Obituaries

Jun 27, 2023

Donald Dale Easton, 82, passed away on June 27th at his home in Rapid City. Don was born on May 11, 1941 to Dale and Angela Easton in Wessington Springs, SD.  He was the second oldest of six children.

Following graduation in December 1960, he worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as well as other dial conversions.  ...

Jun 26, 2023

RAPID CITY – Claudia Schweikard, 63, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023 at Monument Health Home + Hospice House.

She was born on March 1, 1960 while her father was studying at the University of Maine and her mother Ellsbeth had been taken to the nearest hospital in Mainz on  Rhine.  (A YouTube video of the...

Jun 25, 2023

RAPID CITY - Wilma Joyce Curtin, 85, passed into Eternal Life on June 25, 2023.  Wilma was born on March 8, 1938, near Wagner, SD.  She was the youngest child of William F. and Meda (Bell) VanderVoort.

Wilma graduated from Lake Andes High School in 1956 where she was both Valedictorian and Homecoming Queen.  That October she...

Jun 25, 2023

James "Jim" Hagel, 79, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls.

Jim was born in Luverne, MN to Anna Ella (Ahlers) and Clarence Edward Hagel.  Jim grew up on the family farm near Flandreau, SD.  He graduated from high school in 1962 and spent the next year helping out on the family...

Jun 24, 2023

Rapid City – Murlin "Wayne" Riggs, 82, died at his residence on Saturday, June 24, 2023.

Jun 22, 2023

Rapid City - Richard L. Parham, beloved patriarch, and proud veteran of World War II, passed away in his home at the age of 98 on June 22, 2023, in Rapid City.

Richard was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma to Fred L. and Ada Isabel (Steen) Parham on January 25, 1925. He graduated High School and was attending...

Jun 18, 2023

RAPID CITY- Margaret C. Vranesh, 99, died on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Clarkson Health Care.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George in 2006.

She is survived by her two daughters: Georgianna "Trina" Vranesh, South Sioux City, NE; Peg Michael, Yankton, SD; and son, Peter Vranesh, Ft. Collins, CO; four grandchildren; and...

Jun 13, 2023

David Francis Deeny, 76, passed away in his home Tuesday, June 13, 2023.  Dave was born October 6, 1946, in Waucoma IA, to Donald Francis Deeny and Corine Bodensteiner Deeny. He was the oldest of 11 children.

He served in the US Air Force (1966-1970) and was stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson AZ.

Jun 12, 2023

RAPID CITY - Lt. Col. Paul Henry Conley, USAF (Ret.) 89, passed away on June 12, 2023, at his home in Rapid City, SD.

Paul was born on November 17, 1933, to Charles A. and Marion F. (Harrison) Conley in Sioux City, IA.  He grew up in Sioux Falls, SD and graduated from St. Joseph Cathedral High...

Jun 8, 2023

Priscilla Marian Schmidt died on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was 81 years old.

Priscilla lived a loving life. She was born on November 28, 1941 in Mitchell, South Dakota and resided in Salem until she was two years old.

The Schmidts moved to Huron in 1943, where...

Jun 5, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family of Timothy John Bray announces his passing on June 5, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer. Tim was born on November 19, 1952 in Cedar Rapids, IA to Robert Ralph Bray and Phyllis Jane (Resewehr) Bray.

Tim was raised in Sioux Falls with a family of brothers, and...

Jun 4, 2023

Rapid City - Emory Vance Speer, Jr. was born October 28, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama, to Emory Vance Speer, Sr. and Mary Neal Speer (Meek).

It is with great sadness in our hearts, we announce the passing of Emory; lovingly known as "Sonny." Sonny passed from this world to the next to join his beloved wife, Darlene;...

Jun 2, 2023

Marie Alice Kennedy passed away surround by her family on June 2nd, 2023 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.  Marie was born to Archie and Grace Thoe on October 1st, 1945 in Breckenridge, Minnesota.  She graduated from Colfax, North Dakota High School in 1963.  Marie then went on to earned her Business and Music Degrees from Moorhead State...

Jun 1, 2023

RAPID CITY - Paul Crecelius died at home on June 1st 2023 at the age of 89.

Paul is survived by wife, Maxine, his son Charlie, his daughter Tracy, step-son Scott, and step-daughter Sheri.

Paul served our country as an active member in the Air Force for 21 years and served 21 more years for...

May 31, 2023

Vern Carlton Erickson, 74, passed away surrounded by family, on May 31, 2023, following a long illness.  Vern was born in Madison, SD to Casper and Helen Erickson on April 2, 1949.  He graduated from Arlington High School in 1967 and immediately joined the South Dakota Army National Guard.  He earned his bachelor's degree from South Dakota State University...

May 30, 2023

RAPID CITY - Judy Kay Banes, 78, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Monument Health - Rapid City Hospital.  Judy was born August 23, 1944 in Horton, Kansas to Calvin and Alice (Pritcher) Plummer.   Later, she met the love of her life, Ed Banes and they were married December 4, 1965 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  Together, they raised...

May 29, 2023

Diane Elise Staeffler passed away in the comfort of her own home surrounded with love after a two-year battle with cancer on May 29th, 2023.

Diane was born on July 3, 1956, to Dewey and Doris Dooyema in Luverne, MN. She graduated from Edgerton High School in 1974. On August 17, 1974, she married her high school...

May 29, 2023

James Martin Zapp (Jim) passed away on May 29 at the age of 95. He was born on May 7, 1928 on a farm in Woonsocket, SD to John and Lena Zapp working on the family farm with his four sisters. With the death of his mother in 1937, Jim and his siblings were sent to a boarding school...

May 27, 2023

Ralph Richard Holso, age 75, from Rapid City, SD and Rural Deadwood, SD passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on May 27, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

Ralph was born December 6, 1947, in Deadwood, SD to Walter U. Holso and Nancy E. (Tammi) Holso. Ralph was the youngest of four children, which included...

May 26, 2023

Pauline E. Galbraith, 91, went home to the Lord peacefully on the morning of May 26, 2023. She was surrounded by her loving family & friends. We believe Pauline was welcomed into Heaven by the loving arms of God, and next in line was Jim, to continue their last dance which is pictured in the bulletin.

Pauline...