Elmer R. Iversen
Feb 12, 2012
Elmer Iversen, 87, of Rapid City passed away Feb. 12, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Elmer, the youngest child of ten born to Danish immigrants, Marinus and Helga Iversen, arrived in this world the 28th day of May 1924. The address of the farm and surrounding area where Elmer was born and grew up was Gorman SD. The community...
Steve Ohlmacher
Feb 12, 2012
RAPID CITY - Steven A. Ohlmacher, 46, Rapid City, died at Lead, S.D., on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. He was born July 19, 1965, in Rapid City, the son of Albert and Rosemary (Donnelly) Ohlmacher. He grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Central High School in 1985. He attended and graduated from Western Dakota Vo-Tech with a degree...
Art Anderson
Feb 9, 2012
HILL CITY- Art Anderson, 66, of Hill City passed away Feb. 9th, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Art was born Sept. 6th, 1945 in Brookings, SD to Arthur Sr. and Olga(Wold)Anderson. Art graduated from Belle Fourche High School. He later attended SDSU and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He served with the US Army in Vietnam. He...
Joseph B. Ronge, Jr., Smsgt., Usaf, (Ret
Feb 7, 2012
Sioux Falls Joseph B. Ronge, Jr., 92, Sioux Falls and formerly of Rapid City, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at his residence in Sioux Falls, SD under hospice care. Joseph Bernhardt Ronge, Jr. was born December 5, 1919 at Brooklyn, New York to Joseph Bernhardt and Alice Mae [Cooper] Ronge, SR. He spent most of his early years in The...
Matthew Mudlin
Feb 3, 2012
Matthew Mudlin, 24, a brave and valiant young man was lifted up to heaven to live in eternity on February 3, 2012. He is rejoicing now with the angels, his brother, Mason and grandmother, Lois. Matt was born December 14, 1987, in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was very bright and shy and had a passion and talent for skateboarding...
Douglas H. Swift
Jan 30, 2012
Bridgewater- Douglas H. Swift, 78, died Monday, January 30, 2012 at Diamond Care Center. Doug was born January 20, 1934, in rapid City, SD, to Harold and Clara Fern (Parson) Swift. He graduated from Rapid City Central High School in 1952. He served in the US Army for 2 years and went on to attend the University of South Dakota...
Charles R. Palmer, Msgt, Usaf, (Ret.)
Jan 25, 2012
MSgt Charles Richard Palmer Chuck "N0UKO," age 77 of Rapid Valley died January 25 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Chuck was born Feb 23, 1934 in Rapid City, the son of Manuel Palmer and Mildred Hinckley. He entered the Air Force in January 1954. He was married Feb 24, 1955 to Frances Hopkins at First United Methodist in Rapid City....
Velda E. Brandt
Jan 25, 2012
RAPID CITY- Velda E. Brandt, Rapid City, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. Velda and her twin sister, Verlan, were born during a blizzard on November 10, 1919 at a farm near Chester, SD to Herman and Elizabeth (Hussman) Eilers. She attended rural schools in Moody County and graduated from...
Curtis A. Meyer
Jan 24, 2012
ATLANTA- Curtis A. Meyer age 50, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2012 at his beloved home in Atlanta, GA. Growing up Curtis participated in music, sports and hunting. Following the completion of his college degree he was successful in computer hardware and software sales. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray A. Meyer, Sr. and Mary (Frise)...
Elmer E. Trautman
Jan 24, 2012
Elmer E. Trautman of Rapid City South Dakota died Tuesday, January 24 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 28, 1931, in Bonesteel South Dakota to Fritz and Clarina (Cote) Trautman. He grew up in a time when things were much different than today, he was born at home, his childhood was during the depression in the...
Timothy Anast
Jan 23, 2012
RAPID CITY- Timothy Anast, 65, Rapid City, died Monday, January 23, 2012 in an automobile accident in Colorado. He was born on December 9, 1946 in Chicago, Il. Tim earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Maine and a degree from The Landing School of Boat Building and Design in Kennebunkport, Maine. Tim married Maureen Mullin on April...
Roy E Monnot Sr.
Jan 22, 2012
RAPID CITY Roy E. Monnot Sr., 77 Rapid City, died, Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. Roy was born July, 15 1934 in Canton, Ohio to Glenn and Rhea (Mullen) Monnot. Roy had a distinguished military career having joined the United States Air Force in Louisville, Ohio in January 1952. He served during the Korean...
Arlone Prascher
Jan 22, 2012
RAPID CITY- Arlone Prascher, 89, Rapid City, passed away January 22, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospital Hospice House. Arlone was born in Sherman County Nebraska to William and Helen Habe, and was the oldest of seven children. She lived on her parents farm in Sherman County until the family moved to Kearney, Nebraska in 1939. Arlone graduated from...
Bernadine Mae Green
Jan 16, 2012
Rapid City Bernadine M. Green, 86, Rapid City, died at her home on Monday, January 16 under hospice care. Bernadine Mae Green was born November 17, 1925 at Rockyford, SD on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to Charles R. and Emma A. [Clifford] Jones. She attended school at Holy Rosary Mission, which is now Red Cloud High School. She moved...
Rev. Richard L. Cook, Sr.
Jan 15, 2012
Rev. Richard L. Cook, Sr., 98, passed away at Fountain Springs Healthcare on Sunday, January 15, 2012. He was born in Bloomingdale, New Jersey on January 11, 1914, to John and Anna Cook. Richard grew up in Bloomingdale and graduated high school in Butler, New Jersey. On May 7, 1936, he was united in marriage to Helen Louise Miller in...
Robert "Bob" Merle Steele
Jan 14, 2012
Rapid City - Robert Merle Steele passed away on Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at age 67. Robert (Bob) was born on December 30, 1944 in Ree Heights, South Dakota. He lived there until the age of five, when his family moved to Rapid City. Throughout his childhood, Bob could be found riding horses, spending summers on a guest ranch, working...
Betty J. Coon
Jan 12, 2012
Betty Joan Coon, 86, Rapid City, died Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on December 29, 1925. She moved to Spokane, Washington with her parents at a young age and later graduated from Lewis and Clark High School. In 1943, she married Robert N. Coon. While he served in the Air...
Marri Teresa Clausen
Jan 11, 2012
RAPID CITYMarri T. Clausen, loving wife, mother, and sister passed into the arms of heaven at her home on Wednesday morning, January 11, 2012. Marri Teresa Bowlby was born March 6, 1949 at Portland, Oregon to Fred and Marjorie [Murphy] Bowlby, Jr. She married Roger Dean Clausen on January 15, 1983 at Hillsboro, Oregon. She loved her craftwork, artwork, and...
William "Bill" Henry Cuka
Jan 11, 2012
Rapid City William Bill H. Cuka, 89, Rapid City died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Golden Living Center-Black Hills. On June 4, 1922, Bill was born on the family homestead northeast of Tyndall, SD to Frank and Pauline (Varilek) Cuka. In later years he farmed south of Wagner, SD until he volunteered for WWII. SSGT Cuka served as a squad...
James Paul Thelen
Jan 2, 2012
RAPID CITY - James Paul Thelen, 74, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Diane Thelen, Rapid City. Private family graveside services will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City.
