Obituaries

Oct 15, 2015

Evelyn Agnes Beug was born December 31, 1922 in the Bear Butte Valley area east of Sturgis, to Arthur and Clara "Lola" (Thein) Bachand. She attended volunteer School through the 8th grade and completed her schooling at Sturgis High School. She married Dan Beug in Wyoming and the couple farmed and ranched on Alkali for many years. Evelyn was...

Oct 15, 2015

A memorial mass for Marilyn Jean (Bachand) Nona, 79, will be held Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 10am at St. Francis of Assissi Catholic Church, Sturgis. Fellowship Luncheon will follow at the church after burial at St Aloysius Cemetery. Marilyn Died Thursday, October 15, 2015 near Snohomish, WA where she currently resided. She was born October 6, 1936 in...

Oct 13, 2015

Richard "Dick" Garold Johnson was born October 27, 1942 in Spearfish, SD, to Jerome and Beatrice (Parett) Johnson. He attended school in Igloo and Edgemont, moving to Sturgis and later to Rapid City. Dick enlisted in the Army Reserve in the 1960's. He married Betty O'Neill on Dec. 21, 1968 in Box Elder, making their home in Ashland Heights....

Oct 12, 2015

Jackson Loren "Jack" Halseth was born April 24, 1950 to Melburn and Shirley (Beck) Halseth at Madison, SD. He grew up on the family farm and attended the rural Franklin School. Following graduation in 1969 He started working as a diesel mechanic. Jack married Donna Gundveldson at Flandreau in 1970. He enlisted with the South Dakota Army National Guard....

Oct 12, 2015

Ruthie Sargent, 87, of Martin, S.D., passed away peacefully Oct. 12, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, surrounded by her beloved children and grandchildren.

Ruthie was born in the midst of a rugged blizzard near Fort Calhoun, Dec. 7, 1927. She was the third child of Edward Gard (E.G.) Liggett and Francis Jorgensen Liggett. In the spring,...

Oct 11, 2015

Mrs. Irene Mary Munoz was born October 6, 1935, in Redfield, SD, to Edward and Elizabeth (Lingeman) Heppler She married Michael Munoz on June 30, 1956, in Lead, SD. Irene loved her family, often writing us letters and cards, and sending photos. She never forgot a birthday or Christmas. Irene loved the Lord, and was very dedicated to her...

Oct 9, 2015

SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

Jack Willard Elledge, 89, Rapid City, SD, passed away at his home on October 9, 2015.

Jack was born in Texas to Harley and Lena (Forney) Elledge. He served in the US Army Air Force and is buried at Black Hills...

Oct 9, 2015

James Allen Hemmah, 83, Sturgis, was born June 9, 1932 at Roslyn, SD. He was the youngest of nine, attending rural country school and Roslyn High School. Jim was drafted into the United States Army in 1953, serving until 1955. He married Beverly Aadland at Skudesness Lutheran Church on June 8, 1957. Jim and Beverly moved to Minneapolis where...

Oct 8, 2015

Linda Darlene Ciaramita was born January 4, 1946, in Madison, Illinois, to Lester Law and Sarah Leona (Thompson). She married Wesley Railsback August 4, 1967. They were married for 17 years, only to separate and find each other again 22 years later. She liked to write children's books, crochet, make jewelry, anything she could doodle with. Her and dad...

Oct 1, 2015

Fred D. Morgan, born April 9, 1936, passed away on October 1, 2015.

Fred was born to Henry and Clara Morgan, the youngest child of 9. He was raised in the small town of Fairburn, SD.

Fred worked most of his life at the South Dakota Cement Plant in Rapid City, SD, as a crusher...

Sep 30, 2015

Kurtis Duwayne Tallmage of Sturgis, SD, was born on September 9, 1985, to Jeri Ann and Richard Gene Tallmage at Deadwood Memorial Hospital. He is their first born son. Kurtis was a kind and loving man that was taken unexpectedly in a tragic accident. Kurtis had many loves in life; he loved working on the core rigs, fishing and...

Sep 30, 2015

Charles Ray Smith, 64, Hot Springs, SD, passed away at his home on September 30, 2015.

Charles was born in California to Charles Ray and Juanita June (Anderson) Smith on January 1, 1951.

Sep 25, 2015

Alva was born December 29, 1930, to Tommy and Thekla "Brown" Olson in Sturgis, SD. She grew up on a ranch by Maurine, SD, and attended country schools in Meade and Perkins counties. Her mom taught her the first seven years of her schooling. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1948. Following graduation, she attended the Western Union...

Sep 25, 2015

Ross F. Jordan, lifetime Meade County Rancher, died peacefully at the SD Human Services Center in Yankton on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the age of 86. He was born January 15, 1929, in Sturgis, SD, to Frederick and Olga (Hanson) Jordan. Ross rode his horse to attend grade school at Pleasant Valley and graduated from Sturgis High School...

Sep 23, 2015

Debra Jean Keech, 60, Rapid City, SD, passed away September 23, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House.

Debra was born in South Dakota to Dale and Eunice (Cole) Johnson on August 1, 1955.

Sep 22, 2015

Bentley William Scott, 1 month 2 days, Sturgis SD, left our world far too early on September 22, 2015.

Sep 22, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" Rose Fischer, 91, formerly of Sturgis, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at Belle Fourche Healthcare. Betty was born January 20, 1924, to Ella and Raymond Cole. She was later adopted by Reverend and Mrs. Rudolph Hertz. She was united in marriage to Andrew Joseph Fischer in Eagle Butte, SD, on May 20, 1941. To this union 6...

Sep 21, 2015

Harold Raymond Bauer, 102, Rapid City, died Monday, September 21, 2015, at his residence in Rapid City. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Rev. Denzel Nonhof and Pastor...

Sep 20, 2015

John Andrew Jensen, was born on June 11, 1930 in New Underwood, SD to Benhard and Eda (Pearson) Jensen. John attended school at the Eleanor and Atall schools. John grew up working on the ranch with his father and brother Frank. After his father passed away in 1950, he continued on the ranch with Frank until he was drafted...

Sep 20, 2015

Wilbur F. Armagost, 89, passed away Sept. 20, 2015.

"Bill" Armagost, the son of Wilbur and Izetta Armagost, grew up in Cat Creek, MT, and is survived by his wife of almost 20 years, four children, and their families, his sister,11 grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his first...