William Erickson
Sep 28, 2012
RAPID CITY- William "Bill" Erickson, 56, died on Friday, September 28, 2012 at home. Survivors include five children: Mandy (Rick) Gaitan, Bitburg, Germany; Tim (Tessa) Erickson, Rapid City; Matthew Erickson and girlfriend, Ashli Namanny, Rapid City; Phillip Erickson, Camp Verde, AZ; and Shasta Smith, Rapid City; mother of children, Karleen Erickson, Camp Verde, AZ; three brothers, Kenny (Ellen) Erickson and...
Dorothy Roskos
Sep 23, 2012
RAPID CITY- Dorothy Weis Roskos, age 94, died at Westhills Village Health Care on Sunday, September 23, 2012. She is survived by her son, John Roskos, Rapid City; and his two children: Lindsey (fiancé Billy Clucas), Rapid City; Amee, Ft. Collins, CO; her daughter, Mary Jane Giacometto and her husband, Robert of Rapid City; and their two children: James, Rapid...
Dr. Robert A. Wharton
Sep 19, 2012
Rapid City - Dr. Robert A. Wharton, 60, President of South Dakota School of Mines & Technology died suddenly on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Dr. Robert A. Wharton became the eighteenth president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology on July 1, 2008. President Wharton's leadership and scientific career spans several decades...
Loretta Ness
Sep 19, 2012
RAPID CITY--Loretta M. Ness, 94, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2012. she will be forever missed. Loretta Ness was born April 11,1918 in Hoven, SD. The oldest of nine children of Ben and Lorena (Duenwald) Kaiser, she spent her childhood on the family farm near Hoven. Loretta received her education from...
Marvin Carlson
Sep 19, 2012
RAPID CITY- Marvin O. Carlson, 93, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Golden Living Center Prairie Hills in Rapid City. Marvin O'Donnel Carlson was born July 29, 1919 to Charles and Emily (Pearson) Carlson in New Effington, SD. Marvin was the youngest of ten children. He graduated from New Effington High School. He worked on the family farm until he...
Robert Eugene Johnson
Sep 18, 2012
Robert Eugene Johnson, 81, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at the Sheridan Manor in Sheridan, Wyoming after a lengthy illness. Bob was born to Ulyesses V. Johnson and Lela L. [Smith] Johnson in Sturgis, South Dakota on June 2, 1931. He lived in South Dakota most of his growing up years, except when his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in...
Alice Irene Selvy
Sep 18, 2012
Rapid City - Alice I. Selvy, 98, Rapid City, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Fountain Springs Health Care Center. Alice Irene Hawks was born May 13, 1914 at Elbing, Kansas to Wayne and Grace [Furman] Hawks. She was married to Carol Daniel Selvy. Carol died in July of 1993. Survivors include one son: Gary Selvy of Phoenix, AZ; two...
Emma Mayer
Sep 17, 2012
RAPID CITY- Emma Mayer, 109, died at the Clarkson Health Care Facility on Monday, September 17, 2012. Emma was born February 2, 1903 on a farm near Leola in McPherson County. She was the daughter of Ludwig and Rosina (Kranzler) Job. Emma married Bernard Mayer in 1922 at Roscoe, SD. They resided at Roscoe following their marriage. Her husband was...
Robert 'Bob' Sesso
Sep 14, 2012
RAPID CITY | Robert Sesso, 88, passed to heaven on Friday, September 14, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital due to a sudden heart attack. Robert was born September 7, 1924, to Benjamin and Pauline Sesso in Highland Park, Illinois. After finishing high school, Robert joined the Marine Corps in 1942. He served in the Gilbert Islands, most notably in...
Phylis 'Philly Johnson
Sep 11, 2012
Phylis D. "Philly" Johnson, 86, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Phylis D. Hoke was born on December 19, 1925, in Lincoln, Neb., to Orville D. and Lillian (Bundy) Hoke. She graduated from Lincoln High School and went on to earn her Bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1948. Philly came to...
