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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.

7/7/1937

- 11/7/2020

7/7/1937 - 11/7/2020

Irvin Thomas Gilbertson was born to Thomas and Olivia (Frankie) Gilbertson on July 7, 1937 in their home on the family farm near Erwin, South Dakota. He attended Happy Hollow Country school until 194...



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...



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 ...



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...



2/19/1968

- 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...



10/26/1950

- 10/30/2020

10/26/1950 - 10/30/2020

Cheryl Ann Calderon, 70, Rapid City, died Friday, October 30, 2020, at Monument Health Rapid City. She was born October 26, 1950 in Oakland, California to Herchael and Vee (Gordon) Chambers. She is...



3/18/1941

- 10/30/2020

3/18/1941 - 10/30/2020

Stephen Nelson Haas died peacefully on October, 30, 2020 surrounded by his children and close friends after a long battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Deadwood, South Dakota on M...



6/1/1929

- 10/30/2020

6/1/1929 - 10/30/2020

Arnold R. Schumacher passed away October 30, 2020, at the age of 91 at Good Samaritan in New Underwood, SD, from complications from Covid. He was born on the family farm on June 1, 1929, in Hosmer, S...



7/24/1937

- 10/22/2020

7/24/1937 - 10/22/2020

Rebanis Mae Grueber, age 83, of Upton, Wyoming, and formerly of Hebron, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, after a short bout with canc...



9/1/1934

- 10/22/2020

9/1/1934 - 10/22/2020

James Deane Patterson was born in Gillette, Wyoming in 1934 and passed away on October 22, 2020. His parents were John F. Patterson originally of Truro, Iowa, and Mabel E. Patterson originally of Prin...



8/22/1932

- 10/21/2020

8/22/1932 - 10/21/2020

Rudolph William \"Rudy\" Busho, age 88, passed away on October 21, 2020, with family by his side. While he is greatly missed by family and friends, we are comforted knowing he is with the Lord and lo...



11/6/1949

- 10/20/2020

11/6/1949 - 10/20/2020

Charles David Kouba passed away from natural causes on October 20, 2020 at Rapid City, SD. He was seventy years old. Chuck was born to Charles H. Kouba and Helen (Jesch) Kouba on November 6, 1949, th...



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)...



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...



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 grand...



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...



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...



1/31/1927

- 10/10/2020

1/31/1927 - 10/10/2020

On Saturday October 10th, 2020, Maris passed away peacefully at her daughters home in Rapid City, South Dakota after a long beautiful life with her family by her side. She was 93 years old. Maris was...



2/15/1957

- 10/8/2020

2/15/1957 - 10/8/2020

Philip Raymond Crackel, 63, Rapid City, was born to Raymond (Barney) and Mary Betty (Snethen) Crackel on February 15, 1957 in Huron, SD. He lived on a farm south of Ree Heights until the family moved ...



4/27/1929

- 10/7/2020

4/27/1929 - 10/7/2020

Donald David Erickson died at home October 7, 2020, at the age of 91 after several years enduring progressive heart failure. Don was born April 27, 1929, to David A. and Marjorie L. (nee Larson) Erick...



1/15/1964

- 10/4/2020

1/15/1964 - 10/4/2020

Tim, beloved son of Ralph and Dr. Linda Rosene of Rapid City, SD died of diabetes complications, October 4, 2020. Tim was born January 15, 1964 on the Standing Rock Reservation. In 1970, Tim came home...



7/11/1946

- 10/4/2020

7/11/1946 - 10/4/2020

Mark Michael Kieffer, 74, Rapid City, passed away peacefully at home on October 4, 2020. He was born to Ralph W. and Alice (Bretschneider) Kieffer on July 11, 1946 in Eugene, Oregon. In 1948, the fa...



8/7/1935

- 9/30/2020

8/7/1935 - 9/30/2020

Lyle G. (Sonny) Beaton August 7, 1935 – September 30, 2020 RAPID CITY/Lyle G (Sonny) Beaton Covered with God\'s grace, Lyle Beaton, 85, passed away at Monument Hospital, September 30, 2020. Lyle w...



5/3/1947

- 9/23/2020

5/3/1947 - 9/23/2020

Jerome (Jerry) Kocher, 73, of Rapid City, passed away on September 23rd, 2020 at Monument Health in Rapid City. He will always be remembered as a loving and dedicated family man. Jerry was born in Abe...



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