Obituaries

Aug 6, 2023

Darwin Lyle Boehler 90 of Rapid City passed away Sunday August 6, 2023

A Christian Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday August 11, 2023 at Blessed Sacrament, with Very Rev. Timothy S. Hoag J.C.L. as Celebrant. Burial will follow the luncheon at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD.

Darwin Boehler began life...

Aug 6, 2023

Rapid City – Gordon Gleed, 83, died Sunday, August 6, 2023 at his home.

Gordon Daryl Gleed was born April 12, 1940 in Fillmore, California to Gary and Kathryn (Hiller) Gleed. He attended school at Delano, CA and graduated from high school. He entered the United States Navy on July 25, 1958 and was honorably discharged on...

Aug 4, 2023

RAPID CITY - Donald Scott Jones, 62, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023.  No services are currently scheduled.

Aug 4, 2023

On August 4, 2023 Mary Helen (Sande) Christensen passed away at the age of 87. She had been living at The Village at Skyline Pines for the past year. Mary was born on September 26, 1935 in Huron, South Dakota to Helen and Andrew Sande. She was baptized and confirmed in the American Lutheran Church in Huron. She had...

Aug 3, 2023

Victoria "Vickie" M. Cappa Pollock, 100, of Rapid City died at Good Samaritan Society Serenity Place in Rapid City, SD on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Her warm and gentle spirit will be remembered by all.

Victoria was born on December 6, 1922, to Stephen and Frances (Civretto) Cappa in Lead, South Dakota. She grew up in a...

Aug 3, 2023

Jenifer Ann (Munger) Haywood, 50, died unexpectedly August 3rd 2023. She was born October 27, 1972 in Coeur d' Alene, ID, daughter of Jim Munger and Sally (Tysdal) Munger.

Jenifer graduated from Curlew High School. She also graduated from Lake Area Vocational Tech School for Dental Assistant. She  was joined in marriage to  Scott Haywood and had...

Aug 3, 2023

Wayne Luxem, 53, Rapid City, passed away Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

Wayne was born Feb. 6, 1970, in Santa Ana, Calif. He lived with his notorious family in Box Elder and attended Douglas schools. He met Carina Tyler in high school and together they created a family with Kasey in 1988...

Aug 2, 2023

Helen Mekailek-Colbert 91 of Rapid City passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

A visitation will be held at St. Therese Catholic Church on Wednesday August 9 at 4:30pm with a Rosary being said at 5:00 pm.  Her funeral mass will be held at St. Therese Church on Thursday, August 10 at 10:00 am.  She will be buried...

Aug 2, 2023

Alexander Imberi, of Rapid City SD formerly of Mobridge passed away at Monument Hospital on August 2, 2023, with his loving family and wife by his side. He will be missed and remembered.

Alex was born on February 2, 1932 in Hillsview SD to John & Helen (Martian) Imberi. He was the first of 11 children. He...

Aug 2, 2023

RAPID CITY - Joyce E Kauer, 75 died Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Monument Health – Rapid City Hospital.

Joyce Elaine (Legge) Kauer was born June 25, 1947 in Winner, SD to George and Berniece (Storms) Legge.

In July of 1948 the family moved to Clearfield, SD, where her parents owned and operated Legge Garage....

Aug 2, 2023

Richard K. "Dick" Tobias, 90, a 65-year resident of Rapid City, died Aug. 2 at Westhills Village.

Dick was born April 5, 1933, in Hoven, South Dakota, a descendent of the town's namesake and the son of A.J. and Mary (Derouchey) Tobias. He arrived in the middle of seven children in a large Catholic family, where he...

Aug 2, 2023

RAPID CITY - After 79 years blessed with family, friends, love and laughter, our beloved Donna Kaye Anderson passed August 2, 2023, at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD surrounded by family and friends. Donna lived her last ten years with Alzheimer's. We remembered her love and light when she could no longer remember for herself.

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Aug 1, 2023

Matura "Tura" Mary Ellen Pelayic (Tims), 90, of Rapid City, SD, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at The Village at Skyline Pines, Rapid City, SD.

Mass of Christian Burial for Tura will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 14, 2023, at Blessed Sacrament Church, Rapid City, SD, with Father Francis Nsubuga officiating and Father Mark...

Aug 1, 2023

Eula Moyne Mercer 96 of Lawrenceville, GA formerly of Rapid City, SD passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Northeast Georgia Hospital System in Braselton, GA.

Eula was born August 15, 192 6to Ivan and Bessie (Alsip) White at the home of her grandparents in Haigler, Nebraska.

Eula spent her childhood on the family farm...

Jul 31, 2023

Carl Benjamin "Ben" Hall, 79, passed away Monday, July 31, 2023 peacefully at his home.

Carl was born in Providence, Rhode Island on May 27, 1944.

He joined the Navy traveling the world and spent 4 years during Vietnam.

Carl is the oldest of 4 children, (Dave, Jim and Bunny) born to Carl...

Jul 30, 2023

RAPID CITY - Jeffrey Bau, 59, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

Jul 29, 2023

RAPID CITY - Mary Lou (Scheurenbrand) Ehrke passed away on July 29, 2023, in Rapid City, S.D. She was born February 8, 1935, at Methodist Hospital in Mitchell, S.D.  She attended grades 1-4 at Longfellow Grade School in Mitchell.  Her family moved to Rapid City, S.D. in August 1945, where she attended school and graduated from High School in...

Jul 26, 2023

RAPID CITY - Norman R. Noftsger, 81, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.   Norman will be laid to rest at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery.

Jul 26, 2023

RAPID CITY- Joyce Adeline Fossum, 89, passed away at Clarkson Health Care on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

"Go while you can/you're able" was something she often said.  In essence it's to "live life".  And go (lived life) she did.

Joyce was born July 18, 1934, to pioneer homesteaders Bill (William) and Selma (Walters) Jalbert in...

Jul 25, 2023

RAPID CITY - Nancy Andrews Meiers, age 91, passed away in Rapid City on July 25, 2023. She was born on February 17, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised there by her family of modest means.  Nancy married John Colm Loofbourow in Minneapolis where his commission in the Navy took them to Panama, the Philippines, and San Diego.  With...