Obituaries

Jul 26, 2018

Many Called Her Mom Sandra Janel Moeller was born December 4, 1948, in Lemmon, SD, to John and Jenny (Reinoehl) Sperle. Her love for animals started at a young age with her horse, Jip, on the family farm near Lodgepole, SD. While in high school, her parents moved off the farm to Whitewood, SD. It was there that she...

Jul 25, 2018

Gregory Zel Foster, 63, passed away July 25, 2018 in Belle Fourche. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.

Jul 24, 2018

Loretta was born August 9, 1930, to Gordon Arthur and Nellie Beatrice (Vaughan) Nowlin at Boggy Creek, Manitoba, Canada. She was married to Leonard Hahne May 19, 1949, and they raised 12 children: Lyle, Daryl (Donna), Larry (Terry), Anne Mary, Evelyn (Bill), Randy (Hazel), Neil (Wanda), Nancy (Brady), Estella (Mike), Cheryl (Larry), Allan (Tanya), and Jim. Loretta married Jerold...

Jul 23, 2018

Douglas was born on March 23, 1957, in Sturgis, SD. He grew up and loved living on the family farm/ranch southeast of Enning, SD. He attended school in Sturgis where graduated high school in 1975. He enlisted in the Army and served from June 1982 through July 1984. After the service he worked as a laborer in different jobs...

Jul 23, 2018

Jack Eugene Adamson, 86, of Rapid City, SD, died July 23, 2018, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Jack was born in South Dakota to George D. and Isea (Roethler) Adamson on August 14, 1931.

Jul 22, 2018

Cheyanne was born May 28, 1996, in Rapid City to Michele Kylmanen-Cummings and Dave Cummings. Cheyanne had many goals and her life was cut short. Her smile and unique laugh were contagious and brought joy to all. As a little girl she enjoyed teletubbies, being outside, fishing with Grandpa, trips to the Fire Department with her Dad and friends...

Jul 22, 2018

June was born June 3, 1940, in Newell, SD, to John and Helen (Kumpula) Korpi. She graduated from Lead High School in 1958 and received her teaching degree from Black Hills State College. Her heart has always been in the Black Hills, and on July 16, 1960, she married the love of her life, David William Treber, in Lead,...

Jul 21, 2018

Ike was born July 27, 1947, in Kingsport, TN, to Maurice and Gertrude "Judy" Eixenberger. When he was two, they moved briefly to Belle Fourche, SD, before settling in Sturgis, SD. He graduated from Sturgis High School in 1965. In 1970, he married Glenda Brown. The two of them welcomed their son, Jason. They were subsequently divorced. In 1978,...

Jul 20, 2018

Gary O. Weidner, passed away after a long battle with cancer on July 20, 2018 at the age of 74, in Gillette, WY.

Gary was born in Lexington, NE, on December 7, 1943. He grew up on a farm outside of Sumner, NE. He attended...

Jul 20, 2018

Vera Irene Styles, 75, passed away July 20, 2018 at her home outside of Whitewood.

She was born November 15, 1942 to Art and Alice (Morgan) Peters in Phillip, SD.

Vera married Paul Styles on November 15, 1957, her 15th birthday, in Pierre,...

Jul 20, 2018

Denise was born April 20, 1970, in Watertown and was brought home on June 15, 1970, by Jerry and Linda Ross, who legally adopted her on February 22, 1971. Jerry's work for Norwest Bank led the family to move around the state. Denise grew up in Mobridge, Aberdeen, Gregory, and Chamberlain, and the family frequently visited Sturgis, where Jerry...

Jul 19, 2018

Katherine Ann Roberts, 61, of Rapid City, SD, died July 19, 2018 at her home.

Katherine was born in Illinois to Alex and Charlotte Mary (Watrobka) Kazmierczak on September 11, 1956.

She married Dennis Roberts on October 11, 1975.

Jul 17, 2018

Thomas was born on December 4, 1944, in Deadwood, S. D. to Wayne and Louise Reed. Wayne passed away in 1945. Louise married Keith McKay in 1952 and Keith became the best dad a boy could ever have. Tom graduated from Sturgis High school and USD, Vermillion. He retired from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road in 2008. He...

Jul 16, 2018

Hilton Conrad Beiro, 75, of Sturgis, SD, died July 16, 2018 at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ft. Meade, SD.

Hilton was born in San Diego, CA, to Rene and Billie (Rawlins) Beiro.

He was married to Cynthia Lee (Schaeffer) Beiro.

Jul 16, 2018

After an afternoon of gospel music sung to him by his family and friends, Chris Fritz passed away peacefully at the young age of 85 on Monday, July 16, 2018, at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD. Christian Adam Fritz was born December 8, 1932, at Mound City, SD, to Jacob and Maria (Mary Huber) Fritz. Chris...

Jul 15, 2018

Everett Glen Kessler, 94 of Buffalo, WY, passed away July 15, 2018, at the Amie Holt Care Center in Buffalo. Glen was born September 21, 1923, in Okaton, SD, to Harvey and Nellie (Cox) Kessler. He was born premature and his older sister, Lorraine, gave him the nickname "Tiny" when she said "what a Tiny baby." That name followed...

Jul 15, 2018

Leslie "Les" Remington was born February 21, 1953, in Newport, RI, to Leslie and Shirley (Blake) Remington. On December 8, 1972, he married Ruby Richard. To this union were born two daughters, Autumn and Cody. He enjoyed listening to music, camping and fishing, cooking, and CB radios. He loved working on cars and watching NASCAR races. Les's favorite holiday...

Jul 15, 2018

Buddy Dwayne Nelson, 61, of Sturgis, SD, died July 15, 2018.

Buddy was born in Arkansas to Richard D, and Donna Mae (Price) Nelson on May 19, 1957.

Jul 14, 2018

Dorothy Adeline Brakken, 99, formerly of Williston, passed away July 14, 2018 in Sturgis, SD.

Dorothy was born May 3, 1919 in West Valley Township, MN to Abel and Hilma (Olson) Anderson.

She spent her early school years at the West Valley Township...

Jul 14, 2018

William Dedrich Parsons, 82, Sturgis, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at his home in Sturgis. Bill was born July 12, 1936, at Egan, SD, with a special twinkle in his eyes. He was raised by Claude and Anne Parsons in the eastern part of South Dakota. He joined the United States Air Force in 1955 and retired as Master...