Obituaries

Aug 12, 2016

Neil Leslie Fox was born May 25, 1951, to Delmont "Del" and Evelyn Mae (Stoda) Fox in Deadwood. He grew up in the Lead - Deadwood area and graduated from Lead High School in 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined the National Guards and in 1979 he joined the US Army, from which he retired in 1992....

Aug 12, 2016

Brian Patrick Collins, 58, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away August 12, 2016. He was born in Davenport, Iowa on May 22, 1958. His devoted parents were the late Florence Anne (Forbes) Collins and late Donnie Harrison Collins of Buffalo, Iowa. Brian was the second born of six children raised in Buffalo, Iowa. He will be forever remembered...

Aug 11, 2016

Irene Berg of Napa, CA, died August 11 in Rapid City, South Dakota at the age of 92. After many years in Sonoma and Napa, she had moved to South Dakota in May to be near her family.

Irene Phipps Berg was born December 26, 1923 in Rose Bud, Arkansas. She was the youngest of five children...

Aug 11, 2016

Anjuli Monique Kerlin, 20, of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Sturgis, died in a one car rollover accident near White Lake, SD.

Aug 11, 2016

Former Perkins County rancher Merle Kopren, of Sturgis, SD, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Sturgis Regional Hospital at the age of 86. Visitation will start at 5:00 p.m. with Family/Masonic Rites to follow at 7:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel on Thursday, August 18, 2016. A memorial service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church Friday,...

Aug 8, 2016

Eileen was born January 4, 1929, to Frank Joseph and Dorothy Ellen Blanche (Wintermote) Sack on a farm near Liberty, KS. During her childhood, Eileen lived on farms near Liberty, Valley Center and Sedgewick, KS. In 1946, Eileen graduated from high school in Wichita, KS.

In the spring of 1946, Eileen and her family moved to a...

Aug 6, 2016

Carl was born October 14, 1931, to William and Ella (Helmer) Wendt in Belle Fourche SD. Growing up, Carl attended country schools in the Belle Fourche and Spearfish areas. He went to work in Belle Fourche at the Vanco Ford Garage as a mechanic, where he met Pauline (Homan) they were married on August 17, 1956, in Nisland SD....

Aug 5, 2016

John Bryce Grenier, 89, died August 5, 2016 at the Golden Living Center of the Black Hills, Rapid City, SD.

John was born in Wyoming to George D. and Elizabeth (Freeborn) Grenier on September 9, 1926.

Aug 4, 2016

Mary Lee Hathaway, 64, Bison, SD, passed away on August 4th after a five year battle with cancer; while being comforted by family members at the Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Mary Lee was born in Lemmon, SD on May 7, 1952 to August and Lorraine Sonn. She grew up on a farm North of Lemmon and...

Aug 1, 2016

Roxie was born May, 23rd, 1958 in Deadwood to Geneva and Richard Anderson. She grew up in Lead, SD and attended schools in Lead until her family moved in 1973 to Whitewood, SD. She finished her education at Sturgis High school and graduated in 1976. Upon completing high school she joined the United States Army and served from September...

Jul 30, 2016

Judith Raker, 65, of Rapid City, SD, died at her home on July 30, 2016.

Judith was born in Oregon to Dellis and Veronica (Jerome) Hancock on July 24, 2016.

Jul 29, 2016

Shirley Esther Kammerer, Age 87, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016, in Rapid City, SD. Shirley Esther Hale was born on June 4, 1929, in Sturgis, SD to Louis Bryant "Brick"and Alyce (Fruth) Hale. She grew up in Sturgis, SD and attended St. Martin's Academy for eight years and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1947. She attended...

Jul 29, 2016

Bob was born October, 22, 1929, on his parent's ranch east of Newell to Albert and Mary (Schultz) Johnson. He was the oldest son and dropped out of school at 13 to become the father figure after his father passed away. He worked various jobs as a ranch hand with all of his income going back to his Mother...

Jul 29, 2016

Briana Rose (Wilson) Funk let go of her earthbound oars and has floated the heavenly stream to eternity on July 29, 2016. She had a short battle with cancer, but those who know her well knew she died of a broken heart from the loss of their son, Shawn. Briana was born June 4, 1955, to Howard K. and...

Jul 29, 2016

Friends say an Onslow County man who died while riding a motorcycle in South Dakota was checking items off his bucket list at the time. Dale Shull, 65, of Sneads Ferry was riding a 2010 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic motorcycle east on U.S. 212 in Butte county, 27 miles East of Newell, South Dakota when he lost...

Jul 28, 2016

Fritz was born May 14, 1923, at Sturgis to Joseph and Bertha "Collins" Fonck. He grew up on the family homestead which was 25 miles East of Sturgis and 6 miles South of Volunteer, SD. He attended grade school at Wolf School District #24, South of Volunteer. He left home at the age of 12 years with the influence...

Jul 27, 2016

Jess was born June 14, 1925, at his parent's home in Seward County, NE to Carl H. and Margaret J. (Baker) Nelson. He attended grade school at Utica, then moved and attended Beaver Crossing High School starting in the 9th grade. He and his nephew, Norman Hohnbaum, were the only uncle/nephew pair to attend all 12 years of school...

Jul 26, 2016

Harold John Wetz was born on December 13, 1922, in Sturgis, SD, at the home of his maternal grandparents, to Gerald Wetz and Amelia Schaff Wetz. He grew up on the family ranch east of Vale, SD, along the Belle Fourche River. He attended school at the Wetz School through the eighth grade and then ranched with his father...

Jul 25, 2016

Corey was born June 19, 1987, to Jeff and Laurie Mann in Lakewood, CA. Along with his parents, he had a brother, Phil Mann. Corey may have been born in California, but he spent most of his childhood in Baker, MT. He grew up around many loving family members and friends. Even from when he was a baby, he...

Jul 25, 2016

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