Obits
Jean Elrod Hunter, age 87, of Wall, South Dakota, died on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at a Texas hospital.Jean Elrod Hunter was born April 7, 1933, in Midland, South Dakota, to Artie and Goldie Elrod. She was the third of four siblings, spending most of her childhood and school years in Midland....
Jan Bielmaier, age 61, of Wall, South Dakota, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his home west of Wall.Jan Michael Bielmaier was born May 1, 1959, in Rapid City, South Dakota, the second of six children born to Wiilliam and Marjorie (Fritz) Bielmaier. He grew up in Wall where he attended Wall...
Alfred "Dean" Lindquist, 84, of Rapid City, South Dakota, died on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Kadoka Nursing Home.Alfred Dean Lindquist was born on January 3rd 1936, the third of nine children born to Kora (Lintvedt) and Albin Lindquist. Dean grew up and received his education in Vivian. At...
Dick (Gerald) Schied passed December 19, 2020 in Apache Junction, AZ. Born July 22, 1927 in Chicago, IL, the son of George Peter Schied and Frank Anderson Schied, his early life with his closest friend and brother, Dean, shaped him into the hard-working and resourceful man he was to be. He met...
James D. Mansfield, age 89, of Kadoka, South Dakota, died on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre.James Dale (Jim) Mansfield was born on October 19, 1931, in a log home 13 miles north of Vetal, SD. He was the second child of Dale and Helen (Blankenfeld) Mansfield who...
Alice Mettler, age 82, of Rapid City, South Dakota, formerly of Wall, died on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Westhills Village Healthcare in Rapid City.Alice Mettler was born July 2, 1938 and raised on the family farm in Campbell County, South Dakota to Jacob and Emelia (Oberlander) Heiser. Alice...
Dixie Huber, age 59, of Kadoka, South Dakota, died on Monday, December 21, 2020 at the University of Colorado Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado.Dixie Mae Huber was born on August 3, 1961 in Valentine, NE to Alvin and Mary Jane (Shouldis) Huber. Dixie grew up on the family farm in rural Parmelee...
Ralph Gebes, age 78, of Philip, South Dakota, died on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.Life cannot be fast forwarded or replayed as a video, but the fruits of our lives can exist in living memory to be replayed on-demand. Born July 11, 1942 to Frances (Lies) and...
Doug Hovland, age 69, of Philip, South Dakota, died on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Philip Nursing Home.Douglas Anton Hovland was born October 16, 1951 in Philip, South Dakota to Anton and Mary Jane (Fitch) Hovland. He grew up in the Milesville area and attended rural school there before...
Doug Millay, 60, of Gering, Neb. passed away Monday, December 7. Due to Covid restrictions, a private family funeral mass took place Monday, December 14. A celebration of life will be planned at a later date once restrictions are lifted. For those who would like to take part in the funeral mass...
