Obituaries

Aug 21, 2016

Sharon Anne (Riehl) Long, 58, of Black Hawk, SD, entered the gates of Heaven on August 21st and was reunited with her beloved husband Steve. She was surrounded by her children at the time of her peaceful death at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha after ending a courageous nine year battle with cancer.

She was born July 8,...

Aug 20, 2016

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Claudette grew...

Aug 19, 2016

RAPID CITY- Donald Leroy Stensgaard, 91, died Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Belle Fourche Health Care.

He was born August 14, 1925 in Brookings County, South Dakota to Nels and Lillie (Alexander) Stensgaard. Don moved with his family to a farm near Bryant, South Dakota where he graduated from...

Aug 18, 2016

RAPID CITY-Helen E. Houska, 97, passed away August 18, 2016 at Clarkson Nursing Home .

Helen Elizabeth (Ellis) Houska was born June 26, 1919, one of 10 children to Frank and Sarah (Taylor) Ellis on a farm near Academy, SD. Helen married Levi W. Houska March 2,...

Aug 16, 2016

Donald A. Livesay, MSGT (Ret.) USAF, age 99, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Clarkson Health Care. The family and friends of Don would like to thank Clarkson Health Care staff for their wonderful care over the past 2 years.

Don was born to Thomas and Alma (Davis) Livesay on January 19, 1917, in Sioux Rapids,...

Aug 13, 2016

Rapid City – John Andrew Swaby, 86, died Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.

John was born November 6, 1929 to Albert and Edith Swaby in Tamaqua, PA. He married Annette Federicci January 7, 1952. They celebrated 57 years together and he called her his sweet, southern belle. She preceded him in death...

Aug 12, 2016

Rapid City – Albert G. Christensen, 83, died Friday, August 12, 2016 at his residence at Rapid City.

Albert was born September 16, 1932 at Oshkosh, Nebraska to Ole and Oline [Leth] Christensen.   He served in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged on March 23, 1956. He married Jimmie Wegner on November 12, 1981....

Aug 9, 2016

Rapid City – Pat J. Fajardo, Sr., 92, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at the Golden Living Center of the Black Hills in Rapid City after being hospitalized for gall bladder surgery.

He was born September  9, 1923 in Gallup, New Mexico to Florian and Margueritte Fajardo. His family moved to Denver, Co when he was very...

Aug 9, 2016

Maida Agnes Andrews, 82, of Rapid City died Tuesday August 9, 2016 at Clarkson Nursing Home with her daughters at her bedside.

She was born August 23, 1933 in the family home in Newell to Rudolph and Emilige (Pudamitis) Schultz. Maida grew up in Newell, graduating from Newell High School in 1951 then receiving her Associates of...

Aug 7, 2016

RAPID CITY- Willard Anthony Weber, 87, of Rapid City, died Sunday August 7, 2016 in Rapid City, SD.

Willard was born in Tolstoy, SD and grew up in Hoven, SD with his parents and three siblings. He graduated from Hoven High School and then married his high school sweetheart,...

Aug 7, 2016

RAPID CITY- Deloris Mary Carey, 76, died Sunday, August 7th, in Rapid City, South Dakota.

She was born December 19, 1939 to Harry and Doris Phillippe in Tracy, MN.

Deloris married Robert Hugh Carey on March 31, 1960. They had three children: Rebecca,...

Aug 7, 2016

Kevin Paul McDonald (58) was born August 30, 1957 in Rapid City, SD. He attended schools in Rapid City, graduating from Rapid City Central High School in 1975. He was a long time manager at Robbinsdale Lounge.

Kevin enjoyed family, friends and the...

Aug 6, 2016

Robert D. Williams, 77, of Rapid City, died Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. He is survived by four sons; Steve Williams, Gregory Williams, Scott Williams and Derrick Williams, all of Rapid City, his brother, Mark (Linda) Williams, Ft Collins, CO and his sister, Jo Ellen (Walt)  Kaminski, Carlsbad, NM and three grand daughters;...

Aug 3, 2016

RAPID CITY- Dorothy Mavis Ellingson went to her Heavenly home on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.  Dorothy was born in Maddock, ND, on May 12, 1929, to Martin and Minnie Bratvold. Dorothy graduated high school from Benson County Agricultural Training School. In 1949 she married her high school sweetheart, Duane Ellingson.  They were blessed with three...

Jul 30, 2016

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Darrell was born on March 24, 1931, in Newell, SD, to Carl and Carrie Anderson. He graduated from Newell High School in...

Jul 30, 2016

Rapid City – Burton "Burt" Doerr  Robinson, 82, Rapid City died Saturday, July 30, 2016 in Rapid City.

The eighth of Ray Walter & Mary Weirich (Doerr) Robinson's nine children, Burt was born on August 6, 1933 in Tyrone Township, Michigan. He was raised on a dairy farm where he grew up milking cows, picking peaches in...

Jul 28, 2016

Rapid City – Lois Carlson, 83, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center at New Underwood.

On June 11, 1933 a beautiful baby girl was born at the Nelson farm to Chester and Emma Nelson. She was named Lois Marjorie. Lois grew to adulthood on the family farm in Turner County, SD with her...

Jul 26, 2016

RAPID CITY | Our beloved father Walter F. Joynt, 87, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary House.

Walter was born Oct. 21, 1928, in Hounsfield, NY, to Joseph Daniel and Adeline Mary (O'Riley) Joynt. He married the love of his life, Dolores on Nov. 1,...

Jul 26, 2016

Rapid City – George A.  Kick, 81, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital after a short illness.

George A. Kick was born Feb. 21, 1935 in Lead, SD to Andrew and Anna [Bauernfeind] Kick. After a family move, he spent most of his younger years on a ranch...

Jul 25, 2016

RAPID CITY | A beautiful ending to a beautiful life, all Jodi was waiting for was her motorcycle boots, to know that we'd be alright and to hear her bike rumble again. Jodi Lynn "Poad" McDermand gently passed away at 10:35 p.m. on Monday, July 25, 2016.

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