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...
Carole Emma (Bolash) Zoll
Jun 21, 2019
Carole Emma (Bolash) Zoll, formerly of Struthers, OH, passed away peacefully Friday morning, June 21, 2019, at her home in Summerset. Carole was born January 31, 1939, in Struthers, the daughter of Stephen and Ruth Bolash, Sr., and was one of nine children. She was a 1956 graduate of Struthers High School. She married Robert E. Zoll on November...
Delbert "Sonny" Lloyd Harbaugh, Jr.
Jun 21, 2019
Delbert "Sonny" Lloyd Harbaugh, Jr., was born May 23, 1932, in Rapid City, SD, in a house that later washed away in the flood of 1972. He lived on Haines Avenue until age 11 when his father landed a job at the Black Hills Ordnance Depot in Igloo, SD. He graduated from Provo High School in 1950. He attended...
Hilda Elizabeth "Sandy" Baier
Jun 18, 2019
Hilda Elizabeth "Sandy" (Sandvand) Baier was born July 24, 1934, in Seattle, WA, where she met and married Edward Dean Baier on August 20, 1959. They moved to Rapid City, SD, and later to Sturgis. Throughout her life, Sandy was very active with her husband. She enjoyed metal detecting and rock hounding. In recent years, she greeted for, and...
Berdena Grace Huston
Jun 16, 2019
Berdena Grace Huston was born September 11, 1931, to Hyltje "Bill" and Sadie (Oldenkamp) Dykema in Okaton, SD. She was the second born of six children, three boys and three girls. Her early years were spent growing up on the family farm in Jones County, northwest of Murdo, SD. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Dena. Her ancestry...
Linda Yvonne Peterson
Jun 16, 2019
Linda was born January 28, 1947, in Sturgis, SD, to Lee and Doris (Chord) Mickelson. She grew up at their home just north of Enning, SD, where she attended grade school in rural Meade County. Upon finishing the eighth grade, she attended Sunshine Bible Academy, a Christian boarding school, where she was very homesick. When she got a chance...
