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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.
8/10/1933 - 5/17/2017
Larry Lembke RAPID CITY | Larry Lembke, 83, was born August 10, 1933, to John and Jessie Lembke in Interior. He died May 17, 2017, at home. He was preceded in death by his father and mother; his wife...
1/13/1935 - 5/16/2017
Wilbur Clayton Young was born January 13, 1935, to Leonard and Gertrude (Lawrence) Young in Potsdam, New York. He died at his home here in Rapid City on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the age of 82. He att...
3/18/1946 - 5/14/2017
Vicky L. (Taylor) Chiaroni, 71, passed away on May 14, 2017. Vicky was born on March 18, 1946 in Ely, Nevada to Gordon and Virginia Taylor. She was raised in Ely but shortly after graduating High Scho...
12/20/1929 - 5/14/2017
Ina Jeanette Keester, 87, Rapid City, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born on December 20, 1929 in Scenic, SD to Ward and Ellen (Christianson) White. She grew up nea...
10/15/1924 - 5/1/2017
Sylvia Arguello, 92, of Rapid City, SD passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born on October 15, 1924 in Humboldt, KS to Clementea and Gregoria (Serrato) Torres....
9/15/1929 - 5/1/2017
Betty Mae (Secker) Rohrer 87 passed away 5/1/2017 at Fountain Springs Healthcare Facility, Rapid City. She was born at Mobridge, SD on 9/15/1929 to Ruth (Gray) Secker and William (Bill) Secker of rur...
6/29/1923 - 4/28/2017
Alberta Crosswhite, 93, a longtime resident of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away peacefully on April 28, 2017 at Hospice House of the Hills. Alberta was born June 29, 1923 on the prairies of South ...
2/26/1940 - 4/24/2017
Larry Russell Mailloux, 77, Rapid City, died Monday, April 24, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born February 26, 1940 to William and Edna Blanche (Brewer) Mailloux in Rapid City. He was...
7/12/1953 - 4/23/2017
Ian Floyd Sigler, 63, Rapid City, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Ft. Meade Hospice in Sturgis. Ian was born in Fontainebleau, France to Arthur Floyd and Vera (Morris) Sigler on July 12, 195...
9/21/1944 - 4/22/2017
Danny Parks, 72, Box Elder, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born September 21, 1944 in Leona Mines, VA to Clyde and Hattie (Oliver) Parks. He grew up in We...
5/30/1925 - 4/18/2017
Dorothy Luers, 91, died April 18, 2017, at her home in Hot Springs after suffering a stroke on Feb. 22. Dorothy was born May 30, 1925, to Elizabeth Marschall and Henry Klein in Chanhassen, MN. She gra...
4/26/1954 - 4/17/2017
Nora Elaine Ramsay, 62, Rapid City, died Monday, April 17, 2017. She was born April 26, 1954 in Newcastle, Wyoming to John G. and Betty M. (Horn) Ramsay. She is survived by her mother, Betty Ramsay,...
2/13/1937 - 4/16/2017
Larry Gene Dethlefs, 80, Rapid City, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born February 13, 1937 in Alpena, SD to Daniel and Ruth (Cunningham) Dethlefs. He atte...
1/17/1941 - 4/14/2017
Charles (Charley) W. Black, 76, of Summerset, SD, died Friday, April 14 in Rapid City at Hospice of the Hills surrounded by his wife Doris, friends and the wonderful hospice staff. He was born Janua...
2/27/1923 - 4/12/2017
Karleen Joyce Woods, 94, Rapid City, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born to Ernest Henry and Viola Velma (Bowden) Zimmerman on February 27, 1923. She had fou...
5/27/1938 - 4/8/2017
JoAnn Marie ‘Jodi’ McDaniels Deckert, 78, Rapid City, died Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born May 27, 1938 in Rapid City to Alfred and Dorothy (Bridge) McDaniel...
4/13/1948 - 4/5/2017
Douglas Daniel ‘Dan’ Holm, 68, Rapid City, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Billings Advanced Care Hospital, Billings, MT. Dan was born April 13, 1948 in Brookings, SD to Jens Christian and Iris G...
12/29/1976 - 4/5/2017
Travis Lee Ronfeldt, 40 was at his home when God called him to heaven on Wednesday, April 5, 2017He was the son of Derald and Carrie (Clarene Miller) Ronfeldt, born on December 29, 1976 in Deadwood, S...
11/14/1912 - 4/4/2017
Rhoda M. Kinkade, 104, Rapid City, died Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at Prairie Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 14, 1912 in Cheyenne Agency to William and Susan (Wright) Carter...
3/1/1923 - 3/27/2017
Viola (Vi) Ruth Wood, 94, Rapid City, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Westhills Village Healthcare. Vi was born to Anthony and Mary Riehm, March 1, 1923 in St. Cloud, MN. She lived in Minnesota durin...
2/28/1959 - 3/17/2017
Lori (Davis) Harwood, 58, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born February 28, 1959 in Riverside, California to Jewell and Irene (Lester) Davis. Lori was a ...
9/25/1931 - 3/15/2017
Harold F. McIntyre (Mac), 85, Sheridan, WY and formerly of Gillette, died Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2017 at Sheridan Manor. Mac was born in Blaine, ME on Sept. 25, 1931 to parents, Fred and Hazel. He serve...
9/21/1926 - 3/15/2017
Mr. Wilbert (“Bill”) Steinwandt went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, after a brief illness. He was born September 21, 1926, in Ashley, ND, to William and Emma (Zimmerman) St...
1/18/1931 - 3/14/2017
Nancy M. (Thompson) Mason Derrickson, 86, Hot Springs, peacefully passed away surrounded by family Monday, March 13, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Nancy was born January 18, 1931 in Estelline,...
12/22/1920 - 3/9/2017
Frances Marion Thorn (96) died March 9, 2017 in Colorado Springs, CO surrounded by her loving family. Frances was born on December 22, 1920 in Rapid City, SD to Frank Alfred Kachelhoffer and Helen Leo...
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