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Everett K. Fowler
Everett K. Fowler, 94, of Sheridan, Wyo., formerly of Belle Fourche, Spearfish and Sundance, Wyo., died Thursday, May 18, 2006, at the Sheridan Manor Nursing Home in Sheridan Wyo.
A memorial services will be held at the Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche on Friday, May 26, 2006, at 2 p.m., with Pastor Lloyd Lemke officiating. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be at Pine Slope cemetery in Belle Fourche.
Everett K. Fowler was born Oct. 28, 1911, in Belle Fourche, to Merton and Harriett (Slaughter) Fowler. He was raised on the family homestead and ranch northwest of Belle Fourche. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1929, and attended business school in Rapid City.
In June of 1932, Everett married
Georgia Thomas. They were blessed to celebrate 68 years of marriage before Georgia's passing in October of 2000.
After leaving the family ranch in 1943, Everett owned and operated a four-lane bowling alley in Belle Fourche before working in various jobs in the area. In 1949, he took his family to reside on a farm near Fruitdale, and later moved them to a ranch near Sundance, Wyo. After his sons had all completed high school, Everett left ranching for the last time and moved to Spearfish, where he worked as a carpenter for several years before retiring. He moved to Sheridan, Wyo., in December of 2000 to be nearer to one of his sons.
Everett is survived by three sons, Everett M. (Lorraine) Fowler, of Mesa, Ariz., Robert G. (Sharon) Fowler, of Evansville, Wyo., and Guy E. (Shirley) Fowler, of Sheridan, Wyo.; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great-granchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Richard D. Dunn
Richard Donald Dunn, 77, of Buffalo, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at the Sturgis Long Term Care Facility.
He was born July 29, 1925, in Belle Fourche to Joseph and Alice (Oliver) Dunn. Richard lived on the family ranch and attended the Dunn Grade School and Buffalo High School.
He worked at various ranches in the area until enlisting in the U.S. Army, serving from January 1953 until December 1954.
He then worked as a heavy equipment operator in road construction and coal mining in Colstrip, Mont., until his retirement in 1988. After retirement, he moved to Buffalo, where he lived until his death.
He is survived by one sister, Lois Lindeholm of Buffalo; four nephews, David and Doris Lindeholm of Florida, Stanley and Geri Lindeholm of Grand Junction, Colo., Michael and Danna Lindeholm of Midland, Texas, and Tony and Donna Lindeholm of Midland, Texas; two nieces, Betty and Jery Flanagan and Mary Lou and Robert Johnson of Buffalo; and numerous grandnephews and grandnieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother in infancy, and a brother-in-law, Leroy Lindeholm.
Richard was a member of post 147, American Legion, for 46 years.
Graveside memorial services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 24 at the Black Hills National cemetery with Chaplain Moe Griener officiating.
Arrangements are entrusted with the Carlsen-Aldinger Funeral Home of Sturgis.
Daryl Lee Heil, 78
Daryl Lee Heil, 78, Deadwood, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at his home.
Committal services will be 1 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2011 at Black Hills National cemetery with Pastor Ralph Vencill officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard. Family and friends are encouraged to gather at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel prior to leaving for the cemetery.
Grateful for having shared his life include his sisters, Ethel Beaty of Deadwood and Ruth of Westwood, Mass.; his brother, Chris (Vera) of Tilamook, Ore.; his sister-in-law, Hazel Heil of Newell and numerous nieces and nephews.
Louray J. Donner, 78
Louray J. Donner, 78, of Deadwood, died Sunday, June 05, 2011, at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Lead. Vigil services will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Lead.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2011, at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Kerry Prendiville as celebrant. Burial will follow at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Louray was born at Lead on May 30, 1933 to Raymond and Violet (Smith) Mittelstadt. She grew up in Lead, graduating from Lead High School. She then went on to become a registered nurse at Sioux Valley School of Nursing in Sioux Falls. She returned to Lead after graduating, working at various nursing jobs over the years, starting at Homestake Hospital, later as the county nurse and then worked at David M. Dorsett Health Care until she retired. Louray married
Joe Cracco in Lead, and they had three children, Michael, Nancey and Sonia. They later divorced. Louray later married
Charles Donner.
