Obituaries

Aug 7, 2012

Doris was born January 9, 1935, at Timber Lake, SD, to Edward O. and Mabel E. (Winterberg) Gunderson. She graduated from high school in 1953.

Doris married Harold "Pete" Helmey in 1955. They had two sons. They lived in several different places throughout the Western United States. Doris was a homemaker and raised her sons.

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Aug 4, 2012

Vernon B. Brown, 82, Vale, died Saturday, August 4, 2012, at the VA Black Hills Health Care Center at Fort Meade.

Vern was born January 13, 1930, at Hot Springs, AR, to William and Myrtle (Goodman) Brown. Vern joined the United States Marine Corps on September 11, 1947, and served in the Army of Occupation in Japan....

Aug 4, 2012

Edward Warren Vining, Jr., 68, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 4, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

There will be a visitation from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. A graveside inurnment service will take place Thursday,...

Aug 2, 2012

Verna "Tootie" Jeannette Denett, 76, died August 2, 2012, at her home in Summerset, South Dakota, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will take place from 8 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday, August 9, 2012, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery with Rev. Howard Baird...

Jul 29, 2012

Thurlo Frank Jensen passed away at his home in Spearfish on Sunday, July 29, 2012 surrounded by his family. Thurlo was born April 19, 1924, to Frank H. Jensen and Bertha (Lorenz) Jensen at Putney, SD. He lived most of his life on the farm. He married Albertine (Simon) November 8, 1947, at Webster, SD. They moved to Chicago...

Jul 28, 2012

Maurice Jakob LaRue was born August 13, 1947, at Mason City, IA, to Roudolph "Larry" Leo and Naomi Mae (Kerlin) LaRue. He was the child of a military family and they lived in many places during his childhood.

Maury graduated from high school in Mandan, ND. He was active in scouting and achieved the rank of Eagle...

Jul 28, 2012

James "Jim" Jay Fettig was born on January 14, 1953, in Dickinson, ND, to Philip and Angeline (Angie) Fettig. Jim moved to South Dakota with his family in 1964. He attended high school and graduated in Rapid City, SD. While in high school, Jim won the State High School Rodeo Association bareback riding title and many other accomplishments in...

Jul 26, 2012

Terry Alsdurf, 68, of Mesa, AZ, passed away on July 26, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. Terry was born Dec. 1, 1943. He is preceded in death by his parents, Fern and Leonard, and his brother, Dallas. He leaves behind his sister, Mona (Bill) Hoge, a niece, and a nephew. Terry was the quintessential friend. If you needed...

Jul 26, 2012

Pearl A. Douglas was born May 6, 1926, at Isabel, SD, to Ralph and Margaret (Sweeney) Douglas. They moved to Faith, SD, where Pearl worked as a cook. In 1978, they moved to Sturgis where she was the caregiver for her family and numerous friends.

Pearl, 86, Sturgis, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at the Sturgis Regional...

Jul 26, 2012

Delta Junction resident Richard Allen Fountain, 47, died July 26, 2012, in Sturgis Regional Hospital in South Dakota.

He was born Dec. 2, 1964, in Fairbanks, the fifth child of nine children born to Perry and Mollene Fountain.

He grew up in the Interior, attending school in Fairbanks, North Pole, and Delta Junction. Richard was...

Jul 20, 2012

Born Velma Jean Shafer in Chelsea, South Dakota. Velma was the only daughter of Rhiney and Cecil Shafer. Velma was preceded in death by three older brothers, Howard (Bertha), Washington state, Keith (died in infancy), Roy (Margaret), Lead, So. Dak., and her younger brother, Lloyd (Shirley) of Reeder, No. Dak. At the age of four, Velma and family moved...

Jul 17, 2012

Elmer Heinle, 68, passed away July 17, 2012 at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Fort Meade, SD.

Elmer was born in North Dakota to Albert J. and Clara (Marsch) Heinle on April 6, 1944.

Jul 14, 2012

Rose was born on November 28, 1921, to Carl and Ida Knutson in Ellingson, SD. She joined the family of two boys, Allan and Neil "Buster" Knutson. They lived on a homestead located on the South Dakota/North Dakota border, close to Hettinger. Soon after Rose, the family grew with the births of brothers, Roy and Ander Knutson.

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Jul 14, 2012

Leonard Henry Rahe, 85, Sturgis, died Saturday, July 14, 2012, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be 5:30 until 8 p.m. on Monday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Pastor Mark Shutz officiating. Burial with military honors by...

Jul 14, 2012

Ralph Lyle Reede was born November 15, 1925, at Faith, SD. He attended school at East Flintrock north of Faith. He worked on the home ranch and the Faith sale barn until he was 18. He joined the United States Marine Corps and served his country honorably. He was wounded at Iwo Jima and received a purple heart. Following...

Jul 12, 2012

Sandra was born September 30, 1943, at Uniontown, PA, to Sanford and Anna (Foyles)  Show. Her father was in the army and was killed shortly after her birth at the end of World War II. Her step-father was a miner in West Virginia and moved the family to Carlsbad, NM, where she graduated from high school in 1961.

Jul 8, 2012

Karen Lorraine Popham, 74, passed away at Regional Senior Care, Sturgis, SD, on July 8, 2024.

Karen was born in Iowa to Kenneth and Jean (Fugate) McCoid on January 22, 1938.

Jul 5, 2012

Dorothy Marie Serr, 91, Bison and formerly of Dupree, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church in Dupree. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 12, 2012, at the United Church of Christ in Dupree with Pastor Pauline Webb officiating. Interment...

Jul 2, 2012

Donald S. Bauman

Donald S. Bauman was born April 30, 1927, the youngest child of Sherman and Jennie (Johanson) Bauman in Huron, South Dakota. He passed away on July 2, 2012, at Clarkson Mountain View Nursing Home.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Edna E. (Stubbe) Bauman, their son, Larry,...

Jul 2, 2012

Stanley Lloyd Teller was born on November 22, 1928, in Dupree, SD, to Lloyd and Bernice (Vansickle) Teller. He attended school in Red Elm, SD, until the 8th grade, when he went to work at the family ranch with his dad in Dupree, SD, until 1944. In 1944, he started his truck driving career for Clark Starr Trucking out...