Lloyd Fred Vroman
Oct 16, 2015
Lloyd Fred Vroman, age 66 of Box Elder, SD and formerly of Pound, WI passed away on October 16, 2015 at Golden Living Center - Prairie Hills nursing home. He was born on April 30, 1949 in Marinette, WI to Basil and Elaine (Kempke) Vroman. He married the love of his life Felisa Cabanero on March 16, 1970 at Clark...
Joan 'Joann" Marie Goodart
Oct 16, 2015
Joan "Joann" Marie Goodart passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. She was born on October 18, 1935 in Northville, SD to Glenn and Florence (Hadley) Snyder. Joann grew up in Rapid City. On August 23, 1953 she married James Goodart. Joann devoted her life to caring for her husband, her sons...
James H. Kramer
Oct 15, 2015
James Harold Kramer (aka Doc, Blue Eyes, Jim, Kramer, Slim Jim), age 83, born November 17, 1931, in St. Lawrence, SD, danced his way to heaven on Thursday, October 15th ,2015, due to complications from pneumonia and heart failure. So begins the story of Kramer, the only child of a Preacher man and his wife. Arthur and Anna (Muth) Kramer...
Vernon Louis Woizeski
Oct 13, 2015
Vern, as he was affectionately called, was 86 years old when he passed away at his home in Rapid City, SD. He was born on March 25, 1929, in Clinton, IL, and is predeceased by his parents, Vernon L. Woizeski, Sr., Mesa, AZ, Helen L. (Maple) Afflerback, Trenton, NJ and brother Teddy L. Woizeski, San Francisco, CA. He came to...
Thomas D. Larson
Oct 13, 2015
Thomas Duane Larson passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, just short of his 91st birthday with his family at his side. Tom was born Oct. 24, 1924, in Volga SD. He was raised on a farm near Sinai, SD, and attended school there graduating in 1942. After graduation he joined the US Navy and served aboard ship in the...
Velna 'Bee' Marie Tieszen
Oct 12, 2015
Velna "Bee" Tieszen, 88, passed away on October 12, 2015, at Longmont, Colorado. Bee was born Velna Marie Wingert on March 26, 1927, to Mathias and Lyda (Doeden) Wingert in Canistota, South Dakota. She graduated from Canistota High School in 1945 and from Presentation Nursing College in 1948. Bee married her high school sweetheart, Ralph Jern Tieszen, on March 1,...
Dorothy Grace Schulte
Oct 10, 2015
Dorothy Grace Schulte, 102, passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at home. She was born Sept. 8, 1913, to Harriet Maud and Leon (Stewart) McFarlane in Bismarck, ND. Dorothy was a beautician and operated shops in Huron and Milbank, SD. Dorothy married John F. Schulte on Jan. 27, 1939, at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. After Johns' retirement,...
Charles "Chuck" Bennett
Oct 9, 2015
MISSION- Charles J. "Chuck" Bennett, 66, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Bennett of Mission, SD. Graveside services will be at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Black Hills National Cemetery.
Clarion J Dahl
Oct 8, 2015
RAPID CITY- Clarion J. Dahl, 88, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born September 14, 1927 in Sioux Falls, to June Dahl (Rusten). His father Clifford died before Clarion was born, and June later married Sam Husby. Clarion attended school in Canton, and joined the Merchant Marines before graduating, but returned to earn...
Elaine Marie Burgess
Oct 7, 2015
Rapid City, South Dakota - Elaine Marie Cutshall Burgess, 94, Rapid City, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at the Hospice Care Center at the Department of Veteran Affairs - Fort Meade, SD. Elaine Marie was born to George L. and Anna K. [Olson] Halverson on August 13, 1921 in Elk Point, SD. She graduated from Elk...
Josephine Booth
Oct 6, 2015
Rapid City - Josephine Booth passed away Tuesday October 6, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. Josephine was born September 24, 1914 in Lake Andes, SD to Joseph and Catherine (Wise) Stickley the youngest of 10 children. Josephine married Elias Bsharah and together they had three children. After Elias's death she married V.C. (Doc) Booth in 1955. Together they...
Robert F. "Bob" Shaw
Sep 30, 2015
Robert Federick Shaw, known as Bob, Dad, 88, and Grandpa to his loved ones, passed away September 30th at the age of 95. He is survived by his wife and love of his life (Celiann) Mary, and their daughters Judy and husband Ernie, and Suzi and husband David. His beloved grandchildren Sam, Laurie, Bob, Jon, and Ali mourn his loss,...
Marlow Edgar Jurisch
Sep 30, 2015
Marlow Edgar Jurisch, 84, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. He was born April 1, 1931, at the family homestead on Kube Table near Scenic, SD. He was the third son of Clarence and Goldie Jurisch. He attended Kube Table Grade School; then graduated from Brookings Ag College in 1950. Joanne Klien became his beloved wife on March 31, 1951....
William Fish
Sep 30, 2015
Rapid City - Major William "Bill" Duane Fish, USMC Ret., 83, of Rapid City died on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Bill was the third son of Paul & Signe Fish, born in Deadwood, SD. In his beloved Black Hills, Bill and his siblings made a name for themselves as the "Fish Boys," with their little sister Elaine along for the...
Irene Marian Doyle
Sep 29, 2015
Irene Marian Doyle, 102, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at a health care residence in Rapid City. Irene Chordas was born on June 28, 1913 in Pocahontas, Il. to Hungarian parents. She was a talented individual who provided entertainment for all ages through her accordion and piano music. She finished high school and attended Washington University Art School. Irene was...
Dicy D Horstman
Sep 29, 2015
Dicy D. Horstman, 80, Rapid City, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. She was born July 26, 1935 at Hugoton, Kansas, the daughter of Queen Victoria and Daniel Cowser. She attended Stewarts Beauty Academy in Topeka, Kansas. She was a homemaker raising her children, grandchildren and all the other children who came thru the door...
Mary Ann Johnson
Sep 28, 2015
Mary Ann Johnson, 83, formerly of Rapid City, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015, at the Belmont Village Assisted Living facility in San Diego, CA. Mary was born March 6, 1932 in Day County, SD to Olaf and Hattie Johnson. Mary was educated in Langford, SD. She graduated from Lutheran Deaconess Hospital and School of Nursing in Minneapolis, MN....
Leuella M. Lee
Sep 26, 2015
Leuella M. Lee, 87, of Rapid City, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Rapid City Hospice House. Leuella was born December 4, 1927 in Bryant, South Dakota to Louis and Mabel Gilbertson. Leuella graduated from Hayti High School. She was united in marriage to Curtis Lee on September 7, 1947. The couple made their home near Lake Norden. While...
Kenneth Katen
Sep 24, 2015
RAPID CITY- Ken Katen, 83, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born October 26, 1931 to Jack and Roxanna (Oldt) Katen. The family moved to Chadron, NE in 1937 where he grew up and graduated from Assumption Academy Catholic School. He moved to Rapid City and worked in the grocery business as...
