Iris Catherine Schlimgen
May 27, 2014
Rapid City - Iris Catherine Schlimgen, 92, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at the Hospice House of the Hills. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior after a short battle with cancer. Iris was born June 30, 1921 in Hoven, S.D. to Peter and Gertrude (Zweber) Lux. As with many families during the great depression era, she...
William "Bill" Bittner
May 26, 2014
BLACK HAWK- William T. "Bill" Bittner, 81, died Monday, May 26, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Bill was born July 9, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA to Charles and Jeanette (Delahunty) Bittner. He attended Catholic grade schools, one year at a Catholic high school and one year at a public high school. Bill worked for two years before joining the...
Alta Thompson
May 26, 2014
RAPID CITY- Alta June (Hamm) Thompson, born June 7th, 1928 to Ralph Dewey Hamm and Ruth Emma (Quick) in Rapid City, SD passed away on May 26th, 2014 in Billings, MT, where she had been living since 2009. Alta was born and raised in Rapid City, where she enjoyed dancing with her friends, hiking in the Black Hills and picnicing...
Norma Lee Gwinn
May 22, 2014
RAPID CITY- Norma Lee Gwinn, 84, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at home with her husband and a son by her side. She was born Dec. 20, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Charles and Julia Jaksec. She and her younger brother spent many of her early years with her Grandma Walkauskas, who operated a boarding house built in 1830 along...
Ruth Ziolkowski
May 21, 2014
CRAZY HORSE- Ruth Ziolkowski, long-time inspirational leader of Crazy Horse Memorial, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 with members of her family at her side. Ruth Ross was born June 26, 1926, in Hartford, Connecticut. She first met Korczak Ziolkowski at age 13 when she and a girlfriend mustered the courage to call at the sculptor's home in...
Dennis W Finch
May 20, 2014
Rapid City - Dennis W. Finch, 69, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Such a great guy! Anyone and everyone who crossed paths with Dennis Finch spoke this phrase, or the words crossed their minds. Dennis entered this world on August 20th, 1944, to William (Bill) and Olive Finch and his big sister Karen Jensen (Scottsdale,...
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....
