Dale Herndon Rovere
Jun 15, 2020
Dale H. Rovere was born March 15, 1927, to Joseph and Florence (Eikenberry) Rovere in Lusk, WY. Dale was the second of six children. Dale attended school in Lead and later a one-room school in Boulder Canyon where he was the drummer in the band along with his siblings. Dale's family later moved to a ranch near Bear Butte,...
Lavina Ruth Goddard
Jun 12, 2020
On September 4, 1947, Lavina and twin sister, Lavera were born to Wesley and Evelyn (Cooper) Lushbough in Rapid City, SD. While working one summer at the BHSC cafeteria, she met Marshall Goddard. Marshall and Lavina wed on February 13, 1965, at the Presbyterian church in Sturgis, SD. She graduated from Spearfish High School that spring and went on...
William "Billy" Michael Eatherton
Jun 8, 2020
William "Billy" Michael Eatherton was born on November 30, 1959, in Philipsburg, MT, to Harold and Joanne (Kuykendall) Eatherton. He passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020, in Ogden, UT, at the age of 60. Billy is survived by his sisters, Linda Bruce of Gillette, WY, Glenda Hedgecoth of Pikeville, TN, Alma Smith of Miles City, MT, Alta Bainer...
Michael "Mike" James Ragatz
Jun 6, 2020
Michael was born November 24, 1944 in Deadwood, SD. Michael was adopted by Herman J. "Bummy" and Frances J. Ragatz. On January 28, 1966, he married Sharon "Sherry" Ragatz. Mike worked for the Deadwood Police Department and Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and enjoyed going to the shooting range until his medical retirement. Michael "Mike" James Ragatz, 75, Rapid City,...
Margie Ellen Jeffery
Jun 5, 2020
Margie (Hohnstein) Jeffery was born July 29, 1926, to Henry and Amelia (Reitz) Hohnstein in Mitchell, NE. She died June 5, 2020, at Monument Health Hospital at the age of 93. She graduated from Vale, SD High School in 1944. After graduation, she married William "Bill" Jeffery and they worked and resided on the family ranch east of Sturgis...
Bette Jane Doyle
Jun 2, 2020
Bette was born to Benjamin and Etha Sears on October 27, 1933, in Clyde, NY. Bette married Stanley Nelson Doyle July 17, 1982. Bette Jane Doyle, 86, Rapid City, passed peacefully Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at home in Rapid City, SD. She is survived by her son, Ron (Liz) Countryman; daughter, Lorie (John) Gardner; favorite granddaughter, Shayla Gardner; grandson,...
Doug Jay Simmons
Jun 1, 2020
Doug, as he was known by most folks, was born August 14, 1959, to Virgil Jay Simmons and Eleanor Mae (Garrett) Simmons in Belle Fourche, SD. Doug was raised on the Simmons & Sons family dairy farm outside of Nisland SD. After his parents purchased the farm in 1954, they decided "just farming" wasn't enough for them and they...
Wade Albert Sheeder
Jun 1, 2020
Wade was born in Dee, OR, on December 26, 1936, to Robert and Edith (Mailloux) Sheeder. Wade passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020, in hospice care at Spearfish Canyon Health Care Center. Wade spent his growing up years in Sturgis. He was 16 when he joined the U.S. Air Force and spent the next 20 years flying and...
Ronald Dean Douglas
May 31, 2020
To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose, under heaven. - Ecclesiastes 3 and The Byrds Ron had many seasons in his life and shared his life with so many different people, in so many different ways. He thoroughly enjoyed all of life's typical labels: son, brother, husband, father, coach, teacher, grandfather, along with not...
Phyllis Jane Dethlefs
May 29, 2020
Phyllis was born April 18, 1939, to Gus and Irene Horst. She was raised in Fairfax, SD. She graduated from high school in 1957 and also attended the National School of Business and graduated in 1959. Her first job was at the courthouse in Burke, SD. She then moved to Pierre, SD, and worked as a waitress, then on...
Marvin Dale Remington
May 28, 2020
Marvin Dale Remington was born in Sturgis, SD, on November 16, 1954, to Cecil and LaVonne (Hanzlik) Remington. He died May 28, 2020, at his home near Fairpoint, SD. Marvin grew up on the family ranch learning to be a hard worker, hating being in the hay field because of his hay fever, and loving the horses, especially our...
Dale H. Lundgren
May 27, 2020
Dale was born March 22, 1942, in Sturgis, SD, to Carl and Jennie (Septka) Lundgren. Dale attended school in Sturgis and then attended Black Hills State College, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Education in 1969. He was in the National Guard for 12 years and belonged to the Iron Workers Union for a number of years. Dale married...
Jeanne Sue Nusom
May 26, 2020
Jeanne Sue Rose was born to Earl and Maxine (Joy) Rose on March 8, 1960, in Chamberlain, SD. She was raised in Chamberlain, SD, with two brothers, Jerry and Jay Rose. The family moved and then lived in Mobridge from 1968-1973, and then in 1973, they moved to Sturgis. Jeanne graduated from Sturgis and went onto Madison to go...
Deelda Laura Watson
May 26, 2020
DeElda Laura (Woodle) Watson, age 87, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, CO, of natural causes. Born February 19, 1933, in Rapid City, SD, she was the daughter of Buell Woodle and Margaret Albertson Woodle and sister to Gary Woodle. Raised in Sturgis, SD, she played trombone in the marching band...
Paul Daniel Nehmer
May 25, 2020
Paul Daniel Nehmer, of Lead/Deadwood, went to meet the Lord on May 25, 2020, at the age of 58. Paul was born March 22, 1962, in Beaver Dam, WI, son of the late Robert and June (Olson) Nehmer. Paul was a jack of all trades. He enjoyed working on vehicles, in the garden, fishing, listening to music (Cat Stevens)...
Mildred Marie Fried
May 25, 2020
Mildred was born December 21, 1930, in Fort Worth, TX, to the Rev. A.G. and Vergie (Lamb) Rietdorf. She attended school in Oklahoma and Nebraska. After moving to Bison, SD, in 1947, she graduated in 1948 and attended Sioux Falls College. She taught one year at the Scotch Cap School near Bison. On June 18, 1950, she married her...
Mickey Lorraine Steiger
May 24, 2020
Maxine Lorraine Steiger was born March 6, 1934, at Mosher, SD, to Clio and Elaine (Neuhaus) Vesley. She attended rural grade school and graduated from Winner High School in 1951. She married Kenneth M. Steiger in Witten, SD. They had three children: Richard, Debra, and Rock. After Kenny was discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1954, they lived in...
William H.Curley
May 23, 2020
Bill was born in Boston, MA, on May 22, 1935, to William and Mary (King) Curley. He was the second oldest of 12 children. Bill grew up in Boston where he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1952. While traveling across the world, he met his beautiful wife, Ianita J. (Peterson) Curley in Honolulu, HI. He took his...
Jerry Neal Price
May 22, 2020
Jerry N. Price of Clarkston, WA, passed away peacefully from congenital heart failure on May 22, 2020, at his home with family by his side. Jerry was born March 9, 1933, near Colfax, WA, to Alfred R. Price and Blanche E. Massengale. He served as a corporal in the US Army as a pole lineman at Fort Huachuca in...
Clara Mae Wiedemer
May 17, 2020
Clara Mae Wiedemer passed away quietly at home in Black Hawk, with her family present, on May 17, 2020. Clara Mae Sowards was born December 22, 1932, at her grandparent's farm near Naper, NE, to Clarence Ray and Marie (Smith) Sowards. She grew up on the ranch twelve miles north of Belvidere, SD, and attended Highland Center...
