Obituaries

Mar 18, 2014

STURGIS, S.D. — Robert Dennis "Bob" Christensen, 65, of Hot Springs died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Hospital in Sturgis.

Memorial services will be at noon May 16 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Minden, Neb., with the Rev. Donald Hunzeker officiating. Burial with military honors will be at 11 a.m. May 16 at...

Mar 18, 2014

Leo Hagemann, 88, Sturgis, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Fort Meade. Graveside services will be held Monday, March 24, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Nemo Cemetery with Pastor Paul Howard officiating. Visitation will be Monday from noon to 2:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Leo was born April 16, 1925, at Luverne,...

Mar 18, 2014

William "Bill" Marty, Jr., was born September 14, 1925, in Spearfish to William and Ruth L. (Phipps) Marty, Sr. He grew up and lived on the Marty Ranch, which he enjoyed and was proud of until July 2013, and then retired at the Country Assisted Living in Belle Fourche, due to health. He remained there until his death, with...

Mar 17, 2014

Maureen was born August 12, 1918, at Newell, SD, to William and Mari (Heying) Patterson. Because her Irish ancestors objected to any name but Maureen, she spent most of her life answering to that name. Maureen grew up on the Squaw Butte Ranch her parents homesteaded. The quarter section by her parents was added to the homestead land of...

Mar 16, 2014

Travis Austin Glenn, 70, Sturgis, SD, passed away at his home on March 16, 2014.

He was born in Texas to Austin Harrison and Virginia Marie (Oldham) Glenn. He served in the US Navy during Vietnam and is buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Mar 11, 2014

James Eugene "Gene" Wickersham, 85, of Rapid City, SD died peacefully on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish, SD.

He was born on Sept. 11, 1928 in Gettysburg, SD.  He was the fourth of five children from James LeRoy "Roy" and Vesta (Chiles) Wickersham, and lived most of his life...

Mar 9, 2014

Yvonne Marie Holter, 71, died Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital due to declining health. Yvonne was born to Robert and Olive Manley on September 23, 1942, in Rapid City. She was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; sister, Kathy; and half-sister, Robin. She was the eldest of seven siblings, Bob, Kathy (D) Jim, Mike,...

Mar 8, 2014

Charles Andrew Anderson, 91, Meadow, SD, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Hettinger Medical Center in Hettinger, ND. Charles was born on January 16, 1923, to Oscar and Lillian (Lorenz) Anderson at Bath, SD. The family moved to Strool, SD, and rented from Molly in 1929. They moved to the Culver Place that was purchased in 1939. Charles...

Mar 6, 2014

On March 6th, 2014, Jacqueline Hedlund was surrounded by family and friends, and the room was filled with so much love as she took her last breath in a long battle with cancer. We may have lost our beautiful and full-of-light angel here on Earth, but heaven gained an incredible soul. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on...

Mar 3, 2014

David Arthur Green died Monday, March 3, 2014 in his home surrounded by his family and friends. David was born on July 12, 1938 in Fort Madison, Iowa to Florence and Clifton Green. David was the youngest of three boys. He felt privileged to grow up with two brothers, Clif and Dick, who are seven and nine years older....

Mar 3, 2014

Frederick Lynn Asher, Spearfish, was born May 15, 1936 to Walter G. and Vivian (Anderson) Asher at O'Neill, NE. At the age of nine the family moved to Woodbine, IA where he was raised and graduated with the class of 1954. He did two years undergraduate studies at Morningside College in Sioux City, Ia. It was there that he...

Mar 1, 2014

Janet Kay (Cox) Rauscher went to be in the loving arms of Jesus February 25, 2014. She was born May 23, 1954, in Cheyenne, WY, to John M. and Gloria G. (Miller) Cox. In 1955, Janet's father, who was in the United States Air Force, was transferred to Germany. Janet, accompanied by her mother and older sister, Deborah, traveled...

Feb 28, 2014

Donna M. Tennis, 77, Sturgis, died Friday, February 28, 2014, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis with Pastor Harold Delbridge officiating. Visitation will be from 8:00 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Survivors include two sons, Charles...

Feb 28, 2014

Nancy Lee Speaks, 61, Piedmont, died Friday, February 28, 2014 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Pastor Karl Kroger officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nancy was born April 21, 1952, in Webster, South...

Feb 27, 2014

Alvin Roger Carlson, 88, Lead, died Thursday, February 27, 2014, at his residence. Committal services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Oak Ridge Cemetery near Deadwood. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Lead with Pastor David Baer officiating. Alvin was born April...

Feb 19, 2014

LaVonne was born July 15, 1931 in Sturgis to Charles and Marilla (Shuck) Hanzlik. Her family lived on Sulphur Creek near Lovell, SD. She married the love of her life, Cecil Remington, at Fairpoint, SD on July 17, 1949. They made their home on the Schuster place, south of Fairpoint, where they started their family. In October 1956 they...

Feb 18, 2014

Eunice Irene "Granny" Fowlkes, 89, Sturgis, died on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital from complications of surgery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel from noon to 7:00pm, with family present from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Monday, February 24, 2014, at Crossroads...

Feb 18, 2014

STURGIS | Marion "Lloyd" Fixmer, 75, Sturgis, died Feb. 18, 2014, at the Black Hills VA Health Care Center at Fort Meade.

Lloyd was born in Adrian, Minnesota to August and Myrtle (Essman) Fixmer on January 6, 1939. He served in the US Air Force during Vietnam and in inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD....

Feb 18, 2014

Merle Page, 93, of Spearfish, passed away peacefully at Garden Hills Assisted Living Center on Tuesday, February, 18, 2014. Merle was born August 11, 1920, at Forsythe, MN, to Roy and Ivy MacKenzie. Her early life was spent on Long Island, NY. At age 11 she moved to Burtrum, MN, where she met and married Harry Potts in 1937....

Feb 17, 2014

Brent "Peachy" Aaron Lyons, 42, Sturgis, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2014 at the West Gym of Sturgis Brown High School with Pastor Peary Wilson officiating. Burial follows at the Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis. Peachy would have preferred casual...