Sandra Whitcher
Apr 8, 2026
Sandra 'Sandy' Ruth Whitcher 70 of Rapid City, SD passed away on April 8, 2026 while recovering from a double lung transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. She was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2023.
Sandy lived a life of compassion and service, working as a nurse in Pediatrics, Home Health, Same Day Surgery and as a Medical Case...
Joanne Susan Winter Chaser
Jan 21, 2026
Joanne Winter Chaser –
Beloved Mother, Grandmother and friend
Rapid City - Joanne Thompson Winter Chaser, a deeply loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026 at the age of 86, surrounded by family.
Born on November 6, 1939, in McCook, Nebraska, Joanne was the second of four...
Sandra Lois Magnavito
May 27, 2026
Rapid City – Sandra Magnavito, 77, died Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Westhills Village Healthcare.
Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, on Friday, June 5, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with a Wake Service at 5:30 pm.
The funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 6, at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
Burial will be 11:00 am on...
Bernice Alice Churchill
May 24, 2026
Bernice Alice Churchill, 98, of Fairburn, South Dakota passed peacefully Sunday evening May 24, 2026, while napping in the last rays of sunshine. She was a special lady and will be greatly missed.
Bernice was born January 25th, 1928 to Permelia and George Hedlun. She was the oldest of five children and grew up on a ranch east of Fairburn. She...
LeRoy Joseph Grohs
May 24, 2026
Rapid City – LeRoy Joseph Grohs, 87, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was gently welcomed to heaven on Saturday night, May 23rd, 2026.
Born December 28th, 1938, in Jerauld County, SD, to Fredrick and Rose Grohs, LeRoy was the youngest of ten children. He grew up around Wessington Springs, SD, graduating from the town’s namesake High School in 1956 before attending...
Loren Doyle
May 24, 2026
RAPID CITY - Loren Eugene Doyle passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026, at the Fort Meade, VA Health Care, at the age of 81.
Loren was born in Rapid City, SD, on March 6, 1945, to Daniel and Auguste Doyle joining a brother Arnold and sister Joyce. He attended school at St. John’s Elementary, North Junior High and Rapid City High...
Trena Lorene Garlick
May 18, 2026
Trena Lorene (Schmidt) Garlick, 56, of Rapid City died May 18, 2026.
Services are pending through Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.
Trena was born Dec. 22, 1969 to Sheri (Welty) Kelley and Stan Schmidt in Boulder, CO
In her early years, Trena was nothing less than an angel, and a tough one at that. She weathered many a storm and was a trooper...
Wendell George Johnson
May 17, 2026
Wendell George Johnson
November 13, 1951 – May 17, 2026
Honoring the life of an unforgettable man.
Wendell flinging himself, spread eagle style, off the side of a boat with all the abandon of a kid on opening day at the city pool during summer vacation is how many people will remember him. To say that Wendell Johnson was a character would be...
Larry Alvin Weitzenkamp, MD
May 15, 2026
Rapid City – Larry A. Weitzenkamp Ph.D./M.D., 85, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away May 15, 2026, at West Hills Village in Rapid City.
Larry was born October 28, 1940 in Craig, Nebraska on a farm to Alvin and Lily Weitzenkamp but grew up in West Point, Nebraska. In high school he was involved in FFA and played the piccolo....
Bruce "Norm" Norman Eugene Talsoe
May 13, 2026
Rapid City – Bruce “Norm” Talsoe, 95, died Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House.
Bruce Norman Eugene Talsoe was born July 22, 1930 in Duluth, Minnesota to his parents, Ambrose Arvo and Ilma Mabel (Filby) Talsoe. He grew to adulthood and then entered the United States Air Force and was an Airman First Class during the...
Bjorg 'Bea' McMeekin
May 12, 2026
RAPID CITY – Bjorg “Bea” McMeekin, 86, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Monument Health in Rapid City.
Bea was born on June 15, 1939, in Stavanger, Norway to Clifford and Olga (Pollestad) Warwick. At the age of eight, she moved to the United States with her parents. She attended a one-room country school and, through her love of learning...
Diane Jane Kreimann
May 12, 2026
Diane Jane Kreimann, 92, died Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital.
She was born Thursday, November 2, 1933 in Pierre, SD to Lester De Alano and Catherine Alice (Cressman) Price. She attended school here and then the family moved to Custer, SD where she graduated from Custer High School in 1951.
She married James Ayres on July...
Larry Lee Blote
May 11, 2026
The characteristic smile and thumbs up that depicted Larry Blote shifted to a whisper, and then he departed. On May 11, 2026 Larry died at the Hospice House in Rapid City, his family at his side, after a short courageous battle with cancer. He was 91 and his terminal diagnosis came only three months ago. Larry was often seen walking...
John F. Lemer
May 9, 2026
John Lemer, age 79, passed away peacefully in the company of his family on May 9, 2026.
He was born June 6, 1946 in Hettinger, ND to Joseph and Amelia (Riedl) Lemer. The family moved to Rapid City in 1961 and John attended Rapid City High School. In 1963 John joined the US Navy and trained as a USN Corpsman and...
Jacqueline Louise Allen
May 9, 2026
RAPID CITY - Jacqueline L. Allen, 94, died Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Celebration of Life will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, the First Presbyterian Church 710 Kansas City Street in Rapid City.
Her full obituary is pending.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church (710 Kansas City St. Rapid City, SD 57701) or Westhills Village Retirement Community (255 Texas...
Sandra Lois Magnavito
May 7, 2026
Rapid City – Sandra Magnavito, 77, died Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Westhills Village Healthcare.
Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 pm Friday, June 5, 2026 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home with a Wake Service at 5:30 pm.
Funeral Service will be at 11:00 am Saturday, June 6 at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church.
Memorial Burial Service will be 11:00 am Monday,...
Micheal Douglas Gabriels
May 5, 2026
Our beloved father, husband and grandfather Micheal Douglas Gabriels passed away peacefully in Rapid City, South Dakota on May 5th, 2026 at the age of 70. He is survived by his wife, Denise, his daughter Julia (m. Esteban), and grandchildren Mateo (2yo) and Elena (9m). He is also survived by his siblings, Mark (m. Beverly), Tracy (m. Steve), and Trish.
He...
Lawrence Lee Perry
May 5, 2026
Lawrence Perry, beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on May 5, 2026, at the age of 90. Lawrence was born on January 15, 1936 in Pontiac, Michigan. Later relocating with his family to the Black Hills in 1944, Lawrence lived a full and remarkable life defined by curiosity, hard work, humor, and heart.
While attending the University of South...
Juanita Johnson
May 5, 2026
Juanita Jane Johnson was born August 11, 1929, in Mobridge to Emanuel and Lydia (Schuh) Schlepp. She attended school in Java and later attended the National School of Business in Rapid City. She then worked for the IRS in Aberdeen, where she met and married William G. Johnson in 1949.
The couple first lived in Oakes, ND for three years before...
Kathryn Ann Schaar
May 4, 2026
Kathryn Ann Schaar (1941-2026)
Kathryn “Kathy” Ann Schaar, beloved mother, grandmother, friend and community member, passed away on May 4th, 2026, in Rapid City, South Dakota. A woman of boundless warmth, sharp wit, and unshakeable faith, Kathy lived a life defined by love for the people fortunate enough to find themselves in her orbit.
Born on December 14th, 1941, in San Francisco,...
