Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

Nov 21, 2018

Margaret was born to the late Gust Christopherson and Frances Stransky on January 5, 1933, in Howard, SD. Margaret valued education highly and at the young age of 14, Margaret bravely ventured out of her parents' home to join the work force so that she could attend high school. This value in education was passed on to her children...

Nov 19, 2018

On November 19, 2018, Retired MSGT Henry Lawatsch received his final assignment to his eternal home in Heaven. Hank loved God his Country, his family, and good old country music! He worked hard and played hard. That was his character. Hank was born July 2, 1942, to Henry and Agnes Lawatsch in Kingston, NY. He was raised in Flushing,...

Nov 16, 2018

Scott was born on October 6, 1956, in Rapid City to Richard L. and Darlyne C. "Toots" (Parkison) Smith. He was raised with horses and vicious billy goats. He graduated from Stevens High School and went on to work as a plumbing contractor and repairer of anything. He was many things to many people, but above all, he was...

Nov 15, 2018

Vance was born on September 3, 1947 to Bryce and Jeannette (Deschamps) Gillies. He lived most of his life in and around the Sturgis area. He was a member of the South Dakota National Guard, a Meade County Deputy Sheriff, and a Sturgis Jaycee in his younger years. He was also a proud member of the Western South Dakota...

Nov 15, 2018

Ken was born to Harry and Dorothy Fairbanks in Dupree, SD, on August 18, 1942. He liked to be called Ken. He graduated from Dupree High School on May 26, 1961. Ken worked many years in the lumber industry, from a carpenter at Lampert's Lumber to later a manager of Knecht's Lumber store in Spearfish. Ken loved the Black...

Nov 14, 2018

Gene Lee DeWeese was born in Salix, IA, on December 25, 1930. He was the fifth of seven children born to Charles L. (CL) and Elsie (Plinski) DeWeese. He was not very well received by his elder siblings because he delayed Christmas dinner. Gene attended grade school in Salix but not high school due to the economic hardships of...

Nov 14, 2018

Gregory "Greg" Scott Svihovec, 54, died on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, in Rapid City. Greg was born in Lemmon, SD, to James Curtis and Darlene (Seidel) Svihovec on March 28, 1964. He attended schools in Lemmon and Rapid City, graduating from Rapid City Central High in 1982. At the age of 4, Greg started playing the ukulele and at...

Nov 12, 2018

Christopher Michael Mullen was born April 7, 2000, in Rapid City, SD, to proud parents Duston and Cindy Mullen and became the youngest of four children. As a young, ambitious, full of life child, Christopher always knew how to light up the room and make people laugh and smile. He was the "wild child" and had no fear of...

Nov 9, 2018

Delores Joan Bogner was born August 6, 1933, to Nicholas A. and Rose F. (Janzing) Bogner in Oelrichs, SD. Delores went to Chadron Prep High School and graduated. After that, she went to nurse's training school in Rapid City, SD, and in the eastern part of South Dakota. On June 1, 1957, Delores and Charles Muhm were married in...

Nov 7, 2018

Deborah Lee "Debbie" Blakeman, 68, dually residing in Sturgis, SD, and Apache Junction, AZ, journeyed to be with the Lord, her brothers, and her parents on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at Rapid City Regional Hospital with her immediate family and siblings by her side. She was born, November 24, 1949, in Ipswich, SD, to Eugene and Tillie (Stoecker) Heupel....

Nov 7, 2018

Marcella Nadine Horton was born January 18, 1934, to Joseph Lester and Island Marguerite Horton. She was raised in Sturgis, graduating from Sturgis High School in 1952. She married Grant Sorenson on November 21, 1952, and they moved to Texas where Grant was stationed in the army. Their daughter, Vicki, was born while they were in Texas, and they...

Nov 7, 2018

O'Dell Franklin Reynolds, affectionately referred to as "Odie" and "Chief" by family members, was called home by his Lord and Savior on November 7, 2018. O'Dell was born on February 18, 1942, to Charles and Gladys (Welch) Reynolds in Syracuse, NY. He lived in several of the surrounding villages and was very active in 4-H during his youth. This...

Nov 7, 2018

Alanna Strand passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018, with her husband, daughter, and son at her side after a long, 10+ year battle with cancer. Alanna was born December 20, 1947, to Elmer and Cordilia Dahlgren in Grand Rapids, MN. She lived in Grand Rapids, MN, through her teens, until she married the love of her life,...

Nov 5, 2018

Gillette resident Sheila Marie Steele, 54, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, of cancer at her home with family and her dogs by her side. A celebration of life for Mrs. Steele is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Pisgah cemetery with burial to follow. All are welcome to join. She was born in Rapid City, South...

Nov 4, 2018

Gladys Elaine Simons was born December 20, 1938, in Sturgis, SD, to Sam E. and Ada B. (Burditt) Simons. She was raised on the family farm/ranch between Marcus and Plainview. Gladys went to the Barada School, grades 1-8, where she was a good student, advancing two grades in one year. While at Sturgis High School, she lived with her...

Nov 3, 2018

Gary was born January 9, 1953, in Denver, CO. He grew up in Denver and Thornton. Gary graduated from Highland High School in Thornton. When his parents retired to Arizona, he bought their home to raise his family. He enjoyed fishing and had fishing competitions with his older brother, and only sibling, Larry. One of his favorite memories was...

Nov 1, 2018

Kathy was born November 6, 1952, at Pierre, SD, to Paul and Gladys (Herron) Schmidt. She grew up in Pierre until moving to Black Hawk. She graduated from Rapid City Central High School in 1979. After high school she worked as a commercial baker in Rapid City for many years.

Kathryn "Kathy" Marie Brown, 65, Black Hawk,...