Obituaries

Jun 23, 2016

Dwane was born September 13, 1933, in Sioux Falls, SD, the eldest son of Carl and Lillian (Miller) Lewis. In his early years, he worked with his father-in-law, James Adams, in the family excavating business. But his life-long career was water well drilling. He worked for many drilling companies over his career and owned his own company until his...

Jun 20, 2016

Daniel Harold Hehn was born on August 9, 1956, at Deadwood, South Dakota, with Cerebral Palsy. He was baptized into Christ immediately. He began a life-long battle to overcome the effects of his disability. He passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the age of 59 at his home in Sturgis, SD, of natural causes. Danny graduated from Spearfish...

Jun 19, 2016

Jennings Floden was born November 21, 1923, in Bradley, SD, to Jens and Clara (Karlson) Floden. Jens arrived from Norway at the age of seventeen and he and Clara homesteaded on separate pieces of land, eventually creating the ranch between Hoover and Mud Butte where Jennings grew up. Jennings used to tell stories of how the family survived through...

Jun 19, 2016

Florice Jean Beard, 94, Whitewood, SD, died June 19, 2016 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital, Deadwood, SD.

Florice was born in Iowa to Volous and Evelyn, (Shimer) Sanford on November 28, 1921.

Jun 17, 2016

Frances was born September 20, 1924, at Baker MT, to Francis "Frank" and Helen (Hanson) Poseley. She was raised in Bison and graduated from Bison High School. On May 4, 1946 she married Wayne Almen at Baker, MT. The couple moved to Wayne's grandparents farm they worked for several years. In 1960, Frances worked as a clerk at the...

Jun 15, 2016

Betty was born to Marion and Gladys Gould. She grew up at Boles Canyon, SD with her 13 brothers and sisters. After SD they moved to Newcastle, WY to run a little grocery store. Times may have been tight but the children had food, shelter and love. Betty was married in August of 1957, they moved to Northern California...

Jun 13, 2016

Frances Anna Moelter was born June 23, 1933, to John and Josephine (Ritter) Moelter at Opal, SD. She was the second of four children. They farmed and ranched at Opal until they moved to Tacoma, WA, in 1944 where her father joined the war effort and worked in the shipyards building ships. They moved back to South Dakota in...

Jun 13, 2016

Tommy was born February 19, 1943, in Sioux City, IA, to George "Blackie" and Leona M. (Kade) Stapp. He grew up and attended school in Newell and graduated from Newell High School. Tommy joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Rhode Island. He met and married Darlene Gordon in Attleboro, MA, on September 18, 1965. Following his honorable...

Jun 12, 2016

Grace Ann Fitzgeral, 24, Lead, SD, died at her home on June 12, 2016.

Grace was born in New York to Patrick and Frances (Sconzo) Fitzgerald on October 23, 1991.

Jun 12, 2016

Donnie was born January 25, 1976, in Sturgis, SD, to Donald W. and Roxann (Bartels) Patterson. He grew up in Sturgis and graduated from Sturgis Brown High School. He completed his education at Western Dakota Vo-Tech where he earned his degree in Human Disabilities. He worked at Black Hills Special Services and became a journeyman electrician for Freeman Electric,...

Jun 12, 2016

Larry Edward Banks, 57, Central City, SD, died at his home on June 12, 2016.

Larry was born in Iowa to Lloyd Lee and Janet May (James) Banks on May 16, 1959. He served in the US Navy and is buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Jun 11, 2016

Donald M. Malham, 80, of Custer SD, died June 11, 2016 at Custer Regional Senior Care.

Donald was born in Ohio to Merton and Margaret (Chambers) Malham on September 18, 1935.

Jun 10, 2016

Beulah was born January 6, 1922, at Alkali, SD, to Nels and Birget (Lunda) Nelson. She attended country school at Alkali before moving to the Mackey Place on the Elk Creek. Beulah married Otto Wanhanen at Sturgis on December 18, 1939. The couple moved to Moskee, WY, and Beulah, WY. They returned to the Black Hills and lived at...

Jun 4, 2016

Dick was born to Al and Eleanor (Jahner) Kopp October 16, 1948, in Mott, ND. He attended grade school at St. Martin's Academy in Sturgis and graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1966. He joined the Navy in 1966, where he served four years which included service in Japan and Vietnam. Dik was very proud to serve his...

Jun 4, 2016

LARRY DEAN MCDONALD SEPT 24, 1934 - JUN 4, 2016 Larry Dean McDonald, born Sept. 24, 1934, died June 4, 2016 in Modesto, CA. Larry is preceded in death by his parents, Foster and Ann McDonald, and brother George N. McDonald. He is survived by his twin sister, Mary Jean Hernandez and husband Mike, of Manteca, CA, and sister-in-law...

Jun 4, 2016

Barry David Donovan, 63, Sturgis, SD, died at his home, following his battle with cancer, on June 4, 2016.

Barry was born in California to William and Rosemarie (Maroney) Donovan on December 26, 1952. He was married to Anna Marie (Scalf) Donovan.

Jun 3, 2016

Kenneth Earnest Holst was born May 27, 1930, to Dora (Trigg) and Ernest Holst of Vale, SD. He was the second of five children. He went to high school at Vale High School and graduated in 1948. In 1950, he entered the US Air Force and served a four-year tour of duty. He returned to his family farm in...

Jun 2, 2016

Tom was born May 27, 1953, in Mitchell, SD, to John and Marie Jarding and lived his early years on his parent's farm in Alexandria. His family moved to Ethan, SD, for several years before moving to Mitchell, where Tom attended Notre Dame High School before transferring to Mitchell Senior High School after Notre Dame closed its doors in...

Jun 2, 2016

John Russell Page, 64, Custer, SD, died at Rapid City Hospice House on June 2, 2016.

John was born in Kansas to Francis W. and Mildred (Hughes) Page on June 2, 2016.

Jun 1, 2016

Jack Wayne Comer, 81, of Rapid City, SD, died June 1, 2016 near Box Elder, SD.

Jack was born in South Dakota to Harry Dale and Delma Vivian (Reber) Comer on July 27, 1934. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Louise Comer.