Conrad Wayne Comer
Sep 18, 2018
On Tuesday, September 18, 2018, Conrad 'Con' Comer of Spearfish, SD, passed away at home surrounded by family and friends. Con was born August 10, 1950, in Deadwood, SD, to Cecil and Dolores Comer. Con attended school in Pluma, Rapid City, and Deadwood. Con graduated from Deadwood High School in 1968. It was during high school that Con met...
Norma Jean Van Sickel
Sep 17, 2018
Norma Jean (Palmer) Van Sickel was born in Faith, SD, on June 28, 1931, to Grace Alverda (Murphy) Palmer and LeRoy Vern Palmer. She was 1 of 12 children, growing up in the Red Owl, SD, area. Jean married Gale "Jack" Van Sickel on January 17, 1948. They lived most of their lives around Faith and Sturgis, SD, areas....
Richard Duane Miller
Sep 16, 2018
Rick was born March 6, 1949, in Deadwood, SD, to Reinhold and Ila Mae (Edwards) Miller. Rick spent his growing up years mainly in Sturgis with his parents or in Vale between his maternal grandparents and his cousins. He married Betty Felion March 17, 1974. They had two children, Lorri in 1974, and Lynn in 1976. They were married...
Donna Mae Johnson
Sep 14, 2018
Donna Mae Johnson was born May 22, 1926, at new Underwood, SD, to Albert "Butch" and Lela (Derby) Roth. She grew up on a ranch on Haydraw and graduated from Sturgis High School. She received her teaching certificate from Black Hills Normal and taught at the rural Cottonwood school until she married Kenneth Johnson on September 11, 1946. She...
Darrell Floyd Halse
Sep 14, 2018
Colonel Darrell F. Halse accepted his final orders Friday, September 14, 2018, and reported for duty at the gates of Heaven. His mission on earth began February 23, 1949, in Watertown, SD. He grew up in Clear Lake, SD, and at the age of 2 1/2, became a local celebrity when he climbed to the catwalk of the water...
Ronald Reuben Fischer
Sep 13, 2018
Ronald Fischer was born in Bismarck ND, on May 29, 1941, to Reuben and Mary Fischer. He was one of six children growing up on a farm in Steele, ND. The family moved to Sturgis, SD, in 1960. Ron got a job working on the Titan Missile Silos before meeting his wife, Margie. Ron continued working construction until he...
Calvin Dale Cox
Sep 13, 2018
Calvin Dale Cox was born January 27, 1927, on the family ranch, Upper Hinton Creek, near Heppner, OR. He attended school in Heppner and received a high school diploma. He worked on the ranch and for a local logging company as a teen. Drafted in 1946, Calvin immediately volunteered for the Army Air Force. He was sent to Fort...
Patricia Lou Doak
Sep 10, 2018
Patricia Lou Doak, 91, of Hot Springs, SD, died at the State Veterans Home on September 10, 2018.
Patricia was born in Michigan to Kenneth and Leola (Winterle) Wiltse on July 22, 1927. She married Oval Howard Doak on April 20, 1991.
Casey Christopher Schnell
Sep 10, 2018
Casey was born on November 4, 1958, in Belle Fourche, SD, where he resided for most of his life.
Casey Christopher Schnell passed Monday, September 10, 2018, at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD.
Casey struggled with brain cancer for two years before his death at 59 years.
Casey is survived...
Phoebe Ann Wood
Sep 9, 2018
Phoebe was born December 10th, 1932, in Brush, Colorado, Phoebe was the third child born to Glen and Gladys Cowen. Her family later moved to Haxtun, Colorado. She graduated from Haxtun High School in 1951. In 1952 she moved to Colorado Springs, graduating from Blair Business College where she married and traveled with her first husband, Laverne Westerman and...
Michael E. Scheler
Sep 9, 2018
Michael was born to Dale and Wanda Scheler on March 31, 1940 in Wheatland, WY, and grew up in Casper, WY.
He married the love of his life, Carolyn Pabst, on May 12, 1984.
Michael E. Scheler, 78, Box Elder, SD, passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, September 9, 2018...
Bonnie June Shuttlesworth
Sep 9, 2018
Bonnie June Shuttlesworth, age 71, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018, surrounded by family. She was the wife of Bob Shuttlesworth. They shared 51 happy years of marriage together. Bonnie was a resident of Oelrichs, SD, at the time of her passing. She was born in Hot Springs, SD, on November 9, 1946, the middle child of Raymond and...
Edith C. Messier
Sep 8, 2018
Edith C. Messier, 89, of Belle Fourche, SD, died September 8, 2018, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.
She was born in Pennsylvania to Owen and Edith (Cooper) Wilson. At the time of her death she was a widow, having been married to Robert Messier.
David Paul Fischer
Sep 7, 2018
David P. "Davey" Fischer, 43, tragically passed away doing what he loved most, being a Fireman, on Friday, September 7, 2018, at the site of a house fire. Dave was born January 6, 1975, in Colorado Springs, CO, to Paul and Robyn Fischer. At 18 months, Dave began his journey of military moves that started in Germany and ended...
Raymond Joseph Bachmeier
Sep 7, 2018
Ray was born June 14, 1936, at Vale, SD, to Lucas and Elizabeth (Werlinger) Bachmeier. He attended school in Sturgis, graduating from St. Martin's Academy in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in October 1955. He was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base for 17 months before serving at Tokyo, Japan as a warehouse specialist with the...
Ray Clarence Edwards
Sep 6, 2018
Ray C. Edwards was born near Dupree to Clarke and Marie (Maynard) Edwards. He attended Lone Tree and Dupree schools. Ray worked as a truck driver, construction worker, owned Ray's Repair, parts manager for several Ford dealerships, owned pizza business, deputy sheriff, managed and maintenance at an apartment building, trainer at Northern Hills Training Center, and vehicle parts delivery...
Judy Lorine Horlick
Sep 6, 2018
Judy was born June 24, 1955, in O'Neill, NE, to Emil and Phyllis Slattery. Her early years were spent on several ranches throughout Nebraska, South Dakota, and Colorado. The family settled in Sterling, CO. Judy finished her high school education in Sterling, and then gave birth to her first daughter, Kim, on September 14, 1972. One year later, she...
Debra Kay Huwe
Sep 5, 2018
Debbie was born March 16, 1966, in Deadwood, SD, to Fredrick and Patricia (Dunn) Goff. Growing up in Sturgis, SD, she was a part of Job's Daughters and spent the summers camping with her family, as members of the Black Hills Hillbillies and Key City Ramblers Camping Clubs. She graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1985. After high...
Constance Eileen Ballou
Sep 3, 2018
Constance Eileen Ballou, 61, died in Upton, WY, on September 3, 2018. She was born October 13, 1956.
Galand Franklin Bohn
Sep 3, 2018
Galand was born May 31, 1928, in the original house on the homestead near Holmquist, SD, to Frank and Helen (Malloy) Bohn. He attended country school 1 mile from the farm, Butler High School, and then transferred to Webster High School to play drums and basketball. He graduated in 1945 and joined the National Guard in 1948. He enlisted...
