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Anthony L. Black

Anthony L. Black

May 17, 2017

Anthony (Tony) Luke Black, of Rapid City SD, died in the Hospice House of the Black Hills surrounded by his daughter, on May 17th 2017. He was 55 years old.

Tony was born on May 23, 1961, in Rapid City SD, to Robert and Jacqueline Black in Rapid City SD.  Tony was the...

John Goldade

John Goldade

May 13, 2017

RAPID CITY- John H. Goldade, 85, died Saturday, May 13, 2017. He served in the US Air Force. He will be intered at Black Hills National Cemetery at a later date.

Richard Rugg

Richard Rugg

May 12, 2017

Richard G. Rugg, age 87, died on Friday, May 12, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House.    He had been residing at Echo Ridge Manor.

Richard was born on May 21, 1929, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Walter and Florence (Christiansen) Rugg.

He served in the US Army and was awarded the WWII Army...

Donald Wood

Donald Wood

May 10, 2017

RAPID CITY | To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.

A TIME TO BE BORN

Donald...

Joan M Schoepf

Joan M Schoepf

May 9, 2017

Rapid City - Joan Marie (Jo) Schoepf,  81, passed away suddenly May 9th, 2017at Rapid City Regional Hospital.  Jo was born on June 22, 1935 in Bridgewater, SD and was a resident of Rapid City for seventeen years.  She  lived in Granbury, Texas for the last 20 plus years.

Jo was married to the love of her life, Loy...

Lavonne M. Sartorius

Lavonne M. Sartorius

May 7, 2017

LaVonne M. Sartorius, 84, of Rapid City, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House.

LaVonne was born on August 5, 1932 in Pine City, MN to Harry LaRoy and Emma Elizabeth (Karas) Haynes. She grew up in Comfrey, MN, graduating...

Patrick Lofswold

Patrick Lofswold

May 6, 2017

BLACK HAWK- Patrick Steven Lofswold, 36, was born in Sioux Falls on December 21, 1980 and died on Saturday, May 6, 2017 doing what he loved to do, near his home in Black Hawk, SD.

Patrick graduated from O'Gorman High School and went on to earn a degree in...

Kathleen Walker

Kathleen Walker

May 5, 2017

RAPID CITY | Kathleen "Kathy" Walker, 61, died Friday, May 5, 2017.

Life on this earth is too short, especially when it is interrupted by the loss of a loved one. And we all loved...

Jimmie Dean Matuska

Jimmie Dean Matuska

May 3, 2017

Jimmie Dean Matuska, 62, died May 3rd' 2017 surrounded by friends and family at the Hospice House of the Black Hills. At his request, no services will be held, but he would appreciate it if you would think of one special moment you shared together. A Celebration of Life will be held later.

Jimmie was born in...

Dawn Michelle Anderson

Dawn Michelle Anderson

May 3, 2017

Hill City – Dawn Anderson, 49, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at her home in Hill City under hospice care.

Dawn Michelle Goehring was born December 25, 1967 at Parkston, SD to Miles and Betty [Brunken] Goehring. As a small child the family moved to Rapid City as her father was in the United States Air Force...

Deloris Dee Kay Holmberg

Deloris Dee Kay Holmberg

May 1, 2017

Deloris "Dee" Holmberg, 78, of Piedmont, SD, went to rest with the Lord on May 1, 2017 at the Rapid City Hospice Auxiliary House.

She was born Jan. 9, 1939, in Loyalton, SD, to Anton and Annie Selzler. She graduated from Faulkton High School and then went on to...

Marie Sugden

Marie Sugden

Apr 29, 2017

Rapid City – E. Marie Sugden died Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Marie was born in Wolf Point, Montana to Theodore and Olga Rothe, the third of four children. She grew to adulthood working at Rothe's Dairy in Wolf Point which was established by her parents in 1928. Marie would help with...

Jamie R. Kjerstad

Jamie R. Kjerstad

Apr 29, 2017

Jamie R. Kjerstad, 42, Rapid City, died at his home over the weekend. Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at 1:00pm, Friday, May 5, 2017 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Inurnment of his ashes will be at the Hill City Cemetery.

Donivan Joseph Palmier

Donivan Joseph Palmier

Apr 26, 2017

Donivan J. Palmier, 67, was born July 20, 1949 in Hay Springs, Neb. He went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Sioux Falls.

He moved...

Leo James Herdina

Leo James Herdina

Apr 26, 2017

Leo James Herdina Leo's favorite saying was "This is really living!"  He lived it and is now living it!  Leo's life journey concluded on April 26, 2017 with his entering Heaven, his final destination.  Leo loved the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!  He loved his wonderful wife Avis of 63 years, his children Stephen, Joseph (Kim), Michael (Bev Moore),...

Robert E. Lemmon

Robert E. Lemmon

Apr 26, 2017

A memorial service for Robert Edgar Lemmon, age 76, who died April 26, 2017 at home in Rapid City, South Dakota, will be held on Monday, July 31, 2017 at the Rimrock Evangelical Free Church at 10:00am with Pastor Pat Karn officiating. Inurnment of his ashes will be in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid...

Fred L. Nielsen

Fred L. Nielsen

Apr 24, 2017

To quote our dear dad, "Nothing is Forever." And how right he was. On April 24, he lost to cancer, but felt like he had won by making it to his 80th birthday. He'd be the first to say how lucky his life was — and this brief summary hardly does it justice.

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Karla Ann Richey

Karla Ann Richey

Apr 24, 2017

Karla Ann Richey, 60, unexpectedly left this Earth on April 24, 2017. She was born in Rapid City on Aug. 22, 1956 to Ole and Marion Olson. On Aug 11, 1979, she married Ray M. Richey in Rapid City, SD. She retired from the Post Office May of 2013. She started coaching bowling in 1986. She served as president of...

Howard W. Peterson

Howard W. Peterson

Apr 19, 2017

Ft Collins, CO

Howard W. Peterson died on April 19, 2017 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 24, 1921 to and Arthur E. and Anna (Thorsen) Peterson. He had three brothers and one sister. He entered US Army Air Corp November 1941. He married Norma Jean Oakley...

Dayton "Littleman" Oakley Carlson

Dayton "Littleman" Oakley Carlson

Apr 19, 2017

RAPID CITY | Dayton "Littleman" Carlson, 87, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

He was born May 17, 1929, to Eben & Lillie Carlson in Vliets, Kansas. He graduated from the same town in 1947 and joined...

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