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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.
2/4/1950 - 2/16/2020
Charles Ray Patterson went to his eternal home on February 16, 2020. He was born in Tulare, California on February 4, 1950 to Willie Patterson and Frances (Burroughs) Patterson. He spent his early y...
10/3/1925 - 2/14/2020
Fay Irene Hamm, 94, Rapid City, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, returned home to Jesus on February 14, 2020. Here on earth her family was her whole world. We cherish her boundless...
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...
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...
5/26/1931 - 2/10/2020
Maynard Pierre Barker, 88 of Hot Springs, SD died on February 10, 2020 at the South Dakota State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. He was born on May 26, 1931 in Pierre, SD to Wallace Barker and Ida (Lapo...
9/18/1957 - 2/9/2020
Kristi Jo Schultz (Kane), 62, of Hot Springs SD passed away on February 9, 2020 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Kristi was born in Luverne Rock Minnesota to Patricia (Bell) and Thomas Kane on September ...
12/27/1924 - 2/7/2020
Robert (Bob) Hamm, age 95, died Friday, February 7, 2020 in New Underwood, South Dakota. Bob is survived by his wife, Rita Dixon Hamm; his sons and their spouses, Don and Ann Hamm and Gary and Terr...
12/5/1933 - 2/7/2020
James A. Trenary, 86, passed through the curtain into Jesus arms on Friday, February 7 at Monument Health Hospice House, surrounded by his children. Jim was born December 5, 1933 in Fort Yates, ND to...
6/22/1935 - 2/5/2020
Alvin Donald Sjomeling, 84, Rapid City, died peacefully at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 after a weeks stay. He was born in Herreid, SD where he attended school. He ma...
8/23/1926 - 2/3/2020
Melvin Lehman, 93, Rapid City, passed away Monday, February 3, 2020 in Rapid City. He was born in Summit, SD to Robert and Minnie (Davis) Lehman on August 23, 1926. He graduated from Darcom Ammuniti...
4/7/1929 - 1/30/2020
Lavonne Margaret Warner, 90, Oelrichs, SD, died Thursday, January 30, 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,...
8/15/1933 - 1/26/2020
Bobby Earl Stickler was born on August 15, 1933 at Okatan, SD to Harley and Thelma Stickler. He passed on to that place with all joy and no pain on Sunday January 26, 2020 at 7:30 p. m. Bobby was ra...
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...
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...
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...
7/3/1936 - 1/19/2020
Robert “Bob” F. Hartford July 3rd, 1936 – January 19th, 2020 Robert “Bob” Hartford was born July 3rd, 1936 to Alta and Victor Hartford in rural Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska. He enjoyed all of th...
9/18/1942 - 1/17/2020
John Duane Marasek, 77, Rapid City, died January 17, 2020, at Monument Health. He was born September 18, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN to John and Shirley (Merrill) Marasek.
3/15/1976 - 1/16/2020
Christopher Conaway, 43, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on January 16, 2020 in Rapid City. Christopher was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Louis C. Conaway and Camille Marie (Grosso) Conaway on...
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...
1/14/2020 - 1/14/2020
Armani Cal Francis, Newborn, Rapid City, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020. He was born to Isaac Francis and Ashley Clifford on January 14th. Armani is survived by his parents, Isaac and Ashle...
6/28/1932 - 1/14/2020
Maggie Ann (Fager) Klassy, of Rapid City, passed away on January 14, 2020, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. Maggie was born at Pratt, Kansas, on June 28, 1932, to Joe and Josephine (Thompson) Fag...
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 Spea...
7/29/1986 - 1/13/2020
Kimberly Ann Hunter, 33, Rapid City, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Rapid City Reginal Hospital. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 29, 1986 to Alva Edward Jr. and Starlene (Kallwaite) Hunte...
4/23/1939 - 1/9/2020
Patricia Ellis Dixon, 80, peacefully passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 with her son and daughter-in-law by her side in Rapid City, South Dakota. Patricia was born in Trenton, NJ on April 23...
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