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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.
8/12/1930 - 12/31/2012
Ben A. Herrera, 82, passed away peacefully in Cheyenne, WY after a terminal illness, Monday, Dec 31, 2012. Ben is the second oldest child of nine siblings born to Joseph and Maria (O’Cona) Herrer...
4/17/1925 - 12/31/2012
Gloria Daly, 86, Rapid City, Beloved Stepmother, Aunt, and Friend, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 in Minneapolis, MN. Gloria was born April 17, 1925 to Lester Brander and Irma (Briest) Brander in F...
2/17/1925 - 12/29/2012
Zola M Wilson, 87, Loveland, CO and former resident of Rapid City, SD passed away at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO on Saturday, Dec 29, 2012. She was born Feb 17, 1925 in Reasoner, Iowa to Ha...
3/11/1935 - 12/26/2012
Robert Wendell Jackson, Sr. , was born March 11, 1935 in Ainsworth, NE to Reynolds Andrew and Josephine Mae (Wheeler) Jackson. He died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House...
9/7/1952 - 12/25/2012
Robert Lee ‘Robbie’ Sanders, 60, Rapid City, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday Dec 25, 2012. He was born Sept 7, 1952 in Logansort, IN to Harold and Carolyn (Moorehead) Sanders. Survivors ...
11/5/1921 - 12/17/2012
Geraldine Rachel Root, 91, Rapid City, died Monday Dec 17, 2012 at her home. She was born Nov 5, 1921 in Gregory, SD to William and Elsie (Eucker) Kortan. Geraldine left Gregory in 1937 and moved t...
11/8/1934 - 12/17/2012
Betty Mae Andre, 78, Rapid City, died December 17, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born November 8, 1934 Rako, Minnesota. She is survived by daughters; Roxanne and husband Tom Butterfiel...
1/21/1920 - 12/8/2012
Pearl M Reynolds, 92, Rapid City, died Saturday Dec 8, 2012 at Fountain Springs Healthcare Center. Pearl was born in Wagner, SD to John and Mary (Myers) Broderson. She married Charles Keogh in 1937...
2/4/1950 - 12/6/2012
Steven James Litz, 62, Black Hawk, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital following a long and difficult illness. Steve was born February 4, 1950 in Deadwood. He grew u...
8/4/1948 - 12/4/2012
Fersner Bell, 64, Black Hawk, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is survived by his partner in life, Doris Andrews, Black Hawk; step-children, Robert Richmond, Black Hawk;...
2/25/1941 - 11/28/2012
Stanley E. Whyte, 71, Hill City, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Custer Regional Care Center. He was born February 25, 1941 in Rapid City to Leonard and Leona Whyte. He attended school in ...
6/22/1921 - 11/26/2012
Eva Charlotte Forkner, 91, Box Elder, died Monday Nov 26, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her son Marvin Forkner, Box Elder; her daughter Alice Tucker, Layton, UT; 5 grandchi...
6/11/1950 - 11/26/2012
Pamela Schulz Tschetter, Piedmont, passed quietly at the age of 61 after a brief battle with cancer. Pam was born in Ortonville, MN to Leonard and Maxine Schulz. She was loved and is survived by t...
11/23/1933 - 11/25/2012
Proctor “Rock” Hall, 79, born Nov. 23, 1933, to Israel B. and Ethelyn (Wheeler) Hall in Ludlow, VT died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Ft. Meade Veterans Center in Sturgis, SD. Rock grew up on his g...
3/17/1955 - 11/25/2012
James Louis Williams, 57, Black Hawk and formerly of Hammond, MT, died at home on Sunday, November 25, 2012. He is the youngest son of George and Irene (Crawford) Williams. James and Bobbi lived in B...
7/28/1916 - 11/17/2012
Mary Ellen Ewoldt, 96, of Rapid City, passed away on November 17, 2012 in Orange County, California. Mary, the daughter of Cy and Dorothy Van Cleve, was born July 28, 1916 in Ottumwa, South Dakota...
5/13/1950 - 11/14/2012
Gerald F Pillen, 62, Rapid City, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born May 13, 1950 in Plattsburg, NY to Harold and Esther (Todd) Pillen. Gerald and his bro...
4/30/1944 - 11/12/2012
Linda J Humphrey, 68, Rapid City, died Monday, November 12, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born April 30, 1944 in Aberdeen to Vernon and Pauline (Roubideaux) Nash. Linda is survived ...
5/31/1909 - 11/11/2012
Helen Clare Lehrke, 103, Rapid City, died Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Golden Livingcenter Bella Vista. Helen was born in Sobieski, Minnesota on May 30, 1909. Her parents were Mike and Antonia (Kun...
8/5/1955 - 11/9/2012
Alan Ray Breckenridge, 57, Rapid City, died Friday, Nov 9, 2012 at his home. He is survived by 2 daughters, Lacey Breckenridge, Surry, ND and Monique ‘Livy’ Grooms, Rapid City; his son, Seth Brec...
8/5/1955 - 11/9/2012
Alan Ray Breckenridge, 57, Rapid City, died Friday, Nov 9, 2012 at his home. He is survived by 2 daughters, Lacey Breckenridge, Surry, ND and Monique ‘Livy’ Grooms, Rapid City; his son, Seth Brec...
8/17/1915 - 11/8/2012
LaVona I. (Foster) Skinner, 97, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012, at Sturgis Regional Hospice. LaVona was born August 17, 1915, to Joseph Watson "Wattie" and Harriet Aurilla "Hattie" (Lee) Fost...
2/7/1936 - 11/7/2012
Perry Stevanus, 76, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospice of the Hills. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Stevanus, Box Elder; 3 daughters, Patti Ruby, clear Lake; P...
9/12/1926 - 11/1/2012
Florence Louise Paris, 86, Rapid City, died Thursday Nov. 1, 2012 at her home. She is survived by her daughter Eileen Goldsmith, Gillette, WY; her son James M Paris, Sweeny, TX; 7 grandchildren and 9...
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