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Remembering Lives, Celebrating Legacies
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.
7/8/1972 - 7/29/2012
Michelle M Bettelyoun, 40, Rapid City died Sunday July 29, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her father, Leonard Bettelyoun, Milan, NM; her grandmother, Lucille Runsafter, Rapi...
4/2/1945 - 7/28/2012
Billy Edward Huseby, 67, Black Hawk, died Saturday July 28, 2012 at home. He was born April 2, 1945 in Sundance, WY to Roy and Annie Huseby. He grew up and attended school in Hulett, WY and worked f...
7/24/1926 - 7/27/2012
Bobby Ray Etheridge was born July 24, 1926 along with his twin brother, Billy Jean. Bobby died July 27, 2012 at the Prairie Hills Golden Livingcenter. He was born in Ohio, IL to William and Mary (Pe...
8/28/1922 - 7/23/2012
Lorraine A. Thompson-Hermanson, 89, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care. She was born August 28, 1922 near Sioux Falls, SD to Leona and Maurice Hokenstad. After graduatio...
8/10/1922 - 7/20/2012
Virginia B. Ruenholl, 89, Rapid City, died Friday, July 20, 2012 at Golden Livingcenter Meadowbrook. She is survived by her son, Kirby Ruenholl, Rapid City.
1/14/1962 - 7/16/2012
Duane Scott ‘Dewey’ Flynn, 50, Belle Fourche, died Monday, July 16, 2012 as the result of a drowning accident. He was born January 14, 1962 in Bowman, ND to Donald and Bonnie (Randall) Flynn. He...
6/22/1940 - 7/13/2012
Donna Leah Jones, 72, Rapid City passed away on Friday, July 13, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her daughters, Dottie Kennedy, Rapid City and Dixie Metz, Hermosa; one grand...
4/7/1937 - 7/13/2012
Irene S. Smith, 75, Black Hawk, died Friday, July 13, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Smith, Black Hawk, 3 daughters, Cheryll L. Wallace, Plattsmouth, ...
4/12/1930 - 7/12/2012
Delores Grace Gross, 82, Rapid City, died Thursday July 12, 2012 at home. She was born April 12, 1930 in Sisseton, SD to Frank and Ruth (Christensen) Schmaus. She attended Sisseton schools and the maj...
7/6/1929 - 7/10/2012
Donald E. Cunningham, 83, Rapid City, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at his home. He was born July 6, 1929 in Lead, SD to Fred and Grace (Beach) Cunningham. He graduated from Rapid City High School and...
7/4/1926 - 7/8/2012
Effie L. Walker age 86 of Spearfish, SD, passed away on Sunday, July 8th at Belle Fourche Healthcare Center Effie was born July 4, 1926 in Conneaut Lake, PA to Rev. Liberty and Alicia Morton. Effi...
2/23/1926 - 7/8/2012
Lavina M. Glade, 86, Rapid City, died Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Fountain Springs Healthcare. She is survived by her children, Shirley (Joey) Garnette, Pine Ridge; Betsy (Bob) Mackey, Belle Fourche; Jim...
7/18/1946 - 7/5/2012
Marilyn Jean Kabris, 65, Rapid City, died Thursday, July 5, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Larry Kabris; her daughter Becky Hopkins; her son Aaron Francisco, all of Rapid City; 4 step-children...
10/18/1937 - 6/27/2012
Lillian Delores Hostutler, 74, Box Elder, was reborn Wednesday June 27, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born October 18, 1937. Lillian married Harry Leonard Hostutler on September 26, 19...
5/5/2012 - 6/26/2012
Jalisa Rayne Thompson, 7 weeks, Rapid City, passed away Tuesday June 26, 2012 at home. She was born May 5, 2012 at home to Shayonna Thompson. Jalisa is survived by her mother, Shayonna Thompson, he...
12/3/1938 - 6/20/2012
Rita Rose Borders, 73, died Wednesday June 20, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. Rita was born in Montrose, South Dakota on December 3, 1938, to Shirley Dickenson and Fra...
1/8/1931 - 6/18/2012
On this day, Monday, June 18, 2012, our friends and family mourn the loss of Doris Wilder at the age of 81. Daughter of William and Nina, wife of Marlowe, mother of Nancy, Bernie, Barbara, Diane, Con...
3/10/1932 - 6/15/2012
Margie Ann (Moore) Binegar, 80, Rapid City, died Friday, June 15, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born in Gordon, NE to Dale A. Moore and Beulah P. (Moss) Moore on March 10, 1932 in...
8/1/1952 - 6/11/2012
Virgil Ray Pitts, 59, Black Hawk, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at the Pitt’s Family Cabin near Newcastle, WY of natural causes. He is survived by his wife, Bena (Sanders) Pitts, son Shane(Becky), 2 s...
5/31/1956 - 6/10/2012
John died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at his home of natural causes. He is survived by 2 brothers, Dennis Rush, James Rush both of Rapid City. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marie Kursave.
4/25/1939 - 6/7/2012
The Honorable Roland E. “Rollie” Grosshans, 73, Rapid City, died Thursday June 7, 2012, from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig ’s disease). He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. ...
6/24/1918 - 6/7/2012
Rosemary T. Bickett, 93, Rapid City, died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Fountain Springs Health Care, Rapid City, SD. She was born June 24, 1918 to Ernest and Rose Vera Johnson in Minneapolis, MN. She gra...
2/8/1924 - 5/31/2012
It is with deep sadness the family of Jeanne Holmes, 88, Rapid City shares the news of the death. She died in Flagstaff, AZ on may 31, 2012. Jeanne was born in Minneapolis, MN on February 8, 1924 to...
2/23/1951 - 5/30/2012
Timothy E. Bickett, 61, Upton, WY, died Wednesday May 30, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born Feb. 23, 1951 to Robert and Rosemary (Johnson) Bickett in Mobridge, SD. The family moved to ...
6/6/1996 - 5/28/2012
Justin Case Lewis June 6, 1996 -May 28, 2012 Justin embraced life and found the joy in every moment. Justin participated in cross country, high school club soccer, Civil Air Patrol, drama, scholastic ...
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