Ethel Johanna Basler
Dec 16, 2008
RAPID CITY - Ethel Johanna Basler 89 of Rapid City passed away on December 16, 2008 at Clarkson Mountain View Nursing Home, Rapid City. Ethel was born on December 19, 1918 on the family homestead near Hilland, South Dakota. She was the fourth of six children born to Mikal and Eline (Redfield) Krogstrand. She was baptized and confirmed in the...
Wayne M. Kertzman
Dec 14, 2008
Wayne M. Kerzman, 56, Bismarck, died December 14, 2008 at his home. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 pm on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, with a Rosary at 6:30 pm followed by a Parish Vigil at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Mass...
Irene Gray
Dec 14, 2008
Irene Gray, 96, died at Fountain Springs Healthcare on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Survivors include a daugher, Sharon Buckles and her husband Richard, Rapid City; a son, William Gray ans his wife, Manjie, Eatonville, WA; 6 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, December, 29 at Powers Funeral Home in Puyallup, WA.
Richard 'Buzz' Sawyer
Dec 13, 2008
After a long courageous battle with cancer, Richard "Buzz" Roy Sawyer passed away on December 13, 2008 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House. Bom in Cascade, Idaho on November 13, 1935 to Barbara King Sawyer and Glen Willis Sawyer, he was the tenth child in a family of eleven children. At the age of 17, he joined the...
Harold S. Neff
Dec 7, 2008
Hill City -- Harold Sterling Neff, 81, retired for the third and final time on December 7, 2008. He was born April 27, 1927 to George Howard and Florence Neff of Lodgepole, NE. He attended school in Sidney, NE and served in the U S Navy during WWII. He worked for many years as a line foreman and later as...
Donald A. L'Esperance
Dec 6, 2008
Donald A. LEsperance, 89, passed away on December 6, 2008. He most recently had been living at Clarkson Mt. View Nursing Facility. Don was the son of Joseph and Katherine LEsperance. On November 27, 1941, he married Eileen Forrette, with whom they had five children. Upon graduation in 1938 from RC High School and, after attending college in Rapid City,...
Charles T. 'Charlie' Best, Chief Warrant Officer (W
Dec 5, 2008
SAN ANTONIO, TX--Chief Warrant Officer W-4, USAF, Ret., Charles Thomas Best is being brought home to rest in eternal peace with a Memorial Service to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at the Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home at 2700 Jackson Blvd. in Raid City, SD. "Charlie" passed away on December 5, 2008, in San Antonio,...
Nellie Gullickson
Dec 3, 2008
Nellie Gullickson, 80, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at RCRH Hospice House in Rapid City. Nellie was born Feb. 29, 1928, near Highmore, to Anton and Grace DeGooyer. Nellie graduated from Northern State Teachers College and taught school in numerous communities in South Dakota. On July 14, 1951 she was united in marriage with Roy Gullickson. Together, they owned...
Grace Livingston
Dec 2, 2008
Rapid City - Grace Lucille Livingston, 80, left this life peacefully on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 after an 11 month battle with lung cancer. Grace was born the only child of Eular and Effie Inez Young on Dec. 31, 1927 at Ft. Benning, GA. She attended school at Columbus, Ga. graduating from high school in 1945. She met and married...
Beverly Moore Orton
Dec 2, 2008
Beverly Moore Orton, 91, Rapid City, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008 at Westhills Health Care Center. She was born July 28, 1917 in Orient, SD to George and Grace Gunnison. She graduated from Pierre High School and Yankton College and earned additional credits from Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis, MN, Black Hills State College and the University of North...
Herb A. Papendick
Nov 28, 2008
RAPID CITY--Herbert A. Herb Papendick, 81, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday, November 28, 2008. Herb was born May 10, 1927, in Freeman, SD, to Rudolph and Mary (Kasper) Papendick. He graduated in 1945 from Canistota High School, spending his early years on the farm near Canistota. He served 19 months with the U. S. Army, stationed most...
Earlwin J. Rencountre, Sr.
Nov 25, 2008
Earlwin James Rencountre, Sr., 77, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Tuesday, November 26, 2008. He was born on November 20, 1931, in Mission, SD, to Alexander, Sr., and Martha E. (Frazier) Rencountre. He lived in Lower Brule, Rapid City and Torrington, WY growing up. On October 29, 1955, he married Rebecca Solano. Earlwin worked as a roofer...
Gerald Kurylas
Nov 25, 2008
Gerald R. Kurylas, 52, Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Rapid City, died at his home in Las Vegas, NV. Survivors include his parents, Dr. Roman and Wilma Kurylas, Rapid City, a brother, Dr. Stephan Kurylas, Crofton, Maryland, 3 sisters; Dr. Teresa Kurylas, Rapid City, Dr. Carolyn Kurylas, Phoenix, AZ. and Roxana Nader, Parker, Colorado. Arrangements are pending with Osheim &...
Selma Schumacher
Nov 23, 2008
Selma Bertha Schumacher, 98, Rapid City, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Selma was born on January 14, 1910 in rural Davison County, South Dakota. Her parents were Herman Goldammer and Bertha Moke Goldammer. She attended rural school, Tobin 11 & was graduated from Mount Vernon, SD high school. She was married to Leonard Schumacher on June 1, l930. Selma and...
Marvin L. Moore
Nov 23, 2008
RAPID CITY--Marvin L. Moore, 93, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House. We will miss you! He was born Janujary 6, ,1915, at Erwin, SD, to Charles and Lilly (Butke) Moore. He grew up in Erwin and Brandon, SD, until 1924, when he moved with his family to...
Bert Parkison
Nov 21, 2008
RAPID CITY - Bert Parkison, 57, Rapid City, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1971 to 1975. Survivors include his mother, Joyce Parkison, Rapid City; and a brother, Gary Parkison, Sacramento, Calif. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral...
David M Scott
Nov 21, 2008
RAPID CITY--David M. Scott died Friday, November 21, 2008, at the age of 39 at his home in Rapid City, SD after fighting a very brave battle with cancer. David was born on January 24, 1969 to Edith J (Ratliff) and Virgil M. Scott in Denver, Colorado. The family settled in Ellsworth AFB, SD after returning stateside from Okinawa Japan....
Gerald Roman Kurylas
Nov 18, 2008
Gerald Roman Jerry Kurylas, 52, Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Rapid City, died November 18, 2008 at his home in Las Vegas, NV. He was born April 4, 1956 in Rapid City to Dr. Roman and Wilma (Bradsky) Kurylas. Jerry grew up in Rapid City and attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Rapid City Central High School. He has...
Mary Margaret Zandri
Nov 17, 2008
Rapid City--Mary Margaret Theresa Zandri, 92, Rapid City, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Surviving are her 3 children, John D. Zandri, Rev. William Zandri and Ann Marie Silander, all of Rapid City. A Christian wake service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Mass of Christian...
Patricia Daly
Nov 17, 2008
RAPID CITY--On a misty morning on November 17, 2008, our precious wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Patricia Ann Daly, unexpectedly went ahead of us to heaven. She was born on September 15, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, to Ertman and Pearl Kessler. In 1948, while working at the telephone company, she met the love of her life, Donald J. Daly. This...
