Ruth Wahl
Jan 6, 2011
RAPID CITY- Ruth A. Wahl. 67, Black Hawk, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House after fighting cancer for a short period of time. Ruth was born January 19, 1943 in Burke, SD. Ruth retired from Quest Telephone Company in 1990. For many years she was very involved in many activities as well as the...
Joyce Idell Crago
Jan 4, 2011
RAPID CITY-Joyce I. Crago, age 92 of Rapid City, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at her sons residence in Rapid City under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice. Joyce Idell Barker was born April 10, 1918 at Arpan, South Dakota [near Newell] to Ernest Harold and Della Irene [Richards] Barker. She attended school near Arpan and graduated from high school....
Joyce Margaret Cummings Salway
Jan 3, 2011
Joyce Margaret Cummings Salway, 83 of Rapid City passed away on January 3, 2011 at New Underwood Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born on April 10, 1927 to LeRoy and MaryAnn Cummings. She was the eldest of 15 children. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers; LeRoy Jr, George, Randy, Bobby and sister MaryJane. She is...
Patrick Michael Jenson
Jan 2, 2011
RAPID CITY- Patrick Michael Jenson joined his Heavenly Father on Sunday, January 2, 2011. Pat was born May 25, 1970 in Watertown, SD. Pat was always a good little boy and possessed a quiet grace that those around him couldnt help but notice. Pat loved his younger brother, Paul and they spent many hours playing outside around the farm. He...
Elaine Wentz
Jan 2, 2011
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA--Elaine V. Wentz, 77, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Sunday, January 2, 2011. Elaine V. Strand was born on May 24, 1933, in Brinsmade, ND, to Arnold and Stella (Tangelin) Strand. She grew up in rural Benson County and attended school in Leeds. She graduated in 1951 from Leeds High School. She then attended community...
Orpha Hellen Larson
Dec 27, 2010
RAPID CITY- Orpha Hellen Larson, 93, Rapid City, died at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. Orpha was born in Roseau County, Minnesota on Dec. 3, 1917. She married Harold Huck Larson on July 8, 1941. The couple resided at Minneapolis, MN where Huck was employed with Minneapolis Moline. They moved to Martin, SD in 1946 where...
Ira "Joseph" Lee Odden
Dec 25, 2010
RAPID CITY- Ira Joseph (Lee) Odden Sr, died peacefully on December 25, 2010 at a local nursing home. He was a resident of Rapid City, for the past 8 years. Prior places of residence included Washington, Montana, Colorado and Wyoming. Ira was born in Herrick, South Dakota on January 16, 1928 to Charlotte and Tedwell Odden. He lived in Gregory,...
Richard C. Pelkey
Dec 23, 2010
RAPID CITY - Richard C. Pelky,57, Rapid City, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at home. Survivors include his mother, Jacqueling Braunstein, Rapid City, and a brother, Larry Pelkey, Corinth, Ky. Visitation will be for one hour before services, which will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dwight Stensgaard officiating. Burial...
Marianne Kay Lorenzen
Dec 17, 2010
Rapid City Marianne K. Lorenzen, 59, Rapid City, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City from heart disease and respiratory failure. Marianne Kay Lorenzen was born November 8, 1951 at Pipestone, Minnesota to Eldo and Viola [Hawes] Lorenzen. In 1962 the family moved to Rapid City where she graduated from Central High School and...
Ella Norrita Brunson
Dec 14, 2010
RAPID CITY- Ella Norrita Brunson, 13 months and 29 days old, went to heaven on December 14, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. Ella was born on October 17th, 2009, at 11:34a.m., in Bismarck, ND. She was the youngest of triplets. She was the daughter of Raymond Brunson and Jennifer Pekas. You arrived too early and too...
Benita R White-Gilbert
Dec 14, 2010
New Underwood Benita R. White- Gilbert, 59 of New Underwood, died on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She served as the Mayor of New Underwood from 1989 to 2010. Survivors include one daughter, Whitney Gilbert, New Underwood; two sons, Gary Gilbert and Casey (Shelia) White both of New Underwood; one sister, Sandra (Richard) Meng, Wasta; two...
Nancy L. (Pengra) Leach
Dec 13, 2010
RAPID CITY- Nancy Lynn (Pengra) Leach, 55, Rapid City, died Monday, December 13, 2010 at Golden Living Center of the Black Hills. Nancy Lynn Pengra was born on July 14, 1955, in Rapid City to David and Dolores (Cunningham) Pengra. She grew up in Spearfish and attended Special Education classes at Black Hills State College. At the age of 12,...
Jean Larson
Dec 11, 2010
Rapid City - Jean Larson, 84, Rapid City, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospice of the Hills. Jean was born on September 14, 1926, in Bison, South Dakota, to Celia Mae (Fitzgerald) and Harris Reed Olien. She lived on the farm on the South Grand River in Perkins County. Jean stayed with her Grandma...
Lolian Honey Rehfeld
Dec 10, 2010
RAPID CITYLolian Honey Rehfeld, 91, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House on Friday, December 10, 2010. Lolian Ione Honey was born on April 7, 1919, on a farm near Putney, SD, to Floyd and Theresa (Olson) Honey. She attended school in Brown County rural school and graduated from Groton High School in 1936. She attend Northern State...
Joseph M. Connelly
Dec 8, 2010
RAPID CITY- Joseph (Joe) M. Connelly passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Prairie Estates Nursing Home in Elk Point ,South Dakota. Joe was born May 20th 1918 in Quinn, SD, son of Martin and Emma(Weinkoetz) Connelly. He attended high school at St. Martin Academy, but graduated from Belvidere, SD High School in 1936. He participated in school plays, basketball...
Clara Josephine Montileaux
Dec 7, 2010
Clara Josepine Montileaux, 89, of Rapid City and Kyle, SD, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital at Rapid City. Clara J. Montileaux was born December 1, 1921 at Rockyford, SD, and left this world on December 7th 2010 to join her husband Jumbo. She grew up around the Rockyford area and went to the local...
Stephen E. Marsico, Jr.
Dec 6, 2010
RAPID CITY - Steve Marsico, 56, Rapid City, passed away Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born July 9, 1954, to Stephen E. Marsico Sr. and Velma Crocker in Denver. He moved to South Dakota with his mother and sister in 1957, and after living in Pierre, they made their home in Rapid City where...
Catherine J. Soder
Dec 4, 2010
Rapid City - Catherine (Dolly) J. Soder, 68 of Rapid City, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital of an acute infection. She was born to William and Bridget (Grant) Drohan in Waterford Ireland on June 25, 1942. Dolly met John Soder and they were married in Waterford in 1963. They lived in Dublin until John, a...
Charles E. 'Chuck' Lewis
Dec 3, 2010
RAPID CITY-Charles (Chuck) Eugene Lewis was born on December 26, 1930 in Kadoka, SD. He was the 6th of 7 children born to William George and Esther Mabel Mowry Lewis. His family soon moved to Rapid City where he attended school and received his GED. At age 18, Chuck married his sweetheart, Eva May Kruse on October 15, 1949. He...
David Laudenschlager
Dec 2, 2010
RAPID CITY- David Don Laudenschlager, 64, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Thursday, December 2, 2010. David was born in Minot, ND to Don and Ardith Laudenschlager. He attended school in both Minot, ND and Billings MT. David Graduated from Billings West High in 1964 and from Rocky Mountain College in 1968 where he received a BA in History...
