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Remembering Lives, Celebrating Legacies
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.
5/20/1923 - 2/20/2011
Betty Y Baker passed away on February 20, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born Betty Olive Yale on May 20, 1923 in Pierre, SD to Willard and Minnie Yale. She grew up in Pierre and...
3/12/1962 - 2/16/2011
Sandra Lenore Bauer, 48, Rapid City died Wednesday Feb. 16, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. Sandy is survived by her daughters, Michelle and Gina; her mother Ardith; her sister Shelley;...
10/30/1936 - 2/15/2011
With joy in Jesus, and love for his family and friends, Dennis Wayne Stoltz went to be with the Lord February 15, 2010, while in Arizona. Dennis’ family was very important to him, and he will be gre...
8/2/1912 - 2/14/2011
Vincent H. Boland, descendent of Irish immigrants and a proud Irishman, passed away February 14, 2011 at the age of 98 at Fountain Springs Nursing Home under Hospice Care. He was born near Caputa, SD...
1/28/1942 - 2/12/2011
Carole Edna Storm, 69, Rapid City, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born January 28, 1942 in Rapid City to Archie Donald and Elizabeth Sophia (Lutheran) Styles...
8/9/1909 - 2/7/2011
Dora (Cornick) Seegrist passed away at 1:45am at the age of 101 years old on Monday the 7th of January 2011 with her daughter Mary at her bedside. She was a resident at Golden Living of the Black Hil...
2/6/1941 - 2/5/2011
Monty L. Stark, 70, Piedmont, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at home. Survivors include three sons, Jeff Arndt, Sioux Falls, Josh Stark, Rapid City, and Bryan Stark, California; two daughters, Kara Bent...
7/13/1926 - 2/4/2011
William J. Cotton, 84, Rapid City, passed away peacefully Feb. 4, 2011 at the Fort Meade Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. He was surrounded by family and devoted VA staff that had cared for him th...
1/22/1925 - 2/2/2011
Leroy James "Lee" Collins, 86, Rapid City, passed quietly on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Born in Chamberlain on Jan. 22, 1925, Lee spent his formative years on a small farm during the Depression years. A...
7/24/1919 - 2/1/2011
Roland Straub, 91, Rapid City, died Tuesday Feb. 1, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is survived by his daughter, Dottie Gibson, Raleigh, NC and two sons, Donnie and Rodney Straub, both of Ra...
8/10/1923 - 1/27/2011
Maxine LaFoy Henry, 87, Hill City, died Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Clarkson Mt. View Nursing Home in Rapid City. She was born in Sioux Falls, on August 10, 1923. Maxine was the daughter of Alfred...
9/19/1919 - 1/24/2011
Mary Ethel Francis, 91, Hills, MN and formerly of Rapid City, wife of Rev. Claude Francis, died Monday Jan. 24, 2011 at the Tuff Memorial Home. She was active in church; was a published author and ...
10/4/1917 - 1/24/2011
Evelyn M. (Wright) Bordeaux, 93, Rapid City died Monday Jan. 24, 2011 at Clarkson Mt. View Healthcare. She was born Oct. 4, 1917 to Jesse and Emma (Cordier) Wright in Ocreek, SD. She graduated from ...
3/17/1939 - 1/23/2011
On January 23, 2011, James P. Krystek, Sr. , age 71, Box Elder, SD and formerly of Pennsauken, NJ, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Preceding him in death, his wife of 46 ½ years Margaret Rober...
9/14/1974 - 1/22/2011
Hud waged a brave and courageous battle against a rare disease known as Wegeners-Granulomatosis, a form of Vasculitis. After a valiant fight for life, Hud Benjamin Smith passed away Saturday January ...
8/3/1914 - 1/20/2011
Lester D Kirkham, 96, New Underwood, ‘Les’ as he was known to friends and neighbors died Thursday Jan. 20, 2011 at the New Underwood Good Samaritan Nursing Home. The youngest of Mary and Henry K...
9/29/1932 - 1/16/2011
Arthur Sanford VanDale, 78, Rapid City, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. He was born September 29, 1932 in Mitchell, SD. Arthur was a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed pla...
8/1/1932 - 1/15/2011
Richard A. Highley, 78, Hermosa, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Richard was born August 1, 1932 in Beatrice, NE to Maurice O. and Nelva M. (Van Laningham) Highley. He ...
6/28/1936 - 1/15/2011
June E. Rose, 74, Rapid City, SD passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 at home, surrounded by her loving friends and family, after a long courageous battle with cancer. June was born in O’Creek, So...
10/5/1939 - 1/9/2011
Dennis Gordon Jensen, 71, Rapid City died Sunday Jan. 9, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is survived by 3 sons, Curtis Jensen, Rapid City; Todd Jensen, Charleston, SC; Neil Jensen, Rapid Cit...
2/26/1938 - 1/6/2011
David C Cook, 72, of Rapid City, died Thursday Jan. 6, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House following a seven-month battle with brain cancer. He was born Feb. 26, 1938, in Alexandria, Ind. , a s...
2/17/1927 - 1/3/2011
William Dale Frederick, 83, Rapid City died Monday January 3, 2011 at Golden Livingcenter Bella Vista. William served in the US Navy and was honorably discharged. He is survived by his daughters, P...
1/16/1949 - 1/2/2011
Louis George Kennedy, Hill City, SD, died at home Sunday, January 2, 2011. Louie was born January 16, 1949 in Yankton to Frances and Louis A. Kennedy. He served in Viet Nam with the United States Na...
3/2/1926 - 12/30/2010
Viola Gladys ‘Toots’ Mohr Straw of Hill City went home to be with the Lord. She passed away December 30, 2010 at Custer Regional Hospital at age 84. Viola was born March 2, 1926 to William and Ev...
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