Lawrence Brand
Dec 30, 2011
RAPID CITY -Lawrence V. Brand, 90, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory. Survivors include his sons, Verdell Brand, Robert Brand and Harlan Brand, all of Rapid City, and Victor Brand, Denver; and daughter, Shirley Lewis, Rapid City. Arrangements are pending
Dale R. Barck
Dec 28, 2011
Dale R. Barck, 81, of Rapid City, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Dale was born November 19, 1930, to Lyle and Alice (Eckman) Barck in Watertown, S.D. He married Theresa Blais on June 2, 1951, at Camp Carson Army Base, Colo. Dale served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked...
Donald "Digger" Lawrence Weiland
Dec 26, 2011
Rapid City Donald Digger Weiland, 87, Rapid City, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Donald L. Weiland, or Digger as he has been known since college, was born January 4, 1924 at Scotland, South Dakota. He was the fourth youngest in a family of 15 children. He attended Scotland High School where he excelled in athletics...
Deloris "Dee" Corbin
Dec 25, 2011
RAPID CITY- Deloris Corbin, 79, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the Hospice House of the Black Hills, Rapid City with family at her side. She died of complications from pulmonary fibrosis. Deloris (Dee) Corbin was born on July 23, 1932 in Webster, S.D. to Joseph and Hulda Storly. In high school Deloris worked at the Webster movie...
Esther Gunderson
Dec 25, 2011
Esther K. Gunderson, 100, formerly of Rapid City, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at her home in Overland Park. She was born June 20, 1911, at Lake Tystad, South Dakota to Clara and Wilhelm Christensen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Merle, her son ,Wallace (Wally), five siblings, Carl, Einer, Al, Emma (Beachler) and Geneva (Dickinson), two granddaughters,...
Marie Klein
Dec 20, 2011
RAPID CITY - Marie C. Klein, 88, Rapid City, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills. Survivors include her sisters, Dorothy and Ruth, both of Baltimore; granddaughter, Lil (Jerry) Kaiser, Rapid City; six great-grandchildren, Barb, Tasha, Amy, Chrissy, Alex, Candi; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Adam John Klein.
James Irving Snipes, Iv
Dec 20, 2011
Rapid City James Irving Snipes, IV, 60, Rapid City died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at his home in Rapid City, SD. James Irving Snipes, IV, was born June 9, 1951 at Manhattan, New York to James Irving and Ella Marie [Long] Snipes, III. He grew to adulthood and graduated from high school. James serviced in the United States Air Force...
Frank D. Lelacheur
Dec 19, 2011
Rapid City - Frank D. LeLaCheur, 70, Rapid City, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Frank D. LeLaCheur was born January 30, 1941 at Dewey, South Dakota to Lee and Fern [Evans] LeLaCheur. Frank grew to adulthood and attended school at Hot Springs. He married Joyce Marie Nelson on March 31, 1959 at Hot Springs. While...
Clifford Meyer
Dec 16, 2011
RAPID CITY - Clifford A. Meyer, 83, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at Golden Living Center- Meadowbrook. He was born January 31, 1928, in Hoven, South Dakota to Joseph and Frances (Schmidt) Meyer. On November 24, 1947, Cliff married Evelyn Artz and together they had ten children. Cliff was the regional manager for Banker's Life and Casualty Insurance Company for...
Blanche Burnett
Dec 16, 2011
Blanche Rose Burnett passed away at GoldenLiving Center-Prairie Hills on Friday, December 16, 2011, 32 days after her 103rd birthday. Blanche Rose Lapka was born to John and Blanche Lapka on November 12,1908, the second of five children. She grew up in Chicago, where she attended elementary and high school. In 1930 she married George Burnett. To this union a...
Sister Mary David Hausmann Osb
Dec 15, 2011
Sister Mary David Hausmann, 93, died December 15 after a lengthy illness. Survivors include two brothers, Bob Hausmann and Don Hausmann; and her sisters at St. Martins. A viewing is scheduled for December 19, at 5:30 at St. Martin Monastery, followed by a vigil service at 6:30 in the Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:00...
Maude M. Brockelsby
Dec 11, 2011
RAPID CITY--Maude Brockelsby, 95, died peacefully in her sleep at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House on Dec. 11, 2011. Maude Millicent (Wagner) Brockelsby was born Nov. 2, 1916, in Lake Andes, S.D., the granddaughter of immigrants from Germany and Ireland. Her parents were Charles and Alice (Clark) Wagner. Her family lived on a farm near Lake Andes and...
Charlotte Marie Schumacher
Dec 11, 2011
Rapid City Charlotte Marie Schumacher, 77, Rapid City, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include her son: Lee [Rachel] Schumacher of San Diego, CA; and two sisters: Arly of Pickstown, SD and Francine of Iowa. Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband, Elvin George Schumacher on July 21, 2003, parents, and three sisters. Visitation...
Florence J Ashley
Dec 9, 2011
Rapid CityFlorence J. Ashley, 93, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday, December 9, 2011. She was born on April 6, 1918, in Dickens, Iowa, to Fred and Irene (Hill) Reeverts. Florence was united in marriage to Lowell E. Pat Ashley and the couple lived in Rapid City. She was a dietician with the local hospitals. She was...
J. Rodger Thomson
Dec 8, 2011
Rapid City J. Rodger Thomson took the hand of Jesus and went home on December 8, 2011. Rodger passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital after courageously fighting a lengthy illness. Rodger was born on March 12, 1941 in Deadwood, SD to James Michael and Leota Thomson. He grew up in the Black Hills and graduated from Sturgis High School...
Sharon Lee Schultz
Dec 6, 2011
Rapid City--Sharon Lee Schultz (Kingsbury), 78, of Rapid City, died on December 6, 2011 at Hospice House. Sharon was born May 31, 1933 to Verne Charles and Anna Margaret Kingsbury (Engebretson) in Philip, SD. The family moved from Philip to Rapid City in 1940. She graduated from Rapid City High School and then attended Colorado Womens College in Denver, CO...
William "Bill" L Robbins
Dec 5, 2011
William Bill Lowell Robbins, 67, of Hill City, passed from this life to be with his Savior on Monday, December 5, 2011 after a six month battle with cancer. He was born July 16, 1944, in Rapid City, to Leland and Ruby (Dimond) Robbins. As a young boy his family moved to Hill City, and he attended the Hill City...
Sister Maureen Griffin, O.S.B.
Dec 4, 2011
Sister Maureen Griffin, O.S.B., 93, died peacefully at St Martin Monastery on Sunday, Dec . 4. She was born March 27, 1918 in Omaha, Nebraska to Patrick Michael Griffin and Emma Maud Tulburt. Her family moved to a farm east of Sturgis. She received her elementary education in a country school and her secondary education at St. Martins Academy ....
Bertha L. Witte
Dec 3, 2011
RAPID CITY- Bertha Lee Witte, 81, Edgemont, died Dec. 3. 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born July 21, 1930 in Hahira, Georgia. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Earl Joe Witte; four sons, Thomas (Colleen) Witte, Houston, TX; Steven (Nancy) Witte, Elizabeth, Colorado; Paul (Teresa) Witte, Rapid City; Russell (Hope) Witte, Hot Springs; one daughter, Joyce...
Marjorie Chew
Dec 3, 2011
RAPID CITY- Marjorie Chew, 95, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at a local nursing home. She was born June 9, 1916, in Centralia, Kansas to George and Isla Rathbun. She lived her early years in Council Bluffs, Iowa, later moving to Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She was a medical secretary for the late Dr. Charles...
