Michael Wayne Lowe
Mar 27, 2009
GILLETTE--Michael Lowe, 50, Gillette, died at Campbell County Hospital in Gillette on Saturday, March 28, 2009. He was born on April 21, 1958 in Milbank to James L. and Verda J. (Clausen) Lowe. The family moved to Rapid City in 1961 and he grew up in Rapid City. After high school, he began working in the oil fields of Wyoming...
Gladys Bauer
Mar 26, 2009
Gladys Felton Bauer, Rapid City, S.D. passed away on March 26, 2009. Gladys was born on January 30, 1913, in central Meade County to Daniel W. and Cora Liston Felton. She attended rural schools in Meade County and graduated from Sturgis High School in 1932. She attended Black Hills Teachers College and eventually earned her Bachelors Degree in elementary education....
Hazel Burr
Mar 26, 2009
Mrs. Hazel K. Burr, of Rapid City, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 26, 2009. Mrs. Burr was born in Strandburg, SD, was a graduate of Strandburg High School and moved to Rapid City as a young woman. She married Wesley H. Burr on April 28, 1944, and they moved to McKeesport, PA, after his graduation...
Rev. Kenneth T. Voas
Mar 25, 2009
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Thayer Voas passed away on March 25 in Rapid City, S.D., from cancer. He was 81. Voas, a retired United Methodist minister, dedicated his life to family, attentive service to his church and parishioners and the communities in which he lived. During his pastoral career, he served South Dakota parishes at Clark, Henry, Garden City and...
Velma M. Davis
Mar 24, 2009
Rapid City - Velma Davis, 87, died at her home on Tuesday, March 24,2009. Survivors include her son, Gary Davis, Rapid City; a sister, Evelyn Edwards, Sundance, Wy and 4 grandchildren. Services are pending.
Michael P. 'Jack' Defea
Mar 24, 2009
FORT PIERRE - Michael P. "Jack" DeFea, 82, Fort Pierre and formerly of Rapid City, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Rose (Petriella) DeFea, Fort Pierre; his son, Michael A. DeFea, Pierre; his daughter, Lisa Magorien, and son-in-law, Lyle Magorien, Pierre; three grandchildren, Kara Lamport, Aberdeen, and Danielle and Shelby...
Erna Sieler
Mar 23, 2009
RAPID CITY--Erna Sieler, 103, passed away at Clarkson-Mountain Guest Home on Monday, March 23, 2009. She was born on June 1, 1905, in Menno, to Karl and Regina (Seydel) Heckenlaible. She received her teaching certificate from USD. One September 19, 1933, she married Reuben Sieler in Tripp. They lived in Tripp and moved to Rapid City in 1939. Reuben drown...
Mary Knutson
Mar 21, 2009
Mary J. (Buchholtz) Knutson, 72, of Mountain Home, ID, died at Raid City Regional Hospital on Saturday, March 21, 2009. Mary was born on May 10, 1936, in Elkton, to George and Clara (Halverson) Buchholtz. Survivors include a sister, Nancy (Buccholtz) Erickson, Rapid City; a brother, William Buchholtz, Spearfish; 3 daughters, Debbie Jourdan, Meridian, ID, Rhonda Cone, Carnation, WA and...
Elaine Freemore
Mar 18, 2009
Services for Elaine Freemore, 92, were held Saturday, March 21, 2009, at South Canyon Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Bruce Thalacker officiating. She died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Elaine was born September 11, 1916 in Sisseton, S.D. to Albert and Emma Hanson. She graduated from Sisseton High School in 1934 and from Moorhead State...
Florence M. Scott
Mar 18, 2009
Florence Mildred Scott, age 84, passed away the afternoon of March 18, 2009 at her home, the home her father began building in 1920. Florence was born May 16,1924, the youngest daughter of Elsie and Augusta Gray. She married Howard D. Scott, her high school classmate, in 1947. Florence grew up in Cleghorn Canyon, attending Cleghorn School. She graduated from...
