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...
John Hinesley-Hobart
Aug 26, 2012
John Donald Hinesley-Hobart, age 21, of Rozet, Wyoming died Saturday, August 25, 2012 near Lead, South Dakota from injuries received in a vehicle accident. John Hinesley-Hobart was born May 5, 1991 in Rapid City, South Dakota the son of John and Donna (Hershey) Hobart. Johnny was raised and attended school in Gillette, Wyoming, graduating from Campbell County High School. Johnny...
Duane Klingensmith
Aug 22, 2012
RAPID CITY- Duane E. Klingensmith, 49, Rapid City died Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in Rapid City. Cremation has taken place and there will be no services at this time.
Lucy Salway
Aug 22, 2012
Lucy passed away on August 22nd 2012 in Chandler, Az. Lucy went to rest in the arms of Jesus after a life filled with wonderful memories. Lucy graduated from Northwest Indian Bible School with bachelors in theology in 1970. She went on to serve as a missionary with the native people for 11 yrs. Lucy then went to Dakota Wesleyan...
Mark Brave
Aug 19, 2012
Rapid City - On Sunday, August 19, 2012 Mark Rudolph Brave passed from this life to his eternal home. He lived a very blessed and happy 92 years and passed surrounded by his loved ones. Mark was born in 1920 to Margaret and Joseph Brave Boy near Wood, SD. He attended Catholic school in St. Francis where he excelled in...
Janice Burcham
Aug 18, 2012
RAPID CITY- Janice Burcham passed away on August 18, 2012. She was born in Ponca, Nebraska to Emil and Lydia Schoenrock on November 2, 1938. Raised in a farming community, Janice graduated from Allen High School in Allen, Nebraska in 1956. While on vacation in 1958, visiting her brother Emil in Orlando, Florida, she met a young Air Force Airman...
Lois Vaughn
Aug 17, 2012
Lois J. "Grammy" Vaughn, 90, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012 at Westhills Village Health Care Facility. Lois was born on September 5, 1921 in Vancouver, Washington, to Archie and Daisy (Rittgers) Koplin, the youngest of seven children. After her mother's death when Lois was eleven, she lived with her sisters, Meretta and Helen, while she finished grade school and...
Daniel Callahan
Aug 14, 2012
Spearfish|Daniel E. Callahan, 90, of Spearfish and formerly of Lead, South Dakota passed away peacefully August 14, 2012 in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was born September 28, 1921 in Olive Hill, Kentucky to Thomas E. and Stella M. (Brammer) Callihan. He married Emma Maxine Leino from Roubaix, South Dakota on April 22, 1944 in Butte, Montana. Dan and Emma...
Dale Nuttle
Aug 14, 2012
Dale Nuttle was granted entrance into heaven on August 14, 2012 at the Rapid City Hospice of the Hills. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends in an outpouring of love. Dale was born November 3rd, 1948, in the small farming town of Lima, Ohio to Doris Nevergall and Robert Nuttle. The eldest of four, he is...
