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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.

6/24/1933

- 4/24/2011

6/24/1933 - 4/24/2011

Mabel R. Wright, 77, Rapid City, died Sunday April 24, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born to Fred and Maude (Blakesley) Huntley on June 24, 1933 in Trout Lake, MI. Mabel marrie...



12/12/1926

- 4/24/2011

12/12/1926 - 4/24/2011

Gerald C. Fossum, 84, Rapid City, died Sunday April 24, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. He was born to Julius and Ida (Skaare) Fossum in Pierpont, SD on Dec. 12, 1926. He grew up in the P...



10/17/1936

- 4/18/2011

10/17/1936 - 4/18/2011

Bonnie Florentin, 74, Sturgis died Monday April 18, 2011 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. She is survived by her daughter Pamela Perez, Enid, OK; 2 granddaughters and one sister, Irene, Seattle, WA. ...



3/25/1933

- 4/17/2011

3/25/1933 - 4/17/2011

Roger D. Jelkin, 78, Hill City, died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born March 25, 1933 in Sioux Falls. He was a retired employee of Black Hills Power and Light. He was...



12/1/1950

- 4/16/2011

12/1/1950 - 4/16/2011

Gary Stewart Johnson, 60, Rapid City, joined his Heavenly family Saturday, April 16, 2011. He fought a courageous battle with cancer. Gary died as he lived battling obstacles life put in his path an...



12/23/1931

- 4/15/2011

12/23/1931 - 4/15/2011

Richard (Dick) E. Anton, 79, Rapid City died Friday April 15, 2011 at Golden Livingcenter Meadowbrook. He was born December 23, 1931 in Wessington Springs, SD to Nick and Blanche (Jobe) Anton. Dick...



8/10/1921

- 4/15/2011

8/10/1921 - 4/15/2011

Dr. Dale D. Whitcher, 89, Rapid City, went to be with the Lord and his beloved Joyce on Friday, April 15, 2011, at Westhills Village Retirement Community. Dale was born August 10, 1921, in Hawkeye, IA...



9/20/1917

- 4/12/2011

9/20/1917 - 4/12/2011

Nellie Blanche Kosine, 93, Rapid City died Tuesday April 12, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born Sept. 20, 1917 in Shawnee, WY to John and Mary (Smolick) Nance. She went to Shawnee Sc...



1/7/1953

- 4/12/2011

1/7/1953 - 4/12/2011

Janet Kay Fahrenwald, 58, Rapid City died Tuesday April 12, 2011 of natural causes. She was born January 7, 1953 in Aberdeen, SD. At the age of five she was adopted to Gilbert and Doris (Reynolds) C...



4/9/2011

- 4/9/2011

4/9/2011 - 4/9/2011

Seamus Kelly Delaney, infant, Rapid City died Saturday April 9, 2011 in Spearfish.



7/22/1936

- 4/9/2011

7/22/1936 - 4/9/2011

The Angels swooped down and took our beloved mother Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Schreiber. Bobbie passed away Sunday April 9, 2011 at the Hospice House in Colorado Springs, CO of natural causes. Bobbie wa...



11/24/1923

- 4/8/2011

11/24/1923 - 4/8/2011

Dorothy V. Stasko, 87, Rapid City died Friday April 8, 2011 at the Golden Livingcenter Black Hills. She was born November 24, 1923 in Brush, CO to Daniel and Molly (Michel) Schlimp. Dorothy is surv...



4/12/1920

- 3/27/2011

4/12/1920 - 3/27/2011

Mae Mills, 90, Goddard KS and formerly of Rapid City went peacefully to be with Jesus on March 27, 2011. Mae Erickson Mills was born April 12, 1920, in Ft. Pierre, SD, to Erick August and Ingebor...



7/26/1965

- 3/26/2011

7/26/1965 - 3/26/2011

Hugo Escalante-Lopez, 45, Hill City, died Saturday March 26, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. He is survived by his 5 daughters, Arisbet, Escalante; Yolanda Escalante; Sabrina Escalante; Ro...



7/26/1965

- 3/26/2011

7/26/1965 - 3/26/2011

Michael Anthony Garcia, 44, Rapid City died Saturday March 26, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was honorably discharged from the US Navy. Michael is survived by his partner, Mary Kay, Rapi...



4/27/1911

- 3/22/2011

4/27/1911 - 3/22/2011

Flossie Newman, 99, passed into the care of our heavenly father on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 27, 1911 on a farm outside of Judson, North Dakota, to Char...



6/24/1922

- 3/22/2011

6/24/1922 - 3/22/2011

Ralph D. Dodd, 89, Rapid City died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Fountain Springs Healthcare. Born near Cascade, Fall River County, South Dakota on June 24, 1922, Ralph Donald was the fourth of ten chil...



6/15/1913

- 3/17/2011

6/15/1913 - 3/17/2011

Michael Anthony Fichera, 97, died Thursday March 17, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. He was born June 15, 1913 in Bronx, NY and lived the majority of his life in Rhinebeck, NY; ...



2/3/1929

- 3/15/2011

2/3/1929 - 3/15/2011

Barbara A. Alexander, 82, Rapid City, passed away Tuesday March 15, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House, surrounded by her children after a short battle with cancer. She was born F...



12/6/1909

- 3/14/2011

12/6/1909 - 3/14/2011

Iva Mae (McGregor, Guiser) Engelhardt, 101, Rapid City, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011, at Golden Living Center – Prairie Hills. Mae was born on December 6, 1909, on the family farm near Wes...



4/13/1923

- 3/13/2011

4/13/1923 - 3/13/2011

Norine M. McKinstry, 87, Rapid City, died Sunday March 13, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Cresco, IA on April 13, 1923; the daughter of Charles and Myrtle (Stevens) Fagner. Sh...



9/29/1922

- 3/13/2011

9/29/1922 - 3/13/2011

Pearl Adele Sanders Taylor, 88, died Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born September 29th 1922 at home in Caputa, SD to Elmer Pearl and Gerda ...



3/13/1914

- 3/11/2011

3/13/1914 - 3/11/2011

Marie Danzer Huckfeldt, 96, Custer and formerly of Fort Pierre, passed away March 11, 2011. Marie was born March 13, 1914, to Michael and Frances (Schnelldorfer) Danzer at their home in rural Fort Pie...



7/15/1937

- 3/9/2011

7/15/1937 - 3/9/2011

Mary Carmen Urban, 73, Rapid City, passed away Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mary Carmen Perez was born July 15, 1937 in Denver, Colorado ...



2/25/1943

- 3/7/2011

2/25/1943 - 3/7/2011

Judy Holden, 68, Rapid City died Monday March 7, 2011 at her home. She was born Feb. 25, 1943 to Fred and Gladys (Tuning) Holden in Midland, SD. Judy married Leonard Juiles Singer in December 1961 ...



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