Obits
Funeral services for Joseph R. "Joe" Hieb, age 92, of Chamberlain, S.D., were held Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at the United Church of Christ in Chamberlain with burial in the Reliance Cemetery at Reliance.
Joseph “Joe” Hieb was born Dec. 26, 1924, on a farm near Reliance, the son of John J. and...
Sharon Mader, 60, of Pierre, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 4, 2017, at her home.
Sharon was a long-time Wal-Mart employee.
Survivors include her parents, Charles and Lois Mader, Rapid City; four brothers, Jerry (Della), Mike, New Underwood, Robert (Kathy),Eagle Butte, and Lee (Shannon), Rapid...
Phyllis Splinter, 85, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, at Good Samaritan in New Underwood.
Services areat 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.
Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Larry Mathews, age 57, of Draper, S.D., died on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at his home north of Draper.
Larry Alan was born Jan. 19, 1960, to Gerald Mathews and Marlynrae Kilian Mathews at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, weighing in at 9 lbs., 4 oz. with curly blond hair.
He started fifth grade...
Gail Lorraine Kribell, age 67, Rapid City, S.D., died Feb. 1, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Gail was born May 14, 1949, to Lorraine (Meyer) and William Peterson in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, joining her brother Jim and her sister Diane. In 1954, the family moved to Reseda, Calif., before...
John Earl (Jack) Carr, Jr. joined the big round-up in the sky on January 27, 2017. After a brief stay in the hospital, he peacefully passed in the presence of family.
John was born on December 24, 1924, to ranchers John Sr. and Pearl Carr of Hidden Timber. Pearl boarded the train alone for...
Tom Lebeda went to his eternal home on January 29, 2017, after a lengthy struggle with cancer and Parkinson’s. Tom was a soft spoken man with a rock solid faith in God; a living example to all who knew him, especially his loving family.
Tom was born in Murdo on October 24, 1932, where he grew up...
Andrew “Jim” Walden, age 68, of Wall, S.D., died Feb. 6, 2017, at his home.
Jim was born May 5, 1948, to Harold and Hilda (Heggeseth) Walden in Britton.
He was united in marriage to Kristi L. Krueger on May 5, 2012, in Deadwood.
Survivors include his wife, Kristi Walden of Wall; two brothers...
Floyd J. “Shorty” Vogelgesang, age 82, of Wanblee, S.D., died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Floyd J. Vogelgesang was born Jan. 24, 1935, to Charlie and Ila (Hibbert) Vogelgesang. As a very young child, Floyd gained the nickname “Shorty” from his ability to walk...
Evelyn “Laurayne” Frankfurth, 79, of Iroquois South Dakota, passed away Saturday, January 28th, 2017 at her residence.
Services were held Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Iroquois, SD, with Reverend Kris Larson officiating. A committal service was held Wednesday as...
