Lucille Kosters
Mar 15, 2013
RAPID CITY- Lucille "Lucy" Kosters, 91, went to be with her Lord on March 15, 2013. She was born on February 11, 1922, the middle child in the loving family of Frank and Kathryn Dykstra, on a farm near Hills, Minnesota. Following high school, she attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls, SD, winning multiple competitions involving typing and shorthand....
Ronald Leslie Deisch
Mar 15, 2013
Ronald L Deisch, 86, Rapid City died Friday, March 15 at the Platte Care Center in Platte, SD. He was born on June 10, 1926 in Presho, SD to Mable and Lester Deisch. He grew up in Presho and graduated in 1944. He served in the Navy from 1944 - 1948. He married Delores Johnson (Presho) in 1952 and they...
Clifford Keyser
Mar 15, 2013
RAPID CITY- Clifford D. Keyser, 82, died Friday, March 15, 2013 at his home in Rapid City. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Gale Keyser, Rapid City; two daughters: Tanya Larive, Sturgis; Tracie Huffman, Wheatland, MO; two stepsons: Charles Potts, Winder, GA; Joey Cash, Gillette, WY; one step daughter, Pam Kruse, Gillette,...
Emiel "Bud" Everett Belzer Ii
Mar 13, 2013
Rapid City - Emiel Everett Belzer II passed away on March 13, 2013 at Westhills Health Care in Rapid City. Bud was born May 29, 1912 to Emiel E. and Ida B. (Grotta) Belzer at De Smet, SD He attended the De Smet Public Schools and graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Civil Engineering in...
Edna Mae Stevens
Mar 12, 2013
RAPID CITY- Edna M. Stevens, 75, passed away Tuesday March 12, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital with her husband, son and mother by her side. Edna was born on August 26, 1937 in Highmore SD to Jim and Rose Middleton. Edna lived in Highmore until the age of 18, and then moved to Rapid City to go to school...
James L. Beshara
Mar 11, 2013
RAPID CITY - James L. "Jim" Beshara, 78, died Monday, March 11, 2013 at his home in Rapid City with his wife Marlys by his side. Jim was born August 31, 1934 in Deadwood, SD to Henry and Mildred (Holso) Beshara. As a young man, Jim was raised and educated in Deadwood, and began his entrepreneurial career through working with...
Mary Ann Demers
Mar 11, 2013
Sioux Falls - Mary Ann DeMers, 85, Sioux Falls and formerly of Rapid City, died Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. She was born January 27, 1928 in Hand County, SD in the home of her parents, Leo and Mayme [Kopecky] Foerster. Following graduation from high school, Mary Ann continued her education and earned...
R. Darlene Dary
Mar 10, 2013
RAPID CITY- Ramona (Darlene) Dary, 79, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Ramona (Darlene) Dary was born on March 3, 1934 to August Larson and Gladys Miller in Sturgis, SD. Darlene lived with her parents in various locations before settling down in Farmingdale, SD. Darlene met the love of her life, Harold (Hal) Dary at the...
John Randall Honerkamp Sr.
Mar 10, 2013
PIEDMONT- John R. Honerkamp Sr., 93, died peacefully at home on Sunday, March 10, 2013, surrounded by his wife and family. He was born March 6, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended St. Ann's grade school in Normandy, MO, and in 1936 he enrolled at the David Ranken School of Mechanical Trades in St. Louis and graduated in 1938....
Bertha A. Engle
Mar 8, 2013
RAPID CITY- Bertha Audrey Engle, 85, Rapid City, succumbed to death from cancer on March 8, 2013, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House with family at her side. Bertha was born on a farm south of Lesterville, South Dakota on March 20, 1927, to Albert and Rose (Novak) Freidel. Bertha graduated from Yankton High School in 1945....
Fr. Reuben Valades
Mar 5, 2013
RAPID CITY- It is with great sorrow that our Fr. Reuben Valades passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the VA- BHHCS in Ft. Meade, South Dakota. Fr. Reuben was born on September 26, 1929, to Catarino and Andrea (Uvalle) Valades in Edgemont, SD. Fr. Reuben graduated salutatorian in his class of 1947. He then worked in Wade's Grocery...
Robert Franklin Martin
Mar 3, 2013
Rapid City - Robert "Bob" F. Martin, 79, Rapid City, died at his home on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Bob was born October 7, 1933 to John Frank and Leola Marguarete [Converse] Martin at Watertown, SD. He was raised four years in Watertown, nine years in Minneapolis, MN and five years in Estelline, SD. He graduated from Estelline High School...
Elinor K. Haberman
Feb 28, 2013
Elinor Grace Keck "Ellie" Haberman, 93, passed away peacefully on Feb. 28, 2013, at Golden Living - Prairie Hills nursing home in Rapid City, SD, mercifully ending a five-year battle with multiple severe ailments. As Ellie had long been the bright light of every room she graced, and beloved "adopted" mother to so many, words can't begin to convey how...
Margaret M. Fleming
Feb 27, 2013
RAPID CITY | Margaret M. Fleming, 90, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Margaret Mary Kelly was born on February 10, 1923, in Dickey County, North Dakota, to Thomas and Margaret (Rowe) Kelly. She grew up in Ellendale, N. D. and then attended Forbes (N. D.) High School, where she played basketball. She graduated from Forbes...
M. Nel Hatcher
Feb 26, 2013
HILL CITY- M. Nel Hatcher, 72, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, David "Bruce" Hatcher, Hill City. As per her wishes, Nel was cremated and there will be no service.
John G. "Jerry" Schneider
Feb 23, 2013
Rapid City- John G. "Jerry" Schneider, 98, died and went to heaven Saturday February 23rd, 2013 where his wife Jane has been waiting for him since her passing on November 20th, 2006. Jerry was born February 5th, 1915 in Dubuque, Iowa. He attended elementary, high school, and college in Dubuque. Jerry graduated in 1938 from Columbia/Loras College and went to...
John A. Peters
Feb 21, 2013
Custer - John August Peters, 72, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Custer Regional Senior Care, only after playing [and winning] one last game of cribbage with his "favorite" niece, Lynette. He was born on January 14, 1941 to Walter and Helen [Buchanan] Peters in Murdo, SD. He attended grade school in Midland and attended high...
Donald J. Wittinger
Feb 20, 2013
RAPID CITY- Donald J. Wittinger, 82, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his special companion, Lila Ledger, Rapid City; two brothers, Ken Wittinger, Fridley, MN; Alfred Wittinger, Minneapolis, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Our Lady of...
Douglas A Anderson
Feb 19, 2013
RAPID CITY- Douglas A. Anderson, 83, died at his residence on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. He was born on August 31, 1929 in Madison, MN; the son of Ole and Runa (Johnson) Anderson. Doug served in the US Navy from 1950 until 1954. He married LaVonne "Bonnie" Olson on August 14, 1954 in Appleton, MN. Following his military service, the...
John T Aaron, Msgt. Usaf (Ret.)
Feb 15, 2013
John T. Aaron, MSgt., USAF (Ret.), age 65, of Box Elder, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday, February 15, 2013. John was born August 10, 1947, to Audley Leonard and Mary Margaret (Gilchrist) Aaron and grew up in Ruston, Louisiana. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1972 and retired as a Master Sergeant in 1994. Survivors...
