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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.
5/20/1940 - 7/14/2010
Lola J. Kline, 70, Rapid City died Wednesday July 14, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Lola was born May 20, 1940 in Sturgis, SD to George and Mable (Long) Davis. She worked for many years at the...
12/31/1954 - 7/11/2010
Wayne R. Lewis, 55, Rapid City died Sunday July 11, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1954 in Rapid City to Hilda R Thunder Tail-Lewis. He grew up in Rapid City; has known m...
1/14/1917 - 7/7/2010
Leona Lorine Weisser, 93, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in New Underwood. Leona was born on January 14, 1917 in Scotland, SD to Emil and Pauline (Berreth) ...
12/29/1998 - 6/27/2010
Sierra Blue Rogers, 11, Rapid City died Sunday June 27, 2010 as the result of an accident which also claimed the life of her father Jeramy. She was born Dec. 29, 1998 in Rapid City to Jeramy and Rach...
3/12/1959 - 6/21/2010
Charles William ‘Chuck’ Cordes, 51, Rapid City, died Monday June 21, 2010. He was born March 12, 1959 in Rapid City to George and Mavis (Johnson) Cordes. On Feb. 6, 1988, Chuck married Jill Back...
9/12/1942 - 6/18/2010
Lyle H. Wulf, 83, Rapid City, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 18, 2010, at Good Samaritan Center in New Underwood. Lyle was born Sept. 2, 1926, to John and Mary (Stover) Wulf in White Lake. He ...
11/11/1929 - 6/16/2010
Beverly Myers Nelson, 80, Rapid City, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born November 11, 1929 in Rapid City to Lee Carl and Louise (Galster) Myers. He...
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 ...
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