Obituaries

Nov 2, 2017

Newcastle | Virginia Lee Tate, 87, passed away November 2, 2107 in Newcastle. Services are pending.

Nov 2, 2017

Richard "Rich" Allen Griffith was born March 22, 1970, in Rapid City, SD. His parents were Thomas and Sharon (Schmaus) Griffith. Rich attended several elementary schools while growing up as he moved around with his family in South Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming. He would talk of many memories from the different places he lived, but his fondest memories were...

Nov 2, 2017

Marie was born November 28, 1919, at Rapid City, SD, to Leo and Martha (Raybourne) Ashland. She grew up in the Elk Creek area. She attended country school until the ninth grade when she began her high school education in Sturgis. On June 3, 1946, she married George Wurnig at the Cathedral in Rapid City. They ranched at Hereford,...

Nov 1, 2017

Betty was born Elizabeth Ann Hohn in Ethan, SD, to Albert and Kathryn Hohn. She married Raymond L. Walz on July 12, 1949. They started their lives together in Parkston, Faith, Deadwood, Rapid City, and Harrisburg, SD, all compliments of the SD Highway Patrol. Together they had four children Darla, Janet, Dale, and Delmar. A house wife and long...

Nov 1, 2017

STURGIS | Leroy Harsch, 76, passed away November 1, 2017 in Rapid City. Services are pending.

Oct 31, 2017

Lawrence "Sonny" Ray Gleason, 83, Spearfish, and formerly of Sturgis, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Edgewood Vista in Spearfish. Sonny was a very hard working man he worked many different jobs throughout his life, from helping on the family farm at Red Owl, SD, to the Anaconda copper mine near Butte, MT. He worked for Pappy Hoel in...

Oct 31, 2017

FORT MEADE | James "Jimmy" Boswell Jr., 68, passed away October 31, 2017 at Fort Meade VA Medical Center.

He was born in Valparaiso, Florida on November 28, 1948 to James and Pinkey (Holley) Boswell.  He was the oldest of five children.  Jimmy joined the US Navy and proudly served during the Vietnam War.

Oct 30, 2017

"I carried you every second of your life, and will love you for every second of mine."

Click on link to view service folder

Oct 29, 2017

Gillette resident Glenn R. Gilbert, 69, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, of renal cancer.

He was born June 16, 1948, to Lloyd and Viola Tomason Gilbert in Burke, South Dakota.

His childhood was spent on the family farm in Gregory, South Dakota. He graduated from Gregory High school in 1966, and went into the Navy...

Oct 28, 2017

Cheryl was born August 24, 1929, in Henry, SD, to Clifford Glidden and Arlene (Aldous) Glidden. She graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1947 and prior to marrying the love of her life, Thomas W. Richards on September 5, 1948, she worked at the Bell Telephone Office and Creamery. Once married, they moved to the Trojan/Lead area and...

Oct 26, 2017

Arvid Edward Brown, 67, of Rapid City, SD, died October 26, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Ed was born in Ohio to Richard Carlyle and Irene Marcella (Martin) Brown on May 20, 1950. He was married to Bonita Lynne Fiester. Ed served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and is buried at Black Hills...

Oct 26, 2017

Herman was born, January 27, 1939, in Kilgore, TX, to Wiley B. and Opal (Price) Perry. In 1949, his family moved to Sydney, NE, and then in 1960, he moved to Hot Springs. He married Lisa Schroth in 1963, and in 1969, the couple bought one-half interest in the 7-11 ranch where they worked and resided ever since. Herman...

Oct 26, 2017

Belle Fourche | Allaire Meridel Richards, was born June 20, 1936 to Claire "Beanie" and Alice (Smebakken) Richards in Mobridge, South Dakota. Two years after she was born the family moved to Steele, North Dakota. Allaire attended school in Steele from grade school to her senior year and graduated in May, 1952. Allaire passed away...

Oct 25, 2017

Donald was born the only son of Donald LaVar and Betty (Moore) Clyne on April 13, 1954, Don had to contend with three sisters. Don grew up in Nampa, ID, where he attended Nampa High School. He enjoyed driving fast cars, and riding bulls in high school rodeo club. It was in Nampa where he met his first wife....

Oct 25, 2017

Pat was born on May 4, 1951, in Deadwood, SD, to James E. Beck and Helen E. Beck. He was a twin to a sister, Patti. He attended Deadwood public School and graduated in May of 1969. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on February 24, 1970, and was honorably discharged on December 4, 1973. Pat worked at Homestake...

Oct 22, 2017

Steven Jerome Lockhart, 62, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a recent diagnosis of terminal lung cancer. Steve was born on July 20, 1955, in Cando, ND to Myrtle and Howard Lockhart.  He lived in McIntosh, SD, most of his childhood where he attended elementary and high school graduating in 1973.  After graduation...

Oct 21, 2017

RAPID CITY | Suzanne Chase-Williams, 66, passed away October 21, 2017 at her home in Rapid City.

Oct 21, 2017

Ila Marie (Meginness) Aldren was born January 24, 1941, in Eagle Butte, SD, to Ed & Ione Meginness. She married Richard Aldren, Sr. June 9, 1959. They raised 1 son and 3 daughters in Rapid City, SD, where she and her husband ranched for many years until his death. During this time, she also gained an Associate in Business....

Oct 20, 2017

Richard Macario Franco passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 21:40 pm.

He was born on April 17, 1945 to Macario Franco and Rose Martinez in Deadwood, South Dakota. He is survived by his children, De and Leah; siblings, Vincent,...

Oct 14, 2017

Belle Fourche | Earl Steven Ollila, 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 14th at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Community.

He was born on Sept 18, 1935 to Hubert and Edna Ollila at the family farm in the Arpan area.  Earl graduated from Nisland High School.

Visit Obituary