Louray loved bowling on Tuesdays, gardening, ceramics and traveling. She especially loved following her children and grandchildren's activities. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Lead and had been active in the church choir.
Louray is survived by her loving husband, Charles, Deadwood; son, Michael Cracco, Deadwood: step-son, Micheal (Janet) Donner, Newcastle, Wyo.; daughter, Nancey (Geff) Marlatt, Yoder, Wyo.: step-daughters, Denise (Shane) Scott, Meeteetse, Wyo., Diane (Bryan) Polyak, Sioux Falls; sisters, Ramona (Dick) Tinker, Lead, Carol (Dale) Peters, Lead, Janice Mittelstadt, Watauga, Texas; 21 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; and special friend Violet Schofield, Watauga, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Sonia Taggart, in 1994.
Arrangements are under the care of Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel of Lead.
Rose Marie Roach (Schumacher), 53
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Rose Marie Roach (Schumacher) died Thursday, June 2, 2011.
She was born on Feb. 22, 1958 in Deadwood to Henry and Marie (Mayer) Schumacher. She was married
to George Roach Jr. on May 30, 1980 in Lead.
Rose was an accomplished musician but will be remembered best as a member of the department of defense contracting community. Rose worked at the USAF Academy both at the cadet dining hall and installation contracting office, as well as, in the installation contracting offices at Peterson and Schriever Air Force Bases. Prior to her passing, Rose served most recently as a supervisory contracting officer for the TRICARE Management Activity.
The journey of life is to move from a self-serving heart to a serving heart. Life is about what you can give rather than what you receive. It is the people you love and the people who love you who matter most. Love is taught to us by so many people in our lies but to give unconditional love to so many is truly a special gift and describes the life Rose led.
At Rose's request, no services will be conducted. In lieu of flowers, request that donations be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Southeastern Colorado Affiliate, 625 N. Cascade Avenue, Suite, 110, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
Johanna Reznicek Rasmussen, 98
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Johanna Reznicek Rasmussen, 98, of Sturgis died Saturday, July 16, 2011 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. with a rosary service starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis with Father Bob Baden officiating. Burial will follow at Black Hill National cemetery near Sturgis.
Johanna was born at Hague, N.D., on Oct. 31, 1912, to George and Elizabeth (Zahn) Schell. She grew up with nine brothers and sisters in the Meadow area and graduated from Lemmon High School. For many years, she worked as a chef in the Mint Café in Deadwood. She also lived in Brownsville, Texas, for over 20 years.
She was married
to Raymond W. Rasmussen at Bexar County, Texas, on April 20, 1970. He preceded her in death in 1976.
She was an active member of the Hospital Auxiliary of Brownsville and also a member of the Meade County Senior Citizens in Sturgis. She was also a member of the St. Francis of Assisi parish.
Survivors include her son, Bob (Betty) Reznicek of Rapid City; two daughters, Dorothy Baker of Sturgis and Josephine (Bert) Carlevato of Chino Hills, Calif.; step-daughter, Esther Connelly of Minneapolis, Minn.; step-son, Ray Rasmussen of Albuquerque, N.M.; one sister, Betty Willey of Hays, Kan.; five grandchildren; three step-grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by both parents; her husband; son, Marvin Reznicek; two brothers and six sisters.
Phillip Murphy, 78
Phillip Murphy, 78, of Belle Fourche, died on Friday, July 15, 2011, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011, at Black Hills National cemetery near Sturgis.
Survivors include his children, Phillip Murphy Jr., Rapid City; Kathy Allen, Montana; Donna Webb, Spearfish; Andy Murphy, Wisconsin; Mary Murphy, Colorado; Susie Murphy, California; Jenny Seidel, Pierre; 15 grandchildren and best friend Bernita Grohmann, Belle Fourche. He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandchild.
Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels & Crematory Service of Spearfish.
Delmar Vincent Green, 79
Delmar Vincent Green, 79, passed onto heaven July 12, 2011, in Cottonwood, Ariz. He was born in Rapid City on Nov. 22, 1931, to Chauncey and Erma (Conklin) Green.
