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Jerry Meirose
August 2, 1924 - December 9, 2009
Service was held:
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
Jerry Meirose 85, died Wednesday December 9, 2009 at the Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Jerry served in the US Army as a first scout, and was wounded in both arms and both legs. The medals he was awarded are the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Emblem, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one Bronze Battle Star, WW II Victory Medal, Combat Infantrymen Badge, Oak Leaf Cluster (2nd award of Purple Heart Medal), Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar and the Honorable Service Emblem. Jerry was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, VFW, & Honor Guard. Jerry was proud of his service to his country & was a life member of the DAV serving in every capacity at the state level including State Commander. Jerry also served on the SD State Veteran’s Commission. When he lived in Sturgis he volunteered as a hunter safety course instructor and coached a little league baseball team.
Survivors include his children, Kathy & Mark Pearce of Pflugerville, TX, Rita Bee of Belle Fourche, SD, Larry Meirose of Sturgis, SD, Joan & Mark Lutey of Albuquerque, NM, Mary & Doug Flesner of Sturgis, SD, Pat & Craig Fischer of Sturgis, SD, Gary & Lucy Meirose of Hot Sulphur Springs, CO, Anne Meirose and Steve Randall of Seattle, WA., 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, 2 sisters, 2 brothers. Jerry was preceded in death by his loving wife, Alice, one sister, three grandsons and one great-grandson.
Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. A Rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM on December16, 2009 at the St. Francis of Assisi Church, Sturgis, SD. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors by the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard.
A memorial has been established to Fort Meade Hospice.
Maxine Bertha Tadych
April 27, 1931 - December 6, 2009
Service was held:
Friday, December 11th, 11 am
Maxine Bertha Tadych, 78, died Sunday, December 6, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be noon until 9:00 p.m. at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Thursday. Visitation will resume at 8:00 a.m. until the time of service on Friday.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 11, 2009, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Rev. Denzel Nonhof officiating. Burial will follow at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
Maxine was born April 27, 1931, at Mandan, ND, to William and Bessie (Rychlick) Lehto. She was schooled in rural schools as well as schools in Bismarck, ND. On January 1, 1959, she married Waldo Tadych in Miles City, Montana. Because her husband was a career military man, they moved all over the country. She worked in various department stores, as well as volunteering at community centers. After her mother's death, Maxine moved back to Sturgis, SD, in 2003, where she volunteered at the Meade County Senior Center. She enjoyed trips to Deadwood.
Survivors include her son, Kim (Jacque) Tadych, Denver, CO; daughter, Kerrie (Michael) Radoll, Valentine, NE; her brother, Kenneth Lehto, Sturgis; two grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Jerry Pringle Sr.
July 18, 1934 - December 3, 2009
Service was held:
2:00 p.m. Monday, December 7, 2009
Jerome Runyon "Jerry" Pringle, 75, Rapid City, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the Ft. Meade VA Hospital.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services one Monday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.
Committal services will be 2 p.m. Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with Chaplain Ralph Vencill officiating. Friends may gather at the funeral chapel prior to leaving for the cemetery.
Jerry was born July 18, 1934 at Sioux City, IA , to James and Lois (Carpenter) Pringle. He grew up in Sioux City and moved with his family to Rapid City where he finished his schooling. He joined the US Marine Corps and served his country honorably from 1952 until 1955. Upon receiving his honorable discharge he returned home and attended Chadron State College for a year and studied accounting.
Jerry moved to Sheridan, WY, where he married. He moved to Lincoln, NE, and worked in accounting. He also worked in accounting for an elevator in Gurley, NE and the State of Nebraska in Sidney, NE. He remarried and lived in California for many years. He worked as a dispatcher and cab driver in Monterey Park, CA. In 2003 he moved back to South Dakota where he enjoyed trips to Deadwood, reading and painting.
Survivors include his sons, Jerry Jr. (Linda) Pringle, Rapid City, Joseph (Ruth) Pringle, Scottsbluff; one sister, Patricia (Peter) Nicholson, Rapid City; also 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by parents, one daughter, Julie Ann Hedglin Pringle.
Frances C. Watt
June 21, 1929 - December 3, 2009
Service was held:
11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Frances Catherine Watt died December 3, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. That she was 80 years old was amazing to her, and that she has died is shocking and sad to all who knew her. A slight, but vigorous, person who could possibly outlive most of us is whom we knew.
