Maynard M. Sogge, age 92, was one of the last of South Dakota's old style cowboys and passed away on June 20, 2012, after a lengthy illness at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD.

Maynard was born April 20, 1920, in Spicer, MN, to Knut and Alma (Olson) Sogge.

A WW ll Veteran, rancher, horse trader and musician, he touched the hearts of many. He never met a stranger often changing their lives forever!

After marrying Thelma Boeckman, he settled outside of Fairburn, SD, continuing to work with horse teams and building and driving wagons for wagon trains. You would often find him sitting at the table among a pile of shavings, whittling out a horse or miniature wagon for a friend. Maynard was instrumental in starting 'The Good old Boys' band and played for the enjoyment of many nursing homes and barn dances around the Black Hills.

Survivors include his wife, Thelma of Fairburn; brothers, Roger Sogge of Troutdale, OR; Truman Sogge of Kasson, MN; Vernon Sogge of Moorehead, MN; and sister, Arlene Gould of New London, MN.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at the Custer County Fairgrounds Grandstand in Hermosa, SD, with Dr. J. Edwin Coates officiating. In case of inclement weather the services will be held indoors at the fairgrounds.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial in Maynard's name has been established and may be sent to the family.