Charles William Haigh
Mar 2, 2013
Charles William Haigh, 62, Hot Springs, Sd, passed away at the SD State Veterans Home, Hot Springs, SD, on March 2, 2013.
He was born in Miller, SD to Linell Elgin and Matilda Ann (Froning) Haigh on December 12, 1950.
Charles graduated from Miller High School in 1969 and volunteered for the US Navy and...
Marjorie Ellen Stark
Feb 27, 2013
Marjorie was born June 2, 1928, in Sturgis, SD, to Frank and Virgie (McAbee) Meyer, the youngest of 10 children. She rode horse-back to school and attended grades 1 through 8 in a one-room schoolhouse. The family owned and operated a farm 25 miles east and north of Sturgis. Her father died when Marjorie was eight years old. They...
Sylvia Alyce Johnson
Feb 26, 2013
Sylvia "Sue" Alyce Johnson, 88, Sturgis, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. A private family service has been held. Interment will be at 10:00am on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Newell Cemetery. Sue was born April 18, 1924, in a store at Orman Dam to Joseph and Bertha Hedrick. She had two sisters and...
Don Lee Schommer
Feb 25, 2013
Don Lee Schommer, 73, Chadron, Nebraska, passed away February 25, 2013 at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Fort Meade, SD.
Don was born in Nebraska to Ralph and Lelia (Jones) Schommer. He served in the US Armed Forces during Vietnam, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart. He is...
Velma Lynn Curtis
Feb 25, 2013
Velma Curtis, age 82, Erie, CO, and formerly of Baggs, WY, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013, in Boulder, CO. Velma Lynn Roth was born to parents, Lela (Derby) and Albert Roth, on June 28, 1930, in New Underwood, SD. She grew up in the Sturgis, SD, area, attending a country school in Haydraw before completing her schooling...
James Joseph Belmonte
Feb 20, 2013
James Belmonte, 51, Rapid City, and formerly of Vero Beach, FL, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in Rapid City, SD. James Joseph Belmonte, was born October 10, 1961, at Hempstead, NY to Anthony and Sandra (Templeton) Belmonte. He grew up in the Stuart, Florida area and attended local area schools. James married Elaine Miles on July 7, 1981 in...
Roy A. Vansickle Jr.
Feb 18, 2013
Roy VanSickle, Jr., 89 of Newell, SD, died Monday, February 18, 2013, at his home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at the Newell Christian Fellowship church with Pastor Sean Carney officiating. Roy VanSickle, Jr. was born, July 22, 1923, at Edson, SD, near Faith. He was the third child of Roy...
Kevin John Backes
Feb 18, 2013
Kevin J. Backes, 35, Black Hawk, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be noon until 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the First Wesleyan Church in Sturgis with Pastor Howie Baird officiating. Burial follows at the...
Betty Mae Aker
Feb 16, 2013
Betty Mae Aker, 85, Sturgis, died Saturday, February 16, 2013, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Whitewood with Pastor David Baer officiating. Burial will follow at Whitewood Cemetery. Visitation will be at Kinkade Funeral Chapel from 2:00pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013,...
Chance Arnold Rieger
Feb 15, 2013
Chance Arnold Rieger, 23, Rapid City, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013. A memorial gathering will be held at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology campus at the Surbeck Center Ballroom, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Chance, the son of Mary Lynn (Kaiser) and Loel Rieger, was born on May...
Bertha Carolyn Sorenson
Feb 13, 2013
Bertha Carolyn Sorenson, 95, Spearfish, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at the Wilmot Community Center in Wilmot, SD, with Ms. Jane Miller and Ms. Beth Arlene Pierce officiating. Burial will follow at the Wilmot Cemetery. Visitation will be held at...
Betty Ann Dunker
Feb 12, 2013
Betty Ann Dunker, 62, Sturgis, SD, passed away February 12, 2013 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care.
Betty was born in Washington to Robert Lee and Norma (Rhosdes) Heydlauff on November 8, 1950. She is buried in the Lakeside Cemetery, Owanka, SD.
Helen Marie Smythe
Feb 11, 2013
Helen Marie Hewett was born in Rapid City, SD, on July 20, 1909. She died on February 11, 2013, in Spearfish. Her parents were Thomas and Mary (Engdahl) Hewett. She attended school and graduated from Rapid City High School in 1927. She worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for seven years. Helen married Kenneth Smythe, August 4, 1935. They...
Joann Augusta Reichardt
Feb 11, 2013
Joann Augusta Reichardt, 75, of Sturgis, SD, died, Monday, February 11, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be Thursday, February 14, 2013, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 14, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. with Father Arnold Kari officiating. A Mass of Christian burial will take place in...
James Elmer Moller
Feb 11, 2013
James Elmer Moller, 87, Sturgis, SD, passed away at his home on February 11, 2013.
James was born in South Dakota to Ed and Pearl (Smith) Moller on February 23, 1925. He served in the US navy during WW 2 and in inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery Near Sturgis.
Donald Harding Hight
Feb 10, 2013
Don Hight, age 92, of Lemmon and formerly of Murdo, South Dakota, died at Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Don Hight was born on November 3, 1920, the fifth of 10 children to Charles and Edith Hight. He grew up in the White River area. After graduating from high school, he entered the...
Helen Margaret Carlson
Feb 10, 2013
Helen Margaret Douhan Carlson, 97, of Whitewood passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Garden Hills Assisted Living in Spearfish SD. A visitation will be held from 1:00-8:00PM Thursday, February 21st at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Family members will be present from 7:00-8:00PM. Funeral Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Whitewood at 3:00...
Michael Lee Murray
Feb 10, 2013
Michael Lee Murray, of Black Hawk, SD, passed away Sunday, February 10th 2013, as the result of a stroke. Visitation will be on Thursday, February 14, 2013 from noon to 5 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. A wake service begins at seven at St. Therese of the Little Flower in Rapid City, SD on Thursday, February 14th. Mass of...
Juanita Mae Roth
Feb 6, 2013
Juanita M. Roth, 78, Sturgis, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Juanita was born June 21, 1934, in Rapid City, SD, to Lyle and Zerita (Hetrick) Cafferty. She grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Rapid City High School in 1952. She married Jim Roth on August 22, 1953. They lived in Fort Collins,...
Katherine Lee Brooks
Feb 5, 2013
Katherine Lee Brooks, 38, of Sturgis, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. A memorial visitation will be held from noon to 8:00 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013, with a time of sharing led by Pastor Steve Agan at 6:00 pm. Katherine was born September 29, 1974, in King County, Washington to John...
