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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.

5/5/2012

- 6/26/2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...



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...



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