Roy E. Schnell
May 29, 2009
Roy Schnell, 90, of Rapid City, died Friday, May 29, 2009 at the Ft. Meade V. A. Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1919 in Lemmon, SD to Rachael and Alfred Schnell. He is survived by his wife Lee duBois Schnell of Rapid City; daughter Carol (Schnell) and son-in-law Paul Peterson, Boston; daughter Patti (Schnell) and son-in-law Patrick Straney,...
James A. Smith
May 25, 2009
RAPID CITY - James A. Smith, 80, joined our Lord, Monday, May 25, 2009. He was born to Charles and Agnes Smith June 21, 1928 in Aurora, SD. He married Margaret June Konencamp, Nov. 13, 1949 and moved to Rapid City, where he was a mechanic, gravel trucker, car salesman and business partner. James was a passionate fisherman and hunter,...
Richard J. Murray
May 23, 2009
Richard Dick Murray was 68 years young on May 23, 2009, when he died in his hometown of Rapid City, after a brave and quixotic fight with prostate cancer. Dick was born in Rapid City on the longest night of the year, December 21, 1940. His parents, E. C. Ping Murray and Ruth Murray (nee Richardson) were longtime active members...
Alice (Wick) Davis Snyder
May 23, 2009
Alice Anne (Wick) Davis Snyder, 84, of Rapid City passed away on the morning of Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Hospice of the Hills. Survivors include her husband Les, Rapid City; son Jeff (Kathy) Davis, Rapid City; daughter Char (Jim) Nielsen, Gillette, Wyo.; son Lenn (fiancee Hillary) Davis, Rapid City; and daughter Jayna Stephens, Omaha, Neb.; brother Milton Wick, Westfield,...
Joseph J. Boland
May 18, 2009
RAPID CITY-Joseph John Boland, 84, Rapid City passed away peacefully at his home on May 18th. He was born May 19,1924 in Farmingdale, SD to Patrick and Lue Cynthia (Kildew) Boland. After attending Cathedral High School in Rapid City he joined the Navy.He marrried Kathryn Becker on Jan. 10, 1944 in Long Island, New York, they had one son. On...
Mae Margaret Mundell Elley
May 15, 2009
Mae Margaret Mundell Elley, 92, of Rapid City and Custer, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born September 26, 1916 in Deadwood South Dakota at St. Joseph Hospital. Her parents were Alice Clark Mundell and Sherwood Horace Mundell. She had one younger brother, Sherwood Horace "Munde" Mundell. She attended the Deadwood Schools and graduated...
Darwin G. Shoop
May 12, 2009
Darwin Gene Shoop, 77, Rapid City, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at the Fort Meade Veterans Hospital in Sturgis. Darwin, friends called him Gene, was born in Belle Fourche to George and Ada (Olson) Shoop on March 13, 1932. Gene spent twenty-five years of his life in Belle Fourche. He was drafted into the US Army and served in...
Jerry L. Soderstrom, Dds
May 10, 2009
BLACK HAWK - Dr. Jerry Lee Soderstrom, 56, Black Hawk, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jerry was born May 29, 1952, at Canton to Milford and Doris Soderstrom. He lived in Canton until he graduated High School in 1970. Jerry attended school at USD in Vermillion and received his DDS degree from Northwestern University Dental...
Clarence Jackson
May 9, 2009
Clarence L. jackson, 93, Rapid City, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Survivors include his wife, Hilda Jackson, Rapid City; a son, Terrance L. Jackson, Lakeville, MN; a daughter, Paula Michele Philips, Seattle, WA; 3 step-daughters, Diane MaGill, Cheyenne, WY, Sharon Meister, Winston-Salem, NC and Nancy May, Rapid City; 2 brothers, Carl Jackson,...
Marrion Eva Page Smith
May 9, 2009
RAPID CITY - Marrion Eva Page Smith, 87, Rapid City, died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at a Rapid City Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 27, 1922, at Willits, CA, the daughter of Charles F. and Laura V. (McCabe) Page. Marrion graduated from Willits High School in 1939 and then received vocational technical training in IBM and secretarial science. She...
Dr. John Schwietert
May 6, 2009
Dr. John W. Schwietert Dr. John W. Schwietert, D.C., FICC, 86, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Dr. Schwietert, a South Dakota native, was born in Sioux Falls on April 7, 1923, the son of a 2nd generation chiropractor. After he served in the United State Navy during World War II, John received...
Thomas Heald
May 4, 2009
RAPID CITY Thomas "Tom" Heald, 37, Rapid City, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 2, 1972, in Rapid City, the son of Jim and Shirley (Johannes) Heald. He grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School in 1989. Tom worked with his father as a survey assistant and was...
Thelma 'Bubbles' Jensen
May 4, 2009
RAPID CITY - Thelma "Bubbles" Jensen, 82, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009, in Yankton. Bubbles Jensen was a life-long resident of Rapid City. She took great pride in living in her yellow house next to the property where she spent her childhood. She and her husband of 63 years, Ralph Jensen, were active in the community and the Rapid...
Marilyn Mae Schmidt
May 3, 2009
Rapid City Marilyn M. Schmidt, 70, of Rapid City, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born February 7, 1939 in Newell, South Dakota to George and Mamie Stolnack- Johnson. She graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1957. She went on to graduate from Stewart Hairstyling Academy in Sioux Falls and became a...
Douglas Temple
May 2, 2009
Douglas Lee Temple, 66, of Porcupine died Saturday, May2, 2009. He was born June 18, 1942 in Rapid City. Douglas was raised and resided in the Rockyford area his whole life. He attended grade schools at several area rural schools. While attending high school in Gordon, NE, Douglas was President and Star Farmer of the local Future Farmers of America...
Ronald "Smitty" Smith
May 1, 2009
RAPID CITY, SD--Ronald D. 'Smitty' Smith, 79, former Lead resident, died in Rapid City on Friday, May 1, 2009. He was born in Rolette, ND to Osben and Thelma (Gable) Smith on August 24, 1929. He grew up in near Rollette and graduated from high school there in 1947. He married Cecilia Hager. Smitty worked as a heavy equipment operator...
Annette Marie Swaby
Apr 30, 2009
Annette Marie Swaby, 77, of Rapid City, SD died Thursday, April 30,2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House, following a lengthy illness. Annette was born March 22,1932 to Stephen and Josephine Federicci in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Sacred Heart School in Memphis, graduating in the class of 1950. She was a homemaker and mother. For years, Annette owned and...
Rod H. Cower
Apr 28, 2009
RAPID CITY--Rod H. Cower, 78, Rapid City, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born Sept. 5, 1930, the son of Robert H. and Blanche (Hebert) Cower at Roxbury, N.Y. Rod graduated from Oneonta (N.Y.) High School in 1949. He never married and lived and worked in New York City, West Palm Beach, Fla., Faith,...
Clara Robinson
Apr 27, 2009
Clara Mae Robinson, 95, Rapid City, died early Monday morning, April 27, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by many members of her family. Clara was born April 30, 1913, in Waubay South Dakota to Nettie Belle (Rhone) and John Dobson. Clara was the eldest girl in a family of nine children; she was active in the care and...
Chilcott "Chick" Price
Apr 25, 2009
Chilcott K. "Chick" Price HILL CITY - Chilcott K. "Chick" Price, 97, Hill City, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Price, Hill City; a daughter, JoAnna A. Lavato, Las Vegas; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons. Memorial services will be May 16, at a time to be determined later, at Seventh Day Adventist Church...
