Obituaries

Jul 11, 2021

GayAnn B. Cressy, 57, of Summerset, SD, died Sunday, July 11, 2021, with her husband and son by her side at Monument Health Rapid City hospital.

Ann was born on November 24, 1963, Wyoming and was the daughter of Roland B. and Ruth M. Hallinger. Ann was raised in Spearfish, SD, and graduated...

Jul 10, 2021

William Erling Classon, 71, passed away on July 10, 2021 due to COPD and lung disease.

William was born on April 7, 1950 to Edmund and Carol (Jackson) Classon in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.  He had a great childhood fishing, hunting, and trapping with his father and grandfather, Edmund.

After high school he joined...

Jul 9, 2021

Roger Lloyd Schlem, 80, of Piedmont, SD, died Friday, July 9, 2021, at Monument Health Rapid City hospital.

Roger was born November 19, 1940, to Rose Tideman in a tar paper house in Tripp County, SD, he was the oldest of five children. He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

Roger married Rose Marie Dierks...

Jul 8, 2021

William Eldon Doyle, 65, passed away July 8, 2021 at his home in Rapid City.

Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.

Jul 5, 2021

Alice Mable Denniston was born March 16, 1923, to Mel and Jessie (Music) Denniston in Wyoming.

Alice married George Lyle Gerig, Sr. and after he passed in 1969, she later then married, John Cochrun. Alice was a very loving, caring, and giving person. She would do anything she could to help people. She...

Jul 3, 2021

Janet (Wass) Sechser, 62, Sturgis, SD, formerly of Hot Springs, SD, passed Saturday, July 3, 2021.

She was born October 4, 1958, in Mitchell, SD, to Leland and Marlis (Van Overschelde) Wass. Their family of eight spent time in Chamberlain, SD, before moving to Hot Springs, SD, in 1968. Janet attended Hot Springs...

Jul 2, 2021

Diana Lee Burt was born May 16, 1949, to Clarence (Pat) & Dagny Burt at Buffalo, South Dakota. Diana passed away on July 2, 2021, due to a motorcycle accident in Belle Fouche, SD.

On July 18, 1970, she married the love of her life, Chuck L. Davis, Sr., in Buffalo, SD, and...

Jul 1, 2021

Virginia Mae Dehnert, 76, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Monument Health Hospital in Spearfish, SD.

Ginny was born on July 6, 1944 in Lakota, North Dakota to Russell and Alyce (Pesek) Paul.  She and her five siblings grew up in the Grand Forks area until the family moved to the Black Hills when she was...

Jun 30, 2021

On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, Judy Kay Butler of Newell, SD, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home surrounded by family, at the age of 64.

Judy was born August 1, 1956, in Rapid City, SD, to Dwyane and Geraldine Butler. Dwyane was in the Air Force, which led to them...

Jun 30, 2021

Marvin Lester Hayford, 79, Sturgis passed away at his home, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

In the small rural town of Winner, SD, on August 25, 1941, Harold and Ella Mae (Miller) Hayford welcomed their 11 th child, Marvin Lester into the world completing their family.

He grew up...

Jun 28, 2021

Christina Dawn (Bruse) Harter was born on September 24, 1971, in Sturgis, SD. Throughout her childhood, Chris had the opportunity to travel to many exciting places around the world. One of her favorite childhood memories was having a pet monkey, Sheba. She attended Sturgis Brown High School and then went on to Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Jun 26, 2021

Donald Orel, 85, of Rapid City, SD, passed away at the state hospital in Yankton, SD, on June 26, 2021, after battling dementia.

Donald was born on May 13, 1936, to Joe and Anna Orel at Winner, SD, and grew up on the family farm near Hamill, SD.  In 1954, Donald joined the...

Jun 23, 2021

James Burrer, 69, of Rapid City, SD, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Monument Health Hospital Rapid City, SD.

Jim was born on January 16, 1952, to Fredrick and Flavia (Akers) Burrer in Hettinger, ND. He attended Cash rural grade school and graduated from Bison High School. After graduation he attended Western...

Jun 23, 2021

Would you get an F on your report card for chewing gum in class?  My grandmother did.

June Bracewell Beckham was born June 7, 1923. June Bracewell was the fifth child of six, born to Estelle and Verne Bracewell. June had 2 brothers and 3 sisters. LaVerne was the oldest, born Oct 30,...

Jun 21, 2021

David Campbell was born in North Dakota to Thomas and Florence Campbell. During his childhood, his family relocated to Hot Springs, SD, where he finished high school before joining the Air Force. He was honorably discharged from service in 1964 and married Ina Faye Jurens on July 25th of that year. Together they had two children, Rich...

Jun 20, 2021

Herman Bueno, Jr. was born on February 21, 1951 to Herman and Eva (Arsaga) Bueno, Sr. in Deadwood, SD. He lived in Deadwood from 1951-1956, Terraville from 1956-1966, Whitewood from 1967-1985, and then spent the remainder of his life in Sturgis.

Herman married Mary Ellen Eixenberger in 1973 and had his only child,...

Jun 19, 2021

Edwin Daniel "Dan" Grabofsky, 65, of Piedmont died June 19, 2021, in Piedmont, SD.

Dan was born May 13, 1956, in Malta, MT, to Edwin and Doris Grabofsky.

After high school worked in the oil fields from Montana to California for many years before moving to South Dakota to be closer to family and work...

Jun 17, 2021

Lars Peter Quinnell III (Pete), 71 of Gillette, Wyoming went to meet his Lord and Savior on June 17 , 2021 in Rapid City, South Dakota with his family by his side.

Pete was born in Sidney, Montana on August 23 , 1949. He attended school in Squaw Gap, North Dakota but graduated high school in 1967...

Jun 16, 2021

Gene Edward Ollila, 69, of Sturgis, SD, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family, after a long struggle with cancer.

He was born on May 23, 1952 to Arthur and Mamie (Wood) Ollila. The family lived in Castle Rock, SD, where he attended Moreau Country School....

Jun 15, 2021

Wayne Forrest Hull passed away on June 15, 2021.  He was born on August 31, 1934 in Margie, MN, the 5 th of 8 children born to William and Rena Hull. The family eventually settled in International Falls.

At age 15, he left home to work in the potato fields of North Dakota....