Obituaries

Jan 8, 2025

Alvin Knute Hagen, 85, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in the extended care unit at Fort Meade Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  The family is planning a memorial service in Minnesota, date to be determined. Following the memorial, Alvin will join his wife Mary at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, Minnesota.

Alvin Hagen...

Jan 5, 2025

Lane Sheridan Kopren was born on March 12, 1995 in Hettinger, ND the middle child of Ross and Beverly Kopren. He grew up south of Prairie City with his two siblings, Kyle and Tessa.

Lane enjoyed a happy childhood with Kyle and Tessa, his cousins and friends. Countless hours were spent playing outdoors, swimming, fishing at Sorum...

Jan 5, 2025

Robert "Bob" Julius, 92, Sturgis, SD, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025 at the Fort Meade VA Hospital, Fort Meade, SD.

Bob was born to Joe and Elizabeth (Davies) Julius March 31, 1932 in Lead, SD, graduating from Lead High School in 1949. In 1951 he joined the United States Air Force where he served until 1955....

Jan 3, 2025

Raymond Edwin Schlenker, 99 years old, of Sturgis, passed away Friday, 1/3/2025, at the Sturgis Care Center.

Raymond was born in Agar, SD, on December 18th, 1925. He was a rancher in the Onida area for many years. He married Delores Schwallenbach and had 7 children: Deborah, Raynard, Dianne and Joanne, Ronald, Elaine, and Jerald.

...

Jan 2, 2025

Maxine "Micci" Stacy, 82, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Micci was born in Washington state on January 31, 1942 to George and Dallas Flint. She married her husband Danny Harris Stacy at age 16. They eventually settled and found their forever home in Chadron NE. Micci worked for the Chadron Public School District, where she worked...

Dec 31, 2024

Edward William Brost, 88, died December 31, 2024. A Memorial Visitation for Edward will be from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Black Hills Funeral Home in Sturgis. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rainbow Bible Ranch, 14676 Lone Tree Rd, Sturgis, SD 57785 ( https://www.rainbowbibleranch.org/donate ) or you may plant an...

Dec 28, 2024

Livestream of the service may be viewed at the link below:

https://control.resi.io/webplayer/video.html?id=0e57d3ba-61bc-4506-9473-478c37393b48

Lon Harold Permann

Born February 8, 1963, in Hoven, SD

Passed December 28, 2024, in Mesa, AZ

Dec 23, 2024

Mrs. Brenda Tifft will be remembered for her dedication to her students and love for teaching in rural schools, which she considered her life's work. She began teaching in Meade 46-1 in 1972, then retired in 2008 and continued to substitute teach for the next ten years. Over the course of her tenure, she taught hundreds of rural students,...

Dec 22, 2024

Donald R. Luckie passed away December 22, 2024 at Ft. Meade Hospice care at the age of 83. He was born February 15, 1941 in Deadwood, SD to Robert D. and Cleda B (Shroll) Luckie.

After attending school in Deadwood, he served in the United States Navey aboard the USS Ticonderoga and was honorably discharged.

...

Dec 21, 2024

Bonnie Lee (O'Dea) Jones of Vale, South Dakota passed away at Monument Heath Hospital in Sturgis, SD on December 21, 2024. Bonnie was the youngest of five, born August 13, 1946 to Michael and Virginia (Martin) O'Dea in Oral, SD.

She attended school in Hot Springs, SD and is remembered stating she, "played along the banks of...

Dec 20, 2024

Esther Ruthlee Kornmeyer, 101, died on December 20, during a short stay at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Esther Ruthlee Bender was born on April 12, 1923, in Bunker Hill, Kansas, to Henry Phillip and Anna Elizabeth (Schneider) Bender. Both her parents were immigrants from the Volga German colony, Kratzke, in Russia. Esther...

Dec 19, 2024

Ellen Lorraine (Reese) Price was born at home on April 5, 1931 in Ziebach County, North of Faith, SD. Her grandmother Hattie Knittel assisted with her birth. Ellen was the daughter of Clifford and Estella Reese.

At age 4, Ellen and family moved to a ranch in the Bixby area. She attended Deep Creek School, about 2...

Dec 19, 2024

Dec 16, 2024

Maynard Lee Rude was born May 9, 1936 in Marvin SD to Helmer and Edith Rude.   Youngest of 9 brothers and sisters.   He lived in Marvin till spring of 1946 when his parents sold the farm and moved to Rapid City SD.

From then on Maynard was on his own working for various ranchers breaking horses and...

Dec 15, 2024

Loran Michael Van Cleave, age 58 of Chamberlain, SD passed away on December 15, 2024. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2024 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at the Black Hills Funeral Home in Sturgis, SD.

Dec 14, 2024

Maxine Rennemo Sandvig, 88, passed away peacefully December 14, 2024 at Monument Health Hospital, Spearfish, SD.

Maxine was born June 2, 1936 to Ingvar and Esther Rennemo of Kelliher, MN in the Shotley area. She graduated from Kelliher High School. Maxine married Jim Petrowske of Waskish, MN on June 30, 1954 and to this union two children...

Dec 13, 2024

Shirley L. Aronson, 88, Spearfish, SD passed away Friday, December 13, 2024 at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche.  Funeral Services for Shirley will be at 3:00 PM, Friday, December 20, at Countryside Church in Spearfish.  Visitation will be one-hour prior to the service.

Shirley Lucille (Smith) Aronson was born February 11, 1936 to Clarence and Halya...

Dec 13, 2024

Ken was born on October 03, 1957, to Lydia (Kamstra) and Herbert Gatzke in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ken was raised on a farm west of New England, N.D. Playing basketball in high school for the New England Tigers taught him the value of teamwork. Graduation from high school in 1975 was followed by farming with his brother Dale...

Dec 12, 2024

Arlene Jane Watson, a long-time resident of Sturgis, SD, passed away on December 12, 2024, in Centennial, CO.  She was 85 years old.

Arlene was born on June 6, 1939, in Lincoln, NE, the youngest of three children of Roscoe and Mildred (Jordan) Lodwig. When she was 11, her family moved to Omaha, NE, where she attended...

Dec 6, 2024

Marjorie Louise Jutting, 91, Sturgis, passed away December 6, 2024 at Monument Health Sturgis Hospital. She was born December 14, 1932 to Herbert Lundborg and Florence (Anderson) Lundborg in Georgia Township, SD. She was baptized and confirmed in the Grace Lutheran Church in LaBolt, SD, attended school in LaBolt and Strandburg, and later received her G.E.D. in Sturgis. As...