Obits
Karen Rae Crockford, age 73, Faith, S.D., died Friday, November 11, 2017, at her home in Faith.
Karen was born February 14, 1944, at Sioux Falls, SD, to Raymond Leonard and Maxine Mae (Conklin) Hudelson. She graduated from Sturgis Brown High School and worked at the Chat N Chew, Boulder Canyon...
Roxanna Rodriguez, age 55, Philip, S.D., died Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, at her home.
Roxanna Kjerstad was born May 25, 1962, to Lilly Louise Dean and Lawrence Kjerstad at St. John’s Hospital in Rapid City. She grew up in Rapid Valley, enjoying a simple life playing in her mother’s garden. Besides...
Paramedics are among the people who provide life-saving services for people in emergency situations.
Terry Bottjen, 2017 National NAEMT/Nasco Paramedic of the Year, was presented with his award October 17th in Las Vegas, NV at the NAEMT National Convention, and again on October 18th at the EMS...
Gary Keith Taylor, resident of Galt, CA, was born on Nov. 6, 1956, in Riverton, WY. He was the son of Keith and Ann Taylor and the oldest of six children. He passed away on Oct. 30, 2017.
He married his wife, Ann Clark, in the Oakland Temple on Aug 26, 1983.
He is survived by his five children...
Karen Rae Crockford, 73, Faith, died Friday, November 11, 2017 at her home in Faith.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel on Thursday.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Burial...
Della Valentina (Keller) Sargent, age 78, passed away peacefully, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Tulsa, Okla., surrounded by her family.
Della was born Feb. 14, 1939, in Kulm, N.D., to Ruth (Jerke) and Oscar Keller.
The family later moved to Philip, where she graduated from high school.
She...
Loving wife, mother, grandmother, and nurse, Phyllis Hannah Kertzman, age 88, passed away Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017.
Phyllis was born Nov. 4, 1929, to Maurice “Jack” and Rose Hannah.
She graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1947, then entered St. John’s School of Nursing in Rapid City.
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Mass of Christian Burial for Cornelius M. “Corney” Keintz was held Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eden. Burial was in St. Michael’s Cemetery under the direction of the Price Funeral Chapel of Britton.
Corney passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Avera-St. Luke’s...
Mass of Christian Burial for Benjamin Ganje, age 65, of Eagle Butte was held, Saturday, November 4, 2017 at All Saints Catholic Church in Eagle Butte. Burial was at the Eagle Butte Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Benjamin passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at...
Melvin G. Fernau, age 101, New Underwood, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Center of New Underwood.
Melvin Fernau was born June 2, 1916, in Long Pine, Neb., to Edward and Sylvia (Bowman) Fernau. He lived in rural Ainsworth, Neb., until 1928 and at the age of 12 his family moved...
