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Larry H. 'Buck' Cameron
Aug 27, 2013
Larry H. Buck' Cameron, 60, of Rapid City, died at his residence on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. He was born on March 5, 1953, in Denver, Colorado to Harold Bruce and Alfreda Ann (Caspers) Cameron. Survivors include a brother, Michael Cameron, Rapid City; 2 sisters, Ann (Grant) Henning, Spearfish and Mary (Ron) LeJeune, Vancouver, Wash.; 4 nieces and 8 great-nieces....
Audrey L. Gerlach
Aug 26, 2013
RAPID CITY--Audrey Louise Gerlach, a twin and the youngest of five children, was born January 31, 1919, to Oscar and Mary (Weinandy) Lund on a farm near Faith, South Dakota. Audrey's mother passed away two days later. Her father was left to raise five children, two of them newborns and the oldest only five years old. Audrey and her siblings...
Thomas Leo Slattery
Aug 23, 2013
RAPID CITY | Thomas Leo Slattery peacefully joined his Heavenly Father and beloved family on Friday August 23rd at the age of 80. He was born September 19, 1932, to Leo and Dorothy (Rater) Slattery in Ottumwa, Iowa. At a very young age the family moved to Rapid City, South Dakota. As a young boy, Tom enjoyed playing outside, swimming...
Twila Lou Abourezk
Aug 21, 2013
RAPID CITY | Twila Lou (Fox) Abourezk, 86, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013, in her home, surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer. Twila was born March 27, 1927, in Rosebud, SD. She was the third of five children born to Thomas J. Fox & Kate E. (Scott) Fox of Mission, SD. She grew up on...
Jo Ann Lidman
Aug 20, 2013
Rapid City - JoAnn Lidman, 93, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. JoAnn Beckley was born July 9, 1920 at Logansport, Indiana to Charles Nelson and Mary [Zartman] Beckley. She grew to adulthood in this area. She married Carl William Lidman on July 9, 1941 at Lead, SD. They lived lived in Lead, Royal Center,...
Gladys Olson
Aug 17, 2013
Gladys Olson, age 103, of Rapid City, formerly of Madison, died Saturday, August 17, 2013, at Golden Living Center of the Black Hills, Rapid City, SD. Gladys Barbara Sipe was born December 6, 1909, at Aladdin, WY to Lewis and Margaret (Baker) Sipe. The family moved to Table Mountain, WY and she attended Oak Grove country school and later moved...
Sister Gemma Schatz
Aug 8, 2013
RAPID CITY | Sister M. Gemma Schatz, OSB, 96, died Thursday, August 8, 2013, at St. Martin Monastery in Rapid City, on the 72nd anniversary of her profession as a Benedictine sister. She was born July 25, 1917, to Joseph and Katherine Schatz and named Margaret at her baptism. She grew up on the family farm near Pleasant Valley, and...
Lorene Fuchs
Aug 7, 2013
Rapid City - Lorene Fuchs, 96, Rapid City and formerly of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at the Golden Living Center-Black Hills, Rapid City. Survivors include two sons: Donald [Faye] Oelrich of Los Angeles, CA and Ronald [Kim] Plender of Box Elder; one daughter: Bettie [Harold] McCoy of Twin Falls, Idaho; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a few great-great-grandchildren;...
Arthur W. Janklow Ii
Aug 5, 2013
RAPID CITY- Arthur W. Janklow II, 71, died Monday, August 5, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Ellen, eight children: Jean, Arthur III (Leira), Tom, Deborah (Nayyer), Helen (Hugues), Danny (Angie), Rebecca, and Sarah; mother, LouElla Nace; two brothers: Fred Janklow and Lloyd Nace, three sisters: Willa, JoAnn,...
Linda Mae Morgan
Aug 2, 2013
Rapid City - Linda Morgan, 63, Rapid City, died Friday, August 02, 2013 at her residence. She is survived by her husband: David "Dave" Morgan of Rapid City; four sons: Keith Morgan of Texas, Terry Morgan of Idaho, Brian Morgan of Rapid City, and Jason Morgan of Box Elder; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Tuesday, August 6...
