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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.

3/3/1933

- 1/7/2014

3/3/1933 - 1/7/2014

Lois L. Nielsen, Rapid City, entered eternal life on January 7, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, at the age of 80. She was born on March 3, 1933 at Rockham, SD to Pastor and Mrs. Philip Mueller...



11/18/1945

- 1/4/2014

11/18/1945 - 1/4/2014

Ronald A. Woods, 68, Rapid City, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at his home in Rapid City. He was born November 18, 1945 at Niagara Falls, NY. Ron retired from the US Air Force as a Master Sergeant in...



4/13/1944

- 1/4/2014

4/13/1944 - 1/4/2014

Eldora E. Wolf, 69, Rapid City, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at her home in Rapid City. She was employed as a dietician at Rapid City Regional Hospital retiring after 28 years. Eldora is survived by...



8/31/1938

- 1/3/2014

8/31/1938 - 1/3/2014

Leo Keith Jacobson died Friday, January 3rd at the hospice house in Rapid City. Leo was born August 31, 1938 at Blue Earth, MN to Clarence and Orva Walter Jacobson. He grew up in Beresford, SD and C...



6/14/1950

- 1/3/2014

6/14/1950 - 1/3/2014

Dorothy Anna Abernathy, 63, Rapid City, died January 3, 2014 at Golden Livingcenter Bella Vista. She is survived by her husband, Neal Abernathy, Rapid City and 1 brother, David Westlund, Chamberlain....



10/31/1930

- 1/2/2014

10/31/1930 - 1/2/2014

John V. Slanina, 83, Rapid City, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 31, 1930, at Palmerton, PA, to Frank and Caroline Slanina. He attended both parochial and public school, gra...



1/3/1934

- 12/31/2013

1/3/1934 - 12/31/2013

Ruth Katherine Schutz passed away peacefully on December 31, 2013 in Rapid City, SD at her home in Meadowbrook Manor. Ruth was born Jan. 3rd 1934 in Dupree, SD; the driest year of the drought. She ...



9/20/1928

- 12/28/2013

9/20/1928 - 12/28/2013

Elsie Herman, 85, Rapid City, died Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Golden Livingcenter Prairie Hills, Rapid City. She was born September 20, 1928 to Joe and Cecelia Kraft. Her folks lived on a farm 5 ...



5/4/1927

- 12/25/2013

5/4/1927 - 12/25/2013

Donald H. Fritz, 86, of Custer, SD, completed his life’s journey early on Christmas Day at Rapid City Hospice of the Hills. Donald was born May 4, 1927 at the farm home in La Qui Parle County in Mi...



9/9/1929

- 12/22/2013

9/9/1929 - 12/22/2013

I. Edwin Noble, 84, Rapid City, died Sunday Dec 22, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born Sept 9, 1929 in Kansas City, MO to Ira and Katherine (Enright) Noble. He attended Rapid City sch...



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 ...



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