Freddie A. Martin
Dec 30, 2013
RAPID CITY- Freddie A. Martin, 73, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Freddie was born on the family farm in Faith, SD, the eighth of 11 children. He joined the Army when he was 18 years old, proudly serving his country. Most of his service time was spent in Germany. Freddie returned to the States...
Philip Soucy
Dec 28, 2013
Philip H. Soucy, 61, of Rapid City, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday, December 28, 2013. Phil was born on November 13, 1952, at Rapid City Air Force Station to Henry and Shirley (Evans) Soucy. As a baby the family moved to Danvers, Mass., for 3 years and then to Anchorage, Alaska for the next 8 years. After...
Wanda Yvette Gammel
Dec 28, 2013
Sturgis - Wanda Yvette [Martin] Gammel, 83, passed away December 28, 2013 at the Sturgis Regional Care Center. She is most remembered by her family and friends for being an avid bowler and someone who loved to bake character cakes. A very outgoing person, she always left a lasting impression. Those who really knew her would attest to a sometimes...
Viola Pearl Brave
Dec 28, 2013
Rapid City - Viola Pearl Brave, Rapid City, on Saturday, December 28, 2013 passed from this life to her eternal home. She lived a very blessed and happy 93 years, and passed surrounded by her loved ones. Viola was born in 1920 to Lee and Elizabeth [Bear Old Woman] Farmer. She graduated from boarding school in 1938. In 1945 she...
Myron Theodore Olson
Dec 26, 2013
Hermosa - Myron Theodore Olson age 100 years, 4 months, and 5 days passed away December 26, 2013 at Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip, SD, with his daughter by his side. Myron was born August 21, 1913 in Sioux Falls, SD to Axel and Minnie (Hedstrom) Olson. He joined four older sisters. He attended school through the eighth...
Shirley A. Stec
Dec 25, 2013
Shirley Stec, 79, died peacefully Wednesday, December 25 at the Westhills Village Health Care Center in Rapid City. Shirley was born January 29, 1934 in Yankton, South Dakota to Roy and Amelia Mutchler. Her elementary school years were spent in a one-room school house. She credited that experience with fostering her love of math. She was a quick study and...
Edith Elizabeth Curry
Dec 25, 2013
Rapid City - Edith E. Curry, 94, Rapid City and formerly of Lead died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House. Edith Elizabeth Anderson was born April 10, 1919 in Spearfish, SD. She grew up on the family Homestead at the head of Little Spearfish Creek. Her parents Charles and Betty Anderson homesteaded there and...
Gwendolyn Boehler
Dec 23, 2013
RAPID CITY- Gwendolyn A. Boehler, 76, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Gwendolyn Anne Schwall was born Dec. 1, 1937, to Robert and Anne (Rahrick) Schwall of Ipswich, South Dakota. She attended Holy Cross Elementary School and graduated from Ipswich High School. After attending Aberdeen School of Business, she worked as a receptionist, secretary and bookkeeper...
Milbert G. "Mel" Hoff
Dec 20, 2013
RAPID CITY- Milbert G. "Mel" Hoff, 87, passed away peacefully at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House in Rapid City on Friday, December 20, 2013. Mel was born June 6, 1926 to Jacob and Lydia (Arnold) Hoff on their farm West of Eureka. He attended the local country school along with his siblings and many cousins, sometimes being taught...
Harley Pyle
Dec 20, 2013
RAPID CITY- Harley Pyle, 38, died Friday, December 20, 2013 in Rapid City. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Ruth (Kevin) Hendrickson, Lake Park, MN and several siblings. Cremation has taken place and services will be at a later date.
Jo Yates
Dec 16, 2013
RAPID CITY | Josephine Colleen "Jo" Yates, 86 of Rapid City, died Monday December 16, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born July 31, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa to Andrew and Edna McGee Tinlin. She was the eldest of 7 children born to Andrew and Edna and also had 3 older half-sisters. She was born to humble...
Irene G. Cuka
Dec 16, 2013
At sunrise on December 16, 2013, Irene G. Cuka, 80, of Rapid City, left this earth to join her heavenly family. She was born to the family of Edward and Rose (Swatek) Kostel on their family farm south of Wagner, SD, on August 8, 1933. She graduated from 8th grade at St. Wenceslaus Catholic School in Tabor, SD and Wagner...
Thomas Dale Sawyer
Dec 15, 2013
RAPID CITY- Thomas Dale Sawyer, 92, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Golden Living Center- Black Hills. Dale was born on May 2, 1921, in Dupree, South Dakota to Thomas William and Hazel (Curtis) Sawyer. The family moved to Scenic, South Dakota in 1933, where he helped his mother run a restaurant and worked on the railroad. The family moved...
Catherine J. Corning
Dec 15, 2013
RAPID CITY- Catherine J. Corning, passed away Sunday, December 15 at the age of 96. Catherine's parents, William and Julia Schnaidt welcomed her into the world on July 20, 1917 in a farm house near Menno, South Dakota. Catherine, her three sisters and parents lived on the farm until the family later moved to Brookings and then Sioux Falls. There,...
Violet Roller
Dec 14, 2013
RAPID CITY- Violet Roller, 93, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Golden Living Center- Meadowbrook. Survivors include four grandchildren: Lynn Daulton, Samuel Daulton, Marshall Dalton, and Dorsel Dalton. Cremation has taken place and services will be at a later date.
Mary Knudson
Dec 14, 2013
Mary Hope Knudson, 90, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Rapid City. Her son Ken Knudson was with her at the time of her death. Mary was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1923. She was raised in Paris, Tenn., and in Melvindale and Detroit, Mich. After attending high school in Paris for several years, Mary completed high...
Jan Martina
Dec 13, 2013
RAPID CITY- Jan A. Martina was granted her angel wings on December 13th, 2013, after her struggle with cancer. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends. Jan was born December 6th, 1943, in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of David and Ardrie Hermes. As a young child, she moved to rural Timber Lake, SD on the Hermes'...
Mary E. Hicks
Dec 12, 2013
HILL CITY- Mary Evelyn Ford Hicks passed away early on December 12, 2013, in Rapid City, South Dakota. She was 92 years old, and will be deeply missed by her three children, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and many relatives and friends. Mary was born on July 21, 1921, in a ranch house on the O.G. Ranch, near Hill City, South...
Connie Hicks
Dec 11, 2013
RAPID CITYConstance Louette Connie' (Tierney) Hicks, 77, of Rapid City, died at Fountain Springs Healthcare on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, after a battle with Alzheimer's. She was born on July 2, 1936, in Bucksport, Maine, to Elwood and Ora (Soper) Tierney. She attended Brewer, Maine schools, where she played to tuba in the band and varsity basketball. She also enjoyed...
Kelsey Ann Brogan
Dec 9, 2013
Kelsey Ann Brogan, 27 days old, daughter of Julie Ann [Jennings] and Donald Patrick Brogan, died December 9, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending and services will take place in St. Charles, Missouri.
