Obituaries

Dec 14, 2015

RAPID CITY - Jean Wilmarth (Reynolds) Hirning, 90, passed away on December 14, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House in Rapid City. She was born September 28, 1925, in Lead, South Dakota, to Harry B. and Edna (Wilmarth) Reynolds. She was educated during her primary grades in a one-room school house in Terraville, South...

Dec 11, 2015

Leota (Barta) Sidel, 92, of Rapid City, died at a local nursing home on Friday, December 11, 2015. She was born in Avon, SD to John and Bernice (Mitchell) Barta and graduated from Wagner High School. Leota lived and worked in Sioux City, IA before moving to Pierre, where she met Ed Sidel. They were married in 1952, and...

Dec 11, 2015

Rapid City – Cheryl Lynn McCloskey, 52, died Friday, December 11, 2015 at her residence in Rapid City. Wake service 7 pm the night of Thursday, December 17 at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church, 221 Knollwood Drive. Mass is 10:00 am Friday, December 18, at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church with Rev. Edward Witt, J. R. officiating. Burial will follow...

Dec 10, 2015

Honour May (Kelly, Griffin) Weichert, at the age of 88, laid down her burdens and went to live in her heavenly home with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. She passed from this life on December 10 th 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, with her loving husband Wendell at her side.

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Dec 9, 2015

RAPID CITY | Alfred Ray Winland Jr., 63, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 23, 1952, to the late Alfred Winland Sr. and Raynell (Wetherall) Winland. He grew up in Boling, TX, where he played football for Boling High School. Al joined the United States Air Force in 1970. Al...

Dec 5, 2015

Donald James Armstrong, Age 94, of Rapid City, SD, lost his battle with Alzheimer's disease on Saturday, December 5, 2015. Donald was born June 25, 1921 in Ponca, Nebraska to Edna Campbell and George Armstrong, the youngest of 6 children.   Don married Marian Jane Larson on June 7, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa, and settled in Rapid City in 1951...

Dec 5, 2015

Rapid City – Robin R. Myers, 61, died Saturday, December 05, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House after a five year battle with breast cancer. Robin Rae Edmunds was born December 24, 1953 in Hawarden, Iowa to LaVere and Marian [Verros] Edmunds. She grew to adulthood and attended school at Hawarden and Canton, SD, graduating from Canton...

Dec 4, 2015

Pearl O. Holderness, 91, entered the Spirit World on Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs. Pearl Olive Larvie was born August 4, 1924 near Batesland, in Bennett County, South Dakota to Samuel and Ollie [Cottier] Larvie. She grew to the adultdhood in the area and attended school. She married Harold Kenneth Holderness and...

Dec 4, 2015

Harry M. Hieb passed away on Dec. 4, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House in Rapid City, SD. Harry was born Aug. 19, 1932 to Rudolph and Mary (Walth) Hieb at Hosmer, SD. Harry was the youngest of 13 children. He was an U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, awarded the bronze star, Korean Service Medal,...

Dec 4, 2015

Angela Neileen Greff, 88, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, December 4th, 2015, in La Pine, Oregon where she had lived for the last 8 months with her son, Robert and his wife Andrea. She was born at her family's farm in Regent, North Dakota, on September 2nd 1927 to Francis (Frank) Joseph and Mary (Marie) Elizabeth Weinberger. After...

Dec 2, 2015

Audrey G. Wieser, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at her ranch home north of Wasta

She was born on May 21, 1934, in New Underwood to John and Lura (Roberts) Nachtigall. After graduating from New Underwood High School in 1952, Audrey received her teaching certificate from...

Nov 29, 2015

Patricia Elaine " Patty" Fritz, 72, of Rapid City, died at the Rapid City Regional Hospital on Sunday November 29, 2015. She was born on August 21, 1943 in Rapid City to Tom and Agnes (Tapio) Jazek. Patty graduated from Rapid City High School and began working for Frank Mullen as a legal secretary.  She married Jim Fritz in Rapid...

Nov 24, 2015

RAPID CITY | Florence Lucille "Flo" (Reeves) Wagner passed away Nov. 24, 2015, at the home of her granddaughter in Milwaukie, OR, after celebrating her 102nd birthday with family. Florence was born in 1913, in Avon, SD, to Luella and George Reeves, and was raised on a farm in White Lake, SD. She married Marcus Wagner in 1933. After...

Nov 24, 2015

Marilyn Joann Geiver, age 83, of Rapid City, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Marilyn Joann (Moen) Geiver was born in Madison,South Dakota,the only child of Alma and Almer Moen on July 4, 1932. She was raised in Sioux Falls, SD.  She graduated from Washington High school in Sioux Falls SD, in 1950 and attended college at Augustana...

Nov 23, 2015

Donald Marvin Foley, 85 passed away on November 23, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born September 30, 1930 in Rapid City to Matt and Signa Foley. He was one of six children raised on the family ranch along Elk Creek in the Piedmont Valley.  In 1951, he married the love of his life, Pat Foley of Nemo,...

Nov 23, 2015

RAPID CITY- Marian Schmidt Williams of Rapid City died on November 23, 2015.  A centenarian like her mother, the 101-year-old was living at Westhills Village Health Care facility at the time of her death. Marian Isabel Victoria Swanson was born in Montrose, SD on August 24, 1914 to Victor and Emma (Ericsson) Swanson.  Marian's grandparents had emigrated from Sweden...

Nov 19, 2015

Retired CMSGT Raymond E. Widner , 83, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2015, in Tucson, Arizona. Raymond was born to Otto and Carrie Widner on May 7, 1932 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. After graduating from Westby High School, Raymond served 22 years in the United States Air Force as a gunner and missile system analyst for the...

Nov 19, 2015

RAPID CITY | Rande Doane Robinson, 59, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at home. Rande was born Feb. 16, 1956, in Murdo. He was the oldest of five children born to Bill Robinson and Donna (Robinson) James. From Murdo the family made stops in Groton, Clear Lake, and finally settled in Rapid City. Rande spent his youth finding...

Nov 16, 2015

Ray J. Novak, 91, died on Monday, November 16, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. He was born in Omaha, NE, on February 11, 1924 to John and Angeline (Kros) Novak. He served in the US Navy from 1943-46. Ray married Michelle April 27, 1968 at St Therese Church in Aurora, CO. Ray was a proud...

Nov 16, 2015

Dorothy Marie Hudson, age 97, of Rapid City, South Dakota made her journey to the spirit world on November 16, 2015 surrounded by family. She was born September 22, 1918 in Wood, South Dakota to Clarence Orvil and Nellie (Brave Boy) Dustrude.  She attended and graduated from St. Francis Indian School, St. Francis, South Dakota.     Dorothy and her late husband...