Jerry Huffman
Jan 9, 2025
Jerry Huffman, 89, passed away on January 9, 2025 at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Jerry was born in Spearfish, SD on February 5, 1935 to Carl and Hazel Martin (Smith) Huffman, one of eight siblings.
Jerry joined the Marines and was enlisted from 1951 to 1954. He fought in the Korean War and was an...
Stan Johnson
Jan 9, 2025
Stan M Johnson, 76 passed away January 9, 2025 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center.
Graveside services will be Friday, January 17, 2025, at Black Hills National Cemetery.
Stan was born on December 18, 1948, to Ernest and Alice (Anderson) Johnson in Watertown, South Dakota. Â Stan was the youngest of three, joining his sisters Margie...
Margaret Lisa Perry
Jan 8, 2025
Margaret "Lisa" Perry was born September 26,1944 and passed away at her home on January 8, 2025. She lived her life on the 7-11 ranch in Custer County, where she was the half-owner. She loved her valley and her animals. Â Ranching was her whole life no matter if it was good or bad.
She liked to travel...
Joshua Josiah Running
Jan 8, 2025
Joshua Josiah Running, age 25 years, of Spearfish South Dakota, passed away January 8, 2025 at Monument Health Hospital. Joshua was born October 31st 1999, in Rapid City, South Dakota to Peter John and Mary (Miller) Running. Joshua enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, and skiing at Terry Peak with family and friends. Joshua also enjoyed playing video...
Alvin Knute Hagen
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. Â 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...
Lane Sheridan Kopren
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...
Robert "Bob" Joe Julius
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....
Raymond Edwin Schlenker
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.
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Maxine "Micci" Stacy
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...
Edward William Brost
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...
Lon Harold Permann
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
Brenda Tifft
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,...
Donald R. Luckie
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.
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Bonnie Lee Jones
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...
Esther "Fritz" Ruthlee Kornmeyer
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...
Ellen L. Price
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...
Maynard Lee Rude
Dec 16, 2024
Maynard Lee Rude was born May 9, 1936 in Marvin SD to Helmer and Edith Rude. Â Youngest of 9 brothers and sisters. Â 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...
Loran M. Van Cleave
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.
Maxine Rennemo Sandvig
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...
