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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.

9/13/1923

- 12/5/2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...



2/22/1923

- 10/7/2006

2/22/1923 - 10/7/2006

Alice Sanders passed away peacefully in her sleep at Beverly Healthcare Center. She is survived by 2 daughters, Sandra D. Reutebuch, Virginia L. Knutson both of Rapid City; a son, William E. Sanders, ...



11/10/1951

- 9/25/2006

11/10/1951 - 9/25/2006

Leonard Raymond King, 54, Rapid City, died Monday Sept. 25, 2006 at his residence. Leonard was born Nov. 10, 1953 in Winner, SD to William M. and Vera Lenora (Pretty Voice Hawk) King. He graduated ...



6/11/1919

- 9/24/2006

6/11/1919 - 9/24/2006

Donald E. Merrill, 87, New Underwood, died Sunday Sept. 24, 2006 at the New Underwood Good Samaritan Center. Donald is survived by his 2nd wife, Leona J. Kader, Columbus, OH; his daughter Edie and h...



10/27/1954

- 9/20/2006

10/27/1954 - 9/20/2006

Nicholas Ramon Vazquez, 51, Piedmont, died Wednesday Sept. 20, 2006. The greatest man who ever lived, passed into a better life, Wednesday, September 20, 2006. He lived a happy and full life, with a...



4/16/1961

- 9/13/2006

4/16/1961 - 9/13/2006

Arnold Hugh Newcomb, 45, Rapid City, died Wednesday Sept. 13, 2006 at his residence. Arnold was born April 16, 1961 to Earl and Grace (Stowe) Newcomb in Leadville, CO. He volunteered at Beverly He...



3/21/1944

- 9/13/2006

3/21/1944 - 9/13/2006

Janet Louise (Hopkins) Scott, 62, Rapid City, passed away on Wednesday Sept. 13, 2006 at her home with her husband by her side. Survivors include her husband of 41 years, Richard Scott, Rapid City; ...



8/29/1921

- 9/2/2006

8/29/1921 - 9/2/2006

Earl Melvin Boetker, 85, died, Saturday September 2, 2006 at Good Samaritan Nursing home in New Underwood. Earl was born to John and Ethel (Morehouse) Boetker on August 29, 1921 on a ranch northeast o...



6/26/1952

- 8/31/2006

6/26/1952 - 8/31/2006

Michelle “Micki” Erk, 54, Hot Springs, went Home to be with the LORD Aug. 31, 2006. She was born June 26, 1952 in Rapid City, SD, to Lester and Viola (Harris) Collins. She was the younge...



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