Obituaries

May 27, 2024

Barbara Jane Hotaling, 80, Box Elder, SD, passed away, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.  Committal services will be 12:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD. Visitation to begin at 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, SD.

May 25, 2024

Joseph "Joe" James Weiers, 70, Rapid City, SD, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024, near his home.  Per Joe's request, there will be a private family graveside service on May 31, 2024, at Black Hills National Cemetery.  Following the private service join his family for a Celebration of life from 2-5 p.m. at the Deadwood VFW, located...

May 19, 2024

Clara Arline (Moos) Metzger went to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday, May 19, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones following a recent health condition.

Clara was born to Christ and Katie (Wagner) Moos on September 30, 1941, in Morton County, North Dakota, with her 7 siblings where she attended school and...

May 19, 2024

Robert Eugene Roush, Sr., 89, of Sturgis, SD, died Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Sturgis, SD. No services are being planned at this time.

May 19, 2024

Virginia DePriest, 92, passed away on May 19th, 2024, in Sturgis, South Dakota. She was the wife of Leland DePriest. They shared 69 years of marriage together.

Virigina was born in Indianola, Nebraska on January 5th, 1932. She was the daughter of LT and Alice Carpenter. She graduated from Sargent High School and...

May 18, 2024

Randy J. Fredericksen, 73, Lead, SD, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the Lead-Deadwood Monument Hospital, Deadwood, SD.

Visitation for Randy will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.

Funeral Services for Randy will be at 2:00 PM, on Friday, May 24, 2024,...

May 13, 2024

Clifford Wayne Roper was born on June 14th, 1949, and passed away peacefully at his home on May 13th, 2024, in Sturgis, South Dakota. Cliff was born to Earl and Emma "Billie" Roper in Mojave, California. The second youngest in a still growing family, Cliff was brought up with three older brothers: Bill, Ken, and Chuck. Along...

May 13, 2024

Thomas Joseph McDermott, 101 years old, passed away May 13, 2024, at Brookdale Assisted Living, Apache Junction, AZ, where he would say in the dining room every morning, "They have the best breakfast on this side of Heaven!". He was born at Mud Butte, SD, to Jack and Bridgette (Fox) McDermott. Tommie was the nineth of eleven...

May 12, 2024

LeRoy James Harrington gained his wings and left this Earth on May 12, 2024.

He was born March 7, 1951, to Peter Eugene and Lois (Day) Harrington.  He grew up on the ranch East of Piedmont, LeRoy attended two years of college at SDSU then returned home to help his dad and eventually...

May 11, 2024

Marie Ellen (Erickson) Jones, 82, of Sturgis, SD, died Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice in Rapid City, SD.

Marie Ellen (Erickson) Jones was born October 18, 1941, to Edward and Nora (Johnson) Erickson in Watertown, South Dakota.  She grew up on the family farm near Ortley, South Dakota.  ...

May 11, 2024

Richard Lloyd Moss, 83, of Rapid City, SD, died Saturday, May 11, 2024, at his home in Rapid City, SD.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, SD, with visitation one hour prior to services.

Richard was born in...

May 9, 2024

Donna Marie Auer, 67, Whitewood, SD, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at her home under hospice care.  At her request, cremation has taken place, and no immediate services are planned.

Donna was born December 8, 1956, at Sturgis, SD to Balthasar "Jack" and Rosalie (Hayes) Hopfinger.  Donna was raised in the Sturgis...

May 9, 2024

DeWayne "Skip" Eatheron, 81, was born on June 25, 1942, on the "S" curves while enroute to Sturgis, South Dakota and he died May 9, 2024, at the Fort Meade VA Hospital in Sturgis, SD. He was the youngest of 7 children born to Alma (Wallace) and Robert Eatherton, living in Hereford, SD. After the death of...

May 4, 2024

Dallas Roy Scott was born August 19, 1972, in Hot Springs, SD, to Gerald and Kathleen (Brown) Scott. He was welcomed home to Custer by siblings Cynthia and Allen. He was baptized and confirmed at Custer Lutheran Fellowship.

He was a 10-year member of Custer County 4-H, as well as being in AAU...

May 2, 2024

Percy Leroy Hansen 92 of Piedmont, SD, passed peacefully on May 2, 2024, at Aspen Grove Assisted Living in Sturgis, SD.

Percy was born September 10,1931, in De Smet, SD, to Bert and Rita (McRoberts) Hansen. He was the 5th of 6 children.

When he was 9 months old his family...

Apr 27, 2024

James Edward Blakeman, 73, Sturgis, SD, passed away at his home on April 27, 2024.

Jim was born in Vancouver, Washington on June 6, 1950.  As a child he moved with his family to Moorcroft, WY and then to Spearfish, SD for a short while before re-locating to Sturgis where he lived the...

Apr 25, 2024

Elmer Reber, 83, of Deadwood, SD, passed away peacefully at his home on April 25, 2024.

At his request there will be no services.

Apr 24, 2024

Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and Leslie (Swede) Edlund.  She attended grade school in Spearfish and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1966.

After high school, she worked in the kitchen at Ft. Meade in Sturgis.  During this time, she met...

Apr 24, 2024

George Grandville Jackson, Jr., 74, Newell, SD, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD.

George was born to Mary Kathrine (Parrot) and George Jackson, Sr. in Paris, Tennessee. He was the oldest boy of six children; sister, Patricia Long; and four brothers, Eddie, and Randy Jackson,...

Apr 24, 2024

Millie Humphrey, just 13 days short of her 101st birthday, set out for her next adventure on April 24, 2024. She lived those 100-plus years to the fullest. A 15-minute committal service will be held at 2:30pm on Wednesday, May 1st, at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Millie will be laid to rest with her beloved husband,...