Germaine Tremmel
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...
Arliss Jean Kopren
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....
Ronald Lewis Miller
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...
Joan Sylvia Lemmel
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...
Luke Bachmeier
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...
Rosalie Mae Dahlquist
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...
Randy Steven Reichardt
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...
Denise Mckeown
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...
Rev. Charles Bracy Hall
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...
Marietta Lucy Callahan
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...
Esther May Phillips
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...
Dannon Paul Hill
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,...
Glen "Glenny" Eugene Shay
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...
Joette Rae Vancas
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...
Wambli Zach Hayes
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...
Helen "Janet" Coe
Nov 12, 2019
Helen "Janet" Coe, 80, of Sturgis, SD, passed away on November 12, 2019, surrounded by loved ones at the Lippold Hospice Suite at Sturgis Regional Hospital in Sturgis. Helen Janet (Witcher) Coe was born October 4, 1939, to Edward "Platt" Witcher and Helen (Green) Witcher in Bison, SD. She graduated high school from Sundance, WY. Janet had one sister,...
Amanda Jean Silvernagel
Nov 12, 2019
Amanda was born April 7, 1981, in Sturgis, SD, to William Silvernagel and Roseann (Parsons) Silvernagel. She was an amazing daughter to her family and an even more devoted mother to her precious daughter, Charleigh. Amanda was a good, kindhearted, generous, wonderful, and loving woman. She was strong willed, independent, and a hard worker. Amanda loved camping, fishing, grilling,...
Jacob Harold Rieb
Nov 7, 2019
Jacob was born March 3, 1926, to Conrad and Elizabeth Rieb in Fruitdale, SD. He served in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific in WWII. Jake married Esther Keil in 1949. He worked for the US Forest Service, then was employed by Homestake Mining Company from 1954-1990. Jake was best known for his sharpening service of 47 years...
Kelly Joy Dubray
Nov 4, 2019
Kelly Joy DuBray was born July 10, 1980, to Lillian DuBray in Rosebud, SD. Kelly had a huge, caring heart: when she cared about you and loved you, it was forever. Above all else, Kelly loved her family. She had many friends, but 2 held a very special place in her heart, and she loved them like family; Jennifer...
Ronald "Ron" Ray Larson
Nov 4, 2019
Ronald Ray Larson, 62, of Rapid City, died November 4, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Ron was born June 14, 1957, in Hot Springs, SD, the first of five children born to Melvin Charles Larson and Jeanette Carol (Raver) Larson. He grew up in the Black Hills and kindled a love for the outdoors, hunting, and fishing. He...
