Elbert P. Jones
Jan 19, 2013
RAPID CITY- Elbert Purcy Jones, Jr., 72, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Golden Living Center-Black Hills. Elbert was born on May 7, 1940, in Darling Mississippi, to Elbert Purcy Jones Sr. and Nellie (Cross) Jones. In 1973 he married Ane Anita Pedersen. Family was always important to Elbert. He and his wife operated a group home and at one...
Richard Erdmann
Jan 18, 2013
RAPID CITY- Dr.Richard C. Erdmann was called home to be with The Lord Friday January 18, 2013. Richard was born April 4, 1923 at Blue Grass, Minnesota to Rudolph and Bertha (Fruitiger) Erdmann. He married Ardelle L. Olson on May 2, 1942 at Menahga, Minnesota. Richard enlisted in the Army and served in WWII from 1944 to 1946 spending his...
Myrtle Lantz
Jan 18, 2013
RAPID CITY--Myrtle C. Lantz, 96, of Rapid City, passed away peacefully Friday evening January 18, 2013, surrounded by loving family and friends at Golden LivingCenter-Black Hills. She was born July 30, 1916, to Roy and Minnie (Halgrimson) Cramer. She grew up on a farm with her 6 siblings in Presho. After high school graduation, she followed her high school sweetheart,...
Carmi Odegaard
Jan 18, 2013
RAPID CITYCarmi J. Odegaard, 87, of Rapid City and formerly of Brookings, died in Rapid City on Friday, January 18, 2013. Carmi was born in Volga to Joseph A. and Selma O'Nora (Stordahl) Odegaard and graduated from high school there in 1943. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II and graduated from Augustana College in 1950....
Evangeline Rau
Jan 17, 2013
"""PLEASE NOTE THE DATE OF THE FUNERAL IS SUNDAY, JANUARY 20TH*** RAPID CITYEvangeline (Van) Rau, 85, went to be with her Lord in Heaven on Thursday, January 17, 2013. She was born on July 24, 1927, to Pastor Edward and Luda (Wolfe) Fenske in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. She lived in Edenwald and Fenwood, Saskatchewan until age four. In 1931 her...
Liam Armani Zahn-Rencountre
Jan 16, 2013
Rapid City - Liam Armani Zahn-RenCountre, stillborn son of Shaylee Zahn and Ben RenCountre died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include his mother: Shaylee Zahn, his father: Ben RenCountre; Grandparents: Debra RenCountre, Chris Zahn, and John Clifford; Great-grandparents; Delores Hayes, Becky RenCountre, and Theresa Marks; and Great-great-grandmother: Aurelia Marks; Uncles: Francisco Bordier, Patrick Iron Cloud,...
Clayton Charles Colestock
Jan 16, 2013
Hot Springs - Clayton Charles Colestock, 89, Hot Springs and formerly of Hecla, SD died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home at Hot Springs. Survivors include his wife: Evelyn Colestock of Hot Springs; two sons: Leland Colestock of Onida and Kenneth Colestock of Watertown; and one daughter: Cynthia Filipek of Watertown; eight grandchildren; and...
Frank P. Lahm Ii, Lt. Col. Usaf, (Ret.)
Jan 15, 2013
RAPID CITY- Frank P. Lahm II, passed away peacefully on the evening of January 15, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1945 in the Panama Canal Zone, Frank was the son of Col. Lawrence Lahm, US Army and Eleanor Margaret Lahm. Frank was the grandson of Frank P. Lahm,...
Merle G. Moen
Jan 15, 2013
RAPID CITY- Merle Garry Moen, 68, lost his life on January 15, 2013 in a tragic automobile accident in San Clemente, CA. Merle was born March 29, 1944 in Bottineau North Dakota to parents Leo & Ella Moen. As a young man he worked for the County of Bottineau doing land surveying. Soon after, he joined the North Dakota State...
Jon D. Evans Sr.
Jan 15, 2013
RAPID CITY- Jon D. Evans Sr., 74, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Jon was born June 16, 1938 to John Lee Evans and Ledora (Knight) Evans in Nyack, New York. Jon served his country in the US Army in Vietnam and Korea. After an honorable discharge, he returned to New York and work 33...
