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Aileen Kinder
Mar 1, 2009
RAPID CITY--Aileen Kinder, 68, died peacefully in her home Sunday, March 1st, surrounded by her family. She was born September 3, 1940 at her familys farm house near Leola, SD. She grew up, the oldest child of seven. The family farmed near Leola and Aileen attended a one room school house through the 8th grade. Then, she attended 2 years...
Eleanor A. Ellenbecker
Feb 28, 2009
Eleanor A. Ellenbecker, of Issaquah, WA, and formerly of Rapid City, passed away on February 28, 2009, at Providence Marionwood. Eleanor was born on February 28, 1913, in Ellinsville, SD, the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Bietler) Sangster. She was raised in Seneca, SD and married Leo Ellenbecker on June 29, 1933, in Faulkton, SD. They moved to Rapid City,...
Louanne Vidal
Feb 24, 2009
LouanneVidal, 76, Spearfish, died February 24, 2009 in Phoenix AZ. Louanne was born to Louis B Vidal, Sr and Lucille Vidal on December 12th 1932. She attended grade school there until the family moved to Rapid City in 1945 where Lou Vidal operated the Black Hills Oldsmobile and Cadillac dealership for many years. Louanne attended Rapid City High School where...
Clyde Zook
Feb 24, 2009
Clyde Zook, 85, Rapid City, passed away peacefully at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Tuesday 02-24-09. Clyde was born 10-10-23 in Sioux City, Ia. attended East High. He was in the Army Air Corps 1942-1945.After Military service he embarked on a sales career retiring from Booth Fisheries after four decades of dedicated service. His beloved Dorothy and he were married...
Gabriel Gonzalez
Feb 24, 2009
Gabriel Delgado Gonzalez, Rapid City, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born on September 16, 1918 to Urbano Gonzalez and Guadalupe Delgado-Gonzalez at Rio Escondido, State of Coahuila, Mexico. He spent his childhood in San Antonio, Sabinal, and Cline,Texas from 1918-1932. His parents and other family members worked in the asphalt mines at...
Lillie M. Groth
Feb 20, 2009
Lillie M. Groth, 98, Rapid City, died at Theres a Hart, Friday, February 20, 2009. Survivors include a daughter in law, Brenda Dennis, Rapid City and four grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4:30 until 7 PM, Monday, February 23, 2009 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home in Rapid City. Services will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday at the Osheim & Schmidt...
Pearl M Mowry
Feb 18, 2009
Rapid City Pearl Mowry, 98, Rapid City, died at a local nursing home Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Survivors include two sons; John Mowry, Rapid City and Roger Mowry, Scottsdale, AZ, two daughters; JoAnn Sulla, Chicago, Ill and Mary Knapp, Ballantine, MT, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 pm until 7 pm Sunday at Osheim &...
Othal Floyd Gregson
Feb 16, 2009
Othal F. Gregson, 89, Hill City, died Monday, February 16, 2009 at his home in Hill City. Othal was born August 4, 1919 in Quinn, SD to Frank and Della (Flatt) Gregson. He graduated from Hill City High School in 1937. During high school, Othal played first string basketball with his brother Buford. Othal ranched in the Hill City area...
Milton Flaig
Feb 15, 2009
Milton R. Flaig RAPID CITY -- Milton R. Flaig, fondly called Milty, 81, passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital with family by his side. Milty was born June 21, 1927, in Mott, ND to David and Ida (Hirsch) Flaig. He grew up in Isabel. As a teenager he helped with farming outside of Isabel. He...
Donald Stotz
Feb 14, 2009
RAPID CITY--Donald D. Stotz, 67, died at Golden Living Center-Meadowbrook on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009. Survivors include 3 daughters, Marcie, Shelly and Debbie; his mother, Clara Stotz, Hugo, MN; 2 sisters, Marilyn Walker, Hugo and Shirley Wells, St. Paul, MN; a brother, Keith Stotz, Mobridge; 8 grandchildren and many cousins, nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his...
