Earl Stucke, 91, of Rapid City

Posted 3/5/21

Rapid City resident passes away

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Earl Stucke, 91, of Rapid City

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RAPID CITY — Earl Stucke, 91, a pastor at United Methodist churches in Huron, Virgil and across South Dakota for decades, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021, in Rapid City with family at his side.


A memorial service is pending for late June.


Earl was born to Joseph Stucke and Phebe Sloat Stucke on April 21, 1929, in Gettysburg.


Earl married Grace in December 1953. Earl and Grace retired to Rapid City in 1994.


He loved his congregations and ministry in S.D.


He is survived by his wife, Grace; their five children and their spouses, Janet and Rob Young of Rapid City, Karen and John Stucke-Jungemann of Tempe, Ariz., Kathy and Mike Torgerson of Rapid City, David and Bea Stucke of Rapid City, and John and Lorie Stucke of Spokane, Wash.; his brother, Lloyd and his wife Dar of Mesa, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.


For a full obituary, visit https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com/obituary/raymond-stucke.