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Remembering those who have left us. This obituaries page is a simple tribute to individuals who touched our lives. May their legacies endure in our memories.

7/20/1930

- 11/26/2008

7/20/1930 - 11/26/2008

Virginia (Dotson) Haines(July 20, 1930-November 26, 2008)In precious memory of our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Ginny Haines was born July 20, 1930 in Pineville, Ken...



8/12/1930

- 11/25/2008

8/12/1930 - 11/25/2008

Leo M. Dorer, 78, Rapid City, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. He was born August 12, 1930 in Auburn, CA to Raymond and Marie (Pettit) Dorer. He grew up in Humbug ...



3/12/1910

- 11/25/2008

3/12/1910 - 11/25/2008

John B. Schwartz, 98, Rapid City died Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008 at Westhills Village Healthcare. John was born March 12, 1910 in Freeman, SD to Bernhard and Anna (Miller) Schwartz. He was the youngest o...



3/15/1924

- 11/24/2008

3/15/1924 - 11/24/2008

Rebecca Ellen Trygstad Gowan passed away in Laurel, Maryland on Monday, November 24, 2008. . Rebecca moved to Rapid City when she was 10 years old. She lived with her parents, Hilda and Dan Trygsta...



5/20/1928

- 11/23/2008

5/20/1928 - 11/23/2008

Lloyd Dennis Ward, 80 Rapid City unexpectedly left our world Sunday, November 23, 2008 while attending church services. Lloyd was born in Huron, SD on May 20, 1928 to Finis and Florence. He grew up ...



9/15/1996

- 11/19/2008

9/15/1996 - 11/19/2008

Lynida Rose Wood, 12, Rapid City died Wednesday Nov. 19, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her mother, Aliyah Sanders, Rapid City; father, Robert S. Wood, Spencer, IN; 4 sister...



5/20/1985

- 11/17/2008

5/20/1985 - 11/17/2008

Zachary Eugene ‘Zac’ Steveson, 23, Black Hawk died Monday November 17, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born May 20, 1985 to James N. and Pamela R. (Mills) Steveson in Ft. Polk, LA. ...



9/24/1915

- 11/5/2008

9/24/1915 - 11/5/2008

Lillian Pexa, 92, lifelong Rapid City area resident, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at her home in Rapid City. Lillian was born September 24, 1916 in Rapid City to Oscar and Anna (Stromme) Egemo. Sh...



3/20/1929

- 11/1/2008

3/20/1929 - 11/1/2008

Dorothy Jean (Bunny) Tyler, 79, Rapid City died Nov. 1, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Bunny was born March 20, 1929 in Sioux City, IA to Wilhelm (Bill) Monson and Verna Fletcher. She had one b...



7/25/1905

- 10/30/2008

7/25/1905 - 10/30/2008

George W. Andersen Rapid City died Oct. 30, 2008 at the Auxiliary Hospice House. He was 103. He was born in Perham, MN on July 25, 1905 to Danish parents, Ane Olsen and Hans Andersen. Following the...



11/1/1909

- 10/28/2008

11/1/1909 - 10/28/2008

Vera Margaret Frank-Eby, 98, Rapid City passed away unexpectedly on October 28, 2008. Her husband, Kenneth, preceded her in death in 1988. Vera was born on November 1, 1909, in Herrick, South Dakota...



6/3/1932

- 10/16/2008

6/3/1932 - 10/16/2008

Audre I. Johnson, 76, Rapid City died Thursday Oct. 16, 2008 at Fountain Springs Health Care. She was born June 3, 1932, the only daughter of Kenneth E and Margaret A. (Simpson) Krick. Audre grew u...



5/6/1954

- 10/2/2008

5/6/1954 - 10/2/2008

Connie (Hoime) Barstad, 54, Box Elder died Thursday Oct. 2, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Devils Lake, ND on May 16, 1954 to Herman and DeVona (Farden) Hoime. Connie is surv...



7/25/1947

- 9/25/2008

7/25/1947 - 9/25/2008

John E Collins, 61, Rapid City died Thursday Sept. 25, 2008 at his home. He joined the US Army March 19, 1968 and was honorably discharged March 9, 1970. He is survived by his daughter Kelly Colli...



3/17/1920

- 9/12/2008

3/17/1920 - 9/12/2008

In Memory of James L. ClaymoreJames Louis Claymore, Lakota name (Ole a’ hop pi) was born on March 17, 1920 and died September 12, 2008 at the age of 88 years old in Mt. Juliet. TN. He was born at O...



6/19/1982

- 9/10/2008

6/19/1982 - 9/10/2008

Alex R. Gonzalez, 26, Rapid City died Wednesday Sept. 10, 2008 as the result of an automobile accident. He is survived his parents, Cindy and Floyd Wixom, Walden, CO; Ramon Gonzalez, Evanston, WY; h...



4/21/1926

- 9/8/2008

4/21/1926 - 9/8/2008

Mildred B Snouffer, 82, Rapid City passed with Annie and Janet beside her as usual on Monday Sept. 8, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born April 21, 1926 in Artesian, SD to Martin and S...



4/16/1922

- 9/5/2008

4/16/1922 - 9/5/2008

Karl Wesley Matson, 86, Rapid City, passed away Friday, September 5, 2008, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born April 16, 1922 to Hazel (Scott) and Olaf Matson at th...



8/15/1938

- 9/2/2008

8/15/1938 - 9/2/2008

Betty J. Pinnow, 70, of Parachute, passed away peacefully at E. Dene Moore Care Center in Rifle on September 2, 2008. Betty was born August 15, 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa to Miles & Nellie (Tabor) Sto...



3/27/1930

- 8/29/2008

3/27/1930 - 8/29/2008

Harold E McConkey, Sr. , 78, Rapid City passed away Friday Aug. 29th at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by family. He was born on March 27, 1930 in Grandview, IL, to Emery and Vivian (Grismer...



11/15/1938

- 8/28/2008

11/15/1938 - 8/28/2008

Reva Maas Brenneise, 69, Rapid City and formerly of Hot Springs died Thursday, August 28, 2008 at her home: Her husband Ken and twin sister Rilda were at her bedside. Reva was born November 15, 1938...



3/2/1939

- 8/25/2008

3/2/1939 - 8/25/2008

Barbara Ann Ratliff, 69, Box Elder, died Monday, August 25, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital, Sioux Falls. Barbara was born March 2, 1939 in Caribou, Maine to Gordon and Lila (Gallagher) Davis. She w...



7/4/1929

- 8/23/2008

7/4/1929 - 8/23/2008

Mary Woodward Caesar, 79, Rapid City passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday morning, Aug. 23, 2008. She was born and raised in Bay Village, OH. Having attended Denison University in Granvill...



10/22/1953

- 8/21/2008

10/22/1953 - 8/21/2008

Marty Fowler, 54, Rapid City, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born to James and Mari Etta (Werner) Fowler on October 22, 1953, at Ellsworth Air Force Base...



2/26/1918

- 8/20/2008

2/26/1918 - 8/20/2008

The heavenly angels welcomed Harold Albert (Zip) Wick, on August 20, 2008. Harold was born Feb. 26, 1918, in Brantford, ND, to Rudolph and Beatrice (Schock) Wick. He married Elaine Isabelle King on S...



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