Eunice Schnabel
Feb 14, 2011
RAPID CITY--Eunice Carolina Schnabel, 82, passed away February 14, 2011, at Clarkson Healthcare where she resided for the past 2 years. She was born April 17, 1928, in Eureka, SD, to Henry and Carolina (Becker) Kusler. She spent her childhood on the family farm north of Eureka. Eunice married Rudy Schnabel, November 28, 1946, in Eureka. They moved from Eureka...
Robert L. Williams
Feb 13, 2011
Robert Lee Williams, 78 of Rapid City died Sunday, February 13, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen and his parents Ralph O. & Dora Williams. Robert was born and spent his childhood in Rapid City. He graduated from SDSU Pharmacy School and spent a year of apprenticeship at Peterson's Drug in Rapid City. Bob married his...
Janice J. Spicer
Feb 11, 2011
RAPID CITY- Janice Joy Johnson Spicer, 76, passed peacefully Friday, February 11, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jan was born March 30, 1934 in Quinn, South Dakota to Ralph Cotton Johnson and Gladys Hildebrandt Johnson. She was baptized into the Methodist faith June 10, 1934. In her youth, Jan enjoyed roller skating, bike riding, tennis, and Y-Teen Basketball. She...
Shirley Elizabeth Carpenter
Feb 10, 2011
Rapid City Shirley E. Carpenter, 75, Rapid City, died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Shirley is survived by her husband: Jack L. Carpenter of Rapid City; two sons: Todd [Becci] Carpenter of Boise, Idaho and Ron Carpenter of Anchorage, Alaska; two daughters: Jackie [John] Battey of Tacoma, WA and Cris [Gerry] Minor of Rapid City,...
Del Rae Parsons
Feb 10, 2011
RAPID CITY- Del Rae Parsons, 63, Rapid City, died Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born July 7, 1947 in Hot Springs to Robert and Dorothy Walkup. As a young girl she grew up in Osage, Wyoming. Her high school years were spent in Rapid City where she graduated from Rapid City High School in...
Albert Lindsay Wright
Feb 9, 2011
RAPID CITYAlbert Al Wright, 82, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Hospice of the Hills. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Harriet L. (Marty) Wright, Rapid City; two daughters, Peggy (Steve) Bruns, Longmont, Colo., and Linda (Dennis) Edwards, Mt. Zion, Ill.; one grandson, Travis (Goldie) Edwards, Decatur, Ill.; two great-grandchildren, Ashley and Trevor Edwards, Decatur, Ill.; one...
Judy Prebeck
Feb 7, 2011
RAPID CITYJudy Prebeck, 82, died on Monday, Feb. 7. 2011 at her home. Survivors include a sister, Itsuko Selecman, La Cygne, KS and several nieces and newphews. She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew Prebeck in 2009. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned.
Brian "Scott" Carpentino
Feb 7, 2011
Rapid City Brian S. Scott Carpentino, 39, Rapid City, died February 7, 2011 in Rapid City. Survivors include his mother: Cam Carpentino; father: Jim Carpentino; two brothers: Kelly and Jesse Carpentino, both of Rapid City; one sister: Wendy Thompson of Gillette, Wyo; and his maternal grandmother: Dorothy Teller. Brian was preceded in death by his grandfather. There will be a...
Donna E. Johnson
Feb 6, 2011
Donna E. Johnson, 84, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Sunday, February 06, 2011. Donna Kelley was born in Clark to Earl and Helen (Hunter) Kelley on November 6, 1926. She grew up in Clark and graduated from high school there. After high school, she was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator. On August 16, 1947,...
Priscilla Heilman Zenk
Feb 5, 2011
Castle Rock, Colorado--Priscilla Heilman Zenk, 84, formerly of Rapid City, passed from death to life on February 5, 2011 at Brookside Inn Skilled Care Facility in Castle Rock, Colorado after a long illness. Priscilla was born in Eureka, SD on April 4, 1926, daughter of Emanuel and Eva Heilman. Priscilla was the youngest of three children. She graduated top of...
Matthew Wilhelm
Feb 4, 2011
Matthew P. Wilhelm, 70, died on Friday, February 4, 2011, at his home Matthew was born in Richardton, ND, on October 15, 1940, to Hilda (Knapp) Wilhelm and Marcus Wilhelm. He lived on the farm with his parents until he graduated from High School. Matthew received a Business Associate degree in Accounting and Business Management from National College of Business...
Anna C. (Sundall) Rumsey
Feb 4, 2011
Rapid City - Anna C. (Sundall) Rumsey, 93, Rapid City, died Friday, February 4, 2011 at Golden Living Center - Prairie Hills in Rapid City. Anna was born February 7, 1917 on the family farm in Lyman County. She married George Packman in 1938 in Kennebec. They moved to Rapid City in 1942. She married Robert Rumsey in 1956 in...
Morris Le Compte
Feb 2, 2011
Morris Le Compte, 72, died at Rapid City Regional on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. He was born on September 17, 1938, in Cheyenne Agency to Casper and Virginia (La Plant) Le Compte. He grew up in White Horse and attended St. Joseph's Indian Catholic Boarding School, Holy Cross School in Timber Lake, spent 2 years in Tucson, AZ and then...
Donald Benson Tyson
Feb 2, 2011
Donald B. Tyson was one of those energetic individuals who managed to pack several lifetimes of work and adventure into 94 years. He died Feb. 2 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Dons life journey was professionally grounded in aviation and embellished by passions for trout fishing and amateur radio. At the time of his death, Don had held a Ham...
Thomas H. Foye
Feb 1, 2011
RAPID CITY - Thomas Foye, 80, a lifelong resident of Rapid City, died Tuesday Feb. 1, 2011, from a fall at his home. Tom was born Nov. 23, 1930, in Rapid City. He attended Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Grade School. He graduated from Rapid City High School in 1948. Tom graduated with his B.A. degree from Creighton College of...
Elizabeth Lee "Bette" Ellis
Feb 1, 2011
RAPID CITYElizabeth Lee Bette Ellis, 92, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Bette Lee was born in Bloomfield, Nebraska on Dec. 7, 1918 to Glen and Anna Ogden (Anna was adopted off an Orphan Train in 1897 by Henry and "Minie" Meuting of Bloomfield). She married Dwain Conner in 1939. With their 5 children they...
Russell H. "Russ" Halvorson
Jan 31, 2011
Russell H. Russ Halvorson, 87, Rapid City, died Monday January 31, 2011 at Clarkson Mountain View Health Care Facility. He was born in Castlewood, South Dakota, October 20, 1923 to Carl N. Halvorson and Laura B. Tollefson Halvorson, the youngest of six children. Russ attended Castlewood High School, South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota before graduating...
Henrietta L Krantz
Jan 30, 2011
Rapid City Henrietta L. Krantz, 98, of Rapid City, died Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Golden Living Center Prairie Hills. Survivors include five granddaughters, Cynthia (Larry) Lewis, Westminster, Colorado, Carleen (Duane) Stjerholm, Denver, Colorado, Michelle Krantz-Godec, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Laura (Eric) Smallwood, Lawrenceburg, Indiana and Nancy (Ken) Morikawa, Littleton, Colorado, ten great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded...
Jack Darham
Jan 29, 2011
RAPID CITY- Jack Darham, 88, Rapid City, died Saturday January 29, 2011. Survivors include three children. Arrangements are pending.
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...
