Obits
Raymond Boyd Isaacs, first son of Joe C. and Genevieve A. (Harrison) Isaacs, was born on his father’s birthday, Christmas Day, 1931. He was raised with his brothers, Richard and Harold, on the family ranch on Avance Road outside of Faith, South Dakota. In some of Raymond’s final days he told...
Carol Arlaine (Dudley) Barber was born on February 3, 1953 to Jim and Lucy (Ratcliff) Dudley in Rapid City, South Dakota. She graduated from Rapid City Central High School in 1971.Carol was married to James Barber in October 1971. They made their home at Lakeside, until moving to New Underwood in...
Cheryl Leeper, age 67, of Two Harbors, Minnesota, formerly of Kadoka, passed away on May 12, 2018 in Two Harbors.
Cheryl Irene Smith Leeper was born March 2, 1951, in Kadoka, South Dakota, the youngest of three children of George and Florence Smith. On May 12, 2018, Cheryl passed away after...
James Schaefer, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Teacher, Farmer, Rancher, and Legislator of Kennebec, S.D., was taken home to heaven May 29, 2018, near his ranch. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm, Friday, June 1, with prayer services beginning at 6:00 pm, at Zion Lutheran Church, Presho. A baked...
Bertha Oldenkamp, 99, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls in the presence of family members. After being widowed for 45-plus years, Bertha has joined her beloved husband “Hank” and their daughter Gertrude Jane in Heaven.The family will be present for...
Gladys Faith (Hansell) Peterson was born May 10, 1919, to George Washington Hansell and Susan Lorena (Selby) Hansell in Faith, SD. Gladys, 99, passed away May 24, 2018, at Prestige Assisted Living in Kalispell, MT. Through her youth, she herded sheep, worked as a housekeeper, candeled eggs on a...
Grave site rites and the celebration of Esther Delores (Arney) Shaddays life will be June 2nd at 11:00 a.m. at the New Underwood Cemetary. There will be a luncheon to follow at the New Underwood Community Center. Esther was born July 10, 1923 and went to meet her savior on Feb. 15, 2018. She will...
Tom was born April 9, 1937, to Perry and Amanda (Sattler) Smith in New Underwood, SD, the seventh of eight children. He grew up on the family ranch working hard and finding a little mischief here and there. After high school, he helped his Dad on the ranch, installed poles for the Telephone...
Alice Irene Carlson was born on June 20, 1925 at Burtrum, Minnesota. She was raised in Vickers Township southwest of Bison by her parents, Grace (Shinabarger) and Theodore Carlson, along with her younger brother, Dewayne. Here her parents operated a coalmine and farm, which remains in the family...
Ann Kitterman, age 81, of Wall, South Dakota, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip.Ann (Klapperich) Kitterman was born at home near Conde, South Dakota, on August 14, 1936, one of nine children born to Leon and Leone (Fortin) Klapperich. At a young age...
