Leeann Hanks
May 3, 2021
LeeAnn Hanks was born to Ron & Becky Merwin on March 8, 1979, in Rapid City, SD. As the oldest of 11 children, she took on her role as a leader at a very young age, mastering planning events & mentoring others while always demonstrating extreme patience. LeeAnn graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1997 and...
Allyn "Al" Eugene Smith
Apr 30, 2021
Allyn Eugene Smith was born July 8, 1946 in St. John's Hospital in Rapid City, SD to Merle Eugene Smith and Pauline Elizabeth (Laumer) Smith. He is the 3 rd of 5 generations to carry the middle name of Eugene. It was a hot summer. He left the hospital late in the evening when it was cooler....
Christopher Daniel Borton
Apr 30, 2021
Chris was born on March 28, 1979, at 8:40 p.m. in Rapid City, SD, to Gregory and Deborah (Reed) Borton. He lived his whole life in Black Hawk, SD. He attended Stevens High School where he graduated in 1997. He had various jobs, but his longest and most memorable one was working for the Dvorak family at...
Robert John Henderson
Apr 27, 2021
Robert John Henderson, 84, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD.
Robert was born on July 18, 1936 in Kirk, SD to Clarence and Dorothy (Mackinnon) Henderson. He attended Lead public schools, and graduated from Lead High School in 1954....
Violet Rose Anderson
Apr 24, 2021
Violet Rose (Walker) Anderson, 88, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Rapid City, SD, surrounded by her loving family.
Violet was born on January 8, 1933, in Selfridge, ND, the seventh child of Samuel and Christina (Oswald) Walker. In 1934, the family moved to Lodi, CA. After the untimely passing of her father at...
Mark Alan Brennan
Apr 23, 2021
Mark Alan Brennan, born July 8, 1950, passed peacefully April 23, 2021, at home in the Black Hills of South Dakota, which he dearly loved. He proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam era.
He is survived by his daughter, Cherie; one grandchild; his father, Richard Brennan; three brothers, Rick Brennan, Patrick Brennan,...
John L. "Lew" Davis
Apr 22, 2021
John L. "Lew" Davis passed away peacefully on April 22, 2021. He fought an extended and heroic battle against stage 4 pancreatic cancer for 18 months. We are mourning a loving and wonderful husband, father, brother, and great friend who would give the shirt off his back to help others, but mostly he was a loyal, patriotic...
Tara Lyn Seidel
Apr 22, 2021
Tara Lyn Seidel was born August 26, 1971 in Britt, IA to Dennis and Karen Seidel.
Tara raised 4 children: Skiler Seidel of Sturgis, SD, Tessa (Dain) Parrish of Upton, WY, Kelsie Fairbanks of Upton, WY, and Breanna Fairbanks of Upton, WY.
Tara kept herself busy working various jobs. Tara was very OCD and kept...
Gayle Marie Hanson
Apr 21, 2021
Gayle Marie Hanson, 89, of Veblen, SD, passed away on April 21, 2021 under hospice care at Sandstone Senior Living in Spearfish.
Gayle was born July 18, 1931, to Simeon and Alma (Klefstad) Shulson in Hillhead, SD. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Hillhead. After graduating from Veblen...
Emma Rose Bryant
Apr 21, 2021
Emma Rose (Miles) Bryant was born on April 21, 1932, in Lebanon Potter, SD, to Patrick and Maria (Loding) Miles.
Emma grew up in Gettysburg, SD, until her father moved the family to Sturgis, SD, for a job at Ft. Meade.
After graduating from St. Martin's Academy, she moved...
Dean Rodney Penor
Apr 21, 2021
Dean Rodney Penor passed peacefully from this world to his heavenly home on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, while at Monument Health Hospice plus Home in Rapid City.
Dean was born on November 5, 1931, to Harry and Margaret Penor in Aberdeen, SD. Â He attended school in Bison and participated in football, basketball, and...
Helen Ruth "Ruthie" Lettau
Apr 20, 2021
Long time former resident of Sturgis, Helen Ruth Lettau, as people know her as Ruthie, 66, took her journey to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at her home in Alvin, TX. She suffered a couple of years with renal kidney failure stage 5, and opted for home hospice in her closing days. Funeral arrangements are...
Rebecca "Beck" (Larive) Reiman
Apr 15, 2021
Rebecca "Beck" (Larive) Reiman, 57, of Sturgis, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the Monument Heath Sturgis Care Center. She is now safe in the arms of angels.
Beck was born December 3, 1963 in Sturgis, SD to Nels and Kay (Blotz) Larive. The youngest of six, she grew up just north...
Deborah Lea Matthews
Apr 14, 2021
Deborah L. (Tyler) Matthews, 70, passed away on April 14, 2021, in Sturgis, South Dakota. Debbie was born in Peoria, IL, but grew up in Overland Park, KS. Debbie received her undergraduate degree in early childhood education from Kansas State University and her master's degree in severe multiple disabilities from the University of Kansas. Her life's work...
Sharon Lee (Griffith) Keffeler
Apr 13, 2021
On April 23, 1940, Loyd and Violet (Olsen) Griffith brought a beautiful curly haired girl into the world. The story was told many times how Loyd worked at the Kansas City Hospital to pay off the bill. Loyd continued to take loving care of Sharon all his life. While Loyd was away fighting in WWII, Violet, Sharon, and Jerry...
Carolyn K. Cleveland
Apr 9, 2021
Carolyn K. Cleveland was called home on April 9, 2021. She was at home with her husband Richard by her side.
She was born in Pierre, SD on August 13, 1948. At the age of 3, she was adopted by Alvin "Bud" Hix and his wife, Betty, from Rapid City in August 1951....
Elizabeth "Betty" Louise Hale
Apr 9, 2021
These two people together, Keith and Betty Hale, were blessed with six children. We were able to have and raise four wonderful ones – three girls and one boy.
My daughters are Pearl Louise Hale Krush and her husband, Fred, of Rapid City, Patricia Mae Hale Karas and her husband, Dave, of Newell,...
Wanda Rae Hoffman
Apr 9, 2021
Wanda Roberts Hoffman took the hand of the Lord and "moved on" April 9, 2021, while in hospice care at Monument Health in Sturgis, SD.
Wanda was born to Mayme and Herbert Newkirk on August 19, 1929, in Redfield, SD. She married Bub Roberts in 1954 and Lewis Hoffman in 1983.
Phyllis Eileen Mailloux
Apr 8, 2021
Phyllis Eileen Mailloux was born in Holstein, NE on May 20, 1926 to William and Martha (Beirow) Halbmaier. In 1929, the family moved to Newell, SD. She graduated from Deadwood High School in June of 1945. The family held many dances in Whitewood SD, where lots of fun was had by everyone.
On...
Dian L. De Rosier
Apr 6, 2021
Dian De Rosier passed away on April 6, 2021 in Deadwood, SD.
Dian was born on March 15, 1951 to Warren and Bonnie De Rosier. She was one of five children. Dian grew up in St. Onge and remained in the Spearfish area her whole life. She had a passion for history and spent hours researching family...
