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Sharon E. Fiscus Schaefer
January 25, 1946 - December 28, 2008
Service was held:
Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 10:30 a.m.
Sharon E. Fiscus Schaefer, 62, Osage, WY, died Sunday, December 28, 2008, at her residence.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Rev. Denzel Nonhof officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Sharon was born January 25, 1946, in Newcastle, WY, to Glenn and Marietta (Draper) Benbow. She grew up and attended school in Osage. Sharon married Eddie Fiscus on January 25, 1964, in Sundance, WY. To this marriage, two children were born. In 1968, they moved to Kimball, NE, and in 1973, they moved to Brush, CO. They were divorced in 1978 and in 1980, Sharon returned to Osage. She went to work at the Arch Coal Company at Wright, WY. She was injured while working and with a disability, lived at the ranch at Osage.
Sharon married Donald Schaefer on December 30, 1996. He died in 2005.
Sharon loved the outdoors. She especially liked to be out in the pine trees. Sharon also loved her family very much and loved spending time with them.
Survivors include her daughter, Tamara (J. C.) Steele, Douglas, WY; one grandson, John Steele; and one granddaughter, Micaila Fiscus.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Kevin; her brother, Mike Benbow; her husband, Don Schaefer; and grandmother, Sara Draper.
A memorial has been established for an educational fund for Micaila.
Albert L. Baier
April 24, 1930 - December 29, 2008
Service was held:
Friday, January 2, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.
Albert Lee Baier, 78, Rapid City, died Monday, December 29, 2008, at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 2, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Father Dan Juelfs officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery.
Albert was born April 24, 1930, in Mill Iron, MT, to Lee and Carolyn (VanDewerker) Baier. He attended school in Camp Crook. Albert served in the US Air Force from 1951 until his honorable discharge in 1955.
Albert married Barbara Larson in Belle Fourche on February 9, 1963. He worked for MDU and retired in 1990.
He was a member of the VFW, the Elks, and Good Sam.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Baier, Rapid City; step-daughter, Sherry (Mike) Ragatz, Deadwood; step-grandson, Rob (Lynnette) Ragatz, Rapid City; six sisters, Audrey Cordell, Rita Baier, and Sandra (Lyle) Sainsbury, all of Camp Crook, Shirley (Rut) Fusilier, Texas, Charlene (Ron) Rosencranz, Ridgeway, MT, and Judy (George) Reising, Cinncinatti, OH; one brother, Mark (Jill) Baier, Gillette, WY; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Joe, Kenny, Rodney, and Forest.
A memorial has been established to the Rapid City Regional Hospice House.
Lembi Sisilia Turpen
February 21, 1915 - February 16, 2009
Service was held:
11 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2009
Lembi Sisilia (Sampila) Turpen, 93, Sturgis, died Monday, February 16, 2009 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.
Committal services will be 11 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2009 at the Hope Cemetery near Newell with Rev. Harlan Robbins officiating.
Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Lembi was born February 21, 1915 at Terraville, SD, to John and Anna (Nikkila) Sampila. The family moved to Snoma in 1915 and Lembi attended school there.
In 1921 the Sampilas moved to Newell.
Lembi married Arthur Freitag in 1938 and later married Louie Turpen in 1946.
Lembi and Louie lived in Box Elder and Nisland as well as Wyoming where Louie worked in the construction field.
In later years, Lembi lived in Belle Fourche, Sturgis and the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center since 1990.
Survivors include her nephews and their families; William (Scarlett) Glover, Olympia, WA, Ronald (Diana) Glover, Rapid City, Danny Sampila, Chicago, IL; nieces and their families; Jeanette Niemiec, Christy Sampila, both of Chicago, also the families of deceased nephews, Kenneth Berg, Oregon, and Kenneth Kumpula, Louisiana.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother John Sampila, Jr., sisters; Elma Glover, Vienna Berg and Edna Kumpula and two nephews.
Joann Hope Holst
February 2, 1937 - February 14, 2009
Service was held:
1 p.m. Saturday February 21, 2009
Joann Hope Holst, 72, Sturgis, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Sturgis Regional Health Care Center.
Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Kingdom Hall in Sturgis with Mr. Karl Carstensen officiating.
Joann was born February 2, 1937 at Rapid City, SD, to Edgar and Laura (Hale) Lovegren. She attended school in Meade County and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1955. She received her Registered Nursing Degree from St. John's School of Nursing in Rapid City in 1958.
Joann was a registered nurse, a ranchers wife, mother and homemaker.
She married Kenneth E. Holst at Union Center, SD on August 23, 1958.
Survivors include her husband Kenneth Holst, Sturgis; sons Ricky (Kathy) Holst, Loveland, CO; Randy Holst, Ninilchik, AK; daughter, Ronda Halvorson, Sturgis; 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren; sister, Jean Linn, Elm Springs.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Adeline Christina Zylstra
December 19, 1916 - February 8, 2009
Service was held:
Thursday, February 12, 2009, at 1:00 p.m.
Adeline Christina (Lenser) Zylstra, 92, Wagner and formerly of Rapid City, passed away on Sunday morning, February 8, 2009, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Adeline was in the company of family, which included her children, Eddie, Kenneth, and Sherlyn, their spouses, and granddaughters, Christina and Laura with fiancé, Dan Kaiser.
Adeline was born December 19, 1916, to August and Alvina Lenser of Dixon, SD. She was raised on the family farm along with her three brothers and four sisters. On March 17, 1937, she married Oscar Zylstra of Springfield, SD. Oscar and Adeline made their home in Springfield where their first child, Eddie, was born. Then they moved to Winner where they had a son, Donald Lee and a daughter; both of the children died at birth. While still in Winner, they had another son, Kenneth. In 1948, they moved to Wagner where they purchased the Wagner Super Ette grocery store. It was in Wagner where their daughter, Sherlyn, was born. They owned the grocery store in Wagner from 1948 until 1968. In 1968, they closed the grocery store and opened a laundromat. In the early 50's, they moved to Sioux Falls and bought the Western Meat Locker. After a few years, they moved back to Wagner to run the Super Ette. In May of 1976, they moved to the Black Hills. Oscar died March 3, 1981, in Rapid City. Adeline continued to live in Rapid City until May 2006 when she moved back to Wagner. Adeline was always an active member in her church and she loved spending time with her family.
Survivors include her sons, Ed (Marilyn) Zylstra of Wagner and Ken (Dorothy) Zylstra of Sturgis; her daughter, Sherlyn (Jerry) Waters of Sioux Falls; one brother, Reinhart (Elsie) Lenser of Winner; one sister, Helen Melton of Albany, MN; two granddaughters, Christina (Mark) Walsh of Renner and Laura Zylstra (Dan Kaiser) of Aberdeen; three grandsons, Jason (Tara) Zylstra of Sturgis and Aaron and Christopher Koehn of Sioux Falls; three great-granddaughters, Madison Zylstra of Sturgis and Madelyn and Lauren Walsh of Renner.
Adeline was preceded in death by her parents, August and Alvina Lenser; son, Donald Lee; infant daughter; her husband, Oscar; two brothers, Ernest and Charlie; and three sisters, Martha, Hattie, and Lena.
Visitation will be Wednesday from noon until 9:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Visitation will resume Thursday one hour prior to the services at Zion Lutheran Church in Rapid City.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 4550 S. Hwy 16, Rapid City with Rev. Duane Duley officiating. Burial will follow at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis.
A memorial has been established.
Betty Ann Wesner
April 12, 1948 - February 7, 2009
Service was held:
Private Family Services
Betty Ann Wesner, 60, Whitewood, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Betty was born April 12, 1948 at Dupree, SD, to Ralph and Irene (Gross) Marple. She attended country school and grew up in the Dupree and Faith area. She spent her teen years in Lead, SD.
Betty married Samuel Wesner at Sturgis on June 19, 1976. The family made their home in Whitewood.
Betty worked as a nurses aide in Belle Fourche. She waitressed at the Belle Inn and cooked for several years at the St. Onge sale barn. She also worked several years for Black Hills Special Services and was a cook at the Heritage Acres at the time of her death.