Fran was born in Northville, SD June 21, 1929 to Theodore and Mary (Stucker) Perry. At 3 years old she moved with her family to Lead, SD where her father began work for Homestake Mining Co. She graduated from Lead High School in 1947 and married Joseph Watt who had just been discharged from the army. Two daughters were born and Fran began her stint as housewife and mother while Joe worked for Homestake as well.
In 1966 Fran began a job at St Joseph’s Hospital in Deadwood, SD. She worked in various positions from nurse’s aide to inhalation therapy to pharmacy tech. Her reputation as a hard working, dedicated employee was well known. After 25 years she retired to care for her mother and stepfather in Spearfish. They were among several people who received her care over the years beginning with her husband’s grandmother and his mother who she took into her home while raising her family and ending with her adult daughter (Jolene) and elderly former husband who she cared for in their final years. Patrons of the former 6th St Deli in Rapid City delighted in the soups and salads that Fran made when she volunteered her time to her daughter and son-in-law owners in the 1990s. Even though her actions proved otherwise, she would not claim any extraordinary sacrifice – a humble, modest woman.
Fran was admired as a thoroughly neat and clean housekeeper, a generous and sharing neighbor, and a good, fun friend, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren will miss their Grandma Fran who loved babies and sweets almost as much as they do. Her last few years have been truly happy and unencumbered and we only wish there were more to be enjoyed.
“Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That’s the deal.” C.S. Lewis
Fran is survived by her daughter Connie (Vince) Braun of Rapid City, her brother Kenneth (Marlene) Perry of Spearfish, grandchildren Bethany (Rory) Sumners, Teresa (Nik Towne) Daiss, Nick Daiss, Adam (Leah) Braun and Micah (Peter) Schmid, those seven great grandchildren, and cherished nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held Tuesday, December 8 at 11:00 at Mountain Lawn Cemetery outside of Lead, SD.
A gathering of friends and family will follow at noon at Golden Hills Inn in Lead.
Cecil Lloyd Johnson
August 5, 1939 - December 3, 2009
Service was held:
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 1:00 p.m.
Cecil Lloyd Johnson, 70, Hot Springs, died Thursday, December 3, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Graveside rites will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with Pastor Joe Story officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Sturgis Veteran's honor guard. Family and friends may gather at Kinkade Funeral Chapel prior to leaving for the cemetery.
Cecil was born August 5, 1939, at Modesto, CA, to George and Marjorie (Sisson) Johnson. He grew up in California. Cecil was a truck driver for many years. He married Virginia Lopez in Nevada in 1958. He then entered the service and served in the US Army from 1959 until his honorable discharge in 1961.
Cecil worked at a dairy then resumed trucking. Prior to his retirement, he ran a taxi service to transport railroad workers.
He was a member of the 7th Day Adventist Church in Hot Springs and the American Legion in Edgemont. He also volunteered for the Red Cross for many years.
Survivors include two daughters, Bernadine (Richard) Guenthner and Tammy Pierce, all of Edgemont; one brother, Curt Johnson, Edgemont; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, three sons, one brother, and one sister.
Verda J. Lowe
February 21, 1936 - December 1, 2009
Service was held:
11:00 a.m. Monday December 7, 2009
Verda Jean Lowe, 73, formerly of Newell, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be noon until 4 p.m. with the family at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis on Sunday. Visitation resumes at 8 a.m. until time of services on Monday.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel with Reverend Michael J Fox. Burial follows at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.
A memorial has been established to the First Lutheran Church in Newell.
Verda was born February 21, 1936 at Wilmot, SD, to Robert and Margaret (Christianson) Clausen. She graduated from Wilmot High School. On January 30, 1955 she married James Lowe at Aberdeen. The couple moved to Rapid City where James was employed. Verda was a homemaker and raised their family.
They moved to Piedmont and lived there until Jim's retirement. They moved to Newell, SD, where Verda was a member of the NVN Senior Center. She enjoyed sewing, crafting and baking homemade goods.