Stanley "Stan" Petrik
Sep 8, 2012
RAPID CITY- Stanley W. Petrik, died surrounded by the love of his family on Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Stanley W. Petrik was born on December 30, 1935, in Rapid City, South Dakota to Adolph E. "Rudy" and Anastasia Petrik. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1954. Stan attended Creighton University for two years before...
Ellwood Sharpe
Sep 5, 2012
Ellwood James Sharpe, 82, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin, on February 14, 1930, to Ellwood Bayard and Isabelle Margaret (Parman) Sharpe. In 1949, Ellwood enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served in the 97th Air Refueling Squadron. Afterwards, he became a pilot for the Johnson Wax Company and also spent many...
Fred H Schwalm
Sep 4, 2012
Littleton, Colorado - Fred H. Schwalm, 96, Littleton, CO and formerly of Rapid City, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Littleton Adventist Hospital. Fred Henry Schwalm was born June 26, 1916, on a farm north of Midland, SD to William O. and Christina Schwalm. Fred attended country school near the home farm until fourth grade, when the family moved...
Roy "Doug" Douglas Peters
Sep 3, 2012
Rapid City-Roy D. "Doug" Peters, age 71 of Rapid City, died Monday, September 03, 2012 at the RCRH-Hospice of the Hills. Doug was born March 10, 1941 at Broken Bow, Nebraska to Roy Finnegan "Doc" and Martha Francis [Noel] Peters. Doug grew to adulthood on the family ranch near Thedford, NE. He always loved the Nebraska Sandhills and returned often...
Alice Rose Gregson
Sep 3, 2012
HILL CITY- Alice R. Gregson, 90, died Monday, September 3, 2012 at Hill City, South Dakota. Alice Rose Gregson was born September 9, 1921, to Golden Spink Waterbury Howe and Oscar Fredrick Howe in Yankton, SD. Shortly after her birth her parents moved to Tabor, South Dakota, and from there to Rapid City, SD where Alice's only sibling Richard Andrew...
Charles William Johnson
Aug 31, 2012
RAPID CITY- Charles William "Chuck" Johnson, 86, died on August 31, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. He was born on August 3, 1926 to Raymond P. and Helen Crittenden Johnson in Rapid City. His home was established on the Johnson Bar 5 Ranch in Rapid Valley. He was a cattle rancher with a cow-calf operation and...
Gordon Collins
Aug 30, 2012
HILL CITY | Gordon W. Collins, 82, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at home. Gordon Wesley Collins was born November 24, 1929 at Athol, SD to Floyd and Laura [Reed] Collins. He then enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1949 and served as a Staff Sergeant. He was honorably discharged in 1952. He married Halley [Celso] Jimenez in October...
Deloris Maurer
Aug 30, 2012
RAPID CITY- Deloris "Dee" Maurer, 78, died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Dee was born September 5, 1933 to Raymond W. and Edna Oliver in Belle Fourche, SD. She married Gerald Bennett and had three children, Tim, Tammy, and Terry. She later moved to Rapid City and married Jim Maurer and had a son, Jimmy Maurer...
Rose Ann Walker
Aug 29, 2012
RAPID CITY- Rose Walker, 88, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital Wednesday, August 29, 2012. She was born July 9, 1924 at Deadwood, SD, the daughter of George and Katherine (Zimmar) Beshara. She attended Deadwood schools and graduated from Deadwood High School. She worked as a bookkeeper at her father's business, Beshara's Market for several years. Rose married Dick Walker...
Frank George Rubin
Aug 27, 2012
Rapid City - Frank G. Rubin, 91, died on Monday, August 27, 2012 at his residence. Frank George Rubin was born March 21, 1921 at Parker, South Dakota to Frank and Marie [Vurn] Rubin. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to the Wagner area and later to Ravinia where he attended school at Ravinia and graduated from Ravinia High...
