Obituaries

Aug 24, 2016

Babe was born on October 8, 1934 in Stuart, Nebraska, to John and Marie Deseive. She married Wayne Overholt in 1950, and moved to Rapid City, SD; later moving to their Elk Creek Ranch in 1959 where the couple lived and worked for 38 years before retiring to their home in Piedmont in 1995.

Priscilla "Babe" Overholt,...

Aug 23, 2016

Michael Joseph Deutsch was born to Joe M. and Edythe Deutsch, he was raised on the family farm by Buffalo Lake near Eden, South Dakota. Mike was the second of four children He went to high school in Webster and Roslyn, South Dakota. He joined the National Guard. Mike went on to live in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he...

Aug 22, 2016

RAPID CITY | James David Clowers, 64, died August 22, 2016. He was born on November 11, 1951 in Carrolton, Illinois. He is survived by his sons, James D. Clowers II and Joshua J. Clowers; his daughters, Francine Clowers and Shania Clowers; his brother Giles Clowers; his sister Sandra Bennington; and six grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his...

Aug 21, 2016

TILFORD | Gerald J. Latuseck, 83, died August 21, 2016.

He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 until 1954.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Latuseck, Tilford; his son, Scott Latuseck (Leslie Barker), Belle Fourche; his daughters,...

Aug 15, 2016

RAPID CITY | Wayne F. Lang was born to Fred and Emma (Tootie) Lang on September 20, 1920 in Bixby, South Dakota. He grew to manhood in Deep Creek and was engaged in ranching with his father. He ranched as a partner with his father until his father's health failed. Wayne said that he never...

Aug 12, 2016

Edward Lee Cline, 53, of Piedmont, SD, died August 1, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House, Rapid City, SD.

Edward was born in California to Frederick A. and Dorothy M. (Doty) Cline on January 17, 1963. He was married to Bobbie (Jones) Cline.

Aug 12, 2016

Neil Leslie Fox was born May 25, 1951, to Delmont "Del" and Evelyn Mae (Stoda) Fox in Deadwood. He grew up in the Lead - Deadwood area and graduated from Lead High School in 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined the National Guards and in 1979 he joined the US Army, from which he retired in 1992....

Aug 12, 2016

Brian Patrick Collins, 58, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away August 12, 2016. He was born in Davenport, Iowa on May 22, 1958. His devoted parents were the late Florence Anne (Forbes) Collins and late Donnie Harrison Collins of Buffalo, Iowa. Brian was the second born of six children raised in Buffalo, Iowa. He will be forever remembered...

Aug 11, 2016

Irene Berg of Napa, CA, died August 11 in Rapid City, South Dakota at the age of 92. After many years in Sonoma and Napa, she had moved to South Dakota in May to be near her family.

Irene Phipps Berg was born December 26, 1923 in Rose Bud, Arkansas. She was the youngest of five children...

Aug 11, 2016

Anjuli Monique Kerlin, 20, of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Sturgis, died in a one car rollover accident near White Lake, SD.

Aug 11, 2016

Former Perkins County rancher Merle Kopren, of Sturgis, SD, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Sturgis Regional Hospital at the age of 86. Visitation will start at 5:00 p.m. with Family/Masonic Rites to follow at 7:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel on Thursday, August 18, 2016. A memorial service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church Friday,...

Aug 10, 2016

STURGIS | Matthew Lee Kruse, 89, went to be with his Lord on August 10, 2016.

He was born May 15, 1927.

Matthew enjoyed 60 years of being a "trucker." He loved spending time with his family. He will be deeply missed by...

Aug 8, 2016

Eileen was born January 4, 1929, to Frank Joseph and Dorothy Ellen Blanche (Wintermote) Sack on a farm near Liberty, KS. During her childhood, Eileen lived on farms near Liberty, Valley Center and Sedgewick, KS. In 1946, Eileen graduated from high school in Wichita, KS.

In the spring of 1946, Eileen and her family moved to a...

Aug 6, 2016

Carl was born October 14, 1931, to William and Ella (Helmer) Wendt in Belle Fourche SD. Growing up, Carl attended country schools in the Belle Fourche and Spearfish areas. He went to work in Belle Fourche at the Vanco Ford Garage as a mechanic, where he met Pauline (Homan) they were married on August 17, 1956, in Nisland SD....

Aug 5, 2016

STURGIS | Leslie 'Les' Howie Sherman, 57 died August 5, 2016 at the Fort Meade Medical Center.

Leslie was born in Deadwood, South Dakota on July 1, 1959 to Jack and Alice (Howie) Sherman. After attending schools in Pierre, South Dakota, he enlisted in the US Army in 1979....

Aug 5, 2016

John Bryce Grenier, 89, died August 5, 2016 at the Golden Living Center of the Black Hills, Rapid City, SD.

John was born in Wyoming to George D. and Elizabeth (Freeborn) Grenier on September 9, 1926.

Aug 4, 2016

Mary Lee Hathaway, 64, Bison, SD, passed away on August 4th after a five year battle with cancer; while being comforted by family members at the Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Mary Lee was born in Lemmon, SD on May 7, 1952 to August and Lorraine Sonn. She grew up on a farm North of Lemmon and...

Aug 1, 2016

Roxie was born May, 23rd, 1958 in Deadwood to Geneva and Richard Anderson. She grew up in Lead, SD and attended schools in Lead until her family moved in 1973 to Whitewood, SD. She finished her education at Sturgis High school and graduated in 1976. Upon completing high school she joined the United States Army and served from September...

Aug 1, 2016

WASTA | David Milton Bowman, 73, died August 1, 2016.

Jul 30, 2016

Judith Raker, 65, of Rapid City, SD, died at her home on July 30, 2016.

Judith was born in Oregon to Dellis and Veronica (Jerome) Hancock on July 24, 2016.