Leonard Leroy Tax
Oct 31, 2012
Leonard LeRoy Tax left this earth and went to his eternal home Wednesday morning, October 31, 2012. Leonard, son of James and Nettie (Amling) Tax, began his life at Wasta, SD on July 27, 1918. He grew up at Bonita Springs, SD and attended the Enning School, District 35, either riding a horse or walking 2 miles to school. After...
Gary S O'Brien
Oct 29, 2012
RAPID CITY- Gary Stephen O'Brien, 54, Rapid City, died Monday, October 29, 2012 at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Carol Boland, South Tampa, FL; daughter, Karie O'Brien, Brandon, FL; and sister, Stephanie Horan, Atlanta, GA. Cremation has taken place and there will be no services at this time.
Harold C. 'Pepsi' Finck
Oct 27, 2012
Harold Clifford Finck, 82, died peacefully at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House on Saturday, October 27, 2012, surrounded by his family. Harold was born August 30, 1930, in Murdo, to Harry and Marie (Schellenberger) Finck. He was the youngest of nine children, and was raised and attended schools in Jones County. After graduation, he joined the US Navy...
Glen L. Brooks
Oct 27, 2012
RAPID CITY-Glen L. Brooks, 96, Rapid City and formerly of Bennett Co. died at Westhills Health Care on Saturday, October 27, 2012. Glen was born October 4, 1916 at the family ranch near Cody, NE to Mabel and Louis Brooks. A few years later the family moved to a ranch in southeast Bennett Co., SD. Glen began his ranching career...
Charlene Wolfe
Oct 25, 2012
RAPID CITY | Charlene E. Wolfe, 92, longtime Rapid City resident, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Anaheim, CA. Survivors include a son, James Wolfe, and his wife, Carol, Durham, N.C.; a daughter, Janice Johnson, and her husband, Larry, Rapid City; a granddaughter, Kirstin Saunders, and two great-grandchildren, Caleb and Makenzie Saunders, all of Modesto, CA. Graveside services will be...
Oliver D Eshelman
Oct 23, 2012
Box Elder- Oliver D. Eshelman, 64, died Monday, October 22, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include one daughter, Rosetta Ross, Carthage, North Carolina; brother, Burt Eshelman; sister, Alice Morrison, Sheridan, Wyoming; and two grandchildren. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 29, 2012 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home with...
Arlene Ann Gerdes
Oct 20, 2012
CASPER, WYO- Arlene Ann Gerdes, 77, Casper, Wyoming resident and former Rapid City resident, passed peacefully, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 at Sheppard of the Valley in Casper. Arlene was born Dec. 6, 1933 in Parkston, SD to the late Bernard and Magdalina (Puetz) Brown. She moved to Rapid City in 1950 to attend Rapid City High School. She lived with...
Jan Parker, Sr.
Oct 16, 2012
Jan Parker Sr., 70, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. He retired from the United States Air Force in 1983 is a Tech Sergeant. Survivors include a daughter, Andréa Parker-Harrell, Arlington, VA; two sons, Jan Parker Jr., Atlanta, GA and Lamin Parker, Landover, MD; a sister, Myra Majors, Chicago, Ill; 6 grandchildren and...
Lewis Tracy
Oct 16, 2012
Lewis W. Tracy, 87, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Lewis was born Dec. 15, 1924, to Silas and LuLu Tracy in Tripoli, WI. He joined the U.S. Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1946. He then began a career in the masonry and construction business. In 1950, he married Eleanor Fetsch, a love that lasted until...
Lyle William Fischer
Oct 15, 2012
RAPID CITY- Lyle W. Fischer, 87, died Monday, October 15, 2012 at Fountain Springs Health Care. Lyle was born July 25, 1925 in Scranton, North Dakota to William and Betsy (Njos) Fischer. His first two years of life was spent on a sheep herder's wagon with his family. Lyle's dad died when he was just 11 years old and he...
