark Phillips officiating. Inurnment, with military honors, will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery. Wayne was born October 17, 1929, in Palmer, NE,...

Sep 17, 2016

Betty was born to James and Mary Aubuchon on Jan. 18, 1937, in St. Louis, MO. She married Benny Goldade on Nov. 17, 1955, and to this union came 5 children; Rose, Cindy, Benny, Sandy, and Scott. Betty JoAnn Goldade died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Sturgis Regional Hospital in hospice Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Benny...

Sep 17, 2016

James "Jim" Whitfield Karsten, 67, of Sturgis, SD, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on September 17, 2016.

Jim was born in South Dakota to John and Jane (Foxley) Karsten on March 18, 1949. He is inurned at Bear Butte Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Sep 15, 2016

Robert Eugene Van Fleet, 83, died Sept. 15, 2016 peacefully at his home in Rapid City, SD, after battling liver cancer for four years.

Bob was born in Des Moines on Jan. 17, 1933. He was the oldest of four children born to Katherine and Harold Van Fleet.

He graduated from Tech High School in...

Sep 15, 2016

Leslie James Justice was born May 25, 1946, in Belle Fourche, SD, to Santford and Maxine (Raber) Justice. He was the big brother and chief tormentor to siblings, Sandra and Jim. Les grew up in the idealistic '50's in Belle Fourche, graduating from Belle Fourche High School with the class of 1964. In July of 1965, he was united...

Sep 13, 2016

Black Hills artist and environmentalist Dick Fort, 94, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center near Sturgis, with family and friends at his bedside. Dick was a prolific painter and composer, but he was best known as a leader of two decades-long projects. He and fellow cross-country skiers worked with the U.S. Forest Service...

Sep 13, 2016

Hope was born to Mark and Ella (Weyland) Hubbard, the family lived at Draper, SD, until 1934 when they moved to Newell, SD, and in 1936 to Vale, SD. Hope graduated from high school at St. Martin's Academy in Sturgis in 1948. She taught school at Horse Creek near Newell and at Royal Center in Meade County. Hope was...

Sep 11, 2016

Nickie was born to Blas and Helen Skvicalo on April, 2, 1931. Nickie enjoyed her childhood spending time with her two brothers, Blas and Pete. She attended St. Patrick's Catholic school and graduated from Lead High School. Nickie worked at various grocery stores in the Lead area until going to work for Fl. Thorpe as a jeweler. Nickie was...