Nelvie Carleen Forgey
Dec 27, 2013
Nelvie Forgey, 84, of Sturgis, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center. Private services will be held at a later date. She is survived by her 6 sons, 2 daughters, and other family members.
Nancy Jean Richter
Dec 27, 2013
Nancy Jean Richter, 64, Enning, died Friday, December 27, 2013 at the Sturgis Regional Hospital after a long struggle with cancer. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 3, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Pastor Harold Delbridge and Pastor Denzel Nonhof officiating. A memorial has been established to Abbott House in Mitchell, SD. Nancy...
Robert Bruce Hale
Dec 25, 2013
Robert Bruce Hale of Las Vegas, NV, passed away the evening of Dec. 25, 2013, at Desert Springs Hospital. Bob was born on Dec. 12, 1941, in Sturgis, SD, to James and Mildred Hale. Bob was raised in Sturgis and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1959. After attending college at BHSU, he joined the Air Force in 1965....
Robert G. Johnson
Dec 25, 2013
Robert G. Johnson of Hill City passed away December 25, 2013, at the age of 82. He was at home surrounded by his loved ones. Bob was born July 15, 1931, in Rapid City, SD, to Olive Johnson. He moved to Kadoka at age 10 and worked on his uncle's ranch while attending school. At age 14, he began...
Sara Ellen Kircher
Dec 24, 2013
Sara Kircher, 72, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at her home in Sturgis. No services are scheduled at this time. She is survived by her children and family.
Lori Jo Natchke
Dec 22, 2013
Lori Jo Cooper Natchke died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the University Of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Lori was born December 6, 1969 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mitchell, South Dakota. She attended school in both Whitewood and Sturgis and graduated in 1989 from Brown High School in Sturgis, South Dakota. She moved to Denver, Colorado to work...
Dale Lee Johnson
Dec 21, 2013
Dale Lee Johnson, 66, Vale, SD, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Sturgis Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Sturgis with Pastor Henrique Fleming officiating. A memorial has been established to the Hospice of the Northern Hills. Dale was born July 31, 1947 at Deadwood to...
Maurice Gordon Hamilton
Dec 21, 2013
Maurice Hamilton, age 90 from Reva, SD, passed away December 21, 2013 at Sandstone Manor in Spearfish. Maurice Gordon Hamilton was born July 2, 1923 at Strool, SD to Ralph and Marianna (Giannonatti) Hamilton. Maurice was raised on the family homestead in the Cash community, which he later purchased from his father. Maurice attended rural grade school and graduated...
Mary Ester Parsons
Dec 20, 2013
Mary Ester Parsons, 75, Whitewood, died Friday, December 20, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday December 28, 2013 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Burial follows at the Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis....
Daniel Ray Olson
Dec 20, 2013
Daniel Ray Olson, 50, Sturgis, died unexpectedly at the Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday, December 20, 2013, following a major cardiovascular event. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor John Williamson officiating. Dan was born February 28, 1963, in Chamberlain, S.D. to James R....
Evelyn Mae Morrison
Dec 18, 2013
Evelyn Mae Morrison, 88, Sturgis, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at her residence in Sturgis. Funeral services will be Friday, December 20, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church in Sturgis with Pastor Larry Dahlstrom officiating. Burial follows at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. In lieu of flowers memorials have been established to the Grace...
Ervin Denver Potratz
Dec 18, 2013
Ervin D. Potratz, 82, of Lead, passed away on December 18, 2013 at Department of Veteran's Affairs, Fort Meade. At the request of Ervin, no services are planned at this time. He is survived by his wife, June Potratz of Lead, and other family members.
Jo Ann Kinney
Dec 16, 2013
Jo Ann Kinney, 54, Sturgis, died Monday, December 16, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with the family present beginning at 6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis...
Arthur "Art" Warren Jones
Dec 14, 2013
A.W. "Art" Jones passed away on Dec. 14, 2013, in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born in Sturgis, S.D., on July 23, 1921, the son of Albert Earl Jones and Florence Bower Jones, who were homesteaders. He served in the armed forces during World War II, and attended college in Rapid City.
He served in the US Coast...
James Patrick Luze
Dec 14, 2013
James Patrick Luze, Sr., 73, Lead, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013, after a brief illness. Jim was born September 15, 1940, to Vernon and Frances Luze in Hendricks, MN. He grew up on his family farm near Elkton, SD, with one older brother and one younger sister. After graduating from Elkton High School, Jim entered the United States...
Ruth Ireta Linn
Dec 10, 2013
Ruth Ireta (Moore) Linn, wild rabbit tamer, first place grade-school speech champion and granddaughter rescue/get-away driver has made her journey to eternity. She joins an expectant party in Heaven; including her husband, Clifford, whom she married in 1945 rather than join the WAVES, her son Kent Linn, and her seven siblings, as well as her parents, all of whom...
Jerald Leroy Heffernan
Dec 6, 2013
Jerald Leroy Heffernan, 67, Rapid City, died Friday, December 6, 2013, at his residence in Rapid City. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2013, at the Cornerstone Rescue Mission (30 Main St.) in Rapid City with Mr. Tom Golden officiating. Survivors include his sons, Jesse and Jonathan Heffernan, both of Appleton, WI; and one...
Michael Rocco Mongioi
Dec 5, 2013
Michael Rocco Mongioi, 63, Black Hawk, SD, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital December 5, 2013.
Michael was born in New York to Rocco and Catherine (Galvano) Mongioi August 13, 1950.
Herbert Barnhart Gatzke
Dec 1, 2013
Herbert B. Gatzke was born in DeSart, ND, on April 7, 1930, to Hank and Rocella (Anderson) Gatzke. He was the third oldest of eleven children. He attended New England Public and graduated in 1948. He then went to summer school to become a teacher. He taught in a country school near New England and farmed with his brother...
Conrad Henry Larsen
Dec 1, 2013
Conrad Henry Larsen, known as Henry to his friends, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Sunday, December 1, 2013. Visitation will be on Friday, December 6, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2400 S. Baldwin Street, Sturgis, with the funeral starting at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at...
