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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.

6/2/1916

- 11/4/2017

6/2/1916 - 11/4/2017

Melvin G. Fernau, 101, New Underwood, died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center of New Underwood. Melvin Fernau was born June 2, 1916 in Long Pine, Nebraska to Edward and Sylvia (Bo...



3/2/1940

- 10/23/2017

3/2/1940 - 10/23/2017

Charles E. (Chuck) Webster, age 77, passed away on October 23, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Chuck was born on March 2, 1940 in Lead, SD to John and May (Norton) Webster. Chuck spent his chil...



7/29/1942

- 10/23/2017

7/29/1942 - 10/23/2017

Perry Lewis Nolan, 75, of Hermosa, SD died on October 23, 2017 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Chu...



6/9/1962

- 10/15/2017

6/9/1962 - 10/15/2017

Wendy Louise Wolfe Gluyas passed away on October 15, 2017. She was born on June 9, 1962 in Denver, CO to Marcia Hitch Whiting, Rapid City, SD and Robert D. Wolfe, Prescott, AZ. Wendy lived in Sterling...



2/2/1934

- 10/12/2017

2/2/1934 - 10/12/2017

Betty Lou Sanders, 83, lifelong resident of Rapid City, SD and the local ranching community, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2017. She was surrounded by her family. At the time of her death, Be...



8/28/1930

- 10/10/2017

8/28/1930 - 10/10/2017

Alvina Katherine Bodensteiner, 97, died October 10, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospice. She was born in Waucoma, Iowa on August 28, 1930 to Theodore and Rose (Croatt) Schmitt. She lived her entire li...



10/2/1954

- 10/8/2017

10/2/1954 - 10/8/2017

Karol Kay Hanson (Vopat) Maiden name: Strouse 63 of Rapid City SD passed away on October 8th 2017 in Rapid City Regional Hospital. Karol was born in Minot N. D. to Floyd & Dorine (Dubois) Strouse ...



10/2/1954

- 10/8/2017

10/2/1954 - 10/8/2017

Karol Kay Hanson (Vopat) Maiden name: Strouse 63 of Rapid City SD passed away on October 8th 2017 in Rapid City Regional Hospital. Karol was born in Minot N. D. to Floyd & Dorine (Dubois) Strouse ...



9/10/1923

- 10/3/2017

9/10/1923 - 10/3/2017

Rose Elizabeth (Petriella) DeFea of Pierre, SD age 94, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Rose was born on September 10, 1923, the fourth of nine children ...



11/28/1930

- 9/30/2017

11/28/1930 - 9/30/2017

Elmer “Dave” Morgan, 86, of Rapid City passed away on September 30, 2017 in Rapid City. Dave was born in Fairview, SD on November 28, 1930. He was married to LouElla Marie Thompson. He served in ...



6/3/1916

- 9/29/2017

6/3/1916 - 9/29/2017

Keo Lavon Glidden Smith, 101, Rapid City, SD, died Friday, September 29, 2017. She was born on June 3, 1916 in Willow Lake, SD to Ernest L. Glidden and Alta A. Skinner. She attended Willow Lake High S...



1/21/1953

- 9/28/2017

1/21/1953 - 9/28/2017

In Loving Memory of Carol Jean (Rand) Grigsby, 64, Rapid City, who lost her battle with cancer on September 28, 2017. She was born January 21, 1953 in Huron, to Earl and Margaret (Everts) Rand. She ...



7/7/1948

- 9/24/2017

7/7/1948 - 9/24/2017

Edward Arnold Reber, 69, of Rapid City passed away at home on Sunday, September 24, 2017 in Rapid City surrounded by his loved ones. Edward was born in Rapid City to Robert and Josephine Reber on July...



2/23/1928

- 9/22/2017

2/23/1928 - 9/22/2017

Oscar Gustav (Butch) Linn, Jr. passed away at Bella Vista in Rapid city, SD on September 22, 2017. He passed away from complications with Alzheimer\'s. Butch was born February 23, 1928 in Kimball, N...



6/22/1944

- 9/16/2017

6/22/1944 - 9/16/2017

Janet Colleen (Skinner) Peters of Rapid City died September, 16th 2017 at the age of 73 at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Janet was born June 22, 1944 in Rapid City...



1/18/1929

- 9/15/2017

1/18/1929 - 9/15/2017

Claude Saldanha passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, South Dakota at the age of 88, following a brief illness. Claude was born on January 18, 1929 in M...



8/31/1952

- 9/12/2017

8/31/1952 - 9/12/2017

Coe Wilbur Foss, 65, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on September 12, 2017 from Pulmonary Fibrosis. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on September 16 2017 at Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home, 63...



2/15/1969

- 9/9/2017

2/15/1969 - 9/9/2017

Ruben Edward Garcia, 48, of Rapid City, passed away on September 9, 2017. Ruben was born at EAFB in South Dakota, to Adolph and Darlene Garcia on February 15, 1969. Ruben was a strong, hardworking m...



4/1/1958

- 9/7/2017

4/1/1958 - 9/7/2017

Kenneth Paul Samson “Kenny”, age 59, passed away on September 7, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD due to complications from surgery. Kenny was born April 1, 1958 to Betty Lo...



9/13/1932

- 9/5/2017

9/13/1932 - 9/5/2017

Robert A Spicer, was born on September 13, 1932, in Gettysburg SD, to Allen and Earline Spicer. He passed away September 5, 2017, at Custer Regional Care Center. Bob’s career in sales found him in...



7/27/1952

- 8/27/2017

7/27/1952 - 8/27/2017

Edward W. Bruneau, Jr. , passed away peacefully on August 27, 2017 at Regional\'s Hospice of the Hills, Rapid City, South Dakota with family members by his side after a courageous fight against cancer...



8/14/1967

- 8/27/2017

8/14/1967 - 8/27/2017

James Glenn Myers, 50, Rapid City, died Sunday, August 27, 2017. James was born August 14, 1967 in Wagner, to Robert and Bonnie (Lawyer) Myers. He is survived by children Kayla (JD) Isakson and Robe...



Passed 8/26/2017

Passed 8/26/2017

Lilli Ana Nehring was privileged to return to her heavenly home on August 26th, 2017. She is survived by her parents Stacy and Joshua Nehring and four younger siblings Isabella, Talmage, Benson and N...



4/15/1978

- 8/25/2017

4/15/1978 - 8/25/2017

Jeffery Bordeaux of Rapid City, crossed into the Spirit World on August 25, 2017. He was born to Mary Louise (Bordeaux) Brown Wolf-Clarke and Richard “Ricky” Yankton on April 15, 1978 in Rapid Cit...



12/13/1954

- 8/24/2017

12/13/1954 - 8/24/2017

Carol Ann Massingale, 62, died Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD. Carol was born to Joseph and DeElda (Hilmoe) Sweeney on December 13, 1954, in Pierre, SD. She was...



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