Obituaries

May 3, 2007

Carrie LaVonne Martell Spencer, 59, Sturgis, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at her home.

Survivors include her husband, Glenn Spencer, Sturgis; three sons, Charles Wickstrom, Bill Roden and Victor Roden, all of Gillette, Wyo.; one daughter, LaVonne Jacob, Sioux Falls; her mother, Francis Wickstrom, Sturgis; one brother, Mike Carney, Sturgis; 14 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and numerous stepchildren,...

Apr 24, 2007

Neal was born October 7, 1934 to David Dwight Trainor and Mae Genevieve Clark in South Dakota.

He is survived by his daughter, Darla Clark.

Apr 22, 2007

Lee Dutton went home to be with the Lord after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease on April 22, 2007.

Visitation will be Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with an informal story and song/praise and worship celebration beginning at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 27,...

Apr 19, 2007

Irene A. Patterson, 88, Sturgis, passed away at the Lippold Hospice Suite at Sturgis Regional Hospital on Thursday, April 19, 2007.

Visitation will be Sunday from noon until 9:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel and Monday one hour prior to services at the church. A rosary will be held on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral...

Apr 19, 2007

Irene was a good family friend and a good friend of my mother's. I spent many hours at her house, it always smelled like "lysol". She seemed to work hard her whole life and was able to take care of business and herself. Her home at the Flamingo Trailer Park on Cambell Street in Rapid City SD, was destroyed...

Apr 19, 2007

Nancy Lee (Follette) Frey, 68, Sturgis, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Sturgis Regional Hospital.

Survivors include her husband, Frank Frey, Sturgis; one son, Marvin Frey, Malott, Wash.; three daughters, Marilyn Tysdal, Sturgis, Arlene Sherwood, Watertown, and Barbara Kranz, Watertown; two brothers, Dr. Everett Follette and Dr. Charles Follette, both of Spearfish; one sister, Jeanette McElwain, Sturgis;...

Apr 18, 2007

Elizabeth L. (Betty) Varland, 83, of Newell, died Wednesday at the Belle Fourche Senior Care Center.

Visitation will be 8 am to 9 pm on Monday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with the family present from 7 pm until 9 pm. Visitation will resume on Tuesday one hour prior to services at the church in...

Apr 13, 2007

Fern I. Brown, 75, Sturgis, died Friday, April 13, 2007, at her residence.

She was born 30 Sep 1931, Worland, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA.

Fern was the second of five children born to Henry and Lydia (Reinhardt) Lungren. She married Harold Brown in 1948 and they were the parents of two daughters: Christina Elizabeth and...

Apr 10, 2007

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Apr 4, 2007

Janelle Elaine Karol, 49, of Whitewood, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at her residence in Whitewood. A rosary will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, April 9, 2007, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Arnold Kari officiating. Burial will follow at the Whitewood...

Apr 4, 2007

Dwight McClaskey, 92, New Underwood, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2007, at St. John's Catholic Church in New Underwood, with the Rev. Bill Zandri officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Dwight was born July 28, 1914,...

Apr 1, 2007

Ruth Teker passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2007, with her family close by.

Ruth was born to Martin and Christina (Matejak) Teker October 31, 1910, on the family homestead, near the Heart River in North Dakota. Ruth grew up and attended school in Leith, ND, and business school in Bismarck, ND. She began her career life...

Mar 30, 2007

Lyle was born Nov. 9, 1928, at Rapid City, to Leslie and Anna (Gates) Sigman. He grew up in Bear Butte Valley and attended rural Meade County Schools. He ranched and farmed in Bear Butte Valley for the past 57 years. Lyle married Shirley Sowers at Denver, Colo., on Aug. 23, 1949. Lyle enjoyed fishing, hunting, and bowling. Most...

Mar 26, 2007

When Walter Clark Miller was born on 4 July 1910, in Potter, South Dakota, United States, his father, Walter Clark Miller, was 31 and his mother, Eliza Clara Tolvstad, was 31. He lived in Hoven, Potter, South Dakota, United States in 1920 and Township 11 Range 30, Armstrong, South Dakota, United States in 1930.

Walter Clark "Casey"...

Mar 22, 2007

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Mar 21, 2007

Renate James, 68, Piedmont, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at her home.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2007 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Piedmont with Pastor Steve Trefz officiating. Burial follows at the Piedmont Cemetery.

Renate was born June 26, 1938 at Heidleberg, Germany to Oskar and Kathe Boehler....

Mar 21, 2007

Linda Kay Norby, 67, Spearfish, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at the Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank, Mont. Funeral services will be Monday, March 26, 2007, with the Rev. Brent Parker and the Rev. Tani Parker officiating at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Burial will follow at the Bear Butte Cemetery. Linda was born May 14,...

Mar 19, 2007

Bruce Norman Merrifield Sr., 54, Rapid City, died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center near Sturgis.

Survivors include his wife, Trudy Merrifield, Rapid City; one son, Duffy Merrifield, Mankato, Minn.; one daughter, Renata Kramersmeier, Altoona, Iowa; his mother, Patricia Merrifield, Des Moines, Iowa; four brothers, Glenn Merrifield, Dallas, Todd Merrifield, Des Moines,...

Mar 18, 2007

Charlotte Backes chose her time to be with loving husband, mother, father, and sister. The day was March 18, 2007. Her family extended their hands to bring her home to be with them and our Lord. Charlotte passed due to surgical complications. Charlotte lived and ran a cattle ranch for 30 years at Opal, SD with her husband, Tias....

Mar 17, 2007

Ingeborg Harriet "Inge" Bayless, 92, Eagle Butte, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at the home of her daughter in Sturgis. She was born on Aug. 18, 1914, to Sam and Gertrude (Mork) Moland at Colton. As a child, she moved with her parents to a homestead northwest of Eagle Butte. In January 1939, she married Ray Bayless. To this...