Kermit C. Torve
Nov 25, 2013
RAPID CITY- Kermit Curtis Torve, 88, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Kermit was born on a farm near Irene, SD, on October 12, 1925, to Oliver and Maggie Torve. He graduated from Viborg High School and was inducted into the U.S. Army at Ft. Snelling on March 29, 1945. Kermit graduated from South...
Sharon 'Sherry' Massa
Nov 21, 2013
RAPID CITY- Sherry Massa, 71, of Rapid City, SD died Thursday November 21, 2013. She fought a brave battle against pancreatic cancer over the past year. She died peacefully with her family at her side from complications related to this disease. She was born December 3, 1941, in Manchester, SD, to Floyd and Olive Moore. She attended high school in...
Karen Hegre
Nov 21, 2013
RAPID CITY - Karen L. Hegre, 68, of Rapid City, died in Yankton on Thursday, November 21, 2013. Karen Lee Reed was born May 31, 1945 in Mitchell, SD to Del and Alice [Woodward] Reed. She grew to adulthood in the Woonsocket, SD area and later moved to Pierre, SD and attended school. She then went into Radio and attended...
Mary "Barbara" B. Smith
Nov 20, 2013
GERMANTOWN, WIS: Mary B. (Barbara) Smith was born in Mt. Holly, New Jersey on March 15, 1928 to Mr. Stanley E. and Mrs. Mary (Wisham) Borden. Mary passed away on November 20, 2013 at Ellen's Home South Assisted Living in Germantown WI. She graduated with a degree from the University of Connecticut in 1949 as Registered Nurse. She spent the...
Herbert "Herb" Kunce
Nov 19, 2013
RAPID CITY- Herbert E. "Herb" Kunce, 63, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Survivors include his wife, Sheri Kunce, Rapid City; and brother, Donald Kunce, Hot Springs. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home with Rev. Herb B....
Allan L Bradley
Nov 14, 2013
Hill City - Allan Lee Bradley, 80, Hill City, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice Auxiliary House. Survivors include his wife: Celia M. Bradley of Hill City; three children: David [Mary Ryan] Bradley of Walnut Creek, CA, Peggy Arrington of Rogers, MN, and Charles [Tina] Bradley of Rapid City; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six great-step-grandchildren;...
Mabel Fajardo
Nov 12, 2013
Mabel Z. Fajardo, 85, of Rapid City, died at Golden Living Center-Black Hills, on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Mabel was born on January 7, 1928, in Johnstown, Colorado, the youngest of 7 children. She married Pat Fajardo on April 19, 1945 in Milliken, Colorado. They had 68 years of marriage before her passing. They had 4 children. Mabel was very...
Michael James Volk
Nov 11, 2013
Mike Volk, 75, died November 11th 2013, in Phoenix, AZ. He was born July 20, 1938, in Strasburg, ND, to August and Elizabeth (Schwahn) Volk. At the age of 3, his family moved to Dupree, SD where they lived until 1947 when they moved to Hardin, MT. Mike attended St. Xavier Mission School in St. Xavier, MT. In 1955 he...
Laverne A. 'Vern' Faust
Nov 6, 2013
RAPID CITY--LaVerne (Vern) Anton Faust died Nov. 6, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Vern was born May 24, 1925 in Elgin, Neb., to Joseph and Catherine (Selting) Faust. His family moved to South Dakota in 1933. Vern attended St. Liborius Parochial School in Polo. When his mother became seriously ill, he left school to help on the family farm....
Earl R. Palmer
Nov 3, 2013
NEMO-Earl R. Palmer, 87, of Nemo, SD, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. Prior to his retirement, he had been an instructor of building trades and maintenance at Boxelder Job Corps. Earlier, he ran the union carpenter apprenticeship program for South Dakota and was a building supervisor for a variety of construction projects,...
Karen La Framboise Olsen
Nov 3, 2013
Karen June Olsen passed away at the young age of 70 in Orem, Utah. She was born on November 28, 1942 in Pocatello, Idaho to June Jensen and Thomas Burke, the younger twin to her brother, Karl. She was adopted by Harold Davis, June's second husband, shortly before the small family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. There, Karen grew...
James W. "Jim" Lockhart Sr.
Nov 2, 2013
RAPID CITY- Jim Lockhart went from being a kid who grew up in Dark Canyon west of Rapid City to building his own log home with his father-in-law and then raising eight children there. The son of a one-time Pennington County Sheriff and a country school teacher, Jim served in the U.S. Navy manning submarines in the WWII Pacific Ocean...
Lloyd E Thompson
Oct 31, 2013
RAPID CITY- Lloyd Thompson, 95, died on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at Fountain Springs Health Care. He was born January 1, 1918 in Rapid City to Clint and Mattie Thompson. He grew up in the Red Owl-Marcus area. He met MaeJo Duprel at a dance in Whitewood. They were married on July 3, 1939, a marriage that lasted 70 years...
Robert W Sandman
Oct 31, 2013
Robert W. Sandman, 76, Rapid City, died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending.
Devon Kennedy Hanson-Pannanen
Oct 24, 2013
Rapid City - Devon Kennedy Hansen-Paananen, 4 months and 19 days, died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls. He is survived by his parents: Lindsy Marie Hansen and Dylan Ray Paananen of Rapid City; paternal grandmother: Constance Ming of Black Hawk; paternal grandfather: Michael Todd Paanenen of Rapid City; paternal great-grandfather: Wayne Paananen of...
Ernest Brewster
Oct 24, 2013
YANKTON- Ernest J. "Jim" Brewster, 96, formerly of Rapid City passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 in Yankton, SD. Jim was born on a homestead in Platte County, thirteen miles from Glendo, Wyoming on June 12, 1917. He graduated from Laramie High School in Laramie, WY and continued on to attend the University of Wyoming while working at the...
Donald C. Michlitsch
Oct 23, 2013
RAPID CITY | Donald C. Michlitsch, 69, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, from Alzheimer's, at Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. Don was born October 20, 1944, in Tacoma, WA, to Edward and Albina (Drazga) Michlitsch. He earned his bachelor's degree from Seattle University and a master's in counseling from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Don married Nancy...
Rose Herr
Oct 22, 2013
Rosella W. Herr, 91, of Rapid City, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. Rose was born on March 3, 1922, in Aberdeen, to Andrew F. and Kathryn (Moffenbier) Nikolas. She lived with her family of 5 brothers and 3 sisters and graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1940. She moved to...
Erin R. Wagman
Oct 20, 2013
Erin Wagman, also known as Erin Borgmann, died of acute alcohol poisoning on October 19, 2013 in Rapid City. She was 42 years old. She died alone. Erin was born on January 15, 1971 in Rapid City. For her new, 18-year-old mother, she was a handfulprecocious, bossy, crankyand unusually independent for a tyke who still wore diapers. She attended Rapid...
Leroy A Roes
Oct 19, 2013
RAPID CITY | LeRoy Roes, 69, lost his battle with cancer on Friday, Oct. 19, 2013. He was taken from us too soon, leaving behind his wife Maria and daughter Pam. LeRoy was the best father and the most amazing husband. He was a true patriot, willingly giving 23 years of his life to his country while serving in the...
