Paul Louis Strain
Aug 26, 2020
Paul was born on August 22, 1960, in Valentine, NE, to Michael B. "Mick", and Sybil (Ingvalson) Strain. He spent his earliest days in White River, after which the family moved to Vermillion for a handful of years, then ventured to Pierre where many lifelong relationships were established among neighborhood friends and classmates at Lincoln Elementary School....
Diana Kathryn Hudson
Aug 25, 2020
Diana Kathryn Hudson was born to Paul and Dorothy (Dustrude) Hudson on November 28, 1950 in Rapid City, SD, and is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She attended Rapid City Public Schools, St. Paul's Indian Mission in Marty, SD, St. Francis Boarding School in St Francis, SD, and graduated from Rapid City Central High School in...
Louise Emma Wiedenmeyer
Aug 24, 2020
Louise (Lindeman) Wiedenmeyer was born the 6th of 10 children to Jacob and Emma (Hintz) Lindeman on May 23, 1929 in rural Mercer County near Golden Valley, ND. She was raised on a sheep ranch near Golden Valley and often recounted stories of herding the sheep. She had to learn to speak the English language when she...
Beverly Ruth Hogarth
Aug 22, 2020
Beverly (Scott) Hogarth was born February 14, 1931, in Camp Crook, SD. Her family moved to Spearfish when she was 4 years old. They operated a truck farm in Spearfish Valley for many years, until her father died in 1954. She graduated from Spearfish High School in 1948. Bev was always independent, living life on her own terms. She...
Betty Lee Funell
Aug 21, 2020
Betty Lee Funell was born February 21, 1951 in Sturgis, SD, to Archie and Ella (Pence) Funell of White Owl, SD. She attended Metigoshe school, a one-room schoolhouse east of White Owl, SD, through the 8th grade, and graduated from Sunshine Bible Academy near Miller, SD. Betty was very close to her dad, so, after high school, she came...
Meverette Delouris Shipley
Aug 19, 2020
Meverette (Mev) was born near Lily, SD, on July 27, 1916, to Tolger and Galena (Brekke) Bekken. She grew up on the family farm in the Zeona, SD, area where she attended country school and went to high school in Sorum, SD. Mev married Leslie Shipley on August 31, 1935, in Sturgis. They lived on a sheep ranch for...
Richard "Richie" Berry
Aug 17, 2020
Richard "Richie" Berry passed away August 17, 2020 at the Fort Mead VA Hospital in Sturgis, SD. Richie was born on December 29, 1934 in Deadwood to Richard and Dorothy (Webb) Berry. He attended school in Deadwood, where he played football, track, and boxed. In April of 1958, he joined the Navy and was stationed in San Diego, CA,...
Bonnie Jean Petersen
Aug 15, 2020
Bonnie Jean Morris was born August 13, 1931, in Hill City, SD. She was the daughter of Ray and Rose (Smith) Morris. She grew up attending the Hill City schools and attended Yankton College and Nebraska State Teacher's college at Chadron. On Easter Sunday, March 25, 1951, Bonnie married John B. Petersen at the Little White Church in Hill...
Donna Rae Brien
Aug 13, 2020
Donna Rae Brien, 85, Deadwood, died Thursday, August 13, 2020, at Mountain View Assisted Living in Sturgis. Donna was born April 1, 1935, in Frankfort, SD, to Thomas and Dora Herren. She grew up in the Redfield area. Donna married Lloyd Brien and lived in several places as he was transferred while serving in the US Army. They eventually...
Nelson "Dwight" Poole
Aug 11, 2020
Nelson "Dwight" Poole, 68, of Wright, WY, moved to Heaven on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Dwight was born in Pulaski, TN on September 25, 1951, to Herbert Nelson and Marjorie Lucille (Oliver) Poole. He married Janice Faye Braden on February 16, 1990. Dwight was also a Vietnam veteran, serving in the United States Army. During his service, he was...
Robert "Bob" William Strand
Aug 8, 2020
Robert William Strand passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020, with his daughter and son at his side. Robert "Bob" was born August 7, 1942, to Betty and Everett Strand in Grand Rapids, MN. He lived in Grand Rapids, MN through his teens and early twenties, until he married the love of his life, Alanna M. Dahlgren on...
Harriet Sadie Miller
Aug 7, 2020
Harriet Sadie (Sherwood) Miller was born July 2, 1921, in Draper, SD, to Sidney W. Sherwood and Katherine J. (Traub) Sherwood. She married Art Miller on September 21, 1941. To this union, three children were born: Janice (Dennis) Jensen, Sturgis, Marian Dalton, Sturgis, and Dennis (Vixie) Miller, Sheridan, WY. Harriet has 10 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 35...
Albert Lowell Lenerville
Aug 6, 2020
Albert Lenerville, 89 years old, from Rapid City, passed away on August 6, 2020, at the Lippold Hospice Unit at Monument Health Sturgis Hospital. Albert was born to Edward Lowell and Theresa (Hitchcox) Lenerville on April 3, 1931, in Strool (Prairie City), SD. After graduating high school in 1949 from McIntosh High School, Albert entered the United States Air...
Dave Lee Zwetzig
Aug 5, 2020
David Lee Zwetzig, 71, of Newell, SD, passed peacefully on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. He was born in Scottsbluff, NE, on November 2, 1948, to Victor and Rosie Zwetzig where he joined his brother, Jerry, and his sister, Linda, and a few years later welcomed his little sister, RoseMarie. When he...
Daniel Keith Bruner
Aug 3, 2020
Daniel "Dan" K. Bruner was born on October 22, 1941, to Otto and Christine (Thom) Bruner in Wagner, SD. He proudly served in the US Navy. Dan, 78, of Hot Springs, died Monday, August 3, 2020, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. He is survived by his sister, Rosemary (William D.) Maher; nephews and nieces, Greg, Michael, PJ, Cheryl,...
John Dale "Jd" Mutchler
Aug 2, 2020
John Dale "JD" Mutchler was born October 20, 1968, in Rapid City to Neil and Margaret Mutchler of Mud Butte, SD. He grew up and attended high school in Newell, SD, where he graduated in 1987. He moved to Mud Butte and worked on the Mutchler Ranch, raising Hereford cattle. He married Danelle Mutchler on September 20, 1997. Together...
Esther Mae Dial
Aug 2, 2020
Esther was born February 10, 1937, in New Underwood, SD, on a small farm where she lived with her parents, Alfred and Esther (Ibsen) Jenison.    Esther grew up and graduated from New Underwood High School until she moved with her family to Rapid City, SD. In the fall of 1954, Esther met and married the love of her life,...
E. Dean Snyder
Aug 2, 2020
Dean Snyder passed away on August 2, 2020. Dean was born in Sturgis, SD, on March 17, 1934. He did not have a bit of Irish in him despite being born on St. Patrick's Day. Never the less, he really liked corned beef and cabbage. Dean graduated from Sturgis High School in 1953. He attended a partial semester at...
Paul Leslie Speed
Jul 30, 2020
Paul Leslie Speed was born on February 19, 1946, in Sturgis, SD, to Russell and Violet (Young) Speed. He attended 1st through 8th grade at Stoneville School, and then 9th through 12th at Sturgis Brown High, graduating in 1964. Paul went into the Army and served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. He was very proud to serve his...
Harold Edwin Severson
Jul 30, 2020
Harold E. Severson, 94, entered eternal peace on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in New Underwood, SD. Harold Edwin Severson was born on July 12, 1926, as a triplet with his brothers, Gerald and Harry, to the late Swen and Ida (Keyes) Severson, Sr. They were born in the "stone house" that their...
