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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.
12/15/1936 - 5/4/2025
John Henry Johnson, 88, died on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at his home in Hot Springs, SD. He was born in New Underwood, SD on December, 15, 1936, to Edwin and Gladys (Nelson) Johnson. Full Obituary Pending...
5/23/1971 - 4/30/2025
Rodger Levell Williams, Sr. , 53, died at his home in Rapid City, SD on April 30th, 2025. He was born in Gary, Indiana on May 23rd, 1971 to Levell Williams and Charlotte (Banks) Williams-Parks. Full ...
6/30/1973 - 4/25/2025
Christopher Alvarado, 51, of Box Elder passed away Friday, April 25, 2025 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City surrounded by his friends and family. He is survived by his fiancée Misty Alvarado ...
9/23/1941 - 4/25/2025
Kent Hutcheson known as “Hutch”, age 83, of Pierre, SD, passed away on April 25, 2025 in Rapid City, SD. Kent was born on September 23, 1941 to Marvin & Marcella Hutcheson in Denison, Iowa. H...
1/7/1930 - 4/22/2025
Our mom, Shirley Jean Bertrand Erlandson, died on April 22, 2025, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Mom was born in Sioux City, Iowa on January 7, 1930, the ninth child of Lucille and Louis Bertrand. She ...
12/27/1940 - 4/20/2025
David James Darragh, 84, passed away April 20th, 2025 in Rapid City at Monument hospital. David was born in Portland, Oregon on December 27th 1940 to Charles and Dorothy Mitchell Darragh. David grew...
1/7/1939 - 4/19/2025
In Loving Memory of Marjorie “Marge” Ann (Dubro) RedmanJanuary 7, 1939 – April 19, 2025Rapid City, South Dakota With profound love and sadness, we say goodbye to our beloved mother, grandmother,...
7/9/1942 - 4/16/2025
Elaine Nelson, born on July 9, 1942, in Long Valley, South Dakota, passed away on April 16, 2025, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Elaine’s life was deeply rooted in faith and family. As an original mem...
9/8/1937 - 4/14/2025
Al Traywick, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2025, in Rapid City, South Dakota, at the age of 87. Born on September 8, 1937, in Billing...
2/11/1947 - 4/7/2025
Born in Palmyra, Nebraska Feb. 11, 1947, died April 7, 2025, Rapid City, South Dakota in hospice care. Survived by husband Robert (Bob) Cecil, daughters Tonja (Steve) Bailey, Darsha Cecil, several ...
5/22/1959 - 4/1/2025
James “Jimmer" Lewis passed away at his home in Rapid City, South Dakota on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 after a courageous battle with liver cancer. Jimmer was born in Huron, South Dakota on May 22, 195...
1/22/1953 - 3/31/2025
Steve Nelson Tapio 72 of Rapid City, SD passed away March 31st, 2025, at his home. Steve was born in Rapid City, SD to Nelson Tapio and Jean (Cooper) Tapio on January 29th, 1953. He attended school i...
5/23/1940 - 3/31/2025
Gary Fontaine, 84 of Osage, MN passed away on March 31st, 2025, in Rapid City, SD. Gary was born in Grand Forks, ND to Wilfred and Lila (Nelson) Fontaine on May 23rd, 1940. He lived in West Fargo and...
5/25/1959 - 3/28/2025
Stephen Michael Truax was born May 25, 1959, and passed away March 28, 2025 at Monument Hospital in Rapid City. He was born in Fairmont, Minnesota to Robert and Dorothy (Myers) Truax. Steve was raise...
12/13/1958 - 3/28/2025
Eileen Helen Cadarr has left her earthly life behind for the promise of eternal life with our Lord. Eileen was born December 13, 1958 in Rockville Centre, New York to Alan and Joan Braun. Her family m...
12/29/1968 - 3/25/2025
Krista passed away into the loving arms of our Lord after her courageous battle with cancer. Krista attended elementary school in Rapid City and graduated from Central High School in 1986. After gr...
1/12/1936 - 3/14/2025
Robert ‘Bob’ Morrow was born on January 12, 1936, to Fern Salmon and Fred Morrow. His family moved to Rapid City, where they bought and operated the Horseshoe Motel. He attended Rapid City High Sc...
3/13/1937 - 3/12/2025
Lucille Gene Dye passed into glory peacefully on March 12, 2025, one day before her 88th birthday. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of 14 when she attended a Bill Bright ...
11/2/1958 - 3/6/2025
Douglas Dale Brink, Rapid City, SD, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at his home in Rapid Valley at the age of 66. He was born November 2, 1958, in Rapid City, to loving parents Betty Jean (Chap...
6/6/1942 - 3/1/2025
Mary Carlene Deck, Rapid City – Mary Carlene Deck, 82, of Rapid City, entered eternal rest on March 1, 2025. Carlene was born on June 6, 1942, in Le Mars, IA to Carl Oscar Duwenhoegger (08/17/191...
9/10/1949 - 2/28/2025
Joyce Ann Saenz, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on February 28th, 2025, at Monument Hospital in Rapid City, SD, at the age of 75. Born on September 10th, 1949, to Robert and Harr...
2/21/1955 - 2/25/2025
Cynthia Ann Fischer, 70, of Box Elder, SD, passed away February 25th, 2025. Cynthia was an amazing, hardworking, loving, and caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many. Most knew her as Ci...
2/22/1960 - 2/23/2025
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally...
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