Evelyn Yackley
Mar 18, 2009
Rapid City Evelyn E. Yackley, 88, Rapid City died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Mercy-Gilbert Medical Center in Gilbert, Arizona. She was born on August 24, 1920 at Valentine Nebr., the daughter of Frank and Amanda Wilson. She attended Nursing School in Denver, CO, graduating with a BS in Nursing. She held various nursing positions including Hospital Administrator and in...
Alice Durbin
Mar 17, 2009
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA--Alice Zalatan Durbin, 84, died in Rapid City, SD nursing home on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Allice Zalatan was born on January 13, 1925, in Utica to Anthony and Jamielle (Hallack) Zalatan. She grew up in Utica and graduated from High School there. Her family ran Zalatan Brothers Grocery for many years. After high school she worked...
Esther L. Lehmann
Mar 16, 2009
Esther Lorraine Lehmann, 67, passed away March 16, 2009 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Esther was born on December 18, 1941 in Murdo, SD to Jacob and Betty (Armstrong) Bechtold. She was raised in Valentine, NE and graduated from Valentine High School in 1959. She attended National Business College in Rapid City. She...
Robert C. Gray
Mar 15, 2009
Gray, Robert Charles "Snuffy" STURGIS - Robert Charles "Snuffy" Gray, 83, Sturgis, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include his son, Stephen Gray, Niwot, Colo.; two daughters; Robyn Gray Canino, Albany, N.Y., and Elizabeth O'Shea, Basking Ridge, N.J.; and four grandchildren. Inurnment, along with his wife, Pauline , with military honors was provided by Rushmore...
Kathleen "Kay" F. Terborg
Mar 14, 2009
RAPID CITY--Kathleen FrancesKay Terborg, 86, died peacefully, Saturday, March 14, 2009, surrounded by her family, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Shes once again walking the beaches of Sydney, Australia, with her beloved husband, Roy. Kay was born July 22, 1922, in Sydney, Australia, to Herbert and Florence Farrell. She graduated high school at age 15 and immediately went to work...
F. Theodore 'Ted' Logan
Mar 14, 2009
Rapid City - Francis Theodore (Ted) Logan, 64, passed away in Rapid City, SD. Ted was born September 26, 1944 in Sheridan Wyoming. He spent his childhood on the Rafter 33 Ranch in Big Horn, WY and graduated from Big Horn High School in 1962. Ted attended Rocky Mountain College in Billings, MT, and then the University of Wyoming where...
Benjamin Bittner
Mar 12, 2009
HILL CITY--Benjamin Reuben Bittner of Hill City, left this earth from the Hospice House in Rapid City, on March 12, 2009, to spend eternity with his beloved Jesus. Ben was born to Rubin and Waneta Bittner in Huron on Aug. 11, 1945. He had a delightful childhood growing up on the family farm near Alpena, where he attended a nearby...
R'Dean Elkins
Mar 11, 2009
RAPID CITY--R'Dean Elkins, died at VA Medical Center in Hot Springs on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. He served in the U. S. Army from 1964 to 1966. Survivors include his signigicant other, Dianne Rasmussen, Rapid City; 2 sons, Chad Elkins, Sioux Falls and Roland Elkins, Rapid City; 2 daughters, Christy Elkins, Rapid City and Carol Wilson, TX; 2 step-daughters, Daneen...
John Gwinn
Mar 11, 2009
John Gwinn, 51, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 11, 2009., at his home in Rapid City with a ruptured intracranial aneurysm. John was born Nov. 23, 1957 at Camp Pendleton, CA to Norma and Charles Gwinn, the fourth of their eight children. He attended K-12 in Rapid City, winning the West River Math Contest at South Dakota School of Mines in...
Lowell D. Hamilton
Mar 8, 2009
Lowell D. Hamilton, 80, Rapid City, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House with Adeline, his loving wife of 60 years was at his side. Lowell was born in Chamberlain, South Dakota to Ray and Laura Hamilton on January 8, 1929. Born and . raised in Chamberlain, Lowell shot his first goose when...
