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Remembering Lives, Celebrating Legacies
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.
11/28/1916 - 12/19/2006
Benjamin E. Schellenger, 90, Rapid City, died Tuesday Dec. 19, 2006 at Fountain Springs Healthcare. Ben was born to Guy and Clara (Elfrink) Schellenger on Nov. 28, 1916 in Selby, SD. He graduated f...
10/3/1919 - 12/11/2006
Viola M. Stein, 87, Rapid City, died Monday Dec. 11, 2006 at her residence. Viola Margaret Merritt, was born Oct. 3, 1919 at Rapid City to John and Mary (Warn) Merritt. She graduated from Rapid Cit...
6/2/1935 - 12/8/2006
Darrell Hackens, 71, lifelong New Underwood area resident, died Friday, December 8, 2006 at his home. He was born June 2, 1935 in New Underwood to Kenneth and Kathryn (Gilles) Hackens. He graduated fr...
5/8/1939 - 12/7/2006
Nadine E Patterson, 67, Hermosa, died unexpectedly Thursday Dec 7 2006 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born May 8, 1939 to John & Elva Patterson at Carthage SD. She graduated from DeSmet SD H...
5/12/1926 - 12/7/2006
Shirley Jeanne Herron, 80, Custer, died Thursday Dec. 7, 2006 at her home. She was born May 12, 1926 in Davenport, IA to Ray and Grace (Cecil) Shirlaw, where she grew up and attended school. Shirle...
5/8/1939 - 12/7/2006
Nadine Elaine Patterson, 67, Rapid City, died Thursday Dec. 7, 2006 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Nadine is survived by 3 daughters, Shirley Whiting, Rapid City; Sheryl Bauman, Black Hawk; Sharon ...
12/26/1923 - 12/5/2006
Leonard Sigmund, 82, Custer and formerly of Mitchell, died Tuesday Dec. 5, 2006 in his home east of Custer. Leonard was born on Dec. 26, 1923 to Herman and Mary (Stampe) Sigmund. He grew up on the...
9/13/1923 - 12/5/2006
Roy W. Moran, 83, Rapid City, died Tuesday Dec. 5, 2006 at the Clarkson-Mt. View Healthcare. Roy is survived by his daughter Loretta Thomas, Belle Fourche; his son Charles Moran, LaCenter, WA; 5 gra...
3/7/1916 - 12/2/2006
Alice Morris, 90, Rapid City, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 at the Clarkson-Mt. View Health Care Facility. She will be missed by all. Alice Beatha Morgan was born March 7, 1916 to Henry and Clara (Ko...
4/17/1920 - 11/30/2006
Anna ‘Annie’ M. Vollmer, 86, Rapid City, died Thursday Nov. 30, 2006 at Fountain Springs Healthcare. Annie was born on a farm north of Murdo, SD on April 11, 1920. As a small child she moved ...
6/15/1918 - 11/14/2006
Charles Skelt Stansbery died at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado on November 14, 2006. He was born June 15, 1918 in Afton, Tennessee to Charles Skelt and Mamie (Osbourne) Stansber...
11/10/1938 - 11/14/2006
Dorothy LaVonne Herrera, 68, Rapid City, died Tuesday Nov. 14, 2006 at her residence. Dorothy is survived by her husband Joe Herrera, Rapid City; 1 son, Dick Schmidt, Las Vegas, NV; 3 daughters, Debra...
11/11/1927 - 10/29/2006
Pilot Point, TX – Calvin McLean, 78, of Pilot Point, TX died Sunday, October 29th in Dallas, TX. He was born on Nov. 11, 1927, in Potter County, SD to John H. and Eda Sevesind McLean. He married Jea...
4/6/1927 - 10/29/2006
Joyce Crystal Hinman, 79, Rapid City, died Sunday Oct. 29, 2006 at her residence. Joyce is survived by 2 sisters, Ruth Renner, Deadwood; Edith Strandell, Antigo, WI; 1 brother, Lerril Hinman, Rawlins,...
12/22/1959 - 10/27/2006
John Daniel ‘Dan’ Hahn, 46, Rapid City, died Friday Oct. 27, 2006 at his residence. Dan is survived by his parents, Dan and Edna Hahn, Rapid City; his son, Daniel Ryan Hahn, Roberts, ID; h...
11/22/1921 - 10/26/2006
Bernard Leonard DeLancey, 84, Hulett, WY died Thursday Oct. 26, 2006 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Bernie was born Nov. 22, 1921 to Peter J. and Helen (Fitzpatrick) DeLancey in Hell’s Kitchen, Br...
11/18/1930 - 10/25/2006
William O. Havens, 75, Rapid City, died Wednesday Oct. 25, 2006 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. William joined the National Guard when he was 17 and was activated into the US Army Sept. 3, 1950 and w...
3/27/1914 - 10/24/2006
Margaret “Peggy” Thompson, 92, lifelong resident of Rapid City, died Tuesday Oct. 24, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood. Peggy was born March 27, 1914 to Arthur H. and R...
1/9/1917 - 10/22/2006
Hazel M. Knight, 89, passed away at her Rapid Valley home Sunday evening Oct. 22, 2006. She was born Jan. 9, 1917 at Dalzell, SD in Meade Co. to Web and Sylvia (Richards) Fenner, the second of 6 chi...
3/2/1926 - 10/21/2006
Violet L. Kambak, 80, lifelong resident of Rapid City, died Saturday Oct. 21, 2006 at Beverly Healthcare Black Hills. Violet was born March 2, 1926 to Melvin L. and Edith (Shubeck) Kambak in Rapid C...
12/14/1925 - 10/18/2006
Francis Albert ‘Al’ Hodgin, 80, died Wednesday, October 18th at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Ft. Meade, South Dakota after a brief illness. Al was born in Rapid City on December 14...
2/24/1935 - 10/11/2006
Keith L. Smith, 71, Rapid City, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones, on Oct. 11, 2006 after a short battle with Leukemia. Keith was born to Kenneth and Mable (Anderson) Smit...
2/24/1925 - 10/10/2006
Lupe V. Arroyo, 81, Phoenix, AZ and formerly of Hill City, SD passed away Oct. 10, 2006 in Phoenix. Lupe, born Feb. 24, 1925 in Walsenburg, CO was one of 5 children born to Florentino and Ramoncita (...
7/11/1942 - 10/8/2006
Claude F. Brinster, 64, Rapid City, died Sunday Oct. 8, 2006 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Claude was born July 11, 1942 in New England, ND to Nick and Frances (Schmitt) Brinster. He grew up in Bo...
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