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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.
7/1/1924 - 6/15/2010
Florence was born in Rapid City, SD, on July 1, 1924, to Walter C. and Beryl Kirchner Taylor. She grew up in the ranching community east of Rapid City and attended the Valley View School; then Rapid ...
10/8/1942 - 6/11/2010
On Friday, June 11, 2010, Robert Allen ‘Bob’ Knopf, 67, Rapid City, died while working on an outdoor project at home. Born October 8, 1942 in Waubay, SD to Elmer and Gladys (Ness) Knopf, Bob was b...
1/1/1951 - 6/11/2010
Alfred Sanford Burnham V, 59, Rapid City, died Friday June 11, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He served in the US Marines. Alfred is survived by his 3 sons, Alfred Sanford Burnham, VI; Austi...
7/30/1992 - 6/10/2010
Brendon Daniel "Fyve", Kammerer, 17, Rapid City, SD, left our lives to join the Lord, on Thursday, June 10th at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born in Lincoln, Ne on July 30, 1992 to Tammy Shep...
9/20/1920 - 6/7/2010
Jesus Leocadio ‘Jessie’ Calderon, 59, Rapid City died Monday June 7, 2010 at his home. He was born September 20, 1920 in Oakland, CA to Celedonian and Rita Calderon. He is survived by his wife, C...
7/11/1929 - 5/28/2010
Robert L. ‘Red’ Champion, 80, Rapid City, died Friday, May 28, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is survived by 2 daughters, Sharon Linde, Custer; Marie Hindman, Surprise, AZ; 2 sons, Edwar...
1/1/1924 - 5/27/2010
Patricia A. McKinstry, 86, Rapid City, died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Golden LivingCenter Prairie Hills in Rapid City. Survivors include a son, Steve McKinstry, Rapid City; two sisters, Pauline McKee...
8/28/1913 - 5/21/2010
Ernest D. Van Gerpen, 96, Rapid City, died Friday, May 21, 2010, at Westhills Village Health Care. He was born August 28, 1913, in Avon to Herman and Maggie (Brandt) Van Gerpen. He attended rural scho...
10/3/1922 - 5/20/2010
Donald E. Jackson, age 87, died early Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, WY surrounded by his family. Don was born October 3, 1922 near Firesteel, SD to James & Myrtl...
10/12/1914 - 5/13/2010
Loretta (Schaefer) Wendling, 95, Rapid City, died peacefully in the presence of her family on May 13, 2010 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born on October 12, 1914 in Edmunds County,...
10/5/1933 - 5/13/2010
Gertrude Jean ‘Gertie’ Larsen, 76, Reliance, passed away Thursday May 13, 2010 at Sanford Mid-Dakota Hospital. She was born Oct. 5, 1933 in Stevenson, SD to Ellridge and Helen (Pressman) Moon. S...
9/7/1915 - 5/12/2010
James Cleon Fowler, 94, of Rapid City passed away May 12, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born on September 7, 1915 to Martin Van Buren Fowler and Mary (Fletcher) Fowler in Spurgeon, Indi...
5/28/1937 - 5/9/2010
Patricia (Pat) Ann Goodman, 72, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House after a brave battle against cancer. Pat was born May 28, 1937 in Hot Springs, SD and grew up ther...
5/7/1954 - 5/5/2010
Kathryn Cumming Webb, 56, passed away Wednesday, May 05, 2010, at Hospice House of the Hills in Rapid City, South Dakota, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Kathryn was born o...
9/21/1924 - 5/4/2010
Iva Fitzgerald, 85, Scottsbluff, NE and formerly of Rapid City died Tuesday May 4, 2010 at the Golden Livingcenter in Scottsbluff. She was born Sept. 21, 1924 in Gary, SD to V. W. and Myrtle (Parks) ...
8/5/1951 - 5/2/2010
Peggy Lee (Mahon) Scott, 58, New Underwood, beloved wife, mother and friend, lost her battle with cancer May 2, 2010 at her home. She was born August 5, 1951 in Salem, OH to Charles and Lois (Gorby) M...
10/20/1951 - 5/1/2010
Rockne “Rocky” Lane Boyd, 58, Rapid City died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at home. He was born October 20, 1951 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Deadwood. Rocky was, most recently, a counselor at Sky ...
6/5/1938 - 5/1/2010
Gene Arlo "Dino" Horner, 71, Hot Springs, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born in Wagner, S. D. , to Willis and Ardis Horner. Survivors include his wife, Linda; fiv...
1/1/1947 - 4/27/2010
Mary Jane Balistreri, 62, Sioux Falls and formerly of Rapid City, died Tuesday April 27, 2010 at her home in Sioux Falls. Mary is survived by her daughter, Ronda Solt, Rapid City; 3 sisters, Ida Nie...
10/11/1983 - 4/27/2010
Dustin Alain Davis, 26, Rapid City, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Methodist Hospital-Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dustin was attending Oglala College in Rapid City when he was diagnosed with ...
6/17/1942 - 4/8/2010
Helen V. (Alexander) Nelson, 67, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at her home in Rapid City following a long battle with cancer. She was born June 17, 1942, in Custer, SD, to Everett and Bet...
8/26/1935 - 3/12/2010
Rose Marie Windham, 74, St. Louis, MO and formerly of Rapid City, passed away March 12, 2010 in St. Louis, MO. She was joined together in heaven with her husband Walt, her mother and father, her 2 si...
11/21/1918 - 3/11/2010
Carolyn Maud Bludorn Derscheid died March 11, 2010 in Rapid City. She was born in Chicago on November 21, 1918, to Clifford and Carolyn Bludorn and grew up in nearby Maywood during the Roaring Twentie...
1/21/1921 - 3/7/2010
Jeanette Edna (Anderson) Anderson, 79, Rapid City, died Sunday March 7, 2010 at Westhills Village Healthcare. She was born January 21, 1921 to John and Amanda Anderson in Worthington, MN; the second ...
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