Kevin Eugene Fredrickson
Aug 1, 2013
Kevin Eugene Fredrickson died August 1, 2013 at his home. Survivors include his mother and step-father: Donna and Kenneth Post of Rapid City; one step brother: Robert Post of Rapid City; one step sister: Ricky Thielen of Gillette,WY; two sisters: Karen Quinnell of Fairbault, MN and Kristi [Randy] Schwartz of Rapid City; five nieces and nephews: Michael [Sarah], Danny [Ashley],...
Rebecca "Becki" Knapp
Jul 25, 2013
BOX ELDER- Rebecca "Becki" Knapp, 58, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, James E. Knapp, Box Elder; two children: James "Jim" Knapp and Jill Tschetter, both of Box Elder; sister: Marilyn Appel, Omaha, NE; brother: Bill Comer, Rapid City; sister: Jude Edeleman, Mesa, Arizona; Jess Comer, Box Elder; and...
Twyla Faye Jones
Jul 19, 2013
RAPID CITY- Twyla Faye (Convey) Jones died Friday, July 19, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. She was born in Draper, South Dakota to James and Rachel (Lawrence) Convey on June 9, 1928. The family moved to Rapid City in 1929 where she continued to live. She attended Rapid City schools graduating from Rapid City High School...
Ramon E. Youngs
Jul 15, 2013
RAPID CITY- Ramon E. Youngs, 78, died July 15, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family after suffering an illness for 13 years. Ramon was born on October 6, 1934 in Black Duck, Minnesota to Ernest and Edna (Phinney) Youngs. He attended school in Wessington Springs and the Black Duck, MN areas. He enlisted into the United States...
Lillian Chell
Jul 14, 2013
RAPID CITY- Lillian Ruth Chell, 88, died Sunday July 14, after a long, rich life of caring for others. Beloved by many, who will miss her. She was born January 10, 1925 in Beltrami County, MN. and graduated High School in Bemidji, MN. She entered Cadet Nurses Training at Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, MN. and began a career as a...
Elizabeth Jean Tesar
Jul 13, 2013
Rapid City - Elizabeth "Betty" J. Tesar, 88, Rapid City, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the Clarkson Health Care Center. Survivors include one daughter: Lynn Anne [Jim] Stotts of Pierre, SD; four sons: John [Reon] Tesar of Tucson, AZ, Charles [Brita] Tesar, MD of San Diego, CA, Clement Tesar of Mountain View, CA, and Joseph [Linda] Tesar of Ann...
Phyllis H. Frankenfeld
Jul 9, 2013
Phyllis Hatch Frankenfeld, 86, died Tuesday, July 9, at Hospice House of the Hills in Rapid City after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Her friends and family, joined by compassionate hospice professionals, kept her comfortable and cheerful, trading jokes and stories with her until her final hours. She took to her grave the precious secret of whom among...
Lorraine Louise Rishea
Jul 5, 2013
RAPID CITY- Lorraine L. Rishea, 80, died Friday, July 5, 2013 at Golden Living Center, Black Hills in Rapid City. Lorraine was born on was on December 20, 1932 in Webster, SD to John and Rose (Gort) Kies. She attended school in Webster and graduated from Webster High School. She went on to attend X-Ray tech school in Sioux Falls...
William H. Rouleau
Jul 5, 2013
PIEDMONTWilliam H. Rouleau, 71, of Piedmont, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday, July 5, 2013. Survivors include his wife, Susan Rouleau, Piedmont; a son, William K. Rouleau, McHenry, Ill.; 2 daughters, Amy Munson and Sara Rouleau, both of Bismarck, N. Dak.; a brother, Walter Rouleau, Rapid City; a sister, Marilyn Sarkisian, West Boylston, Mass. and 4 grandchildren. Private...
Steven Amerson
Jul 5, 2013
RAPID CITY- Steven G. Amerson, 55, died Friday, July 5, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his mother, Joyce Amerson, Rapid City; son, Jeramie Amerson, Rapid City; daughter, Shari Epley, Hawaii; one brother, Galen Amerson, Colorado; and two grandchildren. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July...
Local Obituaries Posted by Osheim & Schmidt for Pennington County, and the surrounding in South Dakota.
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