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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.
Passed 12/15/2024
Passed 12/15/2024
The staff of Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home sends greetings and an invitation to you and your family to attend our annual 'Holiday Service of Remembrance'. This service is centered on keeping memories of...
01/28/1933 - 12/06/2024
Shirley was born in Pierre, SD to Art and Lillian Johannes. The family moved to Huron, SD where her brothers, Bob and Jerry were born. She graduated from Huron High School the second in her class then...
09/17/1933 - 12/02/2024
David James Horton, age 91, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024, in Rapid City, SD. He was born on September 17, 1933, in Belvidere, Illinois, to Kenneth and Olive (Glass) Horton. The third of six...
04/04/1928 - 12/01/2024
Mrs. Florence Koopman, age 96, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Sunday, December 1st, 2024. A Memorial Service for Mrs. Koopman will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Behrens-Wils...
06/17/1979 - 11/30/2024
Patrick "Pat" Robert Pulse passed peacefully at his home in the Black Hills on November 30, 2024. Patrick was born on June 17, 1979, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Daniel and Linda Pulse. Shortly a...
06/14/1947 - 11/28/2024
Edward Litz, born on June 14, 1947, in Deadwood, South Dakota, passed away in Rapid City at Avantara Mountain View care facility on Thanksgiving, November 28, 2024. Eddie was proud to have grown up i...
08/28/1946 - 11/27/2024
Bernadine (Bernie) J. Morman Gerving was born to Robert & Eva Morman on August 28, 1946 in Bismarck, North Dakota. She grew up on the family farm in Haymarsh and was the middle child of 11 sibling...
10/03/1957 - 11/27/2024
Allen Eugene Tobin-67 of Pine Haven Wyoming, passed away on 11-27-24 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Al was born in Gettysburg, South Dakota to Eugene John Tobin & Marilyn Jean Schilling on October ...
11/08/1998 - 11/23/2024
Raven was born on November 08, 1998 to Tonia Greybear and Ruben Marquez, he entered the spirit world on Saturday, November 23, 2024 Raven was the second to the youngest of four children. Throughout h...
04/10/1960 - 11/22/2024
Lester James Tenold, 64, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away resting peacefully at home on Friday, November 22, 2024. Lester was born on April 10, 1960 to Eileen and Orvin Tenold in Buffalo, Sout...
04/19/1939 - 11/19/2024
Sandra Adele Budrow Connor Tucker was born to Leroy and Olive Budrow in Barre, VT on April 19, 1939, and passed away at the age of 85, on November 19, 2024, in Rapid City, SD, peacefully, surrounded b...
05/11/1939 - 11/13/2024
Ronald G Hoefer-85……Rapid City, South Dakota Ronald G Hoefer, 85, died Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at the home of his daughter Tamara after a brief illness. He was born on May 11, 1939 to Martin ...
02/09/1950 - 11/10/2024
Richard Gerald Stalder was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 9, 1950. He ascended to Heaven at 3:33 a. m. Sunday, November 10, 2024. He was preceded in death by his father Gerald Richard S...
02/21/1934 - 11/10/2024
Darlene Lydia (Hartmann) Barry, was born into the world at her parents’ home in Mission, SD, on February 21, 1934, and entered into rest at Morningstar Assisted Living Facility, Rapid City, SD, on N...
04/16/1949 - 11/09/2024
Patricia (Pat or Patti) Louise Ausman, 75, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on November 9, 2024 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Pat was born in Rapid City, South Dakota to Robert T. Hamlin and Ba...
10/30/1949 - 11/09/2024
Linda J. (Watson) Garnhart, 75, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away onNovember 9, 2024 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Linda was born in Rapid City, South Dakota to Marion and Lucille Watson onOctobe...
08/14/1941 - 11/09/2024
Donna Claire Davis, 83, was called home to be with her Lord on November 9, 2024. It is awesome to know that she is now reunited with her husband, son and all of her other loved ones who have gone bef...
09/02/1940 - 11/08/2024
Mary Eileen Potter, 84, of Rapid City passed away on November 8th at the St. Martin’s nursing facility in Rapid City. Mary was born in Mitchell, SD to Henry and Catherine Schmidt on September 2nd, ...
06/01/1955 - 10/31/2024
Joyce Larane Swinehart, 69, of Box Elder, South Dakota passed away on October 31, 2024 in Box Elder, South Dakota. Joyce was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Carol and Morris Phelps on June 1, 19...
09/03/1926 - 10/29/2024
Bernadette Lambert, 98, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on October 29, 2024. A visitation service will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00PM at Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home,...
04/10/1926 - 10/26/2024
Thelma J. Petersen, 98, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on October 26, 2024. She was born in Corvallis, Oregon to Earl and Bessie James on April 10, 1926. She went to school in Oral, South D...
11/01/1971 - 10/24/2024
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Matthew Batchelder, 52, of Rapid City. He died October 24, 2024. He walked through life with a gentle strength, touching the lives of everyone he enco...
04/15/1925 - 10/21/2024
Bonnie D. Van Atta, 99, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on October 21, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024 at Behrens-Wilson Funeral home at 1:00PM with Pastor Ada...
10/16/2024 - 10/17/2024
Aurora's name was a suggestion to Ian and Skye by Mary McRae. Her middle name, Storm, was chosen years prior by her mother, Skye when she was a young girl. After choosing this as her name it was then ...
10/19/1959 - 10/10/2024
Doreen Kay Cole, 64, of Hill City, passed away on October 10, 2024, after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on October 19, 1959, in Madison, SD to Vance and D...
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