Obits
Lillian (Keehner) Caughron, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. Lillian was born on June 6, 1949 at Sturgis, SD to Harold Keehner and Diane (Udager) Keehner. She graduated from Faith High School in 1967. Her first marriage was...
Myra J. Starkey, age 66, of Wessington Springs died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at the Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket. Myra Dolezal Starkey was born November 8, 1949 in Pierre, S.D., to Frank and Lillian Dolezal. She lived her childhood years in the Draper area, where she graduated...
Ray Becker, age 90, of Kadoka, S.D., died on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at the Kadoka Nursing Home. Ray Lawerence Becker was born on July 3, 1926, in Lake Andes to Walter and Bertha (Jacoby) Becker. In 1933, the family moved to a farm-ranch near Hisle, S.D. He received his education in the...
Arthur Hanson, age 71, of Black Hawk, S.D., died on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Arthur Harry Hanson was born on Oct. 16, 1945, in Pennington County, S.D., and was adopted by Harry and Anna (Benson) Hanson. He attended Hart and Marietta country schools in rural...
Marjorie Jeffords, age 93, of Kadoka, S.D., died on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 at There's a Hart Assisted Living in Rapid City. Marjorie Darlene Hamilton was born Dec. 31, 1922, at Springview, Neb., the fourth of five children born to Charles and Jessie (Jewett) Hamilton. Marjorie grew up on a...
Harvey Byrd, age 57, of Kadoka, S.D., died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at the Kadoka City Auditorium in Kadoka (friends and family will be invited to share favorite memories...
Elma Elizabeth Church Anderson Vreeland was born in Waukon, Iowa, January 3, 1920. She went to be with her Lord and Savior October 16, 2016, at the Kopper Krest Home in Mesa, Ariz., at the age of 96. The spring of 1920 the Church family moved from Maryland to Murdo, S.D., with the exception...
Allin Hodge, age 83, of Wall, S.D., died on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at the Philip Nursing Home. Allin Andrew Hodge was born to Joseph Fred and Anna Christensen Hodge on May 14, 1933, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He grew to young manhood in Dover, Idaho, and attended schools in Sandpoint, Idaho. He...
Her angel wings were ready but our hearts were not. Alice Mae Andersen, age 88, left us Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Sanford Care in Fargo, N.D., surrounded by family members. Alice was born April 28, 1928 at Waubay, S.D. She was the daughter of Julius and Marie (Leimkuhl) Schmig. She met...
Anna Mae Allread, age 82, Wasta, S.D., died Oct. 12, 2016, at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Anna Mae Allread was born on Oct. 26, 1933, to Henry and Julia (Linhart) Fahrni. She attended grade school in Delzel and graduated from Wasta High School in 1951. In 1952, she married Robert...
