Obituaries

Mar 19, 2015

Dorothy Ann Miller was born March 19, 1947, to John and Katherine Plaggemeyer in Strasburg, ND. She lived in Pollock, SD, moving to Sturgis with her family when she was 13. Dorothy married Walter Conway. To this marriage, three children were born; Walter, Ronald, and Kathryn. While her kids were growing up, Dorothy was also like a second mother...

Mar 18, 2015

John Charles Smoot, 85, Wall, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Belle Fourche Healthcare. Graveside committal services will be at 2:30 pm, Friday, March 27, 2015, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with military honors provided by the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard. John was born August 25, 1929, at Belle Fourche to Elbert and Vivian (Schoeppach) Smoot. He...

Mar 17, 2015

Carol Louise Dow, 94, Sturgis, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. Carol was born February 12, 1921, in Newell, SD, to Harry and Ivis (Babb) Hogan. She grew up on a ranch about 30 miles north of Newell where she worked herding sheep. She went to school through the eighth grade, which was all that was...

Mar 17, 2015

Warren Prascher, 91, Sturgis, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, March 23, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Timothy Castor officiating. Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors provided by the Sturgis Veteran's Honor...

Mar 16, 2015

Herbert Edward Barnes, Jr. 77, Wall, SD, passed away March 16, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD.

Herbert was born in Illinois to Herbert Edwards and Nina (Stevens) Barnes on February 6, 1940. Her served in the US Air Force during Vietnam and is buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Mar 14, 2015

Margaret Elaine Hall, 92, Spearfish, SD, Passed away March 14, 2015 at Our House Assisted Living, Sturgis, SD.

Elaine was born in South Dakota to John and Margaret (McDowell) Shaw on March 20, 1922.

Mar 12, 2015

Henrietta (Venhuizen) Nelson was born on Dec 18,1915 at her parents farm south of New Underwood, SD. When she was four years old her family moved to Holland. She attended school in Exloo, Holland until age ten when her family returned to USA. After living in Chicago and Canada her family moved to Wasta,SD. She finished her schooling in...

Mar 12, 2015

Mary Johanna Hutter Baker, 95, Belle Fourche, died at the Belle Fourche Health Care. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel on Tuesday with a rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at St. Martin's Chapel in Sturgis with burial following at...

Mar 11, 2015

Mary Jane was born February 28, 1934, in Leola, SD, to Jacob and O'Tillia (Hager) Maier. Mary Jane attended school in Leola and graduated from Leola High School. She attended Presentation School of Nursing, Aberdeen, SD, in 1952 and received her RN Diploma in 1955. Mary Jane married Harold Thomas May 20, 1962, in Rapid City, SD. She worked...

Mar 10, 2015

Rosmaye Laverna Steward, 77, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at her home in Sturgis. Rosmaye was born in Alva, OK, to Charles Fred and Edna Aline Crouch on September 15, 1937. She spent most of her childhood on the family farm until they moved to Alva when she was 14 years old. She was the oldest of 3...

Mar 9, 2015

Terry N Stephens, age 57, of South Dakota, passed away in his sleep on March 9, 2015 at the Dept of Veterans Affairs, Ft. Meade, SD.

He was born on Feb. 5, 1958, to Len K and Mertie Stephens, formerly of Ashton, ID. Terry graduated from high school early so he could join the military.

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Mar 7, 2015

Richard Allen Ogle, 72, Lusk, WY, passed away March 7, 2015 at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Ft. Meade, SD.

Richard was born in Minnesota to William D. and Margaret Francis (Colvin) Ogle on April 14, 1942. He is a veteran  of the US Armed Forces.

Mar 7, 2015

Marta Kae (Laughlin) Appel entered the gates of Heaven on Saturday March 7, 2015, after a courageous ten year battle with a unique type of skin cancer. Marta Kae, affectionately known as Martie to her friends and family, was born September 17, 1958, in Des Moines, IA, to Donald and Jonna Deane (Watson) Laughlin. Martie attended elementary and middle...

Mar 6, 2015

It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of a great man, Silas C. Grinstead III of Sturgis. Silas was born October 20, 1946, in Mooresville, IN, the son of Silas Carl Grinstead, Jr., and Clara L. Grinstead. He moved to Lake Worth, FL, in 1969 where he worked as a General Contractor. Silas moved...

Mar 5, 2015

Ivan Shonley, 91, Sturgis, Died, Thursday March 5, 2015, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. Ivan was born November 7, 1923 at Hillside, SD near Mitchell, SD to Theodore and Lena Shonley. After 8th grade he worked for his father as a carpenter. In 1943 he joined the US Navy and participated in the Seabees. In 1946 he returned home to...

Mar 3, 2015

David Arthur Christensen, 71, Box Elder, SD, passed away March 3, 2015 at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Ft. Meade, SD.

David was born in Sioux Falls, SD, to Arthur Melvin and Evelyn Marquerite (Thompson) Christensen on January 24, 1944. He served in the US Army during Vietnam and is inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis,...

Mar 3, 2015

Alfred John Hertel, 88, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2015, in hospice care at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Ft. Meade. Alfred was born August 28, 1926, in McLaughlin, SD, to Fred M. and Anna Helen Louise (Zimmerman) Hertel. He was raised on the family farm west of McLaughlin, and attended school in McLaughlin. Alfred was drafted in...

Mar 3, 2015

Dixie Lee Wilson, 78, Sturgis, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on March 3, 2015, while in the care of the Lippold Hospice Suite at Sturgis Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Wilson, and their two children, Tyler and Teresa Wilson. Dixie was one of three children born to Frances and Leander Seefeld on August...

Mar 3, 2015

1940 Census Name: Barbara Jones Temporarily Absent: Yes Age: 17 Estimated birth year: abt 1923 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: South Dakota Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Daughter Home in 1940: Wells, Perkins, South Dakota Inferred Residence in 1935: Wells, Perkins, South Dakota Residence in 1935: Same House Sheet Number: 1A Occupation: Secretary N Y A...

Mar 2, 2015

Bruce William Foster died of lung cancer on March 2, 2015, at Hospice House in Rapid City. He was born December 12, 1938, to C.W. (Bill) Foster and Edna (Wullweber) Foster in Los Angeles, CA. He attended elementary schools in Sepulveda, CA, Huron, Cavour and Virgil, SD, and graduated from Virgil High School in 1956. In December of 1962,...