Survivors include her sons; Douglas L. (Pam) Lowe, Black Hawk, Robert Lowe, Black Hawk; one brother, Garith (Marcia) Clausen, Walla Walla, WA; two sisters, Marlys (Dennis) Smith, Chaska, MN, Karen (Bruce) Carlson, Savage, MN; grandchildren, Amber (Brandon) Foster, Jeremy (Danielle) Lowe, all of Black Hawk; five great grandchildren, Hailey, Ashley, Elizabeth Foster, Black Hawk, Paige, Jacob Lowe, Black Hawk.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jim on October 2, 2009, two sons, Leslie and Michael.
Peter John Verhulst
October 21, 1925 - November 29, 2009
Service was held:
Friday, December 4, 2009, at 10:30 a.m.
Peter John Verhulst, 84, of Spearfish, went peacefully from his home to be with the Lord on the morning of Nov. 29, 2009. A vigil will take place on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Spearfish. On Dec. 4, mass and Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, followed by burial at St. Aloycious Cemetery in Sturgis.
Peter John Verhulst was born Oct. 21, 1925 at their ranch home in Reva. Son of Emma “Susan” DeJager and Peter Verhulst, he was the youngest of two children joining his sister Larine. Peter attended Slim Buttes grade school through ninth grade followed by Sorum High School for two years and then graduated from Spearfish High School in 1943.
As a child, he loved baseball. He played the sport until the age of 45. He loved animals and shared many stories of his pets on the ranch. He enjoyed hunting and bowling with family and friends until the age of 83. He also loved riding horses and pitching horseshoes. Peter became a man before his time at the age of 17, when he took over the family ranch following the death of his father. He was known for his storytelling and never denied an audience. “Papa Pete,” as he was known by family and friends, never met a stranger and always had a smile on his face.
Peter married Ilean Clark on Sep. 15, 1948 in Belle Fourche. Together they made their home on the family ranch in Reva. They were blessed with six children: LaVea, Paul, Peter “Clark”, Zane, Harley and Lance. They lived on the family ranch until 1979 when they moved to Casper, WY to join his sons Paul and Clark working for Verhulst Construction, leaving his son Zane to run the family ranch. Following the death of Ilean in August 1984, Peter returned to Harding County until the ranch was sold and his youngest son, Lance, graduated from high school.
Peter then moved to Spearfish in 1987, when he met Cora Kerwin at the Spearfish all school reunion. They were united in marriage on Dec. 18, 1988 in Spearfish. At that time, the Verhulst’s gained an extended family of Jeannette, Tony, Nick, Pat, May-lynn, Janet, Kellie and Kim. They made their home in Spearfish until the time of his death. During their time together, they owned Cora’s Creations in Spearfish where he enjoyed helping out and delivering flowers (especially to Deadwood).
Peter is survived by his wife Cora, his children LaVea, Paul (Laura), Peter “Clark” (Cindy), Zane (Janet), Harley (Ronda), and Lance (Daina). Cora’s children Jeanette, Nick (Patricia), Pat, May-lynn (Howard), Janet, Kellie and Kim (Mark). One sister, Larine (Ken) Clyde and nephew Shane (Maggie) Mott.
His 24 grandchildren, Toni (Lenny) Cottril, Tona (Justin) Hand, Thad (Erin Wolf) Martin, Wendy (Brian) Blankenship, Brian Verhulst, Simone Verhulst, Michael (Kersten) Verhulst, Kalene (Brock) Anundson, Stene Verhulst, Serene Verhulst, Max (Kim) Flager, Angie (Mitch) Corwine, Tracy (Stacey) Flager, Meg (Tim) Spann, James Kerwin, Travis (Tiffany Kirkman) Kerwin, Janine (Tim) Dooley, Leigh Kerwin, Shilo Hall, Holly (Jason) Custer, Kay-Lynn Hall, Kealy (Jeremy) Branson, Kristopher (Jeanne) Kerwin, Payton Ginsbach, 26 great-grandchildren, as well as numerous extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by Ilean Verhulst, his parents Peter and Emma “Susan” Verhulst, his step-son Anthony Kerwin, granddaughter Vallami Jo Kerwin, daughter-in-law Isabelle Kerwin, son-in-law Max Flager and brother-in-law Harley Mott.
Peter Verhulst will always be remembered for his blue eyes and bright smile. He left behind a legacy of honesty, integrity and a love of life and family.
A memorial has been established.
