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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.
3/8/1941 - 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) ...
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...
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...
12/3/1946 - 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...
3/18/1947 - 4/21/2019
Tim was born on March 18, 1947, in Mobridge, SD to Aaron and Florence (Kulm) Wahl and he grew up in Aberdeen, SD. He graduated from Central High School in Aberdeen in 1965. He served in the United Sta...
9/30/1947 - 4/19/2019
Glen Allen Anderson, Sr. , 71, Black Hawk, died Friday, April 19, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born in Minnesota on September 30, 1947. He served 20 years in the U. S. Air Force. He ...
7/23/1951 - 4/17/2019
Lavina Hobbs, 67, Rapid City, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born July 23, 1951 in Montrose, Colorado to Marion and Wanda (Pritchett) Linsacum. Lavina is sur...
9/21/1924 - 4/17/2019
Luella Cozad passed away on April 17, 2019 at Westhills Village Healthcare. She was born on September 21, 1924 to Rudolph and Ida Bruhn. Luella grew up on a farm in the vicinity of Schleswig, Iowa a...
5/23/1998 - 4/15/2019
Joseph Richard McDaniel, Jr. , 20, Rapid City, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
3/5/1919 - 4/13/2019
Blodwyn VonWald, 100, a long time Pierre, SD resident and for the last several years, a resident at Westhills Village in Rapid City has passed away. Blodwyn, known by many of her friends and acquainta...
8/21/1924 - 4/13/2019
Mildred Louise Gluhm, passed peacefully into Heaven on April 13, 2019 at her son’s home with family members present. Mildred was born on August 21, 1924 at home in Afton Township, Sanborn County, S...
7/23/1934 - 4/10/2019
Dennis Leroy Nelson, 84, Rapid City, was born July 23, 1934, the first of seven children born to John and Ruth (Kucker) Nelson. He was born in Troy, SD and went to Waverly High School. He enlisted i...
9/24/1963 - 4/9/2019
David Anthony Knowles-Smith, 55, Rapid City, died April 9, 2019
1/5/1933 - 4/7/2019
Stanley Burtz Harter, 86, went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2019. Stanley was born on January 5, 1933 to Amos & Irene (Burtz) Harter at Carter, South Dakota. He grew up in the country near Bone...
10/28/2018 - 4/5/2019
Ellowyn Vee Vissia arrived in the world on October 28, 2018, at only 27-weeks. Weighing a mere one pound and three ounces, Elly was one of the smallest babies to ever grace the Neonatal Intensive Car...
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....
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...
8/2/1938 - 3/31/2019
Wayne Finley, 80 of Rapid City SD, the son of Kenneth and Lalia Finley, passed away on March 31, 2019. During his early years, Wayne was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he attended the 1953 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
9/6/1951 - 3/15/2019
Steven G. McEnroe passed away at his home on March 15, 2019, after a brief illness. Steve was born on Sept. 6, 1951, to Odin and Betty (Iverson) McEnroe in Fargo, ND. After graduation from Lincoln Hi...
2/1/1971 - 3/14/2019
Debbie Lee Red Feather, 48, Rapid City, died March 14, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. She was adopted by Raymond and Pamela Beauchamp. Debbi...
5/14/1933 - 3/8/2019
Irene B. Batchelder, 85, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 peacefully at her home in Rapid City, SD. Irene was born in Hawarden, IA on May 14th, 1933, the youngest of nine children of Margaret (We...
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