Carl Walter Reimer
Nov 23, 2020
Carl Walter Reimer, 94, a longtime resident of Gillette, educator, husband, father and friend, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at his home after a long struggle with old age and finally succumbing to post-COVID-19 pneumonia.
Carl has left his aged body behind and entered eternal life with his new and vital spiritual body. It is promised by...
Caroline Kennebeck
Nov 23, 2020
Caroline Clara Kennebeck, 91 of Sturgis died November 23, 2020, at Sturgis Monument Senior Care Center. Caroline was born in Lane, SD, on April 15, 1929, to William and Ella Pawlowski. The family moved to Tilford, SD, when she was 5 years old and that is where she grew up along with her eight siblings. She had many fond...
Stephanie Sue Payne
Nov 22, 2020
Stephanie Sue Payne was born to Steve and Susie Payne on January 17, 1974. She grew up in Eagle Butte, SD, where she formed many lasting friendships. As an adult she moved to Sturgis, SD, where she raised her four children, Crystina, Stevy, Ridge, and Mason. Stephanie enjoyed life. She enjoyed the outdoors. She always wanted to be in...
Pedro Antonio Valdez Jr.
Nov 22, 2020
Pedro (Tony) Antonio Valdez Jr., 67, was born to Teresa (Arguello) and Pedro (Pete) Valdez Sr., on August 11,1953, in Rapid City, SD, the seventh of nine children.
Tony passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 of a heart attack.
He was a friend to everyone he met. He traveled the world making friends and...
Samuel Lloyde Bennett
Nov 20, 2020
Samuel Bennett was born May 30, 1925, in Highmore, SD, to Wiley H. and Katherine (Guthmiller) Bennett. Samuel died at the Department of Veteran's Affairs Fort Meade VA hospital on November 20th, 2020. When Samuel was young, he moved several times but spent most of his childhood at a house in a draw by the Barry flats. There he...
Jack Raymond Bower
Nov 19, 2020
On November 19, 2020, Jack Bower received a call he could not refuse. An offer to be back with his loving parents, whom he spent his life longing for. We know this was not an easy decision to make but we rejoice with him and his journey home.
Jack was a dreamer, fighter, and adventurer. He lived...
Alan James Darby
Nov 18, 2020
AJ (Alan James) Darby was born January 6, 1985, in Hot Springs, SD. He spent a couple of years at SDSMT where he taught himself computer coding, radio engineering, and video creation and editing. He lived life his own way, did things his own way, and loved in his own way. When his son Oliver was born, AJ fell...
Steven Arthur Bradley
Nov 18, 2020
Steven Bradley served in the United States Air Force for 22Â years, retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant in 2019. While he served as a Communications Technician, his time as a First Sergeant reinforced his passion of taking care of his fellow servicemen and women.
Called "Bradley" by those closest to him, he was a modern Renaissance...
William "Bill" Kingsley Huddleston
Nov 17, 2020
William Kingsley Huddleston was born on February 15, 1935, in Wasta, SD, to Mamie E. (Miner) and Lee Calheun Huddleston. He passed away at his home in Buffalo, WY, on November 17, 2020. He was raised in Piedmont and Sturgis, graduating from Sturgis Brown High in 1953. He was a member of the National Guard and served active duty...
Walter "Johnny" Stark
Nov 16, 2020
Walter John "Johnny" Stark made his transition to heaven on November 16, 2020, exactly 93 years to the day of his birth in 1927. He was born in Maywood, Il, and passed peacefully at Fort Meade VA hospital in Sturgis, SD. Johnny is interred at Black Hills National Cemetery. Johnny, as he was known to all, began his adult...
Fern Louise O'Connor
Nov 16, 2020
Fern Louise (Denker) O'Connor was born to John and Ida (Spitzenberger) Denker in Haydraw, SD on October 25, 1930. She was going to be the first of her siblings to be born in a hospital, but after spending a week in Rapid City waiting, her mom decided she could be born at home like the other seven children were....
Dorothy Ann Schwab
Nov 15, 2020
Dorothy Ann Schwab, 94, passed away in the early morning hours of November 15, 2020. She was the 4th of 16 children born to Jacob and Anna Krank on July 12, 1926, in Sheffield, ND. She married her husband of 70 years, Ralph Schwab in Richardton ND, on February 15, 1949. Dorothy was a beloved mother of 6, grandmother...
Ryan Rh Ferdinand
Nov 15, 2020
Ryan R.H. Ferdinand, of Palmer, Alaska, passed away November 15, 2020.
Ryan was born September 20, 1979 in Valentine, Nebraska, the son of Alain and Sheryl Ferdinand. He grew up in Spearfish and graduated from Spearfish High School in 1999. While growing up he enjoyed playing soccer and baseball.
After serving in the United States...
Harold Lewis Stilwell
Nov 14, 2020
Harold Lewis Stilwell was born January 24, 1926, at Cushing, OK, the third of eight children born to Roy Lee and Minnie Laura (Patterson) Stilwell. Harold passed away at Good Samaritan Society, New Underwood, SD on November 14, 2020. His broken heart is whole as he reunited forever with his soulmate Marion who passed away November 8th, 2020, their...
Jackie Jean Richards
Nov 12, 2020
Jackie Jean Richards was born on June 9, 1935 in Corona, NM to parents John and Lucille (Wyndham) Adams. She graduated from high school in Amity, OR in 1953. Jackie met Kenneth Richards, and they were married in the 70s. Jackie was a bookkeeper most of her life before retiring. Her favorite things to do were crocheting afghans for...
William "Bill" Joseph Lyons
Nov 11, 2020
William Bill' Lyons, 75, of Sturgis, SD, got his permanent wings on November 11, 2020.
Bill was born June 28, 1945, to Marjorie and Ervin Lyons at Belle Fourche, SD. He spent his childhood having fun with lots of siblings and friends around the Belle Fourche, Fruitdale, and Sturgis area. When he was...
David Andrew Dickert
Nov 10, 2020
David Andrew Dickert was born in 1966 in Lansing, MI. He was the second child of David Edward Dickert of Lansing, MI and Jo Etta (Heltibridle) Dickert of Deadwood, SD. He attended school in Holt, MI, where he graduated in 1984. He lived and worked in Lansing until 2009, when he moved to Deadwood, SD to assist his mother...
Virginia Rose Walton
Nov 10, 2020
Virginia Rose Swanson was born on April 24, 1948, to Albert and Clara (Schutl) Swanson of rural Gettysburg, SD. She went to a country school about a half mile down the road. She then went to Gettysburg High School in 1966, after graduating, she went to business school in Aberdeen, SD. During her high school days, she...
Phyllis Charlene O'Dell
Nov 9, 2020
Phyllis Charlene O'Dell, 87, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 in Rapid City.
Marion Geraldine Stilwell
Nov 8, 2020
Marion Geraldine (Gahagan) Stilwell was born March 2, 1931, at The Loop, PA, the first of three daughters born to Dwight and Serena Lucille (Barrett) Gahagan. After a long and happy life, she passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society, New Underwood, SD on her 73rd wedding anniversary, sharing all those years...
