Obituaries

Jun 15, 2021

Robert D. James, 85, passed away June 15, 2021 in Rapid City, SD.

Full obituary is pending.

Jun 14, 2021

Sherry Marie Shepley (Grabenstein, Parce, Kenobbie) Age 57, passed away Monday June 14, 2021, from Melanoma Cancer.

Sherry was born February 9, 1964, in Mitchell, SD, to Barry Grabenstein and Diana (Ettswold) Grabenstein. She grew up and attended school in Letcher. Sherry lived in the Pierre area for a large part of her...

Jun 11, 2021

Eva Lynn DeVries was born April 28, 1959 to Clayton "Steve" and Karen DeVries in Hendricks, MN. She spent most of her childhood in the Brookings and White, SD area, or in the passenger seat of her father's semi. Eva lived life very much on her own terms. She seamlessly transitioned from troubled youth to amazing mother...

Jun 11, 2021

James "Jimmy" W. DeMell, of Black Hawk, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 11, 2021.  He died of natural causes at the age of 61.  Jimmy was born June 18, 1959, in Richmond, California.

Jimmy worked most of his life in the culinary field.  He started as a prep cook and worked his way...

Jun 9, 2021

Mark was born in Sturgis, SD, to Carlos and Charlotte Fenhaus of Hermosa, SD. He lived in Rapid City his entire life, where he worked as a mechanic for many years. In later years, he worked as a ranch hand for Curtis Temple of Porcupine, SD, and Loral Williams of Rapid City doing carpentry and drywall work....

Jun 9, 2021

Thomas Warren Richards, age 92, died on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital in Deadwood, SD.

T.W. was born on Wednesday, January 9, 1929 in Custer, SD to parents, Warren H. and Florence (Beagle) Richards. He graduated from Lead High School in 1947 and prior to marrying the love of...

Jun 8, 2021

Delphine M. Wagner was born on June 25, 1943 in Buffalo, NY to John and Tillie (Aguglia) Fulciniti. She married William Harry Wagner on October 14, 1965 in Clarence, NY. They moved to Gillette, WY, where they made their home and raised their family.

Delphine was a loving mother and best friend and she loved her grandchildren....

Jun 8, 2021

Harlan Hanson beloved husband, uncle, brother, and friend passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, after a long illness.

He was born in eastern South Dakota to Henry and Julia Hanson. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was a farmer, Construction worker, Truck Driver, and an Alaska State Trooper. Mainly...

Jun 6, 2021

Jeanette Larson passed away June 6, 2021, at the Hospice House in Rapid City. She was born in Arlington, S.D. in 1930, to Frank and Bertha Miller, joining a sister, Jean and a brother, Lloyd. Jeanette moved to Deadwood, where she started working at a very young age, delivering Western Union telegrams and washing dishes in her...

Jun 3, 2021

Ellen Louise (Loughlin) Schick was born at Chance, SD on November 18, 1934 to Floyd Loughlin and Ruth (Larson) Loughlin and she died Thursday, June 3, 2021 at the Pioneer House in Fargo, ND.

Ellen attended a country school and graduated from Bison High School. She worked in the Perkins County Court House...

Jun 2, 2021

Thomas J. Bell Jr, 72, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City.

May 31, 2021

Wallace "Wally" Burton Kehn, 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Sturgis, SD, after a long illness on May 31, 2021.

Wally was born on the Silver Lake homestead in Turner County, SD, on March 4, 1939, to Benjamin (Ben) and Viola (Heckel) Kehn. He grew up on a farm near Marion,...

May 31, 2021

Vickie Ann (Winter) Harter, 65, was the daughter of Ralph and Shirley (Rehak) Winter. She was born August 23, 1955, in Winner, SD. On August 16, 1956, Vic was blessed with the birth of her younger sister, Val Winter. The two of them spent the next sixty-four years sharing all the joys, triumphs, and hardships that life...

May 30, 2021

Shirley Ann (Steen) Kenoyer, 84, of Rapid City, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed gently away May 30, 2021, after 3 months in hospice. She was born April 26, 1937, in Bison, SD, to James and Hazel Steen. Her mother ran a maternity home which inspired Shirley's love for nursing, and her father was a carpenter...

May 29, 2021

Dennis Hudson was born on October 24, 1945 in Newcastle, WY. He lived in Illinois until he started school. Dennis went to first grade at the country school on Buffalo Creek Road, where he was taught by his cousin, Iris.

Dennis moved to the Driskell Ranch when he was 6 and went to 2nd grade through high...

May 28, 2021

Michael E. Larsen was born March 3, 1942 in Arlington, SD, to Omer and Marian (Phinney) Larsen. He grew up in the small town of Badger, SD and moved to Sturgis, SD in 1957 with his family. In January 1960 he joined the Navy and served his country until May 1963. Upon his discharge he gained employment at Fort...

May 28, 2021

June "Bonnie" Potratz of Lead, SD, died May 28, 2021, at Monument Health Rapid City hospital.

Bonnie was born in Lead, SD. She graduated from Lead High School and married Ervin Potratz.

Bonnie is survived by her brother, Forrest (Joan) Leff; sister, Margie Lee; daughter, Jane Edlund; son, Zane (Amy) Potratz; and four grandchildren, Kyle,...

May 24, 2021

Elaine grew up on a cattle ranch east of Hermosa – one of the families in the Battle Creek Community.  She was the youngest of the four children of Walter (Bub) and Margaret Phelps.  Her favorite times were out helping her dad on the ranch.  She learned to ride, fix fence and herd cattle and was a true cowgirl. ...

May 23, 2021

Daniel "Dan" John Sutfin, of Rapid City, formerly of Lead, passed away on May 23, 2021 at Avantara North in Rapid City at the age of 72.

Dan was born on July 4, 1948 in Pierre, SD to Stephen and Phyllis (Salathe) Sutfin. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War,...

May 23, 2021

Jeffery Wayne Metzger, 60, was born to Levi & Clara Metzger on July 12, 1960, in Richardton, ND. He was raised in Lead, SD, and has lived in Rapid City since college.

He was a very private person that loved reading, bowling, and spending time with family. He left us on May 23, 2021, due to a...