Obituaries

Mar 9, 2016

Kelly was born on February 12, 1921, to Jesse and Francis (Nabors) Kelly in Pine Hill, Alabama. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and was selected for pilot training becoming a torpedo bomber pilot flying the TBM-3 Avenger in World War II attached to aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CV 38). While in the Pacific Theater, he was highly...

Mar 9, 2016

Long time Newcastle resident, Betty Bennett, passed away after a short illness at the Weston County Hospital on March 9, 2016.

Betty was born July 24, 1930, and raised in Centerville, Iowa to Ray and Birdie Andrews. Betty graduated from high school in 1948, and went to work as a telephone operator. In 1951 she moved to...

Mar 8, 2016

Laura Ada Martin, 94, Belle Fourche, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the Belle Fourche Health Care Community. Laura was born April 30, 1921, in Portsmouth, England, to Arthur and Laura (Steel) Fleming. She grew up and attended school in Portsmouth. During WWII, she served in the Women's Royal Navy attaining the rank of Leading Wren. Laura was naturalized...

Mar 8, 2016

Ronald Dean Glover, 76, Rapid City, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the VA Black Hills Health Care Center at Fort Meade, during a short respite stay. Visitation will be 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2016, at South Canyon Lutheran Church...

Mar 8, 2016

Jeanette Carol (Raver) Auen was born January 17, 1939, in Hot Springs, SD. She was the eldest of five children born to Lloyd and Gladys (Brown) Raver. She grew up on the Raver Family Ranch in Custer, SD. She graduated from Custer High School in 1957 and married Melvin C. Larson. From this union came five children. She later...

Mar 8, 2016

Don Ellis Schafer was born June 30, 1948, in Phillip, SD, to Glen Schafer and Velma (Culver) Schafer. Don grew up in Phillip and graduated high school in Phillip, SD, where he married his high school sweetheart, Roxanne Radway. They moved to Washington State where he worked as several different aircraft production positions, until being drafted into the U.S...

Mar 7, 2016

Margaret Dezarn, our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed on March 7, 2016. We mourn the loss of the buoyant spirit we knew and loved for 92 years. Margaret was raised in Sturgis with her three older brothers in a Victorian home that still stands on Junction Avenue. She attended Sturgis High School, where she met her future husband...

Mar 7, 2016

James grew up in Eagle Butte, SD, and attended Cheyenne River Elementary and High School. His father owned an automotive repair shop, where James honed his skills which eventually led him to obtain a degree in Automotive Technology from Western Dakota Technical Institute in Rapid City, SD. During that time, he also enlisted in the military and became a...

Mar 5, 2016

Angie was born November 2, 1943, at Sturgis, SD, to Clifford and Janice (Blair) Snyder. She attended elementary school at Tilford, SD, and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1961. She attended college at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion and received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1965. Angie taught elementary students in Rapid City, SD, Evergreen,...

Mar 5, 2016

Bob was born February 27, 1939, at Kadoka, SD, to Frank and Bernice (Rumsey) Miles. His early years were spent in Wyoming. The Miles family moved to Newell, SD, in 1946, where Bob attended school. Bob participated in several sports during school but he especially enjoyed competing in basketball with his brother, Richard. He married Sharon Schipke on September...

Mar 4, 2016

Lyle Joseph Bohm was born October 1, 1935, at Presho, SD, to Joseph and Olga (Hilmoe) Bohm. Lyle married Edith Culver on December 28, 1959, and they left for Arizona where Lyle was stationed in the U.S. Army. After Lyle's honorable discharge, they returned to Presho. They lived in the Black Hills until moving to Palestine, TX, in 2000....

Mar 4, 2016

Shirley was born February 26, 1936, at Sioux Falls, SD, to Thomas and Viola (Shreve) Daggitt. She graduated from Washington High School. She married Francis Blake on May 12, 1956. In the summertime, Shirley enjoyed camping, fishing, and especially the weekend camping trips to Orman Dam with family and friends. She also enjoyed snowmobiling and three wheeling with friends...

Mar 2, 2016

Fly High…..Live Fast Billy Lynn Vansickel was born September 15, 1997, in Sturgis, SD, to Billy Ray and Jennifer (Griffee) Vansickel. He attended school in Opal, SD, and Sturgis. Billy enjoyed skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, mudding, working on cars, dirt bikes, drifting, cruising dirt roads with friends, and time with his nephew. Billy was always willing to help anyone he...

Mar 1, 2016

Ezra "Ezzie" Pauley was born in Milwaukee, WI, on December 26, 1926. He was the youngest of six children born to William and Molly (Ninstihl) Pauley. William and Molly were "Volga Germans," people of German ancestry who farmed the Volga River Valley in Russia. They immigrated to the United States to escape the genocide of Volga Germans perpetrated during...

Feb 24, 2016

Laurel was born September 14, 1948, in Belle Fourche, SD, to Loran and Carley (Collins) Bartlett. She attended school in Sundance, WY, and later in Upton, WY, as well as the Little Missouri Schoolhouse near New Haven, WY. She graduated from Hulett High School in 1966. Laurel lived on various ranches during her school years, where she helped her...

Feb 21, 2016

Bob was born January 2, 1942, at Gallup, NM. His family moved to south Texas when Bob was very young and his father was away serving in the military during World War II. Bob's earliest memory of his father was when he returned from the war when Bob was 5 years old. The family moved several times as Bob...

Feb 19, 2016

Cynthia "Cindy" Ann Edison was born April 23, 1934, to Harry and Effie (Vermeer) Stientjes in Boyden, IA, and grew up on the family farm in Doon, IA. She knew from the time she was 12 years old that she wanted to be a nurse. She attended the School of Nursing at Lutheran Hospital in Sioux City, IA, and...

Feb 16, 2016

Elaine was born February 8, 1931, in Winchester, ID, to Monte and Mary (Buckles) Stephens. She was raised and educated in Winchester, graduating second in her class at Winchester High School. Elaine married Eddie Wallace, having four children from this union, Larry, Bob, Debbie, and Dick. Later she married Charles Green, having five children from this union, Kenny and...

Feb 15, 2016

Charles James "Jim" Clarke, 83 years old, died Monday, February 15, 2016, at the VA Healthcare, Fort Meade. He was born to Charles Edward and Juanita M. (Little) Clarke on April 4, 1932, at Ingalls, Michigan. He is survived by his two sisters, Marguerite Kelly of Sturgis, SD, and Joannie Miles of Cornell, MI; as well as five nieces...

Feb 15, 2016

Francis Lee Larive, 71, left this earth to be with his beloved, Sandy Swanson, on February 15, 2016. He was residing in Prescott Valley, AZ. Francis had traveled the world while serving in the Navy for 23 years. After which, he continued to travel the country with Sandy, a traveling nurse, having adventures as they went. Francis is survived...