Obituaries

Jun 17, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Darlene J. Valades, 83, Sturgis, will be held at St. Martin's Chapel in Sturgis on Monday, June 23, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. with Father Arnold Kari officiating. Christian Wake Service with rosary will be held, on Sunday, June 22nd at 7:00 p.m., (visitation 6:00-8:00 p.m.) at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Internment will be...

Jun 16, 2014

Marlene Rasmuson, 75, Sturgis, passed away June 16, 2014, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. She was born April 25, 1939, in Deadwood to George and Hazel Hansen. She graduated from Deadwood High School in 1957, and married Dean Rasmuson on April 1, 1960. They had 3 children, Rhonda, Don, and Curtis. Marlene was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church...

Jun 13, 2014

Derwin Kelley Bonenberger, 77, Hot Springs, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home. Graveside services will be held at 2:30pm on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Black Hills National Cemetery with Chaplain Lloyd Nielson officiating. Military honors will be provided by Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard.

Jun 12, 2014

Carmelita "Clarita" Callo (Lazaro) Iversen, 64, of Sturgis, died Thursday, June 12, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Chaplain Randy Bradley officiating. Burial will follow at Bear Butte...

Jun 10, 2014

Margaret Lou Fogelman, 80, Sturgis, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, June 13, 2014, at Church of Christ in Sturgis with Pastor Calvin Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, June 13, 2014, from 8:00am to time of service. Margaret...

Jun 9, 2014

Virlane George Lang was born on June 23, 1951, to Virgil and Marjorie (Bengston) Lang in Marshall, MN. He passed away unexpectedly following surgery on June 9, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. He attended school in Russell, MN, and graduated in 1969. Throughout school and following graduation, Virlane was active with the family farm and dairy...

Jun 9, 2014

Gordon "Wayne" Hanzlik was born September 2, 1933, in Sturgis to Charles and Marilla Mae (Shuck) Hanzlik. He attended school in Sturgis. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict until he was honorably discharged in 1955.

He married Mary Maxine Chambers on August 10, 1957, in Earlsboro, OK. Wayne was self-employed and a long-haul...

Jun 9, 2014

Betty J. Clark, 81, Sturgis, SD, formally of Buffalo and Ludlow, SD, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, June 9, 2014, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be Thursday, June 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Henrique Fleming officiating. Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery. Betty was born January...

Jun 7, 2014

Casey "Beanie" Jack Burnell, 26, of Milford, Iowa, son of Dan and Sondra Burnell and brother to Brandon, Derek and Raquel Burnell, passed away, Saturday, June 7th, 2014. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time of, 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13th, 2014 at Lahey Funeral Home, Olin, Ia.

May 27, 2014

Elizabeth Ann Arnold, 59, Rapid City, SD, passed away May 27, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House.

Elizabeth was born in Minnesota to Thomas and Anja (Koenkyto) Hubbard.

May 26, 2014

Marie was born March 14, 1933, in Sturgis, SD to Earl and Mildred (Oster) Edwards. She graduated from Vale high school. After high school she worked at the Belle Fourche MaBell Telephone Company. After attending Black Hills State University for accounting she worked as an accountant at Homestake Sawmill until 1980 then transfer to Homestake Goldmine in payroll until...

May 25, 2014

William R. McDonagh, 83, Sturgis, died May 25, 2014, at Sturgis Regional Hospital after a lengthy illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, June 2, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Arnold Kari officiating. There will be a rosary at Kinkade Funeral Chapel Funeral Chapel on Sunday, June 1,...

May 25, 2014

Funeral services for George "David" Beehler, 89, White Owl, will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Central Meade County Community Center in Union Center with Pastor Harold Delbridge officiating. Burial follows at the White Owl Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to the White Owl Cemetery. George David Beehler was born May 27, 1925, 7.5...

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...