Obituaries

Dec 3, 2006

Arthur Raymond Miller, 86, Sturgis, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, at Sturgis Regional Hospital Hospice Unit.

Survivors include his wife, Harriet Miller, Sturgis; one son, Dennis Miller, Rapid City; two daughters, Janice Jensen and Marian Dalton, both of Sturgis; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Glenn Miller, Pierre.

Visitation will be from noon to...

Dec 1, 2006

Beverly Jean Steele, 72, Gillette, WY, died Friday, December 1, 2006, at the Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette.

Memorial services will be Monday, December 4, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, SD, with Pastor Steve Trefz officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

Beverly...

Nov 29, 2006

Lona Maude McAllister, 93, of Belle Fourche, SD, died in her home on November 29, 2006.

Lona was born in Virginia, on July 16, 1913 to Archibald and Lona (Simmons) McAllister.

Nov 27, 2006

Bernard "Bernie" C. Hart, 63, Rapid City, died Monday, November 27, 2006, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, December 1, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Chaplain Herb Cleveland officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Black Hills National...

Nov 24, 2006

Harold LeRoy Greenwaldt was born to Jacob and Pauline (Achtziger) Greenwaldt in rural Nisland, SD, on December 8, 1935. He attended the Langdon Rural School near Nisland for grades 1-8, and he graduated from Nisland High School on May 14, 1954. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army and served his tour of duty in the US and Germany....

Nov 24, 2006

Ruth Deloris Anderson passed away at Clarkson Mt. View Nursing Home Nov. 24, 2006.

She was born Ruth Deloris Madison, Nov. 19, 1919, to Henry and Mae (Ashton-Smith) in O'Neill, Nebraska. She moved with her family as a small child to SD, and lived in several small communities until 4th grade when the family settled in Sturgis,...

Nov 23, 2006

Joan Lee, 73, Spearfish, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at David M. Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish.

Survivors include her husband, Norman Lee, Spearfish; one son, David Hutches, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; two daughters, Susan Keffeler, Piedmont, and Ellen Al-Marridi, Phoenix; one stepson, Greg Lee, Lincoln, Neb.; two stepdaughters, Debra Johnston, Dallas, Texas, and Pam Williams, Sturgis; two...

Nov 23, 2006

Fran Walgamuth, 82, Sturgis, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006.

Survivors include four children, Judy Taylor, Sturgis, Ronald Walgamuth, Pierre, Karla Wickwire, Aladdin, Wyo., and Randy Walgamuth, Oklahoma City, OK; one foster daughter, Janet Carlson, San Antonio; nine grandchildren: five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Marvin and Melvin; and three sisters, Helen, Bonnie and Dorothy.

Her husband, Roland,...

Nov 22, 2006

Douglas Doyle Parker, 34, Newell, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. Survivors include the love of his life, Susan Farghali, Belle Fourche; her children, Adam, Stephen and Michael; her granddaughter; his parents, Stanley and Laura Parker, Newell; two brothers, Lawrence Parker, Newell, and Jeff Parker, Salem, Ore. Visitation will be from noon to...

Nov 21, 2006

Lillie E. Ruff Holst, 92, Spearfish, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at Spearfish Regional Senior Care.

Survivors include three sons, David Ruff, Spearfish, Robert Ruff, Vale, and John Ruff, Lorena, Texas; two daughters, Helen Erk, Newell, and Dolores Moore, Simi Valley, Calif.; one brother, John Meyer, Huntington Beach, Calif.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Nov 20, 2006

God, Family, Country.

Martin Arthur Fallgren, 59, Sturgis, died Monday, November 20, 2006, at the Sturgis Regional Health Care Center.

Vigil services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, November 24, 2006, at the St. Francis of Assisi...

Nov 19, 2006

Retired Black Hills newspaper publisher Dorothy Irene Allison died Sunday, November 19, 2006, at her Sturgis home. Her death came within two weeks of being diagnosed with a terminal illness, a development she handled as she had done with all events in her life, with dignity and grace.

Visitation will be Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at the...

Nov 15, 2006

Anthony (Tony) H. Bruch, 95, died Wednesday, November 15, at his home in Sturgis, S.D. Anthony was born on September 25, 1911, in Sturgis to Henry and Agnes (Karrels) Bruch. He attended school at St. Martin's Academy in Sturgis. On December 30, 1943, he married Justine Bestgen. He spent his life farming and ranching at Stoneville, S.D., and near...

Nov 14, 2006

James B. Kinney, 77, Sturgis, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at his home.

He served in the U.S. Army from Sept. 3, 1950, to June 5, 1952.

Survivors include one son, James Kinney; three daughters, Christine Ann Kinney, Cheryl Marie Kinney and Alyce Mae Kinney; six brothers, DeLayne Kinney, Bill Kinney, Don Kinney and Rob...

Nov 10, 2006

Melvin R. "Si" Simon, 93, Sturgis, died Friday, Nov. 10, at the Sturgis Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Pastor Keith Nelson officiating. Inurnment will be Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. at the Black Hills National Cemetery with the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard providing military...

Nov 4, 2006

Funeral services for Alice Virginia Shuck, 92, will be Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Reverend Bruce Thalacker officiating. Visitation will be Monday, Nov. 6th, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Interment will follow in the Bear Butte Cemetery...

Nov 4, 2006

Gayle Joseph Fenner, 72, of Piedmont, SD, died on November 4th in Rapid City, SD after an extended illness.

Gayle was born in Rapid City, SD, on January 3, 1934. He graduated from High School at Central High School in Rapid City and joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952. Gayle was a meteorologist for the U.S....

Oct 31, 2006

Bernard "Bernie" Lloyd Micheel, 63, Newell, SD, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2006, as the result of a ranching accident at Newell.

Visitation will be Sunday, November 5, 2006, from noon until 9 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel and one hour prior to services on Monday. Funeral services will be Monday, November 6, 2006, at 1...

Oct 30, 2006

Samuel J. Larson, 61, Spearfish, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, at Spearfish Regional Hospital.

Survivors include three sisters, Kay Reilly, and Darlene Conditt, both of Belle Fourche, and Sandy Turnwall, Show Low, Ariz., and five brothers, Gene Larson, Henderson, Nev., Jim Larson and Mark Larson, both of Belle Fourche, John Larson, St. Francis, Minn., and Tim Larson,...

Oct 30, 2006

Earl D. Ferguson, 90, Sturgis, died Monday October 30, 2006, at his residence in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 7, 2006, at the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis with Pastor Keith Nelson officiating. Burial will be in the Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis. A memorial has been established to the Meade County Senior Association...