Obits
LaMar Dodson, age 89, passed away Sat. July 16, 2016. LaMar Dodson was born Nov. 21, 1926, in his grandmother’s house near Lewiston, Neb., to Grant and Mazilla Dodson. He was one of seven brothers and spent his first few months living in a sturdy sod house before the family loaded their...
Harold Benson, age 102, formerly of New Underwood, passed away July 14, 2016, at Hospice of the Hills, Rapid City. Harold was born in 1913 on his father’s homestead north of Wall. When he was five years old his parents moved to a farm northwest of Owanka. This is where Harold spent the first...
Richard Bartel Kirsch, age 81, died peacefully on July 22, 2016 at West Hills Village Health Care in Rapid City. Richard was born on August 8, 1934 in Onida, S.D., to Walter and Rose Kirsch. After spending his earliest years in northern Minnesota, his family returned to Onida and then...
Jeanne Radway, age 90, of Philip, S.D., died on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip.
Jeanne M. Ferry Radway was born June 13, 1926, in Oldham, the daughter of Marion and Hazel (Hendrickson) Ferry.
She was raised in Oldham and attended three years of high...
Michele M. Andersen, age 69, of Philip, S.D., died on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip.
Michele M. Andersen was born January 6, 1947, in Indiana, the second of six children born to Carl H. and Marjorie (Ritchey) Andersen. She grew up in Highland, Ind.,...
Hall William “Bill” Boyle went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the age of 87. He was born on January 2, 1929 to Everett and Pauline Boyle in Vivian, S.D. In 1951, Bill married his first wife, Welma Jean Wilkerson, in Kentucky and they had five children. In 1978, he married his...
A service of Remembrance to Celebrate the life of Wynn VanDenBerg will be held Saturday, July 30, at 1:00 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 1020 State St. Spearfish, South Dakota. Memorial gifts will be sent to ALS Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter.Wynn passed away on June 3, 2016 after a...
Burt Nehl, age 85, longtime Sioux Co., ND Rancher, passed away on Saturday July 9, 2016 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, July 15, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Watauga, South Dakota. Fr. Tony...
Margaret Marie (Harnisch) Buckles passed peacefully on July 14, 2016. She was born on August 20, 1925 in Clayton, S.D., to William and Emma (Werning) Harnisch. She was baptized on Sept. 14, 1925 in Clayton and confirmed on August 21, 1938 in Wall, S.D. She graduated from Wall High School in 1943....
Ina Muntzert of Martin, formerly of Hot Springs, S.D., died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at the Bennett County Nursing Home in Martin at the age of 93.
Ina Mae Perry was born Nov. 13, 1922, in Toponas, Colo., the daughter of Ora Scott and Mary Jane (Bird) Perry. She grew up on the family ranch at...
