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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.

9/5/1984

- 6/9/2011

9/5/1984 - 6/9/2011

SrA Steven M Clark, USAF, born Sept. 5, 1984 passed away June 9, 2011. He is survived by grandma Vivian Red Leaf; parents, Ken and Joyce; brother, Michael (Tanya) Clark, and nieces, Brittney, Brooke a...



3/13/1956

- 5/23/2011

3/13/1956 - 5/23/2011

Services for Kevin Lee Dalluge, 55, Black Hawk, will be held at 10:00 a. m. , Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Dorothy Anderson officiating. Interment with full military ...



10/21/1929

- 5/19/2011

10/21/1929 - 5/19/2011

Takako Freiberg, 81, Rapid City, died Thursday May 19, 2011 at Clarkson-Mt. View Nursing Home. She is survived by her daughter Joan Freiberg, Rapid City; two sons, Tony Freiberg, Rapid City and Joe F...



12/15/1922

- 5/18/2011

12/15/1922 - 5/18/2011

Ruth Eileene Brinkman, 88, Rapid City, died Wednesday May 18, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born Dec. 15, 1922 in Warren, Ohio to Lawrence and Gladys (Garren) Woodburn. She grew up i...



6/13/1930

- 5/12/2011

6/13/1930 - 5/12/2011

LeRoy A. ‘Lee’ Bauer, 80, Rapid City, died Thursday May 12, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was honorably discharged from the US Air Force. Lee is survived by his wife, Alice Bauer, Ra...



6/1/1921

- 5/6/2011

6/1/1921 - 5/6/2011

Lucille Allene (Johnson) David, 89, Rapid City, joined her eternal family and loving husband, R. Harold David, on Friday, May 6, 2011. Lucille was born June 1, 1921, to Hurshel and Nellie Johnson at...



3/2/1954

- 5/2/2011

3/2/1954 - 5/2/2011

Jerald Wayne ‘Jerry’ Barrett, 57, Rapid City, died Monday, May 2, 2011 at his home. He is survived by his daughter, Erin VanDam, Aurora, CO; mother, Donna Spitzer, Rapid City, 2 brothers, Thomas B...



7/15/1918

- 4/30/2011

7/15/1918 - 4/30/2011

Charles P. ‘Digger’ O'Dell, 92, died on April 30, 2011 at Fort Meade Medical VA Medical Center. He was born on July 15, 1918 at Roscoe, New York. His family moved to a farm south of Winner in1928....



12/12/1926

- 4/24/2011

12/12/1926 - 4/24/2011

GeraldC. Fossum, 84, Rapid City,died Sunday, April 24, 2011at Rapid CityRegionalHospiceHouse. He wasborn Dec. 12,1926 to Juliusand Ida(Skaare) Fossum in Pierpont. Hegrew up inthe Pierpontarea graduati...



3/13/1952

- 4/24/2011

3/13/1952 - 4/24/2011

Carol R Edmondson, 59, Rapid City died Sunday April 24, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Kenneth, Rapid City; her daughter, Heather Erickson, Greenwoo...



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...



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