Obituaries

Jul 23, 2014

Veronica Louise Pesarchic, 81, Sturgis, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Fort Meade. A rosary will be held Sunday, July 27, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, July 28, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father...

Jul 18, 2014

Lola Jean (Richardson) Frederickson was born on October 5, 1938 in Rapid City, SD, to Irwin and Inga (Stalheim) Richardson. When Lola was 6 months old, she moved with her family to a ranch near Marcus, SD, where she grew up and attended grade school. She went to high school in Faith, SD and Rapid City, SD and business...

Jul 17, 2014

Mary F. Young, 93, Spearfish, died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Rosary services will be 7 p.m. Friday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Edgewood Vista in Spearfish with Fr. Timothy Castor. Burial in Colorado will be at a...

Jul 16, 2014

Thomas G. Murphy, 71, Rapid City, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 16, 2014. A memorial service will be held Monday, July 21, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at The Little White Church in Hill City with Pastor Julie Lantis officiating. The burial will follow at the Hill City Cemetery. Thomas G. Murphy was born June 6, 1943,...

Jul 15, 2014

Gary Eugene Eckhart, 61, Sturgis, went to join his loving wife, Nancy in Heaven on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Sturgis Regional Hospice. A memorial service will be held Monday, July 21, 2014 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Jenene Earl officiating. Gary Eugene Eckhart came into this world on July 31, 1952. He was born...

Jul 14, 2014

Clarence was born October 18, 1930, to John and Rose Gross in Dupree SD, the youngest son of eleven siblings. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the military, just as his brothers did before him, but he was the first in the family to choose the United States Army as a career. During his first enlistment, while...

Jul 12, 2014

Douglas E. Eickelman age 89, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

He was born in Gettysburg, SD on December 11, 1924 to Albert and Margaret (Palmer) Eickelman. The family moved from Gettysburg to Newell, SD in the western part of the state in 1934. Following graduation from high...

Jul 12, 2014

Alan Charles Varland, 57, of Spearfish, SD, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Belle Fourche Long Term Care.

Alan was born May 5, 1956, to Percy and Beth Varland in Deadwood. He worked as a ranch hand in his 20s and spent the last 20 years at the Belle Fourche Care Center.

Alan is survived...

Jul 12, 2014

Barbara J. (Kuckleburg) Varilek, 74, Rapid City, died, Saturday July 12, 2014 surrounded by family after a courageous fight with long-term illnesses. A vigil service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday July 14, 2014 at Our Lady of the Black Hills, Piedmont, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Our Lady...

Jul 11, 2014

STURGIS | David Michael Morris, 67, Sturgis and formerly of Lead, was called to heaven on July 11, 2014 at the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center - Ft. Meade, after a long, courageous battle with lung cancer. David was born January 26, 1947 in Rapid City, SD to Charles and Muriel Morris. David attended St. Patrick Catholic School through...

Jul 10, 2014

Gerald Gaylen Derby II, 44, Rapid City, SD, was called to Heaven on July 10, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

He was born in Buffalo, Wyoming to Gerald and Judy (Hartshorn) Derby on January 3, 1970.

He is survived by his father, Gerald (Mary Ann) Derby; sisters, Michelle (Jerry) Bergeson, Tina (Thomas) Spiers, Jessica...

Jul 9, 2014

Diane Shockley, 53, Rapid City, SD, passed away July 9, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Diane was born in Nebraska to Edgar and Tony (Dietrich) Shockley on November 22, 1960.

Jul 8, 2014

Donna Marie Hartshorn, 66, passed away on July 8, 2014, peacefully in her home in Upton, WY, after a courageous battle with bone cancer. Visitation will be Friday, July 11, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the First Baptist Church in Upton, WY. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 11, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the...

Jul 6, 2014

Mark Larry Isaak, 50, Spearfish, passed away July 6, 2014, after a courageous battle with multiple sclerosis. A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 10, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, South Dakota Mark was born December 8, 1963, to Larry and Phyllis Isaak. He attended Lead High School and graduated in the class...

Jul 6, 2014

Apple Valley, MN - Catherine S. Barker, age 80, formerly of Sturgis, SD, died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at her residence. Catherine was born to Thomas and Catherine Scott on February 24, 1934, in Glasgow, Scotland. She immigrated to America at the age of 21 and was employed as a Nanny. Shortly after, she joined the Women's Army Corp...

Jul 6, 2014

Daniel "Dan" William Fogelman, 59, Faith, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at his residence.

Dan was born February 6, 1955, to Glenn and Margaret (Jerman) Fogelman while Glenn was stationed in the military. Location: Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in the Opal and Faith area. Dan started his boyhood in the Chancellor area then later in 1971...

Jul 6, 2014

George E. Sandy was born June 1, 1923 near Long Pine, NE in a sod house. He moved to Buffalo Gap, SD in the spring of 1925. It took 30 days in two covered wagons. His mom and dad traveled with four children under the age of three. He traveled with his mom and dad, siblings, grandma and grandpa,...

Jul 5, 2014

After nine and one half years of loneliness and numerous medical struggles, John W. Eddy, 95, Rapid City, joined the love of his life, Ruthie, his wife of sixty-five years. He died at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center near Sturgis, SD, on July 5, 2014. John was born in Lead, SD, September 20, 1918, to William and Margaret...

Jun 28, 2014

Richard Lee Odell, 69, of Camp Crook, SD passed away at his home Saturday, June 28, 2014. He was born on July 14, 1944 in Ekalaka, Montana, to James and Bonita (Eilert) Odell. Richard attended Plainview Grade School and graduated from Carter County High School in 1963. Richard joined the United States Marine Corps after High School. He proudly served...

Jun 27, 2014

Westborough, MASS. | Fay Callaway Morrisson, 79, passed away June 27, 2014. She is survived by her two daughters, Colleen Sharpe, Wake Forest, NC and Patricia Morrisson, Graston, MA; a brother, Charles Callaway, Burgess, VA; two sisters, Kay Spinks, Sterling, VA and Gay Yelverton, Arlington, VA; and three grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Morrisson. Arrangments...