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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.

1/22/1999

- 12/22/2013

1/22/1999 - 12/22/2013

Brandon Dean Myers, 14, was called to heaven on December 22, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born January 22, 1999 in Rapid City, South Dakota. He attended Douglas Schools since Kinderga...



7/19/1933

- 12/21/2013

7/19/1933 - 12/21/2013

Elaine Barber, 80, Edgemont, died Sat Dec 21, 2013 at Fountain Springs Healthcare. She was born July 19, 1933 to Carl A and Doris ( DeWitt) Peterson in Rapid City and she was raised on a ranch at Fol...



12/16/1918

- 12/13/2013

12/16/1918 - 12/13/2013

Mary A. Hayward, 94, passed away on December 13, 2013 in New Underwood, South Dakota just 3 days short of her 95th birthday. She was born December 16, 1918 to John and Stella Brown in Vian, Oklahoma,...



5/28/1935

- 12/13/2013

5/28/1935 - 12/13/2013

Luvene died Friday Dec 13, 2013 at her daughters’, Taureta Siegalkoff, home in Grass Valley, CA. She was born May 28, 1935 in Wheeler, TX to Floyd and Margaret Mooney. The family moved to a ran...



10/11/1943

- 12/11/2013

10/11/1943 - 12/11/2013

Duke Goodell, 70, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. He is survived by his wife Donna Goodell, Rapid City; his son Mike Goodell, Lynchburg, VA; 3 grandchil...



8/16/1934

- 12/11/2013

8/16/1934 - 12/11/2013

Clarice Struble, 79, Rapid City, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Golden Livingcenter Bella Vista. Clarice was born in Rapid City on August 15, 1934 to Joseph and Clara (Johanson) Keough. She g...



6/28/1939

- 12/9/2013

6/28/1939 - 12/9/2013

Richard James Loucks, 74, Rapid City died Monday Dec 9, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 28, 1939 to Joseph A and Dolores E (Starner) Loucks in Rapid City. He entered the US Na...



7/25/1955

- 12/8/2013

7/25/1955 - 12/8/2013

Bruce A. Lovik, 58, Rapid City, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. He was born July 25, 1955 in Seattle, WA to Kenneth G. and Laura M. (Backans) Lovik. He graduated fr...



2/27/1940

- 12/5/2013

2/27/1940 - 12/5/2013

Sharon Simonton, 73, Rapid City, died Thursday Dec 5, 2013 at her home. She is survived by her children, Kevin Crank, Rapid City; Gary Crank, Edward Crank, Leonard Crank and Dru Carr all of Dayton, O...



6/12/1913

- 12/3/2013

6/12/1913 - 12/3/2013

Frances Lucille Ward, 100, Rapid City, died Tuesday Dec 3, 2013 at home. She is survived by her two sons, Robert Ward, Rapid City and Jack Ward, California.



7/5/1934

- 12/2/2013

7/5/1934 - 12/2/2013

William “Bill” R Powers, 79, Rapid City, died on Monday Dec 2, 2013 at his home. He was born July 5, 1934 in Kimball, SD to Dave and Mary (Birkemeier) Powers. He graduated from Kimball High Scho...



9/5/1920

- 12/2/2013

9/5/1920 - 12/2/2013

Edith Irene Hull, 93, Rapid City, died Monday Dec 2, 2013 at home. She is survived by two sisters, Eva E Hoover, Dennison, TX and Clara Walters, Bakersfield, CA and nieces and nephews. She is preced...



4/4/1938

- 11/29/2013

4/4/1938 - 11/29/2013

Thomas E. Knight, 75, Rapid City, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at Ft. Meade Medical Center, Ft. Meade, SD. He was born April 4, 1938 in Rapid City to James ‘Sig’ and Hazel F. (Fenner) Knight. He...



3/17/1922

- 11/27/2013

3/17/1922 - 11/27/2013

It is with great sadness that the family of James Patrick Fahey announces his passing on Tuesday, November 27, 2013. He was born March 17, 1922 in Clark, SD. He graduated from St. Martin’s Academy...



12/31/1924

- 11/22/2013

12/31/1924 - 11/22/2013

Edythe C. Behrens was called to her heavenly home Friday, November 22, 2013. She was born December 31, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Adolf and Eugenia Klug. Edythe graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran ...



10/6/1943

- 11/18/2013

10/6/1943 - 11/18/2013

Mary Louise Ostwald, 70, Sturgis and formerly of Rapid City and San Diego, died Monday, November 18, 2013 at Sturgis Regional Hospital. She is survived by her son Charles Ostwald, Rapid City; her dau...



1/1/1921

- 11/13/2013

1/1/1921 - 11/13/2013

Ida I. Laughlin, 92, Rapid City, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at her home in Rapid City. She is survived by a daughter, Tanya Wilson, Rapid City; 2 sons, Ronnie Laughlin, Rapid City, Donnie Laugh...



9/22/1930

- 11/10/2013

9/22/1930 - 11/10/2013

Marcella Wessel, 83, Rapid City died Sunday Nov 10, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born Sept 22, 1930 in Trail City and graduated from Timber Lake High School in 1949. She is sur...



10/7/1929

- 11/7/2013

10/7/1929 - 11/7/2013

Doris Tilber, 84, Rapid City, SD formerly of Ft. Pierre, SD went to be with the Lord on Thursday November 7, 2013 in the Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born October 7, 1929 in Akaska, SD to Got...



11/26/1916

- 11/1/2013

11/26/1916 - 11/1/2013

Albert Francis Zimmerman, 96, Black Duck, MN, formerly of Rapid City, died Friday November 1, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Home in Black Duck, MN. He was born on November 26, 1916 in Meadow, SD. He w...



4/8/1914

- 10/29/2013

4/8/1914 - 10/29/2013

Goldie Lucille Mischke, 99, New Underwood, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at the New Underwood Good Samaritan Center. She was born April 8, 1914 to George and Daisy Schneider in Cedar Bluffs, NE. S...



6/28/1929

- 10/27/2013

6/28/1929 - 10/27/2013

Lydia June (Huber) Thom, 84, Rapid City, died Sunday Oct 27, 2013 at Golden Livingcenter Black Hills Nursing Home. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Leslie Thom; her son Glenn (Jill) Thom,...



4/2/1922

- 10/25/2013

4/2/1922 - 10/25/2013

Gertrude A. ‘Trudie’ Besse, 91, Rapid City, died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born April 2, 1922 in Pratt, Kansas to William and Dora (Mass) Allen. She ...



1/26/1912

- 10/20/2013

1/26/1912 - 10/20/2013

Rachel E. (Entzminger) Reider, 101, Rapid City, died Sunday Oct 20, 2013 at Westhills Village Healthcare. Rachel was born on January 26, 1912 to Jake and Opal (Houser) Entzminger at Moran, KS. Her f...



11/25/1919

- 10/20/2013

11/25/1919 - 10/20/2013

Ellen Elizabeth McCormack Shetler, 93, Rapid City, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013 at the Clarkson Health Care Facility. Ellen was born Nov 25, 1919 in Cohocton, NY, the daughter of Joseph Patri...



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