Harry Putnam
Sep 15, 2014
RAPID CITY- Harry W. Putnam, 91, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD. Harry was born to Fannie (Livermore) and Kimball Putnam October 27, 1922, forty miles west of Pierre near the Bad River. He graduated from Pierre High School in 1940. He lived at home until November 1942 when...
Sister Grace Schmit
Sep 15, 2014
RAPID CITY- Sister Grace Schmit, OSB, 98, entered eternal life on Monday, September 15 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Born October 8, 1915, in Woonsocket, S.D. and baptized Mary Sophie, she was the daughter of Edward and Catherine (Ranker) Schmit. When she was only seven, her mother died as a result of a buggy accident. On the advice of Father...
Sandy Schlamann
Sep 14, 2014
RAPID CITY | Myrtle V. "Sandy" Schlamann, 94, passed away at her home on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. Myrtle was born on July 28, 1920, in Oakes, ND, to Ole and Jennie (Johnson) Sanders. She graduated from Oakes High School in 1938 and Peabody School of Nursing in Webster, SD, in 1942. She enlisted in the U.S. Army and served...
Arlene Enevoldsen
Sep 14, 2014
McVILLE, ND | Arlene Enevoldsen, 80, died peacefully Sept. 14, 2014, at the Nelson County Care Center in McVille. Mom had been a resident there for the past four years while struggling with Alzheimer's. She deeply missed the Black Hills and her home in Rapid City but life had brought her full circle, returning her home to North Dakota. On...
Elaine Bauer
Sep 12, 2014
RAPID CITY- Elaine Bauer, 81, Rapid City, SD, died, Sept. 12, 2014 after being cared for by the wonderful people at Fountain Springs Nursing Home following a stroke in February. This was also the day of her 67th wedding anniversary of her marriage to the love of her life, the late Ted Bauer. She was born March 8, 1933 in...
Eugene "Gene" Dvoracek
Sep 12, 2014
RAPID CITY- Eugene J. "Gene" Dvoracek, 93, died Friday, September 12, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born in Dante, SD on November 12, 1920 to Frank and Josephine (Obr) Dvoracek. He grew up and attended school in the Dante area. On September 10, 1946 he married Evelyn Mazourek and they have a son, Richard Eugene. They farmed...
Rubye Klay
Sep 12, 2014
Rubye Klay left this world to be with her God in heaven on September 12, 2014. She was born Rubye Philipp on July 29, 1924, in Welcome, Minnesota. Growing up on the family farm, she was the only daughter with two older brothers and two younger brothers. After graduating from Welcome High School, Rubye earned her teaching certificate from Winona...
Gerald "Jerry" Jenson
Sep 10, 2014
RAPID CITY-Gerald "Jerry" G. Jenson, 77, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, peacefully in his home. Jerry was born on March 9, 1937, in Newell, SD to Hans Carl and Bernice Anna (Anderson) Jenson. He was raised on his family homestead in Ralph, SD. He went to high school in Buffalo, SD, leaving after the 9th grade to work...
Doris Thompson
Sep 8, 2014
RAPID CITY | Doris B. Thompson, 86, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital with family by her side. Doris was born on June 22, 1928, in Amorita, OK, to Victor and Georgia (Leatherman) Davis. She grew up in the Amorita area and attended Lampert High School in Lampert, OK. She married Ira Lee Thompson in Amorita....
Dale D Hegg
Sep 7, 2014
RAPID CITY-Dale Douglas Hegg was born on January 7, 1942, to Walter and Esther (Helseth) Hegg. The middle son of three boys, he was raised on a farm in the Woonsocket area, attended country school and graduated from Woonsocket High School. Dale went on to further his education by obtaining an accounting degree from Huron College. Dale worked for Northwestern...
Mary M Mcclenahan
Sep 6, 2014
Carefree, Az - Mary M. McClenahan, 98 of Carefree, AZ and a former resident of Scottsdale, AZ and Rapid City, SD passed away on September 6, 2014 of natural causes. Mary was 98 years old. Mary's life was truly a wonderful journey. She married William at the age of 24 and the early years of marriage were dedicated to family,...
Jack (C. O.) Mcculloh
Sep 5, 2014
Rapid City - Jack (C.O.) McCulloh, longtime advocate for cattlemen in South Dakota and enthusiastic student of Western history, died peacefully on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, after a brief illness. Jack was born in Weiser, ID and grew up on a farm near Sunnyside, WA. He served in Army counterintelligence in Germany after World War II and returned to Washington...
Joanne Denham
Sep 4, 2014
Joanne Denham, 81, of Belle Fourche, died at the Rapid City Regional Hospital, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. She was born April 6, 1933 at Newell, SD, the daughter of Ralph S. and Kathryn (Schonfeld) Robbins. She grew up in the rural Vale, SD area and graduated from Vale High School in 1951. Following high school graduation, she attended Black Hills...
Phyllis Rae Flemmer
Sep 1, 2014
Rapid City - Phyllis R. Flemmer, 81, formerly of Gettysburg, SD died Monday, September 1, 2014 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include one son: Donald Flemmer of Rapid City; one granddaughter: Erin Flemmer of Sioux Falls and one sister: Norma Marks of Gettysburg. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents: Joseph and Mildred [Bauer] Winters and husband:...
Erin L. "Eronn" Van Dam
Aug 29, 2014
RAPID CITY | Erin L. "Eronn" Van Dam, 34, passed away Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital with her family at her side. Erin was born May 15, 1980, in Rapid City to Carla Van Dam and Jerry Barrett. She attended schools in Rapid City and graduated in 1999. She moved to Colorado and lived in Denver...
Richard L. Haeder, Sr.
Aug 29, 2014
Let your light so shine. And thus did Richard Leyden Haeder. He lived a radiant life of kindness, intelligence and generosity. His luster was evident at an early age: at just four years old he assembled a light bulb; he was so excited to test it, but his motherenamored of her young son as she wasfeared just a little and...
Dennis R. Holub
Aug 28, 2014
Dennis Ray Holub, 67, of Rapid City, died at his home on Thursday, August 28, 2014. Dennis Ray Holub was born February 6, 1947 in Burke, South Dakota, the son of Arthur J. and Alma B. (Kahler) Holub. He graduated from Rapid City High School in 1965 where he was very active in debate and drama, winning many oratory, dramatic...
Dr. Roman Kurylas
Aug 23, 2014
RAPID CITY- Thursday we lay to rest a remarkable man, loving father, husband, grandfather and friend. Dr. Roman Kurylas, 91, died Saturday, August 23, 2014. Dr. Roman Kurylas was born October 28, 1922 in the Ukraine to Vasyl and Olena (Korduba) Kurylas. His life was not one that was easy. He grew up in the Soviet Union, was a POW...
Elnora Niederworder
Aug 22, 2014
RAPID CITY- Elnora Niederworder, 94, died Friday, August 22, 2014 at Golden Living Center Prairie Hills. Elnora was born May 16, 1920 in Philip, SD to Carl and Bertina (Peterson) Niederworder. She attended school in Philip and graduated from Philip High School. Elnora attended Aeronautical Ground School, as well as Black Hills Teachers College, and studied fashion curriculum at UCLA....
Marianne Burg
Aug 21, 2014
RAPID CITY Marianne (Kneebone) Burg, 95, formerly of Pierre, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 21, 2014 at home in the loving arms of her children. Marianne was born October 6, 1918, at home near Oelrichs, South Dakota, the fifth of seven children born to John Thomas and Flora Barbara (Forney) Kneebone. She graduated from Oelrichs High School in 1936 and...
