Obituaries

Aug 29, 2008

Richard died in Los Alamitos Medical Center in Los Alamitos, California on Friday, August 29, 2008. The service will be at 10 a.m .on Friday, Sept. 5, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Burial will follow in Mt. View Cemetery

Aug 29, 2008

Jack Brookens, 89, died at his daughter's home in a suburb of Sacramento on Friday, August 29, 2008. Survivors include his daughter, Linda Koontz of Sacramento. He is preceded in death by his wife, Marie Brookens in 2003 and a son, Robert Brookens in 1999. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 at Black Hills National Cemetery...

Aug 26, 2008

Kenneth K. McLin, 85, Rapid City, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at his residence. He was born Nov. 24, 1922, at Frankewing, Tenn., the son of Emmett and Nellie S. (Smith) McLin. Ken moved to Rapid City in 1948 and was employed at the First National Bank of the Black Hills. He continued his employment there when the bank became...

Aug 25, 2008

Franklin D. Weber, 52, Mitchell,died on Monday, August 25, 2008 in Deadwood. He was born on December 9, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were Dean Brown and Jerome and Mary "Joyce" (Cox) Weber. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1979 to April of 1985 as an electrician. Franklin graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines...

Aug 25, 2008

RAPID CITY -- Alice M. Gorman, 48, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at home. She was born November 19, 1959, to Samuel and Connie (Whittlenger) Tichi in Faith, S.D. Alice grew up in Isabel, living also in Spearfish, Flagstaff, Ariz., and Sioux Falls. On June 11, 1988, she was united in marriage to Gary Gorman in Spearfish. The couple made...

Aug 23, 2008

RAPID CITY - Joan Elizabeth Goschke, 76, Rapid City, died early Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at Rapid City Regional Hospital of an aortic aneurysm. Joan was born to George Sr. and Ethel Klein on the Fourth of July, 1932 in Bucks County, Pa. She graduated from nurses training at Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing and entered the Air Force. Serving...

Aug 22, 2008

Carol Mae England, 83, died Friday, August 22, 2008, in Rapid City peacefully in her husbands loving care. She was born December 16, 1924 in Blunt, SD to Elmer and Leah (Welch) Harrington. As a young girl, the family moved to Rapid City where she attended school through graduation from Central High School in 1943. She married her high school...

Aug 21, 2008

APPLETON, Wis. - Firmin Bernard "Barney" Finnegan, 97, Appleton, and formerly of Rapid City, S.D., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in Appleton. He served in the Army Medical Corps during Word War II. Survivors include two sons, James Finnegan and the Rev. Terence Finnegan, both of Phoenix; one daughter, Mary Agnes Weeldreyer, Appleton; two sisters, Rosalia Odefey and Mary Ann...

Aug 19, 2008

Christopher Alan Buum, 26, went to his heavenly Father on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. He was born on Feb. 8, 1982, in Rapid City to Dennis A. and Mary Kay (Pesek) Buum. He grew up in Rapid City and attended South Canyon and Pinedale Elementary Schools, West Middle School and Stevens High School, from which he graduated in 2000. Everyone...

Aug 19, 2008

RAPID CITYMarcelle Ann Sue Childs, 85, of Rapid City, and formerly of Hill City, passed away at Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. She was born on March 4, 1923, to Merrill A. and Dora J. (Judd) Willoughby at the home in Hot Springs. Sue was baptized May 12, 1923, at St. John Lutheran Church...

Aug 17, 2008

L. Michael Mick McKay, 65, of Spearfish, SD, died peacefully on Sunday, August 17, in his home after a lengthy and faithful battle with cancer. He was surrounded by loving family and by the staff of Hospice of the Northern Hills during his last weeks of earthly life as he prepared to return to his Heavenly Father and Lord. Mick...

Aug 17, 2008

Elin G. Johnson died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxilliary Hospice House. Survivors include a son, Paul Johnson, Rapid City and 2 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 12 noon until service time, which will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home with Rev. Dwight Stensgaard officiating. Interment will follow...

Aug 15, 2008

GREELEY, Colo. - Phyllis Erikson, 80, Greeley, Colo. resident and former longtime Rapid City resident, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at a Greeley nursing home. She was born on Feb. 27, 1928, in Rapid City to John and Emma (Urbach) Brehm. She grew up new New Underwood and lived most of her life in Rapid City. Phyllis married Victor Erikson...

Aug 14, 2008

BLACK HAWK - Marilyn M. Johnson, 46, Black Hawk, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, at her home. Survivors include her husband, John W. Johnson, Black Hawk; and one brother, Ed Phillips, Minnesota. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Victory Bible Baptist Church in Black Hawk. Services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday at the...

Aug 13, 2008

RAPID CITYMilton Sills passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at Fountain Springs Health Care at the age of 87. He was born on September 21, 1920, to Claud and Helen (Klosterman) Sills in the Wood and Carter area. He married Alma Rowe at Valentine, NE, on July 21, 1942. They had 2 daughters, Wendy (Juan) Paz of Rapid City...

Aug 12, 2008

Mary Lou Keysor died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include a son, Wesley Keyson, Tucson, AZ, a sister, Billie Cornell, Spearfish and a niece, Jackie Corness, Rapid City, Graveside services will be Monday, August 18, 2008, at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City with Rev. Bruce Baum officiating.

Aug 10, 2008

Larry Lee Dirksen, 74, of Rapid City , died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 at home.

He was born on July 17, 1934 , in Algona , Iowa to Walter and Margret (Shoemaker) Dirksen. He moved with his family to Mason City , Iowa , where he was an Altar Boy, Air Scout and was...

Aug 9, 2008

Mary Elaine Slaughter Campbell, 87, passed away in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Saturday, August 9, 2008. She was born Christmas day, 1920, to Morris Benjamin and Verna Harriet Lundak Slaughter in Herrick, SD and grew up in South Dakota and Minnesota. She graduated from Redfield High School in 1938 and received her bachelor's degree in business from the University of South...

Aug 8, 2008

RAPID CITY--Helen M. Boyd, 86, of Rapid City, died at a Rapid City nursing home on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. She was born Oct. 6, 1921 in Rapid City the daughter of Ray and Zilda (Otto) Boyd. Survivors include a sister, Phyllis Krebs, Rapid City; three nephews, Ray Krebs, Don Krebs and his wife Nancy and Mike Drebs and his...

Aug 8, 2008

Dale D. Sheesley, Rapid City, died at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN on Friday, August 8, 2008. Dale was born in Onawa, Iowa on October 19, 1934, to Don and Mabel (Hart) Sheesley. Dale also attended elementary and high school in Onawa. Dale served four years in the United States Navy. Dale married Sharon Raymond, four children came from this...