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Rose A Rosario
Feb 28, 2011
RAPID CITY- Rose A. Rosario, 93, Rapid City, died Monday, February 28, 2011 at Good Samaritan Echo Ridge Assisted Living. Rose was born September 6, 1917, in New York, New York to Pietro and Incornata (Divitto) Lioy. She was the oldest of four and grew up and lived in New York City. She married Elmo P. Rosario on October 19,...
Donald W. Thompson
Feb 27, 2011
Rapid City - Donald W. Thompson, 78, Rapid City, died February 26, 2011 at his residence. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1953. Survivors include his children, Donnie Jr., David, Debbie and Barbara Jean; three brothers, Herbert Bucholtz, Mitchell Kenny Thompson, Denver, Colorado and Marvin Thompson, DeSmet; five sisters, Helen Oehlerking, Deluth,Minnesota, Fran Peterson, Woonsocket, Joyce Yotter,...
Jose "Joe" D. Cruz
Feb 25, 2011
Jose D. Joe Cruz, 71, Rapid City, died peacefully February 25, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. Joe was born in Guam April 19, 1939. He then moved to Rapid City in 1971 where he met the love of his life Gloria Cruz. Joe enjoyed fishing, camping, and being a wonderful family man. He retired from the Rapid...
Mary F Meyer
Feb 24, 2011
Mary Frise Meyer (born Mary Louise Frise) passed away on Thursday, February 24th, 2011. She was 89 years young. Mary was born in Madrid, Iowa, on October 16, 1921, to her parents, Guy and Florence Frise and was the second of four children. She is preceded in passing by her parents, her older sister Betty Jean and her younger sister...
Susan Dian Melaven
Feb 23, 2011
RAPID CITY - Susan Dian Melaven, 64, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at Victorian Assisted Living facility in Rapid City. Susan was born July 7, 1946, at St. John's McNamara Hospital in Rapid City to Leonard and Helen Melvin. She graduated from Rapid City High School in 1964. Susan had a passionate heart and a sharp, curious mind....
Patricia K. Danielson
Feb 19, 2011
Rapid City- Patricia Karen Patty Danielson 71, Rapid City, died peacefully Saturday, February 19th, 2011, surrounded by her family at the Hospice House of the Black Hills. She was born to Russell Eldred and Edith Irene (Robertson) Pace, September 25th, 1939 on her Grandparents farm near Elk Point, SD. She grew up at the family farm near Burbank, SD attending...
Richard "Jake" Allan Jacobson
Feb 17, 2011
RAPID CITY - Richard Allan "Jake" Jacobson, 79, Rapid City, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Pioneer Manor in Gillette, Wyo. He was born on April 23, 1931, in Deadwood to George and Loma Mae (Williams) Jacobson. He attended Roubaix Country School near Deadwood, for five years before the family moved into Deadwood. Jake attended school there and graduated from...
Irene Weybright
Feb 16, 2011
RAPID CITY - Irene M. Weybright, 84, passed away at Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Irene was born in Selby and baptized on May 29, 1926. On March 17, 1940, she was confirmed in Hosmer. Irene attended Hosmer and Leola High Schools. She continued her education at Wartburg College and then at Northern State College in...
Melissa D Rencountre Mcrae
Feb 16, 2011
RAPID CITY - Melissa (Artie) McRae, 76, Rapid City, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Born April 4, 1934, at Rosebud, to Estelle (Frazier) and Alex Rencountre. Artie attended schools in Lower Brule, Fort Thompson Boarding School, and Rapid City, graduating from Rapid City High School in 1952. During High School she worked at the Red...
Eunice Schnabel
Feb 14, 2011
RAPID CITY--Eunice Carolina Schnabel, 82, passed away February 14, 2011, at Clarkson Healthcare where she resided for the past 2 years. She was born April 17, 1928, in Eureka, SD, to Henry and Carolina (Becker) Kusler. She spent her childhood on the family farm north of Eureka. Eunice married Rudy Schnabel, November 28, 1946, in Eureka. They moved from Eureka...
