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Carl Franklin Mckenzie

Carl Franklin Mckenzie

Nov 15, 2007

RAPID CITY - Carl Franklin McKenzie was born April 1, 1932 at the farm southwest of Bonesteel, South Dakota to Frank and Rose (Herman) McKenzie. He died peacefully on November 15, 2007 at Fort Meade VA Medical Center at the age of 75 years, 7 months and 15 days.

Carl was raised on the farm near Bonesteel....

Gale Carl "Tony" Louks

Gale Carl "Tony" Louks

Nov 13, 2007

STURGIS - Gale Carl "Tony" Louks, 64, Sturgis, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at Fort Meade V.A. Medical Center.

He joined the U.S. Army in 1960 and served in Germany and Vietnam before his honorable discharge in 1964.

Survivors include his wife, Linda Louks, Sturgis; four brothers, Scott Louks, Buffalo, Walter Louks, Park Rapids, Minn.,...

Joe Murray Chambers

Joe Murray Chambers

Nov 11, 2007

STURGIS - Joe Murray Chambers, 77, Sturgis, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Chambers, Belle Fourche; four daughters, Joan Knight and Jeannette deBonnet, both of Sturgis, Cynthia Mattiuzzi, Mariposa, Calif., and Deanna Wurster, Fresno, Calif.; one brother, Willard...

Udell Kenneth Peterson

Udell Kenneth Peterson

Nov 10, 2007

STURGIS - Udell Kenneth Peterson, 75, Sturgis, died Saturday, November 10, 2007 at the Rapid City Regional Health Care Center.

Visitation will be noon until 9 pm at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. A Vigil service begins at 7 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2007...

Mildred Virginia "Millie" Lungren

Mildred Virginia "Millie" Lungren

Nov 9, 2007

Mildred (Millie) Virginia Lungren, 82, Spearfish, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at her home in Spearfish. Memorial services will be held Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Chaplain Charley Conger officiating. Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Millie was born May 12, 1925, at Medora, N.D., to Fritz and...

Francis Leon Spriggle

Francis Leon Spriggle

Nov 7, 2007

RAPID CITY - Francis Leon "Andy" Spriggle, 72, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, at the VA Black Hills Health Care Center at Fort Meade.

Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, and from 8 a.m. until time of services on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Committal...

Willard Louis Hettich

Willard Louis Hettich

Nov 4, 2007

BELLE FOURCHE - Willard Louis Hettich, 79, Belle Fourche, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, at the Spearfish Regional Hospital.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. and will resume Thursday morning one hour prior to the services at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 10:00...

Thelma Mae Sorensen

Thelma Mae Sorensen

Nov 2, 2007

STURGIS - Thelma Mae Sorensen, 70, Sturgis, died Friday, November 2, 2007, at the Sturgis Regional Health Care Center.

Visitation will be 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Sunday. Vigil services will be 7 p.m. Sunday at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis. Mass of Christian Burial...

Merlyn Dale Butler

Merlyn Dale Butler

Oct 28, 2007

Merlyn Dale Butler passed away October 28, 2007, at Fort Meade VA Hospital, Ft. Meade, SD.

Merlyn was born March 15, 1931 to George N. Butler and  Mabel May (Lane) Butler.

He is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Deadwood, SD.

Rolland Orvin Pearson

Rolland Orvin Pearson

Oct 24, 2007

Rolland Orvin Pearson, 75, Rapid City, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center.

Visitation will be Sunday from noon until 7:00 p.m. and will resume Monday morning one hour prior to the services at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.Funeral services will be held Monday, October 29, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. at Kinkade...

Mabel Jean Escott

Mabel Jean Escott

Oct 23, 2007

Mabel Jean Escott, 78, of Rapid City, SD, died on October 23, 2007. She was married to Earl Franklin Escott. Burial is at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.

Hazel Mae Johnston

Hazel Mae Johnston

Oct 22, 2007

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Hazel May Yates Johnston, 48, Cheyenne, died Monday October 22, 2007 at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, WY.

Visitation will be Friday from noon until 9 pm at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Sturgis with Pastor Chris Nelson officiating....

Vivian Gladys Abel

Vivian Gladys Abel

Oct 22, 2007

STURGIS - Vivian Gladys Abel, 84, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at Judy's Assisted Living in Belle Fourche, where she had lived for the past three years.

Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the...

Sage Marie Mutchler

Sage Marie Mutchler

Oct 20, 2007

RAPID CITY - Sage Marie Mutchler, infant daughter of Jennifer Snyder and Jeffrey Dean Mutchler, Rapid City, was stillborn on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007.

She is survived by her parents; one brother, Quinton, Rapid City; one sister, Annika, Rapid City; grandparents, Marvin and Teka Mutchler, El Paso, Texas, Mitzi and Joshua Fisher, Sadona, Ariz., Lynn Snyder, Rapid...

Valerie Estelle Meyer

Valerie Estelle Meyer

Oct 13, 2007

REVA - Valerie Estelle Meyer, 85, died Saturday, October 13, 2007, at West River Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.

Valerie was born February 20, 1922 in South Shore, SD to Lloyd and Ruth Medin. Her early childhood was spent in Sioux Falls attending school and at her parent's farm near Strool, SD. She attended grade school at...

Brian Adair Hallock

Brian Adair Hallock

Oct 12, 2007

Brian Hallock died October 12, 2007, as the result of a boating accident at Newell Lake, Newell. Funeral Services will be Wednesday Oct. 17, 2007 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Pastor Denzel Nonhof officiating. Burial will be at the Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis. Brian was born Feb. 25, 1952 to Merrill "Red" and Joanne (Heyden)...

Rose Eileen Bruce

Rose Eileen Bruce

Oct 11, 2007

STURGIS - Rose Eileen Bruce, 75, Sturgis, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, at Sturgis Regional Health Care Center.

Survivors include her husband, Don Bruce, Sturgis; four sons, Max Bruce and Terry Bruce, both of Gillette, Wyo., Gene Bruce, Celina, Ohio, and Jerry Bruce, Sedona, Ariz.; two daughters, Debbie Patmore and Connie Berg, both of Sturgis; four brothers,...

Rayfield Andrew Wicks

Rayfield Andrew Wicks

Oct 11, 2007

STURGIS - Rayfield "Ray" Andrew Wicks, 76, died Thursday, October 11, 2007, at the Veterans Affairs Health Care Center at Fort Meade. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Survivors include his three sons, Andy Wicks, Sturgis, Dan Wicks, Red Owl, and Zane Wicks, Richardton, N.D.; one sister, Lorraine Fuller, Spearfish; and four grandchildren.

His...

Eula Marian Ferguson

Eula Marian Ferguson

Oct 8, 2007

NEW UNDERWOOD - Eula Marian (Marrs) Ferguson, a long time Wasta, Elm Springs area resident, died at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood, SD, on Monday, October 8, 2007, at the age of 93.

Visitation will be Wednesday from noon until 9:00 p.m. and will resume Thursday one hour prior to the funeral services at Kinkade...

Robert D. "Spud" Adams

Robert D. "Spud" Adams

Oct 3, 2007

Robert Dean "Spud" Adams, 62, Newell, SD, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at the Spearfish Regional Health Care Center. Spud was born August 21, 1945, at Sturgis, SD, to Alex and Helen (Ulrich) Adams. He married Marjorie Wood on November 14, 1964. They were in the dairy business in Newell with his brother-in-law, Norman Wood for 20 years. They...

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