Debbie Lynn Hart
May 2, 2022
Debbie Lynn Hart, age 71, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2022, surrounded by loved ones at Monument Health Hospital. She was overcome by her 20-year battle with COPD.
Debbie was born on April 5, 1951, in Flint, Michigan to Chester and Mary Ellen Hatfield. Her Father, Chet, served as a tank commander in WWII, and...
Samuel "Sammy" Mark Koscak
Apr 29, 2022
The life of Samuel "Sammy" Mark Koscak, 22 was tragically ended on April 29, 2022. He was born October 21, 1999, in Glendale, Arizona. He attended Central High School. He had a passion for physical fitness. He played youth sports and was a member of the Rushmore Hockey Association. He was an exceptional hockey player and his...
Anne Davonne Christopherson
Apr 26, 2022
Anne Christopherson, former resident of Sturgis and Rapid City, died April 26, 2022, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. An informal Memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, April 29 th , at Bethany Meadows Assisted Living in Brandon, SD.
Anne Davonne Shepler was adopted by David Bryce and Agnes...
Marguerite Eleanor Kleven
Apr 25, 2022
Marguerite Eleanor Kleven, age 91, of Sturgis, passed away on April 25, 2022, under hospice care at her beloved home of 54 years.
She was the first-born child of A.B. "Andy" and Jessie (Helmer) Mickelson on March 28, 1931, in the home of her grandfather, Chris Helmer. Over the next six years she...
Nelson L. Perry
Apr 24, 2022
Nelson Lamont Perry, 55, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Rapid City.
Full obituary is pending.
Thomas H. Freeman
Apr 22, 2022
Thomas H. Freeman, 59, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, April 22, 2022, surrounded by close family.
Tom was born in 1962 to Joe and Maurleen Freeman. He grew up playing baseball and was known for his mean fastball. He acquired many lifelong friends during his time on the field.
In high school, Tom...
Colleen J Sterry
Apr 21, 2022
Colleen J. Sterry, 59, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Robert C. Radford
Apr 20, 2022
Robert C. Radford, 85, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City.
Katie Suzanne Niederwerder
Apr 17, 2022
What is it to plan?
We spend our life making so many plans. From what we want to be when we grow up to who we want to marry. We plan our wedding day, families, birthdays, and holidays. Yet, we don't plan on when or how our life will end. We especially don't...
Albert David Fry
Apr 16, 2022
Albert David "Dave" Fry, 90, of St. Onge, passed away on April 16, 2022, at Fort Meade VA Hospice Care. He was the widower of Betty Jean (Kinney) Fry. They shared 52 years of marriage together.
Born in Decatur County, Iowa, he was the son of Albert Francis & Iva Mae (Collins) Fry....
Janice Audrey Manders
Apr 14, 2022
Janice Audrey (Heiser) Manders of Osage, passed away April 14, 2022 due to a long illness. Janice was born in Newcastle on September 29, 1954 to Gilbert and Dorothy (Hemstock) Heiser. She was the third of five girls. Janice grew up in Osage attending grade school at Kitty Moats and high school in Newcastle. Janice is the mother to three...
Russell Duane Swanson
Apr 14, 2022
Russell Duane Swanson was born to Earl and Eileen Swanson on July 25, 1953 (which happened to be his mother's birthday!), at Deadwood Hospital. He graduated from Sturgis Brown High School. Russell began working as a truck driver locally, then continued his career driving over the road for many years. He was a kind and caring person,...
Vaughn L Knox
Apr 13, 2022
Vaughn L Knox, 71, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Lead-Deadwood Monument Health Hospital.
Jeffery Allen Beaird
Apr 12, 2022
Jeffrey (Jeff) Allen Beaird, 57, passed away on April 12, 2022, at Monument Health due to complications of heart failure.
He was born in Rapid City on June 16, 1964, to Buddy and Lu (Boehrs) Beaird. Jeff grew up in and around Rapid City, SD. He enjoyed camping and fishing at Deerfield Lake...
Donna Marie Mayer
Apr 11, 2022
Donna, beloved wife, mom, and grandma, gently climbed into the arms of Jesus on Monday, April 11, 2022.
She was born in Redfield, SD, on August 5, 1939, to Cecil and Bertha (Andreen) Walston. Her family later moved to Kennebec, SD, where she lived until completion of high school. Donna attended Black Hills...
Reva A. Cooper
Apr 11, 2022
Reva passed from this life to a better place an April 11, 2022, at Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, SD. She was 94.
Reva was the third child of four born to Ray and Anna (Tischler) Cooper. Her siblings were Charles Cooper, Violette Spencer, and Ruth Samuelson, all deceased. Reva never married. She stayed on her...
Russell Ben Hilton
Apr 11, 2022
Russell Ben Hilton, 86, passed away April 11, 2022, at his home in Rapid City, SD. Russ is survived by his wife of 65 years, Audrey Chappell Hilton. Together they had 4 children: daughters, LeEllen (Rick) McCartney, Belle Fourche, SD, Allyson (Doug) Daane Rapid City, SD and Sharon (Tammy) Kienzle, Moab, UT; and one son, Ronald (Mari)...
Billy Lee Swesey
Apr 8, 2022
Billy "Lee" Swesey, following a long, hard-fought battle with esophagus cancer, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at home with his family by his side.
Lee was a student at Sturgis Elementary and a Sturgis High School graduate of 1976. His many hobbies included Boy Scouts, 4-H, High School Rodeo, wrestling, and riding...
Jerry Rudy Schiefer
Apr 8, 2022
Jerry Rudy Schiefer, 78, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at his home in Rochford.
He was born on November 26, 1943, in Deadwood to Rudolph and Katherine (Genthner) Schiefer. Jerry married Doris Wood at the Rochford Chapel on October 20, 1967, to this union three children were born.
Jerry is survived by his wife,...
Wenzel James Kovarik
Apr 5, 2022
Dr. Wenzel James Kovarik left us quietly in the early morning on April 5, 2022 from the Fort Meade VA Hospital, Sturgis, South Dakota.
He entered the world on August 24, 1932 in Mitchell, South Dakota, to Rudolph Kovarik and Margaret May Bradley Kovarik of Red Owl, South Dakota. As a boy he labored on nearby farms...
