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Sandra Vick
Sep 3, 2011
Sandra K. Vick, 56, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away into eternal rest on Saturday, September 3,2011, surrounded by her loving family, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Sandra was born on December 25, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia, to Paul and Lucille (Bottenfiled) Koogler. She retired from Tom Kleppe & Associates in Orlando, Florida as office manager . She leaves...
John D. West
Aug 30, 2011
RAPID CITY- John D. West, 79, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed into eternal rest on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. John was born on October 25, 1931. He is a 20 veteran of the Air Force, and was a long time resident of Box Elder. He left behind his loving wife of 54 years, Connie...
Mary Dale Welch
Aug 26, 2011
Standard Obituary with US Flag Rapid City Mary Welch, 70, Rapid City died Friday, August 26, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Mary served in the United States Air Force for two years and then was a Fraud Investigator for the Air Force for 40 years. Survivors include one son: Mack Welch of Rapid City and one granddaughter: Catrina Welch....
James Richard Freudenberg
Aug 26, 2011
BLACK HAWK - James Richard Freudenberg, 34, Black Hawk, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, near Mosby, Mo. He was born June 10, 1977 in Gordon, Neb., the son of Richard and Carol Kay (Latshaw) Freudenberg. James graduated from Wright (Wyo.) High School in 1996 and attended Black Hills State University in Spearfish. James served in the United States Army at...
Maxine Knickrehm
Aug 24, 2011
RAPID CITY - Maxine Knickrehm, 102, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at Golden Living Center of the Black Hills. Maxine was born in Doland on Aug. 15, 1909, to John Frank and Lura (Stephenson) Austin. She graduated from Doland High School in 1928. Maxine and Earl Knickrehm were married June 5, 1933, and lived on the Knickrehm farm...
Helen Lovell
Aug 24, 2011
RAPID CITY - Helen M. Lovell, 100, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at home. Helen Marie (Quigg) Lovell was born on Dec. 2, 1910, in Gordon, Neb. She was a humble woman who dedicated her life to her family. On Nov 4, 1941, Helen married Edward A. Lovell, who preceded her into eternal life with our Lord. Helen...
Phyllis Murner
Aug 23, 2011
RAPID CITY -- Phyllis Morrison Murner, 93, Rapid City, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, in Rapid City. Phyllis was born on Oct. 29, 1917, in Viborg. She was one of 11 children born to Emma Christensen Morrison and Walter Morrison. Phyllis lived her childhood in Viborg until she met and married LeRoy Murner of Murdo. Phyllis and LeRoy moved...
Sister Celine Erk
Aug 21, 2011
RAPID CITY- Sister Celine Erk, 91, entered eternal life on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at St. Martins Monestary. She was born, Ida Ludwina, on June 27, 1920 to Ludwig and Anna Jestle Erk.. She was the oldest child of a family of five. She was raised on the family homestead north of Newell, SD. After graduating from Deermont country grade...
Clara Yarger
Aug 21, 2011
RAPID CITY- Clara P. Yarger, 97, Rapid City, died Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. Services are pending.
Vivian Luzon Goodrich
Aug 20, 2011
Vivian L. Goodrich, 84, died Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Clarkson Health Care in Rapid City, SD. She was born on June 28, 1927 in Troy, Iowa to Harold and Lena McMickle. She lived most of her life in Chadron, Nebraska where she owned and helped manage the Blaine Hotel. She also worked in Chadron dress shops as a seamstress...
Elaine D Fisher
Aug 18, 2011
Elaine Dian Fisher, 51, Rapid City, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House. Survivors include her husband, Steven Fisher, Rapid City; two sons, Kyle Fisher and Max Fisher, Rapid City; her mother, Louise Frohman, Hay Springs, Neb.; a brother, Dan Schlichenmayer, Hay Springs; and a sister, Nancy Finley, Harvard, Neb. Memorial services will be at...
Frances Carol Quasney
Aug 17, 2011
Standard Obituary Rapid City Frances Carol Quasney, 83, Rapid City, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Frances Carol Maguire was born January 10, 1928 at Triumph, Minnesota to Gerald Thomas and Ethel E. [Riggenhagen] Maguire. Survivors include her son: Warren [Patricia] Weller of Black Hawk, SD; two daughters: Debra [Robert] Peiker of Centennial, CO and...
Patricia Louise Griffith
Aug 17, 2011
The daughter of one of western South Dakota's pioneer families, Patricia Louise Griffith, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at the age of 83, at her Deadwood, S.D. home Born Feb. 13, 1928, at Rapid City to Theodore and Ruth (Rounds) Raymond, Patricia was reared on the family's homestead off of Sheridan Lake Road, was graduated from Rapid City High School...
Helen Ann Jenniges
Aug 15, 2011
Rapid City Helen A. Jenniges, 86, Rapid City died Monday, August 15, 2011 at the Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills. Helen Ann Hibbard was born October 23, 1924 in Hot Springs, SD to Newell and Edna [Dority] Hibbard of Pringle, SD. She attended elementary school in Pringle. In 1938 her father, a Forest Ranger, was transferred to Hot Springs. She then...
Stephan Roman Kurylas
Aug 13, 2011
Stephan Roman Kurylas Stevo passed away on August 13, 2011 at home in Gambrills, MD. He was born on May 25, 1991 in Washington, D.C. Stephan graduated with honors from South River High School in 2009 and then enrolled at the University of Maryland to further his education. An avid skier, Stephan also was an enthusiast of water sports. He...
Margaret C. "Mitzi" (Hillenbrand) Lally
Aug 12, 2011
RAPID CITYMargaret C. Mitzi (Hillenbrand) Lally, 82, passed away at home on Friday, August 12, 2011. She was born and raised in Batesville, Indiana and upon marriage, lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for 50 years. Seven years ago, she moved to Rapid City to live with her brother, Ray Hillenbrand. She was loved cherished and respected by those who knew her...
G. Virgil Eberly
Aug 12, 2011
RAPID CITY- George Virgil Eberly, 86, Rapid City, died Friday, August 12, at a local nursing home. He was born at home- near Lawton, Iowa on March 28th, 1925 to Horace and Verda (Willen) Eberly. He moved to Leeds, IA at 12years old. He attended Leeds High School. He married June Frances Mary Lou Creighton on June 29, 1947. Two...
Arthur E. Oman
Aug 9, 2011
Arthur E. Oman, 83, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2011 in Rapid City after a brief illness. Art was born August 3, 1928 - the 8th child of Ida (Halliday) and Roy Oman. He grew up on a farm near Niobrara, NE, and joined the Army as a young man to serve in the Korean War. Art and Iona (Anderson)...
Dee Jones Noordermeer
Aug 9, 2011
Dee Jones Noordermeer, 58, of Rapid City, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Deloris (Dee) Ann was born May 14, 1953, in Chamberlain to Donald Schaub and Joyce (Peterson) Schaub. During school, Dee worked part-time at Kulm Laundry in Chamberlain and was the lead twirler of the baton twirling team. She graduated from Chamberlain High School in...
Jo Ann Johnson
Aug 7, 2011
Jo Ann Johnson, 79, Rapid City died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at Bella Vista Golden Living Center. She was born May 26, 1932, at Pershing, Iowa, to Clyde and Birdie (Roberts) Long. She completed her education at Knoxville, Iowa, where she was active in their journalism programs and became an Iowa All-Stater on the girls' basketball team. After high school...
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