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Enola F. Sorlie
December 7, 1928 - November 27, 2009
Service was held:
10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 3, 2009
Enola Florence Sorlie, 80, Piedmont, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House.
Visitation will be 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. A rosary service will be offered at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening at Our Lady of the Black Hills Catholic Church in Piedmont.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Black Hills Catholic Church in Piedmont with Father Mark McCormick officiating. Burial follows at the Piedmont Cemetery.
A memorial has been established to Our Lady of the Black Hills Catholic Church in Piedmont.
Enola was born December 7, 1928, at Cole, SD, to Frank and Florence (Chinnock) Fogerty. She attended country school and graduated from Lemmon High School.
On June 3, 1949, she married Gordon Sorlie at Lemmon, SD. They lived in Lemmon until 1959 when they moved to Rapid City. They moved to Piedmont in 1963.
Enola was a homemaker and mother. She raised her family and after her husbands retirement they enjoyed traveling and camping as a family.
Enola was a member of Our Lady of the Black Hills.
Survivors include her son Ken (Cathy) Sorlie, Green River, WY; 3 grandchildren, Shannon Brown, Chris Sorlie and Sarah Sorlie; four great grandchildren; one sister, Elenor (Ray) Evenson, McIntosh, SD.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon, one son Lloyd, one sister and two brothers.
Harry A. Wickard
May 30, 1923 - November 24, 2009
Service was held:
10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2009
Harry Wickard, 86, Rapid City, died at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center near Sturgis, SD, on Tuesday, November 24, 2009.
He was born May 30, 1923, at Luzon in Custer County, SD. He attended schools in Custer and Keystone. After high school, he went to work for Swander’s Bakery delivering bread to the Southern hills area, Wall, and to small towns east.
Harry spent 2 years and 3 months in the Navy during WWII as a gunner on a tanker. He served in both the Pacific and European theatre. He made 20 trips through the Panama Canal carrying high Octane fuel to the European theatre. When he returned, he went back to work for Swander’s Bakery.
He married Janis Hamm on 05/29/47. He then went to work for Pennington County and plowed county roads out after the 1949 blizzard. In 1951, he started haying and expanded on this until selling out in May 1993, working in the winter months at Eddies Tire and Glass, Caterpillar, and building roads in the Black Hills.
Harry and Janis lived in Newell, SD, for 20 years. In 1990, Harry and Janis moved to Rapid City and Harry started going to the Canyon Lake Senior Citizens Center. He became very involved with the center and spent 5 days a week all day long. Harry and Janis took charge of the Saturday night dances and Monday pinochle for years. He loved the center and spent many happy hours there.
In December of 1992, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery.
Harry always referred to his family as having a full house with three jacks and two queens.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Janis; Dan Wickard and wife, Kathy, of Knoxville, TN; Gerald Wickard and wife, Rodella, of Pullman, WA; Bruce Wickard and wife, Suzanne, of Pullman, WA; Cheryl and husband, Jeff Harlow, of Gig Harbor, WA; Jo Ellen and husband, Larry Schuelke, of Mud Butte, SD; and ten Grandchildren.
We have lost another member of the greatest generation.
A memorial has been established to the Canyon Lake Senior Center in Rapid City.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the Senior Center on Saturday.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Canyon Lake Senior Center in Rapid City. Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 30, 2009 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Friends may gather at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel prior to leaving for the cemetery on Monday.
Leona P. Voorhees
August 17, 1921 - July 21, 2010
Service was held:
2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2010
Leona Pearl Voorhees, 88, Spearfish, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at the Dorsett Regional Senior Care Center in Spearfish.
Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Friday with the family present to receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Mr. Joe Hobbs and Mr. Mike Henry officiating. Burial follows at the Whitewood Cemetery.
