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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.

7/5/1928

- 5/26/2012

7/5/1928 - 5/26/2012

On, May 26, 2012 an Angel went home. Ruth May (White) Dittel, 83, of Rapid City passed from this world into loving arms, taking with her the love of family and friends at Golden Living Center Bella Vi...



2/21/1922

- 5/22/2012

2/21/1922 - 5/22/2012

Dolores Norman, nee Paccione, was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 21, 1922 to Italian immigrants Joseph and Mary Paccione. She met the love of her life, Albert W. Norman, on the Staten Island F...



1/22/1956

- 5/21/2012

1/22/1956 - 5/21/2012

Laura “Dee” DeWain, 56, of Spearfish passed away peacefully on Monday, May 21 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Dee was born January 22, 1956 in Ironton, Ohio to Ernest and Mary Hutchinson. At a...



8/3/1925

- 5/20/2012

8/3/1925 - 5/20/2012

Frank Charles Lautenschlager, Hot Springs, passed away May 20, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. The son of Charles and Elsie (Schroeder) Lautenschlager, Frank was born August 3, 1925 in Chicago,...



3/9/1930

- 5/18/2012

3/9/1930 - 5/18/2012

Donald Jean ‘DJ’ Parsons, 82, Rapid City, died Friday, May 18, 2012 while in the care of family and the angels at Hospice of the Hills. He was born March 9, 1930 in Davenport, IA to Elmer and Susa...



7/6/1932

- 5/17/2012

7/6/1932 - 5/17/2012

Richard Joseph Langer, 79, Rapid City, passed from this life Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born July 6, 1932 in Spalding, NE to Joseph E ...



5/3/1951

- 5/15/2012

5/3/1951 - 5/15/2012

Lois Moneyhun, 61, Rapid City, died Tuesday May 15, 2012 at home. She was born in Florida on May 3, 1951 to Marvin and Carmela Henderson. Lois is survived by her daughter, Monica and husband Sam Me...



11/3/1955

- 5/11/2012

11/3/1955 - 5/11/2012

James A. Taylor, 56, Rapid City, died Friday, May 11, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born Nov. 3, 1955 in Madison, SD to Kenneth and Olga (Adolfsen) Taylor. In 1956 the family moved to...



12/1/1939

- 5/10/2012

12/1/1939 - 5/10/2012

George W. Stahl, 72, died suddenly Thursday, May 10, 2012 at his home in Rapid City as a result of heart complications. He is survived by 3 sisters Susie Tschetter, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada, Mar...



5/3/1944

- 5/10/2012

5/3/1944 - 5/10/2012

James B. Keller, 68, died unexpectedly from natural causes on May 10th, 2012 in Rapid City, S. D. He was born May 3rd, 1944 in Hastings, NE. to James C. Keller and Ruby (Blackford) Keller. ...



11/19/1956

- 5/9/2012

11/19/1956 - 5/9/2012

Lawrence H. ‘Larry’ Unley, 55, Rapid City, died Wednesday May 9, 2012 as the result of an accident. He was born Nov. 19, 1956 in Grand Rapids, MN to Harold and Gloria (Jones) Unley. He grew up in ...



6/10/2012

- 5/3/2012

6/10/2012 - 5/3/2012

Ellen Jean Lerwick-Freed, 65, entered into rest on May 3, 2012 at her home in Rapid City, South Dakota after a long struggle with frontal temporal dementia. She was born June 10, 1946, to Melvin and ...



1/31/1944

- 4/27/2012

1/31/1944 - 4/27/2012

Dennis “Denny” Dean Popken, 68, Rapid City, passed away Friday, April 27th, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Dennis was born January 31st, 1944 in San Diego, CA to Kenneth and Arla (Fullerto...



9/13/1940

- 4/24/2012

9/13/1940 - 4/24/2012

LeIla Mae Zenahlik, 71, Summerset, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at home. She is survived by her husband, Calvin; her daughter Monica L. Fales, Whitewood; her son Michael W Zenahlik, Summerset; 3 gran...



10/25/1953

- 4/23/2012

10/25/1953 - 4/23/2012

Diana Lynn Nichols, 58, Box Elder, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Robert D. Nichols, Box Elder; her son Danny Nichols, Sioux Falls; her d...



10/27/1924

- 4/21/2012

10/27/1924 - 4/21/2012

Dwayne M. Coleman, 87, Rapid City, died April 21, 2012, at Westhills Village. Dwayne was born Oct 27, 1924 in Wasta, S. Dakota to Champ Coleman and Amalie Isenberg Coleman. Upon graduatin...



3/1/1936

- 4/17/2012

3/1/1936 - 4/17/2012

Sandra Mains Haskell, 76, Rapid City, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, March 1, 1936, to Paul & Roberta (Sherman) Mains. Her early year...



7/22/1925

- 4/11/2012

7/22/1925 - 4/11/2012

Wanda Nadine Theye, 86, Rapid City, died Wednesday, April 11, 1012 at Golden Livingcenter Black Hills. She was born July 22, 1925 at home in Hamlin County to Antone and Esther (Braaten) Johnson. She ...



6/29/1929

- 3/30/2012

6/29/1929 - 3/30/2012

Donna M. Hill, 82, Rapid City, passed away Friday morning March 30, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born June 29, 1929 in Bonesteel, SD to Louise and Kenneth Vallette. Her family moved t...



6/29/1934

- 3/30/2012

6/29/1934 - 3/30/2012

Donald F. Scott, Custer formerly of Marion, IN, 77, died Friday, March 30, 2012 at his home in Custer. He was born in Jonesboro, Indiana on June 29, 1934 to Jack and Pauline (Baird) Scott. On February...



4/25/1938

- 3/28/2012

4/25/1938 - 3/28/2012

Rennie Dale Grover, age 73, of Rapid City, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, on a beautiful sunny spring morning. He died at home with his wife Karen near his side after a one-y...



3/26/2012

- 3/26/2012

3/26/2012 - 3/26/2012

Dia James Grissop, infant, Rapid City died Monday March 26, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Our first son, Dia James Grissup will always be in Mom and Dad’s hearts. We will love him forever...



11/24/1923

- 3/26/2012

11/24/1923 - 3/26/2012

Merne Ray Judson, Sr. 1923-2012 We give thanks to God for Merne R. Judson, Sr. , known by “Jud” to his friends. He was born in Froid, Montana on November 24, 1923, but grew up on the family ranch...



8/18/1927

- 3/25/2012

8/18/1927 - 3/25/2012

Melvin "Mike" Eugene Colvin passed away March 25, 2012 at the age of 84 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Mike Colvin was born on August 18, 1927 in Kimball, SD to Florence and Robert Colvin. He live...



2/14/1912

- 3/20/2012

2/14/1912 - 3/20/2012

Clemmie Virginia Davis Herrington at 100 years of age was swallowed up in life on March 20, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in New Underwood, South Dakota. Clemmie was born February 14, 1912,...



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