Gwen Arden Ehlers
Dec 19, 2021
Gwendolyn Arden (Shoun) (Maney) Ehlers was born August 14, 1939, to Orville Garfield Shoun and Ethel Leona Moreland, the oldest of 11 siblings.
She attended grade school at Red Owl and high school in Spearfish. After graduation she worked at Rapid City Clothing, awestern clothing store in Rapid City, SD.
Lois Beatrice Morris
Dec 19, 2021
Lois Beatrice Morris died Sunday evening, December 19, 2021, at Monument Hospital in Sturgis, South Dakota.
A life-long resident of South Dakota, Lois was the adopted daughter of Emil and Lola Bechtle of Aberdeen, SD. Her father was a railroad brakeman, and her mother a stay-at-home mom. Lois had a little brother named...
Clarice Dorothy Vissia
Dec 16, 2021
Clarice Vissia, 79, of Whitewood, South Dakota, died Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare. Clarice Dorothy Vissia was born April 22, 1942, the daughter of Clarence and Louise Soulek. Born in Mitchell, SD, Clarice was raised and graduated from Kimball, SD, where she attended Willow Lake Country School (where she had to walk uphill, both...
Lillian May Denker
Dec 15, 2021
Lillian May Denker died Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD.
Lillian was born January 9, 1925, at Haydraw, Meade County, SD, to John and Ida (Spitzenberger) Denker.
Lillian attended rural school for eight years, Sturgis High School, and the National School of Business in...
Dewayne Ralph Overholt
Dec 12, 2021
DeWayne Overholt, 90, of Piedmont, died Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Monument Health, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Wayne was born August 1, 1931, in Quinn, South Dakota, to Ralph and Ellen (Clarin) Overholt.
On August 7, 1950, he married Priscilla "Babe" Desieve. To this union three children were born....
Kimmie Dee Ridley
Dec 10, 2021
On Friday, December 10, 2021 Kimmie Dee Ridley passed away in her home, on the ranch, near St. Onge, South Dakota.
Kimmie was born in Denver, Colorado on July 24, 1953 to Darrell and Bonnie Bell. Nicknamed "Jingle" by her father, she grew up on the family ranch in Douglas County Colorado. Educated...
James Joseph Donohue
Dec 9, 2021
James, "Jimmie", was born in Hettinger, ND, the youngest of 9 children to James S. and Mary R. Donohue. They lived on a ranch south of Sorum, SD, then moved to Sheep Mountain southeast of the Slim Buttes.
Jimmie attended grade school at Sorum and Govert. For his freshman year, he rode the...
Brandon Steve Redinger
Dec 9, 2021
Brandon Redinger was born September 3, 1981, in Spearfish, SD, to Teri Ellingson, and Steve Redinger. He graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in the year 2000.
Brandon Steve Redinger, 40, of Sturgis, SD, passed away suddenly December 9, 2021, at his home in Sturgis, SD.
Brandon is survived...
Johnnie Patrick Rindy
Dec 8, 2021
Johnnie Patrick Rindy, 73, of Sturgis South Dakota, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the Black Hills VA Healthcare-Ft Meade SD, with his daughters and 2 of his dearest friends, by his side.
Johnnie was born in Hot Springs SD, on May 6, 1948, to John and Naida (Parsons) Rindy.
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Ralph Lloyd Greslin
Dec 7, 2021
Ralph Lloyd Greslin, 78, of Piedmont, SD, passed away on December 7, 2021, in Rapid City, SD. Ralph was born on April 4, 1943, in Deadwood, SD to Fred and Diana (Faye) Greslin. He was the second of six children with two brothers and three sisters. He attended grade school at St. Patrick's in Lead through sixth...
Leo Vincent Zwetzig
Dec 5, 2021
Beloved father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend, Leo Vincent Zwetzig passed away on December 5, 2021, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice Veterans Home in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Born in Rapid City, SD, to Alexander and Ellen (Ebel) Zwetzig on March 24, 1941, Leo grew up in Keystone, SD, and graduated from Hill City High School in...
Charles Donald Heafner
Dec 4, 2021
Charles Donald Heafner, 85, died December 4, 2021, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Fort Meade, SD.
Charlie was born August 7, 1936, in Lincolnton, NC, the son of John and Oakley Heafner. Charlie was a loving, loyal husband and father and will be remembered for his Southern charm, great humor and...
Linda Lee Burge
Dec 3, 2021
Linda Lee Burge, 74, of Sturgis, South Dakota, died Friday, December 3, 2021, at Monument Health Spearfish Hospital in Spearfish, SD.
She was born on August 5, 1947, at the Martin Nursing Home in Sturgis to Marvin and Julia (Jordan) Kenoyer. She grew up on Alkali Divide on the family farm and attended...
Richard "Dick" John Hadlock
Dec 2, 2021
Richard "Dick" J. Hadlock was born January 22, 1931, in Simsbury, Connecticut, the son of Erwin and Althea (Parsons) Hadlock. He came to South Dakota in 1948 with his parents and younger brother, Raymond. Dick was educated in Massachusetts and received his GED in SD.
On September 15, 1956, he married the love...
Katherine Elaine Foster
Dec 2, 2021
Katherine Elaine Brandt Foster passed away suddenly on December 2. 2021, at the age of 78, at Monument Health in Rapid City. Kathy was born April 8, 1943, the youngest of Albert and Katie Brandt's three children. She grew up on a farm near Brookings, South Dakota, and began her education in a one-room country school. She...
Laetta Helen Heltibridle
Nov 30, 2021
LaEtta, 96, went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 30, 2021.
She is survived by her children; Jo Dickert-Brackett, Deidra Larson, Donald (Lynn) Heltibridle, daughter-in-law, Pam Heltibridle, Marie Middlebrook, Sulaine Pedersen and Paula Jones; a sister, Sarah Buettner and multiple grand and great-grandchildren.
She was proceeded...
Laura Lee Shuck
Nov 30, 2021
Laura Lee Shuck, 91, passed on November 30, 2021, at her home in Sturgis surrounded by her family.  One of seven siblings, she was born on a small farm in southeast Nebraska to Sherman Steele and Dora Eppens. At the age of 16, she was adopted by Walter and Ruth Hawkinson and moved to Omaha, NE. At...
Robert James Linn
Nov 27, 2021
Robert James Linn passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on the morning of November 27, 2021, at the age of seventy.
Robert, better known as Bob was born on November 2, 1951, in Dupree, SD, to his parents Leonard and Violet Linn. He grew up on the family ranch near Dupree and...
Jenny Joanne Trigg
Nov 25, 2021
Longtime Sturgis resident Jenny Joanne Trigg died Thursday, November 25, 2021, in Alexandria, Virginia.
Jenny was born at home to Harold and Iva Mae (Cooke) Trigg on March 3, 1935 in Alva, WY. She moved at eight years old, growing up at Elm Springs, SD, attending high school in Sturgis and Wasta, and...
Bruce Alan Hubbard
Nov 25, 2021
Bruce A. Hubbard, 71, of Sturgis, South Dakota, died November 25, 2021. Bruce was born April 28, 1950, in Watertown, SD, to Ralph and Mary (Shelton) Hubbard. After graduating from Watertown High School in 1968, he attended the University of Arizona in Tucson where he was on the debate team. He graduated in 1972, with a bachelor's...