Leona was born August 17, 1921, at Ireton, IA, to John and Frances (Popma) Schuller. She grew up and attended school in Iowa. She worked in Sioux City, IA.. She met Ralph Voorhees in Iowa and moved to Lead, SD, where she worked for the Pooles family. Ralph and Leona were married June 15, 1940. To this union, five children; one daughter and four sons were born. They lived on a dairy farm in Bear Butte Valley. They later moved to the State place near Spearfish and then in 1951 they moved to Arpan, SD, and farmed and ranched on the Sam Bober place. They moved to a dairy west of Spearfish, SD. In 1971 they sold the dairy and moved to Whitewood, SD, for a number of years. After Ralph retired they moved to Spearfish, SD, and lived in the Hickory House Apartments. Leona continued to live there until March of 2009, when she moved into the Dorsett Home.
Survivors include her daughter, Doris (Buddy) Chafee, Spearfish and Cheyenne, WY; sons, Richard (Beverly) Voorhees, Gilbert, AZ, Ron (Carol) Voorhees, Caldwell, ID, Fred Voorhees, Spearfish, SD, and Ray (Peggy) Voorhees, Spearfish, SD; one brother, Lawrence (Lorene) Schuller, Ireton, IA; three sisters, Marie Loerts, Ocheyedan, IA, Shirley Van Iperen, Spirit Lake, IA, Muriel Roscam, Hospers, IA; grandchildren, Jewel Chafee Panelli, Barkersfield, CA, Jill Chafee Lerwick, Albin, WY, Wayne Voorhees, Denver, CO, Heather Voorhees Prall, Westminster, CO, Sheri (Voorhees) Roe, Arlington, TX, Kimberly Voorhees Klor, Midlothian, TX, Jenny Voorhees Miller, Arlington, TX, Chrissy Voorhees Nelson, Carrollton, TX, Amanda Voorhees Pearcy, Boise, ID, Nathan Voorhees, Nisland, SD, Kenton Voorhees, Belle Fourche, SD, Cameron Voorhees, Nisland, SD, Summer Voorhees Nelson, Tulsa, OK, Brady Voorhees, Doon, IA, Chase Voorhees, Fargo, ND; also 13 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph, her parents, one brother, Wayne Schuller, and two sisters, Vera Foos and Darlene Veldcamp.
Memorials may be made to the Dorsett Home in Spearfish, SD.
Robert C. Greear
June 25, 1923 - July 18, 2010
Service was held:
Thursday, July 22, 2010, at 1:30 p.m.
Robert "Bob" Greear, 87, Sturgis, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care.
Robert "Bob" Greear was born in Onalaska, WA, to John Wesley and Ellen Myers Greear on June 25, 1923. He worked at the Sipus Creek CCC Camp then joined the Army at Ft. Lewis, WA, in 1943. He was stationed at the Rapid City Army Air Base and was a top turret gunner, medic, and part of the fire crew on the flight line.
Robert loved the Black Hills, especially when he noticed Inez Marie Meirose in a café in Rapid City; they married on October 14, 1944. He started Bob’s Plumbing and Heating in 1950. In the 60’s, he began working for Davenport Water Company; he stayed on when it became Sturgis Water Company and retired from the role as maintenance supervisor at age sixty-three. After retirement, he worked as a consultant for Lane Minnesota Company of Minneapolis. He spent forty-two years with the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department; he was among other volunteer fire fighters at the Tilford fire and the first Deadwood fire. Robert was a founding member and president of the Black Hills Four Wheelers as well as a founder of the Black Hills Four Wheeler Search and Rescue organization. Robert also served on the Sturgis park board.
He is survived by his brothers, Willard "Bud," Richard "Dick," and Jack Greear, all of Washington State. He leaves his beloved wife, Inez of Sturgis as well as his children, Robert (Maryann) of Clearmont, WY, Rosalee Johnson of Dayton, OH, Michael (Kerry) of Whitewood, and Timothy of Spearfish. His spirit lives on in his seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Mark; one brother, Edwin; and three sisters, Marian, Pearl, and Clarice.
Visitation will be Wednesday from noon until 9:00 p.m. and will resume Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until service time at Kinkade Funeral Chapel.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Pastor Herbert B. Cleveland officiating. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Sturgis Veteran's Honor Guard.
A memorial has been established to the Sturgis Parks Department.
