Ruth Gresham Bedingfield
Jul 27, 2019
Ruth Gresham Bedingfield, 99, widow of John R. Bedingfield, Sr., died July 27, 2019, at Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. She was born August 4, 1919, in Spartanburg County, SC, to Claude H. and Belle (Hill) Gresham, but lived most of her life in Ware Shoals, SC. She graduated from Ware Shoals High School, attended Lander College...
Imogene O'Grady
Jul 26, 2019
Imogene O'Grady was born to John E. and Marguerite "Daisy" (Stirling) Brink on July 10, 1927, in Sturgis. On April 19, 1955, she married Michael "Mick" O'Grady. Together they had four children. She loved living on the ranch, and cherished the hard work of the ranch life, raising a family, and cooking wonderful dishes for friends and family. She...
Allan Joe Maltby
Jul 26, 2019
Allan Joe Maltby passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019, in Rapid City, SD, of natural causes. Joe was born October 20, 1936, in Brainerd, MN, to Marjorie (Bascomb) and Joe Maltby. They eventually moved to Huron, SD. Joe attended school at Huron. In high school, he was active in band, playing the trumpet. Joe graduated from Huron High...
Raymond Louis Walz
Jul 25, 2019
Raymond Louis Walz was born May 16, 1929, in the Parkston and Milltown, SD, area to Clarence and Elizabeth Walz. He was the second born of 7 children. At age 5, Ray moved with his parents to Marshfield, MO, to escape the dust storms. Six years later, at approximately age 10 or 11, they moved back to SD and...
Robert "Bob" Andrew Culbertson, Jr.
Jul 22, 2019
Robert Andrew Culbertson was born February 10, 1956, to Edna (Erickson) and Robert A. Culbertson, Sr. in Sturgis, SD. He earned his wings on July 22, 2019, in Rapid City at Regional Hospital. Bob was the 5th and final child for the family. Bob enjoyed growing up in Sturgis. He was a man who would do anything for anyone....
Viola Elizabeth Chiller
Jul 21, 2019
Viola was born June 13, 1931, in Deadwood, SD, to Raymond and Ethel (Baughman) Coppo. She graduated from Vale High School, and married Eugene Chiller on November 5, 1950, in Sturgis, SD. They farmed in the Vale area until she finally sold in October of 2014 and she then moved to Sturgis. She loved to travel, giving her the...
Delbert Leon Eisenhauer
Jul 18, 2019
With the heaviest of hearts, we say good-bye, for now, to one of the greatest men a wife, son, brother, family member, or friend could ever ask to know. We miss you Dad, but we'll meet up again later! Delbert Leon Eisenhauer was born May 3, 1926, in Wallace, NE, to Harry and Truly Eisenhauer. He was the second...
Earscelle Columbus Wilkerson
Jul 15, 2019
Earscelle Columbus Wilkerson was born October 19, 1939, in St. Petersburg, FL, to Altheir (Langford) Wilkerson and Johnnie L. Wilkerson. As a child, Earscelle and his family moved to the Bronx, NY, where he grew up and received his formal education. As a young adult, Earscelle moved to New England where he completed all of his undergraduate and graduate...
Dorothy Elaine Dunn
Jul 15, 2019
Dorothy Elaine Dunn was born October 4, 1934, in Rural Sturgis, SD, to Jakob and Margret (Lorang) Weyrich. She was the second youngest of ten children. She graduated from high school and went on to a Teachers College. Dorothy married Lynn Dunn of rural Harding County on June 4, 1953, in Belle Fourche. She moved to Texas with her...
Duane Leslie Myers
Jul 13, 2019
Duane Leslie Myers was born in Hawarden, IA, to Robert and Doris (DeMotts) Myers. Duane was raised with one brother and four sisters. He graduated from West Sioux High School in 1973. Duane married Rene Wagner, and had their daughter, Stephanie. He met and married Colette Simons in 1991 and they made their home in Sturgis. Colette became step-mother...
