Julian R. Whidby
May 18, 2015
Rapid City - Julian Ross Whidby, 90, formerly of Kadoka died Monday, May 18, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Julian Ross Whidby was born July 29, 1924 in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Glenn and Thelma Whidby. Julian spent his younger years between Michigan and Pine Ridge, SD. He entered the United States Army in WWII and served in...
Laura Vifquain
May 18, 2015
Laura Agnes Vifquain, 90, of Oscoda, MI, and formerly of Rapid City, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015, at Iosco County Medical Care Facility in Tawas, MI. She was born on June 2, 1924 in Phillip, SD to the late Frank and Gertrude O'Dea (nee Babcock). Laura worked and retired as a registered nurse in the pediatrics unit at...
Omar Donald Hehner
May 17, 2015
Rapid City - Donald Hehner, 89, died Sunday May 17, 2015 at the Westhills Village Health Care Center. Don Hehner was born in Granite City, Illinois on October 24, 1925. He was an Illinois State High School Speech Champion. Don is a WWII Navy Veteran and graduated from Northwestern University in Speech and Drama. Don had 66 great years with...
Janet Hubbeling
May 15, 2015
Janet A. Hubbeling, 82, of Rapid City, died on the evening of Friday, May 15, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House in Rapid City. Visitation will be on Monday, May 25, at Blessed Sacrament Church, from 3-5 p.m. with a Rosary recitation at 4:45 p.m. and Christian wake service at 5 p.m. A Christian funeral mass will...
Clayton Cole
May 13, 2015
RAPID CITY- Clayton D. Cole, 82, of Rapid City, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House after a lengthy illness. He was born March 10, 1933 to Milton and Gladys (Lappegard) Cole in Sioux Falls, SD. Clayton served in the United States Army in Korea and Japan from 1952 through 1954 when he was...
Gary Mckinney
May 13, 2015
Gary Michael McKinney, 67, of Rapid City, passed away at his home with his family at his side on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Gary was born on May 28, 1947, in Springfield, MO, to Earl and Lois (Hogan) McKinney. He grew up in Salina, KS and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1964. He attended and graduated from Kansas...
Francis L Joyce
May 13, 2015
RAPID CITY - Francis L. Joyce, 89, died May 13, 2015. Francis Leroy Joyce was born to Michael and Teresa Joyce on September 16, 1925 in Independence, Iowa. He grew up on the farm in Independence and later moved to Littleton, Iowa. He attended grade school in Jesup, Iowa. Francis served his country in the army as a paratrooper in...
Willis H Hayen
May 10, 2015
Rapid City - Willis H. Hayen, 76, died Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills, Rapid City. Willis was born November 10, 1938 at Parkston, SD to Henry and Catherine [Mohr] Hayen. This is the area he grew to adulthood and graduated from Parkston High School. Willis served in the SD National Guard. He married Elaine Hofkamp...
Dean H. Goodrich
May 8, 2015
Dean H. Goodrich,80, of Black Hawk, S.D. passed away peacefully at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Thursday, May 8th, 2015. Dean was born December 20th, 1934 in Newburg, Iowa to Roy and Margaret Goodrich. He attended school in Newburg and Kellogg, Iowa and graduated high school at Kellogg High School in 1954. Dean often said that the only reason he...
Mary Klauck
May 7, 2015
RAPID CITY- RAPID CITY- Mary Wheeler (Reiss) Klauck, 82, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. Mary Wheeler (Reiss) Klauck was born April 12, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Ruth Wheeler Reiss and John Peter Reiss. Mary was raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin; the oldest of five children. Mary graduated from Sheboygan's Central High School in 1951. She attended Barry College in...
Robert Stillman
May 7, 2015
FT. MEADE- Robert H. "Bob" Stillman, 85, died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Ft. Meade V.A. Health Care System. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015 at Mountain View Cemetery with the Rushmore VFW Post 1273 and the...
Herman C Rausch
May 5, 2015
Herman Christopher Rausch, 91, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at a hospice house in North Richland Hills, Texas from complications of Parkinson's disease. He and his wife stayed in Texas with their daughter Julia during the winter months. Herman was born in Watkins Minnesota on June 27, 1923 to Valentine and Katherine (Holthaus) Rausch. At a young age, he moved...
Clarence Albert Arneson
May 4, 2015
Rapid City - Clarence Albert Arneson, 90, Rapid City, died Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Clarence was born on a farm south of Dante, South Dakota on November 9, 1924. He was the third of 8 children born to Matt and Emma [Schmoll] Arneson. Clarence graduated from Avon High School in 1943. Following graduation he...
Helen "Jean" Fricke
May 4, 2015
Helen Jean Fricke passed peacefully Monday, May 4th 2015 after a week of tender, comforting care received from the Rapid City Regional staff. Jean was born June 4, 1925 in McMinnville, Oregon to Tracey Basler and Della Thomas Newman. She graduated from Salem schools with honors and attended Willamette University in Salem. She completed her education at the University of...
Beverly I. Perrine
May 3, 2015
Beverly Iona Davis Ellingson Perrine of North Bend, Washington, passed away peacefully with family at her side on May 3, 2015. She will be missed not only by her family but by the many friends and medical staff that supported her over the past several years. She was born March 16, 1923 to Ernest and Julia Davis in Flandreau, South...
Marilyn Lee Davis
May 3, 2015
Rapid City-Marilyn Lee Davis, 77 died Sunday May 3, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital from complications stemming from her 28 year battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Marilyn was born August 5, 1937 on the family farm, the Old Jones Homestead in the Wellington Township in Minnehaha County, SD, to Arthur and Leona (Smith) Jones. She grew up on the family...
Eugene Kirchgesler
May 2, 2015
Yankton - Eugene Kirchgesler, 67, of Yankton and formerly of Rapid City, died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Royal C. Johnson VA Veterans Memorial Hospital in Sioux Falls under Hospice care after a short battle with cancer. Eugene David Kirchgesler was born September 12, 1947 in Rapid City, the second son of Jack and Josephine Kirchgesler. He attended St....
Lyle Larson
May 2, 2015
Lyle Edward Larson, 83, of Rapid City, died at the VA Hospice Hospital-Fort Meade on Saturday, May 2, 2015. He was born on June 5,1931, in Aberdeen to Ed and Cora (Niles) Larson. Lyie grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1950. He enlisted in the Navy in 1951 and was stationed in Florida aboard the...
Duane Ellingson
Apr 26, 2015
Sherman Duane Ellingson, 86, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Rapid City. Duane was born June 2, 1928, in Maddock, ND, to Elmer and Betsy Ellingson. Duane graduated high school from Benson County Agricultural Training School. He furthered his education to become a medical technician. He also obtained specialized credit union training. In 1949, he...
Ronny Lee Jones
Apr 26, 2015
Ronny Lee Jones, 59, died at his home in Miles City, Montana on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, May 12 at 11:30 AM at Black Hills National Cemetery with military Honors.
