Obituaries

Jun 26, 2009

RAPID CITY Floyd Walter Vaughn, 87, Rapid City died June 26, 2009 at the Regional Hospital Hospice House. He was born January 7, 1922 to James and Florence (Douglas) Vaughn and raised on a farm West of Rugby ND. He is survived by his wife Naomi, son Louis and his wife Teresa, step children Dan Roesler and his wife Sue,...

Jun 25, 2009

RAPID CITY--Vern E. Pope, Sr., 80, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

He was born December 2, 1928 to Everett and Ethel (Carpenter) Pope in Delmont, SD. Vern served in the U. States Army during the Korean Conflict earning the Bronze Service Star. He continued his patriotism by raising and lowering the...

Jun 24, 2009

Rapid City John Alfred Macchiarella, 80, Rapid City Was taken peacefully to heaven on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. He was born June 10, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts to Mario John and Dorothy (Savory) Macchiarella. His mother died when he was quite young and the family eventually settled in Florida, where his Aunt Rose...

Jun 23, 2009

Beverly M. Hamm Rapid City - Beverly M. Hamm, 71, peacefully passed away at her home, June 23, 2009. She was born March 12, 1938 in Rapid City to Oliver and Alice Bradford. Bev graduated from Rapid City High School. On may 11, 1957 she married Carol Hamm of Rapid City. She worked at Black Hills Gold Jewelry until the...

Jun 22, 2009

Harry S. Petersen, Sr., 91, Rapid City, died at his residence Monday, June 22, 2009. He was born Feb. 11, 1918 at Gregory, S.Dak., the son of O. C. and Ione (Snyder) Petersen. He attended schools at Gregory and graduated from Gregory High School. He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1938 with a B.A. degree in Speech....

Jun 21, 2009

GILLETTE, WY--William Bill Edwin Oldfield, 66, Gillette died Sunday, June 21, 2009, Fathers Day, at the Ft. Meade Veterans Hospital. He was born in New Underwood to Loretta (Colling) and Howard Oldfield on July 8, 1942. He grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Rapid City High School. then enlisted with the US Navy in 1963 and served until...

Jun 15, 2009

Rapid City Thomas O. Colhoff, 70, of Rapid City, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Thomas was born on September 8, 1938, in Rapid City, to Louis and Cecelia (Janis) Colhoff. His paternal grandparents were George W. and Mary (Hand) Colhoff and Tom and Rose (Pulliam) Janis. He grew up in Rapid City graduated from Cathedral...

Jun 13, 2009

RAPID CITY--Charles S. Stido, 80, of Rapid City died at his home June 13th, 2009 with his family at his side. Charles was born in Gettysburg on February 10 1929, to Bernice (Smith) Stido and Steven Stido. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Rapid City in 1933, where he attended school. He was united in marriage...

Jun 12, 2009

Eugene (Gene) DeWitt, 75, Rapid City, passed away Friday, June 12, 2009 at Fountain Springs Health Care Center in Rapid City. He was born December 31, 1933 in Clemens, IA the son of Harold and Joselyn De Witt. He joined the U S Navy in 1951 and served until 1954 on the USS Fremont. On July 29, 1955, he married...

Jun 11, 2009

Rebecca L. "Becky" Russette, 47, of Rapid City, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born February 25, 1962 in Rapid City to Claude and Elizabeth (Wagner) Gross. She graduated from Rapid City Central High School in 1980. Becky married Frank Russette on August 18, 1984 at St Therese, The Little Flower Catholic Church in...

Jun 11, 2009

RAPID CITY - Bernard R. "Ben" Heil, 95, Rapid City, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at a local nursing home. Ben was born July 27, 1913 in Selz, Pierce County, N.D. He was the sixth of nine children born to Jacob and Barbara Heil. The family moved to Pleasant Valley in Ziebach County south of Eagle Butte. Ben later moved...

Jun 10, 2009

The Honorable Andrew W. Bogue, 90, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at his home outside Rapid City. Judge Bogue was born in Yankton, South Dakota on May 23, 1919. He graduated from high school in Parker, South Dakota and received his undergraduate degree from State College in Brookings in 1941. He graduated from Law School at the University of South...

Jun 8, 2009

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Kyle Leithoff, ET2, US Navy, 32, died on Monday, June 8, 2009, at Norfolk, VA.Kyle was born in Wichita, KS, to Robert Leithoff of Wichita and Sandra Jones Leithoff of Wichita. He graduated from Kansas State University and was a member of the alumni association.Mr. Leithoff was a Petty Officer 2nd class in the U.S. Navy...

Jun 8, 2009

Virginia Beach, Virginia--Kyle Leithoff, ET2, US Navy, 32, died on Monday, June 8, 2009, at Norfolk,VA. Kyle was born in Wichita, KS to Robert Leithoff of Wichita and Sandra Jones Leitoff of Wichita. He had graduated from Kansas State University and was a member of their Alumni Association. Mr. Leithoff was a Petty Officer 2nd class in the U.S. Navy...

Jun 6, 2009

Memorial Obituary Mary Morrison, 96, Spearfish, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Spearfish Regional Hospital. She was born July 28, 1912 in Ethan, South Dakota to David and Jennie (Petersen) Fithian. Mary is survived by her daughter, Betty Morrison, Torrence, CA, a sister Francis Wieters, Billings, Montana, two sisters in law, Phyllis Murner, Rapid City and Marvel Morrison, Viborg...

Jun 5, 2009

Donna Lindner, 75, Rapid City. died Friday, June 5, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born June 6. 1933 in Brookings, graduated from Arlington High School in 1951 and graduated from South Dakota State College with a Bachelors of Science Degree in 1955. Donna taught at Immaculate Conception grade school in Watertown and was a substitute teacher in...

Jun 3, 2009

JoNelle Jean Linnaus, 76, Rapid City died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Morning Star Assisted Living in Rapid City. She was born Aug. 3, 1932 at Tilden, NE. Surviving are one son, Paul Roberts, Rapid City, one daughter, Jeri D. Roberts, Las Vegas, NV, one brother, Irven Wagner, Houston, TX, a sister, Jackie Reimer, Mobile, AL, 3 grandchildren, Lance (Jerilyn)...

Jun 2, 2009

RAPID CITY - Sherwood L. "Woody" Corner, 86, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at the Rapid City Regional Auxillary Hospice House. Woody was born in 1922 at Sioux City, Iowa to Marion and Paul Corner. The family moved to Sioux Falls where Woody graduated from high school. Woody graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a...

Jun 2, 2009

RAPID CITY - Curtis Frederick Lee, 89, Rapid City, died peacefully Tuesday morning, June 2, 2009, with family by his side. Curtis was born on June 12, 1919 in Bismarck, ND, to William and Janie Lee. When he was six years old, the family headed for Florida but stopped in Rapid City to see an old friend. They never went...

May 31, 2009

RAPID CITY--June Lumm Clark, 88, passed away at Westhills Village on Sunday, May 31, 2009. She was born on December, 28, 1920 in rural Tyndall, to Charles Wesley and Melissa M (Curl) Lumm. The life of June Lumm Clark was dedicated to education and teaching. Her diaries indicate that education was a family value dating back to 1856. Many of...