Gary Allen Hopkins
Jan 19, 2015
Gary Alan Hopkins, 68, of Sturgis, SD, formerly of Woonsocket, SD, and Maringouin, LA, died January 20, 2015. He was born in Minneapolis, MN, on May 13, 1946. January of 1947, he was adopted by Lionel and Eileen Hopkins. On January 21, 1951, his sister, Lynelle (Hopkins) Tornow, joined the family. Gary graduated from Shady Grove High School in...
Betty Louise Bryant
Jan 17, 2015
It is with saddened hearts that we share the passing of our beloved mother, Betty Louise Bryant, on Saturday January 17, 2015.
She leaves to join her family and friends who have gone before her.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Betty's life at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at...
Leona Margie Stapp
Jan 12, 2015
Leona Margie Stapp, 96, Newell, died Monday January 12, 2015 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. Visitation will be 5:00pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday January 13, 2015 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Funeral Services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday January 14, 2015 at the Christian Fellowship Church in Newell with Pastor Sean Carney officiating. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery in...
Estella Louise Reese
Jan 9, 2015
Perkins County Pioneer, Estella Louise Reese, also known as Grandma Reese to many, was born at home in Wentworth, SD, on November 5, 1909, to Frank and Hattie Knittel. She attended school through eighth grade at the Happy Hills School near Rabbit Creek north of Usta, SD. In 1926, at the age of 16, she married Clifford Newton Reese...
Karleen Kay Erickson
Jan 8, 2015
Karleen was only 57 when she unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015, in Rapid City SD. It's hard to say goodbye, we wish we could have had more time that could have been spent together. We wish that so much of her life had not been lost to her illness, and that things could have been different...
William "Bill" Dean Cornish
Jan 7, 2015
William Dean "Bill" Cornish, 73, died at his residence in Phoenix, AZ on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Memorial services will be Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with inurnment to follow at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. Bill was born April 8, 1941...
Fred Edward "Bud" Anderson
Jan 4, 2015
Fred "Bud" Anderson, 86, Sturgis, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at the Ft. Meade VA Hospital. Fred was born July 13, 1928 in Sturgis, SD to Louis and Elgie (Gardner) Anderson. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Bud also worked in maintenance for the Ft. Meade VA Hospital until his retirement. On...
George Michael Medley
Jan 1, 2015
George Michael Medley, 83, Sturgis, died at the VAMC Ft. Meade Hospice from complications of Parkinson's Disease. In his final moments, he was surrounded by family and he passed peacefully into God's hands on January 1, 2015. Visitation will be from noon to 7:00pm at Kinkade Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. A rosary will be said Tuesday...
Jack Davis Mason
Jan 1, 2015
RAPID CITY | J.D. Mason went home with Jesus Christ on Jan. 1, 2015. He was born Jack Davis Mason Jr. on Feb. 17, 1943, to Jack D. Mason Sr. and Ruth A. (Coburn) Mason at St. Joseph's Hospital in Deadwood. He spent a happy childhood in Deadwood and St. Onge. Later, he was moved to Philip. He graduated...
Mae Louise Keffeler
Jan 1, 2015
Mae Louise (McPherson) Keffeler April 15,1913- January 1, 2015 Mae Louise (McPherson) Keffeler, of Sturgis, went to be with her beloved husband Bud on January 1, 2015 at the age of 101 years 8 months 17 days. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Monday, January 5th, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church of Sturgis with Pastor...
Joyce Vance
Jan 1, 2015
Joyce was born November 27, 1932, in Dupree, South Dakota. She was the second-to-youngest of 8 children born to Carl and Lorna (Robertson) Vance. During her life she was an extraordinary teacher, a much-loved sister and aunt, and a faithful and fun-loving friend. She will also be remembered for her abiding love of animals, most especially her feline companions. Joyce...
Pearl Rose Mclean
Jan 1, 2015
Pearl Rose McLean, 78, Hot Springs, died Thursday, January 1, 2015, at Rapid City Hospice House. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Black Hills National Cemetery with Father Timothy Castor officiating. Military honors will be provided by Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. Family and friends are welcome to gather at Kinkade Funeral Chapel...
Judith Joan Schweigerdt
Dec 30, 2014
Judy was born in Sturgis, SD, on March 21, 1944, to Merle and Jennie Young. She moved to Rapid City, SD, in the early fifties and attended school in Rapid City and worked for various employers until her marriage to Jim Schweigerdt on October 28, 1960. She liked bowling and coached many junior bowlers through the years. Later in...
Charles "Chad" Kenneth Plambeck
Dec 29, 2014
Charles "Chad" Kenneth Plambeck, 92, Sturgis, died Monday December 29, 2014, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Chaplain Herbert Cleveland officiating. Visitation will be held from 8:00am until service time on Saturday. Burial will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery on Monday,...
Dorothy "Dottie" Harriot Shonley
Dec 26, 2014
Dorothy Harriot Shonley, 89, Sturgis, SD, passed away December 26, 2014 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care.
Dorothy was born in South Dakota to Aleck Able and Alice Maude (Vulliet) Ulmet on August 2, 1925. She married Ivan Shonley June 10, 1961 in Douglas, SD.
James "Jim" Robert Edmiston
Dec 25, 2014
James Robert Edmiston, 82, Rapid City, SD, passed away at his home on December 25, 2014.
Jim was born in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania to Robert James and Erma (Becker) Edmiston on September 29, 1932.He graduaded from Livingston, IL, High School and attended Blackburn College where he met his future wife, Ann. L. Barndt.
He served...
John Edwin Gapp
Dec 25, 2014
John E. Gapp, 88, Piedmont, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. John was born July 12, 1926, in Elm Springs, SD to Otto and Anna (Leonard) Gapp. He joined the US Navy from 1951 to 1954, serving during the Korean conflict. In the mid 1960's John partnered with his brother Bob Gapp in Sturgis...
Arthur Leroy Ketterling
Dec 25, 2014
Arthur L. Ketterling was born in Selby, SD, on March 10, 1935, to Arthur and Gertrude Ketterling. After graduating from Selby High School, Art worked for Selby Implement. At age 22, he joined the United States Air Force. He served his country for 20 years as a Weather Equipment Operator. After retiring from the Air Force, he worked various...
Ronald Lee Heil
Dec 24, 2014
Ronald L. Heil, 49, Newell, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Known by his best friends as "Homer", Ron was born July 17, 1965 at Sturgis, SD, to Donald J and Hazel A. (Kinney) Heil. He graduated from Newell High School in 1983. After that he went to Mitchell Vo-Tech for auto-mechanics. Ron then...
Jean Elizabeth Olson
Dec 24, 2014
Jean Elizabeth Olson, 86, Sturgis, died Wednesday December 24, 2014 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center. Jean was born June 7, 1928 at Cavalier, ND, to Osgeir and Elizabeth (Haldarson) Sturlaugson; the youngest of seven siblings. She met her first husband, Cliff Dahl, in Fargo, ND, while attending secretarial school. She worked at the Fargo, Veterans Administration Hospital...
