Obituaries

Sep 16, 2018

Rick was born March 6, 1949, in Deadwood, SD, to Reinhold and Ila Mae (Edwards) Miller. Rick spent his growing up years mainly in Sturgis with his parents or in Vale between his maternal grandparents and his cousins. He married Betty Felion March 17, 1974. They had two children, Lorri in 1974, and Lynn in 1976. They were married...

Sep 14, 2018

Donna Mae Johnson was born May 22, 1926, at new Underwood, SD, to Albert "Butch" and Lela (Derby) Roth. She grew up on a ranch on Haydraw and graduated from Sturgis High School. She received her teaching certificate from Black Hills Normal and taught at the rural Cottonwood school until she married Kenneth Johnson on September 11, 1946. She...

Sep 14, 2018

Colonel Darrell F. Halse accepted his final orders Friday, September 14, 2018, and reported for duty at the gates of Heaven. His mission on earth began February 23, 1949, in Watertown, SD. He grew up in Clear Lake, SD, and at the age of 2 1/2, became a local celebrity when he climbed to the catwalk of the water...

Sep 13, 2018

Ronald Fischer was born in Bismarck ND, on May 29, 1941, to Reuben and Mary Fischer. He was one of six children growing up on a farm in Steele, ND. The family moved to Sturgis, SD, in 1960. Ron got a job working on the Titan Missile Silos before meeting his wife, Margie. Ron continued working construction until he...

Sep 13, 2018

Calvin Dale Cox was born January 27, 1927, on the family ranch, Upper Hinton Creek, near Heppner, OR. He attended school in Heppner and received a high school diploma. He worked on the ranch and for a local logging company as a teen. Drafted in 1946, Calvin immediately volunteered for the Army Air Force. He was sent to Fort...

Sep 10, 2018

Patricia Lou Doak, 91, of Hot Springs, SD, died at the State Veterans Home on September 10, 2018.

Patricia was born in Michigan to Kenneth and Leola (Winterle) Wiltse on July 22, 1927. She married Oval Howard Doak on April 20, 1991.

Sep 10, 2018

Casey was born on November 4, 1958, in Belle Fourche, SD, where he resided for most of his life.

Casey Christopher Schnell passed Monday, September 10, 2018, at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD.

Casey struggled with brain cancer for two years before his death at 59 years.

Casey is survived...

Sep 9, 2018

Phoebe was born December 10th, 1932, in Brush, Colorado, Phoebe was the third child born to Glen and Gladys Cowen. Her family later moved to Haxtun, Colorado. She graduated from Haxtun High School in 1951. In 1952 she moved to Colorado Springs, graduating from Blair Business College where she married and traveled with her first husband, Laverne Westerman and...

Sep 9, 2018

Michael was born to Dale and Wanda Scheler on March 31, 1940 in Wheatland, WY, and grew up in Casper, WY.

He married the love of his life, Carolyn Pabst, on May 12, 1984.

Michael E. Scheler, 78, Box Elder, SD, passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, September 9, 2018...

Sep 9, 2018

Bonnie June Shuttlesworth, age 71, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018, surrounded by family. She was the wife of Bob Shuttlesworth. They shared 51 happy years of marriage together. Bonnie was a resident of Oelrichs, SD, at the time of her passing. She was born in Hot Springs, SD, on November 9, 1946, the middle child of Raymond and...

Sep 8, 2018

RAPID CITY | Jeffrey Allan Jundt lost his battle with cancer on September 8, 2018.

Jeff had req uested that his friends and family attend his celebration of life wearing his favorite color, blue or the colors of his favorite flower, the sunflower.

Services will...

Sep 8, 2018

Edith C. Messier, 89, of Belle Fourche, SD, died September 8, 2018, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.

She was born in Pennsylvania to Owen and Edith (Cooper) Wilson. At the time of her death she was a widow, having been married to Robert Messier.

Sep 8, 2018

Daniel Ray Douglas, 66, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 in Rapid City. He was born on March 10, 1952 to Gerald and Marjorie (Lundberg) Douglas.  Dan was a retired Vietnam Vet.  He was not married and did not have any children. Dan is survived by his five brothers, Gary Douglas, Arlington, TX, Bruce Douglas, Lead, Lonnie Douglas, Strandburg,...

Sep 7, 2018

David P. "Davey" Fischer, 43, tragically passed away doing what he loved most, being a Fireman, on Friday, September 7, 2018, at the site of a house fire. Dave was born January 6, 1975, in Colorado Springs, CO, to Paul and Robyn Fischer. At 18 months, Dave began his journey of military moves that started in Germany and ended...

Sep 7, 2018

Ray was born June 14, 1936, at Vale, SD, to Lucas and Elizabeth (Werlinger) Bachmeier. He attended school in Sturgis, graduating from St. Martin's Academy in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in October 1955. He was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base for 17 months before serving at Tokyo, Japan as a warehouse specialist with the...

Sep 6, 2018

Ray C. Edwards was born near Dupree to Clarke and Marie (Maynard) Edwards. He attended Lone Tree and Dupree schools. Ray worked as a truck driver, construction worker, owned Ray's Repair, parts manager for several Ford dealerships, owned pizza business, deputy sheriff, managed and maintenance at an apartment building, trainer at Northern Hills Training Center, and vehicle parts delivery...

Sep 6, 2018

Judy was born June 24, 1955, in O'Neill, NE, to Emil and Phyllis Slattery. Her early years were spent on several ranches throughout Nebraska, South Dakota, and Colorado. The family settled in Sterling, CO. Judy finished her high school education in Sterling, and then gave birth to her first daughter, Kim, on September 14, 1972. One year later, she...

Sep 6, 2018

Nancy Ruth Richmond     1937-2018

Nancy Richmond, 81, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Thursday, September 6, 2018.

Nancy was born, raised, and married her husband Dan in Brainerd, Minnesota. The couple lived in the greater Seattle, Washington area for the first...

Sep 5, 2018

Debbie was born March 16, 1966, in Deadwood, SD, to Fredrick and Patricia (Dunn) Goff. Growing up in Sturgis, SD, she was a part of Job's Daughters and spent the summers camping with her family, as members of the Black Hills Hillbillies and Key City Ramblers Camping Clubs. She graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1985. After high...

Sep 3, 2018

On Monday, September 3, 2018, Donald Eugene Brandt passed away peacefully at the age of 80. He was in the Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Fort Meade, SD.

Donald was born August 21, 1938 in Royal, NE to Vernal and Iona (Anderson) Brandt. He graduated from Neligh High...