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6/10/1919

- 6/12/2009

6/10/1919 - 6/12/2009

Harvey L. Buck, 90, Rapid City died Friday, June 12, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Harvey was born June 10, 1919 at Butler, SD to Herman D. and Ethel (McGyver) Buck. He grew up in the Webster ...



7/16/1925

- 6/8/2009

7/16/1925 - 6/8/2009

Alexander Feist, 83, Rapid City died Monday June 8, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born in Strasburg, ND to Kasper and Mary Anne (Braunagel) Feist on July 16, 1925. He grew up in Stra...



6/11/1929

- 6/6/2009

6/11/1929 - 6/6/2009

Garland Chris Soenksen, 79, Rapid City passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at Fountain Springs Healthcare on Saturday June 6, 2009. Garland was born in Schaller, Iowa on June 11,...



1/15/1957

- 6/5/2009

1/15/1957 - 6/5/2009

Tina Lynn Peer, 52, Box Elder, SD; was born Jan. 15, 1957 in Tachikawa AFB, Japan to Arnold and Lois (Abair) Bordeaux. She passed away June 5, 2009 in the Western States Burn Center in Greeley, CO du...



8/25/1910

- 6/5/2009

8/25/1910 - 6/5/2009

Gladys I. Wilson, 98, Rapid City, died Friday, June 5, 2009 at The Victorian assisted living center. She was born August 25, 1910 at Orman, SD to William and Mary June (Harvey) Pridgeon. The early pa...



2/24/1918

- 6/4/2009

2/24/1918 - 6/4/2009

Sylvia (Buresh) Christensen, 91, joined her husband Raymond H. Christensen in eternal rest on Thursday, June 5, 2009 when she passed away at her home in Rapid City, SD. Sylvia was born in 1918 to Jos...



10/4/1947

- 6/4/2009

10/4/1947 - 6/4/2009

Marsha Lynn Gemeny passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2009 with her husband at her side. Marsha was born on October 4, 1947 in Rapid City, SD. She attended Rapid City schools and Northern Sta...



1/19/1920

- 5/31/2009

1/19/1920 - 5/31/2009

Cecil H. Pigsley, 89, Rapid City, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Ft. Meade Medical Center. Cecil served in the US Army from January 7, 1943 until his honorable discharge on November 30, 1945. He is surv...



1/10/1993

- 5/30/2009

1/10/1993 - 5/30/2009

Shelby J. Brickhouse, 16, Rapid City, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 near EAFB. She was born January 10, 1993 in Emmetsburg, IA to David and Alanna (Beeson) Brickhouse. She grew up in Ft. Dodge, IA where...



1/30/1915

- 5/26/2009

1/30/1915 - 5/26/2009

Merigold Evelyn ‘Dode’ Herrin, 94, Hill City died Tuesday May 26, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born January 30, 1915 to Charles and Isabel (Cobb) Brophy at the home where she liv...



11/18/1933

- 5/21/2009

11/18/1933 - 5/21/2009

On Thursday, May 21, 2009, Louise C. Aldridge passed away at Hospice House after a lengthy battle with cancer. Annie Louise Campbell was born November 18, 1933 the sixth of nine children to Clifford ...



10/20/1927

- 5/20/2009

10/20/1927 - 5/20/2009

Philander Thomas ‘Pete’ Malone, 81, Rapid City died Wednesday May 20, 2009 at his residence. He was born Oct. 20, 1927 in Gainesville, TX to Thomas and Carrie (Smith) Malone. He grew up in the G...



12/25/2002

- 5/17/2009

12/25/2002 - 5/17/2009

Tyson Willis Lewis, 6, Rapid City died Sunday May 17, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital as the result of an automobile accident. He was born December 25, 2002 in Rapid City to Brian Jackson and Am...



11/10/1916

- 5/14/2009

11/10/1916 - 5/14/2009

Arnold “Buzz” Benson, 92, Jasper, Missouri died Thursday May 14, 2009, at Barton County Memorial Hospital. He was born on his father’s homestead, November 10, 1916, near Cedar Butte, NW of Wall,...



10/2/1951

- 5/9/2009

10/2/1951 - 5/9/2009

Laberta Mae Schmidt, 57, Rapid City died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Ted of Rapid City; her son Rick of Box Elder; 2 grandchildren; 3 brother...



5/19/1930

- 5/6/2009

5/19/1930 - 5/6/2009

Cora L. ‘Jo’ ‘The Hugger’ Edwards, 78, Burke and formerly of Rapid City, died Wednesday May 6, 2009 at Community Memorial Hospital in Burke. She was born May 19, 1930 at Quinn, SD to Ralph and...



1/25/1932

- 5/2/2009

1/25/1932 - 5/2/2009

Lawrence D. ‘Mike’ Kalmback, 77, Rapid City, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born January 25, 1932 in Tappen, ND to Emanuel and Martha (Lang) Kalmback. Mike marr...



1/1/1961

- 4/28/2009

1/1/1961 - 4/28/2009

Gary Howard Bennett, 48, Box Elder, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. Gary was born Jan. 1, 1961, at Amarillo AFB, TX, to Gordon and Lois (Davis) Bennett. After attending s...



5/16/1933

- 4/27/2009

5/16/1933 - 4/27/2009

Beverly Jene Crawford, 75, Gillette died Monday April 27, 2009 at her home of natural causes. She was born May 16, 1933 in Devils Lake, ND to Leonard and Hattie (Zang) Truax. She grew up in Pine Riv...



3/14/1939

- 4/18/2009

3/14/1939 - 4/18/2009

Virginia ‘Ginny’ Darlene Back passed from this earthly world into eternal peace on April 18, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson ’s disease. Ginny was born March 14, 1939 in ...



5/18/1926

- 4/14/2009

5/18/1926 - 4/14/2009

Shirley Waneta (Dye) Neelen, 82, Rapid City, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Clarkson Mt. View Health Care Facility, Rapid City. Shirley was born May 18, 1926 in Rapid City to George Ernest and Winnif...



3/2/1926

- 4/12/2009

3/2/1926 - 4/12/2009

F. M. ‘Morrie’ Jensen, 83, Rapid City and formerly of Caputa, died Sunday April 12, 2009 at Fountain Springs Healthcare. Morrie was born March 2, 1926 in Rapid City, the son of Albert C. and Vio...



2/22/1947

- 4/5/2009

2/22/1947 - 4/5/2009

Paulette K. Mohn, 62, lifelong resident of Rapid City, passed away Sunday April 5, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born to Alden Ellis and Margo Violet (Anderson) Willey on February 22,...



9/23/1922

- 3/26/2009

9/23/1922 - 3/26/2009

Connie H. Fife, 86, Rapid City died Thursday March 26, 2009 at Golden Livingcenter Black Hills. She was born in Beebe, Edmunds Co, SD on September 23, 1922 to Archie and Clara (Van Etten) Fogle. S...



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