Bonnie Hanson
March 21, 1941 - July 17, 2010
Service was held:
Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Reva Hall
Bonnie J. Hanson, 69, Reva, SD, passed away early Saturday morning, July 17, 2010, at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND, after a short illness.
Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis and resume one hour prior to services at the Hall on Wednesday.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 21st at 11:00 a.m. at the Reva Hall with family services at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Tuesday, July 20th at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery at a later date.
Bonnie was born March 21, 1941, at Deadwood, SD, to James and Mary (McConnell) Sigman. She attended one year of school in Lead before her folks moved to Bison where she attended and finished high school. She also attended grade school at North Strool. She attended Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish where she received her teaching certificate. After graduation, she taught one year at the Lone Tree School southeast of Bison. She worked various jobs in Bison through the years, working at the Cottage Inn, Vetters Rec Center, the Court House, City Café, baby sat, Bea Hogards Hotel, and the Prairie City Café for Claire Johns.
On July 15, 1961, Bonnie married Keith Hanson, Sr. of Reva, SD, at Sturgis, SD. In the fall of 1961, Keith and Bonnie bought the ranch from Ruby Mort and later purchased the Emmett Quatier farm and his parents' farm, and they raised their family there.
Bonnie was a member of the Slim Buttes Free Lutheran Church and the Women's Missionary Fellowship. Her hobbies included genealogy, quilting, knitting, playing cards, and talking on the phone.
Bonnie is survived by her husband, Keith Sr.; five children, Kevin (special friend, Linda) of Bison, SD, Suzan of Hettinger, ND, Noreen (John) Green of Lodgepole, SD, Edward of Sioux City, IA, and Keith, Jr. (Julie) of Reva, SD; four grandchildren, Lance and Lynn Green and Jake and Dalton Hanson; one step-grandson, Robert Dynda; one sister, Patricia (Jerry) Poseley; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Sigman, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to the Slim Buttes Lutheran Parsonage Addition.
Andrew William Schell
July 21, 1988 - July 15, 2010
Service was held:
2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Andrew William Schell, 21, rural Nemo, SD, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 in rural Meade County.
Survivors include his parents, Clint William and Laurie Marie Schell, Nemo; sister, Alisha Marie Schell; brother, Clinton Jacob Schell, both of Nemo; grandma, Violet Rost, Spearfish; also many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 20th at 2:00 P.M. at the First Presbyterian Church, 1319 Junction Avenue, Sturgis, SD.
Andrew, a Navy Veteran, had a great love of the outdoors and the woods. He spent hours to days out in the woods alone or with his great friends, Keith Weyrich and Tyler Cammack. His other great love was classical piano, and he could not pass a piano without playing it. When in high school, he would play the piano for hours without books because he would have the songs memorized by the time he learned them. Andrew was the type of the person who would do anything for anyone. He has a place in everyone’s heart of those he touched.
Fern Viola Caldwell
January 14, 1914 - April 23, 2010
Service was held:
Friday, July 23, 2010, at 1:30 p.m.
Fern V. Caldwell, 96, Sturgis, died Friday, April 23, 2010, at Sturgis Regional Senior Care.
Fern was born January 14, 1914, at Ardmore, SD, to John Steven and Lydia (Campbell) Serres. The family moved to Dupree where Fern grew up and attended school. She married Albert Caldwell June 10, 1962, in Rapid City. Fern worked for several years at the Fort Meade VA Canteen.
Fern was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the VFW Auxiliary, and the Sturgis Hospital Auxiliary.
Survivors include two daughters, Darlene Ann (Ted) Miles, Spearfish, and Elaine (Ken) Bader, Tempe, AZ; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one sister, Delma Phillis.
A memorial has been established to CASA of the Northern Hills.
A memorial service will be held Friday, July 23, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Sturgis with Rev. Michael Fox officiating. Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Marjorie Louise Felion
July 26, 1937 - July 13, 2010
Service was held:
07-15-2010
Marjorie Louise Felion, 72, Sturgis, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at her home in Sturgis
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 15, 2010 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Pastor Herbert B. Cleveland officiating. Inurnment follows at the Vale Cemetery.
