Vivian Wold Isane
Dec 12, 2014
RAPID CITY | Vivian Olson Wold Isane went home to be with Jesus on Dec. 12, 2014. Vivian was born Oct. 11, 1915, to Norwegian immigrant parents, Nels and Signe Olson, in a sod house four miles northeast of Faith, SD. She was the third of eight siblings: Edgar, Omar, Vivian, Ralph, Norris, Thelma, Helen, and Einar. Vivian attended country...
Anna E Opp
Dec 10, 2014
Anna Opp passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. She was 93 years of age and had been living at Clarkson Health Care for the past three years. Anna was born on April 2, 1921, to Jakob and Katharina (nee Kaul) Kirschman of Ashley, North Dakota. She grew up in the home of John and Eva Bender of Leola, South...
Aloysius "Bud" Conrade
Dec 10, 2014
RAPID CITY- Aloysius A. "Bud" Conrade, 91, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at a local nursing home. Bud was born on May 6, 1923 in Olpe, Kansas. He grew up during the Great Depression and experienced its hardships. He was a proud veteran of the Korean War, serving with the 23rd Infantry Regiment, and was honorably discharged in 1951....
Leone K Keegan
Dec 10, 2014
Leone K. Keegan, 95, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, under hospice care at the Victorian Assisted Living Home. She was born April 5, 1919, in Dalbo, MN, the daughter of Oscar and Hannah (Johnson) Olson. On August 12, 1944, she married Thomas Keegan in Seattle, WA. Since 1952, the couple lived in the Rapid City area, where she was a...
Ernest "Ernie" W Hansen
Dec 10, 2014
RAPID CITY | Ernest W. Hansen, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Ernie was born July 5, 1927, in Sioux Falls, to Peter C. Hansen and Latisha Hansen. He grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1945. Upon graduation, he served in the U.S. Army before attending...
Patricia Anne Conat
Dec 10, 2014
RAPID CITY-Patricia Anne Conat, 91 passed away on December 10, 2014, at Clarkson Health Care Facility. She was the daughter of William and Lillian (Cochran) Chichester. Pat, as she was known to most, was born February 22, 1923 and raised in Bemidji, MN. She graduated from Bemidji High School and then from Bemidji State University with a degree in Elementary...
Bryce Vincent Smith
Dec 10, 2014
Bryce V. Smith, 96, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, in Littleton, CO. Bryce was born on a farm a half mile west of Selby, SD. He's the son of Walter & Evelyn (Elfrink) Smith. The farm was homesteaded by Grandfather John B. Smith. Bryce graduated from Selby High School in 1936. Bryce moved to Rapid City in the...
Hazel Gillett
Dec 6, 2014
MOUNTAIN HOME, AR- Hazel Ruth Gillett, 101, a resident of Mountain Home, Arkansas and formerly of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away December 6, 2014, at her residence. She was born September 12, 1913, in Blairstown, Missouri to the late Perry and Hattie (Davis) Armstrong. Hazel was a homemaker and also worked outside the home most of her life. She...
Gary Mcmachen
Dec 5, 2014
Gary N. McMachen, 76, died December 5, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House peacefully with family at his side. He was born April 6, 1938 in Williston, ND to Edgar and Alice (Anderson) McMachen. He graduated from high school there and went on to receive a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of North Dakota....
Esther Wolf
Dec 5, 2014
Esther Wolf, 94, died Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Fountain Springs Health Care Center in Rapid City. Arrangements are pending.
Violet Gladys Frease
Dec 2, 2014
RAPID CITY | Violet Gladys Frease, 93, Rapid City, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, 2014, surrounded by loving family at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 2, 1921, to William and Alma (Maeschen) Goldammer. Violet graduated from Mitchell High School in 1940. She moved to Michigan and worked for Boeing Aircraft as a Rosie Riveter. She...
Tony Watts
Dec 1, 2014
Tony R. Watts, 53, died at his home on Monday, December 1, 2014. He was born on September 8, 1961, in Vermillion to Clyde and Jean (Rees) Watts. He graduated from high school in Vermillion and attended Western Iowa Technical Institute. Tony moved to Rapid City in 1984. Tony enjoyed the Black Hills and loved to hunt and fish. Survivors...
Father Peter Kovarik
Nov 28, 2014
LEAD- Fr. Peter Kovarik died on November 28, 2014 as the result of an airplane crash in Eastern Montana. Peter Mark Kovarik was born to Marge and Richard Kovarik on January 7, 1964 in Rapid City, SD. He attended Perpetual Help Grade School and graduated from St. Martin's Academy in 1982. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Walker
Nov 27, 2014
BLACK HAWK- Jacqueline "Jackie" Ann Walker, 56, passed away Thursday, November 27, at her home. Jackie was born on June 25, 1958 in Maddock, North Dakota to John and Arlene Neis. Jackie lived her life for her children and her grandchildren. She will be remembered for being a loving daughter, wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend. Survivors include her husband...
Delores L Schultz
Nov 25, 2014
Rapid City - Delores Schultz, 89, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. Delores was born January 11, 1925 in rural LeMars, Iowa to Louis and Marguerite (Kading) Heidbrink. She was raised in rural LeMars and graduated from LeMars Central High School in 1941. On January 14, 1945, Delores married Dale E Schultz, Seaman...
Ronald Errol King
Nov 24, 2014
Rapid City - Ron King was born on November 10, 1951 in Winner, South Dakota, the second of four children, to parents Boyd and Lillian King. He spent the first 10 years of his life growing up on a farm near Hamill, South Dakota. At age 10, his parents moved to a farm north of Chamberlain, South Dakota. Ron's youth...
Audrey J. Hawley
Nov 23, 2014
RAPID CITY- Audrey Hawley, 81, formerly of Pierre and Alexandria, SD, peacefully went to the Lord on November 23, 2014 at a local nursing home in Rapid City. Audrey enthusiastically believed that lutefisk was food and tried to convince her family of that every Christmas. Audrey is finally at peace. She is survived by her five children: Kent, Stacie, Steffi,...
Charlotte M. Nagel
Nov 21, 2014
Sturgis--Charlotte M. Nagel, 92, a former Rapid City Resident, died at Sturgis Regional Senior Care on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Charlotte Marie Sorenson was born October 4, 1922 in Nunda, South Dakota. She was raised on a farm with 4 sisters and 3 brothers. Charlotte was the oldest of 8 children and known in that Norwegian community as "the white-headed...
Donald Smishek
Nov 21, 2014
RAPID CITY- Donald Smishek, 78, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. Arrangements are pending.
James "Jim" R. Kramer
Nov 14, 2014
RAPID CITY- James R. "Jim" Kramer, 74, died Friday, November 14, 2014. Jim was born on April 20, 1940 in Mobridge, SD to Benedict and Susann (Traxinger) Kramer. He attended rural country school until 6th grade. He then attended school in McLaughlin and graduated from McLaughlin High School. Following graduation, Jim attended the University of South Dakota for two years....
