Melvin D Parlet
Jun 20, 2011
Melvin Dale Parlet, 89, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away June 20, 2011, surrounded by the love of his family and friends at the Rapid City Regional Hospital-Hospice of the Hills. He was born on January 5, 1922 in Verdel, Nebraska, the son of the late Orvil and Bena Parlet, and was one of 12 children. Melvin was just...
Helen L Magnuson
Jun 19, 2011
Helen Louise (McFarland) Magnusson of Rapid City, died at age 75 in her home Sunday, June 19th, 2011, surrounded by her family, after fighting a short, but aggressive battle with cancer. She was born March 31st, 1936, in Mobridge SD, the daughter of Wilfird and Helen (Patten) McFarland. Helen grew up in Mobridge graduating from Mobridge High School where she...
Donna M. Yamada
Jun 19, 2011
RAPID CITY- Donna M. Yamada, Rapid City, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at her residence. Survivors include her husband, Andrew Yamada, Rapid City; three sons: Michael (Kristi) Main and Randy (Kathy) Main, both of San Pedro, CA; Kyle (Holly) Yamada, Rapid City; one daughter, Kory Yamada, San Pedro, CA; three sisters: Darlene File, Dolores Miller, and Lorraine Wolbers, all of...
Andrew "Andy" John Goeden Sr.
Jun 14, 2011
RAPID CITY Andrew J. Goeden Sr., 77, died June 14, 2011 at Fort Meade V.A. Hospice Facility. He was born in Dallas, SD, April 12, 1934 and lived on a farm near Paxton. He joined the Army and served in Korea where he earned a Bronze Star. After being discharged, he later owned and operated a drive-in restaurant in ONeill,...
Julia Elizabeth Mathison
Jun 13, 2011
Rapid City Julia E. Mathison, 92, Rapid City, died Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Julia was born September 24, 1918 at Philip, South Dakota, the daughter of Katherine and George Williams. She graduated from Pierre High School in 1934, went to the University of Iowa on a 4-year scholarship graduating in 1939. She received her...
Velda M Schriner
Jun 13, 2011
Hill City - Velda M. Schriner, 84, Rapid City, died Monday, June 13, 2011 at Theres A Heart Assisted Living. She was born July 25, 1926 at Deerfield. As a young girl she was raised on the Gillette Prairie near Deerfield Lake. She graduated from Rapid City Central High School. On August 4, 1944, she married Lester E. Schriner in...
Roma Joyce Bammerlin
Jun 12, 2011
Roma J. Bammerlin, 87, Rapid City died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills, Rapid City. Survivors include her husband: Glenn A. Bammerlin of Rapid City and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Her funeral service will be 1:00 pm Thursday, June 16 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, 2700...
Charles E. Jordan
Jun 10, 2011
Rapid City - Charles Edward Jordan, 84, of Rapid City, SD, died Friday, June 10, at Bella Vista Nursing Home in Rapid City. Charles was born January 21, 1927 in Sturgis, SD to John and Ethel Jordan. He grew up on the family ranch and graduated from Rapid City High School in 1944. He served in the Army from May...
Martin Tucker
Jun 8, 2011
Martin W. Tucker, 73, Black Hawk, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include his wife, June Tucker, Black Hawk; four daughters: Stephanie Leuthold, Black Hawk; Angie Tucker, Sturgis; Marcella Tucker, Rapid City; and Julie Hulbert, Mankato, KS; and four grandchildren. Private family memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, 2011 in Black...
David W. Stinson
Jun 7, 2011
Fort Meade David W. Stinson, 83, Fort Meade, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Korean Conflict and Vietnam War from 1945 to 1966. Survivors include one sister, Marlene Gullickson, Dayton, MN and many Nieces, Nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his...
Kenneth R Purpur
Jun 5, 2011
RAPID CITY - Kenneth Richard Purpur, 80, Rapid City, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, at home. Survivors include his wife, Darlyne Purpur, Rapid City; two sons, David Purpur and Danny Purpur, both of Rapid City; and a daughter, Peggy Namanny, Brighton, Colo. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, at the Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall with...
Josephine 'Jo' Kirchgesler
Jun 5, 2011
Josephine C.Jo Kirchgesler, 85, of Rapid City, died Sunday, June 5, 2011. She was born April 26, 1926 in Farmingdale, SD, to William and Cecilia (Froehle) Rogers, the second of three sets of twins in a family of 12. She grew up and attended school in Farmingdale, and was a 1945 graduate of Rapid City High School. She married Jacob...
Melvin B. Hermanson
Jun 5, 2011
Melvin Hermanson, 96, beloved patriarch, died on June 5, 2011 in Rapid City. Melvin was born on March 30, 1915 to Marie and Lewis Hermanson in Brookings, South Dakota. The second of eight children, Melvin attended school through the 8th grade and worked the family farm. In 1933, at the age of 18, Melvin enlisted into the Civilian Conservation Corps...
Bradley J. Smith
Jun 3, 2011
Bradley J. Smith, 72, of Rapid City died on Friday, June 3, at his home with his wife by his side. Brad was born in Hanley Falls, MN on Feb. 4, 1939 to Byron and Ordella Smith. When he was 6, the family, including his sister, Geraldine, moved to Morris, MN. As a teenager, Brad worked with his dad and...
Francis "Butter" Sheldon Jr.
Jun 3, 2011
RAPID CITY- Francis Butter Sheldon Jr., 88, Rapid City, died Friday, June 3, 2011 at Clarkson Mt. View Healthcare Facility. Butter was born January 26, 1923 in Rapid City, South Dakota to Francis and Augusta Maine (Napier) Sheldon Sr. He enjoyed horses and ranching on his grandparents Homestead in Upton, WY. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard after graduating...
David A. Roehrs
May 29, 2011
Rapid City David A. Roehrs, 66 of Rapid City, died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at his residence in Rapid City. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1968. Survivors include his wife, Darlene, Rapid City; one daughter, Debra (Dion) Anderson, Sierra Vista, Arizona; one son, Daniel A. (Aimee) Roehrs, Grand Junction, Colorado; two...
Elenora Mary Duhaime
May 27, 2011
RAPID CITY -- Elenora Mary Duhaime, 98-, of Rapid City and formerly of Elk Point, died Friday, May 27, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her five children, JeanAnn (Robert) Gullikson, Jerry (Sandra) Duhaime, Barbara (Allan) Chisholm, Shirlee Rhead, and Connie (Merton) Tice and 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her...
Delores Margaret Deisch
May 26, 2011
Rapid City Delores M. Deisch, 83, Hot Springs, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the RCRH Hospice of the Hills, Rapid City, SD. She was born October 12, 1927 in Presho, South Dakota to Olaf and Levia [Ray] Johnson. She grew to adulthood in Presho and attended school there and graduated from Presho High School in 1945. She then attended...
Marjorie Louise Podoll
May 23, 2011
Rapid City Marjorie Louise Podoll, 86, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at Fountain Springs Healthcare Center at Rapid City. Marge was born July 8, 1924 to Lester and Margurite [Roach] Clark at Madison, South Dakota. She received her education in a one room country schools and graduated from Madison High School in 1942. During the war she helped build superchargers...
Armina "Mike" M. Fallbeck
May 22, 2011
Armina (Mike) M. Fallbeck, longtime former resident of Rapid City passed away on May 22, 2011 in Lihue, HI, during an extended visit to her daughter. Armina (Mike) M. Fallbeck was born February 13, 1921, in Philip, South Dakota, to John and Armina (Gaines) Daly. She and her mother moved to Rapid City in 1935, following the passing of her...
