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Joycelyn Erickson

Joycelyn Erickson

Sep 18, 2018

Joycelyn M. Erickson, 91, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in Rapid City.

Joycelyn Mae Henning was born in Kimball, Wisconsin, on April 1, 1927, to Eitel and Ethel (Comstock) Henning.  She came to Oregon with her mother later that same year.  They lived in Silverton OR and then Portland, where Joycelyn attended high school and business college. She...

Roger Rickard

Roger Rickard

Sep 17, 2018

RAPID CITY- Roger L. Rickard, 80, passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

Roger L. Rickard was born May 19, 1938 in St. Paul, MN to Homer and Anita (Hunt) Rickard.  He married his high school sweetheart, Judith ( Korff ) on September 3, 1960 in Chicago, IL.  He went on to graduate from Valparaiso University.  He spent...

Annette Ellison

Annette Ellison

Sep 17, 2018

Annette Ellison, 83, passed away on September 17, 2018 peacefully in her sleep at home in Rapid City, SD. Annette was born on June 20, 1935 in Fort Dodge, IA, and was adopted by Vern (Slick) and Bernice Morrill and was raised in Palmer, IA. She married John Ellison on May 14, 1960....

L. Harold Wyatt

L. Harold Wyatt

Sep 16, 2018

HOT SPRINGS- L. Harold Wyatt died Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Custer Regional Hospital. Private burial will be held.

Pauletta Gutierrez

Pauletta Gutierrez

Sep 14, 2018

RAPID CITY- Pauletta Lee (Christensen) Gutierrez was born May 11, 1950 in Rapid City, SD. She shared her childhood with two sisters, Terry and Linda, and often took on the role of caretaker for her younger siblings. She was a kind-hearted woman, whose generosity was evident even as a child, when she used her babysitting money to purchase dresses for...

Scott Richard Christenson

Scott Richard Christenson

Sep 13, 2018

Scott Christenson, 59, died, Thursday, September 13, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Health Home Plus Hospice House. Arrangements are pending.

Phyllis E Erickson

Phyllis E Erickson

Sep 12, 2018

Phyllis E. Erickson, 87, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Hospice House in Rapid City. April 13, 1931, was a glad day for this world, when Phyllis was born to Buford and Ella Schlottman, in Sioux City, Iowa.  Fourteen years later, she moved with her folks and younger brother, George (Bud), to Rapid City, South Dakota. ...

Wanda Lee Estes

Wanda Lee Estes

Sep 12, 2018

RAPID CITY | Wanda Lee (Elwood) Estes died on Sept. 12, 2018, in Rapid City, at the age of 68.

Wanda was born on Sept. 6, 1950, in Rapid City to Clyde and Vera (Simon) Elwood. She graduated from Central High School in 1968, and earned a degree in...

Mary "Marti" Gillaspie

Mary "Marti" Gillaspie

Sep 12, 2018

HILL CITY | Mary S. "Marti" Gillaspie, 68, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, with the love of her life, John at her side.

Mary was born on April 15, 1950, in Valentine, NE, to William and Alberta (Douglas) Breuklander....

Jennifer Rae Snow

Jennifer Rae Snow

Sep 12, 2018

Rapid City – Jennifer Snow, 45, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018.

Jennifer Rae Bush was born January 16, 1973 at San Diego, CA to Margaret and Richard Bush. At age 15 the family moved to Watertown, SD and she graduated from high school in 1991. She moved to Rapid...

Norma "Jean" Hall

Norma "Jean" Hall

Sep 11, 2018

RAPID CITY | Norma "Jean" Hall, 86, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

Jean was born Nov. 3, 1931, in Eagle Bend, MN, to Leman Guy and Hilma Goldie (Nelson) Robinson She was raised in Minnesota, attended...

Marie E. Eid - Stoddard

Marie E. Eid - Stoddard

Sep 10, 2018

Marie E. Eid-Stoddard, 71, of Rapid City, died Monday, September 10, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House.

Marie was born on March 20, 1947 in Camp Crook, SD to Orvin and Eleanor (Shinabarger) Peterson. Orvin passed away when Marie was a baby. Her mother later married Clarence...

Leonard Mcelhaney

Leonard Mcelhaney

Sep 8, 2018

RAPID CITY- Leonard E. McElhaney, 79, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at a local nursing home. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Burial will be at Edgemont Cemetery.

Peter J Schweigman, Sr.

Peter J Schweigman, Sr.

Sep 3, 2018

Peter James Schweigman Sr., 94, passed away peacefully at his home on September 3, 2018 in Farmington, New Mexico. He was born May 2, 1924 in St. Francis, South Dakota to Jacob Herman Schweigman and Lucy Schweigman née La Roche.

Peter was raised in St. Francis, SD, at age...

Joann Thomson

Joann Thomson

Sep 1, 2018

Joann Thomson, age 75, of Rapid City passed away on September 1st, 2018 at the Hospice House in Rapid City. She passed peacefully and is now in the arms of Jesus.

Joann Marshall was born on February 24th, 1943 in Crawford, Nebraska to Chester and...

Barbara Rostad

Barbara Rostad

Aug 31, 2018

Barbara Joan (Kunkel) Rostad, 62, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 in an Edina, MN hospital where she was traveling on a vacation with her family.

Barb was born on December 8th, 1955 to Lester and Ann Kunkel in Minot, ND. She grew up in Minot and graduated from Minot High School. She married her best friend,...

Bonnie C. Mclaughlin

Bonnie C. Mclaughlin

Aug 31, 2018

RAPID CITY - Bonnie C. McLaughlin, 74, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, August 31, 2018 at Hospice of the Hills after a short but courageous battle with cancer.

Bonnie Claire Schroeder was born November 21st, 1943 in Wessington Springs, SD to Fred and Marie (Regynski) Schroeder....

Frank G. Thomas

Frank G. Thomas

Aug 29, 2018

Frank George Thomas, of Rapid City, passed away the evening of Aug. 29, 2018, at the Ft. Meade Health Care Center in Sturgis. He was 91.

Frank was born Feb. 9, 1927, in Rapid City to Paul Thomas and Elizabeth (Kramer) Thomas. He attended the Old Red Brick School...

Rita Mae Grabowska

Rita Mae Grabowska

Aug 28, 2018

Rita Mae Grabowska, 93, passed away at Good Samaritan - St. Martin's Village on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.

Rita was born Aug 14, 1925 in Presho SD to Lloyd "Mac" and Victorian "Vic" (Muldoon) McCormick. They moved to Rapid City in 1936, where Rita went to Cleghorn School, and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1943.  Rita married Francis...

Marshall L Clement

Marshall L Clement

Aug 28, 2018

Marshall L. Clement, 42, of Rapid City, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Home

He was born on November 1, 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Rush A. and Karen Lynn (Chambers) Clement. Marshall grew up in Sault Ste Marie, MI.

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