Frankie "Dee" Fowlkes
May 9, 2013
Frankie "Dee" Fowlkes, 63, of Sturgis, SD passed away May 9th, 2013 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born November 16, 1950 in Belle Fourche, SD to Frank and Irene (Mowry) Fowlkes. The family lived in Hulett, WY, Newell, SD and then moved to Sturgis in 1959. Dee grew up in Sturgis, and excelled in basketball,...
Glenn Alan Jones
May 9, 2013
Glenn Alan Jones, 52, Rozet, WY, passed away May 9, 2013.
He was born in San Diego, California to Kenneth Ray and Muriel Kathleen (Thrasher) Jones on January 25, 1961. He is buried in Mt. Psgah Cemetery, Gillette, WY.
Michael Lee Krenn
May 9, 2013
Michael Lee Krenn, 54, of Sturgis, SD, passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the Lippold Hospice Suite at Sturgis Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Pastor Randy Bradley officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Mike was born February 23, 1959,...
Douglas James Fenner
May 8, 2013
Doug passed away peacefully with his family at his side on May 18, 2013 in Seattle, WA. Our beloved son and brother, was the rock of our family and will be sorely missed. He had a difficult struggle with pneumonia, he was surrounded by his loving mother and his brother. Doug was born on April 10, 1967 in Seattle...
Harvey A. Grote
May 7, 2013
Rev. Harvey Grote age 93, of Clinton, IA, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Iowa City Hospice.
Funeral services will be held in Clinton, IA.
Burial will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD.
Friends and family may gather at Kinkade Funeral Chapel prior to...
Addie Boyd Weyer
May 5, 2013
Addie Boyd was born to Ray and Mallie (Isaacs) Howie in Sturgis on August 2, 1920. She went through elementary school in a small country school, and went to high school in Omaha, Faith, and Sturgis. After she completed high school, she went to Spearfish and received a two year teaching certificate. Addie Boyd met Merle L. Weyer, and...
Everett Grunwald Ainsworth
May 5, 2013
Everett Gunwald Ainsworth, 43, Rapid City, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Rose Ginsbach officiating. Burial will follow at the Boneita Springs Cemetery. Everett was born March 2, 1970, in Spearfish, SD, to Carl Dean and Bertha Ann...
Rodney R. Millar
May 3, 2013
Hot Springs - On a beautiful May 3rd of 2013, while surrounded by family, Rodney Robert Millar did succumb to heart disease after a long and courageous battle. The son of Fred and Gladys (Jones) Millar, Rodney was born in Martin, SD on June 19, 1940. One of the youngest of 14 children, Rod began his education in Martin, SD...
Norma Julia King
May 2, 2013
Norma J King, age 93, died on May 2, 2013 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. At the time of death she resided at Golden Ridge Senior Living. A Memorial Service will be held at the Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD, on May 25, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Tom Stenzel officiating. Family and friends may gather at Kinkade...
Helen June Raschke
May 2, 2013
Dr. Helen Raschke, 80, died May 2, 2013, in Lead. Helen grew up on a farm near Wessington, SD. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and taught at colleges and universities in Minnesota, Virginia, South Dakota, and Texas. She received several awards for the sixteen years she spent providing legal services to the poor. She is...
Mary Kathryn Hawley
May 1, 2013
Mary Hawley, 90, of Spearfish and formerly of Sturgis, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Belle Fourche Health Care. Mary Kathryn (Lamley) Hawley was born August 13, 1922, in Mitchell, SD, to Earl and Emma Lamley, soon moving to Wessington Springs where a brother and sister joined the family. She grew up on the farm and attended rural schools....
William Dean Whittington
May 1, 2013
William Dean Whittington, 57, Rapid City, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family after a battle with lung cancer. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Black Hawk Community Church with Pastor Ken Fairbrother officiating. The family asks that you stop by the house, 8007 Albertta...
Laverne Joseph Geffre
Apr 30, 2013
LaVerne Joseph Geffre, 70, Whitewood, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Lippold Hospice Suite at Sturgis Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be held Monday, May 6, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Whitewood with Pastor Steve Agan officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Whitewood Cemetery. LaVerne was born March 22, 1943, at Leola,...
Jessie Evelyn Shipley
Apr 29, 2013
Evelyn was born July 6, 1919 , at Murdo, SD, to Harley and Nora (McCullough) Luken. She was raised on the family farm and ranch. She moved to Baldwin, WI, after her marriage to Art Delander. After his death , she returned to Murdo where she worked as a waitress and maid. She married Louie Fedderson. After his death...
Wanda A. Fretwell
Apr 27, 2013
Newcatle, WY - Wanda Arlene Fretwell, 90, Newcastle, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at her home. Wanda was born July 11, 1922 in Newcastle to Louis and Martha (Davis) Billings. She had many different jobs throughout her lifetime. She was a beautician and went on to become an instructor in Cosmetology. She later managed and owned a motel in Healdsburg,California...
Berthold Adron Fried
Apr 27, 2013
Berthold A. "Bert" Fried, 90, Sturgis, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church in Whitewood with...
Marion F. Olesen
Apr 26, 2013
Philip - Marion F. Olesen, 70, Philip, died Friday, April 26, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include two sons, Richard (Margi) Olesen, Lead and Jerry (Susan) Olesen, Kingston, NC; five daughters, Brenda (Terry) Cooper, Box Elder, SD, Lisa Olesen, Platsburg, NY, Vickie Romer, Alamosa, CO, Liza Duran, Alamosa and Alta (Matt) Polich, Spearfish; five grandchildren; a brother, Eugene...
Abby Marie Cooper
Apr 25, 2013
Abby Marie Cooper-Du Bois, 13, of Hill City, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel.
Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery.
A second memorial service will be held from 3:30pm to 4:30pm on Friday, May...
Arthur Andrew Garrity
Apr 24, 2013
Art was born in Pierre, SD, on January 31, 1961. He owned his own body shop in Blunt, SD, for many years. He also worked for John Elway AutoNation in Colorado. Art enjoyed playing softball, volleyball, and weight lifting and training. He was a wonderful husband and father.
Arthur "Art" Garrity, 52 of Sturgis, SD, died Wednesday,...
Marvin Edwin Knutson
Apr 21, 2013
Marvin Edwin Knutson, 81, Newell, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Fort Meade VA Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Pastor Tom Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors provided by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation will...