Lawrence E Weber
Jan 15, 2013
RAPID CITY--Lawrence E. Weber, 85, died peacefully in his sleep, on Tuesday January 15, 2013, at his home. He was born on August 27, 1927, to Benjamin and Carrie (Wahl) Weber. He was the older brother to Lester Weber. He grew up in the Wessington Springs area. He married Betty Jo Gross, August 30, 1948 in Lockridge, Iowa. Together they...
John Carroll Quinn
Jan 14, 2013
RAPID CITY- John C. Quinn, 69, of Rapid City, passed away unexpectedly early Monday morning January 14th. Born September 1st, 1943, at the former St. Johns Hospital in Rapid City, John was the first son born of Jim and Jennie Quinn. John's earliest years were spent in Hill City and Faith, South Dakota, where his father was Superintendent of Schools...
Jacob Klauck
Jan 13, 2013
RAPID CITY - Jacob "Jack" Thomas Klauck, 81, died Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Clarkson Health Care in Rapid City, after a lengthy illness. Jack was born on March 19, 1931, in Kohler, Wisconsin to Catherine and Jacob Klauck. Jack and his twin sister Joan were the youngest of 5 children. In 1953, Jack earned a Bachelor of Arts degree...
Alvin Rudolph Zephier Jr.
Jan 8, 2013
RAPID CITY | On Jan. 8, 2013, Alvin R. Zephier Jr. passed on to the promised land of the Oglala Lakota. Alvin was born Nov. 26, 1943, at the Pine Ridge (SD) Indian Hospital. His parents, Alvin Rudolph Zephier Sr. and Gertrude Ethel (Trimble) Zephier lived in Slim Buttes, SD, at the time of his birth. Alvin attended elementary school...
Twila Petersen
Jan 5, 2013
RAPID CITY- Twila J. Petersen, 81, died Saturday, January 5th, 2013 at Golden Living Center-Meadowbrook. Twila was born on June 1, 1931 in Carleton, Nebraska to Amos B. and Anna L. (Dirks) Hoffert. The family frequently moved around eastern Nebraska during her childhood years. Twila's dad worked for a farmer and then got a job for the Sioux Army Depot...
Henry J. Hansen, Jr.
Jan 4, 2013
RAPID CITY - Henry J. Hansen Jr, 80, died Jan 4, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Henry (Jr.) was born in January of 1932 to Henry Sr. and Lydia (Jerke) Hansen in Woonsocket. He married Thelma Tapken in Alpena in August of 1951. To this union a son, Gerald, and a daughter, Velda, were born. After leaving the farm...
Leola Mary Waeckerle
Jan 3, 2013
Rapid City - Leola M. Waeckerle, 89, died Thursday, January 3, 2012 at the Golden Living Center-Black Hills in Rapid City. Leola Mary Quinn was born April 17, 1923 at Bucklin, Missouri to Amasa Thomas and Mary Ora [Petski] Quinn. Leola attended Catholic school in Chicago. In support of the war effort, she went to work in a munitions plant...
Dorothy May Blanton
Jan 3, 2013
With Glen Miller music playing in the background and with her sister and daughter at her bedside, Dorothy Blanton died peacefully at Westhills Village Health Care on Thursday, January 3, 1913. She was 92 years old. Dorothy was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, on May 3, 1920. She was the fourth child, "the baby," born to her parents, Jessie...
Robert G. Olson, Dds
Jan 3, 2013
RAPID CITY- Robert G. Olson, DDS, 73, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013, at his home in Rapid City. Robert was born in Eureka, SD in 1939 to Dr. A. G. and Rosella Olson. He attended high school in Rapid City at Cathedral High School. He then attended the University of Minnesota where he earned his Bachelor's Degree and Doctor...
Hattie Rae Brown
Jan 1, 2013
Rapid City - Infant twin sisters Ava Christine and Hattie Rae Brown passed peacefully in the arms of their parents shortly after their birth, on Jan 1st, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include their parents Mitch & Lisa Brown, sister Shayna, and brother Ryker all of Rapid City, SD; and grandparents Herman & Esther Lier of Aberdeen, SD....
