Obits
Virgil “Dale” McLaughlin, Jr. was born on November 6, 1969 in Rapid City, SD, to Virgil, Sr. and Pearl (Annis) McLaughlin. Virgil passed away on November 10, 2023 in Rapid City, SD.
Dale grew up on the Temple Ranch and attended elementary school at Rocky Ford. He would spend his days working on the...
Jim Oldenberg, age 83, of Philip, South Dakota, died on Monday, November 20, 2023 at Scotchman Living Center in Philip.Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, November 24, at Rush Funeral Home in Philip.Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 25, at the American Legion Hall in...
October 14, 1944-November 11, 2023Mary Lou Michael Schimke went home to our Lord November 11, 2023 after enduring Parkinson’s and dementia at her home in Albuquerque NM. Mary Lou was born near her home in Philip, South Dakota. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Emma Michael; sister...
Jon J. Dougherty, 73, of the Black Hills, SD, died November 11, 2023. He was born in Ponca, Nebraska on August 5, 1950 to John B. Dougherty and Alice M. Kniefl Dougherty. Being the youngest of 8 children, Jon was often enticed to climb trees that his older brother David would rapidly chop down,...
Mercades Dahlvang, age 32, of Piedmont, formerly of Philip, South Dakota, died on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Monument Health in Rapid City.Badass, adventurous, fun-loving, beautiful blue-eyed Mercades (Martin) Dahlvang, with the heart of an angel, was taken from us too soon. A blessing to so...
Margaret “Peggy” Hook, age 85, of Philip, South Dakota, died on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip.Margaret “Peggy” Ellen Hook was born on September 25, 1938, to Margaret (O’Connell) and Lawrence Gittings in Midland, South Dakota. Peggy attended elementary...
Robert Lyle Lang, 76 of Fort Meade and formally of Hill City, died November 6, 2023 at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Fort Meade.
He served in the US Navy from 1965 until 1968.
A full obituary from West River Funeral will follow.
On November 5, 2023, Lowell King, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at the age of 88. There will be a visitation beginning at 6 pm, Tuesday, November 14, at Feigum Funeral Home in Pierre, SD, with a prayer service to follow at 7pm. A funeral service is scheduled for 10...
David Allen Kezar, 63, of Toppenish, WA, passed away on October 16, 2023 at MultiCare Memorial Yakima. He was born October 13, 1960, in Kadoka, SD, the son of Iola (Drabek) Kezar and Norman Dale Kezar. He was the 4th of 7 children. Dave had a strong connection to his faith and grew up attending the...
Deborah Lynn Schaaf, 76, of New Underwood, SD, died Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. Deb was born June 13, 1947, at Grand Coulee Dam, Washington to Carl and Lucille (Smith) Cramer. Active was the only word to describe her with three older brothers while spending...
