Obituaries

Jun 16, 2023

Charles William Rambow, father, husband, and local historian, passed away on June 16, 2023, at the age of 87, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, SD, after a brief battle with cancer.

Charles was born on December 22, 1935, in Sturgis, SD, to Everett V. and Nettie M. (Caton) Rambow. In 1942,...

Jun 15, 2023

Douglas Brian Knaub, 64, of Fort Meade, SD, and formerly from Newell, SD, died Friday, June 15, 2023, at Minneapolis VA Hospital, Minnesota.

Douglas was born May 16, 1959, in Deadwood, SD, to Wilbur and Hazel (Trohkimoinen) Knaub. He went to Vale Grade School for a few years and then to Newell, where...

Jun 13, 2023

Walter Saubers, 92, of Sturgis, South Dakota, died June 13, 2023, at the Veterans Administration Hospice Facility, Fort Meade, SD.

Walter was born March 30, 1931, in Butte, Nebraska to Frank and Minnie Saubers. When he was an infant, the family moved to Edgemont, SD, where he lived until he graduated from high...

Jun 11, 2023

Vickie Ann Kinney, 70, of Sturgis, SD, died Sunday, June 11, 2023, at Monument Health Sturgis.

Vickie was born May 14, 1953, to Annabelle Simpson in Casper, WY. She met the love of her life and soul mate, Richard Lee Kinney on April 3rd, 1976, and they married on September 3rd, 1976.

Jun 10, 2023

Donald Ray Seaman, 96, formerly of Newell and Spearfish, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Fort Meade VA Hospital, Ft. Meade, SD. He was born in Baker, Montana, one of eleven children born to William Melvin Seaman and Mable Lucinda Scoles.

Don was a WWII Army veteran who trained to...

Jun 6, 2023

Renae Dawn (Blewett) Besler, 86, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on June 6, 2023, in Whitewood, South Dakota.

Renae was born August 28, 1936, to Reuben Wellington and Hilda Marie (Mossestad) Blewett in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. After graduating from Garfield County High School in 1954, she attended Central Business...

Jun 4, 2023

Angela Kay Hafele passed away peacefully on June 4, 2023, after a long health battle. She was born on January 31, 1962, in Springfield, Ohio to Darrell and Janet Easterling.

Angela was a caring and compassionate mother, wife, sister, friend, and coworker who spread joy to all who were around her. She was...

Jun 4, 2023

Marianne Christine Dennis was born, August 17, 1956, in Zurich Switzerland.  In early December of 1958, she and her younger brother Robert, were flown to the US to join their older brother, Van, where they were welcomed by their adopted parents, Roy and Dorothy Dennis of Red Owl, SD.

Mari attended rural schools...

Jun 1, 2023

Our dearly departed Robert was born at the Sturgis Hospital August 2nd, 1960, and grew up on the family farm with his father, mother, and brother.

At the age of 17, Robert graduated from Bison High School in 1978, and in 1991 went on to graduate from Western Dakota VoTech in industrial electronics....

May 26, 2023

Arthur Heitz, Jr., 81, Rapid City, SD, and formerly of Vale, SD, died Friday, May 26, 2023, at Platte Valley Medical Center, Brighton, CO.

Art was born February 27, 1942, in Belle Fourche, SD, to Arthur Sr. and Adelia (Erdman) Heitz. He was one of five children, and the family lived on a...

May 26, 2023

Harry Edwin Strong, 69, Sturgis, SD, died Friday, May 26, 2023, at Monument Health Hospice House, Rapid City, SD.

Harry Edwin Strong was born on January 24, 1954, to Everett and Joyce (Deering) Strong in Union Center, SD. He spent his childhood growing up on the very ranch in Union Center homesteaded by...

May 25, 2023

Steven "Steve" Guy Fowler, 71, of Newcastle, Wyoming, passed away at Ft. Meade VA, South Dakota on May 25 ,2023.

Steve was born in Bozeman, Montana on June 11 ,1951, to Leona (Thompson) and Theodore Fowler. He had two older sibling, Merle and Charles Good and, later on, his brothers, Bruce, David and...

May 22, 2023

Norbert Francis Liebig was born on December 27, 1946, in Redfield, South Dakota to Zita (Robinson) and Gaar Liebig. Norb was the third of five children. He grew up in Frankfort, SD, loving to hunt and fish. During high school, Norb participated in football, basketball, and track. He lettered all four years of high school in all...

May 22, 2023

Patricia June Tope (Patty), 77, of Belle Fourche, SD, passed away at Monument Health Spearfish Hospital on May 22, 2023.

Patty was born in Deadwood, SD, on September 23, 1945, to the late Jack and Vera Mailloux. She married Delbert Hastings on June 29, 1962, in Sturgis, SD. To this union her only...

May 20, 2023

Kevin L. "Evel" Ehnes, 64, Lead, died, Saturday May 20, 2023, The Monument Hospital Deadwood.

He was born, December 9, 1958, in McLaughlin, SD to Lawrence and Delores Ehnes.

Kevin known by all as "Evel" for his admiration of Evel Knievel.

Evel worked at Homestake for 24 Years and for Sanford Lab for...

May 20, 2023

Beverly Jean (Neisent) Karlson, 84, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday May 20, 2023.

She was born July 30, 1938, in Belle Fourche, SD to Emma (Achtziger) and Harold Neisent. She lived with her parents on the farm at Arpan Sd where she attended 1st grade.

Bev's...

May 18, 2023

Steven (Steve) Mark Bryant, 60, passed away on May 18, 2023, following a battle with colon cancer, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Westminster, Colorado.

Steve was the fifth of eight children to Louis and Emma (Miles) Bryant. He graduated from Sturgis High School, Class of 1982. Steve moved to Colorado and called it...

May 17, 2023

Jim Fischer, 67 of Black Hawk, SD, was unexpectedly called home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 17, 2023.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Wednesday, June 7, at Shiloh Free Lutheran Church in Black Hawk, SD, beginning at 6:45 p.m

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations...

May 15, 2023

William D. "Bill" Maher, youngest son of John B. and Rose E. (O'Connor) Maher was born January 27, 1931, in Pierre, South Dakota, and died May 15, 2023, at his Spearfish home surrounded by his loving family.

Bill married Rosemary Ann Bruner of Geddes, S.D., at St. Peter and Paul's...

May 15, 2023

The family of James "Jim" Hester is sad to announce his passing on May 15, 2023, in Sturgis, SD.

Jim was born in Crawford, NE, on December 23, 1942, to Cecil and Almida Hester.  The family moved to Rapid City, SD, where Jim attended school and graduated from Rapid City Central high school.  ...