Obituaries

Jan 6, 2024

Arnold Joseph Janish, 90, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Michael Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD.

Celebration of Life services will be Friday, February 2, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD, in the Chapel. An Inurnment Ceremony with...

Jan 2, 2024

Aileen was born to Keaster and Vivian Barns and was raised in the Custer area. She attended Evergreen School from 1st through 8th grade, usually walking the 3 miles to and from school. She graduated from Custer High School in 1949. She then went on to business school in Denver until May 1950. She returned to Custer and worked...

Jan 1, 2024

On January 1, 2024, Mary Ann Rasmussen, was joyously welcomed to her heavenly Home by her blessed Lord, reuniting with her beloved family and cherished friends and immediately joining the Choir, organizing, and performing skits and plays, and diggin in the dirt, producing the most gorgeous roses, an art following her all the days of her earthly...

Jan 1, 2024

Our precious husband, father, grandfather, and brother left us to meet his savior, Jesus Christ, on January 1, 2024.

Richard D. (Dick) Schaffan, 78, of Summerset, SD, passed away at Monument Health Rapid City.

Dick was born to Clifford (Tip) Schaffan and BeDelia (Portermain) Schaffan on June 28, 1945,...

Dec 30, 2023

It was a cold and stormy night on February 23, 1926, when Zora Iolla Barry was born to George and Zilvia (Walthall) Harwood at her home in Elm Springs, her twin sister, Zella, was born and then to her mother's surprise, 20 minutes later, Zora was born.

She grew up on a family...

Dec 29, 2023

Margaret Mary (Minnaert) Logan, 95, our beloved mother, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2023, at Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital, Deadwood SD.  She will be greatly missed for her loving ways, generosity and concern for others.  She always remembered family and friends on birthdays and holidays. Despite her family living throughout the country, she rarely missed celebrating...

Dec 28, 2023

Tammy Sue (Lehrkamp) Donaldson was born February 21, 1971, in Charleston, South Carolina to Robert and Lucille Lehrkamp.

Tammy passed away the evening of December 28, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family and friends.  Tammy battled colon cancer for the past 2 ½ years.

She married the...

Dec 26, 2023

Marlowe W. Kinkade, 90, died December 26, 2023, at Edgewood Vista in Spearfish, SD.

Marlowe was born January 14, 1933, in Watertown, SD, to Goldie L. (Shellum) and Kenneth E. Kinkade.

He graduated from Watertown High School and attended South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, SD, and...

Dec 24, 2023

Robert "Bob" Walter Johnson, 77, of Sturgis, SD, died Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Monument Health Sturgis hospital.

Robert" Bob" W. Johnson born November 30, 1946, to Elwood and Leona (Trigg) Johnson. He grew up at their home west of Vale, S.D. The family moved to Colorado in 1959, after Bob completed high...

Dec 24, 2023

Benjamin "Gentle Ben", 75, of Sturgis SD died Sunday December 24th, 2023, at his home.

Ben was a very proud and opinionated man. He loved his toys, his Country and his daughter, Jennifer.

Ben is survived by his daughter, Jennifer, and his grandchildren, Jenai, and Jai.

Ride free Dad.

Graveside services...

Dec 23, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Phylliss Ann (Herber) Grubl. She passed away on December 23, 2023, at the family ranch in Alkali.

On March 23, 1944, Margaret and John Herber introduced their daughter, Phylliss, to the world. She grew up in Kadoka and attended elementary school there....

Dec 23, 2023

On December 23, 2023, we lost a wonderful dad, papa, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. Terry was doing what he loved, bicycling on the Island of Cozumel, Mexico, when he died after being hit by a vehicle.

Terry was born to Ray and Violet Mulvey on March 23, 1955, in Carrington, North Dakota....

Dec 23, 2023

Linda Kathryn Harwood passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, in the Monument Health Sturgis hospice care center.

Linda was born on February 3, 1949, in Sturgis, South Dakota, to Frank and Marie (Baker) Frey.  She had four brothers, Frank, Robert, James and Paul Frey, and one sister, Audrey (Frey) Masters.  Linda grew...

Dec 22, 2023

Ronald Allen Gosnell, 65, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 22, 2023, surrounded by his sister and brother in-law.

Ron was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on June 13, 1958, to Bruce and Barbara Gosnell. He was the oldest son of the Air Force oriented family that allowed him to live in Mississippi, Ohio,...

Dec 20, 2023

Ramona Hultman, 93, of Sturgis, SD, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2023.

Clara Ramona Hultman was born March 19, 1930, to Abraham and Mary (Evenstad) Nelson in Nashua, Montana.

Ramona's childhood years were spent living and working on the family farm in the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota,...

Dec 20, 2023

Doug "Duk or Punkin" Van Steenwyk, Dad/Grandpa/Great-Grandpa, brother, traveler, Mr. Fixit, adventurer, and friend, died on Tuesday, December 20th, 2023, at 75 years old.

Duk began his life of adventures in Minnesota where he learned to love boating and fishing, growing up right on a lake, and spending a lot of time in...

Dec 20, 2023

James Vernon Royer was born June 11, 1962, to Gary and Ruth Royer in Pierre, South Dakota. He spent most of his young life on a ranch being a typical young boy raising mischief. As he grew, he learned the ranch life and helped his father work cows. Jim learned how to drive tractors and trucks and...

Dec 16, 2023

Janice Dean Forbes, 84, Loveland, CO passed away on Saturday, December 16th, 2023, at UC Health Medical Center of the Rockies. Janice D. Forbes was born August 18th, 1939, at Seattle, Washington to Dick and Ann Taylor. She was raised in the western United States but settled down for much of her childhood in Estes Park, Colorado....

Dec 15, 2023

William R. Morgan, 83, Gillette, WY passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, at Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette.

William Ray Morgan was born November 8, 1940, in Vermillion, SD to Arthur and Lottie (Chamberlain) Morgan.  Later his family settled in Sturgis.  Bill attended school in Sturgis, graduating from Sturgis High School...

Dec 14, 2023

Edward J. Pickar, 72, Sturgis, SD passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice in Rapid City.

Memorial Visitation for Ed will be from 5:00 PM -7:00 PM on Monday, December 18, 2023, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, with Sharing of Memories beginning at 6:00 PM. Memorial Services...