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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.
7/30/1954 - 6/2/2018
George J. “Gus” Pendo, arrived July 30, 1954, departed June 2, 2018. Beloved husband, father, brother, son, uncle and friend. Full of wit and wisdom, Gus was a kind warm-hearted soul. He was a ...
6/22/1954 - 6/11/2018
Michael A. “Tony” Jedrykowski, 63, Rapid City passed away June 11 of a heart attack. He was born to Joseph and Mary (Squires) Jedrykowski on June 22, 1954 at Ellsworth AFB. He graduated from Rapi...
1/7/1927 - 9/14/2018
Charles “Chuck” Larsen passed away September 14, 2018 in Auburn, California at 91 years of age. Chuck was born January 7, 1927 eight miles northeast of New Underwood, SD to Bernhard and Pearl Lar...
11/14/1933 - 10/18/2018
Dorothy ‘Dot’ Fern Goeden, 84, Rapid City died Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Black Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 14, 1933 in Norfolk, Nebraska to John and Leona (Kr...
11/27/1956 - 10/17/2018
Joyce Marie Farnham, 62, passed away October 17, 2018 at her home in Box Elder, SD. She was born November 27, 1956 to Vivian Rose and Steven Red Leaf. She will be remembered most for her willingness...
5/30/1953 - 10/25/2018
Lila Marie Sparks, 65, Rapid City, died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Black Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 30, 1953 at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota to Isaac Newton and Mae Bell...
8/12/1922 - 10/29/2018
Constance Shirley Gilreath, age 96, Rapid City, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Pine Hills Retirement Community in Hot Springs. She was born on August 12, 1922 in Hot Springs, SD to Carl a...
5/22/1926 - 11/30/2018
Grace Erdahl Mickelson, 92, Rapid City, died Friday, November 30, 2018 at Westhills Village Healthcare. She was born in Rake, Iowa on May 22, 1926 to Albert Martin and Amanda (Gunderson) Erdahl. In ...
6/14/1940 - 12/12/2018
Joan Laura (Green) Lix, was born June 14, 1940 in Rapid City SD as the second of seven children to Albert Welcome and Vivian Viola Green. During her early life her family lived in a couple homes in th...
3/16/1939 - 12/12/2018
Phyllis Ann Simonson, 79, Rapid City, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Rapid City Regional Home Plus Hospice. She was born March 16, 1939 in Beardsley, MN to John and Ann (Westermeyer) Tracy. Ph...
11/10/1937 - 12/20/2018
Amy Sue Brumlow, 81, Rapid City, died Thursday, December 20, 2018 at home. She was born November 10, 1937 in Rose Hill, Kentucky to Charles and Etta May (Carpenter) Bottom. Amy was a nurse at Rapid...
6/6/1953 - 12/20/2018
Peggy Gerritson, 65, Rapid City, died Thursday, December 20, 2018 at home. She was born June 6, 1953 in Chattanooga, TN to James Henry and Sally Ann (O’Rear) Glisson. She is survived by her brothe...
7/5/1964 - 1/13/2019
Richard Wayne ‘Rick’ Salyers, 54, Rapid City, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019. He was born July 5, 1964 to Richard and Phyllis (Crawford) Salyers in Kingsport, TN. He attended Central High ...
11/3/1922 - 2/17/2019
Stella Dora Ducept Kabris, 96, Rapid City, passed on Sunday January 17, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospice of the Hills. Stella was born November 3, 1922 in Rolette County, North Dakota to Jean and ...
4/2/1941 - 2/24/2019
Lee Ytreeide was born in Bismarck, ND on April 2, 1941. He died in his home on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Lee graduated from Rapid City High School and Augustana College (BA), and the University of Wy...
7/2/1935 - 3/6/2019
Cecil Rose Kennedy took flight on angel’s wings on March 6, 2019, she was 83. She was born on July 2, 1935 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota to Alex and Hattie (Apple) Amiotte. She grew up in the Potato...
6/4/1959 - 3/23/2019
Delores Shelly Ekroth, 59, Rapid City, died peacefully Saturday, March 23, 2019 at home. Shelly was born June 4, 1959 at Ellsworth Air Force Base to Duane and Dixie (Douglas) George. She was a lifel...
5/20/1922 - 3/27/2019
Theresa M. Burden, longtime Hill City resident, passed away on Wednesday March 27, 2019. She was born on May 20, 1922, the fourth of four children born to William and Flo Behrens of Hermosa. She gre...
3/19/1931 - 4/1/2019
Ethel M. (Ostby) Swanson, 88, Rapid City, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice. She was born March 19, 1931 to Oscar and Elsie Ostby at home in Hankinson ND Township....
12/3/1946 - 4/22/2019
Darwin Lee ‘Butch’ Coats, 72, Rapid City, died April 22, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born December 3, 1946 in Pine Ridge, to Darwin Lee and Dorothy Lee (Short) Coats. He served i...
12/31/1935 - 4/26/2019
Russell Burmeister died April 26, 2019. Russell was born in 1935 when his parents were ranching near Interior, S. D. He spent his youth ranching and farming near Wasta and eventually near Elm Springs...
3/8/1941 - 4/26/2019
Brenda L. Sanders, 78, Box Elder, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Advanced Care Hospital in Billings, Montana. She was born March 8, 1941 in Waltham, Massachusetts to Marshall and Ethel (Balough) ...
3/21/1954 - 5/13/2019
Bruce “Delane” O’Connell born March 21, 1954 was welcomed into Heaven on May 13, 2019. Grateful for having sharing his life are his wife, Judi, his children, Paul (WI), Amy and her husband Steve...
8/15/1936 - 5/21/2019
Delbert Laverne Freimark, 82, Rapid City, died Wednesday, May 21, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born August 15, 1936 in Java to Arthur and Claudia (Bauliett) Freimark. He entered the ...
4/8/1937 - 5/27/2019
Dorothy Rae (Reynolds) Smith, 82, of Rapid City, SD died on May 27, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born on April 8, 1937 in Oakland, CA. She attended Oakland, CA schools and graduate...
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