Obituaries
Find a Loved One...
Marilyn J Vanwinkle
Sep 9, 2011
RAPID CITY- Marilyn J. VanWinkle, 74, Rapid City, died Friday, September 9, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Donald VanWinkle; two daughters, Teresa Chicuate and Diane VanWinkle, all of Rapid City; one brother, Ronald Williams, Fairview, OR; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 1:00 on Wednesday, September 14, at Pine Lawn Memorial...
Richard D Everett
Sep 9, 2011
RAPID CITY- Richard D. Everett, 62, Rapid City, passed away Friday, September 9, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Richard was born and raised in the Portland/Gresham area and spent all but the last three years of his life living in the area. He dearly loved the Pacific Northwest. Richard was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed photography, backpacking, fishing, camping,...
Leo Vincent Waeckerle
Sep 9, 2011
Rapid City Leo V. Waeckerle, 92, Box Elder, SD, died Friday, September 09, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Medical Center, Rapid City. Leo Vincent Waeckerle was born September 16, 1918 at Bancroft, SD to William Henry and Mary Agnes [McTighe] Waeckerle. He attended school at Bancroft and graduated from Bancroft High School in in 1936. After high school he...
Joann L Casale
Sep 8, 2011
RAPID CITY- Joann L. Casale, 82, Rapid City, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House surrounded by her family. The family of Joann would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone at the Hospice House. A Christian Wake Service with a rosary will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 9, at Osheim &...
James Russell Martin
Sep 7, 2011
Rapid City James Russell Martin, 70, Rapid City, died Wednesday, September 07, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jim was born February 5, 1941 at Rapid City, SD to Russell and Lois Ella [Barton] Martin. He served in the US Army Reserves. He married Eleanor Delores Aho on September 24, 1960 in Rapid City, SD. James was a self...
Wayne Leroy Saugstad
Sep 5, 2011
Wayne L. Saugstad RAPID CITY -- Wayne L. Saugstad, 84, Rapid City, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. Wayne was born Jan. 9, 1927, in Hitchcock to Oscar and Crete (Littlefield) Saugstad, the youngest of 13 children. The family moved to California when he was 14. He later moved back to the Hitchcock area...
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...
Local Obituaries Posted by Osheim & Schmidt for Pennington County, and the surrounding in South Dakota.
Obituary Email Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