Beverly R. Leroy
Feb 11, 2009
Rapid City - Beverly Ruth LeRoy, 82, Rapid City, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Beverly was born October 17, 1926, in Milwaukee, WI to Bert and Rose (Smith) Flesch. Survivors include her son; Michael LeRoy, Austin, TX and two daughters; Janine LeRoy and her husband Mike Richardson, Rapid City and Charlene English, Colorado and 5...
Mary E. 'Merch' Rockafellow
Feb 10, 2009
Greeley, Colorado--Mary E. "Merch" Rockafellow, 91, of Greeley, CO, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Sterling House. She was born December 4, 1917 in Montrose, SD to Thomas Patrick and Lillian Francis (Zimmerman) McDonnell. She married Marvin "Stonie" Rockafellow on March 28, 1936 in Salem, SD, and he died on January 20, 1999. She was formerly from Rapid...
Erin Ann Myscofski
Feb 10, 2009
Erin Ann Myscofski, 2 month old infant daughter of Andrew M. and Elizabeth ( McDowell) Myscofski, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born Nov. 29, 2008 in Rapid City. Surviving are her parents, Andrew & Elizabeth Myscofski and a sister, Emily Myscofski, Rapid City; and her grandparents, Richard and Patricia McDowell, Rapid City and...
Leonard R. Willett
Feb 8, 2009
Leonard R. Willett, 86, Hot Springs, formerly of Keystone, died Sunday, February 8, 2009, at the S.D. Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Leonard was born September 28, 1922 in Tulare, S.D. to George and Mary Anna (Spear) Willett. He graduated from Tulare High School in 1940. He married Lavilla Doane February 21, 1943 in Brookings. Leonard joined the U. S....
Doris Mae Dull
Feb 5, 2009
Doris Mae Dull RAPID CITY - Doris Mae Dull, 89, Rapid City, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a short period of declining health. Doris was born May 23, 1919, in Columbus, Mont., the daughter of Willard and Edna (Rosean) Holt, and raised on a homestead in the Limestone area near Nye, Mont. She graduated...
Louis Thares
Feb 4, 2009
RAPID CITY--Louis M. Thares, 88, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Louis was born on October 14, 1920, in Ipswich to Anton and Barbara (Fetti) Thares. He grew up in Mobridge and graduated from Mobridge High School in 1940. He began working for the railroad immediately after high school until enlisting in the Army in...
Suzanne D. Healy
Feb 3, 2009
Suzanne (Ford) Healy, 80 passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. Suzanne was born July 10th, 1928 in Brookings, South Dakota. She was raised in Estelline and Mitchell, South Dakota, and moved with her family to Rapid City in 1941. Her parents, May (Meaghan) Steele and Harry Ford, had four children: Thomas Ford (died in infancy); Mary...
Dorothy Mae Norman
Feb 2, 2009
Dorothy Dode Mae Messerli Norman, 90, Black Hawk, SD, died Monday, February 2, 2009 at a Rapid City nursing home. She was born August 22, 1918 in Mitchell, SD to Fred and Alice (Boyle) Messerli. She lived with her parents in rural Jones County until her family moved to Murdo when she was 12. At Murdo High School she played...
Mike R. Goodrich
Jan 30, 2009
Michael Mike R. Goodrich, 56, Rapid City, after a short but courageous battle with cancer, died Friday, January 30, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born April 24, 1952 in Medford Oregon. After graduating from Rapid City Central High School in 1971, Mike entered the U. S. Army, serving in Germany. He married Betty Hamm on April 3,...
Dorothy Faye Headley
Jan 27, 2009
Rapid City Dorothy Faye Headley, 73, Rapid City, died Tuesday January 27, 2009, at her home in Rapid City. Dorothy was born March 23, 1935 to Bert and Lydia (Hidenschield) Uthe in Presho, South Dakota. She grew up on a farm with 4 brothers. After high school she attended National School of Business in Rapid City and worked for Anderson...
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