James Owen Aplan
Dec 26, 2018
Shortly after enjoying a televised Christmas choral presentation early on December 26, at their home in Piedmont, South Dakota, Jim Aplan ate a bowl of his favorite ice cream, then gently passed away in the loving arms of his wife and a grandson. He was 87. Born on May 17, 1931, the third and last child of Helen (Fischer)...
Sylvia Bernice Wetz
Dec 26, 2018
Sylvia Bernice (Dobyns) Wetz was born on August 17, 1925, the oldest of eight children born to Clement and Edna (Bennett) Dobyns at Oshkosh, NE. She moved with her family to the Newell/Vale/Nisland area as a child. She graduated from Vale High School in 1943 as salutatorian of her class. She began her teaching career on a six-week certificate...
Lydia Ann Pyle
Dec 21, 2018
Mrs. Lydia Ann Pyle, 71, Sturgis, passed peacefully in her home on Friday, December 21, 2018, after a short battle with cancer. Mrs. Pyle was born April 29, 1947, a native of Crowley, LA, to Ray and Anita (Scott) Toups. She married John Pyle III on December 24, 1965. While being a Navy wife, she raised three sons, and...
Mamie Marilyn Mailloux
Dec 21, 2018
Mamie M. Mailloux, 88, Vale, died Friday, December 21, 2018, in Sturgis. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. A Rosary will be offered at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis. Burial will follow at...
William Everett Swesey
Dec 21, 2018
William "Billy" Everett Swesey, 86, Sturgis, died Friday, December 21, 2018, with his family by his side at the VA Black Hills Health Care Center at Fort Meade, SD. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Pastor...
Charlotte Lucille Taylor
Dec 20, 2018
Charlotte "Dolly" was born March 26, 1922, to Russell and Sarah (Humphrey) Olmstead of Carthage, SD. She was married to William Taylor June 3, 1939, in Carthage, where they lived and farmed until moving with their young family to Newcastle in 1950. Charlotte and Bill relocated to Missoula, MT, in 1968, and spent many happy years on their little...
Gerlinde "Linda" Brimmer
Dec 15, 2018
Gerlinde "Linda" Brimmer, 74, Moorcroft, WY, died Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Weston County Manor in Newcastle, WY. Linda was born July 3, 1944, in Nieder Weisel jetst Butsbach, Germany, to Waldemar Friedel Albert and Hildegard Heinz (Artz) Droge. She grew up in Germany. She married William Murphey in 1964 in Germany. They moved to California. To this union,...
Harold Floyd Eatherton
Dec 14, 2018
Bud was born November 21, 1927, in Sturgis, SD, to Robert and Alma (Wallace) Eatherton. The family moved to a ranch near Herford where he attended the Haley Country School until he reached the eighth grade. From 1950 to 1952, Bud served in the US Army. In 1953, he married Joanne Kuykendall. To that marriage, six children were born:...
Patricia Ann Goff
Dec 11, 2018
Patricia "Pat" Goff, 77, Sturgis, passed away on December 11, 2018, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Fort Meade, following a lengthy illness. Pat, the daughter of James Dunn and Christine (Slaight) Dunn, was born July 26, 1941, in Sturgis, SD. Pat attended school in Plainview, SD, Sturgis, and graduated from Lead High School in 1959, when she joined...
Arnold Leroy Lund
Dec 11, 2018
Arnold was born October 22, 1916, in Dutton, MT, to Arnie John and Louise Marie (Hanson) Lund. With an urge to see the world, Arnold left home after the 6th grade to ride the rails, seeing the country during the Great Depression Era. He found work doing many things and owned several businesses during his life, from writing for...
James Melvin Lassle
Dec 9, 2018
Jim was born June 8, 1944, at Sedalia, MO, to August and Genevieve L. (White) Lassle. He served in the United States Air Force as a clerk typist for several colonels. He always sat with his back to the wall so no one could look over his shoulder. This was a habit he carried with him the rest of...
James Edmund Adams
Dec 8, 2018
James Adams, son of James and Marguerite (Castle) Adams, was born on December 28, 1940, in Sioux Falls, SD. He grew up there and received his education and worked with his father in the family excavating business. He then entered the United States Marine Corp. Jim was united in marriage with Shirley Davidson in 1961, in Sioux Falls, SD....
Colleen Virginia Koster
Dec 6, 2018
Ginger (Conger) Koster was born August 2, 1940, to Bun and Betty Conger. She married Les Koster in 1963 and moved to Piedmont, SD. She worked with her husband, Les, at Buckingham Wood Products until an injury forced her retirement, at which time she opened Ginger's Day Care from their home, running the day care until fully retiring in...
Minnie Van Noort
Dec 6, 2018
Minnie Van Noort, 97, of Danville, IN, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018. Minnie was born September 28, 1921, in Rock Valley, Iowa, the daughter of the late John Harmelink and Jeanette (Zwanenberg) Harmelink Van Drie. Minnie married William Van Noort. Survivors include her daughter, Sharon L. Zimmerschied of Danville, IN; brother, Vernon Harmelink of Arizona; sister, Josephine Young...
Gary Lane Spicer
Dec 3, 2018
Gary Lane Spicer, always known as "Bear," was born May 12, 1955, in Garden City, MI, to Clarence and Madonna (Wiggins) Spicer. He was the oldest of four children, followed by Mark, Sue, and Tammy. In 1995, he moved from Denver, CO, to Deadwood, SD, where he met the love of his life, Sherry. They would go on to...
Dale Roger Hansen
Dec 2, 2018
Dale Roger Hansen, 72, Sturgis, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018, at the Lippold Hospice Suite at Sturgis Regional Hospital after a short illness. Dale was born June 24, 1946, to Edmund and Irene (Gilson) Hansen in Sioux Falls, SD. He was raised in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1964. He then attended the University...
Stephen Paul Lesmeister
Dec 1, 2018
Steve was born September 18, 1951, in Mobridge, SD, to Arnold "Arnie" and Joan (Simon) Lesmeister. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a hobby photographer, loved gardening, and worked as a crude oil hauler for a large part of his life. He retired in December 2017 and pursued a passion of his, building toy barns. Steve...
Robert Lee Ginter
Nov 29, 2018
Robert was born April 3, 1929, at Cooper, SD, to Uriah and Dora (Taylor) Ginter. He attended school at Cooper and Sturgis, SD. On November 7, 1946, at age 17, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He retired April 7, 1967, as an Aviation Boatswain Mate. He served aboard the ships: Aircraft Carrier USS Badoing Strait CVE-116 (three tours...
Tiffany Raye Jockisch
Nov 23, 2018
Tiffany Raye Jockisch entered this world on April 11, 1974, and was the 4th baby for Mary Weiers and Donald Jockisch. Tiffany grew up in Tilford, SD. It was her home and it held a very special place in her heart. Lots of memories and mischief happened there in her years of growing up. Tiffany had a love for...
Marsha Isabelle Heaton
Nov 22, 2018
Marsha Isabelle Hughes was born July 6, 1945, to John Hughes and Rachel (Brown) Hughes in Sturgis, SD. She was the 4th of 6 children. She grew up in the Plainview area and attended grades school there. She married David Heaton on March 12, 1966, in White Owl, SD. To this union, three children were born: Tracey, Charity, and...
