Obituaries

Feb 8, 2017

RAPID CITY- Mitchell Thomas Clark was the tenth child born to Gertrude Rose (Savage) and Charles Thomas Clark on April 13, 1928. Delivered by Mrs. Kurzy, midwife, in Cody, Nebraska, Mitchell joined eight sisters (Marguerite, Hazel, Opal, Ruby, Jewel, Lucille, Betty, and Lois) and one brother, Charles "Bud".

Mitchell...

Feb 8, 2017

Roberta G. Moravec, 91, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at a local nursing home.

She was born October 20, 1925 in Tyndall, SD to Frank and Mary (Schneider) Balvin. Roberta attended grade school at a country school, graduating from Tyndall High School in 1943. She entered Nurses training...

Feb 5, 2017

Rapid City -  Valorie Devon Kammert, 60, died Sunday, February 5, 2017 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House of complications from multiple myeloma. She is survived by her husband Jim, daughter Katie, and son Alan.

Val loved her profession as a nurse anesthetist, and she brought the same level of dedication, enthusiasm, and skill to...

Feb 5, 2017

RAPID CITY- William T. "Bill" Holec, 92, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at his home. Survivors include a son, Butch (Bea) Holec and daughter, Pearl (Dan) Reisch; all of Rapid City; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren; two sisters: Gladys Metteer, Sebeka, MN; and Norma Reinschmidt, Wagner. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14,...

Feb 5, 2017

RAPID CITY- Louayne O'Day, 88, died Sunday, February 5, 2017. Arrangements are pending.

Feb 4, 2017

RAPID CITY-Duane "Dewey" Smith, age 80, died Saturday, February 04, 2017, as a result of a stroke he suffered on January 24, 2017.

Dewey was born on September 17, 1936 to Ray and Elda (Rausch) Smith at Gorman, SD.  He graduated from Gettysburg High School.

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Feb 3, 2017

David D. Gray, a current Hill City resident, was born November 2, 1946, to Robert and Connie (Bestgen) Gray in Rapid City, South Dakota. He passed away at the Hospice House in Rapid City on Friday, February 3, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer.

Dave lived on the family farm in Viewfield...

Feb 1, 2017

RAPID CITY | Jean Monnot died Feb. 1, 2017, at home. She was 79.

Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Monnot Sr.; her sister, Gladys Clark; and her son, Michael Driver.

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Feb 1, 2017

RAPID CITY- Isabelle Josephine Traversie Montreal passed from this world on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at home at the age of 102. She was under hospice care. Special thanks to Gary Montreal, Jr. and Kelsey Montreal for their dedicated assistance during this emotional time.

Isabelle was born May 9,...

Jan 29, 2017

RAPID CITY- Jerauldine "Jerry" Yvonne Walenta, 82, passed away on January 29, 2017 in Rapid City, SD. She was born on April 7, 1935 to Edmund E. and Frances V. (Yusko) McGill in Dupree, SD.  She attended grade school in Dupree by riding her horse several miles.  One cold winter day while in the first...

Jan 29, 2017

RAPID CITY- Grace L. Herron, 86, passed away due to complications from kidney failure at Rapid City Regional Hospital on January 29, 2017.

Grace was born in Hot Springs on May 1, 1929. Her early years were spent in Ward, SD. The family moved to Zion, IL when grace...

Jan 28, 2017

Rapid City – Phyllis Barbara Richardt, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House. She fought a courageous battle with cancer that was diagnosed in August of 2016.

Phyllis Barbara Schulz was born June 1, 1935 to Emil and Hertha...

Jan 27, 2017

RAPID CITY- Robert (Bob) Edward Breen, 101, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017.

Bob was born January 25, 1916, the oldest of four children, to James and Cora Breen in Ipswich, SD. The family lived in Aberdeen, and then briefly in Minnesota, returning to Aberdeen in 1923 after Bob's father passed. Bob remembered that "those...

Jan 26, 2017

RAPID CITY- Charles M. Boland, 83, died peacefully Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Fountain Springs Health Care.

Charlie was born on May 8, 1933 in Farmingdale, to Edward and Victoria (Harrison) Boland. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1951. He was drafted into the US Army in 1953...

Jan 25, 2017

Richard L. 'Dick' Shuck, 74, of Rapid City, died on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Karen Shuck, of Rapid City; a son, Jeremy Shuck and his children, Ethan and Haley; a step-daughter, Jenn (Wade) Tobin, and their children, Cora, Sam and Josie; a sister, Sally Jepsen, his mother in law, Norma...

Jan 25, 2017

Rapid City – Harvey K. Malon, 93, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Harvey Kenneth Malon was born November 22, 1923 on the family farm near Saint Paul, Minnesota to George W. and Freida E. [Dordell] Malon. He graduated from South St. Paul High School in 1941. He served in the United...

Jan 24, 2017

Winner – Patrick James O'Bryan, 85, died January 24, 2017 at the Winner Regional Longterm Care Center after a short illness.

Patrick James O'Bryan was born April 10, 1931 at the homestead in Mellette County near Wood, SD to Boyd M. and Theodoshia "Doshia" [Eastin] O'Bryan. The family lived here for a few years then moving to...

Jan 23, 2017

RAPID CITY | Lyle E. Hendrickson, 83, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at home.

Lyle was born on Dec. 6, 1933, in Montevideo, MN, to Harold and Alma (Stensrud) Hendrickson. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1951....

Jan 22, 2017

RAY EDWARD JOHNSON, 73, of Rapid City, SD passed from this world on Sunday, January 22, 2017, after losing a long battle with Alzheimer's disease at Aspen House in Loveland, Colorado.  He was under hospice care.  Ray was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 19, 1943, the son of Ulysse V. Johnson and Lela (Smith)...

Jan 20, 2017

RAPID CITY- Louise A. Hester, 76, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at Golden Living Center in Rapid City.

She was born on May 17, 1940 in Mitchell, SD. Her mother was Margueritte J. Traux. At age 3, she and her brother, John (three years older) and their mother...