Harlen G. Hanson Jr.
Jan 31, 2012
Moorcroft, WY - Harlan G. Hanson Jr. 69 of Moorcroft, passed away January 31, 2012 at the Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, WY after a long battle with cancer. Harlan was born in Pierre, SD to Harlan and Elizabeth Hanson. While in High School he decided to join the US Navy. He was in active duty from January 1960 to...
Arlie Murel Peck
Jan 28, 2012
Arlie Murel Peck was born August 13, 1934, to Murel and Doris (Week) Peck in Hettinger, ND. He attended rural schools in Perkins County and high school in Bison, SD. His dad bought a plane before Arlie was out of high school and Arlie learned to fly, getting his license when he was 16. After graduation from high school,...
Floyd L. Henrichsen
Jan 27, 2012
Rapid City - Floyd L. Henrichsen, 91 of Rapid City, died January 27, 2012 at the Department of Veteran Affairs - Ft. Meade. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II from 1940 to 1945. Survivors include three daughters, Ardena Ransom, Sioux Falls, Ronda (Joe) Trusty, Rapid City and Lyla (Sam)Henrichsen, Rapid City; six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren....
Mary M. Lowery
Jan 26, 2012
WHITEWOOD -- Mary Margaret Lowery, 74 of Whitewood, died January 26, 2012 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. She joined her sisters Bonnie & Georgia on Christmas Day 1937 in Eagle Butte SD. With such a special birthday, which she loved, it's no surprise she became such a special person. Mary's love of animals started at an early age and continued throughout...
Paul H. Schwarting
Jan 26, 2012
Ridgedale, Missouri - Paul H. Schwarting, 80, of Ridgedale, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at his home in Ridgedale. He was born on May 7, 1931 in Hecla, S.D., the son of Henry G. and Elizabeth C. Schwarting. He was a retired civil engineer and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He had been a resident of the...
Exie Lee Brown
Jan 23, 2012
Exie Lee Brown, 90, Sturgis, died January 23, 2012, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care unit. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2012, at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Arnold Kari Officiating. Burial will follow at St. Aloysius Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, January 26, 2012, from noon to 7:00...
Marian Adeline Larsen
Jan 21, 2012
STURGIS - Marian A. Larsen, 96, Sturgis, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.
Marian was born June 22, 1915, at Badger, SD, to Claude and Lulu (Andersen) Phinney. Marian was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church and graduated from Arlington (SD) High School.
She married Omer V. Larsen...
Donald Charles Vodden
Jan 21, 2012
Donald Charles Vodden was born on July 17, 1918, to Myrtle (Bovee) Vodden and George Vodden in Sturgis, SD. Don worked as a young child delivering the Denver Post and doing any odd job he could find to help support his family of nine. In his teen's he cut ice for the Hoel Ice Service and later worked at...
Douglas Henry Harnish
Jan 21, 2012
Douglas Henry Harnish, Jr., age 91, died peacefully on January 21, 2012 in Spearfish, South Dakota. Doug was born on May 12, 1920 in Parkersburg, West Virginia to Douglas and Mary Harnish. He graduated in 1943 from West Virginia University as the highest ranking mining engineer with a BS in Mining Engineering, Oil & Gas Option. Doug proudly served...
Larry Franklin Busby
Jan 21, 2012
Larry Franklin Busby, 59, of Whitewood, SD, died Saturday, January 21, 2012, at his home. A visitation will be Wednesday, January 25, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, SD. A memorial service will be held Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Father...
Carl Forbes Haynes
Jan 20, 2012
Carl Forbes Haynes, 76, Piedmont, died Friday January 20, 2012 at the Golden Living Center Prairie Hills in Rapid City. Committal services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with military honors by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard and officiated by Pastor Howie Baird. Friends may gather at the Kinkade...
Lewis D. Rhoden
Jan 15, 2012
Belle Fourche - Lewis D. Rhoden, 67 of Belle Fourche, died January 15, 2012 at the Spearfish Regional Hospital. He was a Special Forces Green Beret Ranger of the United States Army, 173rd Airborne Brigade, performed three tours in Vietnam, where he was wounded in combat. He retired after 23 years of service, spanning 1961 to 1984, highly decorated, with...
Kathleen J. Stacy
Jan 15, 2012
Newcastle, WY - Kathleen J. Stacy, 51 of Newcastle, WY, died January 15, 2012 at her residence. Survivors include her husband, Carlos G. Stacy, Newcastle; one son, Daniel (Sabrina) Stacy, Oregon; her parents, Jim and Marilyn Anspaugh, Newcastle and one grandson, Oudin Stacy, Oregon. Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 22, 2012 at the Four Corners Church, Four...
Phillip J. Fenner
Jan 13, 2012
Phillip J. Fenner, 75, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on January 13, 2012 in Kent, WA. Our beloved husband and father, was the rock of our family and will be sorely missed. After a long struggle with a brain tumor, he was surrounded by his loving wife LaVerna and his children Doug and Jon. Born...
Judith M. Stetter
Jan 12, 2012
Belle Fourche - Judith M. "Judy" Stetter, 78 of Belle Fourche passed away January 12, 2012 at the Spearfish Regional Hospital. She was born on February 18, 1933 In Faulkton, South Dakota to Harold and Amy Johnson. She moved with her family to California and from there to Belle Fourche, South Dakota. She graduated from Belle Fourche High School in...
Leonard V. Keller
Jan 9, 2012
Black Hawk - Leonard V. Keller, 72 of Black Hawk, died January 9, 2012 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiiary Hospice House. He served in the U.S Navy from 1956 to 1962. Survivors include one son, Robert Keller, Deadwood; a special friend, Tana Soltez, Rapid City; one sister, Kathrine Shulte, Redfield; two grandchildren, Jennifer and James Keller and three...
Rita Marie Wiegand
Jan 7, 2012
Rita Wiegand, longtime Newell educator, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m. Thursday, January 12th at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2012 at the Newell Christian Fellowship Church with Pastor Sean Carney officiating. Inurnment will take...
Phillip Osborn Jung
Jan 6, 2012
Phillip O. Jung, 89, Isabel, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at the VA Black Hills, Fort Meade Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Pastor Christian Sulzle officiating. Inurnment with military honors by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard will follow at the Black Hills National...
Patricia Jane Smith
Jan 4, 2012
HOOVER | Patricia Jane Smith, 81, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care.
Pat was born Feb. 28, 1930, at Okobojo, SD, to Merl and Nora (VanDyke) Badger. She grew up in the Pierre area where she attended country school. The family moved to Trojan during the drought where her dad found employment at...
