Marjorie L. Poliska
Nov 2, 2011
RAPID CITY - Marjorie L. Poliska, 87, Rapid City, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Clarkson Health Care. She was born on November 19, 1923, in Letart, West Virginia, to John R. and Elsie M. (Wood) Nuckles. The family later moved to Illinois and Marge graduated from Sycamore, Illinois High School in 1942. She was united in marriage...
Marvin E Basham
Oct 28, 2011
RAPID CITY - Marvin E. Basham, 94, Rapid City, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at a local nursing home. He was born Aug. 29, 1917, in Woonsocket, the son of George E. and Celia (Ronstad) Basham. Following his father's death, Marvin moved with his family to Rapid City when he was 15 years old. He graduated from Rapid City High...
David Donald Broz
Oct 28, 2011
Rapid City - David Donald Broz was born on October 11, 1960 in Wagner, South Dakota. He worked for the Rapid City Journal delivering bundles of papers and filling newspaper racks. He died Friday, October 28, in Rapid City. As a young boy, his dad needed to reach around him when working on car engines as David had to be...
Lester Loyd Millam
Oct 22, 2011
Rapid City, SD - Lester Loyd Millam , 93, passed away at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in New Underwood, SD, on Oct. 22, 2011. Les was born August 14, 1918, in Milaca, MN to Arthur and Mabel Millam, one of eleven children. Les met his beautiful bride, Clarice Brink and they joined their new journey on June 11, 1941,...
Estella May Kleeman
Oct 21, 2011
Estella May Kleeman was called home to rest on the morning of October 21, 2011, in Las Vegas, NV. She was 93 years old. Estella (Stella) Kleeman (nee: Barton, Lueck) was born on April 4, 1918 in Schoharie, New York, daughter of William J. Barton and Stella A. Moak . Estella was an outgoing girl who enjoyed dancing and playing...
Mary Jane Long
Oct 21, 2011
Rapid City Mary J. Long, 96, Rapid City died Friday at Clarkson Heathcare Facility in Rapid City. Survivors include three daughters: Nancy Jensen of Rapid City, JoAnn Gonzalez of Brighton, CO, and Janett Tordoff of Spearfish, SD; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 10:00 am Saturday, October 29 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, 2700 Jackson Boulevard,...
Lavonne L Henrickson
Oct 20, 2011
Rapid City - Our beloved mother, LaVonne Ophelia LaCroix Henrickson, went to join the Lord on Thursday, October 20, 2011. LaVonne was born in Sioux City, Iowa on December 6th, 1922, the daughter of Albert N. and Ophelia Shannon LaCroix. Raised in the hard times of the 20s and 30s in Elk Point, South Dakota, her widowed mother moved them...
Harold R. Malke
Oct 20, 2011
Harold R. Malke, 88, passed away at his home on Thursday, October 20, 2011. He was born on May 10, 1923, in Krem, North Dakota to Gustave and Emma (Miller) Malke. He grew up in the Krem area on the family farm and attended school there. He met Eunice McCarl, a school teacher in Krem, and the couple was married...
Dianne E. Abell
Oct 11, 2011
Dianne Ella Abell, 74, of Rapid City, died Tuesday, October 11, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born January 19, 1937, to Bernard and Helen Hotzler in Bradley, SD. She grew up and attended school in Bradley, graduating from high school in 1956. She then moved to Sioux Falls, SD where she worked for John Morrell meat packing company....
Geraldine "Jerry" Mueller
Oct 10, 2011
RAPID CITY - Geraldine H. "Jerry" Mueller, 91, Rapid City, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, at home. Geraldine Henrietta "Jerry" Mueller was born Dec. 21, 1919, in Vesta, Minn., daughter of Ferdinand and Alvina Kemnitz. Her early years were spent in Vesta and North Redwood, Minn., until the family moved to Redwood Falls in 1928. She graduated as valedictorian of...
Nannette "Nan" Joy Roskos
Oct 8, 2011
RAPID CITY - Nanette Joy Nan Roskos, 55, Rapid City, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Nan was born May 12, 1956 in Watertown, SD to Ervin and Nina (Parks) Stephens . She graduated from Chamberlain High School in Chamberlain, SD in 1975. Being very creative, Nan could take something very simple and make it a...
Lloyd J. Smith
Oct 8, 2011
RAPID CITY Lloyd J. Smith, 75, Rapid City, died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a short illness. Lloyd was born in McCook, NE on April 11, 1936, to Howard and Wilma Smith and as a young man; he proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. After his service, he returned to...
Regina Rose Conrath
Oct 7, 2011
RAPID CITY--Regina Rose Conrath, aged 100 years, 9 months and 23, days, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House on Friday, October, 7, 2011. Regina Wagener was born on December 14, 1910, in Randolph, Kansas to Carl Francis and Esther Clarinda (Andersen) Wagener. The family moved from Kansas and homesteaded about twelve miles north of Isabel. When...
Larry G. Christianson
Oct 4, 2011
RAPID CITY - Larry G. Christianson, 76, Rapid City, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at a local nursing home. Survivors include his wife, Juanita Christianson, Rapid City; three sons, Craig Christianson, Roseburg, Ore., Bradley Christianson, Tulsa, Okla., and Jeffrey Christianson, Boise, Idaho; a daughter, Kelly Christianson, Greenwood Village, Colo.; a brother, Chet Christianson, Anthem, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren....
Sean D. Rice
Oct 2, 2011
RAPID CITY - Sean David Rice, 41, Rapid City Sean David Rice, 41, Rapid City, died Sunday October 2 at his home. Sean was born August 19, 1970 at Wright Patterson Air Force Base at Fairborn, Ohio. He attended and graduated from high school. He entered the United States Air Force and served and was later honorably discharged. He has...
Mildred Julia Willis
Sep 30, 2011
Memorial obituary Rapid City Mildred J. Willis, 76, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Mildred Julia Huffman was born October 3, 1934 at Sturgis, SD to Sherman Harrison and May [Berke] Huffman. She married Harold Huey Willis on June 23, 1956 at Lead, SD. She worked at SCI in Rapid City for many years as...
James Howard Mcguire
Sep 28, 2011
Box Elder James Howard McGuire, SR., 80, Box Elder, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. James served in the United States Army Air Corp, Air Force and National Guard. Survivors include four sons: Roy [Joeann] McGuire of Manzanola, CO, James BJ McGuire of Summerset, SD, Mark [Kelly] McGuire of Kim, CO, and James Jimmy [Michelle]...
Ida 'Lee' Card
Sep 24, 2011
Ida Lee Card, 84, died at Clarkson Healthcare on Saturday, September 24, 2011. She was born on January 13, 1927, Milo and Etta Kennedy in Belltower, Montana. Lee married Richard W. Card on July 28, 1949, in Rapid City. The couple lived in California and moved to Rapid City in the early 1980's. Lee worked in the banking industry. Lee...
Rolland W. Redlin
Sep 23, 2011
Rolland W. Rollie Redlin, respected Divide County farmer, Minot banker and former North Dakota Congressman and State Senator died Friday September 23 in his home in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was 91 (or 22 if you count leap year birthdays, which he always did.) Rollie was born in Lambert, Montana on February 29, 1920 to Ernest and Hedwig Hattie...
Donald G. Yeoman
Sep 22, 2011
Donald G. Yeoman, 85, Rockport, TX and Rapid City died September 22, 2011 in Corpus Christi, TX. Don was born April 9, 1926 in Norfolk, NE. He moved to Rapid City in 1937 with his family. He served in the Pacific theatre with the U.S.Navy during World War II. He developed a lifelong love of flying as a result. He...
