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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...
Robert Gene Snyder
Aug 21, 2014
Robert Snyder, 83, of Brighton, passed away on August 21, 2014. He is survived by wife of 58 years, Marjorie (Sanders) Snyder; children Karleen Ring, Lynnette Merich and Robert J. Snyder; siblings Dennis Snyder, Fred Snyder, Joan Goodart and Joyce Fursteau. He was preceded in death by his parents Glen and Florence Snyder and siblings John Snyder, Don Snyder, Edna...
Michael D Bardsley
Aug 11, 2014
Michael D. Bardsley, 44, of Black Hawk, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Canyon Lake Drive.
Kenneth Dahn
Aug 10, 2014
KEYSTONE | Kenneth Eugene Dahn, 61, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital due to injuries sustained from a vehicle accident. Ken was born Oct. 10, 1952, in San Antonio, TX, to Eugene and Shirley Dahn. At the age of 2 months old, Ken and Shirley moved to Rapid City while Gene was deployed to France with...
Rosalie Little Thunder
Aug 9, 2014
RAPID CITY, SD - Rosalie Jean Little Thunder (Kiċikute Ċokaƞuƞ Wiƞ), 64, of Rapid City, entered the spirit world on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born September 18, 1949, at home in Old He Dog Community, on the lands of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Reservation), to William L. and Margaret M....
Arlene Bouzek
Aug 8, 2014
RAPID CITY- M. Arlene Bouzek, 84, formerly of Highmore, SD and most recently of Hot Springs, SD, passed away August 8, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Arlene was born January 14, 1930 in Wessington Springs to Charles and Mary Grover. She was the fifth of nine children. She attended rural Highmore Schools. Her freshman year was spent at Mount...
Lloyd M. Morris
Aug 4, 2014
Lloyd M. Morris, age 92, Piedmont SD died August 4, 2014. He was born August 18, 1921 at Blue Springs, NE to Velmer and Emma Morris. He attended school at Beatrice, NE and graduated in 1939. He was a trumpet player at 15 years of age and played in several dance bands while going to school. He spent 4 years...
Evelyn L Schock
Aug 4, 2014
RAPID CITY- Evelyn Lavonne Schock, 94, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Fountain Springs Health Care. She was born December 26, 1919 on a farm in Pilot Grove, Minnesota, the youngest of five children to Osmund and Stena Viland. She was a tomboy at heart and talked often about going to country school and all the fun they had....
Linda Johns
Aug 1, 2014
PIEDMONT- Linda Johns, 53, died Friday, August 1, 2014 at her home. Linda Jean Hardin Poapst Johns was born May 19, 1961 in Sacramento, CA to Norman Dwight Hardin & Beverly Joan Sinclair-Cress. Known as a "FIRECRACKER," Linda entered this life in a hurry; the hospital had to wait. She was born in an ambulance and all her poor mother...
Thomas M. Red Leaf Jr.
Jul 31, 2014
Rapid City - Thomas Michael "T.J." Red Leaf, Jr., 37, entered the Spirit World on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House after a battle with liver cancer. Thomas was born in Rapid City, SD on April 21, 1977 to Michael and Priscilla Red Leaf. At a young age, Thomas had a love for music,...
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