Obituaries

Mar 7, 2006

Carl was born March 22, 1939 in Minnesota to Roy and Matilda Danielson Bloom.

Carl Leroy Bloom, 66, of Hot Springs, SD, died March 7, 2006 at Dept. of Veterans Affairs Fort Meade, SD. He is buried at Black Hills National Cemetery.

Mar 5, 2006

Virgil M. Van Der Boom, 92, of Newell, died at his home Sunday, March 5, 2006. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at the Newell Christian Fellowship Church with the Rev. Sean Carney officiating. Burial followed at the Hope Cemetery near Newell. Kinkade Funeral Chapel of Sturgis was in charge of arrangements. Virgil was born Jan. 10,...

Mar 3, 2006

Orvil Robert "Buck" Buchanan, 91, Hot Springs and formerly of Sturgis, died Friday, March 3, 2006, at the State Veteran's Home in Hot Springs.

Visitation will be Tuesday from noon until 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the First United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Keith Nelson officiating. Burial...

Mar 2, 2006

Brian Keith Hughes, 31, Valley Center, KS, died Thursday March 2, 2006 in Rapid City, SD, due to an accident.

Visitation will be noon until 6 p.m. on Sunday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday March 6, 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Pastor Harold Delbridge...

Mar 2, 2006

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Feb 28, 2006

Lois Keffeler, 95, Sturgis, died Tuesday Feb. 28, 2006, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center. A memorial has been established. Wake and Rosary services were at 7 p.m. Sunday, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday March 6, 2006, at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis, with Fr....

Feb 27, 2006

Sarah Margaret Stout, 49, Sturgis, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, at her residence in Sturgis. Visitation was Thursday, from noon until 9 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Funeral services were held Friday, March 3, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, with Father Vern Raschke officiating. Burial followed at Bear Butte Cemetery. Sarah was born Feb. 28,...

Feb 25, 2006

Laura Catherine Lamphere, 80, Sturgis, SD, died at the Sturgis Regional Hospital on February 25, 2006.

Laura was born at Lebam, WA, on April 28, 1925, to Bert C. and Iolet M. (Duty) Thompson. She attended grade and high school at Laramie, WY. She also attended the University of Wyoming. She was married to Oakley O. Lamphere...

Feb 24, 2006

Brian A. Kammerer, 49, passed away Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born Jan. 5, 1957, in Rapid City, to Alfred "Lefty" and Shirley (Hale) Kammerer. He grew up on the family ranch in the Elk Creek area. He attended high school in Sturgis, and graduated from the South Dakota School...

Feb 18, 2006

Anna M. Sinner, 84, Newell, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at the Spearfish Regional Hospital in Spearfish. Visitation was from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Friday Feb. 24, 2006, at the Newell Christian Fellowship Church, with Pastor Sean Carney officiating. Burial followed at the Hope...

Feb 16, 2006

Espyn Troy DeBoer, 4 months, Newell, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish. Visitation was Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel and Monday one hour prior to the services at the church. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis, with...

Feb 14, 2006

Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Freitas, 24, of Laramie, WY died in a 1 car accident on intersate 29 about 15 miles north of Brookings, SD, Mile marker 147, Febuary 14, 2006. Graduated from Custer County District High School in Miles City Montana May 2000. AIC in Denver,CO for Culnary Arts attended from 2003-2004. She would cook anything for anyone. She...

Feb 13, 2006

Eugene Randolph Chiller, 77, Vale, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at his residence. A memorial service is Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Pastor Skip Smith officiating. There will be a private family burial. Eugene was born Jan. 9, 1929, at Belle Fourche, to Fred and Florence (Stienka) Chiller. His parents had a...

Feb 13, 2006

Charles Herbert Rang, 77, Rapid City, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center. Visitation was Thursday from 8 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Graveside services were Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at 9 a.m. at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with Chaplain Moe Greiner officiating. Charles was...

Feb 11, 2006

Charles Erich Schneidewind, 55, Rapid City, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center. Visitation was Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel and will resume on Wednesday one hour prior to the funeral service. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, at 10 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel...

Feb 10, 2006

Lloyd Edwin Early, 71, of Sturgis, SD, died February 10, 2006.

Lloyd was born to Sophia (Niva) and Lloyd Early on July 9, 1934 in Sturgis. He was married to Beverly (Claymore) Early.

He served in the US Army during the Korean War and is inurned at Black Hills National Cemetery.

Feb 8, 2006

Eugene Gibson, 73, Cottonwood, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at Hot Springs Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

He served in the U.S. Navy from December 1950 to December 1959.

Survivors include three sisters, JoAnn Stark, Cottonwood; Laura Trouter, Escondido, Calif.; and Sandra Neumann, Round Rock, Texas.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday,...

Feb 7, 2006

Leroy "Gale" Murphey, 74, Sturgis, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at the Sturgis Regional Hospital. Visitation was Friday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel and Saturday one hour prior to the services at the church. Funeral services are today, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Harold Delbridge...

Feb 6, 2006

Linda Rae Wang, 56, Vale, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. Visitation was Wednesday, from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m., at Kinkade Funeral Chapel, and Thursday one hour prior to the services at the church in Whitewood. Funeral services were Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Whitewood, with Rev....

Feb 5, 2006

Rose Marie Magelky, 78, Sturgis, died Sunday Feb. 5, 2006, at her home in Sturgis, following a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, with a rosary service beginning at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, at St. Francis...