Obituaries

Jul 12, 2018

Casey Blaine Eleeson was born on November 17th, 1987 to Bruce Eleeson and Cindy Eleeson both of Rapid City, SD.  She attended Meadowbrook Elementary, Southwest Middle School and graduated from Central High School in 2006.  Casey was a loving daughter, an artist and had many interests.  She grew up in the Black Hills and loved the outdoors. She loved...

Jul 12, 2018

Lori Ann Kerns, 57, of Black Hawk, died on Thursday, July 12, 2018 after a competitive battle against cancer, at the Hospice House of the Black Hills. ills.Hills She was born on May 17, 1961 in Pierre to Frank and Angie (Dieringer) Giesinger, the youngest of six children. Lori was raised in Ft Pierre, attending...

Jul 4, 2018

Dr. Charles Herman Kulpaca

Charles Herman Kulpaca was born in Deadwood, SD on April 14, 1926 to Herman and Mamie Kulpaca of Lead, SD. He was very proud of his Finnish heritage and spent most of his youth in Lead, SD along with his older...

Jul 3, 2018

RAPID CITY- S. Glenn Paulson, 87, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Fountain Springs Health Care. Glenn was born January 10, 1931, in Faith, SD, to George and Lucella (Comstock) Paulson. He attended Lincoln grade school and graduated from RCHS in 1949. His work career began as a paper carrier for the Rapid City Journal, on to Swanders Bakery,...

Jul 3, 2018

Rapid City – Joseph Michael "Mike" Vincent (Mike Vincent), passed on Tues., July 3, 2018, at the age of 71 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Mike, also known as Joe, Vince, Mickey, "the Legend" and many other names, was born in Logan, WV on...

Jun 30, 2018

Noelyn H. "Red" Olson was born March 28, 1948 in Valley City, ND to Harold and Nona (Bruhschwein) Olson. His life's journey came to a sudden and unexpected end at the age of 70. He died of a massive heart attack Saturday morning, June 30, 2018 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

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Jun 29, 2018

Betty L. Varns, 83, formerly of Custer and Lead, died on June 29, 2018, in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Betty Lorraine Solomon  was born in Custer, on March 23rd, 1935 to LeRoy and Louise Solomon. Her childhood was spent in the Custer area where she attended Custer Public Schools. It was in this same area that Betty met...

Jun 28, 2018

RAPID CITY- Mary F. Hutchings passed away Thursday, June 28, at Bella Vista Care Center.

Mary was born April 25, 1926 to William and Amy Bevelhymer in Newcastle, NE.

Mary married George Hutchings, her high school sweetheart, while George served in the Marines...

Jun 28, 2018

RAPID CITY- Hazel Eileen Rogers died peacefully after a short illness on June 28, 2018. Hazel was born on August 11, 1933, to Andrew and Ruby (Strand) Quien in Canton, SD, the eldest of 6.

She met Donald Marion Rogers while working in Big Piney, WY. They were married...

Jun 25, 2018

John B. "Jack" Markitan, 89, of Rapid City, and a former Fairburn area rancher, died on Monday, June 25, 2018.

Jack was born Dec. 14, 1928, to Louis and Emily (Pischel) Markitan, in Knox County NE.

The family moved to SD in 1930, to a ranch near Oral. In 1936, they moved to the Bower...

Jun 24, 2018

Mounds View, MN – Linda Buzzetta Torgerson, 73, died Sunday June 24, 2018 at the Bel Rae Senior Living Center.

Linda Lucille Norgard was born November 11, 1944, to Elbert Alton Herring and Marian Lucille (Orloske) Herring. When Linda was a young child, Marian and the children moved to...

Jun 24, 2018

Kenneth Lee Turner, 61, of Rapid City, died on June 24, 2018. He was united in marriage to Vicky Lynn (Johnson) Gideon on March 24, 1985 in Reno, Nevada. Survivors include his wife Vicky; his daughters, Jessica (Craig) Ross, Rapid City and Carolyn Turner, Sacramento, CA; a son, Daniel (Stephanie) Turner, San Bernadino, CA; 2 brothers, Travis Turner, Antioch, CA...

Jun 23, 2018

RAPID CITY | Francis "Frank" Edward McGee was born Oct. 22, 1930, and passed away in his home on June 23, 2018, four months shy of his 88th birthday.

Frank was a graduate of Scranton University with a degree in Chemistry...

Jun 23, 2018

Rapid City – Thomas J. Krebsbach,passed away unexpectedly at his Rapid City home Saturday, June 23, 2018 after a brief illness at the age of 61.

Preceded in death by his parents, David and Doris Krebsbach, he is survived by his...

Jun 22, 2018

RAPID CITY | Pauline Noren Wilson Nelson Donaldson, 98, passed away of natural causes on June 22, 2018, at Clarkson Health Care.

Reflecting on her life, Polly wrote, "I have had what I consider to be an uncommonly wonderful life and...

Jun 22, 2018

Rapid City – Anne W. Barlow, 84, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Westhills Village in Rapid City. Anne Eldora Woodbury was born September 14, 1933 in Campton, New Hampshire, to Scott and Evelyn (Marchand) Woodbury. She grew up in North Woodstock, NH. She attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham, graduating...

Jun 21, 2018

Albina "Beanie" Frances Bradsky Kulpaca was born in Rapid City, SD on June 17, 1930 to Czech immigrants Charles and Vilma Bradsky. She was the third of five children and spent her early years on a farm on the outskirts of Rapid City where they grew crops and had cattle, pigs and chickens. She always...

Jun 19, 2018

RAPID CITY | Judy Ann (Rucker) Krull, age 81, passed away in the comfort of her home on June 18, 2018. She died unexpectedly of natural causes.

Judy was born in Centralia, WA in 1937, daughter of Earl Rucker and Julia (O'Brien) Rucker.

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Jun 16, 2018

Carol Sue Hill, 61, died Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending.

Jun 16, 2018

Craig Steinman, 70, of Rapid City, passed away with his family by his side on June 16, 2018, at Hospice of the Hills.

He was born Aug. 30, 1947, in Lafayette, IN, to Harry and Phyllis (Craig) Steinman Jr....