Janean E Theberge
Oct 11, 2012
Rapid City - Janean Elaine Theberge, 60, Rapid City, left this life Thursday evening, October 11, 2012. Jan was born September 15, 1952, to Maxine (Oney) and Donald Williamson. Her early years were spent in Rapid City where she attended Bergquist Elementary and West Junior High Schools. Family members recall the spunky young girl who wrecked her Grandpa Oney's beloved...
Helen Leigh
Oct 10, 2012
Helen C. Leigh 99, Rapid City, died Wed., Oct. 10 at Westhills Village Health Care Facility. Helen was born to John & Egla Edman on June 17, 1913. The family lived at lumber camps in Clam & Balsam Lake, WI. Later they moved to care for the aged at Polk County Home and eventually moved to Amery, WI. At 16,...
Ruth Ann Grant
Oct 9, 2012
Ruth Ann Grant, 94, of Rapid City, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died on October 9, 2012 in Rapid City. Ruth Ann Johnson was born on October 15, 1917, to Ella (Leedom) and Luis Johnson of Southampton, PA. She was married for 59 years to Dr. Albert J. Grant before his passing in 2005, and both dedicated their...
Bradley Chandler
Oct 8, 2012
RAPID CITY | Bradley D. Chandler, 64, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at home. He served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his sons, Donaven Chandler and Daniel Chandler, Clearbrook, Minn.; his daughters, Heather Smith, Aberdeen, and Jean Budish, Mesa, Ariz.; six grandchildren; and a brother, Dave Chandler, Pequot Lakes, Minn. Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Nov....
Lavonne Marie Geitz
Oct 7, 2012
RAPID CITY- LaVonne Marie Geitz, 85, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House Sunday, October 7, 2012. She was born October 14, 1926 at Viborg, South Dakota, the daughter of Otto and Hazel (Christensen) Taft. She graduated from high school in Viborg and then moved to Rapid City. She married Victor Geitz on October, 31, 1947 in Rapid...
Erma Hrachovec
Oct 4, 2012
RAPID CITY- Erma Katheryn Hrachovec, 95, Rapid City, and former longtime Hot Springs resident, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Fountain Springs Health Care in Rapid City. She was born March 17, 1917, in Farmer, SD to John P. and Katherine (Hemmer) Manders. Erma and her husband, Francis J. "Shorty" Hrachovec owned and operated Evans Heights Motel and Clifton Restaurant...
Mavis M Stradinger
Oct 3, 2012
RAPID CITY- Mavis Stradinger, 91, died at Westhills Village Health Care Facility on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Survivors include her husband, Oscar Stradinger, Rapid City; daughter, Linda Rae Bingham, Rapid City; son, David Stradinger, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the First Congregational...
Gregg Nielson
Oct 1, 2012
Rapid City - Gregg R. Nielson, 64, Rapid City, died on Monday, October 01, 2012 at his home. Gregg Richard Nielson was born to Glenn and Florence Nielson in Breckenridge, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church in Wheaton, MN. While growing up, Gregg loved to hunt, fish, and participate in sports, especially baseball and golf....
Muriel Luxem
Sep 30, 2012
RAPID CITY- Muriel Luxem, 85, passed peacefully surrounded by her family, Sunday, September 30, 2012, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. Muriel Jane was born February 6, 1927 in Renville, MN, the youngest daughter of George and Anna (Quast) Sausele. She married and moved to Rapid City Army Air Base in 1949. Muriel worked at the NCO...
Margaret "Mickey" Becket
Sep 30, 2012
Margaret "Mickey" Diane Loeffen Becket, age 65, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Mickey was born October 23, 1946 in Deadwood, South Dakota to Albert "Blackie" Loeffen and Mary Rose Loeffen. She was the eldest of nine children. Mickey is survived by her husband Arthur Becket of Rapid City, two daughters, Diane (Jeff) Moul of Rapid...