Robert L. Williams
Feb 13, 2011
Robert Lee Williams, 78 of Rapid City died Sunday, February 13, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen and his parents Ralph O. & Dora Williams. Robert was born and spent his childhood in Rapid City. He graduated from SDSU Pharmacy School and spent a year of apprenticeship at Peterson's Drug in Rapid City. Bob married his...
Janice J. Spicer
Feb 11, 2011
RAPID CITY- Janice Joy Johnson Spicer, 76, passed peacefully Friday, February 11, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jan was born March 30, 1934 in Quinn, South Dakota to Ralph Cotton Johnson and Gladys Hildebrandt Johnson. She was baptized into the Methodist faith June 10, 1934. In her youth, Jan enjoyed roller skating, bike riding, tennis, and Y-Teen Basketball. She...
Shirley Elizabeth Carpenter
Feb 10, 2011
Rapid City Shirley E. Carpenter, 75, Rapid City, died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Shirley is survived by her husband: Jack L. Carpenter of Rapid City; two sons: Todd [Becci] Carpenter of Boise, Idaho and Ron Carpenter of Anchorage, Alaska; two daughters: Jackie [John] Battey of Tacoma, WA and Cris [Gerry] Minor of Rapid City,...
Del Rae Parsons
Feb 10, 2011
RAPID CITY- Del Rae Parsons, 63, Rapid City, died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born July 7, 1947 in Hot Springs to Robert and Dorothy Walkup. As a young girl she grew up in Osage, Wyoming. Her high school years were spent in Rapid City where she graduated from Rapid City High School in...
Albert Lindsay Wright
Feb 9, 2011
RAPID CITYAlbert Al Wright, 82, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Hospice of the Hills. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Harriet L. (Marty) Wright, Rapid City; two daughters, Peggy (Steve) Bruns, Longmont, Colo., and Linda (Dennis) Edwards, Mt. Zion, Ill.; one grandson, Travis (Goldie) Edwards, Decatur, Ill.; two great-grandchildren, Ashley and Trevor Edwards, Decatur, Ill.; one...
Judy Prebeck
Feb 7, 2011
RAPID CITYJudy Prebeck, 82, died on Monday, Feb. 7. 2011 at her home. Survivors include a sister, Itsuko Selecman, La Cygne, KS and several nieces and newphews. She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew Prebeck in 2009. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned.
Brian "Scott" Carpentino
Feb 7, 2011
Rapid City Brian S. Scott Carpentino, 39, Rapid City, died February 7, 2011 in Rapid City. Survivors include his mother: Cam Carpentino; father: Jim Carpentino; two brothers: Kelly and Jesse Carpentino, both of Rapid City; one sister: Wendy Thompson of Gillette, Wyo; and his maternal grandmother: Dorothy Teller. Brian was preceded in death by his grandfather. There will be a...
Donna E. Johnson
Feb 6, 2011
Donna E. Johnson, 84, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Sunday, February 06, 2011. Donna Kelley was born in Clark to Earl and Helen (Hunter) Kelley on November 6, 1926. She grew up in Clark and graduated from high school there. After high school, she was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator. On August 16, 1947,...
Priscilla Heilman Zenk
Feb 5, 2011
Castle Rock, Colorado--Priscilla Heilman Zenk, 84, formerly of Rapid City, passed from death to life on February 5, 2011 at Brookside Inn Skilled Care Facility in Castle Rock, Colorado after a long illness. Priscilla was born in Eureka, SD on April 4, 1926, daughter of Emanuel and Eva Heilman. Priscilla was the youngest of three children. She graduated top of...
Matthew Wilhelm
Feb 4, 2011
Matthew P. Wilhelm, 70, died on Friday, February 4, 2011, at his home Matthew was born in Richardton, ND, on October 15, 1940, to Hilda (Knapp) Wilhelm and Marcus Wilhelm. He lived on the farm with his parents until he graduated from High School. Matthew received a Business Associate degree in Accounting and Business Management from National College of Business...
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