Obits
Dwight Louder, age 85, of Draper, died Monday, May 2, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Harold Dwight Louder was the eldest of six children, born on May 13, 1930 to Harold and Anna (Marshall) Louder. He attended Lincoln Crest Country School through eighth grade and graduated from...
Levi Sandal, age 26, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Levi Nicholas Sandal was born Jan. 4, 1990 in Fort Hood, Texas, the son of John “Johnnie” Walter Sandal and Claudia (Matthies)...
Joyce Picotte, age 79, White River, S.D., died May 1, 2016, at the Healthcare Center in White River. Survivors include her husband, Clifford Picotte of White River; eight sons, Tim Ellendorf of Kentucky, Anthony (Bene) Ellendorf of Sioux Falls, Ralph (Donna) Ellendorf of Belle Fourche, Todd...
Lillian Carlson, age 90, of Kadoka, S.D., died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip. Lillian G. Erickson was born December 8, 1925, in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Herman and Iva Jane (Garlock) Erickson. After the death of her...
Corina Booth, age 46, Madison, S.D., formerly of Draper, died on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Madison. Corina Lynn Booth was born March 7, 1970, in Pierre, the daughter of LeRoy and Sonja (Fuoss) Booth. She grew up in the Draper area and attended Draper Elementary School. She then...
Jerome "Jerry" Stilwell of Kadoka, South Dakota, died on Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip at the age of 83.
Jerome Lloyd “Jerry” Stilwell was born February 16, 1933, in Philip, South Dakota, the son of Jerome E. and Hilma E. (Johnson) Stilwell. He was...
William K. "Chub" Heltzel, age 79, Midland, S.D., died Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. William Kenneth “Chub” Heltzel, Jr. was born April 3, 1937, at South Creek, S.D., the son of William Kenneth Heltzel, Sr. and Marien (Oien) Heltzel. He grew up in the South Creek...
Andrea J. Cook, age 66, Cottonwood, S.D., died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip. Andrea J. Cook was born Nov. 22, 1949, to Charles and Iris (Privett) Brown in Huron. She grew up in Huron but had country connections from the start, riding family...
Berniece Eileen Timmons passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 12, 2016, surrounded by her family at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Park Rapids, Minn. She was born Berniece Eileen Miller Sept. 5, 1927, to Walter and Kathryn (Judson) Miller in Viewfield, S.D. She grew up on the family ranch located...
Theresa Miller, age 61, Philip, S.D., died on Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip. Theresa Lee Bowen was born Feb. 5, 1955, in Quinn, the daughter of Dale and Juanita (Elvert) Bowen. She attended school in Philip and graduated from Philip High School in...
