Obituaries

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.

Apr 25, 2016

Karen Louise Warfield, 67, Rapid City, SD, died April 25, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Rapid City.

Apr 25, 2016

Arlette was born August 1, 1918, to Reverend F.A. and Amanda (Nelson) Wick of Rhame, ND. They lived on a farm "Bullhogan", 32 miles from Rhame. When the family moved into Rhame, she worked on W.P.A. from 1934 to 1937 at the sewing center and also at the sewing center in Bowman. In 1939, she married Ernest Weisz of...

Apr 24, 2016

Louisa Marie Nelson, 55, Belle Fourche, SD, die April 24, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Louisa was born in Iowa on June 4, 1960 to Buck and Mary (Dippert) Erickson.

Apr 23, 2016

LeRoy was born, October 2, 1932, to Elmer and Cassie Johnston in Alliance, NE. At the age of 9, his family moved to Deadwood, SD, where his father became a railroad engineer for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway. In 1950, LeRoy graduated from Deadwood High School and enlisted in the United States Navy. He served 3 years spending...

Apr 21, 2016

Mildred was born April 24, 1918, in Blooming Prairie, MN, to Eline (Sorenson) and Nels Wullum. She attended school in Eagle Butte, SD, and Red Wing, MN. She graduated from Red Wing High School in 1936. Mildred met the love of her life, Glen Westberg, while working at her dad's fountain shop in Red Wing. They eloped and were...

Apr 14, 2016

Willene was born April 17, 1946, in Sturgis to William and Mabel Lewis. She was the youngest of seven children. Willene grew up in the Nisland area on the family farm and graduated from Vale High School. She married Frankie "Joe" Shinost in Boulder Canyon on September 15, 1979. Together, they raised three sons who blessed her with four...