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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.

3/7/1946

- 3/21/2015

3/7/1946 - 3/21/2015

Verna J. Larrabee, 69, Sioux Falls, died Saturday, March 21, 2015. She was born March 7, 1946 to Ernest Frazier and Verna Olive Moran



4/4/1920

- 3/19/2015

4/4/1920 - 3/19/2015

Lois Winifred Redding, 94, Edgemont, died Thursday March 19. She was born April 4, 1920 in Hot Springs, to Gail and Alice (Wyatt) Bailey. She is survived by her son Ronald (Kay) Hulbert, Alexandria,...



7/26/1931

- 3/18/2015

7/26/1931 - 3/18/2015

Verda started her dance card on July 26, 1931 in Miller, South Dakota as the daughter of Ray Van Der Wert and Maude Swab Van Der Wert and the younger sister of Doris Snyder. Doris continues to live in...



1/2/1946

- 3/14/2015

1/2/1946 - 3/14/2015

Gary Heckenlaible, 69, died Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Hospice House in Rapid City. Gary was born Jan. 2, 1946, to Edmund and Ella Heckenlaible. He lived with his parents on their farm until he went...



Very Reverend Thomas Edward Williams, the priest at St. John the Theologian Orthodox Mission, Rapid City, died of cancer on March 12, 2015. Among the many persons whose lives he touched, especially...



7/21/1945

- 3/12/2015

7/21/1945 - 3/12/2015

Michael Brian Mittag, 69, Rapid City, died Thursday March 12, 2015 at Ft Meade Medical Center. He was born July 21, 1945 in Albert Lea, MN to Clarence Carl and Margaret Rose (Nordland) Mittag. He se...



9/16/2015

- 3/12/2015

9/16/2015 - 3/12/2015

Eleanor Delia Bruns-Hiatt, 99, Rapid City, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at home. She was born Sept. 16, 1915 in Tyndall, SD to Guy and Delia (Allen) Robbins. She had 9 sisters and 7 borthers. Wha...



12/29/1931

- 3/10/2015

12/29/1931 - 3/10/2015

Major Humbert Raymond (Ray) Raposa, USAF, Ret. , 83, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Ray was born December 29, 1931, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Francisco an...



6/18/1919

- 3/3/2015

6/18/1919 - 3/3/2015

Joseph A. Prochaska, 95, died March 3, 2015 in Louisville, Ky. He was born in Belvidere, South Dakota where he attended school and graduated from high school. Joe was a proud World War II Veteran. He ...



11/17/1992

- 2/28/2015

11/17/1992 - 2/28/2015

Colton Shay Stranger Horse passed away February 27th, 2015 from a tragic accident. He was 22 years old. Colton was born on November 17th, 1992 to Dania Stranger Horse in Yankton, SD. Colton was raise...



9/22/1922

- 2/26/2015

9/22/1922 - 2/26/2015

Frank William Fife, 92, Tooele, UT and formerly of Rapid City, passed away peacefully early in the morning of February 26, 2015, with his wife by his side to meet the loved ones that were waiting to w...



1/19/1917

- 2/25/2015

1/19/1917 - 2/25/2015

Kathryn E. Gray, Rapid City, was born Jan. 19, 1917, to Sadie (Tanner) and William P. Hennessey and she was proud of her Perkins County heritage. She died Feb. 25, 2015, at Golden Livingcenter Bella V...



12/19/1940

- 2/19/2015

12/19/1940 - 2/19/2015

Edward ‘Eddie’ Cameron Swift, 74, Gillette, WY and formerly of Rapid City died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Pioneer Manor in Gillette, WY. He was born in Mobridge, SD to Elmer and Norma (St...



4/21/1946

- 2/18/2015

4/21/1946 - 2/18/2015

Larry R Jones, 68, Rapid City, passed away on February 18, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born April 21, 1946 to Purl and Clara (Schafer) Jones. He grew up on the family farm south of ...



2/15/1938

- 2/14/2015

2/15/1938 - 2/14/2015

Susy (Wust) Lawrence, 78, Rapid City, passed away early Saturday morning, February 14, 2015, of complications from diabetes. She was born on the 15th of February, 1938 in Zurich, Switzerland. She gr...



7/23/1920

- 2/14/2015

7/23/1920 - 2/14/2015

Norma Gretel Pendo, 94, Rapid City, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 at Westhills Village Health Care. She was born July 23, 1920 to Konrad and Antoinette (Wolf) Rothenbuecher in St. Louis, Missouri where...



6/8/1927

- 2/13/2015

6/8/1927 - 2/13/2015

Sylvia Ann Schafer passed away at home in Rapid City, SD on February 13th, 2015. Sylvia was born in Lower Brule, SD on June 8, 1927 to Merrill andMadeline Karlen of Reliance, SD. Sylvia married Prenti...



12/15/1949

- 2/4/2015

12/15/1949 - 2/4/2015

Mary Jo Johnston, 65, Rapid City, passed away in her home on Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Mary was born on December 15, 1949 in Huron, to Marvelle (Jeffers) and Kenneth Bauman. She was raised on th...



6/15/1994

- 1/31/2015

6/15/1994 - 1/31/2015

Victoria Frances Bates, born June 15, 1994 to Gloria Kramer and Phlenarrie Bates in Indianapolis, IN, died January 31, 2015 in Rapid City. She attended St. Thomas More High School until 2011 and gra...



9/11/1958

- 1/30/2015

9/11/1958 - 1/30/2015

Johnny Jacob Brown was born September 11, 1958 in Rapid City to Raymond and Margie(Maier) Brown. He died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Health's Hospice House. He is survived by his w...



4/14/1947

- 1/30/2015

4/14/1947 - 1/30/2015

Alvin Frank Couture, 67, Rapid City, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born April 14, 1947 in Yankton, SD and was adopted by Gladys (Marousek) and Zoel L. ‘Fritzâ...



7/14/1965

- 1/28/2015

7/14/1965 - 1/28/2015

Katherine Elizabeth Muller, 49, Rapid City, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015.



2/27/1940

- 1/25/2015

2/27/1940 - 1/25/2015

Gary G. Wilcox, 74, of Rapid City, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Rapid City Regional’s Hospice House. He was born in Mobridge, SD on February 27, 1940 to Lucius and Margaret Wilcox as one of 12 s...



5/9/1957

- 1/21/2015

5/9/1957 - 1/21/2015

Larry Edward Cox, 57, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born May 9, 1957 in Rapid City to William and Gayle (Muller) Cox. He is survived by his wife R...



7/19/1922

- 1/11/2015

7/19/1922 - 1/11/2015

Shirley Ida Mae Hunt, 92, passed away January 11, 2015 in Rapid City, SD. Shirley, one of eight children of Lillian (Gretton) and Harry St. John, was born July 19, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN. In her youn...



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