Obituaries

Apr 2, 2017

Father D. Craig Cower, 90, of Rapid City, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Westhills Village Health Care.

He was born March 2, 1927 in Roxbury, New York to Robert H. and Blanche (Hebert) Cower. During his senior year of high school, he went to St. Andrew's Preparatory Seminary...

Mar 31, 2017

RAPID CITY | Della Joyce Trankle passed away at her home March 31, 2017, she was 77.

Della was born July 30, 1939, to Julian and Dorothy Kirkvold in Clear Lake. The family moved to Sioux Falls in the early 1940's. She graduated from Washington High School in 1957,...

Mar 30, 2017

RAPID CITY- Timothy R. Bennett, 61, died, Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Celebration of Life will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Branding Iron in Belle Fourche.

Mar 29, 2017

SCOTTSDALE, AZ- Betty Lou McCoskey Reed joined the angels & those who have been waiting to greet her in heaven on March 29, 2017.  She must be having a wonderful time.

Born on September 27, 1934, to John & Genevieve McCoskey, in Poland, Indiana, she spent her childhood on...

Mar 29, 2017

RAPID CITY- William C. "Bill" Kahler, 65, died at home on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born to Ralph and Imogene (Cornett) Kahler in Tilden, NE on April 18, 1951. Bill was the kind of man boys hope to become and old men wish they could have been....

Mar 27, 2017

Rapid City – Ethel May (Sunny) MacPhail Adair died Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Bella Vista Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rapid City, SD.

Ethel May (Sunny) MacPhail Adair was born July 3, 1925 in St. Lawrence, SD to James and Vivian MacPhail. She was the third born...

Mar 26, 2017

RAPID CITY | Mary Bernadette Newlin Katen (nee Hausman) passed away March 26, 2017, in Rapid City.

"Bernadette" as she was known then, was born May 20, 1933, to Harvey and Mary Hausman (both deceased) in Pierre, and was raised there with her brothers Vincent and Mahlon (also deceased)....

Mar 25, 2017

RAPID CITY | Donald Dale Strachan, 85, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

He was born July 21, 1931, to the late Daniel and Edith (Frey) Strachan in Detroit, MI. He lived his early years in Detroit, MI, Fort Myers, FL,...

Mar 24, 2017

Box Elder – Peter "Doc" Carelli, 66, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Peter was born on May 7, 1950 to Sam and Lucy (Lagrimanta) Carelli in Denver, Colorado.

He was proud to have been a United States Marine...

Mar 23, 2017

Jeff Kjerstad, 38, of Rapid City, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Thursday, March 23, 2017. He is survived by his father, Dale Kjerstad, of Hill City; his daughter, Kylie Kjerstad, of Rapid City; stepkids, Ambrosia and Alex Jacobs, of Rapid City and his 2 brothers, Jason and Jamie Kjerstad, both of Rapid City.  He was preceded in death...

Mar 23, 2017

Rapid City – Douglas Dale (Butch) Mallory, age 71, died on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital due to liver failure.

Doug served honorably in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He served as a police officer in the Dallas, TX area for...

Mar 22, 2017

Rapid City

Rapheal P. "Ray" Harrison, 35, died at his home after a hard fought battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.

Ray was born January 21, 1982 in Chamberlain, SD to Maryann Leanna and Stephen Harrison. He lived most of his...

Mar 22, 2017

Nancy Thielen of Rapid City died March 22, 2017, at Fountain Springs Health Care Center in Rapid City. She was 82 years old.

Nancy Mae Dewhirst Thielen was born March 13, 1935, in Aberdeen, the first child of Neil and Marie (Van Osdol) Dewhirst. At the age of six she was at the neighbor's house and playing...

Mar 22, 2017

Rapid City – Doris Ayer Hehner, 91, Aberdeen, died Wednesday, March 22 at Westhills Village Health Care Center.

She was born August 16, 1925 and raised in Lead, SD.  She was an Iowa State Home Economics graduate.  She married Don Hehner and they had 65 great years together. They lived all around California, but they came back...

Mar 22, 2017

Hamilton, MT – Curtis Ray Bruns, 61, former resident of Spearfish and Rapid City, SD died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Bitterroot Manor in Hamilton, MT.

He was born June 21, 1955 at Deadwood, South Dakota to Dale and Doris [Hoffman] Bruns. He lived in Rapid City and later moved to Spearfish where he was involved...

Mar 22, 2017

Brent D. Pushing, 64, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at his home. Arrangements are pending with Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.

Mar 18, 2017

Rapid City – Ronald West, 51, died Sunday, March 18, 2017 in Rapid City due to injuries received in a motorcycle accident.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Tuesday, March 21 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.

Ron was born July 16, 1965 to Elbert LeRoy and Jeanne Ruth [Van Bruggen] West...

Mar 18, 2017

Monte C. "Mark" Markeseth, 77, died at his home on Saturday, March 18, 2017.

Mark was born on March 19, 1939 in Pasadena, CA to Selmer and Esther (Case) Markeseth.

After serving as town marshal for the city of Sundance, he was appointed...

Mar 17, 2017

RAPID CITY- Mary Louise Gilyard, 89, died peacefully on March 17th at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House.

She was born on March 18, 1927 in Rapid City to Everett and Gladys Dawkins. She lived with her family through high school on Elmhurst Drive in the home built...

Mar 16, 2017

RAPID CITY | Elizabeth (Betty) M. Amsbaugh, 95, Rapid City, was called home by our Lord on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD.

Betty was born June 12, 1921 in Solen, ND, one of five children, to George and Caroline Barth. She was raised in Solen and...