Charles Benjamin Muhm
May 18, 2019
Charles "Chuck" Benjamin Muhm was born to Gordon E. and Martha (Kneebone) Muhm on October 4, 1932. He was the third eldest of seven children. He married his sweetheart and neighbor on June 1, 1957. To this union, their daughter DeLora was born. Charles was a corporal in the U.S. Army and he was in the Korean War (Forgotten...
Kenneth Dale John Harman
May 16, 2019
Kenny was born in Newell, SD, on August 5, 1936, to Andrew Dale and Philomena Agnes (Aschenbrenner) Harman. He graduated from Newell High School. In 1958, Kenny married June Graesser. Together, they had one son, Randall Dale Harman. On November 21, 1971, Kenny married Pamela Joy (Johnson) Anderson. Through his marriage to Pam, he gained two children, Gina Ann...
Gregory Lynn Iversen
May 16, 2019
Gregory Lynn Iversen was born June 25, 1950, in Pierre to Harold "Harley" and Alice (Hagny) Iversen. Greg spent the early years of his life in Gettysburg, SD. Then, in 1960, Harley and Alice moved the family to a ranch outside of Sturgis where Greg spent the rest of his life. Greg graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in...
Harry Frank Gerbracht
May 13, 2019
Harry was born December 25, 1920, at Hettinger, ND, to Russell and Elinor (Schultz) Gerbracht. He lived with his family on a farm north of Hettinger until 1928, when they moved to a ranch south of Prairie City. He attended school at the Wyondotte School. He grew up on the ranch helping his father with farm work, raising cattle...
Robert Charles Gould
May 13, 2019
Robert "Bob" Charles Gould, Sr. was born November 22, 1939, at his grandma's house in Newcastle, WY. The Lord reached down, took his hand, and led him home on Monday, May 13, 2019, at Weston County Manor in Newcastle. Born to Marion and Gladys (Cullum) Gould, Bob was the 11th of 14 children. He was the first boy after...
Carl Denis Mirich
May 13, 2019
Carl Mirich passed away at his home on May 13, 2019, after battling for several years with pulmonary and cardiac health complications. Carl was born October 10, 1941, at his grandparent's home in Upton, WY, to Geraldine and Steven Mirich. He was raised on the family ranch just outside of Upton. Carl graduated from Upton High School, and went...
Edwin Ignatius Porter-Stewart
May 12, 2019
Edwin Stewart was born February 19, 1943, to Edwin and Ruth (Burns) Stewart in Pittsburgh, PA. He married Edith "Rene" Porter on April 29, 1989, in Dayton, OH. Ed's one love in the Black Hills was Devils Tower and be sure to look out to feel his spirit, mingling with yours, when you are there. Ed will be loving...
Albertine Jensen
May 11, 2019
Albertine was born November 18, 1926, at Lakeside Community to Octave and Mable Simon. After attending Nursing School in Aberdeen, SD, she married Thurlo Jensen, November 8, 1947, in Webster, SD. They moved to Chicago Heights, IL, after their marriage. In 1949, Albertine and Thurlo returned to Lakeside to farm-ranch in the community. This is where they raised their...
Bernice B. Schultz
May 10, 2019
Bernice was born to John and Anna (Fiffer) Ochs on July 18, 1923 in Aberdeen, SD. Bernice married Virgil A. Schultz in Denver, CO, on December 22, 1945. Bernice worked as a clerk at U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bernice B. Schultz, 95, died May 10, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society in New Underwood, SD. She is survived by one...
Pete W. Borup
May 7, 2019
Pete was born in Sturgis, SD, to Pete W. and Helen Borup on April 24, 1944. He attended school in Sturgis, SD, and joined the Navy in 1964, serving in Vietnam. Pete attended Black Hills State upon his return. He loved to travel and was adventurous. He lived in several states, but had to come back home to Sturgis...
Joan Darlene Ross
May 7, 2019
Joan was born November 21, 1931, at Dupree, SD, to James and Berneita (Pooley) Miller. She attended rural grade school and Dupree High School. On May 21, 1949, she married Harold Owen Ross at Rapid City Methodist Parsonage in Rapid City, SD. They began their life together on a farm near Red Elm, SD, and farmed until their retirement...
Hannah Elizabeth Drake
May 7, 2019
Hannah was born to her loving parents, Michael and Ann Bennett, in San Diego, CA, on July 27, 1992. She joined two big brothers, Nathan and Austin. The family moved to La Mesa, where her little brother, William, was born. The family then moved to Brentwood in 1999, where her father was the children's pastor at Golden Hills Community...
Lloyd Allen Rogers
May 5, 2019
Lloyd was born February 14, 1924, to Jesse and Viva (McGraw) Rogers and raised in Fairpoint, SD. He was united in marriage to Josephine Anna Kari in Drew, SD, in 1942, and they lived in Bixby in their early years together. Later, they made their home near Deadwood, Belle Fourche, and Black Hawk. They were blessed with four children,...
Dorothy Marie Kaiser
May 4, 2019
Dorothy "Dottie" Marie Kaiser was born July 7, 1928, in Jackson County, SD, to Fred J. & Isabel Lydia (Steele) Willert. She grew up in Belle Fourche, SD, with sisters, Bev and Peg, and brother, Jack. In 1946, she graduated from Belle Fourche High School, where she was affectionately known as "Beanie" and was named the most athletic girl...
Kenneth Floyd Perry
May 4, 2019
Ken was one of the last babies to be born at the Homestake Hospital in Lead on July 5, 1933, to Theodore and Mary (Stucker) Perry. He attended school in Lead, graduating in 1951. Shortly after graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, Marlene Peyton. They were blessed with a daughter, Colleen. Holding a variety of jobs at a...
Dale Leroy Edlund
May 4, 2019
Dale Edlund and his twin brother, Dean, were born February 19, 1928, to Julius and Clara (Carlson) Edlund on a farm near Whitewood, SD. They joined four older brothers, Lester, Clarence, Donald, and Cliff, and two sisters, Esther and Leona. Another brother, Carl Wilber, was born in July of 1929. Unfortunately, Dean died when the twins were four years...
Fred William James
May 3, 2019
Fred James was born to George and Martha James in Tilford, SD, on September 28, 1929. He grew up in South Dakota, went into the Army in 1946, and was stationed in Panama. He was honorably discharged with a World War II Victory Metal in 1949, and moved to Portland, OR, where he worked the docks and met the...
Richard Louis Schaufuss
Apr 28, 2019
Richard "Rick" Louis Schaufuss was born on March 16, 1947, in Covington, KY, to Richard Emil and Jeanne Lucille (Huber) Schaufuss. Rick went into the Air Force after high school, served in Turkey, and was stationed in South Dakota upon his return to the U.S. He married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Kneal, and they moved to Rapid City,...
Dorothy Jean Biers
Apr 25, 2019
Dorothy Jean Biers, 95, of rural Sturgis, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospital with family by her side. She was born to the late James Jay and Lorna Margaret Morrow on May 20, 1923, in Mildred, MT. She was the fourth youngest of 15 siblings, four sisters and 11 brothers, which included two sets...
Judy Irene Koster
Apr 24, 2019
Judy Irene (Stolz) Koster was born June 29, 1944, in Yankton, SD, to Fred and Martha (Schneider) Stolz. She was one of five children. Judy graduated from Tyndall High School in 1962. Judy married Ray Pechous in 1963, to which 2 children were born, Valerie and Susan. Judy took great pride in being and mother and a homemaker. She...
