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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.

6/8/1926

- 10/15/2011

6/8/1926 - 10/15/2011

Maxine Gladys Weiler passed away peacefully October 15th, 2011, at the age of 85. She was born June 8th, 1926, to William and Bertha Fried in Zeeland, North Dakota. She moved to Missoula, Montana in...



4/20/1943

- 10/15/2011

4/20/1943 - 10/15/2011

Virginia Ann Merriman-Moffit, 68, Rapid City, died Saturday Oct. 15, 2011 at home. She was born April 20, 1943 in Kadoka, SD to Alvin A. and Elizabeth (Getz) Long; and she attended Kadoka High School...



10/29/1956

- 10/14/2011

10/29/1956 - 10/14/2011

Leslie LeRoy Sandusky, 54, Summerset, died Friday Oct. 14, 2011. He was born Oct. 29, 1956 in Windecken, Germany to LeRoy William and Adela Irma (Kunz) Sandusky. He graduated from Rapid City High ...



11/7/1922

- 10/10/2011

11/7/1922 - 10/10/2011

Barbara Maurine (Lynde) Pennel, 88, Rapid City died Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 at Fountain Springs Healthcare. She was born Nov. 11, 1922 to Allen and Lyla (Hill) Lynde in Peterson, Iowa. Barbara worked...



7/1/1931

- 10/10/2011

7/1/1931 - 10/10/2011

Hurley C. Wilson, Jr. , 80, Hot Springs, died Monday, October 10, 2011 at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona as a result of liver cancer. Hurley was born July 1, 1931 in Havre, Montana to Hurlburt C. and...



10/23/1968

- 10/7/2011

10/23/1968 - 10/7/2011

Robin Rae Baker of Glendale, AZ, passed away on Oct. 7, 2011. She was 42. Robin was a longtime resident of Rapid City, moving to Glendale in July 2011 to enjoy the warmth and beauty of the desert. ...



1/1/1924

- 10/5/2011

1/1/1924 - 10/5/2011

Ella Loewen Maier, 87, Rapid City, died October 5, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born Jan 1, 1924 to Jacob C and Lena (Ratzlaff) Loewen in Richey, Montana where she grew up and attend...



6/20/1940

- 10/4/2011

6/20/1940 - 10/4/2011

Robert Graham Geldert Jr. , 71, Rapid City, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at his home under the loving care of his family and hospice. Robert (Bobby) was born in Minneapolis, MN on June 20, 1940 to Rob...



11/15/1921

- 10/2/2011

11/15/1921 - 10/2/2011

Rena Van Nuys, 89, a longtime resident of Rapid City, died October 2, 2011, at the Victorian. She was born to Frank and Regina Levander in New York City on November 15, 1921. After graduation from Fri...



11/12/1940

- 9/27/2011

11/12/1940 - 9/27/2011

Joyce Clark, 70, of Rapid City, SD went to heaven on September 27th, 2011. She was born in Akeley, MN on November 12th 1940 to Roberta and Leonard Iverson. Her siblings were Genevieve (Robert) Whit...



9/21/1962

- 9/10/2011

9/21/1962 - 9/10/2011

Douglas J. Zacher, 48, Rapid City, died Sunday Sept. 4, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He entered the US Air Force Sept 3, 1981 and was honorably discharged Sept 2, 1985. Douglas is survived...



8/18/1924

- 9/8/2011

8/18/1924 - 9/8/2011

Mae E Tucker, 87, Rapid City died Thursday Sept. 8, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born Aug. 18, 1924 in Alpena, SD to Harrison and Helen (Lenifelter) Frye. Mae is survived by her ch...



6/4/1938

- 9/5/2011

6/4/1938 - 9/5/2011

Ann F. McNeillie, 73, Rapid City, died Monday, September 5, 2011 at her home in Rapid City surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 4, 1938 in Tulare, California to Walter and Fanny (Douglas...



2/2/1947

- 9/5/2011

2/2/1947 - 9/5/2011

Margo Rae Chisum, 64, Rapid City died Monday Sept. 5, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her children, Denise Ferris, Box Elder; Tonia Bloom and Dallas Porter, both of Rapid Cit...



1/1/1901

- 9/1/2011

1/1/1901 - 9/1/2011

Joan J. Meyer, 90, Rapid City, left the planet Thursday Sept. 1, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include her daughters Karen Raben (Tim), Rapid City; Marilyn Levell (Bob), Prescott...



1/28/1924

- 8/31/2011

1/28/1924 - 8/31/2011

Marjorie L. (Bauer) Buechler, 87, Rapid City, died Wednesday Aug. 31, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 28, 1924 in Java. Marjorie was married to Herbert J. Buechler of Bowdle...



4/3/1926

- 8/30/2011

4/3/1926 - 8/30/2011

Doris Delores Bartling was born to Paul and Elsie (Murphy) Johnson April 3, 1926 south of Macy Nebraska. She passed away August 30, 2011 at Fountain Springs Healthcare in Rapid City, SD after a linge...



12/7/1945

- 8/28/2011

12/7/1945 - 8/28/2011

"As the Elk bugles are heard echoing & the aspen leaves tinkle & change colors in the Wind River Mountains. . . "Marty was born in Boise, Idaho, December 7, 1945 to Elwin J. & Beryle Foreman Saxton. H...



11/16/1941

- 8/19/2011

11/16/1941 - 8/19/2011

Carl L. Smith, 69, Rapid City died Friday Aug. 19, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He entered the US Air Force on Oct. 14, 1964 and was honorably discharged Oct. 5, 1968. Carl is survived by ...



10/31/1909

- 8/16/2011

10/31/1909 - 8/16/2011

Richard H. Christle, 101, Rapid City, died Tuesday Aug. 16, 2011 at Clarkson-Mountain View Healthcare. Richard was born October 31, 1909 on a farm three miles outside of Royalton, Minnesota to Henry a...



7/31/1958

- 8/16/2011

7/31/1958 - 8/16/2011

Rita Rose ‘Dollie’ (Walks) Red Bear, 53, Rapid City died Tuesday Aug. 16, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She is survived by her husband Robert Red Bear, Rapid City; her children, Cory...



7/6/1980

- 8/11/2011

7/6/1980 - 8/11/2011

Jason Douglas Burke, 31, Rockerville, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital as the result of an automobile accident. He was born July 6, 1980 in Rapid City to Douglas R. and Joa...



7/21/1936

- 8/1/2011

7/21/1936 - 8/1/2011

James ‘Jim’ Houska, 75 died Monday August 1, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born July 21, 1936 in Bijou Hills, near Kimball, SD, the son of James and Hellen (Pipal) Houska. He gre...



1/17/1983

- 8/1/2011

1/17/1983 - 8/1/2011

William DeWayne Ball, 28, Rapid City died Monday Aug. 1, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is survived by his children, Chelsea, Chasady and Aden Ball, MaceyAnn and Lainey Marticco, all of Rap...



4/22/1951

- 7/29/2011

4/22/1951 - 7/29/2011

Mary Ellen Crane Burns was born on April 22, 1951 in North Adams, Massachusetts. She grew up in New Jersey and graduated from high school in Hanover Park, New Jersey. She resided in Stone Mountain,...



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