Darrell E. Brady, 100, of Rapid City, died on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Ft. Meade.

Darrell was born in Ollie, Montana, to Clarence and Katherine (Mueller) Brady on June 10, 1917.

Darrell attended grade school in Ollie and Hamilton, Montana and High School in Hot Springs South Dakota.  Along with helping with family chores, Darrell always enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping, along with his like-minded brothers and father.  He worked for A.A.A. (Government land surveying) and Federal Fish & Wildlife before being drafted into the Army in 1944.  Darrell fought in the European Theatre of World War II with the Tough Hombre Group, a reconnaissance troupe.  He was wounded in France during the Normandy Invasion and received a Purple Heart.  He recovered and returned to forward reconnaissance in France, Germany and other Central European battle theatres, including the "Battle of the Bulge," until the end of the war.  He returned to Hot Springs in October of 1945 and worked for the Soil Conservation Service.

Darrell was united in marriage to Meta Magstadt on May 4, 1946.  They moved to Custer State Park, where he worked in the saw mill until that fall when they moved to Philip.  There Darrell was Game Warden.  As always he was well-liked and was elected head of the Chamber of Commerce and Fire Department.  He was also instrumental in obtaining land and building the city park.  Darrell served as the Game Warden for South Dakota State Game Fish & Parks Dept. for Haakon, Jackson and Jones Counties for 8 years.  Darrell was then transferred to Sturgis in 1954 and handled Meade County.  In 1960 Darrell moved to Rapid City District Office and was Assistant Chief Game Warden in charge of all the West River area Game Wardens.  He later was in charge of the West River Trappers.  Darrell was recognized as a responsible friend of landowners and sportsmen alike.  He loved his family and hunting and fishing in the Black Hills with his family and friends.

D arrell leaves his wife of 71 years, Meta Brady; two sons, Rodney Brady, of Rapid City and Michael Brady, of Chattanooga, TN and his four children, Emily, Anne, Bryan and Shannon; his daughter, Janet (Rodney) Pettis and their four children, Jaron, Anessa, Samuel and Henry Ray Pettis, all of Columbia, South Carolina; three great grandchildren and his brother in law, Lewis Trent, of Indianapolis, IN.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Stan, Frank and Fred Brady, and his sister Alice Trent.

Graveside services, with military honors, will be at 1:30 pm on Friday, Sept. 29, at Black Hill National Cemetery.  A procession will leave Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home at 12:45 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Ft. Meade, VFW or a charity of your choice.