Obituaries

Mar 26, 2023

101 years ago, Christine Nesje was born the daughter of Norwegian immigrant parents, on a productive farm in Divide County, North Dakota, one of the last states to invite homesteaders to take a chance at farming on the High Plains. Chris, her parents, Marie and Rasmus Nesje, and her brother Clifford, embraced farming and found a rich and rewarding...

Mar 26, 2023

RAPID CITY – Peggie Marie Halvorson was born on April 23 rd 1927 to Stanley and Scena (Jones) Bissenden in Rapid City, SD. She died March 26 th , 2023 at Monument Health Hospital almost one month before her 96 th birthday. She was the second child of four children. She graduated from Rapid City High School in 1945....

Mar 26, 2023

RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA - Velna Grace (Simons) Martin passed away peacefully in her Rapid City home Sunday March 26, 2023, at the blessed age of 103. Born August 4, 1919, in her grandparents' home in Englewood, South Dakota, she was raised by her parents Fredrick Simons and Edith (Ward) Simons. Growing up on the family homestead near Beulah,...

Mar 26, 2023

Dr. Hubert H Theissen, age 99 died at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital following a brief illness on Sunday, March 26, 2023.

Visitation will be from 5:30pm-6:30pm Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. A Christian Wake service will be beginning at 6:30pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00am...

Mar 25, 2023

James Leonard "Jim" Kissel, 95, of Rapid City, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023.  Jim is survived by his loving wife, Agnes Jean Kissel, his nieces, nephews and many other family members and friends.  He was preceded in death by his ten siblings and his parents, George and Audrey Kissel.

Jim served in the United States Air...

Mar 18, 2023

Ruthie Marie Joachim 63, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at her home in Rapid City.

Visitation will be from 4pm-6pm on Thursday, March 23 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Prayer, sharing memories, and recitation of the Rosary will follow. A Catholic Funeral Mass will be 11am Friday, March 24 at Blessed Sacrament...

Mar 18, 2023

Margery (Marge) Jangula passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at the age of 97 in Rapid City, SD.

A graveside service will be 1:00pm Monday May 22, 2023 at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis. Friends and family are gathering from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the Canyon Lake Activities Center 2900 Canyon Lake Dr, Rapid City,...

Mar 14, 2023

Rocky Bradley, 82, formerly of Las Cruces passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Rapid City, South Dakota.   He is survived by his children, Kym and Billy, grandchildren, Jessica and Michael, brother, Mike, nine great-grandchildren, and his beloved companion, Billie.   Rocky also leaves behind many nieces and nephews in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Rocky was the proprietor...

Mar 13, 2023

Harold Dale Safgren 91 of Rapid City passed away at his home Monday, March 13, 2023.

Harold was born March 8, 1932 in Sisseton, SD to Oscar and Alice (Eggestein) Safgren. He graduated from Sisseton High School in South Dakota.  The graduated Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen and completed a fellowship at Stanford University for Math...

Mar 12, 2023

Ida M. Engelhardt, 95, Rapid City, died Sunday, March 12th, 2023, at Monument Health after a brief illness. Ida Schatz Engelhardt was born January 26, 1928 in Zeeland, ND to Kasper and Eva (Gross) Schatz.  She attended eight years of country school and graduated  from Zeeland High School in 1946.  She attended six weeks of summer school at Northern...

Mar 11, 2023

Mary Ellen Baumgarten, 78, of Rapid City, SD, was called home to be with the Lord on March 11, 2023, at the Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD.

Grandma was born on May 13 th , 1944, to Edward & Louise (Mollman) Niederman in Lemmon, SD. She attended school there before moving to Rapid City with...

Mar 11, 2023

Donna J. Pola, 89, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Fountain Springs Healthcare Center, Rapid City, South Dakota.

Donna was born July 11, 1933 at the family farm, rural Dell Rapids, South Dakota. She was the only child of Floyd H. and Clara (Schmidt) Budde.

Donna graduated from St. Mary High School in...

Mar 10, 2023

Gareld "Gary" Warner Gunderson, age 78, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on the morning of March 10, 2023, in Mesa, AZ, at Banner Baywood Hospital. He was surrounded by his immediate family and passed peacefully.

Gary was born in Aberdeen, SD, to Robert and Violet (Campbell) Gunderson on July 10, 1944. He lived with his parents...

Mar 8, 2023

Margaret Paloma Williams of Rapid City, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the age of 94. She was born on January 25, 1929 in Pacific Beach, California to Gertrude and Edward Dodge. Margaret grew up with her parents and two younger brothers, Edward and Henry, in Southern California, in a house her father built. Margaret graduated from Grossmont High...

Mar 6, 2023

Arlen Charles Sandine Sr., age 76, of Rapid City, SD passed away peacefully after a short battle with lung cancer, in Rapid City, SD on March 6, 2023. He was surrounded by his family and loving nurse staff at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

Born May 5, 1946 in Mitchell, SD to his proud parents Clarence and...

Mar 6, 2023

Barbara "Barb" Anne Gartner passed peacefully March 6th in her home with her son and daughter by her side. Barbara was born to Vincent "Bake" & Amanda Havorka in Randolph, NE August 23, 1929. She was the youngest of 4 siblings: Calvin Jr, Vince Jr, June (LaCroix). From Randolph she embarked on a remarkable journey creating life rich...

Feb 27, 2023

Kristy Lynn (Turman) Carter, age 79, of Hermosa, SD passed away peacefully in her beautiful room at the Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, SD on February 27, 2023.

She was born on August 25, 1943 in Riverside, CA to her proud parents Gordon Turman and Shirley Maxine (Spencer) Turman. She spent her early years in...

Feb 26, 2023

Rapid City – Robert "Bob Jr." Malone, 63, died Sunday, February 26, 2023 at the Department of Veteran Affairs Fort Meade Medical Center at Fort Meade, SD.

Robert George Malone was born May 16, 1959 in Kankakee, Illinois to Robert James and Charlotte Margret (Hayes) Malone. The family moved from Longmont, CO to Rapid City in 1966....

Feb 19, 2023

RAPID CITY – Jane Ethel Colhoff, 75, passed away at her home on Sunday, February 19, 2023.  She was born on July 20, 1947 to George and Ruth (Bowe) Kerr in Huron, SD.  She graduated from Huron High School in 1965 and later graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 1980 and received her Juris Doctorate...

Feb 18, 2023

Allen Lee Gerritson, 61, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.   Allen was born July 30, 1961 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Thomas and Marcella Gerritson.

He married Pamela Dieterle in 1983 and they were blessed with four children.  In 1997 he married Peggy Corcoran.

Of all the different jobs Allen...