Joan Marie Knight
Sep 17, 2019
Joan Marie Knight, 66, Sturgis, peacefully passed on September 17, 2019, while being cared for by the amazing men and women of Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. We are ever so grateful. She was born to Joe and Bonnie Chambers in Loma Linda, CA, and was raised in Bloomington, CA. She married young and had two daughters. She...
Loretta L. Bachand
Sep 16, 2019
Loretta L. (Simon) Bachand, 80, Glendale, AZ, died Monday, September 16, 2019, in Glendale, AZ. She was born August 6, 1939, to George and Elsie Simon in New Underwood, SD. Loretta was raised in Hereford, SD, on the Belle Fourche River. She graduated from Sturgis High School. Loretta was an RN, working in South Dakota and Arizona. She was...
Clara Beth (Simons) Peterson
Sep 15, 2019
Clara Beth (Simons) Peterson was born March 19, 1932, on her grandmother, Clara's, birthday to Sam E. and Ada B. (Burditt) Simons in Sturgis, SD. She was raised on the family ranch between Marcus and Plainview. Clara Beth attended the one-room Barada rural school for grades 1-8. She attended high school in Sturgis, where she was an honor student...
Ralph Anthony Jakovec
Sep 15, 2019
Ralph was born June 24, 1931, in Chicago, IL, to Joseph and Martha (Celmer) Jakovec. Ralph was the second of three children, with an older brother, William "Bill," and a younger sister, Paula. He attended Morton East High School in Cicero, IL. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on August 11, 1950 (and where he picked up the...
Lloyd Frank Fletcher
Sep 14, 2019
Lloyd Frank Fletcher was born January 7, 1929, in Aberdeen, SD. He lived with his family in the Aberdeen area until he was 5 years old. He attended many rural schools in South Dakota including Nisland, Newell, and Deadwood. He graduated from High School in Omaha, NE. Lloyd enlisted in the United States Navy in June 1948 and served...
Albert George Larive
Sep 12, 2019
Albert Larive was born in Sundance, WY, to George and Maita Christensen on March 30, 1936. Albert's father, George Christensen, passed away on March 18, 1937. A few years later, his mother, Maita Larive, married Raphael Larive on October 6, 1941, in Broadus, MT. They moved to St. Onge, SD, where Albert attended grade school and then graduated from...
Charles Keith Barritt
Sep 10, 2019
Charles Keith Barritt was born February 4, 1928, at the family ranch west of Upton to parents Maurice and Bernice (Horn) Barritt. He grew up in Upton and graduated from Upton High School in 1946. He married Barbara Alice Giffin on September 22, 1946, and made their home in Upton where they raised their family. Keith worked at the...
Juanita Anne Philipsen
Sep 7, 2019
Juanita Anne Philipsen, 68, of Whitewood, SD, passed away September 7, 2019, at home, with her husband, Roy, and son, Corey, at her side, after battling cancer. Juanita was born in Chicago, IL, on October 2, 1950. Juanita's life was spent between the country and the city. Her loves were hunting, the outdoors, caring for animals, and most importantly,...
Roy Otis Kornmeyer
Sep 7, 2019
Roy was born May 19, 1922, in Luray, KS, the only son of Roy O. and Ida Mae (Case) Kornmeyer. Roy spent his younger years in and around Salina, KS. When Roy was in the third grade, he got his first violin and seemed to have an affinity for any stringed instrument after that. He went on to play...
Lawrence "Larry" Lungren
Sep 7, 2019
Larry was born February 17, 1944, near Newell, SD, to Victor and Mildred (Timm) Lungren. Larry lived on a farm west of Vale, SD, until they moved to Deadwood, SD, in 1951. He graduated from Deadwood High School, entering the service immediately thereafter. He served as a Navy Corpsman with the United States Marine Corps from March 1, 1961,...
Betty Joyce Bedingfield
Sep 6, 2019
Piedmont resident, Betty Joyce (Hillis) Bedingfield, 86, died at home Friday, September 6, 2019, after an extended illness. She was born to Savada (Hyatt) Hillis and Arcie Wilson Hillis December 18, 1932, in Hazel Green, Montgomery County, AL, to a family of sharecroppers. Joyce graduated from Central High School in McMinnville, TN, in 1950 and earned her Registered Nurse...
Berdella "Berdie" Quick
Sep 5, 2019
Berdella "Berdie" Quick, 84, Sturgis, died Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care with her family at her side. She was born June 30, 1935, in Fall Creek, WI, to John and Irene (Reedz) Mehls. Berdie spent her early years in Chippewa Falls, WI, then lived in sunny Cocoa Beach, FL, before moving to Sturgis in the...
Irwin Louis Tescher
Sep 5, 2019
Irwin Louis Tescher was born August 1, 1930, to Rol and Grace (McClain) Tescher, and was the youngest of nine children. Irwin married Betty Jean Kopren on Valentine's day 1954. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Irwin retired from Grand Electric Co-op in 1989. He then worked part-time at his dream job, consigning livestock for Lemmon Livestock....
James Arthur Eatherton
Sep 1, 2019
James A. Eatherton, 92, of Sturgis and formerly, Whitewood, died peacefully at home Sunday, September 1, 2019, after attending church. His wife of 68 years, Marian J. Eatherton, preceded him in death in January. He is survived by three daughters, Laurie Warfel (Yankton), Debra Leonard (Arlington, VA), and Gwen Brandfass (Sedona, AZ); and three grandchildren. Jim retired in 1982...
Viola L. Morris
Aug 31, 2019
Viola L. Morris, 91, of Sturgis died Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Sturgis Senior Care. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Mt. View Cemetery in Rapid City, SD.
Donald "Don" D. Hafner
Aug 30, 2019
Donald "Don" D. Hafner, 101, passed away with family at his side on August 30, 2019 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO. A lifelong resident of Newell, he spent his last few years with his daughter, Connie in Colorado. Don was a loving husband and devoted father. He married his life companion, Ruth M. Powers, on June...
June B. Spencer
Aug 28, 2019
June B. (McHatton) Spencer was born June 2, 1934, to Earl and Catherine M. (Carigg) McHatton in Hamilton, MT. She was the 5th of 8 children. September 10, 1949, June married Clifton Kearney and became a stepmom to Edward Kearney who was 2 years old. Clifton and June had 4 children together. They later divorced. June was never a...
Jules Edwin Butler
Aug 28, 2019
Jules Edwin Butler, known to many as "Jay" or "Biz," 91, Spearfish, died Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Fort Meade. Jules was born August 7, 1928, in Mount Clemons, MI, to Ferrell and Marjorie (Anderson) Butler. At 15 years of age, Jules entered the Merchant Marines. After he was released from duty, he returned...
Rollie Dean Schlenker
Aug 27, 2019
Rollie was born July 10, 1952, in McLaughlin, SD, the fourth of seven children of Reuben and Ruth (Hinsz) Schlenker. Rollie's childhood was spent fishing, shining shoes, and delivering papers to earn extra money. Throughout his life, his strong work ethic made him a valued family-man, friend, and employee. Rollie worked in construction most of his earlier life and...
Carla Wynn Erfman
Aug 26, 2019
Carla was born in Hollywood, California on January 25, 1936. From Hollywood to Deadwood, where she roamed the hillsides on her horse followed by her faithful dog, gathering berries to sell to afford the horses that she loved. Mount Moriah didn't only house the resting place of her beloved grandfather, but also her horse pasture as well. Carla loved...