Del was married
to the love of his life, Garnet Jean Grotrud, on Nov. 23, 1950, in Sturgis. He moved his family to Superior, Ariz., in 1968, where he taught high school. In 1991, Del and Garnet moved to Camp Verde, Ariz., where he worked for the Prescott National Forest.
He is survived by his wife, Garnet; four children, David (Shari) Green, Gail (Hal) Richardson, Joann Green, Owen Green; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren with one due on Del's coming birthday.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21 at the Whitewood cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 30 at the Prescott National Forest Verde Ranger Station, 300 E. Highway 260 in Camp Verde, Ariz.
Funeral services are provided by Kinkade Funeral Chapel of Sturgis.
Dale Brownell, 55
Dale Brownell, 55, of Spearfish, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at home, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Dale was born on March 9, 1956. As a lifelong resident of Spearfish, Dale was an institution. He felt most comfortable within the boundaries of Spearfish — he loved all aspects of this town, from the people to the places here. He graduated from Spearfish High School (1974) and Black Hills State College (1979).
Dale was best known as the owner of Lucky Strike Lanes. His journey began in 1976, when he started working part time at the downtown lanes for John Fuller. Two years later, Fuller sold the lanes to Jerry Krambeck, and Dale stayed on to help with the machinery. After five years, the Krambecks offered the business to him. In the time since then, Dale expanded the six-lane downtown center to the current 10-lane center located behind Safeway to include automatic scoring, bumpers and an 18-hole Mini-Golf course. The love of the sport of bowling was paramount to Dale; he served as a mentor for many. Dale had a knack for remembering patron's names and their bowling shoe sizes — always making people feel special. Dale was a good friend to everyone.
For 28 years, Dale served in many officer positions for the State Youth Bowling Program, taking his young bowlers to numerous state tournaments each year. He was one of the first certified coaches West River, has served on numerous state youth boards, as well as various youth directors for state USBC boards, was the president of the State Proprietors Association, and was selected at Bowling Proprietor of the Year in 1999. In 2009, Dale was inducted into the South Dakota USBC Bowling Hall of Fame. Dale was one of the early members of the Spearfish Jaycees, hosting the Haunted House in the basement of the lanes.
Dale was an avid gardener and landscaper, never afraid to get his hands dirty. He put his education to work in designing sprinkler systems for his second business, Spearfish Turf Systems. Dale would go out of his way to help out his clients, spending many long, arduous hours installing systems to help make lawns and plantings beautiful.
It is still hard to believe that somebody who had as much energy as Dale did can now be gone. In so many ways, Dale will be immortal. When you think of Dale, always think of infinite existence. He was so creative, so brilliant and so alive — but quietly so. He did not need fame or fortune or recognition to know that what he was embarked upon was a good thing. He just knew.
Dale felt that family and friends were the keys to a good life. Although we will all miss him dearly, his legacy lives on through us. Dale leaves behind his mother, Frieda Tracy, Spearfish; his brothers, Delmar “Woody” (Ann) Brownell, Spearfish; Dave Brownell, Boulder Canyon, and Daryl (Deb) Brownell, Belle Fourche; his sisters, Delores Eastwood, San Antonio, Texas; D'Anna (Kevin Eastwood) Medellin, Laconia, N.H.; and Dory (Ken) Batka, Spearfish; nephews, Levi (Michelle) Brownell, Travis (Cali) Kenway, Nathan Eastwood, Jeremy Brownell, Drew (Sabelle) Brownell, Jereme Fish, Jason (Rachel) Walker, Colton (Tabitha) Brownell, Tanner Batka, and Dillon Batka; his nieces, Loni (Josh) Geffre, Raven Bowen, Nina Medellin, and Alex Medellin; and many close dear friends.
Dale was preceded in death by his father, Durwood “Brownie” Brownell; maternal grandparents, Willie and June Shuck; paternal grandparents, Fred and Waunita Brownell; step-father, Hugh Tracy; uncles, Albert “Sonny” Shuck and Jimmy Key; aunt, Adirenne Kinstead.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at the United Church of Christ, 920 Main St., Spearfish, followed by a luncheon. A private family inurnment will be held following the luncheon, at Rose Hill cemetery Rose Garden.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to the Dale Brownell Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service in Spearfish.
