Obituaries

Jul 6, 2014

Apple Valley, MN - Catherine S. Barker, age 80, formerly of Sturgis, SD, died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at her residence. Catherine was born to Thomas and Catherine Scott on February 24, 1934, in Glasgow, Scotland. She immigrated to America at the age of 21 and was employed as a Nanny. Shortly after, she joined the Women's Army Corp...

Jul 6, 2014

Daniel "Dan" William Fogelman, 59, Faith, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at his residence.

Dan was born February 6, 1955, to Glenn and Margaret (Jerman) Fogelman while Glenn was stationed in the military. Location: Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in the Opal and Faith area. Dan started his boyhood in the Chancellor area then later in 1971...

Jul 6, 2014

George E. Sandy was born June 1, 1923 near Long Pine, NE in a sod house. He moved to Buffalo Gap, SD in the spring of 1925. It took 30 days in two covered wagons. His mom and dad traveled with four children under the age of three. He traveled with his mom and dad, siblings, grandma and grandpa,...

Jul 5, 2014

After nine and one half years of loneliness and numerous medical struggles, John W. Eddy, 95, Rapid City, joined the love of his life, Ruthie, his wife of sixty-five years. He died at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center near Sturgis, SD, on July 5, 2014. John was born in Lead, SD, September 20, 1918, to William and Margaret...

Jun 26, 2014

John Thomas "Tom" Millett, 76, Caputa, SD, and formerly of 15341 Longview Road, Rapid City, died Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Harvest Community Church in Rapid City with Pastor Steven Lindsay officiating.

Tom was born on November 29,...

Jun 20, 2014

Clinton Grant Voorhees, 65, passed away from cancer on June 20 in Phoenix, Arizona.

He was born in Valley City, ND. He moved to Escalon in the early 1980s to raise his family while working for Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. As a young man he enjoyed playing the tenor drum in several bagpipe bands and turned a love...

Jun 20, 2014

Abbie Lane Wright McGillivray came into this world on March 21st, 1925 to Ernest and Lavena (Fry) Wright of Faith. She lived in Faith and attended school there. At a dance, Abbie Lane met and shortly thereafter, married Donald McGillivray. They were married June 3rd, 1943 and resided in Faith for a period of time, before moving to the...

Jun 20, 2014

DeLos (#7) Henry Oldewurtel, 67, Piedmont, died Friday, June 20, 2014, at his residence. DeLos was born in Slayton MN, on July 26, 1946, to Henry August and Ellamay (Thompson) Oldewurtel. He Married Diana Hudson, August 19, 2000. He worked as a long haul trucker and later as foreman for Excavating Specialists Inc., retiring in 2003. DeLos was a...

Jun 20, 2014

Doris Leone Mickelson was born October 12, 1922, the 3rd of 12 children born to Roy and Edith (Clayton) Chord in a dugout near McCurdy Springs. She grew up at the ranch south of White Owl, attended rural school, graduated from Whitewood High School, and attended 2 years at Black Hills Teacher's College. After which, she taught for one...

Jun 19, 2014

Teresa Sigman was born December 7, 1957 to Jim and Peggy (Horton )Sigman at Deadwood, SD. At the age of five she attended the Crippled Children's Hospital and School in Sioux Falls, SD. In 1965, Teresa, along with her twin, Teena, were poster children for the Easter Seal Society of South Dakota where they represented our State, going to...

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.