Obituaries

Sep 23, 2012

Marcus Allen Kindsfater, 21, Sturgis, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, as the result of an automobile accident. Visitation will be noon until 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 28, 2012, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis. Marcus was born July...

Sep 22, 2012

Cordavee was born August 11, 1939, in Bowman, ND, daughter of John and Roszzella Blees. She married Ray Heupel on December 28, 1959, at St. Charles Catholic Church, Bowman. They lived in Mobridge, SD, and Pipestone, MN. In 1968, they moved to a farm near Bowman, ND, where raised their five children. In March of 1989, Ray and Cordavee...

Sep 21, 2012

Jack Leon Walker, 66, of Sturgis, died, Friday, September 21, 2012 at his home. Memorial services will be, Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Sturgis with Rev. Will Olsen officiating. Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with military honors provided by Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. Jack was born in...

Sep 20, 2012

STURGIS | Marvin Steven LeRoy Aga, 75, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at the Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health Care System at Fort Meade. Marvin was born March 14, 1937, to Lawrence and Lora (Branch) Aga. He attended grade school at North Middle Alkali School and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1955. He married Karel Shuck on June...

Sep 17, 2012

Major Douglas Michael Cockrum, USAF retired and Vietnam Veteran died on Monday, September 17, 2012 after a multi-year journey with cancer. He was cared for during his last weeks by the excellent staff at the Fort Meade Community Living Center (Veteran's Administration Hospice). Doug was preceded in death by his three siblings, Carol Walker, Dave Cockrum & Rosie Cockrum;...

Sep 17, 2012

Amanda Jo King, 68, Sturgis, died Monday, September 17, 2012 at her home in Sturgis. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church with Pastor Kay Jennings and Fr. John Wedgewood officiating. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Amanda was born December 8, 1943 at Detroit, MI, to...

Sep 16, 2012

Life long Meade County rancher and former county commissioner, James Rue "Jimmie" Reed passed away in Sturgis, SD, on September 16, 2012, due to complications from heart failure.

He was born July 3, 1926, at home in the original log house at the Reed Ranch on Brushie Creek, SD, to James G.. and Hannah Doerfler Reed, the...

Sep 12, 2012

Funeral services for Sharon Lynn Allison, 52, of Sturgis, SD, will be Tuesday, September 12, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel, Sturgis. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm Monday, Sept 17, at Kinkade's, with a vigil service beginning at 7:00 pm. Interment will follow at St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Sturgis. A memorial has been established. Sharon Lynn...

Sep 12, 2012

AUTUMN I love the prairies best of all, the worldwide, rolling plains, the treeless, scant-grown pasturelands that blossom with the rains. But there is something in me thrills to Autumn here among the hills. The fadeless blue of prairie skies, the clouds that dawn makes red, the meadowlark that, singing, flies at daybreak overhead… But Autumn's swift,...

Sep 9, 2012

FRANKLIN, KY — The angels carried Lee Lacy in their arms to heaven on Sept. 9, 2012. He passed away on Interstate 90 in South Dakota in a fatal vehicle accident. Lee was active duty military and enroute to Fort Lewis, Wash., following leave having served as a pallbearer at his beloved grandfather's funeral.

Lee was born...

Sep 5, 2012

Virginia Hope Peacock, 89, Rapid City, SD, passed away on September 5, 20212 at Hospice house in Rapid City.

She was born in Hibbing, Minnesota, to William and Gladys Pearl (Seward) Briggs on July 23, 1923. Virginia is interred at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD, with her husband, Gordan Glen Peacock (1908-1986, m. 1944).

Sep 3, 2012

Duane was born August 20, 1932 at Gales Township, MN, to Harry and Jane (Reynolds) Flesner. He graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1950. Duane married Patricia Vickerman. In April of 1953 he was drafted and sent to Fort Lewis, WA for training. He became a troop information and education specialist in Company C of the 9th Engineer...

Sep 2, 2012

Franklin E. Chickering, 74, of Whitewood, SD passed away September 2, 2012 at Avera McKenna Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Frank was born on July 23, 1938, in Brandon, VT, to Alice (Osmer) and Franklin B. Chickering.

He grew up in Auburn, MA, with his mother, Alice; brother, Kenney; and sister, Alice Mae. When Frank was six...

Aug 29, 2012

Irine Bekken, 95, of Belle Fourche, SD, passed away on August 29, 2012, at the long-term healthcare center in Belle Fourche. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at St. James Lutheran Church in Belle Fourche with Pastor Jeff Otterman officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish. Visitation will be...

Aug 27, 2012

Kenneth Blair Johnson, 91, Sturgis, died Monday, August 27, 2012, at his residence in Sturgis. Visitation will be noon until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 30, 2012, at Grace Lutheran Church in Sturgis with Pastor Willard Olsen officiating. Burial with military honors by...

Aug 24, 2012

Michel William Bernier, 53, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada, passed away in Sturgis, SD, August 24, 2012.

Michel was born May 14, 1959 to Eldon and Lise (Cote) Bernier.

Aug 24, 2012

DeAnn was born January 23, 1962, at Rapid City, SD, to Merle and JoAnn (Bachmeier) Griffee. She graduated from Douglas high school in Box Elder.

DeAnn married Alvin "Stan" Winckler on March 12, 1982, in Bismarck, ND. DeAnn provided child care in her home. Her passion was her children and family. She enjoyed gardening and flowers.

Aug 23, 2012

Sally Garry, 67, of Whitewood, S.D., passed away August 23, at Hospice House in Rapid City, S.D. Sally was born January 2, 1945, in Aberdeen, S.D. to Francis "Red" and Georgia (Gould) Halloran. She lived in Pierre, S.D. until she was 13 and then moved to Sturgis S.D. where she graduated high school in 1962. She attended Black Hills...

Aug 21, 2012

Edwin William Keil, age 72, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish, SD. A private graveside service will be held at a future date. Ed was born on July 24, 1940, in Belle Fourche, SD, to William and Rose Mary (Nedella) Keil. He grew up in Vale, SD, and graduated from...

Aug 20, 2012

Candy was born in Bremerton, WA, on December 17, 1944, to Isaac "Ike" and Alice (Hoffman) Stoor. The family moved back to Whitewood, SD, in 1945.

Candy grew up in the Whitewood and Lead area. She attended school in Lead and Sturgis. On September 22, 1962, she married LaVerne Geffre of Leola, SD. They were joined with...