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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.

11/25/1923

- 8/7/2014

11/25/1923 - 8/7/2014

Olivia Rosetta (Dennis) Perovich died Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born November 25, 1923, to Hope(Baker) and Henry Dennis at Ashton, SD. They moved shortly after...



9/6/1938

- 8/3/2014

9/6/1938 - 8/3/2014

Marshall Edward “Ed” Conklin, Jr. , 75, of Rapid City, SD, passed away August 3, 2014. Ed was born on September 6, 1938 to Marshall and Frances Conklin in Vallejo, CA. After enlisting in the Unite...



8/1/1960

- 8/2/2014

8/1/1960 - 8/2/2014

Jean Marie Wessel, 54, Rapid City, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at home. She was born in Rapid City on August 1, 1960 to Richard Sr. and Marcella (Sedig) Wessel. She is survived by 2 brothers, Davi...



4/22/1936

- 8/1/2014

4/22/1936 - 8/1/2014

Lois E. Bordeaux, 78, Rapid City, died Friday, August 1, 2014 at Fountain Springs Health Care. She was born April 22, 1936 in Burlington, VT to John and Dorothy (Abare) Demo. She grew up in Vermont an...



11/1/1965

- 8/1/2014

11/1/1965 - 8/1/2014

Terri Ann Knapp, 48, of Rapid City, passed away Aug. 1, 2014 in her home. Terri was born Nov. 1, 1965 in Sioux Falls, SD to Theda Mae Traversie and Bobby Lee Olson. She is the third child of six chi...



5/31/1948

- 7/30/2014

5/31/1948 - 7/30/2014

John Earle Soderquist, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away while he slept on July 29, 2014. He was born May 31, 1948, to Rudy and Grace Soderquist in Rapid City, SD. At a you...



6/6/1925

- 7/28/2014

6/6/1925 - 7/28/2014

Bernard G. Anders, 89, Rapid City, died Monday, July 28, 2014. Bernard was born in Marcus, SD on June 6, 1925, the second of five children born to Carl and Alice (Edwards) Anders. He spent his youn...



10/26/1952

- 7/28/2014

10/26/1952 - 7/28/2014

Vincent Harvey Hausman, 61, Piedmont, died Monday July 28, 2014. He served in the US Army and was honorably discharged May 25, 1975. Vince is survived by his spouse Cindy, children Jaimie (Chris) Fl...



8/14/1923

- 7/21/2014

8/14/1923 - 7/21/2014

Doris Marie Kimball, 90, Rapid City, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. She was born Aug 14, 1923 in Primrose, NE to Edgar and Catherine (Griffith) Trosper. Whe...



1/28/1939

- 7/6/2014

1/28/1939 - 7/6/2014

Harold E Owens, 75, of Hill City, SD and formerly of North Platte, NE, passed away Sunday, July 6th in Rapid City. Harold was born January 28, 1939 in Stockville, NE, to Richard and Willa (Arent) Owe...



3/11/1937

- 7/6/2014

3/11/1937 - 7/6/2014

Bob Buffington, 77, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Rapid City (SD) Regional Hospital. Bobby Don "Bob" Buffington, son of Don and Irene Buffington was born March 11, 1937, in Custer, SD, where he...



9/15/1945

- 7/5/2014

9/15/1945 - 7/5/2014

Donald James Fitzpatrick was born on September 15, 1945 in Mankato, MN to James and Helen (Warmka) Fitzpatrick. He married the love of his life, Mary (Walton), on November 15, 1969. They celebrated ...



1/3/1979

- 7/3/2014

1/3/1979 - 7/3/2014

Stephen Jiles Arntz was born Jan. 3, 1979, at a military hospital in Augsburg, Germany, and passed quietly on Thursday, July 3, 2014, in Rapid City. He loved to play different games and loved to roam ...



7/31/1920

- 7/1/2014

7/31/1920 - 7/1/2014

Arlene Lois Warren, 93, Rapid City, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Golden Livingcenter-Bella Vista. She was born July 31, 1920 in Earlham, IA to Melvin Paul and Jepena (Bogh) Reid. Arlene grew up in Io...



1/3/1928

- 7/1/2014

1/3/1928 - 7/1/2014

Marjorie Rose Douglas, born January 3, 1928, left to be with God on July 1, 2014. She had 86 years on this earth. Marjorie was born to Herman and Vera Lundberg on a farm near Troy Township in easte...



1/20/1936

- 6/29/2014

1/20/1936 - 6/29/2014

Francis Duane ‘Frank’ Mitzel, 78, Rapid City died Sunday June 29, 2014 at the VA Medical Center-Fargo, ND. He was born January 20, 1936 in Hague, ND to Frank J and Anne (Roth) Mitzel. He was the...



8/26/1915

- 6/27/2014

8/26/1915 - 6/27/2014

Lillian Rose Plihal, 98, Rapid City, died on Friday June 27, 2014 at Golden Livingcenter Prairie Hills. She has been cremated through Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home and will be taken to Tyndall, SD for ...



1/29/1939

- 6/22/2014

1/29/1939 - 6/22/2014

Ramon S. 'Ray' Gimborys, 75, Rapid City, died peacefully Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. He was born January 29, 1939 in Grand Haven, Michigan to John and Helen (Swincicki...



12/9/1926

- 6/16/2014

12/9/1926 - 6/16/2014

Merlene Elizabeth Rank, 87, Rapid City, passed away Monday June 16, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Merlene was born on December 9, 1926 in Rapid City to Clarence and Margarite (Pitz) Root of M...



10/31/1954

- 6/16/2014

10/31/1954 - 6/16/2014

Dennis LeRoy Reed, 59, Rapid City, lost his battle with cancer Monday June 16, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospice of the Hills. He was born October 31, 1954 in Akron, Iowa. Dennis was a loving and...



10/1/1928

- 6/11/2014

10/1/1928 - 6/11/2014

Luisa Tolosa 'Lucy' Fahey, 85, Rapid City, died Wednesday June 11, 2014 at home. She was born in Manilo, Phillipines to Paciano and Eufemia Oliva. She is survived by her 3 sons, Mike, Bob and Jim Fah...



7/11/1958

- 6/5/2014

7/11/1958 - 6/5/2014

Scott T. Simonson, 55, Rapid City, died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at his home. Scott was born July 11, 1958 in Sisseton to Orris and Phyllis (Tracy) Simonson. They moved to Rapid City when Scott was youn...



1/10/1916

- 6/1/2014

1/10/1916 - 6/1/2014

Harriet Jane Sowards, 98, of Rapid City, passed away quietly in her sleep on Sunday, June 1st, 2014 at the Prairie Hills Golden Living Center. Harriet was born in Walthill, Nebraska on January 10, 191...



1/10/1916

- 6/1/2014

1/10/1916 - 6/1/2014

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4/28/1957

- 5/27/2014

4/28/1957 - 5/27/2014

Vickie Lynn Rick, Rapid City, on Tuesday May 27, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, our beloved wife, daughter, mother, sister, aunt and nanny went to be with the Lord. Vickie was born April 28, 19...



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