Obits
Vivian Hansen, age 95, Philip, S.D., died June 20, 2015, at the Philip Nursing Home. Vivian Carol Palmer was born June 21, 1919, in the Grindstone area of South Dakota to Rolla and Effie Palmer. Her lineage, though, can be traced back to pilgrims arriving in this country in the late 1500s....
Garry Neal Huddleston (Hudd), 71, of Tucson, Ariz., passed away on May 26, 2015 after a long battle with renal disease. Garry was born in Tacoma, Wa. The Huddleston family moved to Wall, S.D., in the summer of 1961. Garry’s profession consisted of Eyewitness Newscaster in Rapid City, Radio...
Norma Nelson, age 87, of Philip, S.D., died June 9, 2015, at the Philip Nursing Home. Norma Arlene Nelson was born January 8, 1928, in Philip, the daughter of Nestor and Anna (Hovland) Nelson. She grew up on her parents ranch 11 miles north and 10 miles east of Philip, and attended rural...
Shirley Gartner, age 69, Interior, S.D., died Thursday, June 4, 2015, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip. Shirley Lee Gartner was born March 24, 1946, at Rapid City, the seventh of eight children of Willard and Agnes (McEwen) Lange. She grew up in the Interior area where...
Iris Bearheels, age 77, Kadoka, S.D., died Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Iris Florence Romero was born September 7, 1937, near Wanblee, to Vetal and Nancy (Quiver) Romero. She was raised in the Wanblee/Kadoka area and graduated from Kadoka High School in 1956....
Carol Price, age 88, Philip, S.D., died June 7, 2015, at the Philip Nursing Home. Carol D. Wilsey was born June 22, 1926, in Rapid City, one of nine children born to Frank and Nellie (Huss) Wilsey. She grew up and received her elementary education in the Pedro area before graduating from...
Glenn William Fogelman, 81, Sturgis, S.D. formerly of Opal, SD, died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at his home in Sturgis. Visitation will be 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm Wednesday May 27, 2015 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Thursday May 28, 2015 at the Sturgis Church...
Mary Margaret Boydston, 83, New Underwood, S.D., passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015. Mary Margaret Adkins (Boydston) was born April 4, 1932, to Evelyn and William Adkins in Lenoir, N.C. She was the oldest of three children; her siblings were Betty Jean and Bobby. Her mother, Evelyn, passed...
Viola May Olson, age 88, passed away on June 1, 2015, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip, S.D., shortly after contracting pneumonia and with her husband of 62 years by her side. Viola May Fisher was born on July 26, 1926, to Kenard D. Fisher, Sr. and Elsie (Enders) Fisher at...
Myrth A. Bauman, age 89, Kadoka, S.D., died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip. Myrth Adair Humphrey was born August 5, 1925, in Granite Falls, Minn., the daughter of Carl and Elsie (Schroyer) Humphrey. Myrth spent much of her childhood in the...
