Donna J. Best
Jan 29, 2011
Donna Jeannine (Hodgin) Best, 80, of Rapid City died Saturday, January 29, 2011, at her home. She was born April 28, 1930 in Chamberlain to Charles and Stella Hodgin. She graduated from Chamberlain High School in 1948 and moved to Rapid City in 1952 after meeting her future husband while visiting a cousin who lived there. She married Lloyd Best...
Ruby E. Schienbein
Jan 27, 2011
RAPID CITY - Ruby E. Schienbein, 95, Rapid City, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at Clarkson Mountain View Health Care Facility. Ruby was born March 11, 1915, along with her twin sister Garnet, to William and Anna Amanda (Anderson) Schmele, on their homestead ranch in Newell, South Dakota. She attended Horse Creek School and was a teenager during the Great...
Rebello "Ray" Vitali
Jan 24, 2011
RAPID CITY Rebello S. (Ray) Vitali, 96, of Rapid City, died at the Clarkson Health Care Facility on Monday, January 24, 2011. Ray was born on June 28, 1914, in Mulberry, Kansas. In 1925, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he graduated from Pershing High School. He attended the Detroit Institute of Technology at night while working at Dodge Motor...
Lawrence "Larry" A Bauer
Jan 23, 2011
RAPID CITY- Lawrence "Larry" Albert Bauer passed away January 23, 2011 in Sioux Falls, SD.
He was born October 2, 1919 in Hanover, KS to Frederick and Lola Bauer. He graduated from Waterville High School and Sweeney Aviation School in Wichita, KS and was a certified Army and Navy welder. In WWII he earned the rank of...
Edith Leona Townley
Jan 23, 2011
RAPID CITY- Edith M. Townley, 92, Rapid City, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Westhills Village Health Care. Edie was born January 9, 1919, in Grand Junction, CO, the only daughter of Thomas E. McHugh and Nellie (Carothers) McHugh. She and her three brothers lived in Grand Junction where Edie was active in school and church activities, and graduated from...
Helen Lucille Melvin
Jan 21, 2011
RAPID CITY- Helen Lucille Melvin, 87, Rapid City, died Friday January 21, 2011 at the Victorian Assisted Living Center in Rapid City. Helen was born Helen Lucille Johnson in Rapid City on February 11, 1923 to Hazel [Marsh] and Fred Johnson, the third of four children. She spent most of her life in the Rapid City area with the exception...
Dorothy Jean (Haley) Evans
Jan 20, 2011
RAPID CITY- Dorothy (Dodee) J. (Haley) Evans, 76, Rapid City, died Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Clarkson Mt. View Health Care Facility due to stroke complications. Dorothy was born June, 26, 1934 in Sturgis, SD to William (Silvers) and Bertha (Grace) Haley as the youngest of eight children. As a young girl she moved from Hereford to Sturgis with her...
Nancy Belle Behrends
Jan 19, 2011
RAPID CITY - Nancy B. Behrends, 77, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at home. Survivors include her husband, Wendell W. Behrends, Rapid City; three children, Wanda Moranti, Rapid City, Sheila Hellekson, Billings, Mont., and Mark Behrends, Snoqualmie, Wash.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Donald Stewart, Chester. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today...
Eugene "Gene" G. Cheever
Jan 13, 2011
Rapid City- Eugene (Gene) G. Cheever, 82, passed away at Westhills Village Health Care in Rapid City, SD on January 13, 2011. He was born to Herbert and Margaret (Williams) Cheever in Brookings, SD on December 30, 1928. Gene played sports through high school, excelling in football and track. He won several individual state titles in track and was inducted...
Marien Swanson
Jan 12, 2011
RAPID CITYMarien Swanson, 80, of Rapid City, passed away, Wednesday, January 12 at Regional Hospice House. She was born October 3, 1930 in Two Harbors, to Martin and Minnie Olson. She lived in Two Harbors until moving to Rapid City in 1961. Marien was a devoted baseball mom for her three boys. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran...
Harry G. "Babe" Babka
Jan 12, 2011
Rapid City - Harry G. Babe Babka, 90, died January 12, 2011, at Crest View Care Center, Chadron NE. Harry was born February 19, 1920 in Omaha, NE to Frank Josef and Marie (Moravec) Babka. The youngest of ten children, "Babe was proud of his Czechoslovakian heritage. Harry was preceded in death by his first wife, Bette, in 1972, his...
John Patrick Atwater
Jan 10, 2011
Rapid City-John Patrick Atwater died Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital-Hospice of the Hills. Survivors include his wife: Margarita C. Atwater of Rapid City; two step-daughters: Susan J. Hoopes of Stockton, CA and Cynthia M. [Robert] Akers of Rapid City; and three step-grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his mother, one brother, and one sister....
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...
