Obituaries

Jan 14, 2014

RAPID CITY | Celia "Stevi" Landis, 78, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, after a lengthy and gracious challenge with Alzheimer's. Celia was the youngest of three children, born to William and Selena Gimbel on July 16, 1935, in Menno, SD. At the age of six, the family moved to Rapid City. Celia graduated...

Jan 12, 2014

Louis Galen Mitchell, 65, died Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the Department of Veteran Affairs Ft. Meade Veterans Hospital at Ft. Meade, SD. He served in the United States Navy in Vietnam. Survivors include two sisters: Sylvia Harmon of Milner, Georgia and Cora Stratton of Nebraska; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday, January 16 from 5:00 -...

Jan 11, 2014

Raymond Hengel, 91, of Rapid City, died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at the South Dakota Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Ray was born on February 14, 1922 in Pierre, SD, one of seven children to Tony and Hattie Hengel. After attending high school in Pierre, he began his college career at St. John's University in Collegeville, MN. His...

Jan 10, 2014

Hugh Martin, age 71,of Rapid City, passed away on Jan.10,2014 at the hospital in Rochester,Mn from a lung infection and complications. He was born in Faith, S.D., the ninth child of eleven, to Erskin and Dolly (Riley) Martin. Later he moved to Rapid City and then to Hermosa, where he met and later married, Sandi Gorsuch, his wife of 50...

Jan 8, 2014

RAPID CITY- Lady Evelyn A. Kelly, 68, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at her home. Lady Evelyn A. Kelly was born September 18, 1945 in Greenville, South Carolina and was the fourth living sibling of James, Wallace and Grace into the union of Beatrice and Clifton Heard. In December 1955, the family was able to purchase a wonderful home in...

Jan 8, 2014

RAPID CITY | Frank M. Washburn, 85, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Florida East Hospital in Orlando. Frank was born August 4, 1928, in Rapid City to George and Nellie (Albrook) Washburn. Frank and his sister, Frances were raised by their grandparents and father in Rapid City. Frank started working at the early age of 10 as a paper...

Jan 7, 2014

RAPID CITY | Evelynn Irene Heidepriem, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at her home in Rapid City. She was born in Lead, in the roaring twenties, the only child to Wilmot Odgers and Albert Hebert and delivered by a midwife at home. She graduated from Lead High School following in family tradition. She attended nursing school in Denver and...

Jan 6, 2014

RAPID CITY- Deloris Rae Zapp passed away on January 6, 2014 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born October 21, 1930 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Ben and Nettie McKeague. Deloris' family moved to Rapid City in the early 40's. She graduated from Rapid City High School in 1948, where one of her favorite activities was as a...

Jan 6, 2014

Ruth E. Anton, 91, of Rapid City, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House.

Service arrangements are pending with Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home of Rapid City.

Jan 6, 2014

BLACK HAWK- Robert L. "Bob" Sattler, 63, died on Monday, January 6, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Bob had been suffering for years with hypertension along with other health issues. The good Lord sent down an angel to bring Bob home to Him to bring to an end his suffering. Bob was born on May 4, 1950 in Rapid...

Jan 6, 2014

RAPID CITY- Lorraine Alt, 95, died Monday, January 6, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Lorraine (Krause) Alt was born on the family farm near New Leipzig ND on October 23, 1918. She was the second of nine children of Charles and Louisa Krause, she spent most of her life on the same family farm with Gust, her husband of...

Jan 5, 2014

RAPID CITY- John Blankartz, age 44, of Rapid City, passed away January, 5 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. John Thomas Blankartz was born on November 1, 1969 in Sioux Falls, SD to Jim and Ellen (Devitt) Blankartz. The family presided in Salem until moving to the Fort Pierre, Pierre area in 1971. John attended elementary school in Fort Pierre/Pierre...

Jan 2, 2014

RAPID CITY- Henry W. "Hank" Petersen, 84, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital with his two children by his side. Henry "Hank" was born on April 10, 1929 in Dalton, NE to Henry and Jennie (Gehrk) Petersen. Hank's dad was a wheat farmer. The Petersen family survived the great depression era and the dirt storms...

Jan 1, 2014

SPEARFISH- Dr. George C. Rinker, 91, died January 1, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. He was born in Hamilton, KS on April 8, 1922 to Edna T. and Glen C. Rinker. He received an A.B. Degree from the University of Kansas in 1946; M.S. Degree in 1948 and Ph.D. in 1951 from the University of...

Jan 1, 2014

RAPID CITY- Guida B. Peterson, 98, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at her home. Arrangements are pending.

Jan 1, 2014

Our Bonny Jean is gone. Her last 40 years were spent in the carefully designed interior of her home on Rapid Creek near Johnson Siding in the Black Hills. Jean began her journey in Niagara Falls, New York in August of 1918 during the final months of World War I. Her musical mother, Florence Gunderson Soutar, was the daughter of...

Jan 1, 2014

RAPID CITY- Thomas C. Kidd, 30, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Services are pending.

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...

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...

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...