Virginia "Ginnie" Eileen Prascher
Jan 27, 2023
Virginia "Ginnie" E. (Caldwell) Prascher, 82, of Sturgis, SD, died Friday, January 27, 2023, at Monument Health Rapid City hospital.
Ginnie is survived by her children, Bob (Sandy) Strong of Sioux Falls, SD, and Lonnie (Linda) Strong of Rapid City, SD; her brother, Dana Caldwell of Rapid City, SD: many grandchildren and great...
Normani Saint Ramos
Jan 25, 2023
Normani Saint Ramos was born sleeping, with angel wings on, January 25, 2023, to loving parents, Tarynn Curtis and D'Angelo Ramos.
We cherish the brief time we had together and we know our angel is looking down on us.
Normani was loved from the beginning by her parents, grandparents, great grandparents, many aunts and uncles,...
Vernon Jerome Meyer
Jan 24, 2023
Vernon Jerome "Tuff" Meyer, 88, of Sturgis, SD, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Monument Health Sturgis Hospital.
Tuff was born December 25, 1934, in Sturgis, SD, to Frank and Hattie (Mailloux). He grew up and went to school in Sturgis, Upton, WY, and Golden, CO. He joined the US Air Force and...
Shirley Jean Floden
Jan 21, 2023
Shirley Jean Floden, 96, died Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Peaceful Pines Senior Living, Rapid City, SD.
Shirley was born May 29, 1926 in Greeley, Colorado to Elmer and Vesta Spencer. She graduated from high school in Greeley.
She married Jennings Floden June 10, 1949 at Trinity Lutheran Church,...
Lawrence Melvin Kymala
Jan 21, 2023
Larry - A simple man. A kind and gentle cowboy.
Survived by his good friends and neighbors, his wife, 1 brother, 4 children, 9 grandchildren, 2 great grandsons, 2 great granddaughters, and a baby girl on the way.
And his special girl, Sadie.
Larry entered into Heaven, joining his parents, 1 sister, and...
Antoinette Josephine "Babe" Pelkey
Jan 17, 2023
Antoinette "Babe" Pelkey was born to Art and Katherine Kilker on December 23, 1924, in Sturgis, SD.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Francis Pelkey, parents, Arthur and Katherine (Raskob) Kilker, Daughter, Debbie May; and two sisters.
Babe is survived by son-in-law, Bob May; her two...
Don El Claude Hall
Jan 17, 2023
Don El Claude Hall, 86, of Rapid City, SD, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Fountain Springs Healthcare in Rapid City.
Don Hall was born December 23, 1936 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to Johnny and Marie Hall. His Aunt Irene was a major influence in his life due to losing his mother at a young age....
William Laverne "Bill" Cox
Jan 16, 2023
William (Bill) Cox left this world in January, 2023, just as he lived it; touching the hearts of everyone he knew and leaving an impression on the world around him. The last time he spoke with one of his granddaughters he mentioned "At 71 I've done a lot of things, some of them foolish, most of them...
Jesse Lyle Whitford
Jan 15, 2023
Jesse Lyle Whitford was born February 17, 1937, in Bixby, SD, to Ira Alonzo and Ethel Agnes Whitford. He passed away January 15, 2023, at home with family by his side after a short battle with cancer. He was the youngest boy of 10 siblings.
He spent his youth in Faith, SD, where...
Robert Gale "Sully" Sullivan
Jan 15, 2023
Robert "Sully" Sullivan, 87, of Rapid City, SD, died at Monument Health, Rapid City on Sunday, January 15, 2023.
Sully was born in Salem, OR, on December 2, 1935, to Larry and Minnie Sullivan. At age 17, he joined the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany after WWII. Shortly after he...
Adam Camacho
Jan 14, 2023
Adam Camacho, Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather passed away unexpectedly on January 14, 2023. Adam was born on May 23, 1953 in Chadron, Nebraska to Miguel Camacho (Rojas) and Bernice Consuelo (Martin) Camacho. Adam attended Edgemont High School, South Dakota. After High School, Adam enlisted in the US Army and served as a guard for the Army. ...
Robert Michael Weir
Jan 14, 2023
Dr. Robert Michael Weir lived life to the fullest. Born in 1943 to Harriet (Rother) Weir and Dr. Paul Weir, D.D.S. in Dickinson, North Dakota, Bob was the eldest brother to four surviving siblings Kay, Joan, John, his wife Debbie, and Margie, each of whom he teased and loved always. He met his wife, Julianne (Rash) Weir, while an...
Gail Louise Aga
Jan 13, 2023
Gail L. Aga, 72, of Sturgis, SD, passed away in her home with her family by her side on January 13, 2023.
She was born at St. Joseph's hospital in Deadwood, SD, on August 29, 1950, to Cecil and Ida (Simon) Albers. Gail was graduated from Sturgis High School and married her high...
Glen Victor Schummer
Jan 9, 2023
Glen Victor Schummer, 77, of Sturgis, South Dakota, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Glen was born to Fred and Mary Ann (Leitner) Schummer on May 11, 1945, in Sturgis, SD. The family lives 25 miles east of Sturgis.
Growing up Glen attended high school in Vale,...
Victoria Greco
Jan 8, 2023
With very heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Victoria Greco of Lead, South Dakota at the age of 70. She was born in Alliance, Nebraska on March 8, 1952, to Alvin and Bonnie Fiester.
Our loving mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother, passed away on January 8, 2023, at the Sturgis Hospice House with family by her...
Betty Jean Phinney
Jan 3, 2023
Betty Jean Phinney, age 76, of Spearfish, South Dakota, passed away January 3 rd , 2023.
Betty was born January 7, 1946, to Ernest and Norma (Palmer) Hines at the family home in Wessington Springs, SD. Growing up in a large family in a small rural community, Betty knew she wanted to experience...
Dorothy Yvonne Rosenau
Jan 2, 2023
Dorothy Yvonne Rosenau, 79, of Rapid City, SD, died Tuesday, January 2, 2023, at Monument Health Rapid City.
Dorothy was born on October 7, 1943, to Louis and Rose (Amyotte) Fayuant, in Rolette, North Dakota.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, David Rosenau.
Memorial services will be held...
Kathy Lynn Pellegrino
Jan 1, 2023
Kathy Lynn Pellegrino (nee Herbst), 70, died peacefully at her home in Spearfish, SD, on Sunday January 1, 2023, after a brief but intense battle with advanced lung cancer.
Kathy was born on the military base at Camp Lejeune, NC, as both her parents at the time were in the military. She went...
Arlo Michael Jahner
Dec 30, 2022
Arlo Michael Jahner, 65, of Sturgis, South Dakota, passed away unexpectedly on December 30, 2022.
Arlo was born to Matt and Anne (Dirk) Jahner on October 7, 1957, in Faulkton, SD. From there the family moved to Sturgis for his early years, and in 1964 they moved to Deadwood, SD, where he graduated...
Jean Yvonne Kok
Dec 30, 2022
Jean Y. Kok (Hopkins) was born in Kadoka, SD, on May 4 th , 1954, to Russell "Pete" and Norma (Johnston) Hopkins. She was the 2 nd youngest of 4 children. Jean attended elementary and high school in Kadoka and some college at BHSU. She then moved back to Kadoka to work at the family grocery store,...
