Obituaries

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...

Jan 19, 2017

Dwight A. Sobczak, Sr. (73) passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017, in Rapid City.

He was born March 5, 1943 in Detroit to Anthony Joseph Sobczak and Frances Catherine (Brucki) Sobczak. He was raised in the Detroit area, a hard-working young man who achieved the accomplishment of Eagle Scout by the 8th grade. In high school,...

Jan 19, 2017

RAPID CITY-Sister Rosemary Korte, 89, died at St. Martin Monastery on Thursday, January 19, 2017.

She and her twin sister were born in St. Cloud, Minnesota to Herman J. and Rose Theresa (Wehseler) Korte on April 20, 1927. She grew up in a family of six half brothers and...

Jan 17, 2017

Gladyce M. Lyman, 90, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Westhills Village Health Care. Gladyce was born on April 8, 1926, in Cozad, Nebraska, to Frank and Anna (Tiederman) Magnuson. She was married for 57 years to Peter Lyman, who preceded her in death in August of 2005.  She was also preceded in death by a son, Bradley...

Jan 16, 2017

RAPID CITY-Kenneth R. Kreimann, 94, of Rapid City, died Monday, January 16, 2017 at a local nursing home.

He was born on February 8, 1922 in Huron, SD. He was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Amy and Phillip (Koester) Kreimann early in his childhood and was raised on...

Jan 14, 2017

Dorothy C. Kies, 97, of Rapid City, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Clarkson Health Care. Dorothy was born on July 9, 1919, in Moody County, South Dakota, to Cecil and Della (Eberline) Warnstadt. She grew up in Brookings and attended school there. She married Kenneth J. Kies on December 1, 1939, in Brookings.  The couple moved to Rapid City,...

Jan 14, 2017

DALLAS, TX- Scott David Ficken passed away in Dallas, TX on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the age of 54.

Scott was born on June 9, 1962 in Sioux Falls, SD to Wayne and Dorothy Ficken.  He was the youngest of 4 children.

Scott graduated...

Jan 12, 2017

RAPID CITY- Maria McCarthy Anderson, 47, of Rapid City, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 12 after a long battle with cancer. Maria's death came seven months and one day after the passing of her husband, Peter.

Maria was born October 5, 1969 and grew up...

Jan 12, 2017

Leroy H. Beringer, 87, of Rapid City, died Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Ekalaka, Montana after a lengthy illness.

Leroy was born on October 1, 1929 in Lead, SD to Jacob and Mabel (Whetter) Beringer. He grew up in Central City, graduating from Lead High School in 1947.

Jan 11, 2017

RAPID CITY- Betty Lou (Cheley) Tobin, 85, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

She was born in Albert Lea, MN, to Arthur and Murrel (Johnson) Cheley. The family lived in several towns in Eastern South Dakota. Betty graduated in 1949 from Howard High School and moved to Chicago,...