Obituaries

Mar 9, 2021

Raymond Keith Gerig was born December 6, 1946, in Deadwood, SD, to George L. and Alice (Dennison) Gerig. Ray served 4 years in the Navy. Raymond was an IBEW Electrician for over 30 years. He and June have traveled to different states while he worked as an electrician, in the years traveling Raymond decided to settle down in a...

Mar 9, 2021

Jerry Lee Goodroad was born on October 10, 1944 in Sturgis, SD, to Lyle C. and Berniece L. (Ramsey) Goodroad. Jerry met the love of his life, Bonnie Straw, and they were eventually married in Deadwood. Together, Jerry and Bonnie resided in the Newell and Nisland areas, where they raised their family. Jerry enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping with his...

Mar 7, 2021

Douglas Allen Kendall, age 66, of Black Hawk, died peacefully surrounded by family at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Doug was born on January 27, 1955 in Hot Springs, SD to Ramsey and Ardeth (Hicks) Kendall. He grew up and attended school in Philip, SD, graduating in 1973. He attended Western Dakota...

Mar 7, 2021

Ann Torgerson, age 70, of Whitewood, SD, passed away March 7, 2021 while surrounded by family. Ann was born November 17, 1950 and raised by her parents, Walter and Edith Guhl. Ann and her brother, John, grew up and attended school in Oakland, NE. After high school, Ann attended college, where she graduated from Bonner Beauty School in Fremont,...

Mar 7, 2021

Leola Livona Schieke, of Lead, passed on March 7, 2021, at the age of 99. She was born May 25, 1921, to Bernice and Ephraim Watkins in a sod home near Burlington, Colorado in Kit Carson County.

She attended grade school in Burlington and graduated Longmont, CO, High School in 1939. Leola worked in a doctor's office...

Mar 6, 2021

Nicholas Asa Bueno was born on June 24, 1978 in Poway, CA.  In 1983 he moved to Whitewood, South Dakota with his mother, father, and sister.  Nik attended elementary school in Whitewood and middle and high school as a Sturgis Scooper.  He devoted most of his time maintaining his academic achievements.  When he wasn't ensuring his straight A's, he...

Mar 5, 2021

Marilyn "Dee" Storjohann was born on April 17, 1938 in Chamberlain, SD to Florence and Bert Wattson. She spent her school years in Chamberlain, and the family eventually moved to Sturgis in 1973. Marilyn married Karl Storjohann in July of 1957 in Tokyo, Japan. Together, they had three daughters, Lisa, Karla, and Vicki. Dee was very active in Grace Lutheran...

Mar 4, 2021

Danny Benter, 60 of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on March 4, 2021.

Danny was born October 19, 1960 to Linda Benter in Sioux Falls, SD. He grew up in Winner, SD. After high school Danny enlisted in the Unites States Army. He spent his enlistment at army bases in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Germany. He...

Mar 4, 2021

Charles (Chuck) William Leddy, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Chuck was born November 23, 1942 in San Angelo, TX to William Albert and Mary Tee (Anderson) Leddy. He graduated High School in 1961 from New Underwood, SD. He married his bride of 36 years, Kim Ann Wattier Paul on...

Mar 2, 2021

Donna Jean Lamberton was born December 14, 1936, to Gail and Mae (Jarvis) Lamberton in Sturgis, SD. Donna attended a one room school house until the 8th grade in Pleasant Valley then graduated from Sturgis High School and National College of Business. Donna married Lloyd Keszler on October 4, 1955. Donna was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandparent. The...

Mar 1, 2021

Pauline "Peggy" Mae (Hockesson) Permann, 88, passed away on March 1, 2021 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip, SD. Peggy was born in Hoven, SD on June 17, 1932 to Tellof and Buella (Thompson) Hockesson. She attended grades 1-12 in Gettysburg, SD and also attended one year at NSTC in Aberdeen, SD. She married Harold H....

Mar 1, 2021

Frances J. (Bell) Olson, born June 22, 1932 in Reeder, ND to Roy and Olive Bell, passed away on March 1, 2021. Frances spent her first 16 years in Ralph, SD on the family ranch. She grew up with two sisters, Kathryn and Irene. Frances, being the middle child, didn't seem to get into the trouble that the other two...

Mar 1, 2021

John Harlan Berghorst was born in Chandler, MN on a dairy farm to Dorothy and Samuel Berghorst, the oldest of five kids. He married Linda Mann of Luverne, MN and they raised two children, Cindy (Doug) Feustel of Randall, MN, and Jim (Toni) Berghorst of Sturgis, SD. The family lived in various parts of the Twin Cities, where John was...

Feb 28, 2021

Ruby (Haggart) VanDenBerg left South Dakota for her heavenly home on February 28, 2021. Ruby celebrated life with aplomb and vivaciousness, always with a song on her lips and in her heart, with a dance step or two to keep life lively. Ruby celebrated 95 years of living in September of 2020, and continues that joy with Jesus, who...

Feb 27, 2021

Barbara Louise Remington was born November 13, 1962, in Sturgis, SD, to Earl and Linda (Chowen) Remington. She lived in Red Owl, SD, as a child then moved to Vale, SD, with her parents on the dairy farm. Barb went to school in Newell, SD. After graduating Barb had many jobs cooking, she worked as a nanny for a...

Feb 27, 2021

Alma Jane Beug was born in rural Meade County, South Dakota on November 3, 1924 to Alfred and Ethel Beug.

She had an older brother, Milo Beug and a younger sister, Arlo Beug Wilson.  Alma was raised on her family's homestead at Volunteer, SD.  In 1942, she graduated from Sturgis High School.  She attended Spearfish Teaching College...

Feb 26, 2021

Jerome Howard Lohman, 73, of Sturgis, SD, died February 26, 2021, in Sturgis.

Committal services with military honors will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD.

Feb 25, 2021

Sherry Ann Larson, formerly known as Peggy Louise Milner, 75, died Thursday, February 25, 2021 at her home in Sturgis.

Feb 25, 2021

Winifred Mary Michael, 85, passed away February 25, 2021 in Rapid City, after a long period of dementia.

Winifred "Wini" Michael was born August 16, 1935 in Arlington, Massachusetts to Winifred M. Cannon and Andrew Fallon Mackay. She spent her young life following her father, a Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard. They lived in Maine, Massachusetts,...

Feb 24, 2021

Dwayne Gene Niedens, 85, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Monument Health Hospice in Rapid City.

He was born in Hoisington, Kansas on April 9, 1935 to Ruben and Evelyn (Klein) Neidens.

Dwayne proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1954-1958.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruben...