Obituaries

Jan 2, 2016

Virginia Mary Tallman, 90, Lead, SD, passed away at her home 0n January 2, 2016.

Virginia was born in South Dakota to Clinton and May (Yates) Patton on January 11, 1925.

Jan 2, 2016

Jerry Edward Burnham was the son of Robert and Dorothy (Karrels) Burnham. He lived his entire life in Sturgis.

His work-life revolved around mechanical endeavors, first cars and tractors, and later airplanes.

For the past 40 years he worked at the Sturgis City Airport, serving as Airport Manager for the last 30 years.

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Jan 2, 2016

On January 29, 1944, during the second heaviest snowfall in any one day since 1888, Lynn Edward Laumer was born after a long drive following a snowplow from rural Newell to the Rapid City hospital. It was also a long drive for his parents Bernard and Alma Laumer! Lynn grew up on farms in the Newell area, helping with...

Dec 28, 2015

Ethel May Talbert, 86, Aladdin, Wy, passed away at the Seven Sisters Nursing Home, Hot Springs, SD on December 28, 2015..

Ethel was born in Wyoming to William and Delcie (Lapash) Wilson on August 19, 1929.

Dec 27, 2015

Nedra was born February 28, 1926, in Sturgis, SD, to Ruth V. Sisk Arney and Milo Arney. Her father was a soldier at the Ft. Meade Calvary Post in Sturgis where Nedra grew up and went to school. She married Earl C. Grimes on January 1, 1943, having three sons, and later married Everett E. Ingersoll on March 15,...

Dec 26, 2015

Lauren "Larry" Allen Fernen was born August 29, 1937, at Edison, NE, to Elmer E. and Margaret F. (Mayfield) Fernen. The family farmed in Nebraska before moving to Mission, SD. Larry attended school on the reservation. He moved to Rapid City, SD, where he attended a business college, and then moved to Sioux Falls where he worked for a...

Dec 23, 2015

George Robert "Bob" Trohkimoinen was born September 30, 1944, in Deadwood, SD, to George and Mabel Trohkimoinen. He was raised on the family farm near Vale. He married Sheryl Guptill of Interior, SD, August 31, 1968, and graduated from Black Hills State University in 1969. He was employed by International Harvester Company for two years. He and Sheryl returned...

Dec 22, 2015

Howard Charles Ingalls, 78, of Opal, SD, died December 22, 2015, in Opal. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Central Meade County Community Center in Union Center. Private family burial will be at a later date. Howard was born March 27, 1937, to Walter and Margery (Bowlby) Ingalls on the...

Dec 18, 2015

Norma Lee was born June 7, 1932, to Frank and Elna Newman on the Mossburger homestead in Crook County, WY. She was home schooled her early years and then attended elementary school through high school in Lead and Deadwood, SD. Norma worked as a telephone operator in Chamberlain and Belle Fourche, SD. Norma later married LeRoy Clarkson in Denver,...

Dec 16, 2015

Lily Meller Hill, 96, Spearfish, SD, dies December 16, 2015 at the David Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish.

Lily was born in England On March 4, 1919, and is inurned with her husband (Robert W. Hill: 1919-1985) at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Dec 16, 2015

Vern was the first born child of Mildred Emilyne (Leines) and Leonard Vigoren. He was born on November 20, 1931, in his uncle's Rock's house in Bucyrus, ND. He and his family moved to Buffalo, SD, in time for him to start 1st grade. He attended Buffalo High School and graduated in 1950. To help his family out, he...

Dec 14, 2015

Margaret was born April 17, 1923, in St. Francis, KS, to Roland and Sarah Jane (Halley) Roberts. Margaret was married to Dale Maddox for just short of 50 years before his passing in 1991. They lived in St. Francis, KS, Rapid City, SD, Gering, NE, Burlington, CO, and Sturgis, SD, where they purchased the Sturgis Livestock Exchange. Margaret was...

Dec 11, 2015

Marjorie Hershey was born March 31, 1942, to Clyde and Esther (Eklund) Bowers. Margie, as she liked to be called, was a music theory graduate of Pacific Lutheran University and filled countless souls with beautiful music throughout her life. She taught music, played the church organ for several congregations, and directed choirs.

Late in life, Margie received...

Dec 9, 2015

Jerry was born in Pennington County to Claus and Polly (Fenner) Bruse and that is where it all begins.Sisters and Brothers galore - Patsy, Linda, Debra, Cecil, Larry and Roger.Boy did Grandma and Grandpa have their hands full with that bunch! Throughout our lives we have heard so many stories about skunks in the teachers outhouse, drag racing down...

Dec 7, 2015

Edmund Andrew Geffre was born June 18, 1923, in Leola, SD, to Jacob and Barbara (Pfeiffer) Geffre. Edmund served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and was honorably discharged November 29, 1945. Edmund met Audrey Mae Crouch in a small café in Leola, SD, later marrying on October 2, 1949, in Leola. They moved to Lead, SD, in 1950...

Dec 7, 2015

Cheryl Mary Fleming, 69, died December 7, 2015 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care, Sturgis, SD.

Cheryl was born in South Dakota to Arthur Edwin and Clara (Loesch) Meisner on November 5, 1948.

Services were held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Sturgis, SD.

Dec 7, 2015

Judith Anne Bauer, born and raised in Deadwood, S.D., was the fifth-born of the eight children of Paul and Mary Jane Hudson. She also lived in New Mexico, Atlanta, Titusville, Fla., and the Phoenix area. Although Judy lived much of her life in the Black Hills, she was drawn to the Southwest, where she lived for a while with...

Dec 7, 2015

Longtime Faith, SD, area rancher Lester James Blomberg, 96, better known as "Lec", "Les", or fondly "Gumpsy" by his grandchildren, succumbed to complications of heart surgery on December 7, 2015. Lec began his life journey on September 24, 1919, when he was born in a sod house at home on a ranch near Gill, SD, to Ernest and Bessie...

Dec 7, 2015

Duane was born October 11, 1942, to Arthur and Bertha (Lillegard) Lindquist in Lemmon, SD. He was the fourth of six children and the first of two sons. The family lived on a farm /ranch and the children attended a one room school for the first 8 grades. Duane graduated from Lemmon High School in 1961. After graduation, Duane...

Dec 6, 2015

Charles Martin Larive, 58, passed away at is home in Spearfish, SD, on December 6, 2015.

Chuck was born in South Dakota to Nels Martinz and Kay (Blotz) Larive on October 25, 1957.. He is inurned at Rosehill Cemetery, Spearfish, SD.