Obituaries

Apr 3, 2020

Carol Jean Bruch, 84, Sturgis, died Friday, April 3, 2020, at the Monument Health Sturgis Hospital. She was born April 8, 1935, to Cecil and Ella (Holt) Cammack. She grew up around the Stoneville area where she attended Stoneville School. The kids all had to ride to school in a sleigh during the winter of '49. Carol graduated from...

Apr 2, 2020

Oswald Terrence "Terry" Barge was born December 21, 1925, in Ingalls, KS, to J.B. "Doc" Barge and Doris Byrne. Terry passed away, with family by his side, on Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Sturgis, SD. Terry enlisted in the Navy as a Machinist Mate on May 2, 1944. After completing boot camp, Terry received his first assignment;...

Apr 2, 2020

Orville Roy Edwards was born August 6, 1935, in Sturgis, SD, and peacefully passed at his home, with family by his side, in Vale, SD, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Orville was a man among men. He was a role model and a positive voice in a world that can sometimes be so negative. Despite all of the medical...

Apr 1, 2020

Howard Lee Reid, 75, of Port Washington, WI (formerly of Belle Fourche, SD), passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Howard was born on May 15, 1944, in Rapid City, SD, to Leslie and Clara (Held) Reid. He was the youngest of 12 children. He grew up and attended school in Newell, SD. He graduated from Black Hills State...

Mar 31, 2020

Jack Stevan Emerson, 71, passed away on March 31, 2020, at his home. He was born on March 22, 1949 in Loveland, CO. He was a graduate of Loveland High School. Jack was a master plumber of Emerson Plumbing and Jack's Plumbing. He later moved to Cheyenne, WY, where he worked as a Combination Inspector for the City of...

Mar 30, 2020

Tamara Ann (Streeter) Barker was born on January 28, 1968, to Edward Streeter and Kathleen (Streeter) Murray at St. Joseph Hospital in Deadwood, SD. Through her young life she lived in Whitewood, Belle Fourche, Spearfish, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Sturgis, SD. She attended school in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Sturgis. Tami married Roger Barker on November 19,...

Mar 30, 2020

Glen Conley, 76, of Sturgis, died March 30, 2020, at Department of Affairs Veteran's Administration Hospital at Fort Meade. Glen was born September 14, 1943, in Knott county of Garrett, Kentucky. He was the youngest of 6 siblings. His dad, Russell Conley, had passed from working in the coal mines before he was born. His family moved to New...

Mar 27, 2020

Freddie "Fred" Lee Morrison was born on March 2, 1938, in Johnson City, TN, to Walter Preston and Bonnie Kate (Richards) Morrison. He attended Stemmers Run Junior High School. In 1956, Fred joined the United States Air Force, and thus began his twenty-year career in the military. He worked mainly in aircraft maintenance and management, and while at Ellsworth...

Mar 27, 2020

Brenna Marie Bauer was born December 15, 1988, in Rapid City, SD, to Linn and Elizabeth (Szymanski) Bauer. The Bauers were living at the Bauer Angus Ranch at Enning, SD, when the Enning/White Owl News headlines "Linn, Beth Bauer get early Christmas present" and indeed they did! Brenna spent her first year on the Bauer Ranch before...

Mar 27, 2020

On Friday, March 27, 2020, Clifford R. Mace, loving husband and father of 4 daughters, passed away at the age of 72. He was married to Linda (Christopherson) Mace for 54 years. He served in the military and worked as a truck driver. He had a kind heart and could fix just about anything. He had a great sense...

Mar 26, 2020

Davina "Dee" (Cooley) Blair peacefully passed away in her sleep at her home in Buffalo, WY. Dee was born on February 26, 1951, in Oskaloosa, IA, the second daughter of James Howard Cooley and Wilma Amy (Trohkimoinen) Cooley. She attended Sturgis Brown High School and had some post-secondary education in Environmental Law and Land Management. She married Bruce Calvin...

Mar 25, 2020

On March 25, 2020, Donn started a new adventure when he passed away at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle, WY.

Donn was born Donald Andrew Eisenhauer on July 8, 1950. He was the first of six brothers born to Jean and Del Eisenhauer.

Donn was good at football and track and had several medals....

Mar 24, 2020

Leo Anthony Bakeberg, Sr., 90, of Spearfish, SD, formerly of Dupree, SD, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Hospice House, Rapid City, surrounded by his loving family. Leo was born in Dupree, Ziebach County, South Dakota, May 13, 1929, one of eight children born to August J. & Josephine (Doud) Bakeberg. Although he lost his right arm...

Mar 23, 2020

Eleanor J. "Sam" Dore, 84, of Whitewood, SD, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at Monument Health Sturgis Care Center. Eleanor Jean Beach was born March 10, 1936, in Elmira, NY, to Myron "Stan" and Ann (Eyers) Beach. She married David Lewis of Elmira, NY. She got married to William Dore from Sidney, MT. Eleanor and William were married for...

Mar 21, 2020

Lloyd M. Nohava was born February 3, 1940, to Joan and Stanley Nohava. He passed away March 21, 2020. Lloyd lived most of his life in Sturgis. He married Shirley Philipsen and together they had Allen, Randy, and Sandy. Lloyd was a man of many talents from working on cars to being a master carpenter. He worked for Hilt...

Mar 19, 2020

Marlene Marie (Miller) Kundel was born on November 7, 1937, and passed away on March 19, 2020, at 82 years old. She was born in Dupree, SD, and lived there until 1950 when the family moved to Spearfish, SD. She completed high school in Sturgis in 1955, and went to South Dakota State University where she obtained her nursing...

Mar 15, 2020

Our loved Todd Charles Bakeberg, 55, of Spearfish, SD, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 15, 2020, in a motor vehicle accident. Todd was born in Gettysburg, SD, to Leo and Patience (Pat) Bakeberg on February 26, 1965. He attended his early schooling in Dupree, SD. After the sixth grade, his family moved to Spearfish, SD, where he completed...

Mar 14, 2020

Geraldine Ellen Watson was born January 3, 1927, to Joseph LeRoy Couch and Elenora Pearl (Wagner) Couch in Belle Fourche, SD. She passed away peacefully at her home in Spearfish, SD, on March 14, 2020. Geraldine married Edwin Wierzbicki in July 1950, and to this union, 6 children were born. They later divorced. She later married Tom...

Mar 11, 2020

Viola Oceana Crane, 93 years young, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Monument Health Hospital in her beloved Deadwood, SD. She was lovingly called "Sis" by many who knew her; the nickname exemplified who she was, as she cared for all she met as though they were family. Born in Lusk, WY, in 1926, Vi was two years...

Mar 11, 2020

Steven L. Karlson, 59, of Nisland, died March 11, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Steve was born July 21, 1960, in Belle Fourche, SD, to Jim and Bev Karlson. The family settled in Nisland, SD. He attended school in Newell, SD, and moved to Whitewood as a young man. Steve worked for Whitewood Post and Pole, the...