Obits
The New York Yankees lost one of their most dedicated fans when Greg Rankin, age 69, of Draper, S.D., passed away on February 5, 2020, after an 11 year journey with cancer.
Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2020 at Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Draper. A...
Jerry Schell, age 80, of Wasta, South Dakota, died on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood.Jerry was born on October 5, 1939 in Elm Springs, South Dakota to Blanche Felton Schell and William Schell. Jerry was the eighth child in a family of twelve children.Jerry...
Elaine Schreiber, age 74, of New Underwood, South Dakota, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood.Elaine G. Schreiber was born March 7, 1945, on a ranch near Quinn, South Dakota, the daughter of Edgar and Anna (Kjerstad) Schreiber. She grew up on the ranch...
LuAnn Charlene (Knutson) Baker – Seattle, Washington. Passed away on Wednesday the 25th of December. LuAnn was born January 19, 1943 in Rapid City, South Dakota to Luther and Andrena Knutson. LuAnn was raised in rural Philip, South Dakota where she graduated from high school. She then attended...
Janet Lee Johnson, 72, New Underwood, SD passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Rapid City Hospice House. She had a long fight with cancer.Janet was born December 5, 1947 in Rapid City, SD to William and Ruth (Benton) Masterson. Janet’s parents preceded her in death as did her...
A celebration of life for Richard L. Conn, 63, Aberdeen will be from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Spitzer-Miller Fellowship Hall. Rich would like casual dress. Inurnment will be at a later date at Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, SD. Richard passed Thursday, January 23, 2020...
Thomas Sonnenfeld, 77, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019, at Riverview Healthcare in Flandreau, SD.Tom was born on December 29, 1941, to Melvin and Verna (Herrboldt) in Hosmer, SD. At an early age the family moved to Aberdeen, SD, then to Philip, SD, where he graduated...
Joe Leutenegger, age 92, of Mitchell, formerly of Kadoka, South Dakota, died on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at his home in Mitchell.Joseph Carl Leutenegger, better known as “Joe” by his family and friends, was born to Jacob and Martha (Pluta) Leutenegger on January 19, 1928, in Belvidere, South Dakota...
Joyce Emma Stapert, 75, of Austin, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020. She was born August 16, 1944 in Dupree, South Dakota to the late Harry and Dorothy Schetnan Fairbanks. Joyce was the epitome of a loving wife to her husband “Bud” for fifty-seven years. Spanning the many years on...
George Rudolph Hlavka was born on May 31, 1926, in Plainview, SD, to Rudolph and Grace (Blake) Hlavka.
George was raised as an only child on a small ranch west of Howes, SD, and attended grade school at a country school. He started high school in Sturgis, SD, in 1939. No one could afford to go...
