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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.

3/10/1940

- 1/14/2020

3/10/1940 - 1/14/2020

Judith Alta 'Judy' Bracken, 79, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, with her daughter and son-in-law by her side in Rapid City, SD, following a short illness. Judy was born in Spearf...



12/15/1933

- 1/20/2020

12/15/1933 - 1/20/2020

Clarence Leland ‘CL’ Zurcher, 86, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born December 15, 1933, to Emil and Leona Zurcher in Tilden, NE. He became a child...



10/1/1927

- 1/26/2020

10/1/1927 - 1/26/2020

Lucille “Bonnie” (Shear) Strobel went home to Jesus on January 26, 2020, at age 92. Bonnie was born to Ernest Elsworth and Bertha Ida Emma (Nerenz) Waterland Shear on October 1, 1927 in Bonfield,...



10/10/1965

- 2/12/2020

10/10/1965 - 2/12/2020

Johnny Lee ‘Chompy’ Bale, 54, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 in Rapid City. He was born October 10, 1965 to Philip Lee and Shirley Ann (Ellis) Bale. John grew up and attended school in the New...



6/14/1950

- 2/20/2020

6/14/1950 - 2/20/2020

Norbert 'Norby' Allan Johnson of Rapid City, South Dakota died on February 20, 2020 at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. He was born on June 14, 1950 in Ft. Hood, Texas. After graduation, N...



1/19/1930

- 3/31/2020

1/19/1930 - 3/31/2020

Marvin ‘Marv’ Keith Sunding, 90, Hot Springs, died Tuesday, March 31, 2010 at the Seven Sisters Living Center. He was born January 19, 1930 in Highmore, SD to Donald and Beth (Wells) Sunding. He...



12/18/1921

- 4/9/2020

12/18/1921 - 4/9/2020

Christina “Tina” Haukevina Hellbusch Umfrid, a resident of Llano, TX, passed away peacefully Thursday the 9th of April 2020 at Clarkson Mt View Health Care in Rapid City, SD. She was 98 years old....



1/4/1944

- 5/1/2020

1/4/1944 - 5/1/2020

Jeannine (Kalahar) Spink, 76, of Chamberlain, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020, at the AvaHouse in Sioux Falls. Jeanine (Kalahar) Spink was born on January 4, 1944, to Marion and Veronica Kalahar i...



7/2/1948

- 5/21/2020

7/2/1948 - 5/21/2020

Gloria Jean (Henry) Kester, 71, passed away May 21, 2020, at the Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. Gloria was born July 2, 1948, in Huron, SD, to Winfield and Maxine (Anderson) Henry. She attended ...



5/12/1935

- 6/6/2020

5/12/1935 - 6/6/2020

NANCY ANN JACKSONMay 12, 1935 to June 6, 2020Nancy Ann Jackson left this world peacefully on June 6, 2020 at the Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota. She was born on May 12, 1935, to Willie and ...



2/10/1929

- 5/31/2020

2/10/1929 - 5/31/2020

Gerda Ilse Hauber, 91, of Thale, Germany, passed away on May 31st 2020 in Belle Fouche, SD. Gerda Ilse Hauber was born in Thale, Germany to Ida Stredecke and Richard Stredecke on February 10th 1929. ...



5/25/1941

- 6/14/2020

5/25/1941 - 6/14/2020

Mary Virginia Griffis Blair Niehaus, 79, Rapid City, was born in Edgemont, SD on May 25, 1941 to Everett and Katherine (Russell) Griffis. She died Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City. ...



2/2/1934

- 7/2/2020

2/2/1934 - 7/2/2020

Nadine was born February 2,1934 in Dunlap, IA. She was a true Iowa farm girl. She loved riding bikes and climbing trees; enjoyed milking cows; playing with multiple cats and dogs as well as her favori...



2/8/1964

- 7/16/2020

2/8/1964 - 7/16/2020

Charles ‘Chuck’ Edwin Slider, 56, Rapid City, died Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City. He was born February 8, 1964 in Ohio to Charles and Rose (Steele) Slider. Chuck is surviv...



1/5/1992

- 8/19/2020

1/5/1992 - 8/19/2020

Danielle Jane Kranz-Flores, 24, Rapid City, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020. She was born January 5, 1992 in Rapid City to Daniel Kranz and Joan Freiberg. She is survived by her husband, Juan Flores;...



9/7/1933

- 9/10/2020

9/7/1933 - 9/10/2020

Pauline Lois Kammerer Guffey was born September 7th, 1933 in Rapid City, the fourth of five children toJ. F. (Fritz) & Kathryn McNenny Kammerer. She died peacefully in her sleep in her home of 59 ...



12/18/1932

- 10/19/2020

12/18/1932 - 10/19/2020

Thelma Louise (White) Fry, 87, made her journey home on October 19th, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Layton Utah. She was born in Lake City Arkansas, on 12/18/1932, to George Alfred and Edna (Jones)...



12/29/1931

- 10/18/2020

12/29/1931 - 10/18/2020

After proving herself invincible to various cancers, organ failure, kidnapping, and even her own driving, Joyce M. Hartman, born Dec. 29th, 1931 (age 88), surprised us all by dying suddenly after a sh...



6/30/1951

- 10/19/2020

6/30/1951 - 10/19/2020

Daniel Person Johnston passed away on October 19, 2020, in the comfort of his home surrounded by family. Dan is survived by his children, Mishelle Wendel, Saboin Vifquain and Mike Johnston; his grandc...



2/19/1968

- 11/2/2020

2/19/1968 - 11/2/2020

Theresa K (Williams) Lavariega, was born February 19, 1968 and died at home Monday November 2, 2020. She is preceded in death by her mother Jacqueline K Roenneburg (Bluhm) and her father Ronald G Wil...



2/24/1930

- 11/6/2020

2/24/1930 - 11/6/2020

Olive Rose (Steele) Reed, passed away at Rapid City, SD surrounded by family on November 6, 2020. She was born at Cottonwood Lake, SD on December 24th, 1930 to William and Tena (Nelson) Steele. She gr...



12/16/1946

- 11/12/2020

12/16/1946 - 11/12/2020

Leon ‘Wazu’ Francis Kills Small, 73, Rapid City, died Thursday, November 12, 2020. He was born in Crawford, NE on December 16, 1946, to Cornelius Kills Small and Zona LaDeaux. He is survived by ...



9/11/1932

- 11/22/2020

9/11/1932 - 11/22/2020

Ann McConkey, 88, Rapid City, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Clarkson Health Care in Rapid City. She is a new angel and will be joining her husband. She was deeply loved and we will miss h...



1/1/1934

- 11/25/2020

1/1/1934 - 11/25/2020

Shirley Ann Sjomeling, 86, Rapid City, passed away peacefully in her sleep to join her husband on November 25, 2020. She was born January 1, 1934 in Pollock, SD to William and christina (Kirschman) R...



2/18/1951

- 12/1/2020

2/18/1951 - 12/1/2020

Linda Lee Cary-Greene, 69, Rapid City, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice. She was born in Calais, Maine on February 18, 1951 to Ralph Eugene and Pauline Francis (Sha...



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