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Paula Sue Tyler
Apr 23, 2024
Paula S. Tyler, 75, Whitewood, SD, passed away peacefully April 23, 2024, at Rapid City Monument Hospital.
She was born on September 5, 1948, in Chadron, NE, to Arthur and Zola (Hammond) Tyler. Â Paula was raised in Chadron where she graduated from Chadron High School in 1966. She was an active member of the Baptist...
Kathleen "Kathy" Louise Dachtler
Apr 21, 2024
Kathleen 'Kathy' Louise Dachtler, 63, of Whitewood, SD, passed away on April 21, 2024, after a battle against an infection of the lungs at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.
Kathy Alexander was born on March 21, 1961, to Clayton and Phyllis Alexander in Great Falls, MT. Due to her father's service in the...
Donna Rae Creighton
Apr 20, 2024
Donna Rae Creighton, 74, passed away at Avantara Mountain View in Rapid City, SD, Saturday, April 20, 2024, surrounded by family.
Donna was born in Bismarck, ND to Art and Elnora (Rieger) Kolb on September 2, 1949.
She is survived by her husband, Bob Wallace, Lemmon; daughters, Lucynda (Mike)...
Dr. Daniel Albert Watson
Apr 20, 2024
Dr. Daniel Albert Watson, 84, a long-time resident and optometrist in Sturgis, SD, passed away on April 20, 2024, in Centennial, CO due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Dan was born on May 10, 1939, in York, NE, the only child of George and Mildred Watson. Â He was active in Boy Scouts and...
Alice Jeanette Marrs
Apr 17, 2024
Alice was born on December 5, 1928, in the Queens Village, New York to Johanes (John) and Anna (Nervik) Moller. She was the youngest of four siblings. She attended PS 135 in Bellaire, New York and then went on to graduate from Jamaica High School Class of 1946 in Jamaica, NY on Long Island. She also took...
Dorthy S Murray
Apr 13, 2024
Dorthy (Swenson) Murray of Sturgis, SD, went to heaven on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Sturgis Monument Hospice surrounded by her children. A memorial and celebration of life will be held at Believers Fellowship (across from Sturgis Brewery) at 1:00 on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Dorthy and Darleen (twin sister) were born in...
Karen Kathleen Kelley
Apr 13, 2024
Karen Kelley, 57, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Gillette, WY, of natural causes.
Karen Kelley was born on December 9, 1966, the daughter of Judy (Golightly) and Glen "Tiny" Bell, Jr., in Great Falls, MT, where she lived until 1974, when the family moved to Gillette, WY. She graduated...
Nathan Tyrel Wheeler
Apr 12, 2024
Nathan Tyrel Wheeler, Dad, T-Dubs, Tyrone, Ty-Ty, Uncle Ty, Tyrel, Wheels, was born to Mary and Terry Wheeler on April 29, 1981 in Arcata, California. He slow rolled into the gates of Heaven and was reunited with his father Terry and brother Ben on April 12, 2024.
He grew up in Humboldt County until the age of...
Monty Joel Clark
Apr 12, 2024
Monty J. Clark, 68, of Beulah, Wyoming, passed away on April 12, 2024, in his home.
Monty was born to Lewis and Shirley Clark, on February 23, 1956, in Bozeman, Montana.
His early childhood was spent in the Madison Valley of Montana where he loved exploring the great outdoors...
Bonnie Elizabeth Benson
Apr 12, 2024
Bonnie Elizabeth Benson, infant daughter of Brody and Taylar Benson, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Friday, April 12, 2024.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 10:00 a.m., at St. Martin's Chapel, Sturgis, SD. Graveside services will follow at St. Aloysius Cemetery in Sturgis.
In lieu of flowers a...
Robert Baker Morris
Apr 11, 2024
Robert Baker Morris, 91, of Sturgis, SD, died Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Monument Health Sturgis Senior Care.
Committal services will be 11:00 am on Monday, April 22, 2024, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD.
D. Mike Iversen
Apr 9, 2024
D. Michael "Mike" Iversen, was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, SD, on May 16, 1949, to Donald and Regina (Ramsey) Iversen of Ft. Pierre, SD. Mike grew upon their ranch on Lance Creek, west of Ft. Pierre, with his siblings, Dennis, David, and Carol. Mike went to the Wendt Grade School and graduated from Pierre...
James Wallace "Wally" Miller
Apr 9, 2024
James Wallace "Wally" Miller, 86, died April 9, 2024, at Rapid City Monument Health.
Wally was born March 30, 1938, west of Prairie City, SD, on a homestead to Harold and Iva Miller. He joined siblings Lenard, Charles, Wanda. Wayne joined later.
He married Cleo Kopren in Bison, SD,...
Michael Lee Robinson
Apr 8, 2024
Michael Lee Robinson of Sturgis, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2024 at Fort Meade VA Hospital. He succumbed after a long fight with heart disease.
Mike was born on October 12, 1941 to David Robinson & Dorothy (Thomas) Robinson at Lame Deer, Montana. The family lived near Lame Deer...
Stephanie Veronica Rodriguez
Apr 8, 2024
Stephanie Veronica Rodriguez passed away April 8, 2024, after a long battle with depression.
Stephanie was born on June 21, 1995, to Vic and Maria Rodriguez in Rapid City, South Dakota. She grew up in Sturgis, SD, graduating high school in 2014. She would then go on to attend the University of South...
Robert Philip Bungert
Apr 8, 2024
Robert Philip Bungert, 61, Sturgis, SD, passed away Monday, April 8, 2024.
He was born December 17, 1962, to Roy and Dorothy Bungert in Rapid City, SD. He served in the military in Germany for a short time before returning to the Black Hills. On his return he worked many different jobs, with tree work and being...
Roy Elton Mclaughlin
Apr 6, 2024
Roy Elton McLaughlin, 67, Rapid City, SD, died unexpectedly April 6, 2024, at Monument Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Â He was born January 1, 1957, in Sacramento, CA. Â The son of Elton 'B' and Charlotte G. (Stievener) McLaughlin.
Roy graduated from Norte Del Rio High School in Sacramento, class of 1975. Â Following graduation,...
Grace Delene Van Vactor
Apr 4, 2024
Grace Delene (Barber) Van Vactor, 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Hospice House in Rapid City, SD on April 4, 2024.
She was born on December 27, 1925, in Scenic, SD to John McKinley and Ethel Vina (Barclay) Barber. They moved from Scenic to Newell, SD in 1928 where Grace attended...
Melvin R. Eisenbraun
Apr 3, 2024
Melvin R. Eisenbraun, 95, Sturgis, SD passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center. Â Graveside services and inurnment will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis at a future date, along with a celebration of life for family and friends. Â In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the...
Alice Loleen Anderson
Mar 28, 2024
Alice Loleen Anderson, 88, passed away peacefully Thursday March 28, 2024, in Rapid City, SD.
Loleen was born on March 13, 1936, to Leon B. and Alice (Mortvedt) Leland in Bricelyn, MN. She attended country school through 7th grade. She then attended school in Bricelyn where she met Iler Paul Anderson.
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