Survivors include her husband Sam Wesner, Whitewood; two sons Kelly, Sturgis and Don (April), Hilsboro, ND; three daughters, Carmen (David), Opal, Crystal, Spearfish and Shelly (Tony), Spearfish; one sister, Shirley (Gary) Snyder, Waxahatchie, TX; also 16 grandchildren and 1 great grandson.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Jolene and grandson, Devin.
The family will be receiving friends at the Wesner home in Whitewood from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Robert Jody Barden
January 25, 1959 - February 7, 2009
Service was held:
Friday, February 13, 2009, at 12:30 p.m.
Barden, Robert Jody "50" USMC 22 years retired, passed away Saturday February 7, 2009, at his home in Oklahoma City, OK.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 13, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors provided by the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard.
Jody was born January 25, 1959, in Sturgis to Robert and Punky Barden. He graduated from Sturgis High School. Jody was married to Evie Smith at Buffalo, SD, and later, was married to Dana Campbell of Oklahoma City.
He is survived by his parents, Robert and Punky Barden, Sturgis; two brothers, Cody (Wanda) and Lane (Twyla), all of Whitewood; three children, Danielle (Victor) Street, Wichita, KS, Benjamin Barden, Oklahoma City, OK, and Joshua Barden, Oklahoma City, OK; four grandchildren, Caleb, Hunter, Teagan, and Harley; two nephews, Justin and Kellen Barden; and four nieces, Cady, Carsey, Paige, and Jodi Barden.
A memorial has been established.
Francis P. Larive
September 10, 1923 - February 3, 2009
Service was held:
Monday, February 9, 2009, at 11:00 a.m.
Francis P. Larive, 85, Hot Springs, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center.
Visitation will be Sunday from noon until 9:00 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors provided by the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard.
Francis was born September 10, 1923, at St. Onge, SD, to Arthur and Matilda (Lloyd) Larive. He grew up in Spearfish and Deadwood. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Francis married Betty Marie Smith. They lived in Hot Springs where Francis was the owner of F & B Oldsmobile for many years.
He was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. Francis enjoyed studying and sharing history. He also enjoyed woodworking, fishing, hunting, and a good baseball game.
Survivors include three sons, Calvin (Connie) Larive, Hot Springs, Stan (Debra) Larive, Port Orchard, WA, and Francis Lee Larive, Buffalo, SD; two brothers, Clifford Larive, Rapid City, and Lloyd Larive, Scottsbluff, NE; five sisters, Rosemarie Konola, Clifton, CO, Patricia Duncan, Douglas, WY, Alice Pattinson, Spearfish, Julia Roadifer, Spokane, WA, and Shirley Frasier, Spearfish; nine grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty; one sister, Elsie; and three brothers, Robert, George, and Donald.
Memorials have been established to the Miss SD Pageant and to American Legion Baseball.
Ann Myrtle Robinson
March 16, 2023 - February 4, 2009
Service was held:
2 p.m. Friday February 6, 2009
Ann Myrtle Robinson, 85, Newell, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at the Spearfish Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be Thursday from noon until 9:00 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2009, at the Newell Christian Fellowship Church in Newell with Pastor Sean Carney officiating. Burial will follow at the Vale Cemetery.
Ann was born March 16, 1923, at Douglas, WY, to George L. and Myrtle A. (Paisley) Robinson. She started her school years in Wyoming and moved to Oshkosh, NE, before graduating from high school in Broadus, MT. She attended college in Billings, MT, and Spearfish, SD. She graduated with a degree in elementary education and library studies. She worked for the telephone company while attending school.
Ann began teaching in rural schools in Montana. She also taught in Malta and Miles City, MT. She moved to the Douglas School system at Ellsworth Air Force Base where she taught for several years. She retired as a librarian from the Gillette Public Library in 1989.
She took painting lessons in Gillette and painted many pictures. Ann was an accomplished artist.
She moved to Newell in 2006.
Survivors include her brothers, Frank P. "Bob" Robinson and his wife, Virginia, Broadus, MT, and George L. Robinson, Malta, MT; one sister, Betty Lou Thulesen and her husband, Jim, Newell, SD; also numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, and three sisters.
Memorials have been established to the Newell Christian Fellowship Church.
