Obituaries

Oct 29, 2006

Mass of Christian Burial for Paul Leo Deschamps, 89, Castle Rock, will be Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Newell with Father Raymond Deisch officiating. Burial will follow at the Pine Slope Cemetery in Belle Fourche. Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 3, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, and Saturday one...

Oct 25, 2006

Bernice Ellen Norman, 81, Black Hawk, died Wednesday, October 26, 2006, at the Clarkson-Mountain View nursing home in Rapid City. A memorial has been established to Rapid City Regional Hospice.

Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Sunday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 30,2006, at the...

Oct 20, 2006

Earl Thomas Matz, 91, Sturgis, SD, died Friday, October 20, 2006, at his residence.

Visitation will be 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Rev. Herbert B. Cleveland officiating. Burial follows at...

Oct 20, 2006

Carl J. "Buster" Smith, 63, Rapid City, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

He served in the U.S. Army from Oct. 6, 1966, to Oct. 4, 1968.

Survivors include two daughters, Tina Rodgers, Lawton, Okla., and Corinna Crist, Dickinson, N.D.; two brothers, Robert H. Smith, Livingston, Mont., and LeRoy...

Oct 18, 2006

Lillian Edna (Calvert) Lushbough, 102, Sturgis, SD, died Wednesday, October 18, 2006, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center. Lillian was born on February 12, 1904, at Humboldt, Nebraska. She was one of five children born to John and Agnes (Davis) Calvert who came from England to Nebraska in 1887. The Calvert family lived in several Nebraska communities where...

Oct 16, 2006

Sylvia B. Funell, 81, Rapid City, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, at Beverly Health Care Center in Rapid City.

Survivors include one son, Jimmy Funell, Rapid City; one daughter, Beverly Urbaniak, Union Center; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Her husband, Oscar Funell, preceded her in death.

Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to...

Oct 15, 2006

Visitation for David Leo Brunner, 18, rural Vale, were Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday at the Austin Auditorium in Newell with Fr. Arnold Kari officiating. Burial follows at the Vale Cemetery. David died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, at his home near Vale with family and friends...

Oct 9, 2006

Henry Byerly, 78, Sturgis, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis, with the Rev. Michael Fox officiating. Family and friends may gather at the...

Oct 9, 2006

Donald Marvin Weiss, 81 years, died at his home in Sturgis on Monday, October 9, 2006. Donald was born on July 29, 1925, in a log house on Pine Creek near Maurine, SD, to William and May (Ingalls) Weiss. Survivors include his wife, Joyce, along with their five children -- four daughters and one son. Mary and Paul Hanson...

Oct 8, 2006

Barbara Ann Shyne, 56, Sturgis, died Sunday, October 8, 2006, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Barb was born July 13, 1950, at Sioux Falls, SD, to Tom and Elsie (Bakker) Urban. She attended Lennox High School and graduated in 1968. She then went on and attended Southeast Vo-Tech School. Barb married Pat...

Oct 7, 2006

Ann Marie Gleason, 58, Sturgis, died Saturday October 7, 2006 at the Ft. Snelling Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, from complications of an undiagnosed interstitial lung disease after a lengthy battle. Ann was born September 13, 1948 to Boyd and Francis (Hinderks) Johnson in Aberdeen, SD. She served in the US Army Nurse Corp from 1970 to 1974 during...

Oct 3, 2006

Funeral services for Alice Johnson will beheld at 11 am this Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Spearfish, with Pastor Kent Stillson officiating. Alice, 85, died Oct. 3, 2006, at the Dorsett Nursing Home, Spearfish. Burial will be at Bear Butte Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel, Sturgis from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Alice...

Oct 2, 2006

James Arthur Miles, 54, Rapid City, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Survivors include two brothers, John Miles Jr., Laramie Wyo., and Mike Miles, Rapid City, and one sister, Margaret Kruse, Rapid City. Following his wishes, his body has been cremated. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at Church...

Oct 1, 2006

Beulah Aaberg, 90, Sturgis, SD, died Sunday, October 1, 2006, at the Sturgis Regional Hospital. Beulah was born June 22, 1916 at Frankfort, SD, to Frederick and Suria (Danner) Stambach. She grew up in Frankfort and graduated from High School. Her father was a farmer and the family lived in Seneca, SD, and Gettysburg, SD, before moving to the...

Sep 29, 2006

Harold T. "Tom" Gee, 82, of Hot Springs, SD, and formerly of Monmouth and Maquoketa, IA, died Friday in Hot Springs.

Burial was in The State Veterans Home Crematory, South Dakota.

He was born Sept. 24, 1924, to Howard and Olga Thompson Gee. He attended Monmouth schools. He served in the U.S. Army. He served...

Sep 28, 2006

Visitation for Leonard Milberg Wilson, 92, Newell, will be Fri., Sept. 29, 2006 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis and one hour prior to services at the church in Newell. Funeral services will be Sat., Sept. 30, 2006 at the First Lutheran Church in Newell with Rev. Deb Geelsdottir officiating. Burial will follow at the Wilson Cemetery. Leonard...

Sep 25, 2006

Claudia Jane Wiggins, 68, Rapid City, SD, died Monday, September 25, 2006 at the Clarkson Mountain View Health Care Center in Rapid City. Claudia was born February 2, 1938 at Carbondale, IL to Homer and Ruby Cutler. She was raised in Carbondale, IL, and graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelors degree in teaching. She obtained her Masters...

Sep 24, 2006

Dorothy Elizabeth Burnham, 89, Sturgis, died Sunday, September 24, 2006, at Key City Retirement Home in Sturgis.

Visitation will be 8 a.m. to noon at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel on Tuesday. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis with Fr. Arnold Kari...

Sep 23, 2006

Robert Egland, 80, Lemmon, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, at Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Survivors include one son, Kevin Egland, Baker, Mont. Following his wishes, his body has been cremated, and there will be a private family gathering for a celebration of his life. Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis is in charge of arrangements

Sep 23, 2006

Dawn Marie Blakeman, 33, Upton and formerly of Sturgis, S.D., died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, as the result of an automobile accident near Upton.

Survivors include her husband, Jamie Blakeman, Upton; one daughter, Morgan Blakeman, Upton; one son, Wyatt Blakeman, Upton; her parents, Roger and Violet Schieman, Sturgis; two sisters, Bettyjo Schieman and Becky Schieman; and her...