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Shawn Tibbs
Jun 3, 2026
Funeral services for Shawn Tibbs, 56, of Elkton, SD, will be held at 11:30 AM, Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Stanley County Fairgrounds in Ft. Pierre. Burial will be in the Scotty Phillips Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Stanley County Fairgrounds....
William Brave Thunder
May 28, 2026
William Brave Thunder, 50, of McLaughlin, passed away on May 28, 2026, at the Mobridge Regional Hospital. Services are pending with Kesling Funeral Home.
Lois Chasing Hawk
May 28, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Lois Chasing Hawk, 89, of Eagle Butte, will be held at 11:00 AM (MT), Friday, June 5, 2026, at the All-Saints Catholic Church in Eagle Butte. At this time, the burial portion only will be postponed to a later date, due to wet and muddy conditions at the Cemetery. Burial will be in the Chasing...
Cheyanne Gorbet
May 25, 2026
Cheyanne Gorbet, age 34, peacefully passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, at IHS Hospital in Fort Yates, North Dakota. She was born to Shelly White and Paul Gorbet in Greenview, California, on September 13, 1991. At the age of two, Cheyanne moved to Fort Yates, North Dakota, where she spent her formative years.
Cheyanne attended schools in Fort Yates and...
Rhonda Marie Lombard
May 25, 2026
Rhonda Marie Lombard, 65 of Mobridge passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Services will be handled by her family.
Michael Levester Kills Pretty Enemy, Sr.
May 23, 2026
Funeral services for Michael Levester Kills Pretty Enemy, Sr., 84 of Mandan, formerly of Bullhead, will be held at 11:00 AM (CT), Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Elkhorn Congregational Church in Little Eagle. Burial will be held at the Brown Church Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM (CT), Friday, June...
Charles W. Birkholt
May 22, 2026
Funeral services for Charles Birkholt, 91, of Selby will be at 10:30 AM, Friday, June 5, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Church in Selby. Burial will be at Selby Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will start at 6 PM with a prayers service at 7 PM Thursday at the church. Charles passed away...
Margaret "Marge" Mertz
May 20, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Marge Mertz, 79, of Mobridge will be at 10 AM, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mobridge. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be at 6 PM Wednesday with a prayer service at 7 PM at the church.
Margaret (Marge) Mary...
Peggy Warner
May 20, 2026
Funeral services for Peggy Warner, 86, of Mobridge, will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:00 am at the United Church of Christ in Mobridge. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2026 from 6-8:00 pm. Interment under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge, will take place at Hillview Cemetery, rural Isabel. Peggy passed away...
Wilbur Bears Heart
May 19, 2026
Funeral services for Wilbur Bears Heart Jr., 68, of Snake Creek, SD, will be at 11 AM, Friday, May 29, 2026, at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Wakpala. Burial will be at the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. A procession will leave the funeral home at 10 AM. Wilbur passed away Tuesday, May 19,...
Charles "Gil" Walking Elk, Sr.
May 16, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Charles "Gil" Walking Elk, Sr., 72, of Fort Yates, will be held at the Kenel Catholic Church of Assumption at 11:00 AM, Friday, May 29, 2026. Burial will be in the Kenel Catholic Church of Assumption Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. A private family viewing will be held from 5-6...
Eileen Shoestring
May 14, 2026
Eileen Shoestring, 73, will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bullhead, SD. Burial will follow at the St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. A procession will be leaving Kesling Funeral Home at 4:00 pm, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, to the Church. A wake and rosary will...
Susan Rice
May 14, 2026
Funeral services for Susan Rice, 68, of Rural Mobridge will be at 11 AM, Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge. Burial will be at the Rice Family Cemetery. Visitation will start at 6 PM Tuesday with a prayer service at 7 PM at the funeral home. Susan passed away Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Mobridge...
Bernadette "Beanie" Mata
May 13, 2026
Funeral services for Bernadette "Beanie" Mata, of Minneapolis, MN, will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the Elkhorn Congregational Church in Little Eagle. Burial will follow at the Elkhorn Congregational Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. Bernadette passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
An all-night wake will begin at 5:00 pm, Tuesday, May 19, 2026,...
Irene Kosters
May 11, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Irene Kosters, 102, of Mobridge will be at 10 AM, Saturday, May 23, 2026, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Selby. Burial will be at Selby Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will start at 6 PM with a Scriptural Wake Service at 7 PM Friday at the church....
Gina (Shoestring) Loy
May 10, 2026
Funeral services for Gina (Shoestring) Loy, 59, of Cicero, IN, will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bullhead, SD. Burial will follow at the St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. A procession will be leaving Kesling Funeral Home at 4:00 pm, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, to...
Leo Holzer
May 8, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Leo Holzer, 98, of Mobridge will be at 10 AM, Friday, May 15, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mobridge. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Leo passed away Friday, May 8, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Center in...
Doris Weiszhaar
May 6, 2026
Funeral services for Doris Weiszhaar, 95, of Mobridge , will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will take place at the Selby Memorial Gardens following luncheon at Trinity Lutheran church. A visitation will be held at 5:00 pm with a prayer service at 7:00 pm on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Kesling...
Richard McLaughlin
May 5, 2026
Richard R. McLaughlin, age 71, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at his home in Wakpala, South Dakota.
Rick McLaughlin was born on May 2, 1955, in Rochester, Minnesota. As a young man, he moved to Manitou Springs, Colorado, where his daughter Molly was born and where he began his plumbing career, eventually becoming a licensed master plumber.
Later, Rick made...
Robert Lee Red Ears
May 3, 2026
Funeral services for Robert Lee Red Ears, 72, will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, May 14, at the Green District Building in Fort Yates, ND. Burial will follow a luncheon at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, ND. A procession will be leaving Kesling Funeral Home at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, for an all-night wake at the...
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