Bradley Donald "Doc" Johnson
Jul 13, 2019
Bradley Donald "Doc" Johnson was born December 19, 1955, in Watertown, SD, to Donald and Mary (Rowe) Johnson. Brad passed away from a brave and courageous battle of esophageal cancer on July 13, 2019, at the VA medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD. Brad graduated from Watertown High School in 1974. He competed in wrestling and rodeo while in...
Cheryl Ann Weins
Jul 11, 2019
Cheryl was born February, 8, 1949, in Sturgis to Maurice and Sylvia (Jelley) Matthews. She grew up in Sturgis and graduated from high school. Cheryl married Ronald Weins and they made their home in Sturgis where they raised their children. In 1982, they took over the Sturgis Tile Company and Cheryl became the bookkeeper. Cheryl loved to cook. She...
Laverne Everett Garner
Jul 9, 2019
LaVerne Everett Garner was born in Rapid City, SD, on June 6, 1971, to Jacque (Freeland) and Joe Garner. Vern was raised on the family farm at Union Center, SD, with his sister, Jody (1973). Vern loved shooting from a young age and made sure Jody knew how to keep up with him. Along with shooting, he enjoyed riding...
Isabelle "Izie" Eva Messmer
Jul 6, 2019
Isabelle "Izie" Eva Messmer was born to Christ and Margaret (Roll) Fichter on the family homestead near Taylor, ND, on November 7, 1933. Izie grew up with 6 siblings, Richard (Lou Ella) Fichter of Dickinson, ND, Josie Heinert of Bismarck, ND, Alex Fichter of Kalispell, MT, Joe Fichter, Agnes Kersich, and Paul Fichter. Izie would tell stories of farm...
Linda Marie Louks
Jul 4, 2019
Linda Marie Hoyt Louks Linda was born, October 9, 1947, to Thomas Hoyt and Arlene Webb in Hartford, Connecticut. She attended schools there and graduated from Weaver High School. Linda worked as a switch board operator after graduating. She came to South Dakota with her parents and attended Black Hills State for a semester. She made several trips back...
Marvin Edward Sharp
Jul 1, 2019
Marvin was born in Pierre, SD, on July 25, 1929, to Oscar Vaimer and Anna (Rademacher) Sharp. During his grade school and high school years, he worked on the family farm and helped his father at the gas station and mechanic shop. He graduated from Draper High School in 1948 and enlisted in the United States Air Force for...
Clarice Lucille Johnson
Jun 30, 2019
Clarice was born to Clarence and Ethel (Bailey) Ostenberg in Adams County, ND, in 1928. She graduated from Lemmon High School and married the love of her life, Fred Johnson, on December 25, 1946. They made their home in Lemmon, SD. After retiring from 1st National Bank, Clarice and Fred moved to Mobridge, SD, and in 2009, she settled...
Karen Kaye Hall
Jun 29, 2019
Karen Kaye (Kessler) Hall was born August 13, 1948, in Kansas City, MO, to Homer J. Kessler and Laura (Rogers) Kessler of Lexington. Karen spent her childhood in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School. She attended Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, MO, majoring in music. Throughout high school, Karen was an accomplished vocalist often singing for weddings,...
Rosemarie Larkins
Jun 28, 2019
On Friday, June 28, 2019, RoseMarie Larkins, our loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away at the age of 72, in Sturgis, SD. RoseMarie Roulston was born August 19, 1946, to Ralph Melvin and Donna Roulston in Onamia, MN, as the eldest of 9 siblings. She married her first love, James Renquist, in 1963. Together they had...
Elton Lee Prouty
Jun 22, 2019
Elton was born November 9, 1947, in Watertown, SD, to Brace and Elsie (Yonker) Prouty. Raised on the family farm in Hamlin County, SD, he was drafted into the Army during Vietnam. Once out of the Army, he and his brother, Glenn, started Prouty Construction, and he started building homes and a family with Cathy (Jorgenson) Prouty. From his...
