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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.
1/25/1932 - 3/27/2013
Irma L. Rieger, 81, Rapid City, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born January 25, 1932 at Greenway, SD to Peter and Lydia (Quashnick) Shriner. She is survived b...
1/31/1956 - 3/21/2013
Billy Ray 'Bill' Mathieu, 57, died Thursday. MArch 21, 2013 at home. He was born January 31, 1956 in Deadwood, SD to Carl and Jacqueline (Swanbeck) Mathieu. . He is survived by his son Travis Mathieu...
8/25/1944 - 3/21/2013
Melvin Eugene Stencil, 68, Rapid City, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the Ft Meade VA Medical Center. He was born Aug 25, 1944 in Portland, OR He served in the US Air Force during the Vietna...
9/5/1926 - 3/17/2013
John L. Parks, Sr. Rapid City, 86, passed away on March 17, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born in Rapid City on September 5, 1926 but he grew up in Hot Springs. His parents were Jam...
7/3/1934 - 3/14/2013
James ‘Jim’ Howard Brown, 78, Rapid City, passes away peacefully Thursday, March 14, 2013 at home with his wife, son, daughter, daughter-in-law and his dog Bella by his side. Jim was born on Jul...
11/11/1922 - 3/10/2013
Ethel M. Swenson, 90, Rapid City, passed away on March 10, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Ethel was a woman of deep faith who enjoyed life with church activities and mission trips while trave...
8/5/1931 - 3/6/2013
Della Henderson Cunningham passed away at her home on March 6, 2013 from cancer. She was born August 5, 1931 to Winifred and Merrit Henderson. Della obtained her teaching degree in Spearfish, SD. ...
11/18/1971 - 3/4/2013
Taron John Tschetter, 41, Piedmont, died Monday March 4, 2013 at home. He is survived by his 3 sisters, Traci Sagmiller, Piedmont; Jodi Anderson, New Underwood and Jessie Goethals, Midland, MI. Ser...
4/26/1969 - 3/3/2013
Elouise Buchholz, Hot Springs passed away Sunday March 3rd, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a long painful illness. She was 43. Elouise was born April 26, 1969 in Saginaw, Michigan. She...
5/24/1940 - 2/28/2013
“TURN OUT THE LIGHTS, THE PARTY’S OVER”Fred Sedivy succumbed on Feb 28, 2013 from his 17 years battle with emphysema. Born in Arlington, SD on May 24, 1940, he found the perfect home with Rudy ...
3/7/1930 - 2/21/2013
Gordon George Hopperdietzel, Sr. , 82, Rapid City, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born March 7, 1930 at Athens, Wisconsin to George Emil and Lillian Alvina (M...
9/9/1937 - 2/18/2013
Doris (Feltman) Eckerson, 75, Rapid City, died Monday Feb 18, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospice of the Hills after a short fight with cancer. She was born Sept 9, 1937 in Worthington, MN to Harm an...
2/10/1963 - 2/18/2013
Scott Schmader, 50, Rapid City, died Monday February 18, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is survived by 6 daughters, Tiffany Lockett, Coeur D’Alene, ID; Tabatha Tobiasson, Medford OR; Tara...
3/3/1924 - 2/17/2013
Marilynn Madison went home to be with her Lord on Sunday Feb 17, 2013 while at the Fort Meade VA Hospice Center in Sturgis,Marilynn was born March 3, 1924 to John and Candace (Fuller) Hayes at their r...
11/24/1919 - 2/14/2013
Rose Lorene Brooks, 93, Rapid City, died Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born to John and Ursula Rapp on Nov 24, 1919 in Kimball, the 3rd of 10 children, and they late...
4/3/1953 - 2/7/2013
Connie Reyes, 59, Sioux Falls, died Thursday February 7, 2013 at Sanford Medical Center. She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
9/22/1932 - 2/3/2013
Ronald ‘Ron’ E. King, 80, Keystone, died Sunday Feb 3, 2013 at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Ron was born in Wells, Michigan on Sept 22, 1932 to Raymond and Georgene (Schomer) King. His sibl...
12/16/1927 - 1/27/2013
Frieda (Martha) Smith, 85, longtime resident of Fairburn, SD, passed away January 27, 2013. Martha was born December 16, 1927 in Rapid City to Von and Alice (Pollard) Smith. As a premature baby, she s...
12/15/1921 - 1/22/2013
Leighton H. Borin, 91, Rapid City, died Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born to John and Freeda (Nielsen) Borin in 1921 in New Underwood. His family had a predominantly...
2/21/1926 - 1/16/2013
Eleanor Julie Worley, 86, Rapid City, passed away Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. Eleanor was born to Theodore and Christine (Olson) on February 21,...
11/12/1926 - 1/9/2013
Jean (Reel) Saunders, 86, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at her home. She was born November 12, 1926 in Gillette Wyoming to Virgil and Agnes (Johnson) Reel. One of 8 children, (6 girls and 2 boys) s...
6/15/1924 - 1/9/2013
Watson (Wat) Parker June 15, 1924 - January 9, 2013 Rapid City, South DakotaBeloved Black Hills historian Watson Parker, 88, of Rapid City, passed away after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis, at ...
2/23/1928 - 1/9/2013
Charlotte Wells (Charlie), 84 passed away January 9, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Rapid City, South Dakota. Charlotte was born February 23, 1928 in Vienna Austria. It was during World War 2 t...
11/11/1921 - 1/5/2013
Rose Marie Peterson, 91, died on Saturday, Jan 5, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in New Underwood, SD. She was born in November 1921 in Ft Pierre, SD to Fred and Clara (Jeitz) Block and was ...
2/21/1948 - 1/3/2013
Walker P Merryman, 64, Woodbridge, VA, died Jan 3, 2013 at his home in Puerto Rico. He is survived by his wife, Kay Merryman. A memorial gathering will be 1:00 p. m. , Saturday June 1st at Red Rock...
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