Kenneth Wesley Montague
Apr 7, 2019
Ken was born October 15, 1929, to Melvin and Mable (Smith) Montague in Beattie, KS. He lived a long and full life with many stories that he could, and would, tell at the drop of a hat. Like many kids in his day, Ken dropped out of school at the age of 14 to help his family, working a...
Joanne Yvonne Erickson
Apr 6, 2019
Joanne Yvonne (Aske) Erickson was born June 1, 1939, to Edwin and Marjorie (Orr) Aske. Having lost her mother at a very young age, her father, Edwin, married Beulah Farris. Beulah raised Joanne as her own along with her 3 brothers, Dwayne, Robert, and James. She was raised on her parent's ranch and attended school in Jones County until...
Lloyd Eugene Collins
Apr 4, 2019
On April 4, 2019, Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Collins was promoted from this mortal life of pain and tears, into the eternal joys of our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thomas Merton once said, "The things that we love tell us what we are." There are many facets to Gene's life that have formed cherished memories but the thing that...
David Paul Walker
Apr 4, 2019
Rev. David Paul Walker was born on December 29, 1961, in Deadwood, SD, to Walter and Viola Walker. David had 5 siblings and was the youngest among the six children. He was raised in Central City, SD, and lived his entire life in the Black Hills. He married Julita Aguilor on April 15, 2007, and together they were blessed...
William Edward Hollister
Apr 3, 2019
William "Bill" E. Hollister was born May 6, 1930, to Edward and Lucille (Chambers) Hollister in Hot Springs, SD. He graduated from high school in 1948 from Newell, SD. He was in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954, stationed in Alaska. After his honorable discharge, he went home and worked on the family ranch and eventually took...
Julia Ann Shyne
Apr 2, 2019
Julia Ann "Judy" Shyne was born in Rapid City, SD, on July 13, 1946, to John and Margaret (Gishwiller) Shyne. She was the 4th of six children, and she knew she was the favorite. She was a lifelong resident of Sturgis, SD. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1964, and then attended Karl Johns Beauty College in Rapid...
Sharon Elaine Priest
Mar 30, 2019
Sharon was born November 17, 1953, to Allen and Ellen (Palmer) Talley in Faith, SD. She lived in Opal, SD, as a child and attended grade school in Opal. She especially enjoyed Rally Days with her many cousins and school friends. Sharon graduated from Sturgis High School in 1972. Sharon married Pat Priest and two daughters were born to...
Glenn Leroy Bunge
Mar 30, 2019
Glenn L. Bunge, 82, of Rapid City, passed away March 30, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Glenn was born March 30, 1937, in Rapid City, SD, to Adolph and Elizabeth (Kiehn) Bunge. Glenn attended Rapid City Schools. In 1960, Glenn joined the United States Air Force and served overseas as an Electronic Intercept Operations Specialist. After an honorable...
Clara Fern Eilert
Mar 29, 2019
Clara Fern was born to Robert and Lucille Fagering on July 17, 1934, in Sturgis, the first of what began their family of three beautiful children. But as history will tell you, this young individual was well on her way as an independent thinker. Not comfortable with her given name, Clara, she chose to change it to Peggy. Well...
Gene Philip Donnafield
Mar 27, 2019
Gene was born March 14, 1950, in Hot Springs, South Dakota, to Harvey E. Donnafield and Viola (Rasmussen) Donnafield. After growing up in Hot Springs, he enlisted in the Army, serving from March 3, 1968 until July, 1988, including two tours in Vietnam. Gene married Lucille Chole in l971. Born of this marriage were Tonia Marie in 1973, and...
Douglas Dale Barlow
Mar 26, 2019
Douglas Dale Barlow was born June 2, 1941, in Denver, CO, to Grady and Maxine Barlow. Doug's early years of education were spent in Hastings, NE. His High School years were spent in Denver, CO, while summers were spent with his grandparents in Prairie City, SD. Upon graduating from High School, he joined the U.S. Navy, where he was...
Becky Sue Steely
Mar 24, 2019
Becky Sue Steely was born on September 15, 1946, in Boulder, Colorado, to Thelma and Oscar Wood. At a young age, Becky enjoyed being outside and riding horses, goofing around with her brothers and sisters. She always found a way to have fun and enjoy life from the beginning. Becky was a mother, a wife, a sister, a great-great-grandma,...
Rudene Jeannette Suchanuk
Mar 23, 2019
Rudene was born November 22, 1942, to Rudolph and Harriett (Meyers) Kaiser of Merrillville, IN, where she grew up with her younger sister and graduated high school in 1961. She worked for a few years at NIPSCO and eventually met and married Ronald Suchanuk, her true love of over 50 years, on September 3, 1966. They raised their two...
Melvin Dean Brandt
Mar 18, 2019
Melvin "Mike" Dean Brandt was born January 7, 1935, to Earl and Lily Brandt in Sturgis, SD. He graduated from Sturgis High School in 1953, attended the School of Mines for one year, and graduated from Rocky Mountain Technical School in Denver in 1956, returning to Sturgis and opening a TV sales and repair shop. On July 2, 1955,...
Delbert Dean Kolb
Mar 17, 2019
Delbert Dean Kolb was born December 28, 1937, the 8th of 9 children born to Rudolf and Amelia (Hintz) Kolb in Bison, SD. He grew up on the family ranch 20 miles Southwest of Bison. Delbert's father believed that if God had wanted man to fly, He would have given us wings, so he wouldn't allow the boys to...
Guy Edward Mullinex
Mar 16, 2019
Ed was born January 31, 1932, in Liverpool, WV. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Ravenswood, WV, where they lived until he entered the Air Force as an Air Policeman in 1950. His first assignment was to Wiesbaden, Germany, where he met and married his first wife, Hildegard "Heidi" Weber. Their marriage lasted until her death in...
Robert Junior Roth
Mar 16, 2019
Bob was born March 10, 1931, in Faulk County, SD. Bob was the fourth of five sons to parents Robert W. Roth and Edith (Burke) Roth. He attended rural school for grades 1-8, and high school in Cresbard, SD, graduating in 1949. He farmed with his father upon completing high school. On May 28, 1951, he married Enid Wilkins...
Gleva May Stafford
Mar 15, 2019
Gleva was born April 25, 1954, along with her twin brother, Eddie. They were the first twins to be born in the Sturgis Hospital. She grew up on a farm in Hereford, SD, and moved with her family to Sturgis her sophomore year of high school in 1969. She graduated from Sturgis Brown High school in 1972, after which...
Floyd Allen Casteel
Mar 15, 2019
Floyd was born to Carl and Rosanna (Fonck) Casteel on December 28,1947. He went to school in Sturgis until 8th grade, when he quit to help his mom. He married Janice Hayford on August 26, 1971. From this union came two children. Floyd joined the Army in 1967. He was stationed in Korea where he met many friends. Once...
Steven Llewellyn Gruetzmacher
Mar 14, 2019
Steven Llewellyn Gruetzmacher, 70, of New Underwood, SD, died Thursday, March 14, 2019, at his place of residence. Steve was born October 29, 1948 in Madison, WI, to Llewellyn "Jim" and Alleda (Nelson-Lützow) Gruetzmacher. He graduated from East High School, Rockford, IL, in 1966. Steve served in the United States Air Force from 1969-1973. He was a Green Bay...
