Frederick Lynn Asher
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...
Janet Kay Rauscher
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...
Donna M. Tennis
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...
Nancy Lee Speaks
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...
Alvin Roger Carlson
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...
Lavonne Aneita Remington
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...
Eunice Irene Fowlkes
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...
Marion Lloyd Fixmer
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....
Merle T. Page
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....
Brent Aaron Lyons
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...
Lorene Irene Schmidt
Feb 15, 2014
Lorene Irene Schmidt, 78, Rapid City, died on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Graveside services are scheduled for 12:00pm on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at Black Hills National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00am until service time at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Lorene was born on March 14, 1935, to Fred and Christina (Kessler) Saeman...
Francis Selby
Feb 14, 2014
Francis 96, Rapid City, SD, passed away on February 14, 2014 at the Dept of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital, Fort Meade, SD.
Francis was born in Iowa to James E. and Susan B. (Steichen) Selby on October 16, 1917. He served in the US Army during WW 2 and in inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis,...
Larry Lawrence Rafferty
Feb 13, 2014
Larry L. Rafferty died February 13, 2014 in Wayne, Oklahoma at the age of 77 years 5 months. He was born September 13, 1936 in Lemmon, South Dakota to Owen and Mary (Frisz) Rafferty. He was raised and attended school in Lemmon. He later earned his Bachelors in Reno, Nevada. Larry enlisted in the United States Army in 1953,...
Charlotte Christine Hehn
Feb 13, 2014
Charlotte Christine (Backhaus) Hehn, age 82, joined her Heavenly Father Thursday, February 13, 2014.
Charlotte Christine (Backhaus) Hehn was born January 8, 1932, to Martin and Lois (Yeater) Backhaus in Pollock, SD. She grew up on a farm 10 miles northwest of Pollock, went to grade school in the country, and graduated at the age of 15....
Edgar Wilbert Wiedenmeyer
Feb 12, 2014
Edgar Wiedenmeyer of Spearfish passed away peacefully at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Facility on February 12, 2014. Edgar was born to Jacob and Martha (Hafner) Wiedenmeyer on May 13, 1926 in Kronthal, near Beulah, ND. He was baptized, confirmed and attended elementary school in that area. He spent his youth on the family farm. He worked at the...
Laurie Etta Vainio
Feb 11, 2014
Laurie E. (Fair) Vainio, 72, passed away peacefully at her home near Whitewood, SD on February 11, 2014. She was born on a farm near Royal Oak, Michigan on February 19, 1941, to parents Jesse and Gladys (Gregory) Fair. Laurie was born a triplet and was 1 of 9 children. She met her husband, John Vainio while visiting her...
Ralph Eugene Short
Feb 9, 2014
Ralph Eugene Short Jr. was born in Faith, S.D., on September 15, 1929, to Ralph and Ardeth Joy (McGinnis) Short. He grew up near Deep Creek and attended country school at Cottonwood until they moved to town (Faith) in 1942. He attended school in Faith until he decided he wanted to explore other prospects. He served with the U.S....
Janelle Cora Forrest
Feb 8, 2014
Janelle Cora Forrest, 54, entered into eternal rest on February 8, 2014 in South Dakota.
She was born October 27, 1959 in Poplar, Montana, the daughter of Bedford Patrick Forrest and Beatrice June Escarcega. She was raised by her adoptive parents, Howard and Ruby Carter.
Janelle was a graduate of Washburn Rural High school. She...
Bessie W. Hamling
Feb 6, 2014
Betty (Dower) Hamling was born on October 3, 1920 in Texas County, Guymann, Oklahoma to Sam and Lydia Dower. She was one of 14 children: Anna May, Clarence Benjamin, Pearl Lester, Martha Lillian, Louis Benjamin, Inez Lulla, Carthel B., Tommie S., Joseph Rollen, Donald Dare, Elven Ray, Bernard Manning, and Mac LeeRoy (two of which passed in infancy). Her...
Gordon Melvin Nightingale
Feb 5, 2014
PIEDMONT | Gordon Melvin Nightingale, 87, passed away as the result of an automobile accident on Feb. 5, 2014, near Piedmont. Gordon was a Merchant Marine in World War II and then drafted by the Army for the Korean War in 1955 for two years. Gordon is survived by his children, Father Dan (Kyra) Nightingale, Clarks Summit, PA; daughters,...
