Zack Word
May 20, 2014
RAPID CITY- Zack Richard Word, 82, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the South Dakota State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Zack was born July 17, 1931, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, to Grady and Vera (Campbell) Word. Zack lived and worked on the family ranch with his parents and brothers until age 16. At this time Zack and his family moved...
Virginia Mae Larson
May 14, 2014
Virginia Mae Larson, 79, died at the Golden LivingCenter-Black Hills on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. She was born on October 6, 1934, in Aberdeen to Lloyd B. and Rose (Kraft) Kight. Virginia grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1953. She attended US Naval Reserve Basic Training in Baltimore and was in the Navy Reserve for...
Lester William Snyder, Jr.
May 12, 2014
Lester W. Snyder, Jr. Lt. Col. USAF (Ret). 93, of Rapid City, passed away Monday, May 12, unexpectedly at the Pennington County Courthouse. Les was born on May 8, 1921, in Chelsea, MA to Lester W. Snyder and Gertrude (Dudley). He graduated from Howe High School in Billerica, MA in 1939. He served in the United States Army Air Force...
Jody Conrade
May 11, 2014
RAPID CITY- Jody Conrade died May 11, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jody was born on July 13, 1958, in Aberdeen to Aloysius and Deloris (Stemper) Conrade. She lived in Redfield and graduated from Redfield High School. She then graduated from Lake Area Vo-Tech and later attended South Dakota State University and Dakota State College. She lived in Sioux...
Grace Huebner
May 10, 2014
Grace Lorraine Huebner died May 10, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by two sons: Leslie Huebner, Rapid City; Kenneth Huebner, Rapid City; two daughters: Cherryle Livermore, Rapid City; and Donna of Wyoming. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Leslie Huebner, Sr.and a daughter, Sharon Hodges in 2004. Her funeral service will be 10:30...
Irene Jundt
May 9, 2014
Rapid City - Irene Lilly Jundt, 92, Rapid City died Friday, May 9, 2014 at Rapid City. Irene Lilly Link was born on October 12, 1921 at Hillsview, SD, the 2nd of 5 children to John K. and Katie Schneider Link. Irene grew to adulthood and attended school at McLaughlin and graduated from McLaughlin High School with the class of...
Glenn Fauss
May 5, 2014
RAPID CITY- Glenn H. Fauss, 98, died Monday, May 5, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. Glenn H. Fauss was born to Ida and Henry Fauss in Aberdeen South Dakota on April 27, 1916. He was raised in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen Central High School. He attended Northern State College, obtaining a BS in Education. While...
Howard C. Peterson
May 4, 2014
RAPID CITY, S.D.- Howard Peterson, former Dean of Students at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at the age of 85. Fondly known as "Dean Pete" by students and colleagues alike, Peterson is remembered for his more than five decades of devotion to the School of Mines. A 1950 alumnus, he served at...
Tommy Mel Olson
May 2, 2014
Tommy Mel Olson, age 61, formerly of Preston ID, and Rapid City, SD passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, on May 2nd, 2014, in West Valley City, UT. He was born in Rapid City, South Dakota on October 18th, 1952 to the late Irving E. Olson and Jenn L. Murner. He graduated from Central High School in...
Charles R Parker
May 2, 2014
Rapid City - Charles "Charlie" Richard Parker, 83, died Friday, May 2, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Charles Richard Parker was born to Melvin and Jessie [Jarvis] Parker on September 16, 1930 on his grandparent's farm in Tilford, South Dakota. Charlie graduated from Piedmont High School in 1949. He joined the United States Army and served his country from...
Marvin William Curtis
May 1, 2014
Marvin William Curtis Funeral services for Marvin W. Curtis will be Wednesday May 7, 2014, at 10:00 AM at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home; concluding with a graveside service 12:00PM at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with military honors rendered by Rushmore VFW Post 1273 and the South Dakota National Guard. Visitation is Tuesday, May 6, from 5:00PM...
Marcella Kraft
Apr 30, 2014
Rapid City - Marcella Kraft, 78, of Black Hawk, South Dakota (formerly of Mobridge), passed away April 30, 2014 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Marcella was born the third child of eleven to John and Helen Imberi on July 7, 1935, in Hillsview, South Dakota. She was raised on the family farm in Glencross. Marcella married Gene Kraft in...
Dorin "Dick" Liggett Wade
Apr 30, 2014
Dorin L. "Dick" Wade, 84, passed away at Westhills Village Healthcare on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Alta (Rogers) Wade of Rapid City; son Brad (Barbara) Wade, Boone, Iowa; daughter, Carla (Mark) Brown, Littleton, Colorado; daughter, Susan (David) Conrod, Falls Church, Virginia and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a...
Will Doane Robinson
Apr 29, 2014
Rapid City - Will Doane "Bill" Robinson, 86, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at his home, finishing his last race. He was born July 7, 1927, in Pierre, South Dakota to Will Grow Robinson and his wife Martha Slattery. He graduated from Pierre High School in 1945 and his team won the state basketball championship for the Governors in 1944....
Harry Alexander Kickery
Apr 29, 2014
Rapid City - Harry A. Kickery, 78, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Survivors include his wife: Patricia "Pat" Kickery of Rapid City, one son: Michael [Lori] Kickery of Colorado Springs, CO; three daughters: Paula [Alan] Johannesen of Rapid City, SD, Lisha [Brian] Hayen of Hill City, SD, and Heather Hickery of Rapid...
Connie May Tichi
Apr 25, 2014
RAPID CITYConnie M. Tichi, 75, died on Friday, April 25, 2014, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Connie was born on February 8, 1939, near Isabel, to Percy and Frieda (Lutz) Whittlinger. She grew up in Isabel married Samuel Tichi there. She eventually moved to Rapid City from Pierre in 1998 and retired after 7 years with Rapid City Regional Hospital....
Jerry Harder
Apr 24, 2014
RAPID CITY- Jerald W. Jerry' Harder, 87, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Jerry was born on October 30, 1926, to Elmer and Sophia (Laur) Harder in Burke, SD. He was raised in Gregory, where he graduated from high school in 1944. He entered the Navy in 1944 and served for 2 years. Following his...
Arthur "Art" Schwahn
Apr 21, 2014
RAPID CITY- Arthur "Art" M. Schwahn died Monday, April 21, 2014 at his winter home in Mesa, Arizona from an eight year battle with Legionnairesdisease. He was also a 25 year survivor of colon cancer. Art was born Nov. 3, 1930 on a farm in Strasburg, North Dakota. He married Lillian Holzer in 1950 in Strasburg, North Dakota. They lived...
Harlan Morsbach
Apr 20, 2014
Harlan passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, NE. Harlan was born on March 25, 1933, at Inman, NE, to David and Vera (Brittell) Morsbach. He graduated from Inman High School, then served during the Korean War in the U.S. Army from May 22, 1953, until March 23, 1955 as a Tech Sergeant. He...
D. Catherine Griffin
Apr 20, 2014
RAPID CITY- D. Catherine (Funk) Griffin, 93, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Golden Living Center Prairie Hills. Catherine was born to Martin W. Funk and Eunice Mary (Nixon) Funk on February 24, 1921 at Edgewood, IA. Her early childhood was spent in Iowa until the age of eight when the family moved to Lemmon, South Dakota. She attended rural...
