Obituaries

Oct 18, 2023

Orand "Big O" Liebelt passed away from complications of cancer the evening of October 18, 2023.  While his family made plans to gather for a bedside vigil, we believe he was making plans of his own.  True to his way of living his life on his own terms, he died on his own terms which was peacefully during his...

Oct 18, 2023

Kelly Rene "KK" Keller 61 of Rapid City passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

Visitation will be 10:00am-12:00pm on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home in Rapid City. A celebration of her life will follow at the funeral home, with Rev. Chris Baesler officiating. Private family inurnment...

Oct 16, 2023

Mattie, a devout Catholic, lived by the philosophy expressed in Psalm 118, "This is the day the Lord is made. Let us rejoice and be glad."

She was born April 1st, 1937 to Leo and Adeline Schirber in Mobridge, South Dakota, the youngest of five children. Mattie met the love of her life, Bob Sieler, at the...

Oct 16, 2023

Rapid City – Violet "Vi" Joan Pietz, 94, died Monday, October 16, 2023, at the Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House in Rapid City.

Violet Joan Hauck was born July 29, 1929, in Leola SD to Jacob and Lydia Hauck. She attended rural school and worked on the family farm in Leola. She met the love of...

Oct 15, 2023

RAPID CITY - Gerald George "Jerry" Heikkinen, 69, passed away at Monument Health - Rapid City Hospital on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

Jerry was born August 27, 1954 to George and Leona Heikkinen in Rapid City, South Dakota.  He graduated from Central High School in May, 1972.  His class song was "Friends" by John Denver.

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Oct 14, 2023

RAPID CITY - Kenneth LeRoy Smith, 79, a U.S. Army and Vietnam Veteran, passed away at his home in Rapid City on Saturday, October 14, 2023.  Friends and family are invited to a visitation on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.  A procession will follow the visitation to a graveside...

Oct 12, 2023

Wayne "Todd" Dietrich, age 66, passed away at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota on October 12, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was diagnosed in 2009 with Multiple Myeloma and later Amyloidosis. Thankfully, we were blessed with 7 years of remission from 2013 - 2020. When his cancer came back in 2020 he selflessly endured numerous cancer...

Oct 6, 2023

Darrel P. Wenzel of Rapid City, SD passed away on October 6, 2023, at home due to complications of esophageal cancer.

Darrel was born in Gregory, SD on May 22, 1936.  He attended Chamberlain High School from 1950 to 1954, Black Hills State College from 1966 to 1970, where he obtained a bachelor's degree, and Northern State...

Oct 4, 2023

RAPID CITY - On the morning of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, Wesley John Storm of Rapid City, peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by his son, daughter and wife.

Wes was born on February 23, 1936, in Mitchell, SD to John Storm and Olga (Rongstad) Storm.  He grew up on a farm north of Mitchell with...

Oct 2, 2023

Raquel L. (Lancaster) Towler 52 of Custer, SD passed away Monday, October 2, 2023 at the University of Minnesota Health Fairview Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN.

A celebration of her life will be 11:00am Friday October 13, 2023 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with Rev. Chris Baesler officiating. Online condolences can be left at www.osheimschmidt.com

Oct 2, 2023

ROCHFORD – Roy Schiefer, 89, died Monday, October 2, 2023 at Monument Health.

Roy was born on July 9, 1934 at Rochford, South Dakota to Rudolph and Katherine (Genthner) Schiefer. He married Mary "Betty" Johnston on April 7, 1951 at Sturgis, South Dakota. To this union, three daughters were born: Janet, Janice and Beverly. Roy was a...

Sep 30, 2023

Shailesh Patel, 66, a loving father, husband, brother and friend passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on September 30th, 2023.

He was born on July 16th 1957, to Ratilal and Jashoda Patel in Ndola, Zambia. He was the first of three children, all boys.  In 1968 he attended Bhavans Public school in India and then graduated...

Sep 30, 2023

Blairsville, GA – Marvin Mikkelson, 91, formerly of Rapid City, died Saturday, September 30, 2023 at the Union General Hospital in Blairsville, GA.

Marvin Clare Mikkelson was born November 27, 1931 in Volin, SD to Arthur and Martha (Vognild) Mikkelson. He attended school and graduated from high school and then entered the United States Air Force in...

Sep 29, 2023

Wanda E. Sugden (Sweetie) made her final journey to be with God on September 29th, 2023. She was born November, 5th 1958 to James & Pauline (Labadessa) Galbraith in Rapid City, SD.

Wanda graduated from Stevens High School in 1978. Wanda married her soul mate Richard Sugden in May of 1983. They were blessed to have 40...

Sep 29, 2023

Rapid City – Dorothy May Harr, 94, of Rapid City died Friday, September 29, 2023 at Avantara Arrowhead Nursing Home in Rapid City.

She was born February 19, 1929  in Ludlow, SD to Archie and Ethel (Dearid) Harr. She received her education and was a line schedular.

At her request there will be no services....

Sep 26, 2023

Marcia Hill, 86 Rapid City - Marcia Regina (Ford) Hill passed away September 26, 2023 at her residence at West Hills Village, Rapid City, S.D. while in in-house Hospice. She had fought Parkinson's Disease and its complications for 26 years. Marcia Ford was born in Huron, S.D., on Sept. 3, 1937, the daughter of Cornelius and Gertrude (Smith) Ford....

Sep 26, 2023

Rapid City - Former California resident Robert L. Starkweather died Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in Rapid City. He was born December 2, 1925 In Clarksville, Iowa.

Bob served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean conflict.  During this time, he married Margaret Lewin Wilson.  She was originally from New York and they met...

Sep 24, 2023

James Memory Martin, Jr. (Jim) was born March 5th, 1926, in Deadwood, SD to parents James M. Martin and Alice Josephine (Hagen) Martin. He and his younger brother, George, attended school in Rapid City, SD, where he graduated with his high school diploma in June of 1944. Following his graduation from high school, Jim proudly joined the United States...

Sep 23, 2023

RAPID CITY – Joyce M. LeLaCheur, 82, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Monument Health – Rapid City Hospital.  Joyce was born to Theodore and Pearl Nelson on November 29, 1940, in Gregory, SD.  She graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1958 and later married Frank D. LeLaCheur on March 31, 1959.  To this union, three...

Sep 22, 2023

On November 24th, 1925, Charlie and Jessie Martin welcomed their daughter Yvonne C. Martin into the world. Oh! How she changed the world, for not only Charlie and Jessie and her older brother Chuck, but also for people in Black Tail Gulch.

Chuck quickly learned not to mess with his younger sister and make her angry, as...