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Marvin M Marlow
Feb 1, 2015
Marvin M. Marlow, 70, passed away unexpectedly at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Saturday Feb. 1, 2015. Marv was the son of Bryan and Violet Marlow of Kadoka, SD. He graduated high school from Kadoka in 1963. He served in the Armed Forces as a member of the United States Coast Guard Marv married Kathy (Kusick) Pillen in July of...
Dr. Larry A. Borg
Jan 29, 2015
RAPID CITY- Dr. Larry A. Borg, Rapid City, SD and formerly from Davison, Michigan, passed away January 29, in his home surrounded by the family he loved. Dr. Borg graduated from the University of Illinois in 1967 with a degree of Dr. of Veterinary Medicine. He practiced Equine Medicine in Davison, Michigan for 44 years before moving to South Dakota...
Ruth A. Hof, Sr.
Jan 29, 2015
Rapid City- Ruth Ann Hof Sr., 72, passed Thursday January 29, 2015 with dignity and grace in the presence of loved ones at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House. She was born March 1, 1942 in Madison, SD where she went on to graduate Valedictorian from Madison High School class of 1960. Ruth married Frank Albert Hof Sr. on...
Margret Ann Cole
Jan 28, 2015
Margret Ann Cole, 77, of Rapid City, passed away on January 28, 2015 at a local nursing home. Margie was born September 2, 1937, in Rapid City, to Ernest and Alice Johnson. When Margie was 13, she and her sister, Polly, entered a talent contest and the girls sang "Mockingbird Hill" on KOTA radio. They tied for first place in...
Donald Dunmire
Jan 25, 2015
RAPID CITY- Charles "Don" Dunmire, 97, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Westhills Village Health Care. He was born on December 6, 1917 to Charles and Rosa Dunmire in Lowell, NE. HE graduated from Lowell High School and attended Business College in Lincoln and Hastings, NE. Don served in the U.S. Army from March of 1941 until September of 1945....
Judy Chilstrom
Jan 23, 2015
RAPID CITY- Judy Chilstrom, 70, died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include one son: Mark (Deb) Chilstrom, Rapid City. Cremation has taken place, and no services are planned for this time.
Donald Carson
Jan 22, 2015
After 96 years and 9 months, Donald V. Carson was taken up in our Lord and has finished his race here on earth. Don died at the Golden Living Center in Rapid City on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Don was born in O'Neill Nebraska on May 2, 1918, and grew up in the hard times of the 30s and 40s...
Ray Miller
Jan 22, 2015
RAPID CITY-Ray A. Miller, 88, died January 22, 2015 at home. Ray was born, November 8, 1926, in White Clay, Nebraska, son of James Mark Miller (Mark) and Viola A. Lyons. In June, 1949 he was married in New Jersey to Dorothy M. Mende of North Bergen, New Jersey. They located in South Dakota where, son, James Mark, was born...
Kenneth Wounded Face
Jan 22, 2015
RAPID CITYKenneth Wounded Face (E dsoo-wah-shkah-Xoo-Bah), Holy Horse, the son of Pansy Parshall and Joseph Wounded Face, Sr., was born in Minot, ND, on June 11, 1957. Kenny passed away at the age of 57 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Kenny was a member of the "Zihdsga" (Prairie Chicken Clan) and a child of...
Jack Primm
Jan 20, 2015
John B (Jack) Primm (94) passed away at Westhills Village on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Jack was born on Jan. 23, 1920 in Dixon, SD and grew up in Gregory, SD. He was a WWII veteran of the US Navy. Following the war, he moved to Rapid City and worked for Buckingham Transportation for 20 years, rising to be the...
Fern E. Keller
Jan 16, 2015
RAPID CITY- Fern Keller, 94, died Friday, January 16, 2015, in Rapid City. She was born October 8, 1920, in Akron, Iowa, the daughter of Earl and LaVera (Krause) Beeler. Her family farmed outside of Hettinger, ND. Fern graduated from Hettinger High School in 1938. She then moved to Great Falls, Montana and Kansas City, Missouri. She went back...
Kristy Jean Mc Elhaney
Jan 14, 2015
Edgemont - Kristy Jean McElhaney was born to Jackie [Bray] and Leonard McElhaney on February 16, 1979. Kristy became a Lord's Angel on January 14, 2015. Kristy attended Edgemont Schools and Northern State University. At the time of her death she was employed at the Edgemont Herald Tribune newspaper, Edgemont, SD. Kristy gave freely of herself while fighting her numerous...
Dr. Richard A. Kovarik
Jan 14, 2015
Dr. Richard Kovarik, 86, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Rapid City. Richard Kovarik was born March 24, 1928, to Rudolf and Margaret (Bradley) Kovarik in Sturgis. He grew up in Red Owl and graduated from St. Martin's Academy in Sturgis in 1945. Richard attended Creighton University for both undergraduate and medical school, graduating from medical school in 1952....
C. Perry Beka, Sr.
Jan 13, 2015
Rapid City - C. Perry Beka, Sr. 95, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills. He was born November 15, 1919 in Racine, Wisconsin, the son of August and Ila [White] Beka. His family being in the construction business, moved many times ending up in the West River area of South Dakota, where he graduated from...
Evelyn M. Erickson Graff
Jan 12, 2015
Evelyn M. Erickson Graff, 89, passed into the arms of Jesus on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at home surrounded by family love and prayers near and far. Evelyn was born Dec. 30, 1925 to Henry and Frieda (Dobrinski) Kattke in Manchester, SD. She had 3 brothers; Harold (Audrey) Kattke, Ramona, SD, Leo (Regina) Kattke and Vern Kattke, Oldham, SD, 3...
Dorothy "Darlene" Fritschen
Jan 11, 2015
Darlene Fritschen, 82, Rapid City died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at the Clarkson Healthcare Center, Rapid City. Darlene Fritschen was born on a farm near Spencer, So. Dakota. She attended St. Peter's grade school and graduated from Edgerton consolidated high school in Farmer, So. Dakota in June of 1950. After high school she was employed by Wilson Trucking Co., in...
Sister Rita Taggart, Osb
Jan 11, 2015
Sister Rita Taggart, OSB, (Rita Marie Taggart) 83, entered eternal life on January 11, 2015. Sister Rita Taggart, whose parents were Archie and Helen, was born on February 6, 1931 on a farm near Gregory, South Dakota the third of seven children. On becoming a novice she received the name, Sister Mary Gertrude, but later returned to her baptismal name...
Annette "Judie" Cornelia Larus
Jan 11, 2015
Annette Judie' Larus, 76, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Golden Living Center-Bella Vista. Annette was born on December 29, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, to Joseph and Anna (Marcinkowski) Kiedrowski. Annette married Donald Larus in a double ceremony with her sister Arlene on June 22, 1957, in Chicago. Judie and Don along with Arlene and Pat founded J...
Robert "Bob" Foster
Jan 10, 2015
Robert "Bob" Clark Foster, 73, of Gardner, passed away Jan. 10, 2015 at Olathe Hospice House. Robert was born July 16, 1941 in Klamath Falls, OR to Dean and Alice (Thovson) Foster. He grew up in the Rapid City, SD area where he graduated high school. Bob served in the US Navy for four years where he was an electrician....
Carol Carter
Jan 8, 2015
Carol E. Carter, 72, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Survivors include 6 daughters, Donna Harrison, Rapid City, Leslie Robinson, Rapid City, Leora Williams, Cassandra Yaeger and Ruth Carter, all of Texas and Edith Benton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lloyd John Carter in 2001 and a son, Chip...
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