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09/03/1926

- 10/29/2024

09/03/1926 - 10/29/2024

Bernadette Lambert, 98, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on October 29, 2024. A visitation service will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00PM at Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home...



04/10/1926

- 10/26/2024

04/10/1926 - 10/26/2024

Thelma J. Petersen, 98, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on October 26, 2024. She was born in Corvallis, Oregon to Earl and Bessie James on April 10, 1926. She went to school in Oral, South D...



11/01/1971

- 10/24/2024

11/01/1971 - 10/24/2024

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Matthew Batchelder, 52, of Rapid City. He died October 24, 2024. He walked through life with a gentle strength, touching the lives of everyone he enco...



04/15/1925

- 10/21/2024

04/15/1925 - 10/21/2024

Bonnie D. Van Atta, 99, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on October 21, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024 at Behrens-Wilson Funeral home at 1:00PM with Pastor Ada...



10/16/2024

- 10/17/2024

10/16/2024 - 10/17/2024

Aurora's name was a suggestion to Ian and Skye by Mary McRae. Her middle name, Storm, was chosen years prior by her mother, Skye when she was a young girl. After choosing this as her name it was then ...



10/19/1959

- 10/10/2024

10/19/1959 - 10/10/2024

Doreen Kay Cole, 64, of Hill City, passed away on October 10, 2024, after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on October 19, 1959, in Madison, SD to Vance and ...



08/27/1960

- 10/08/2024

08/27/1960 - 10/08/2024

Cherri L. Thomas, 64, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away on October 8th, 2024, at 1:27 am surrounded by family and friends. Cherri Thomas was born in Rapid City, SD, to Dennis and Iva (Ramich) ...



07/29/1944

- 10/08/2024

07/29/1944 - 10/08/2024

Kenneth ‘Ken’ Trusty was born July 29, 1944 to Gilbert Trusty and Inez Thurlow-Trusty, the second of five children. He grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota and graduated from Rapid City High Sch...



07/16/1947

- 10/03/2024

07/16/1947 - 10/03/2024

James "Jim" Richard Banning, born July 16, 1947, passed away on October 3, 2024, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Jim grew up in Lemmon, South Dakota, where he spent his early childhood and high school y...



09/07/1964

- 09/30/2024

09/07/1964 - 09/30/2024

Daniel Nathan Ries, age 60 of Black Hawk, SD passed away peacefully at his home on September 30, 2024. Dan was born September 7, 1964 at Glasgow Air Force Base, MT to David Ries and Betty (Jones) Rie...



01/31/1941

- 09/29/2024

01/31/1941 - 09/29/2024

Lawrence C. Baker, 83, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on 09/29/2024. A full obituary is pending.



10/03/1948

- 09/29/2024

10/03/1948 - 09/29/2024

Ronald C. Eilefson, 75, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away September 29, 2024.



06/11/1930

- 09/19/2024

06/11/1930 - 09/19/2024

Karleen June Whitney, 94, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on September 19, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. Karleen was born in Aurora, South Dakota to Dona Kinyon and Martin Sexton on June 11...



11/04/1927

- 09/18/2024

11/04/1927 - 09/18/2024

Melba Ruth Boysen, 96, of Murdo, South Dakota passed away on September 18, 2024 at Monument Health Home+ Home Health and Hospice, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Melba was born November 4, 1927 in Keya ...



01/31/1960

- 09/11/2024

01/31/1960 - 09/11/2024

Christena (Chris) Cristini, 64, of Rapid City, passed away on September 11, 2024, in Rapid City, SD. Chis was born in Lead, SD to Gene and Carol Garr on January 31st, 1960. She married Joseph Cristin...



03/27/1951

- 09/09/2024

03/27/1951 - 09/09/2024

On September 9th 2024, the world lost an incredible father, a wonderful man, and an overall amazinghuman. Theodore “Ted” Schmidt, born March 27th 1951 in Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away at the...



10/19/1939

- 09/05/2024

10/19/1939 - 09/05/2024

Laila H. Snoen, 84, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on September 5, 2024. Arrangements are pending with Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home.



02/21/1937

- 08/26/2024

02/21/1937 - 08/26/2024

Barbara Starr, 87, of Rapid City, passed away on August 26, 2024, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Barb was born in Willow Lake, South Dakota, to Elmer and Gertrude Phillips on February 21, 1937. She att...



02/04/1946

- 08/24/2024

02/04/1946 - 08/24/2024

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Danny ‘Dan’ Ewing, on August 24, 2024. He was born in St. Martin, France on February 4, 19...



05/02/1950

- 08/23/2024

05/02/1950 - 08/23/2024

Peggy Hill-Harris, 74, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away August 23, 2024.



10/01/1930

- 08/22/2024

10/01/1930 - 08/22/2024

RJchard Breingan Scott, 93 years old, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on August 22, 2024 at the Fort Meade VA facility in Sturgis, South Dakota. Richard was born in East Orange New Jersey to ...



10/19/1979

- 08/21/2024

10/19/1979 - 08/21/2024

Robbie Allen Rombough, 44, passed away Wednesday August 21st, 2024 in Rapid City. Robbie was born in Belle Fourche, SD, October 19th, 1979. In August of 1983, Robbie and his mom moved to Sioux Falls,...



03/10/1941

- 08/20/2024

03/10/1941 - 08/20/2024

Thomas R. Haney, 83, Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on August 20, 2024. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Monday, August 26, 2024 at 10:00am at Saint Therese The Little Flower Catholic C...



10/12/1957

- 08/17/2024

10/12/1957 - 08/17/2024

Jay Shultz 1957 – 2024 – BOUNDLESS LOVE FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS – Jay Charles Shultz, lifetime Rapid City resident, died unexpectedly at his home August 17, 2024. Jay had endured a heart condit...



10/03/1946

- 08/17/2024

10/03/1946 - 08/17/2024

Karl Ivar Castor passed away Saturday August 17, at his home in Rapid City, South Dakota. Born October 3, 1946 to Karl and Viola Castor in S. Sioux City Nebraska. He grew up in S. Sioux City and was a...



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