Imogene "Jeanne" Marie Bachand
Feb 4, 2021
Mom was a product of her environment; she grew up during hard times. She was born Imogene Marie Cordes in Winner, SD on February 5, 1929 to Milton and Hallie (Funk) Cordes. She passed the night before her 92nd birthday on February 4, 2021. She spent her first few years in Wood, SD. Later, the family moved...
Virginia J. Murray
Feb 3, 2021
Virginia Julia Murray, 91, a resident of Bonnie Bluejacket Memorial Nursing Home in Basin, Wyoming, formerly of Lead, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2021.
She was born February 17, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Swan and Alice Loften. The Loften's moved to Lead, SD where Virginia attended school, graduating in 1945. She...
Donald Leroy Shreve
Feb 3, 2021
Donald L. Shreve, 93, of Naples, Florida passed away peacefully at his residence on February 3, 2021. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska the only child of Orville and Pearl Browning Shreve.
Don graduated High School in Arnold, Nebraska in 1945 and then served in the US Army in the European Theater during WW II. He was...
Lois Janette Haines-Mcinerney
Jan 29, 2021
Lois Janette Haines-McInerney, 98, died peacefully on January 29, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Lois was born to Albert and Elizabeth (Peregrine) Schuelke on January 11, 1923 in Mud Butte, SD. She was the 5th of 13 children. She lived on her parents' ranch and later graduated from Spearfish High School. After high school graduation, Lois...
Lynn Don Hawks
Jan 28, 2021
Lynn Hawks, 63, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 peacefully in his home. Lynn was born December 12, 1957 in Denver, CO to Velpo "Laurence" and Dorothy Mae (Kirk) Hawks. Velpo, being a Methodist Minister, led the family to Idaho Springs, CO; Brush, CO; Kern, UT; and Commerce City, CO. Lynn graduated from Adams City High School...
Kenan Kurt Huber
Jan 27, 2021
Kenan Kurt Huber, 58, of Spearfish, started his next adventure on January 27, 2021 after a 15-month battle with cancer. He passed peacefully at home with his family. Kenan was born September 18, 1962 in Belle Fourche, SD to Cletus "Fizzer" and Mary (Chaloupka) Huber. He grew up in Newell, SD and graduated high school there. He...
Michael "Mike" Wayne Brown
Jan 26, 2021
Michael Wayne Brown was born on January 18, 1959 in Newcastle, WY to William and Karen (Guilford) Brown. He attended school in Newell and Vale, and later worked to receive his GED. Mike worked at many places over the years, including Great Falls Transit in Montana, Farmers Feed and Seed in Sturgis, Black Thunder Mine in Wright,...
Julie Lynda Pinter
Jan 26, 2021
Your journey began here 79 years ago as Judy Peck in Sturgis, South Dakota. Coincidentally, after your mom passed, you were welcomed into the house of Pearl and Clarence "Pappy" Hoel (pronounced Hoyle). Having learned this only recently, I smile and think "Me on an Indian or Harley Cycle and Julie as my biker chic." She is...
Alice Walthall
Jan 25, 2021
Alice was born July 16, 1928, in Streeter, ND, to Christ and Katie (Rohrbach) Schumaker, where she grew up helping her parents maintain the homestead and make ends meet. She married her soul mate, Oscar Walthall on June 17, 1951. Where they moved to Lead, SD, and raised their two children Jerry & Judy. They lived a...
Valerie Kay O'Connor
Jan 25, 2021
Valerie Kay (Salathe) O'Connor was born to Harold and Marie (Sorenson) Salathe on February 14, 1951, in Rapid City, SD. Being the youngest of 3 she enjoyed the attention she got from both parents. She grew up in the mobile home park her parents owned and loved to tell the story about how she lived across the...
Richard "Pop" Speights
Jan 24, 2021
Richard "Pop" Speights, 72, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City.
He was born June 17, 1948 in Coos Bay, Oregon to Leonard Speights and Monteen (Barringer) Speights.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Aris Kay (Fudge) Speights.
His memory will be...
Michael J. Schmid
Jan 24, 2021
Michael J. Schmid, 69, died at his home on January 24, 2021.
He was born in North Dakota on November 14, 1951 to Stewart and Blanche (Rice) Schmid.
Stephen Darwin Buchan
Jan 23, 2021
Stephen Darwin Buchan, 64, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his home in Rapid City.
He was born in Flint, Michigan on August 10, 1956 to David and Margaret (Taylor) Buchan. He grew up and attended school in Michigan.
Stephen joined the United States Marines in 1975 and later joined the United States Navy....
Carol Jean Kratz
Jan 21, 2021
Carol Jean Kratz, was born November 23, 1944 to Adam and Ida Doll in Mandan, ND. She grew up in Mandan with her parents, 2 sisters, and 1 brother, and she attended Mandan schools. It was here she met the love of her life, Jim Kratz. They moved to Deadwood, SD, where they married on January 25,...
Clark Martin Den Otter
Jan 20, 2021
Clark Martin Den Otter, 91, of Black Hawk, South Dakota, passed away on January 20th at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Clark was born in Sinai, SD, the youngest of three children. He grew up in Volga, SD and worked as a young boy pulling thistles, painting barns, feeding cows,...
Vivian Marie Schmidt
Jan 19, 2021
Vivian Marie Schmidt was born October 2, 1944 in Belle Fourche, SD to Helen and Wilbur Long of Newell, SD. Vivian attended Newell schools, graduating in 1962. Vivian married Bruce Schmidt on June 13, 1964. Eventually they would make their way to Derby, CT. Vivian worked in accounts payable in Pop Fasteners, Black and Decker, and Warnaco while in...
Douglass "Chick" Simons
Jan 18, 2021
Douglass "Chick" Simons was born March 10, 1925 at home in White Owl to Grant and Lyda (Weyer) Simons. He left home at an early age to attend 4 different grade schools. He went to Sturgis to attend high school and graduated in 1943. After high school he worked several jobs. In 1945-46, he taught at the...
Dallas Lee Heltibridle
Jan 17, 2021
Dallas Lee Heltibridle, 70, of Sturgis, SD, died January 17, 2021. He was born January 7, 1951 in Spearfish, SD to Donald and LaEtta (Fillmore) Heltibridle. The fourth of six children, Dallas grew to adulthood in Deadwood, SD. As a young man, Dallas enjoyed spending his time hiking, hunting, and playing in the Black Hills with his...
John Richard Walls
Jan 16, 2021
John Walls, 86, was born June 14, 1934, in Salinas, CA. He married Marlyn Evans in 1955, and enlisted in the Air Force in 1955, where he served as a B-52 Tail gunner and Instructor until 1976. After retiring from the Air Force, he worked as a Plant Operator at Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant in California. He retired...
Richard Andrew Edwards
Jan 15, 2021
Richard Andrew Edwards was born November 2, 1962, in Deadwood, SD, to Guy and Gladys (Simons) Edwards. He attended school in Sturgis, followed by work in the Wyoming oil fields. During that time an industrial accident left him with debilitating life-long pain. Soon after his 40th birthday he suffered a severe heart attack from which he was...
