Obits
Some people leave their mark on the world by standing in the spotlight. Others do so quietly, through a lifetime of love, kindness, and small gestures that make others’ lives better. Shari Lyon was one of those extraordinary people.
Shari, 71, passed away on October 23, 2026, at the place she loved...
Donald (Don) Wayne Miller, 100, formerly of Draper, S.D., and more recently the Black Hills of S.D., died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on September 16, 2026. He was born in Custer, S.D., on January 30, 1926. Along with his family and friends, he happily celebrated his 100th birthday earlier...
Reba Loobey was born November 2, 1936, in Crawford Nebraska to Pete and Dorthy Abel. When she eight years old they moved to a ranch near Maurine, South Dakota. Reba attended high school in Sturgis, SD and graduated in 1954. She received her teaching degree from BHSU and while there, she met the...
Howard Knuppe, age 81, of New Underwood, South Dakota, died on Friday, October 23, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood.Howard Lesley Knuppe was born October 24, 1944, in Rapid City, South Dakota to William and Mathe (Kring) Knuppe. He grew up on a farm/ranch northeast of New...
Beverly Ann Brown, age 90, of Kadoka, South Dakota, died Sunday, October 25, 2026 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip.Beverly Ann Brown was born to W.S. and Allene (Wampler) Goins in St. Joseph, Missouri on March 25, 1936. Beverly grew up in the Kadoka area and graduated from Kadoka...
Theodore ’Ted” Tibble Lesselyoung was born on November 11, 1940, in Dupree, South Dakota, to Edna "Faye" Tibble Lesselyoung and Gordon Sylvester Lesselyoung. He grew up on a ranch near Faith with younger siblings Tom, Joyce, Rita, and Robert.
Ted married Madonna Joan Dustman in 1963. To this union...
Raymond “Ray” Pike, 89, of Draper, South Dakota, died on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Avera Maryhouse in Pierre, South Dakota.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the Draper Auditorium in Draper, South Dakota. The family greeted friends one hour prior to the...
A pure spark of light, Omie ignited every life she encountered and every room she entered with her genuine smile and contagious laugh. Always a character, her beauty, striking youthful white-hair and big personality stole the show in a spontaneous combustion of joy. Her honest ever-ready no-filter...
Judy Fosheim, age 78, of Midland, South Dakota, died on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at her home in Midland.Judith Dianne "Judy" (Nemec) Fosheim was born January 30, 1948, in Pierre, South Dakota, to Ernest and Bessie (Sheeley) Nemec.Judy grew up on her family's ranch north of Midland, where she...
“I was hatched, I was matched, I was snatched” Eleanor Johnson, June 2026.
Eleanor Louise Reinhold was born April 27, 1945 in Spearfish, South Dakota, in the Spearfish Nursing Home as Dr. Betts couldn’t use the Spearfish Hospital, so he came up with his own location. She was the daughter of Wilhelm...
