Obits
Rosamae (Rose) Kimball, age 97, passed peacefully and went home to her heavenly mansion on August 9, 2016. After two weeks in the hospital and five days at the Good Samaritan in New Underwood, she was unable to recover from a sudden attack due to a tear in her aorta. Rosamae was born June 22...
Ronald Hill, age 73, of Whitewood, S.D., died Aug. 18, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City. Ronald “Ronnie” Hill was born on Jan. 19, 1943 in Rapid City, the son of Leonard and Evelyn (Bateman) Hill. He lived in Cottonwood, South Dakota with his mother and Bateman...
Former Perkins County rancher Merle Kopren, age 86, of Sturgis, SD, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. Visitation will start at 5:00 p.m. with Family/Masonic Rites to follow at 7:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel on Thursday, August 18, 2016. A...
Georgine Wolff, age 88, of Lemmon, SD, passed away on Thursday morning, August 4, 2016 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care in Sturgis, SD. The Funeral Service were held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Indian Creek Lutheran Church south of Meadow. Burial was at the Chance...
A celebration of the life of coach Jerry Cross, age 85, longtime Buffalo, Wyo., resident who passed away quietly at the Johnson County Health Care Center in Buffalo Thursday afternoon, Aug. 11, surrounded by his family, will be held Saturday, Aug. 20, at 10:00 a.m. in Coach Cross’ old gym, which...
Elaine Cunningham, age 86, of Pierre, S.D., went to be with her Lord on Aug. 12, 2016.
Memorial services were held Friday, Aug. 19, at Lutheran Memorial Church.
Elaine Marie Cunningham was born Feb. 17, 1930, in Linsay, S.D., to Kenneth W. and Agnes J. (Markwed) David. She lived in the Robbs...
Blaine Curtis Peterson, age 16, of Belle Fourche, S.D., died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 at the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls.
A Celebration of Life service was held Tuesday, Aug. 16, at St. James Lutheran Church in Belle Fourche. Pastor Randy Bradley and Pastor Jean Helmer will officiate...
Kelly James Forrester, 53 of San Jacinto, Calif., passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016.
He entered into life on August 11, 1962, at Ellsworth AFB near Rapid City, S.D, to his wonderful parents, James W. Forrester, Jr. and his wife Sonia.
Kelly earned a college degree and worked as a certified...
The stock market lost one of its greatest devotees, Clyde Orval Persons, to leukemia on March 19, 2016. He passed, aged 86 years, surrounded by his family.
Clyde was born Oct. 10, 1929, to Raymond Persons and Marion Thelma (Van Cleave) Persons. The family lived in the area of Jones and...
Gerald “Jerry” Wallace Freels of Independence, Mo., passed away July 10, 2016, at the age of 85. Jerry served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and later retired from General Motors, Leeds Plant in 1991. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Raynal Marie Freels; his...
