Obituaries

May 30, 2016

Merwyn Earl Wilkins, 80, of Belle Fourche, SD, died at his home on May 30, 2026.

Merwyn was born in South Dakota to Earl and Bergitta Dorothy (Jorgensen) Wilkins on March 5, 1936. He is inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD.

May 27, 2016

Louis was born January 25, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois, to Louis Edward Woznick, Sr. and Nellie (Herbert) Woznick. Louis, 93, Sheridan, WY, was a Navy veteran who served in WWII and the Korean Conflict as a radioman and petty officer. He received 8 commendations. Louis Edward Woznick, Jr. died at Westview Health Care Center in Sheridan, Wyoming, on May...

May 27, 2016

Charlene was born June 9, 1925, at her grandparent's homestead to Otis and Gladys (Porter) Palmer, one of 4 children. Charlene attended and graduated from Miller in 1943. She then obtained a temporary two-year teaching certificate and taught in a rural school close to home. Charlene married her life-long best friend, Elmer Heilman, on October 13, 1944. Together they...

May 26, 2016

Bill was born January 29, 1930, to Fred and Roma Fallon in Ramona, SD. He was the fourth of six children. He attended Ramona High School before enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1948. Bill left for basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. He developed his lifelong carpentry skills at Ft. Warren,...

May 26, 2016

Louis William Anderson, 82, Newell, SD, died May 26, 2016 at Sturgis Regional Hospital, Sturgis, SD.

Louis was born in Iowa to Louis and Evelyn (Fisk) Anderson on December 23, 1933. He is buried at the Sunset Cemetery, St. Onge, SD.

May 21, 2016

Alison Lynn Swan, 61, Hot Springs, SD, went to her heavenly rest on May 21, 2016 following a short but courageous battle with cancer at Hospice House, Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD.

Alison was born in Connecticut to Grover Cleveland and Olive (Bromley) Swan on August 24, 1954.

May 16, 2016

Benjamin "Ben" Edward Keller was born November 21, 1937, at Mills, WY, to William and Loretta (Wilcox) Keller. He grew up in Sturgis and Newell. Ben married Eleanor Wood on August 23, 1955, in Belle Fourche, SD. On March 14, 1955, he joined the United States Army and was stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA, where he served as a...

May 15, 2016

Russell Edmund Bonsell was born June 13, 1935, to Russell and Neva (Endicott) Bonsell in Lusk, WY. He was the oldest of 5 kids: Joan, Janice, Connie, and Doug. Growing up Russell worked on the family ranch in Lusk. At the age of 14 and in the 8th grade he was diagnosed with Polio along with his sisters JoAnn...

May 15, 2016

Ethel Yvonne Ferguson was born March 27, 1933, in Rapid City, SD, to Tom and Marvel Shaw. She grew up on the ranch near Union Center and she loved her animals; horses, dogs, sheep, chickens, and cows. She attended rural school at Red Owl and then attended high school in Sturgis, SD, but graduated in Faith, SD. She married...

May 14, 2016

Robert "Bob" Hemsher, 53, of Piedmont, SD died May 14, 2016.

Bob was born in South Dakota to Clifford Howard and Marie A. (Jazek) Hemsher on October 2, 1962.

He was a man of many words and was also a man of his word. He died on his own terms. Keep your head above water...

May 14, 2016

Dennis Arthur Altick, 64, Sundance WY, died May 14, 2016 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital, Deadwood, SD.

Dennis was born in Iowa to Arthur J. and Audra L. (McKee) Altick on August 22,  1951.

May 11, 2016

Robert D."Bob" Daane, 83, Sturgis, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, surrounded by his family, at his home in Sturgis. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 15, with the family present, with a rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2016, at St. Francis...

May 10, 2016

Elsie Jeanne Marie Pietila was born at Rapid City Regional Hospital, baptized by her father, James H. Pietila, and went home to God. She is survived by her parents, Provatia (Potvin) Pietila and James Pietila, and one brother, Louis Alexander Pietila, all of Belle Fourche, SD; aunt, Letitia (Potvin) Pietila, uncle, Martin Fashbaugh and daughter, Lucy Fashbaugh, all of...

May 8, 2016

Mary Margaret Murphy was born in Pierre, SD, on October 21, 1934, to Marion and Claire (O'Donnell) Murphy. The family moved to a ranch north of Reliance, SD, when Mary was three years old. Mary attended school in Kennebec, SD, the Murphy Country School in Lyman County, SD, and graduated valedictorian from Notre Dame High School in Mitchell, SD,...

May 4, 2016

Les was born July 29, 1934, in New Underwood, SD. He attended 8 years of school at the Hamilton #2 Country School. Les joined the US Army on May 8, 1957, and was a recovery specialist until his honorable discharge on May 7, 1959. Les and his brothers were avid sportsmen. They loved to hunt and fish and Les...

May 4, 2016

Elizabeth Emily Moncrief Hollis Campbell passed from this life on May 4, 2016 in the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood, SD, to move to her eternal home in Heaven to be with her Savior Jesus Christ forever. Born on her Poppa's small dairy farm in Ruston, LA on February 23, 1918. She lived to the wonderful age of 98....

May 3, 2016

Helene B. Kinghton, 90, Sturgis, SD, died May 3, 2016 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.

She was born to James Riley and Bessie (Thompson) Price of Hoover, SD, on September 2, 1925. She had siblings Paul,James and Iris.

May 1, 2016

Daniel was born April 18, 1993, in Fairfax, VA, and lived in Woodbridge, VA. He moved to the Black Hills with his family in September 1993. He attended elementary, middle, and high school in the Lead-Deadwood School District and was from the graduating class of 2012. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Lead. Danny loved the...

Apr 26, 2016

Nathan Rex Gann, 28, Faith SD, died April 26, 2016.

Nathan was born in Georgia on August 5, 1987 to Barry and Lola (Brumbalow) Gann.

Arrangements under the direction of Owen Funeral Home, Cartersville, GA

Apr 26, 2016

Eliza Jo Edgins, 24, Faith, SD, died March 26, 2016.

She was born in Minnesota on February 22, 1992 to Jack Edgins, Jr. and Billie Jo (Newman) Edgins.