Marjorie was born July 26, 1937 at Buffalo, SD, to Frederick and Mary Leona (Moseley) Meyer. She attended school at Ekalaka, MT. She worked on a ranch west of Camp Crook for 15 years before moving to Belle Fourche. She moved to Newell and then to Custer where she worked at the Mica mines. She moved to Spearfish and cared for her mother. She also worked at Ft. Meade where she met Ken Felion. They were married at Rapid City on November 12, 1970.
In 1980 the family moved to Sturgis where they lived until 1995 when they moved to Whitewood for a couple of years. They returned to Sturgis in 1997 and Marjorie retired from Ft. Meade after 31 years of service.
Survivors include her son Darwin Felion, Roswell, GA; two daughters, Tracey Tupa, Newcastle, WY, Terri Jo Felion, Sturgis; also one grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother Donald Lafayette and one grandson, Randall Hemenway.
"A very special thank you to all of the family and friends that were always there at anytime. You are all wonderful!"
Marilyn K, Hill
December 8, 1926 - June 14, 2010
Service was held:
10:30 am Friday , July 16, 2010
Marilyn K. Hill, 83, longtime resident of Roubaix, Elk Creek and, more recently, Lead, died Monday, June 14, 2010 in Belle Fourche. A prayer and hymn service in her memory will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 16 at the Nemo Community Church, followed by inurnment of cremains in the Roubaix Cemetery.
Marilyn Kay Hill was born Dec. 8, 1926 at Stamford in Jackson County, the younger daughter of Davis M. and Ruth C. (Iwan) Highfill. While she was still an infant, her parents divorced and her mother married George Heaton. Although she wasn't legally adopted, Marilyn took on the Heaton name. She and her older sister attended school in Belvidere until the family moved in 1936 to Roubaix where George was hired as a carpenter at the Cloverleaf Mine. Marilyn completed grade school in Roubaix and attended high school in Deadwood, Roubaix and White River. During World War II, she worked briefly as a truck driver at the Black Hills Ordinance Depot in Igloo until she was caught out on her age. She then boarded with the Lovell family until she graduated from Igloo High School.
In the 1950's, Marilyn taught at the Harmony School in Mellette County and later was a taxi driver and kept house for her younger sister and brother while they attended school in Spearfish. She built up a small herd of cattle that she ran with her step-father. In 1958, she married Albert Hill, Sr., and Elk Creek area rancher, and, for the next 30 years, they ran cattle and sheep. In the year's following Albert's death in 1988, she retired to Lead and also lived in Pluma before failing health prompted her to move to the Golden Ridge Assisted Living facility in Lead in 2004. Since 2008, she was a resident of the Belle Fourche Regional Senior Care facility. Marilyn was a member of the Roubaix Union Sunday School until it disbanded in the 1990's.
Marilyn is survived by her son, Mark Hill and his partner, Jim Spears, Roubaix; two step-sons, Albert Hill, Jr., Iowa Hill, CA, and Mike (Sue) Hill, Elk Creek; a sister, Verna Benham, Kerrville, TX; a brother, Gary Heaton, Roubaix; three step-grandsons, Dannon Hill, Cartersville, GA, Andrew Hill, Auburn, CA, and Albert Hill, III, Gillette, WY; a step-granddaughter, Andrea Hill, La Mesa, CA; several step-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and her very special friend and caregiver, Tracy Silvernail, Belle Fourche.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her older sister, Leslie Mae Hall, and a son, Todd Joseph Hill, who was stillborn in 1960.
Marilyn loved and honored our flag and her family has established a memorial for the erection of flagpoles at the Roubaix Cemetery, the Brownsville Fire Hall, and the Nemo Post Office. Additional memorial contributions will be donated to two of Marilyn's favorite charities, the Children's Heart Fund of the Samaritan's Purse, and the local chapter of the Salvation Army.
Marilyn's family is grateful for the kind and loving care she received from nurses, aides, and all staff of Golden Ridge Assisted Living in Lead, Belle Fourche Regional Senior Care, and the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital.
