Ellsworth Dennis Van Houten
May 16, 2008
RAPID CITY--Ellsworth Dennis Van Houten, 92, Rapid City, died early Friday morning at the Massa Unit of Sturgis Community Health Center where he had lived for the past four years. He was born March 25, 1916, at Doland, South Dakota, to R.C. and Sena (Lindskov) Van Houten. His lifelong work was in highway construction. He was in the Civilian Conservation...
Marjorie M. Herrick
May 15, 2008
Rapid CityMarjorie M. Herrick, 78, Rapid City, died on May 15, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Marjorie was born on September 2, 1929 in Strool, South Dakota to Ray and Mabel Fitzgerald. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, Maurice (who became president of Black Hills State Universitysomething Marjorie was very proud of). Marjories father had a...
Florence Ann Steen
May 11, 2008
RAPID CITY -- Florence Steen, 88, Rapid City, formerly of Faith, died of congestive heart failure on Sunday, May 11, 2008, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Auxiliary Hospice House. Florence Ann McGuire was born Feb. 28, 1920, to Emmett and Mary (ORourke) McGuire. She was the sixth of seven children, growing up on the McGuire homestead west of Faith....
Eleanor Muhmel
May 10, 2008
RAPID CITY--Eleanor Muhmel, 91, died at a local nursing home on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Survivors include a son, Steven Masters, Lakewood, CA; a daughter, Susan Montgomery, St. Francis, MN and 2 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Muhmel. Visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. on Friday, at the Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home....
Dwight Ellsworth
May 9, 2008
BRADFORD, Ark. - Dwight Chadwick Ellsworth, 92, Bradford, died Friday May 9, 2008, at Palliative Care Unit at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Survivors include two nephews, David M. Nolte, Packwood, Iowa and C. Ted Nolte, Des Moines, Iowa; one niece, Anne M. Nolte, Independence, Iowa; one grand-nephew; and one grand-niece. Graveside services will be...
Father Andrew W. Morvay
May 3, 2008
The Reverend Andrew Morvay The Rev. Andrew Morvay, 92, was called to eternal life on May 3, 2008, at a local nursing home. Fr. Morvay was born in Manhattan, New York, on February 21, 1916, to Mary and Frank Morvay. After graduating from St. Johns College in Brooklyn, New York, he worked for Grumman Aircraft Company. Fr. Morvay served with...
Col. Jan M. Laitos, Usaf (Ret.)
May 1, 2008
Jan Milan Laitos, 92, of Rapid City, died Thursday May 1, 2008, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jan was born on May 12, 1915 in New Kensington, Penn., to Jan and Julia Laitos, both first generation Americans from Czechoslovakia. He was the youngest of three and is survived by his two older sisters, Pauline, 98, and Jule, 96. Jan graduated...
Sarah Jane O'Rourk-Hewett
Apr 30, 2008
RAPID CITY - Sarah Jane O'Rourk-Hewett, 100, Rapid City, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the Westhills Village Health Care Facility. Sarah Jane O'Rourk-Hewett was born to Patrick Henry O'Rourk and Sarah Ellen Ashcraft Yockey-O'Rourk at Gordon, Sheridan County, Neb., June 1, 1907, and was baptized in St. Leo's Catholic Church. While her father was Catholic, her mother was Methodist,...
Willa M. Lein
Apr 29, 2008
SCOTTSDALEARIZONA--Willa Mae (Ernst) Lein, 89, of Rapid City, a much beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully at the Sherman House Hospice Center in Scottsdale, AZ onTuesday April 29, 2008. Willa Ernst was born on November 16th, 1918 in Floris, Iowa to the late Emmanuel and Iva C. Ernst. When she was four months old the family moved to...
William O. Anderson
Apr 29, 2008
RAPID CITY-William O. Anderson died Tuesday April 29th, 2008 at his home in Rapid City at the age of 86. Bill was born in 1921 in Minnesota to Ole and Runa (Johnson Anderson) Anderson. He had many fond memories of hunting, fishing and camping while growing up in Minnesota. Some of his fondest memories and experiences centered around his involvement...
