Joseph Eugene Desjarlais
Jan 27, 2017
Joseph Eugene DesJarlais was born to Joseph Henry and Mae (Hammond) DesJarlais in Murdo, SD, on July 11, 1939. Joe's mother taught school on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. His father was one of the early cowboys who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas and on to Belle Fourche and Montana on what we know as the Chisolm Trail. He...
Shirley Mae Overland
Jan 26, 2017
Shirley Mae Overland, 97, was living at Fountain Springs Health Care in Rapid City at the time of her death on January 26, 2017. In her earlier years while living in Huron, SD, she was very active in her church and also became the director of the Huron Area Senior Center. She was instrumental in changing a dormitory at...
James Robert Hanson
Jan 24, 2017
Today January 24, 2017, James Robert "Bob" Hanson, a true American hero rode off into his last sunset. His story began on the plains of South Dakota, born on the family farm in Bison to James Henry and Elsie Bertina (Knutson) on October 3, 1918. His mother taught him and his siblings in grade school. He went on to...
Patricia Rose Plaggemeyer
Jan 22, 2017
Patty was born in Lead, SD, on September 5, 1943, to George and Blanche Sargent. Growing up, she attended the Catholic school where she was active in volleyball, basketball, and loved being in the school plays. Patty grew up with a large family which included six protective brothers and three sisters. She enjoyed sledding down the steep hills in...
Lucille "Nunny" Denese Tysdal
Jan 22, 2017
Nunny was born December 6, 1929, on her grandfather's ranch at White Owl, SD, to Jimmie and Ethel "Honey" (Horton) Simons. The family lived for 9 years at White Owl before moving to Marcus. They moved to Plainview where they owned and operated the Plainview Store. Nunny graduated from Faith High School in 1947. Nunny met Clinton Tysdal at...
John Carl Zwingelberg
Jan 21, 2017
John was born November 17, 1931, in Colman, SD, to John and Anna Zwingelberg. John was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He graduated from Flandreau High School in 1949 and attended Augustana and South Dakota State College. He served in the United States Army for 2 years during the Korean War. John started "going steady" with the...
Bert Eugene Blackwell
Jan 20, 2017
FORT MEADE, S.D. -- Bert E. Blackwell entered into rest on Jan. 20, 2017, at Fort Meade, S.D. He was born in Duquoin, Kan., on Jan. 4, 1941, to Harold and Georgia Blackwell.
Bert graduated from high school in Isabel, Kan., in 1959, and joined the U.S. Navy. He completed his bachelor of arts degree with the...
Kenneth George Mcnenny
Jan 17, 2017
Kenneth George McNenny was born December 10, 1935, the only son to Tom and Mabel (Jorensen) McNenny. He grew up on the Homesteaded McNenny Ranch on the Belle Fourche River. Kenny attended a one room school country school from first thru eighth grade. He then was "boarded out" to attend High School in Sturgis, SD. He was the graduating...
Kenneth Eugene Krueger
Jan 13, 2017
Kenneth Eugene Krueger, 86, passed away on January 13, 2017 at Garden Hills Assisted Living, Spearfish, SD.
Kenneth was born in Minnesota to Herman and Hilda (Hinz) Krueger on August 7, 1930.
Patricia Helen Barth
Jan 13, 2017
Patricia was born November 23, 1932 to Palmer and Hannah (Haugen) Rustan in Brainerd, MN. Known for her tenacious will and independent spirit, Patricia persevered with grace the many challenges of life and leaves a legacy of unconditional love with her seven children and twenty six grandchildren. Patricia was an avid gardener and fastidious home-maker. She enjoyed the classics...
Robert Michael Branaugh
Jan 12, 2017
Mike was born July 12, 1949, at Port Angeles, WA, to Robert and Teresa (Jordan) Jones, and later on his name was legally changed to Robert Michael Branaugh. He lived throughout Montana most of his life. He grew up and attended school in Alzada, Ekalaka and Broadus, MT, where he graduated high school, attending college in Missoula, MT, and...
Gail Clara Cox
Jan 12, 2017
Gail Muller was born in Rapid City, SD, on July 18, 1935, to William and Clarcie (Giles) Muller. She married William A. "Bill" Cox on August 29, 1950. Gail raised 4 children and loved having family get-togethers listening to everyone playing guitars and singing. Gail Clara Cox, 81, Rapid City, died at home on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Gail...
Patricia Ann Lehnertz
Jan 11, 2017
Pat Lehnertz was born January 9, 1941, in Salinas, CA, to Schuyler and Vivian (Solem) Ruttmann. She later traveled and attended school abroad with her mother Vivian and stepfather, Ted Cossairt. She graduated from Rapid City High School and attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls. She met Jack in Sioux Falls and they were married on December 2, 1961....
Billy Dwayne Peterson
Jan 10, 2017
Billy Dwayne Peterson was born in Audubon, IA, on November 8, 1930, to Carl Peterson and Minnie Thygesen. He and his younger brother, Bobby, raised sheep and farmed in their younger years. Billy enlisted in the military in December 1951, where he was trained as a medic, but ended up working as a tugboat operator in Alaska during his...
Pearl Irene Gerbracht
Jan 10, 2017
Pearl was born October 21, 1919, to Ole and Ella (Vigdahl) Evjen in Turtle Lake, ND. She was baptized in Turtle Lake and confirmed in the Homme Lutheran Church in SD. She attended school in Turtle Lake and Underwood, ND. In 1935, she moved to SD with her parents to her uncle's farm south of Prairie City. She stayed...
Lawrence Alber Hoff
Jan 10, 2017
Lawrence "Larry" A. Hoff, 83, of Victoria, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Pine Haven of natural causes.
He was born Aug. 12, 1933, to Charles and Josephine Hoff in Emmeram, Kansas. He was the second youngest of 11 children.
In April 1954, he married Barbara Corcoran in Oberlin, Kansas. To this union,...
Gloria Aileen Carlson
Jan 9, 2017
Gloria Ailene Carlson, 78, Rapid City, passed peacefully Monday, January 9, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House surrounded by her loving family as she entered into heaven. Committal services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis. Gloria was born in Antiock, NE, August 5, 1938 to Orval and Marion...
Justin Lee Plunkett
Jan 8, 2017
Justin Lee Plunkett, 33, died peacefully in the morning on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at his home in Whitewood, SD. Justin "Woody" Plunkett was born April 19, 1983, in Spearfish, SD, to Clark and Glenda Plunkett. He was raised in Whitewood and graduated from Sturgis Brown High School with the Class of 2002. He later went on to work...
Frank Harris Freeman
Jan 6, 2017
Frank Harris Freeman, 84, Sturgis, died Friday, January 6, 2017 at the VA Black Hills Health Care at Fort Meade. Frank was born in Mississippi to Charles and Jessie (Fant) Freeman on March 5, 1932. He served in US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Committal services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Black Hills...
Hannah Beatrice Pederson
Dec 30, 2016
Hannah Beatrice Pederson was born March 6, 1936, in Sturgis, SD, to Charles and Irene (McDonald) Limbo. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1955. Hannah married Richard Hobbs on December 1, 1955, in King County, Seattle, WA. Hannah married Olin "Pete" Pederson on January 8, 1965, and to this marriage, she instantly became Mother to three children. Hannah...
