Patricia Ann Jones
Nov 2, 2007
Tribute to Patricia Lavens Jones Patricia Ann Lavens Jones, 76, of Cordova, Alaska, passed away November 2, 2007, after a six-year battle with cancers and aphasia. She died in Spearfish, South Dakota, after enjoying visits with her three children and her brother and sister. Pat (Patty) was born August 17, 1931, in Wendell, Idaho, to parents, Kenneth Reid Lavens and...
Merlyn Dale Butler
Oct 28, 2007
Merlyn Dale Butler passed away October 28, 2007, at Fort Meade VA Hospital, Ft. Meade, SD.
Merlyn was born March 15, 1931 to George N. Butler and Mabel May (Lane) Butler.
He is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Deadwood, SD.
Charlie Conley
Oct 27, 2007
Charlie Conley Florence, Alabama Charlie Conley was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1942 and raised in Palatine, Illinois. Charlie graduated from Palatine High School, and was a prominent member of the varsity wrestling team. After high school, he attended North Park College and Western Illinois University. He was married to his wife, Bobbi, for 44 years and fathered five...
Rolland Orvin Pearson
Oct 24, 2007
Rolland Orvin Pearson, 75, Rapid City, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center.
Visitation will be Sunday from noon until 7:00 p.m. and will resume Monday morning one hour prior to the services at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.Funeral services will be held Monday, October 29, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. at Kinkade...
Mabel Jean Escott
Oct 23, 2007
Mabel Jean Escott, 78, of Rapid City, SD, died on October 23, 2007. She was married to Earl Franklin Escott. Burial is at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.
Hazel Mae Johnston
Oct 22, 2007
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Hazel May Yates Johnston, 48, Cheyenne, died Monday October 22, 2007 at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, WY.
Visitation will be Friday from noon until 9 pm at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Sturgis with Pastor Chris Nelson officiating....
Vivian Gladys Abel
Oct 22, 2007
STURGIS - Vivian Gladys Abel, 84, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at Judy's Assisted Living in Belle Fourche, where she had lived for the past three years.
Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the...
Sage Marie Mutchler
Oct 20, 2007
RAPID CITY - Sage Marie Mutchler, infant daughter of Jennifer Snyder and Jeffrey Dean Mutchler, Rapid City, was stillborn on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007.
She is survived by her parents; one brother, Quinton, Rapid City; one sister, Annika, Rapid City; grandparents, Marvin and Teka Mutchler, El Paso, Texas, Mitzi and Joshua Fisher, Sadona, Ariz., Lynn Snyder, Rapid...
Roy Harn
Oct 18, 2007
Roy Harn 66, of Rochford passed away Thursday, October 18, 2007 in Rochford. A memorial service will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Lead, SD, with Rev. Thomas Stenzel officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Bell Park Cemetery near Rochford. Survivors include wife; Betsy Harn of Rochford, son; Daniel Harn...
Anita Ann Olesen
Oct 14, 2007
Anita Ann Olesen, 55, of Rapid City passed away Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be 1:00 pm Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at the Zion Lutheran Church, with Rev. Duane Duley officiating. Immediately following the service refreshments will be served in the church hall. Anita was born August 5, 1952 in Gettysburg, SD....
Valerie Estelle Meyer
Oct 13, 2007
REVA - Valerie Estelle Meyer, 85, died Saturday, October 13, 2007, at West River Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.
Valerie was born February 20, 1922 in South Shore, SD to Lloyd and Ruth Medin. Her early childhood was spent in Sioux Falls attending school and at her parent's farm near Strool, SD. She attended grade school at...
Brian Adair Hallock
Oct 12, 2007
Brian Hallock died October 12, 2007, as the result of a boating accident at Newell Lake, Newell. Funeral Services will be Wednesday Oct. 17, 2007 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with Pastor Denzel Nonhof officiating. Burial will be at the Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis. Brian was born Feb. 25, 1952 to Merrill "Red" and Joanne (Heyden)...
Rose Eileen Bruce
Oct 11, 2007
STURGIS - Rose Eileen Bruce, 75, Sturgis, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, at Sturgis Regional Health Care Center.
Survivors include her husband, Don Bruce, Sturgis; four sons, Max Bruce and Terry Bruce, both of Gillette, Wyo., Gene Bruce, Celina, Ohio, and Jerry Bruce, Sedona, Ariz.; two daughters, Debbie Patmore and Connie Berg, both of Sturgis; four brothers,...
Rayfield Andrew Wicks
Oct 11, 2007
STURGIS - Rayfield "Ray" Andrew Wicks, 76, died Thursday, October 11, 2007, at the Veterans Affairs Health Care Center at Fort Meade. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Survivors include his three sons, Andy Wicks, Sturgis, Dan Wicks, Red Owl, and Zane Wicks, Richardton, N.D.; one sister, Lorraine Fuller, Spearfish; and four grandchildren.
His...
Eula Marian Ferguson
Oct 8, 2007
NEW UNDERWOOD - Eula Marian (Marrs) Ferguson, a long time Wasta, Elm Springs area resident, died at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood, SD, on Monday, October 8, 2007, at the age of 93.
Visitation will be Wednesday from noon until 9:00 p.m. and will resume Thursday one hour prior to the funeral services at Kinkade...
Robert D. "Spud" Adams
Oct 3, 2007
Robert Dean "Spud" Adams, 62, Newell, SD, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at the Spearfish Regional Health Care Center. Spud was born August 21, 1945, at Sturgis, SD, to Alex and Helen (Ulrich) Adams. He married Marjorie Wood on November 14, 1964. They were in the dairy business in Newell with his brother-in-law, Norman Wood for 20 years. They...
Linda Lee Luze
Sep 28, 2007
STURGIS - On March 18, 1963 in Yakima, Washington, the good Lord blessed the world with Linda Lee Luze. On 28 September 2007, after a short but heroic battle with cancer, He called her back to the safety of His loving embrace.
Linda attended Elkton Elementary School until the age of 10. The family then moved to...
Lawrence Dean Larive
Sep 25, 2007
Lawrence "Larry" Dean Larive passed away on Sept. 25, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer.
A rosary will be offered Thursday at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Spearfish.
Larry was born on Aug. 19, 1947, in Deadwood, to Edmond and Ellen (Opitz) Larive. Larry graduated from High School in Sundance, Wyo., and...
Robert Michael Escott
Sep 25, 2007
STURGIS - Robert Michael "Mike" Escott, 81, Sturgis, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health Care Center at Fort Meade. He served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Escott, Sturgis; one daughter, Wendy Taylor, Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Dorothy Short and Peggy McGinnis, both of Sturgis; two grandchildren; and four...
Michael Anthony Murray
Sep 23, 2007
Michael Anthony Murray, 81, of Black Hawk, SD, died September 23, 2007.
Michael was born September 18, 1926 and served in the United States Air Force.
He is buried at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.
