Obituaries

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...

Sep 3, 2010

Rapid City Jane M. ODaniel, 46, Rapid City died Friday, September 3, 2010 at her residence. Jane is survived by her husband: Daniel ODaniel of Rapid City; one son: Daniel Cody ODaniel of Rapid City; one grandson, Ryan Gayton of Rapid City; her father, Frederick Wylezik of Rapid City; two brothers, Richard Wylezik and Michael Wylezik both of Rapid City;...

Sep 3, 2010

Rapid City Dorothy Etter was born the daughter of Andrew Francis Newcome and Eveline Newcome [formerly Entwistle] September 24, 1940 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Dorothy attended St. Hildegards School and later the business college of Blackburn prior to going to work for British Tufting in Blackburn. Dorothy immigrated to Quebec, Canada in 1964 fleeing the depressed textile industry of Lancashire....

Sep 2, 2010

Robert E. Stapelberg, 81, Rapid City, died at the Rapid City Regional Hospital, Hospice of the Hills, Monday, Sept. 2, 2010. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Stapelberg, Rapid City; five children, Susan Drymalski, Reno, Nevada, Teresa Stapelberg, Portland, Oregon, Kristine Stapelberg, Rapid City, Robert Stapelberg, Rapid City, and Thomas Stapelberg, Tuscon, Arizona; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5...

Aug 30, 2010

Angie Smith, 90, passed away on August 30, 2010, at Westhills Village Home Health Center. Survivors include her husband, Bryce Smith, Rapid City; four children, Donna Kingsbury, San Jose, CA, Alan Smith, Wenatchee, WA, Sharon Young, Denver, CO and Craig Smith, Minneapolis, MN; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, at Osheim...

Aug 30, 2010

L. Dale Johnson, 87, Rapid City, went to be with The Lord Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Dale was born May 16, 1923 to Henry and Elsie Johnson in Quinn, South Dakota. He was one of eleven children. Dale attended Dakota Wesleyan University on a basketball scholarship. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945....

Aug 29, 2010

Lucile Mavis Bailey, 76, Rapid City, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 29th, 2010. Lucile was born in Newell, South Dakota, on July 14th, 1934 to William (Bill) and Florence (Curly) Bailey of Fairpoint. She attended grade school in Fairpont, then graduated from New Underwood High school and the National College of Business. After graduating from...

Aug 28, 2010

RAPID CITY--Hazel Wastabaugh , 91 died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Saturday, August 28, 2010. She was born on August 30, 1918 in Gillette Wyoming to Sam and Maude Lowery, the youngest of 3 children. The family had moved from Texas to homestead west of Gillette. Their first home was a sheep wagon and they built a log home...

Aug 25, 2010

Rapid City- Karen K. Hearn, 55, Rapid City, died Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice of the Hills House. She is survived by her husband Cameron Hearn of Rapid City, her mother Doretta Witt of Rapid City, and one sister Pamela Weikum of Casper Wyoming. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, Aug., 30, at...