William "Bill" Dittmer
Aug 19, 2015
CANISTOTA- William D. "Bill" Dittmer, 84, longtime Rapid City resident, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at the Good Samaritan-Canistota Care Center. Bill was born June 7, 1931 in Kearney, NE to Russell and Dorothy (Huffman) Dittmer. Bill enlisted into the U.S. Air Force in March 1948 during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged...
Mary Catherine Menning
Aug 19, 2015
Billings, Montana - Mary Catherine Menning, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 19th, at RiverStone Health Hospice in Billings. Mary was born Oct. 9, 1924, in Milo, Iowa, to Raymond and Lulu (Stanger) Nutting. She attended grade school by riding her beloved horse to a one room country school. She graduated from Milo High School in 1942, and from...
Jason D. Ayers
Aug 18, 2015
Jason D. Ayers, 38, of Rapid City, died unexpectedly at home, Tuesday, August 18, 2015. He was born on September 17, 1976 in Rapid City to Kenneth and Mary Lou (Davis) Ayers. Jason grew up in the Pinedale area, attending Pinedale Elementary and Stevens High School. Jason worked with his dad at Gillette Dairy, then at Wright Tree Service and...
David Hardy
Aug 17, 2015
RAPID CITY- David M. Hardy, 81, died August 17, 2015 at Ft. Meade, SD. Survivors include his wife, Mary Hardy, Rapid City; three sons: Daniel Hardy, Lubbock, TX; Timothy Hardy, Sheridan, WY; Douglas Hardy, Charlotte, NC; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery.
Kenneth H Steele
Aug 16, 2015
ROCKYFORD | Kenneth H. Steele, 61, took his journey home to be with our Lord on August 16, 2015. He died at Rapid City Regional Hospital where he had been bravely battling cancer and pneumonia which had taken its toll. Kenneth, affectionately known as Kenny by family and friends, was born on April 18, 1954, in Rapid City, SD, to...
Gerald Breen
Aug 15, 2015
Jerry Breen, 92, began his journey to his heavenly home on Saturday, August 15, 2015 from the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. Jerry was born on May 1, 1923 in Armour, SD to Frank and Elizabeth (Weber) Breen. Jerry graduated from Armour High School in. He excelled in sports, particularly basketball and baseball. He was an avid Green Bay...
Virginia Dare Gann
Aug 15, 2015
Rapid City - Virginia D. Gann, 93, Rapid City died Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be from 9:00 - 11:00 am Wednesday, August 19 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, 2700 Jackson Boulevard with a funeral service at 11:00 am with Rev. Herb. B. Cleveland officiating. Burial will follow at 12:30 pm at...
Scot Brost
Aug 15, 2015
Scot James Brost, 42, passed away as a result of an automobile accident near Lake Angostura on Saturday, August 15, 2015. Scot was born on Nov. 26, 1972, in Chadron, NE, to James C. and Sheryl G. (Marshall) Brost. He grew up and attended school in Hot Springs, was active in band and basketball and graduated in 1991. He attended...
Harold Norman Rowe
Aug 14, 2015
Rapid City - Harold Rowe, 93, died Friday, August 14, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Harold Norman Rowe was born September 26, 1921 at Carter, SD to Henry and Christina [Horstman] Rowe. He grew to adulthood and attended school at the Millbore, SD area. He married Libbie Johanna Wagner on May 11, 1942 at Rapid City. He was...
Gabrielle "Gabby" Fisher
Aug 14, 2015
"Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar: Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of glory do we come From God, who is our home . . . . ." Ode: Intimations of Immortality William...
Elinore Jean Pavek
Aug 13, 2015
Lakewood, Colorado - Elinore Stieha Pavek, 87, formerly of Rapid City, died on August 13, 2015 at Allison Care Center in Lakewood, CO. with her son by her side. She was born December 11, 1927, in Vermillion, SD, the youngest of seven children born to Alfred and Laura (Kimball) Olson. At age 2 she moved with her family to Hermosa,...
Zbigniew "Ziggy" Janusz Hladysz
Aug 12, 2015
RAPID CITY | Dr. Zbigniew "Ziggy" Hladysz, PhD, 69, of Rapid City, died at his home Wednesday, August 12, 2015. He was born on February 3, 1947 in Mikolow, Poland to Jozef and Stefania (Kaszel) Hladysz. He spent his formative years in Poland where he graduated from Politechnika Slaska (Engineering University) with a Master's Degree in Mining Engineering. He worked...
Donald Edward Thrall
Aug 10, 2015
Rapid City / Donald E. Thrall, 78, was called home to the Lord, Monday, August 10, 2015, surrounded by his family. Don was born on May 26, 1937, to Herbert and Caroline Thrall in Huron, SD. After graduating from Huron High School, he attended St. John's Nursing School where he graduated with a degree in nursing. While at St. John's...
Kathryn "Katie" P. Evans
Aug 8, 2015
Kathryn "Katie" Pauline Evans, 97, died Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Katie was born November 8, 1917 in Newell, SD to Nicholas Sr. and Pauline (Gjuka) Lale. She grew up on the family ranch, graduating from Newell High School in 1935. Working as a car-hop to pay for tuition, Katie graduated from the beauty school...
Eunice Rice
Aug 8, 2015
RAPID CITY- Eunice I. Rice, 102, longtime Custer resident, died August 8, 2015 in Rapid City. Eunice was born on July 17, 1913 to John and Agnus Emery. She graduated from Colton High School. While living in Colton, she met the love of her life, Leslie A. Rice. They were married in Custer on February 17, 1934. Working together they...
Marie F Vallette
Aug 8, 2015
Marie Vallette, 102, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2015, at Golden LivingCenter-Bella Vista. Marie Noziska was born on October 20, 1912 in a one room house on the family homestead in White River, Mellette County, South Dakota. She was the oldest of six children born to Emmanuel and Francis (Pistulka) Noziska. The family later moved to Colome, SD where...
James "Jim" A Peterson
Aug 7, 2015
HILL CITY- James Anthony "Jim" Peterson, age 56, of Hill City, SD died Friday 7, 2015 as a result of an accident. Jim was born June 26, 1959 in Woonsocket, SD to Darwin and Darlene (Goergen) Peterson. He graduated from Castlewood High School and attended SDSU in Brookings where he met his wife, Joy. Jim and Joy (Alexander) were united...
Sherry Michele Rauch
Aug 5, 2015
Sherry Michele Rauch, 46, passed away on August 5, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Sherry Michele Rauch was born on August 26, 1968 in Ft. Riley Kansas. Sherry was united in marriage to Jim Rauch on September 1, 1984. Sherry was a very happy go lucky, outdoors type of person. She spent thirty wonderful years married to James Rauch,...
Dale Friend
Aug 4, 2015
RAPID CITY- Bernard Dale Friend, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, August 4th, in Rapid City. Dale was born to Everett M. and Ruby Mae (DeWitt) Friend on August 21, 1933 in Friendsville, MD, a town settled by the Friend family in 1765. Dale grew up in Friendsville and joined the military in 1949 at...