Paul E. Minor
Apr 28, 2008
PIEDMONT - Paul E. Minor, 68, Piedmont, died Monday, April 28, 2008, at his home. He was born October 12, 1939, in LaJunta, Colo., to Paul E. and Leona (Smith) Minor. Paul grew up in the Bay Area of Northern California. After attending several colleges and experimenting with various vocational majors, he graduated from Long Beach State College in Southern...
Fauniel "Funny" M. Kilgore
Apr 27, 2008
RAPID CITYFauniel M. Funny Kilgore, 86, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Sunday, April 27, 2008. Funny was born on December 26, 1921, in Gregory, SD to John M. and Rose M. (Drapeaux) Hudson. She grew up in St. Francis and graduated from St. Francis Mission and then went to college in Minneapolis. She married Cecil LaGrande in...
Colleen Oslund
Apr 27, 2008
BLACK HAWK--Colleen York Oslund, 57, of Black Hawk, died at her home Sunday, April 27 surrounded by her family. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and dear friend. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi and an Advocate of Woman in Construction. Colleen can be described as a woman of beauty, brains, strength, a force to be reckoned...
Jim Gifford
Apr 27, 2008
PIEDMONTJames E. Jim Gifford, 74, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 27, 2008. Jim was born on July 6, 1933, in Napa, Idaho, to Jonas E. Joe and Margaret (Hixon) Gifford. He grew up in Napa until 1st grade, when the family moved to Hayti, SD. The family moved to Newell in 1949, where Jim ranched until joining...
Shirley J. Mcguire
Apr 24, 2008
RAPID CITYShirley Jean McGuire, 75, went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at Rapid City Regional Hospital She will be much missed by her husband of 54 years, Jack McGuire; her daughter, Stephanie Jean Nichols and her husband, Jon Nichols, of Minneapolis, MN; her son, Samuel J. McGuire, IV, his...
Jenn L. Olson
Apr 19, 2008
Jenn Olson, 81, Rapid City, passed away, in Spearfish, Saturday, April 19, 2008 after a lengthy battle with several health problems. She was born December 26, 1926 in Sturgis, the daughter of Melvin and Cathern (Seymour) Murner. She grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Rapid City High School in 1946. On February 6, 1947 she married Irving Olson...
Stephen P. Archer
Apr 17, 2008
RAPID CITYStephen P. Archie Archer, 57, Rapid City, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 17, 2008. Stephen Patrick Archer, was born in Newcastle, WY, on March 22, 1951, to Floyd E. (Bob) and Rosalie C. (Teigen) Archer. He was the 3rd of eight children. The family moved to Rapid City in 1966. Steve graduated with honors from Rapid...
Norma Jean Hartman
Apr 16, 2008
Norma Jean Hartman, 58, Rapid City, died Wednesday, April, 16, 2008 at a local nursing home. Survivors include her husband, Larry Hartman, Keystone, two daughters; Cindy Ransburgh, and Kimberly Favinger, , her mother, Stella Kabris, , a brother, Larry Kabris, and a sister, JoAnn Reishus, and nine grandchildren, all of Rapid City. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm until 3:00pm,...
Leonard F. Swanson
Apr 16, 2008
RAPID CITY Leonard Francis Swanson, 85, of Rapid City, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008. He was born March 21, 1923, in Larchwood, Iowa to Iver and Mary Ellen Swanson. Leonard Swanny attended Cathedral High School in Sioux Falls, SD and graduated in 1940. He then joined the armed forces in 1944 and served in WWII. Since the 6th grade, Leonard...
Marlene Meador
Apr 15, 2008
RAPID CITY - Marlene Meador, 74, Rapid City, passed away peacefully Tuesday April 15, 2008 at Westhills Village Health Care Facility in Rapid City. Marlene Mae Anderson was born June 24, 1933, in Lead, SD to Walfred and Martha Anderson. She graduated from Lead High School in 1951 and attended S.D. State College in Brookings, SD and Barnes Business College...
