Obituaries

May 23, 2014

Pete Goosen, 84, Piedmont, SD, passed away on May 23, 2014 at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Fort Meade, SD.

Pete was born in South Dakota to Abraham and Elizabeth Marie (Hoffer) Goosen on July 20, 1929. He served in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, as a veteran of Korea and Vietnam. He...

May 22, 2014

Warren Oliver Westby, age 64, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD.

Warren O. Westby was born March 20, 1950, in Huron, SD, the son of Thomas Clarence and Fern Lillian (Bales) Westby. He served in US Army during Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. He is buried at Black Hills...

May 21, 2014

Retired Master Sgt. Gordon D Ondriezek 78 of Omaha, NE, died of natural causes at Ambassador Nursing Facilities in Omaha. Born Sept 25, 1935 in Spearfish, SD, he was a 23-year veteran who was assigned at Parks AFB, Calif, Sheppard AFB Texas, Clark AFB PI , Kirtland AFB New Mexico, Chamont AFB, France, Sembach AFB Germany, Offutt AFB Ne,...

May 19, 2014

Beulah Deloris Albrandt, 96, Spokane, WA, and formerly of Sturgis, died Monday, May 19, 2014, at Providence Holy Family Hospital in Spokane. Beulah was born May 21, 1917, at Arlington, SD, to Marvin and Emma (Dahl) Erickson. She lived at Arlington until age 7 when the family moved to Blunt, SD, and later to Pierre. She attended school mostly...

May 19, 2014

Shane Andrew Fish, 50, Rapid City, SD, passed away May 19, 2014.

Shane was born in South Dakota to Ralph William and Doris Elaine (Tubbs) Fish on November 16, 1963.

Preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Doris (Tubbs) Fish; his wife, Kay Fish; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Burial took...

May 18, 2014

Lionel Lewis "Doc" Kirsch, 54, Sturgis, died Sunday, May 18, 2014, at his home in Sturgis following a 6 year struggle with congestive heart failure. Doc was a fighter. He never wanted to give up and he never did.

Doc was born November 10, 1959, to Gordon and Helen (Hansen) Kirsch in Pierre, SD. He attended many...

May 17, 2014

Bert was born on April 20, 1934, to Jean and Dorothy (Klein) Winkley in Ekalaka, MT.

Raised in rural Carter County, Bert left Montana in 1953 to join the Navy where he performed sea duty aboard the USS Franklin D Roosevelt and USS Ashland.

He was honorably discharged with the rank of MML2 (Machinist Mate...

May 16, 2014

Wyona Florence Sundstrom, 87, Newell, died Friday, May 16, 2014, at Aspen Grove Assisted Living. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with family present on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Pastor Harold Delbridge officiating....

May 15, 2014

Walter Thomas "Tom" Wintemute, 70, Deadwood, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. No services will be held at this time. Survivors include daughters, Melissa Wintemute, Phoenix, AZ, Allison Stark, Vale, and Jamie Miller, Rapid City; and one brother, Dale Wintemute, Surprise, AZ.

May 15, 2014

Freida Kallenberger, Sturgis, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Pastor David Walker officiating. Burial will follow at Bear Butte Cemetery. Freida was born July 20, 1919, to Christ and Emma (Kirschman) Herman. She was raised on a...

May 14, 2014

James Allen Wranek, 66, Summerset, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Department of Veteran's Affair's, Ft. Meade.

James Allen Wranek was born on November 8th, 1947 to John N. and Mildred (Shanahan) Wranek at Burke, SD. He was the third of four boys and spent his childhood growing up on a farm south of Colome, SD.

May 14, 2014

Dennis Mitchel Taylor, 74, Rapid City, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 18, 2014, from 5-7 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 2014, at Lord Of Life Lutheran Church with Rev. Bruce Baum officiating. Dennis Taylor...

May 13, 2014

Maynard C. Schmidt of Sturgis passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Sturgis Regional Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. He was 87 years old. Maynard was born on a farm near Herreid, SD, on August 30, 1926, to Christian and Lea Schmidt. He attended Herreid High School and graduated in 1944 and thereafter taught in a local...

May 11, 2014

The family and friends of Helen Valades of Sturgis mourn her passing yet celebrate her life, as she departed us on Mother's Day, May 11, 2014. Helen's warmth and love kept both family and friends close all these years. A rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral...

May 10, 2014

Sheryl Lynn Burton, 55, Piedmont, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born July 7, 1958, in Hobbs, New Mexico, to James and Madelyn (Farnsworth) Hendrick. She graduated from Hobbs High School in 1976. In the Early 1990's, Sheryl moved to Denver, CO, where she worked for MCI. In 1994, she met Matt Stinchfield...

May 8, 2014

John A. Magenheimer, 96, Sturgis, died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at the Golden Living Center -Black Hills in Rapid City. Visitation will be from noon until time of services at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Tuesday. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Pastor John Tesnow...

May 6, 2014

Melvin Carl Mauck, 83, Hot Springs, SD, passed away at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Fort Meade, SD.

Melvin was born in Maryland to Cecil and Goldie (Holsten) Mauck on April 12, 1931. Her served in the US Navy during Korea and Vietnam. He is buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

May 5, 2014

Richard "Rich" Gene Skouge was born on March 21, 1965, to Beuman "BG" and Maxine (Samp) Skouge in Slayton, MN. He passed away May 5, 2014, at his home following a long and courageous battle with cancer with his wife and father-in-law by his side. He attended school in Slayton and graduated from Slayton High School in 1983. Following...

May 4, 2014

Lena D. Schild, 90, Sturgis, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at the Sturgis Regional Health Care Center. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. with the family present on Friday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Rapid City with Pastors David Schwan...

May 3, 2014

Judith Grace Williams was born in Sturgis on August 25, 1939, to Richard B. and Ruth I (Kingsbury) Williams. She spent her entire childhood in Sturgis, graduating from Sturgis High School in 1957.

Judy attended Black Hills State College until moving to Rochester, MN, where she worked at IBM. During that stay she met and married David...