Obits
Leona M. Cressy, age 85, of Rapid City passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Hospice House in Rapid City.
Leona Mae Dickey was born in Murdo, S.D., to Lester and Mabelle (Westfall) Dickey on February 17, 1932. She grew up in and around Murdo and graduated from Murdo High School in 1950.
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Violet L. Levin Ostendorf, age 88, Cold Spring, Minn., formerly of Long Prairie, Minn., passed away, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Assumption Home in Cold Spring.
Violet Loretta Wells, was born Dec. 26, 1928, in New Underwood to George Wells and Evelyn Violet (Hunter) Bills...
Barry Wayne Vig, age 67, was born in Rapid City on January 23, 1950, the oldest of eight children, to A.Wayne and Carole (Weiss) Vig. Home was on the ranch 30 miles southwest of Faith near Opal. Barry attended grade school at the Lemmon Butte School and the Opal School. He graduated from Newell...
Funeral services for Arlen L. Hulm, age 75, of Faith, South Dakota, were Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Faith Community Center at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Harold Delbridge officiated and following lunch and a time of fellowship, burial took place at the Gallaway Cemetery south of Meadow, South Dakota. ...
Gene Stensland, age 86, of Ludlow South Dakota, passed away at his home in Buffalo surrounded by his family on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Funeral services for Gene will be on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Harding County Rec Center in Buffalo at 2:00 pm. Beau Butts will officiate with burial to...
Shorty Marshall, age 77, of Draper, S.D., died March 15, 2017 at Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, S.D.
“Shorty” (Gerald Earl) Marshall was born Monday, October 30, 1939, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, the son of Franklin George and LaVerna Lenore (Wolff) Marshall. He lived north of Draper...
Nadine W. Tucker, age 82, of White River, S.D., died March 18, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Gillette, Wyo.
Nadine Winifred (Sumners) Tucker was born to Willis “Bill” and Winifred (Edmonds) Sumners on Dec. 18, 1934, at the Sumners family farm near White River. Growing up, Nadine and her...
Joy Parker of Kadoka, S.D., died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the Kadoka Care Center at the age of 99.
Joy O. Ogle was born April 1, 1917, in Brownlee, Neb., the daughter of Charles L. and Jessie (Vian) Ogle. She grew up on a ranch 35 miles southeast of Valentine, Neb., where she attended a...
Helen Louder, age 78, of Draper, S.D., died on Sunday, March 5 at Avera Maryhouse in Pierre.
Helen Faith (Hemenway) Louder was born on September 25, 1938 in Mitchell, S.D., to Carol and Grace (Mueller) Hemenway. She grew up in Presho, S.D., and graduated from Presho High School in 1957.
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Alex Freier, age 96, of Draper, died Sunday, March 12 at Avera Maryhouse in Pierre, S.D.
Alex was born on September 17, 1920, to Rudolf and O’tilla Freier on a farm north of Draper where he grew up and attended country school.
Alex married Jean Cox ofPierre on September 14, 1948. Alex and Jean...
