Obituaries

Jan 11, 2024

Kenneth Lee Anderson, 78, Piedmont, SD, passed away Wednesday January 11, 2024, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center, Ft. Meade, SD.

Kenny was born to Jim and Esther Anderson on January 30, 1945. He grew up around Eagle Butte, SD farming with his family.  He attended Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School and joined the...

Jan 10, 2024

Darrel (Tyke) Hanzlik, born December 16, 1956, in Sturgis SD.  Died at the Monument Ho spice House in Rapid City on January 10, 2024.

Tyke was born December 16, 1956, and grew up on the family ranch near Mud Butte, SD. He attended grade school at the Squaw Butte School near the ranch...

Jan 10, 2024

Robert Leroy Lehrkamp, Sr., 88, of Sturgis, SD, died January 10, 2024, at Fort Meade VA hospital at Fort Meade, SD.

Robert Leroy Lehrkamp, Sr., was born to Walter and Bertha (Stanley) Lehrkamp on July 21, 1935, at Gettysburg, SD. He attended Roy and Lucas elementary rural schools and graduated from Gettysburg high...

Jan 10, 2024

Laura Lee Koenig was born October 6, 1953, in Rapid City, South Dakota. She died January 10, 2024, at home in Casper, Wyoming at the age of 70 years.

Laura grew up in Sturgis, South Dakota. She attended first grade at the Brechtel one-room country school and the remainder of grade school at...

Jan 9, 2024

Allen Alfred Holst, 91, died Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at Rolling Hills Health Care in Belle Fourche, SD.

Graveside Services with military honors will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 2:00 P.M.

Allen was born July 29, 1932, at the Sturgis hospital to...

Jan 9, 2024

Robert H. Symonds, 70, Sturgis, SD passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at his home surrounded by family.

Robert Harvey Symonds was born in Sturgis, December 3, 1953, to Robert Earl and Mavis (Fitzgerald) Symonds.  He was one of the first babies born at the Sturgis Hospital.  Rob was very rambunctious as a...

Jan 8, 2024

Dale Allen Williamson, 79, passed away on January 8, 2024, in Spearfish, South Dakota.

He was born on December 11, 1944, in Deadwood, South Dakota, the son of Leonard (Bud) Williamson and Hilda (Korwelt) Williamson.

Dale grew up in Newell, South Dakota on the family farm, Dale graduated from...

Jan 7, 2024

Alice M. Denke, 87, Sturgis, SD passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024, at Monument Health Sturgis Hospital.

Alice Mary Hirchert was born April 16, 1936, to Ralph and Georgia (Bennett) Hirchert in Rapid City, SD.  She was raised on a ranch near Quinn.  After graduating from high School, she married Erhart E. Denke...

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....