Obituaries

Apr 1, 2014

James A. Grover, 90, Newell, died Tuesday, April 01, 2014, at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center in Spearfish. Visitation will be 8 a.m. until time of services at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Tuesday. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Burial follows with military...

Mar 30, 2014

Darrell Dean Besler, 72, Sturgis, SD, passed away March 30, 2014 at Sturgis Regional Hospital.

Darrell was born in Bison, SD, to Christian and Julia (Wolfe) Besler on June 17, 1941. He served in the US Army during Vietnam and is buried in Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

Mar 29, 2014

LEAD | Patricia Ruth Mettler passed away peacefully surrounded by her children and grandchildren on March 29, 2014.

Pat was born Friday, Oct. 13,1926, in Milligan, NE, to Otto and Doris (Radford) Hasik. She was the wife of Luvern Levi Mettler, US Army veteran.

Preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Doris Hasik; husband,...

Mar 28, 2014

Arthur Henry DeKnikker, 79, Faith, died on Friday, March 28, 2014, at Hettinger West River Health Services. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Faith Community Legion Hall with Pastor Harold Delbridge officiating. Burial will follow...

Mar 26, 2014

Donald "Don" Eugene Mayhugh, 82, Sturgis, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, April 4, 2014, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Pastor Steve Agan and Pastor Skip Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Bear Butte Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 2, 2014,...

Mar 25, 2014

William A. Yuill, 78, former research chemist, died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City. Bill went to the hospital for bypass surgery in February and struggled with his lungs afterwards. His wife, children, brother, and sister were all able to visit with him before he passed. He went peacefully in the afternoon with...

Mar 25, 2014

Theresa Joseph, 45, Rapid City, died Mar 25, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House.

Services: 5:00-9:00 PM, Apr 4 at Foxmoor Apt. Community Room.

Theresa was born in South Dakota to Douglas and Donna (Joseph) Sargent on April 14, 2014.

Mar 22, 2014

FORT MEADE | Edward C. Colvin (Eddie), 94, passed away March 22, 2014 at the Fort Meade V.A. Medical Center

He was born July 14, 1919 in Osakis, Minn. to William and Anna (Doran) Colvin. Eddie grew up in Powell, SD and graduated from Philip High School in 1939.

He married Charlotte (O'Neal) Colvin in...

Mar 21, 2014

Kimberly Ann Westland, 50, Belle Fourche, died Friday, March 21, 2014, at Rochester Methodist Hospital due to complications from liver disease after a lengthy illness. She was surrounded by her loved ones at the time of her death. Kimberly Ann (Hastings) Westland was born April 6, 1963, in Deadwood, SD, to Delbert Hastings and Patricia Mailloux. She lived in...

Mar 21, 2014

PIEDMONT - David E Kessler, 66, died March 21, 2014.

He was born in South Dakota to Lowell M. and Dorothy O. (Erickson) Kessler on August 28, 1947. He served in the US Army during Vietnam.

Committal services will be 10:00 a m. March 28, 2014 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with...

Mar 21, 2014

Marguerite "Marge" V. Wulf, 81, Vale, passed peacefully to Heaven Friday, March 21, 2014, at Hospice House, Rapid City, after a brief illness.

Marge was born May 14, 1932, in Deadwood, SD, to Mary B. (Wicks) and James M. Thybo. Marge, the eldest of 4 children, was raised on the family ranch in the Slim Buttes of...

Mar 20, 2014

Pamela Kaye Calvert, 59, Spearfish, died Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Family will be present at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday evening. Celebration of her Life will be held 1 pm Friday March 28, 2014 at the Deadwood VFW. Pam was born on November 23, 1954, in...

Mar 19, 2014

Viola Delbridge, 97, of Rapid City, died March 19, 2014, at Fountain Springs Health Care. Visitation will be Sunday, March 23, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel from 4-8 p.m. with family present. Funeral services will be Monday, March 24, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the Union Center Community Center with Pastor Harold Delbridge officiating. Burial will follow at the White...

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,...