Obituaries

Apr 21, 2025

Lore Ann Wolff passed away peacefully at home in Arizona on April 21st surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Lore was born in Canby, Minnesota on September 16th, 1958 to Merlyn and Lucille (Lozinski) Melcher. She was the oldest of five children. When Lore was a toddler, they moved to Java, SD where...

Apr 20, 2025

Percy "Dick" Dickenson Peabody III was born to Doctor Percy, Jr. and Sarah Peabody on May 26th,1935 in Webster, South Dakota. At the age of 12, Dick moved to Sisseton, South Dakota where he graduated high school and enlisted in the Army. After six years of service in the Army, Dick settled in St. Paul, and began his career...

Apr 20, 2025

On April 20, 2025, Easter Sunday, Jonathon Scott Doom of Rapid City, SD, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Born on June 8, 1987 in Wagner, SD, Jon filled his 37 years with love, laughter, and an unshakable devotion to his family.

Jon loved his wife, Mindy, fiercely, and together they...

Apr 17, 2025

RAPID CITY - Beverly Jeanne Jones, 91, died April 17, 2025 in Rapid City.

Beverly Jeanne Busch was born October 15, 1933 to Frank and Christine Busch in Huron, SD. The family moved to Rapid City, SD in 1935 where she attended Cleghorne School and graduated from Rapid City High School.

She married Robert O....

Apr 14, 2025

Kim Laughlin of Lead, South Dakota, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025 surrounded by her family at Monument Health, Rapid City Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota.  She was 64.

Kimberly Kay Paulson was born on August 6, 1960 in Hudson, South Dakota to Spencer and Bonnie Paulson.  The oldest of her two siblings, Lisa and...

Apr 10, 2025

Rapid City - Barbara J. Roberts (Klein, Sidel, Patenaude), 82, Rapid City, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House in Rapid City.

Barb was born November 11, 1942 in Aberdeen, SD, the youngest child of William and Ruth (Laib) Walker. Barbara grew up around Ipswich and Aberdeen, SD.  She married Rudolph...

Apr 9, 2025

David Leroy Steele, III, 73, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ft. Meade, South Dakota.

David was born on October 4, 1951 in Rapid City to David and Theo Marjorie (Adams) Steele. He was a member of the Ogalala Sioux Tribe.

A proud veteran and beloved husband,...

Apr 9, 2025

Marilyn Troili James, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and cherished friend, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on April 9, 2025, at The Village at Skyline Pines in Rapid City, South Dakota at the age of 90. The family thanks all the staff for their excellent loving care of Marilyn and loving support of...

Apr 9, 2025

Robert [Bob] Fredelon Labor was born at home in the Piedmont Valley, South Dakota area on April 2, 1936. His home birth along Bethlehem Cave Road was a thrill for his parents: William Fredelon and Mamie Marie (DeGeest) Labor and three sisters. The family story went that if the family moved to the Black Hills, they would have a...

Apr 9, 2025

Alice Jane (Hammond) VanDerPol, 77, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

Alice was born on April 10, 1947, in Kansas City, Missouri, the eldest child of John Douglas and Mary Kathleen (Carples) Hammond. As a young girl, her family moved to Rapid City, SD. She was...

Apr 7, 2025

Robert A. Carrothers of Rapid City SD transitioned to be with his Lord on April 7, 2025, at the Ft. Meade Medical Center Hospice facility surrounded by friends and loving caregivers.

Robert was born August 9, 1940, in Murphysboro, Illinois where he grew up and attended Murphysboro Township High School. Following graduation, he attended Southern Illinois University...

Apr 6, 2025

Joan Elizabeth Gunderson (65, Rapid City, SD/ Chandler, AZ) passed away Sunday April 6th, 2025 at Chandler Regional Hospital as the result of an Asthma attack.

Joan was born, June 27th 1959 to Wally (Wallace)& Dee (Deloris) Gunderson in Madison, SD. She was born an identical twin to her sister Jean and completed the children of Wally...

Apr 3, 2025

Lynn Derby

April 16, 1964 - April 3, 2025

Lynn Marie Derby, 60, Rapid City, S.D., beloved sister, aunt, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2025, following a brief illness. She was surrounded by the love of family and close friends in her final moments-just as she lived her life, wrapped in...

Apr 1, 2025

Lois Rose McVey, 91, of Hill City, died Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Lois Rose Paine was born in Presho, SD, on May 2, 1933.  She was the middle child of 5, with two older brothers, John and Jim, a younger sister Maxine, and youngest brother Eddy.

She told us she learned to swim in Medicine...

Mar 31, 2025

Marvin L. Kahl, 84, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on March 31, 2025, at Fountain Springs Healthcare.

Marvin was born on November 4, 1940, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, where he grew up and attended high school. On January 1, 1961, he married Laurie Matzen, and together they shared over six decades of love and partnership. Marvin...

Mar 29, 2025

Rosemary Ellen Krammer, 85, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on the afternoon of Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at Avantara Mountain View, with her loving sister Judy Berglund and husband, David Chada, at her side.

She was born on November 20th, 1939, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late John and Romona Peterson Krammer. She was...

Mar 29, 2025

Gail Marie (Duwenhoegger) Christopherson, age 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday March 29th' 2025. She was born in LaMars, IA on April 25th 1946 to Carl and Victorine (Dickie) Duwenhoegger. The family moved near Sisseton, SD in 1949 where they continued to farm until 1962 when they bought a home in Rapid City. Gail graduated from...

Mar 29, 2025

Joseph Roy Massa died peacefully on March 29, 2025, after a battle with a rare form of bone marrow cancer. Joe was born August 25, 1941, in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Shirley Massa. His early years were spent in Sturgis, South Dakota, where he graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1959. Joe spent one...

Mar 29, 2025

Today, we gather to celebrate the life of Cheryl Henrietta Holvig, a woman whose strength, love, and generosity inspired countless hearts.  Born on August 26th, 1944, in Timberlake, South Dakota, Dewey County, to Catherine Amelia Livermont and Floyd Willis Wilcox, Cherie left an indelible mark on our lives.

As a proud 6th generation enrolled tribal member of...

Mar 26, 2025

Wesley Paul McCaskell, 89, of Rapid City, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Peaceful Pines Senior Living.

Funeral services are on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 11:30 am at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with visitation an hour prior. The burial will be at Mt. View Cemetery next to his wife, Evelyn.

Wes...