Obituaries

Dec 18, 2017

Erhart was born May 15, 1927, to Henry Denke and Esther (Eisenbraun) Votroubek of Sturgis. Erhart grew up on the family farm north of Creighton along with his siblings and attended Hammon Country School. Erhart enlisted in the U. S. Army December 22, 1948, and transferred to the U. S. Army Reserve December 22, 1949. He was honorably discharged...

Dec 18, 2017

Barbara Gwendoline Glauner, 72, passed away December 18, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born on September 3, 1945 to Marvin and Phyllis (Barnes) Brush in England. Barbara married Harry "Butch" Glauner on August 19, 1979 in Kane County, Illinois. She is survived by her husband, Harry "Butch" Clauner; and a special niece, Kathleen C. Brush-Bostwick and...

Dec 18, 2017

Clement Francis Ryan, 72, passed away December 18, 2017 in Rapid City. Clement was born on August 16, 1942 in Wisconsin to Clement and Meryl (Davis) Ryan. He joined the US Air Force after high school and was sent to England right after basic training.  There he met Jeanette Morley and they were married on April 16, 1966. He retired...

Dec 18, 2017

DEADWOOD | Timothy Shamus Griffin, 68, passed away December 18, 2017 in Rapid City. Services are pending.

Dec 17, 2017

Cheryl was born September 20, 1959, to Earl and Evelyn (Van Cleave) Cochran in Deadwood, SD. Cheryl was passionate about life, and lived it to the absolute fullest. She loved nothing more than being surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and beloved Bulldogs. Cheryl was strong willed and always stood up for what she believed in. Her strength, courage, and...

Dec 17, 2017

Dick was born November 3, 1929, at Danbury, CT, to Paul and Evelyn (Lange) Silvernail. He served in the U.S. Navy as a medic in the Korean War on a medical supply ship. He was presented a Red Cross citation for saving a baby's life while he was a Police Force Officer. Dick was also a representative for Hartford...

Dec 16, 2017

Del Frederick Engel, 65, of Piedmont, SD, died at his home on December 16, 2017.

Del was born in South Dakota on August 25, 1952, to Herbert H. and Leontina (Wudel) Engel. He married Rhonda Schmaus on December 30, 1988..

Dec 13, 2017

Chase was born July 6, 1985, in Gillette, WY, to Monty Clark and Sonja Herren-Clark. He lived in Gillette until he was 2 years old when his family moved to Aladdin, WY. Chase attended Sundance Elementary School, Sheridan Junior High School, and graduated from the Bear Lodge High School in Sundance, WY, class of 2003. While growing up, he...

Dec 11, 2017

William Dale Sherman, 61, of Spearfish, SD, died December 11, 2017 at the VA Black Hills Healthcare Center, Fort Meade, SD.

He was born in Illinois on July 1, 1956, to Lester and Ruth (Speelman) Sherman. He served in US Army and is inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Dec 11, 2017

Bernice "Bernie" Marie Szymanski was born November 14, 1930, in Campbell County, WY, to Guy and Elaine (Nordgren) Kephart. The family moved to Western South Dakota in 1938, and in 1949, she graduated from Sturgis High School. In 1952, Bernice married George Szymanski at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with the Rev. C.D. Erskine officiating. Bernice and George...

Dec 11, 2017

Newcastle | Jimmy "Jim" McVay, 68, of Newcastle, WY passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Jim was born December 22, 1948 in Newcastle to Louise (Hicks) McVay. He attended school in Newcastle.  He was drafted in to the US Army and served during the...

Dec 7, 2017

Gene V. Albrecht, 85 of Piedmont, died Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Fountain Springs Health Care Center in Rapid City. Gene was born May 16, 1932, in Towner, ND, to Bill and Regina (Miller) Albrecht. He was the 5th child of 9 siblings. Gene graduated from high school in 1950 where he was senior class president, state officer in...

Dec 6, 2017

Alvina was born August 26, 1954, in Dalton, NE. She graduated from high school in Ephrata, WA, in 1972. Alvina married Hershal D. Rogers in July of 1973 at Scottsbluff, NE. They divorced in 1993. Alvina belonged to the Black Hills Christian Motorcycle Association. CMA was very dear to her and she held several positions in her service with...

Dec 6, 2017

Preston Michael Oen, 46, of Newcastle, WY, died December 6, 2017, at a friend's home in Sturgis, SD.

Preston was born in Minot ND the youngest child and only son of Einar and Rose(Savelkoul) Oen. He has two sisters Dawn Marie Lakoduk( Pat Moor- head) and Jody Lynn Mattson. He was raised in Burlington ND and at-...

Dec 5, 2017

Hot Springs | Gladys Babcock, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 in Hot Springs.

Gladys was born on September 27, 1933 near Pierz, MN to Vernon and Veronika (Krych) Kainz. She was the oldest of seven siblings.

She was married for 65...

Dec 4, 2017

Thomas was born May 2, 1956, to Richard E. Gell and Vera Louise (Fallon) Gell at Saint Mary's Hospital in Pittsford, NY. He and his two brothers, Ricky and Danny, grew up and attended school in Pittsford, NY, until Thomas joined the US Air Force in 1974 where he attended Douglas High School in Box Elder, SD. While attending...

Dec 3, 2017

Duane was born December 16, 1933, to Louie and Frances (Lemaster) Carstensen in Piedmont, SD. They then moved to a Centennial Valley farm-ranch near Spearfish. He graduated from the Laboratory school in Spearfish. After completing correspondence courses, he operated Duane's TV and Appliances in Sturgis for over 40 years. He was the original T.V. Repairman. He was also a...

Dec 3, 2017

Elizabeth Christine Mendenhall, 95, of Custer, SD, died at her home on December 3, 2017.

Elizabeth was born in Kentucky on December 30, 1921, to Bryan and Lounettie (Gallion) Crawford.

Dec 1, 2017

Mark Joseph Freeman, 61, of Sturgis, SD, died December 1, 2017, at Regional Health Hospice House, Rapid City, SD.

Mark was born in South Dakota to Frank and Virginia (Cahill) Freeman on February 23, 1956. He in inurned in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Nov 30, 2017

Lila Mae Peregrine Robillard, was born in Newell, SD, on November 2, 1922, to Glenn and May (Boyner) Peregrine. Lila grew up in and attended school through the seventh grade in Mud Butte, SD, and went to eighth grade and high school in Sturgis, SD. After her high school graduation in 1940, she attended the University of Minnesota. She...