Obituaries

Dec 9, 2019

Neil Collins was born on November 22, 1937, in Faith, SD, to Elmer Fred and Mildred (Babcock) Collins. In his younger years, the family moved from Faith to Newcastle, then Sturgis and Whitewood, finally settling in Edgemont, where he graduated high school. In Sturgis he met Sharon Whitford and fell in love. Neil and Sharon were married at Grace...

Dec 8, 2019

Bonnie Benson passed peacefully at the Hospice House in Rapid City early December 8, 2019, after a long battle with kidney disease.

Bonnie had a sweet and generous spirit, a deep faith in God, and a quiet, humble heart.

She will be missed by her husband, Kurt; daughter, Chandra; granddaughter, Serenity; mother and father-in-law, Leonard...

Dec 8, 2019

Jack Zacher was born on February 2, 1950, in Pierre, SD to Anton "Tony" Nick Zacher and Christina Frankfurth.

Jack served his country in Vietnam from 1968-1970. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors.

Jack Wayne Zacher, 69, of Sturgis, SD, died on Sunday, December 8, 2019, after his battle...

Dec 5, 2019

Ronald D. Bauer was born July 9, 1938, to Donald Bauer and Maxine (McElhaney) Bauer in Alliance, NE. His family owned a ranch and raised cattle. Ron's grandmother learned the wonderful truths found in God's word, The Bible, and shared them with her family. Ron and his parents were baptized when he was 16 years old. After high school,...

Dec 3, 2019

Donna was born June 30, 1932, in Oklahoma City, OK, to Frank and Velma (Bates) Stiverson. From Oklahoma City, the family moved to Nampa, ID. There she met the love of her life, Charles "Chuck" William Littleton, and they married on February 21, 1953, in Nampa. Together they had three children, Pauletta, Scot, and Brian. In 1963, Donna and...

Dec 2, 2019

Germaine Marlo Tremmel transitioned to the stars in her sacred He Sapa at Fort Meade on December 2, 2019, in Sturgis, SD, due to complications following her bone marrow cancer. She was 62. She was a water and land protector, UN attorney, Akicita, her people's advocate, women's drum leader, language and traditional knowledge keeper. Ms. Tremmel was born on...

Dec 2, 2019

Arliss Jean Kopren was born April 14, 1934, in Hettinger, ND. Her parents were Ike and Claire (White) John and Harold Coe. She spent her early years on the family farm in Maltby. She attended Strool Grade School and graduated from Bison High School. She spent many hours in her teens waitressing at her mother's café in Prairie City....

Nov 30, 2019

Ronald was born November 8, 1928, to Arnt and Cora Miller at home at Cedar Canyon. He attended school at rural schools in the area and jokingly tells about starting high school at Newell three times before he finally quit and worked at home herding sheep. Ronald tells about herding sheep at the age of 13 while living in...

Nov 29, 2019

Joan S. Lemmel was born October 2, 1939, in New Underwood, SD, to Elbert and Marjorie Shoun, who lived in Red Owl, SD. She married Charles Lemmel and together they moved to Aurora, CO, and then moved to Longmont, CO, where she modeled a little and then was a bookkeeper. Joan sold Mary Kay products, and she was the...

Nov 29, 2019

Luke Bachmeier was born to Lucas and Elizabeth (Werlinger) Bachmeier on June 25, 1931, in Vale, SD. He has no middle name and in his younger years he was known as Junior. The family lived in a farm outside Vale, SD where they raised sugar beets, until Luke was six years old. They moved to a farm a couple...

Nov 27, 2019

Rosalie Mae Dahlquist, age 97, of Sturgis, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. She was born on October 20, 1922, as the eldest child of six to Ernest and Olive (Mailloux) Edwards. Rosalie grew up in Vale, SD, and attended Belle Fouche High School. After graduation, Rose moved to San Diego, CA and...

Nov 27, 2019

Randy was born April 24, 1963, with Down Syndrome. As a result, he has spent the majority of his life at Northern Hills Training Center. In his early years, he participated in Special Olympics and later had several jobs in Spearfish and at the training center. People often feel sorry for those with special needs, but Randy was an...

Nov 26, 2019

On the afternoon of November 26, 2019, Denise passed away at her father's house in Townsend, MT. Denise was 44 years old. Denise McKeown was born in the town of Deadwood, SD on June 29, 1975. She was the first child of Debra Schultz and Patrick McKeown. The light of her life came when her son, Malcolm Innes, was...

Nov 25, 2019

Charles Bracy Hall, 73, of Piedmont, SD, was born on August 2, 1946, in Mcleansboro, IL, to Charles E. Hall and Florence Elizabeth (Bracy) Hall of Illinois. Charles spent his childhood in Mcleansboro and later moved to Jefferson City after the passing of his father when Charles was very young. He lived with his grandmother while his mother attended...

Nov 24, 2019

Marietta was born June 19, 1926, in Aurora, NE, to Bernard M. and Marguerite L. (Orendorff) Budler. She met and married "Kelly" Callahan on May 15, 1958. Marietta lived in Rapid City until 1976, when she and Kelly moved to Sturgis. She always tended and enjoyed a large garden and loved spending time in the Black Hills! She could...

Nov 22, 2019

Esther was born September 28, 1923, in Hong Kong (HK) - the third child of missionary parents, Albert and Rose Etta Reiton. She attended school in HK until the family came back to the U.S. where she completed high school in Pasadena, CA. Esther returned with her family to HK and was there until WWII, when they were held...

Nov 20, 2019

Dannon was born in Deadwood, SD, on January 29, 1967, to Michael Hill and Jolene. Dannon was the owner of Dans Trans in Cartersville, GA. He loved cooking, building transmissions, and watching the Huskers play on Saturdays. Dannon Paul Hill, 52, of Cartersville, GA, formerly of SD, died November 20, 2019. He is survived by his father and step-mother,...

Nov 19, 2019

Glen was born on May 7, 1952, in Casper, WY to Princess D. (Kostka) and George Shay, Jr. Glen grew up in San Jose, CA. He worked as a pool mason at Anthony's Pools for many years, married, and had 3 children. Glen loved to ride motorcycles. In December of 1980, he was in an accident that left him...

Nov 18, 2019

Joette was born August 23, 1956, to Herbert Burrer and Anna Quenzer in Belle Fourche, SD. She grew up in Deadwood with siblings, Dale, Peggy, and Kerry. In October 1974, Joette met the love of her life, John Vancas. They were married August 5, 1975. To this union, they welcomed three children, Tracy, Mark, and Stacy. Joette stayed at...

Nov 17, 2019

Wambli was born in Pennington County, SD. He has two biological sisters, Victoria Tucker and Arnita Odegaard, to which he is very close to. He also has many other siblings, including Donna, Lorenzo Jr, Raymond, Sean, and James. Wambli was put in foster care in 2009 and was placed in 21 different homes throughout the years. He had a...