Frances Elizabeth Wetz
Nov 3, 2019
Frances Elizabeth (Bachand) Wetz was born March 20, 1921, in a nursing home known as Miss Hayes in Sturgis, SD, to Frank E. & Mary V. (Kincheloe) Bachand. The family lived near the Belle Fourche River southeast of Volunteer where she and her younger brother, Oscar, herded sheep and cattle in the Dirty 30's. She attended country school through...
Don Wayne Boyles
Nov 2, 2019
Don was born to Donald and Marcylene (Nicholson) Boyles on February 14, 1957. He attended schools in Casper, WY, graduating from NCHS in 1975. He entered the Navy immediately after graduation. Following his honorable discharge, he attended Casper College and graduated in 1987. He was an electrician for 30 years in the coal mines and retired from Cloud Peak....
Duane John Meyer
Oct 30, 2019
Duane John Meyer "DJ" was born December 17, 1972, in Sioux Falls, SD. The son of Ronald and Barbara (Swier) Meyer was raised in Brookings, SD. Shortly after, DJ's younger sister, Bobbi, joined the family. Growing up, DJ enjoyed T-ball, water skiing, and his dog, Buddy. DJ graduated from Brookings High School in 1991. DJ attended a vo-tech briefly...
Connetta "Connie" Christina Reichert
Oct 30, 2019
Connie was born in Wilton, ND, on December 31, 1925. She was the eldest of three daughters of Conrad Winger and Lillian (Baker) Winger. The family moved from Wilton to Rapid City around 1928. Connie was raised by her mother and B.F. "Shorty" Mutchler. She went to grade school in Rapid City and graduated high school from New Underwood...
Brian Bruce Glover
Oct 30, 2019
Brian Bruce Glover, 43, of Los Alamos, NM died unexpectedly on October 30, 2019. He was born June 18, 1976, in Deadwood, SD. He is the first child and only son of Terry and Kay Glover. Brian grew up in Sturgis, SD, and was joined by five sisters, each of whom he loved dearly. Brian took being a big...
Ronnie "Ron" Lee Rust
Oct 29, 2019
Ronnie Lee Rust passed away on October 29, 2019, in Sturgis, SD, at the age of 79. Ron was born in Alliance, NE, in 1939. Ron joined the US Navy in July of 1958. After serving in the Navy, he went to work for AT&T until his retirement. He enjoyed drawing, hunting, working with leather, and spending time with...
Lawrence William Rambo
Oct 29, 2019
Lawrence William Rambo was born December 27, 1955, in Adrian, MI, to William H. Rambo and Lucille A. (Mitchell) Rambo-Rawson. He graduated from Gordon High School, Gordon, NE, in 1974. He did two tours of duty with the United States Air Force. He drove an 18-wheeler for Black Hills Packing, Co. for several years after which he attended Black...
Jerry Earl Watkins
Oct 28, 2019
Jerry Earl Watkins was born April 17, 1951, to Max Earl Watkins and Arvetta Jeanette Speakman. He was born at a hospital in Fulton right on the line between Kentucky and Tennessee, so they picked Kentucky on his birth certificate. After Jerry joined the family they lived in Tennessee, where his father worked in the logging industry. When he...
Robert Adrian Raatz
Oct 27, 2019
Bob was born September 22, 1938, in Elbow Lake, MN, the son of Adrian and Helen Raatz. Bob had a successful career with Bell Telephone Company as a cable maintenance worker. At Bell, he made many lifelong friends and was a union steward as well as a member of the Communications Workers of America. He spent 35 years with...
Matt Richard Flagler
Oct 20, 2019
Matthew was born May 4, 1986, in Rapid City, SD, to Eugene and Nancy Flagler. He was raised in Sturgis, SD. Matt received his GED and went on to Western Dakota Tech school and earned an associate's degree in Electronics. Matt was a carpenter/construction worker. He had his own contracting business and he had worked as a cook at...
Rex James Deyonge
Oct 14, 2019
Rex James DeYonge, age 61, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 in Sturgis, SD. He was born October 13, 1958, in Slayton, MN, to Johannes "John" and Veronica "Vonnie" DeYonge. He was a 1976 graduate of Slayton High School. He made Sturgis, SD, his home and spent the past 20 years working for Quinn Construction in Rapid City....
Georgia Ann Mcfarland
Oct 13, 2019
Georgia Ann (Herrick) McFarland, 85, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019, at Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. Georgia was born May 3, 1934, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, to George and Margaret (Martin) Herrick. Her early years were spent in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Her family moved to Ft. Meade, SD, when Georgia was 14 years old. Georgia graduated...
Gary Lynn Thomas
Oct 7, 2019
Gary was born March 30, 1958, in Aitkin, MN, to Lionel and Alice (Maron) Thomas. Gary proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as a KC-135 in-flight refueling specialist. Gary married Betsy (Platt) Thomas on December 27, 1991, and shortly after adopted her daughter Kristin to complete their happy family. Gary loved to hunt and fish...
Kevin Roy Mcaulay
Oct 7, 2019
Kevin was born to Roy and Gertie McAulay on August 13, 1957. He was raised on the family farm in Manitoba, Canada. He graduated from high school in 1976. He left the farm and headed west to work in the oil field for Porta Test on offshore rigs. Two years later he was transferred to Evanston, WY, for a...
Robert "Bob" Henry Dale
Oct 5, 2019
Bob was born June 30, 1931, to Henry and Polly Dale. Bob was the second of six children. They moved to Piedmont when he was in the fifth grade. Bob was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved being outdoors in the Black Hills. He was a great story teller and was always ready with a good joke. Bob...
Herman "Lee" Mcelwain
Oct 4, 2019
Herman "Lee" McElwain was born June 1, 1935, to Norbert and Doris (Younke) McElwain in Compton, CA. His father died when he was 2 years old. His mother later married John Shurvinton. Lee lived in California until he was 13 years old. They moved to Wyoming when his parents bought a ranch near Moorcroft. He attended school in Moorcroft....
Ronald Peter Steichen
Sep 30, 2019
Ronald Peter Steichen, 91, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2019. Born December 28, 1927, in White Lake, SD, Ronald was the second of Carl and Marjorie [Shank] Steichen's six children. After service in the army, Ronald married Marjorie [Purschke] on April 18, 1951, in Spencer, SD. In 1957, the couple moved to Sturgis where they raised their three...
Donald "Don" R. Mcpherson
Sep 29, 2019
Donald "Don" was born August 29, 1927, to Eugene H. and Ida M. (Thiers) McPherson. Born the seventh of eight children, he was a survivor learning the value of hard work and perseverance. He grew up on the family ranch east of Sturgis on Alkali Creek. He attended country school through 8th grade, graduated high school, and went onto...
Carl "Chuck" Clarence Carlson
Sep 29, 2019
Carl was born February 24, 1947, in Glenwood, MN, he was one of seven children born to Kenneth and Mable Carlson. Carl graduated from Graceville high school in 1965, joined the United States Air Force in November 1965 as a ground radio operator and was honorably discharged February 1969. He married the love of his life, Janet, on September...
Helen Marie Bartlett
Sep 28, 2019
Helen was born in Montana August 1, 1939, to Hiram "Junior" and Jean Mahoney. She attended school and grew up in the Broadus area until meeting her husband, Ralph F. Bartlett. The couple moved to Sturgis where they started their family, which included one daughter and four sons. Helen was a devoted mother to her children, and a cornerstone...
