Obituaries

Feb 25, 2023

Lawrence Schaub, 87, peacefully passed in his home on February 25th, 2023.

Lawrence was born on September 24th, 1935, in Fruitdale, South Dakota to George and Emma Schaub. The Schaub family moved to a farm on the outskirts of Belle Fourche when he was 5, where he found his passion for farming that...

Feb 24, 2023

Carol Ann (Remington) Smits, 69, Belle Fourche, formerly of Sturgis, passed away peacefully, Friday, February 24, 2023, at her home in Belle Fourche.

Carol was born on May 25, 1953, to Francis and Sylvia Remington, in Deadwood, SD. Throughout her life, she was blessed with six children. On April 12, 2002, she married...

Feb 22, 2023

Dereck Allen Remington, 68, of Sturgis, SD, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Monument Health Sturgis hospital.

Dereck "Rick" Allen Remington was born March 5, 1954, in Sturgis, SD, to Shirley (Blake) and Leslie "Darrow" Remington, Sr. He was the oldest of five boys. He had four brothers, Leslie Jr. (2 daughters), Corey and Judy...

Feb 22, 2023

Michael Sam Richardson, Jr. "Sam", 41, of Whitewood, SD, passed away in a single vehicle crash in the early morning hours of February 22, 2023.

Sam was born in North Platte, Nebraska on January 11, 1982 to parents; Michael and Cindy Richardson.  Sam attended his early school years in Texas, then in North...

Feb 21, 2023

Terry Rodiack, 70, of Deadwood, SD, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Monument Health Deadwood.

Terry Jean Rodiack was born July 22, 1952, in Oroville, CA. She is the daughter of Robert and Jeanette Vonasek.

As a child she had many wonderful memories of times on her grandparent's farm...

Feb 21, 2023

Carol Lynn Coleman, 81, of Spearfish, SD, died on February 21, 2023, in Minneapolis, MN.

Carol Lynn Coleman was born October 3, 1941, at Seneca, SD, to Clifford and Marjorie Coleman.  She graduated from Faulkton High School in 1959 and went on to attend cosmetology school. After, she moved to Dupree, SD, where...

Feb 21, 2023

David Keith Norris, Sr., 65, of Sturgis, SD, formerly of Omaha, NE, died on February 21, 2023, at Monument Health, Sturgis, SD.

David was born November 23, 1957, to Donald Franklin and Sarah Evelyn (Knight) Norris in New Castle, PA. Following his high school graduation David joined the United States Navy and proudly...

Feb 20, 2023

Douglas Frank Paklin, 61, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023, at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City.

There is a saying to "Live every day as if it were your last", Doug did just that. Doug was very kind-hearted and would have your back in a heartbeat. He was known as the "Catfish King" by many people....

Feb 17, 2023

Lila was born on September 9, 1936, to Harold and Luretta Richardson at Houghton, South Dakota. She passed away at the age of 86, at her home in Sturgis, SD, on February 17, 2023.

Lila Pearl Richardson was raised on a farm in Columbia, SD. She was the third of nine children and...

Feb 16, 2023

Raymond Stertz passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 16, 2023.

Raymond was born in Ft. Pierre, South Dakota on July 20, 1940 to Frederick and Mary Ellen (Burger) Stertz. He grew up in Pierre, SD where he attended school until he started working in the family construction business. There he worked on many local projects...

Feb 15, 2023

Robert Dale Trostheim, 59, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at his home in Black Hawk. He fought a hard battle with melanoma brain cancer but in the end the beast won.

Bob was the first born to Robert and Donna (Steel) Trostheim in Sioux City, Iowa on July 2, 1963. He would later welcome his brother,...

Feb 15, 2023

Kristine Julie Bakken, 72, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in Rapid City, SD.

Feb 15, 2023

The 84-year adventure of Delbert "Del" Martin Zambon drew to a close on February 15, 2023. Born on July 10, 1938, Del was the youngest child of the late Clemente and Rina (Bonato) Zambon of Lead, South Dakota. His family loved the Black Hills, and Del often recounted his mother's mantra that they should leave the hills cleaner than...

Feb 14, 2023

Jerrys' Final Message.....

First …. I want to thank my family and friends for being here. I also want to thank the ones that came, just to be sure I'm really gone!

On May 2, 1938, in New Underwood, SD, my parents and my older sister, Dona, celebrated my birth. They...

Feb 11, 2023

Marcella "Wilma" Jean Ryan, 86, of Lead, SD, died Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Monument Home Plus Hospice in Rapid City, SD.

Wilma was born in Hot Springs, SD, on April 18, 1936. She was adopted by Joseph and Aurel Steele at 6 months old. She spent her early years at Englewood, Deadwood,...

Feb 10, 2023

Long-time Butte County dairyman has milked his last cow and gone on to the heavenly pasture. Paul James Lewis passed away on February 10, 2023, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital surrounded by loved ones.

Paul was born November 21, 1943, on the family farm near Newell to James and Clara (Dell) Lewis,...

Feb 10, 2023

Marjorie E. (Lei) Lyons, 96, Sturgis, South Dakota, went to her heavenly reward on Friday, February 10, 2023.

She was born to Edna (Hutter) Lei and William Giphart Lei on January 2, 1927.Marj was raised in a family with three sisters, Katherine Longden, Dorothy Farrell and Marie Smith. She married Irvin E. Lyons on January 6, 1945...

Feb 7, 2023

Valerie (Sorensen) Meirose passed away after a brief illness on February 7, 2023, in the Sturgis Hospice Unit.  Valerie was born on October 25, 1960, in Wagner, South Dakota to Merl Sorensen and Thelma (Hron) Sorensen. The family moved to Sturgis South Dakota when Valerie was very young.  Valerie attended Brown High School in Sturgis and graduated...

Feb 7, 2023

John's sweet soul was called home on February 7th, 2023. It was only God's plan that John's time here was done. We will forever be grateful for every moment that we were blessed to share with him.

John was born on April 23rd, 1982, in Seattle, WA to his parents, Gene and Jane....

Feb 3, 2023

Nellie Myna Van Slooten was born on November 27, 1920 at Lodgepole, South Dakota. She was the youngest of four children born to Frank and Pearl Packard Van Slooten. At a young age, Myna decided she did not care for the name Nellie and insisted on being called Myna, which followed her all during her adult life,...