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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.

4/21/1925

- 8/30/2019

4/21/1925 - 8/30/2019

Helen Mae (Becker) Biley, 94, was called to Heaven on August 30, 2019 in Rapid City, SD. Helen was born the only child of William (Bill) Becker and Maude (Stoll) Becker on April 21, 1925. She attended...



8/13/1968

- 8/24/2019

8/13/1968 - 8/24/2019

Stephen Richard Bardsley, 51, Black Hawk, died Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice.



9/5/1933

- 8/24/2019

9/5/1933 - 8/24/2019

Clifford Merel Larive was born to Arthur and Matilda (Tillie) Larive on September 5, 1933. After a short stay at Avantara North under Hospice care, he went to join his wife, Linda in heaven on Saturd...



5/3/1933

- 8/18/2019

5/3/1933 - 8/18/2019

Barbara Jean Morris, 86 of Rapid City, SD passed away on August 18, 2019. She was born on May 3, 1933 in Rapid City to Earl and Clara (Roots) Brown. On May 3, 1950 she married the love of her life, ...



7/7/1955

- 8/15/2019

7/7/1955 - 8/15/2019

Edward Allen ‘Eddie’ Rowlette, 64, Belle Fourche, passed away Thursday August 15, 2019 after a battle with cancer at the University of Colorado Medical Campus in Aurora, CO. Eddie was born July ...



7/7/1955

- 8/15/2019

7/7/1955 - 8/15/2019

Edward Allen ‘Eddie’ Rowlette, 64, Belle Fourche, passed away Thursday August 15, 2019 after a battle with cancer at the University of Colorado Medical Campus in Aurora, CO. Eddie was born July ...



12/11/1955

- 8/15/2019

12/11/1955 - 8/15/2019

Katherine Janett Craig, 63, Rapid City, died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Fresno, CA on December 11, 1955 to Donald and Delores (Johnson) Egan. Katherine ...



10/4/1921

- 8/14/2019

10/4/1921 - 8/14/2019

Hazel Verna (Main) Stadel was born to Claude and Ella (Lammert) Main on October 4, 1921, at Dupree, South Dakota. She was raised on the family homestead northwest of Dupree along Thunder Butte Road. S...



10/4/1921

- 8/14/2019

10/4/1921 - 8/14/2019

Hazel Verna (Main) Stadel was born to Claude and Ella (Lammert) Main on October 4, 1921, at Dupree, South Dakota. She was raised on the family homestead northwest of Dupree along Thunder Butte Road. S...



10/23/1947

- 8/13/2019

10/23/1947 - 8/13/2019

Jerry Henry Denekamp, age 71, Rapid City passed away on August 13, 2019. Jerry was born in Watertown, SD to Henry and Melva Denekamp on October 23, 1947. He grew up and went to school in Gary, SD and ...



11/2/1936

- 8/10/2019

11/2/1936 - 8/10/2019

Alois ‘Al’ J. Hansen, 82 of Columbia, TN passed away on August 10, 2019 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House surrounded by family. He was born on November 2, 1936 to Alois Sr and Germaine (Ye...



7/7/1930

- 8/9/2019

7/7/1930 - 8/9/2019

Esther May Zimmerman (Franke), 90, Keystone, SD, passed away on August 9 at Clarkson Health in Rapid City, SD. She was born in Gettysburg, SD to Quintus and Pauline Franke on July 7, 1930. They moved...



7/7/1930

- 8/9/2019

7/7/1930 - 8/9/2019

Esther May Zimmerman (Franke), 90, Keystone, SD, passed away on August 9 at Clarkson Health in Rapid City, SD. She was born in Gettysburg, SD to Quintus and Pauline Franke on July 7, 1930. They moved...



3/15/1952

- 8/6/2019

3/15/1952 - 8/6/2019

SSgt (retired) David "Dav" Gregory Routh, 67, born on March 15, 1952 in Saginaw, Ml, died at home in Rapid City, SD on August 6, 2019. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Dav joined the US Air F...



3/15/1952

- 8/6/2019

3/15/1952 - 8/6/2019

SSgt (retired) David \"Dav\" Gregory Routh, 67, born on March 15, 1952 in Saginaw, Ml, died at home in Rapid City, SD on August 6, 2019. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Dav joined the US Air...



6/20/1955

- 8/6/2019

6/20/1955 - 8/6/2019

Steven Leroy “Spence” Spencer aged 64, passed into motorcycle heaven from natural causes on August 6, 2019 at his home in Box Elder SD. The roar of motorcycles passing by on the highway to the Stu...



1/26/1936

- 8/4/2019

1/26/1936 - 8/4/2019

Calvin J Zenahlik, a Retired MSGT from the United States Air force, passed away at home Sunday, August 4, 2019. He was born January 26, 1936 in Portland, Maine. In 1956 he married his beautiful wife...



5/17/1929

- 8/1/2019

5/17/1929 - 8/1/2019

Emiliano Arguello, 90, formerly of Rapid City, slipped quietly into the hands of the Lord on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at his home in Henderson, NV, surrounded by loved ones. He had been battling seve...



10/27/1930

- 8/1/2019

10/27/1930 - 8/1/2019

Shirley Burkhart 88 passed away at Community Hospice in Jacksonville, FL on August 1, 2019. Shirley was born on October 27, 1930 in Genoa, NE to John and Esther Porter. She graduated from Genoa Neb...



5/17/1929

- 8/1/2019

5/17/1929 - 8/1/2019

Emiliano Arguello, 90, formerly of Rapid City, slipped quietly into the hands of the Lord on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at his home in Henderson, NV, surrounded by loved ones. He had been battling seve...



4/5/1935

- 7/29/2019

4/5/1935 - 7/29/2019

On July 29, 2019, Gwenith Yvonne “Gwen” Garwood, formerly of Casper, WY, peacefully donned her Angel’s Wings at Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota. Gwen was born in St. Paul, Minnesota A...



8/23/1979

- 7/29/2019

8/23/1979 - 7/29/2019

Kelli Jo Braun was born August 23, 1979. She passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2019 at Wolf Camp. She was known for her contagious laugh, her perfect smile and her wonderful humor. She showered ...



8/23/1979

- 7/29/2019

8/23/1979 - 7/29/2019

Kelli Jo Braun was born August 23, 1979. She passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2019 at Wolf Camp. She was known for her contagious laugh, her perfect smile and her wonderful humor. She showered ...



4/5/1935

- 7/29/2019

4/5/1935 - 7/29/2019

On July 29, 2019, Gwenith Yvonne “Gwen” Garwood, formerly of Casper, WY, peacefully donned her Angel’s Wings at Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota. Gwen was born in St. Paul, Minnesota A...



5/2/1931

- 7/28/2019

5/2/1931 - 7/28/2019

Helen May Back, 88, Rapid City, died Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice. She was born May 2, 1931 in Alzada, MT to Fred and Josephine (Hrbek) Rozdal. Helen was an accountan...



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