Obituaries

Oct 5, 2010

RAPID CITY- Dawn VanHorne Duff, 41, Rapid City, died at her home on October 5, 2010. Survivors include: life partner, Allen Chase, Watertown, SD; mother, Betty Jean Bryan, Ormond Beach, FL; father, Harvey VanHorne, Colombus, OH; two sisters: Tawnya Whitney, Ormond Beach, FL; Donna Self, Columbus, OH; four brothers: Brian VanHorne and Daniel VanHorne, Dry Ridge KY; Kurt VanHorne, Columbus,...

Oct 5, 2010

HILL CITY -- Eva Eve L. Koevenig, 80, Hill City, passed away Oct. 5, 2010, after a lengthy battle of cancer since 1997. She was incredibly resilient, all the way to the end. Despite her disease, she danced the night away at her grandson's wedding In June of this year. Eve was born July 24, 1930, in the Deerfield area...

Oct 4, 2010

Rapid City Anne L. Walker, 61, Rapid City died Monday, October 4, 2010 at Golden Living Center Black Hills in Rapid City. Survivors include four brothers, Jerald A. Walker and David L. Walker, Arvada, Colorado, James L. Walker, Broomfield, Colorado and Paul K. Walker, Rapid City. No local services are planned at this time. Inurnment will take place at a...

Oct 2, 2010

RAPID CITY- Mark Julius Polenz, 52, of Rapid City, passed away peacefully at home on October 2, 2010. Mark was born June 1, 1958 in Vermillion, South Dakota to his parents, Ralph and Sharon Polenz. He grew up in Rapid City, attending Rapid City Public Schools. He graduated from Stevens High School in 1976, and from South Dakota School of...

Oct 2, 2010

Rapid City - Marjorie C. Bearden, 72, Rapid City, died Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. She is survived by her husband, Edward J. Bearden; two sons, Pete Bearden and Matthew Bearden both of Rapid City and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Roxanne Weaver and one brother....

Oct 1, 2010

Henrietta Ollenburg, 98, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Momingstar Assisted Living Center in Rapid City. She was born Dec. 6, 1911 in Mitchell, SD to Myrtle (Hanson) and William White. She was a waitress in Mitchell when she met Carl H. "Ole" Ollenburg, and they were married October 6, 1935. While in Mitchell, she was a housewife, and worked...

Sep 29, 2010

Sister Elaine (Beatrice) Ettel entered eternal life on September 29, 2010 at St. Martin Monastery. She was born on a farm near Freeport, MN. to Joseph and Christine Ettel on August 26, 1918. When she was only three months old, her mother became very ill during the flu epidemic. Sister Elaine writes in her autobiography, My grandmother took me into...

Sep 29, 2010

Newcastle, WY Raymond L. Wilson, 55, Newcastle, WY died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Raymond is survived by his wife: Renee Wilson of Newcastle, WY; two daughters: Shannen Wilson of Polson, MT and Cherie Wilson of Newcastle; three grandchildren; his father: Raymond Lee Wilson of Tennessee; his mother: Lora Jeanne VanDeVeere...

Sep 27, 2010

Lloyd Walter Rypkema passed away Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 at the age of 92. Lloyd was a well-known area businessman, rancher and community servant. He was born on August 1, 1918 on a farm between Linton and Westfield, ND. As a young teenager, Lloyd worked in the Ridgeview, SD area, initially breaking horses for local ranchers. His payment was in...

Sep 26, 2010

Raymond Stradinger, age 86, of Rapid City, went home to be with his personal Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, September 26, 2010, at Westhills Village in Rapid City after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on May 16,1924, at home in Isabel, South Dakota, to David and Magdalena Stradinger. He attended country school and worked on...

Sep 24, 2010

Mary Allyn Thompson, a woman ahead of her time, who had a successful career as a mother and homemaker, died September, 24, 2010 of congestive heart failure at Sunrise Assisted Living in Denver. She was 85. Mary was born in Port Clinton, Ohio the daughter of Frederick Leonard Allyn and Norma Brown Allyn. Mary was graduated from Port Clinton High...

Sep 24, 2010

Timothy G. Kurpa, 57, Ormond Beach, Florida died Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice of the Hills, Rapid City. His wished were direct cremation with his cremains to be taken back to Florida. No visitation or services are scheduled locally.

Sep 22, 2010

Mary "Maureen" Nall, 66, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010 at her home. Mary was born August 6, 1944 in Galway, Ireland to Seamus and Bridget Curran. She lived in Ireland until age 17 when she moved to the Boston, Mass. Area. There she met Thomas Nall who was in the U S Coast Guard. They were married On...

Sep 20, 2010

RAPID CITY - Alexander Buzzetta, 7, Rapid City, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, as the results of a home fire. Survivors include his parents, Jeremy Moore, Council Bluffs, and Bryn Buzzetta, Rapid City; a brother, Brayden Buzzetta, Rapid City; paternal grandparents, Jon and Shirley Torgerson, Rapid City; and maternal grandmother, Linda "Buzzetta" Torgerson, Rapid City. Services...

Sep 17, 2010

HERMOSA - Jerry A. Bell, 69, Hermosa, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jerry Alvin Bell was born Sept. 9, 1941 in Rapid City to Durward Ike and Kathaleen Bell. He grew up on the family ranch near Fairburn. He graduated from Buffalo Gap High School and attended two years of trade school in Rapid City....

Sep 15, 2010

Viola J. "Vi" Marshall, 79, Rapid City and former Sturgis resident, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Auxilliary Hospice House. Surviving are a son, Kevin, Tempe, AZ,and 1 daughter, Dawn Filipeli, Aurora, CO., 14 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 1 son, Steve, her husband, Louis E. Arends, 1 brother and 1...

Sep 12, 2010

Rapid City Barbara J. Harmon, 59 of Rapid City, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at her residence. Survivors include one son, John R. Harmon, Rapid City. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Irma Hancock. Visitation will be for one hour before services. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 20, 2010 at Osheim & Schmidt...

Sep 9, 2010

Eleanor E. Whitsel, 90, died at Fountain Springs Health Care on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. Eleanor Eline Morris was born on February 7, 1920, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Henry Clay and Dorothy E. (Wilson) Morris. She was united in marriage to Ormund B. Tad Whitsel on June 23, 1940 at Chadron. Eleanor and Tad resided in Chadron following their marriage....

Sep 6, 2010

Alan Jerome Jerry Freese, 79, Rapid City, was born on March 9, 1931, to Gilbert and Mary Ellen (Cleary) Freese in Pierre, SD. He passed away on September 6, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

On February 5, 1951, he married Therese Ryan in Sioux Falls, SD, and from this union eight children were born. Jerry and...

Sep 4, 2010

RAPID CITY - Loyal Don Rau was born Feb. 13, 1954, in Rapid City, to Marvin and Bernice Rau, and died Sept. 4, 2010, in Yankton. Loyal lived in Redfield from 1957-1982, where he enjoyed frequent visits and outings with his family. How hard it was for his parents to place him there, but the doctor's orders took the decision...