Obituaries

Dec 29, 2022

Wesley L. Scholl, 95, died Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Fountain Springs Healthcare Center in Rapid City.

Wesley (Wes) Leo Scholl was born in Madison, South Dakota on July 27, 1927 to Fredrick and Johanna Scholl. He was raised at their farmhouse on the south shores of Lake Herman. He attended Beadle School in Madison....

Dec 28, 2022

Harry "Dirty Harry" Dale Parkhurst, 86, passed away December 28, 2022.  Graveside services with military honors will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery Monday, January 2 ,2023, at 9:00 am.

Dec 27, 2022

Robert A. Warder passed December 27 at St. Martin's Assisted Living in Rapid City, SD.

Bob was born in Zanesville, Ohio November 14, 1937 to Richard C. and Edith (Moser) Warder.  He attended elementary schools in West Virginia and Murfreesboro, Arkansas.  At the completion of his Junior Year in Arkansas, Bob and his family moved to Pierre,...

Dec 27, 2022

Janice Arlene Stimson Moses passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Celebration of Life will be held Friday, December 30, 2022 at First United Methodist Church at 10:30 am with Pastor Jeff Hauser.

Janice was born on December 31, 1942, in Pulaski, VA. She was the daughter of Lillian Brooke...

Dec 25, 2022

RAPID CITY – Shirley F. Struble, 80, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 25, 2022.  Shirley was born March 16, 1942, in Bowman, North Dakota, to Eino and Viola Ruona.  Shirley grew up in Buffalo, South Dakota with her four siblings and later moved to Rapid City in 1960 to attend St....

Dec 25, 2022

Eddie G. Brown, Jr, 67, died Sunday, December 26, 2022 at his residence.

Services will be held in Salem, VA.

Arrangements with Lotz Funeral Home in Salem, VA and Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.

Dec 25, 2022

Scott Alan Meyer was born on February 17, 1969 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Larry and Julie Meyer. He passed away on December 25, 2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Scott graduated from Chadron High School in Chadron, NE in 1987.

He moved to Lincoln, NE where he met Nhi Ho. They were married in 1997. They...

Dec 22, 2022

Alice Lorraine Groethe (Marks, Marx) 95 yrs old, August 1st, 1927- December 22nd, 2022, has been a committed, persistent, and social member of the Rapid City community since she moved here in 1953. She grew up in Denver and Golden, Colorado. Born on "Colorado Day," Alice never forgot her love of "colorful Colorado" or her family who lived there,...

Dec 20, 2022

RAPID CITY - Ardis Ruth Seitzinger, 95, passed away on Tuesday, December, 20, 2022.  Ardis was born to Edward and Marie (Burton) Eskelsen on July 22, 1927 in Moorhead, IA.

She is survived by her six children; Carole Crawford of Sun Lakes, AZ, Jill Peters of Murrieta, CA, Mark Seitzinger of Oak Grove, MN, Tim Seitzinger of...

Dec 19, 2022

RAPID CITY - Jocelyn "Joy" Mason, 68, passed away at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital on Monday, December 19, 2022.

Joy was born on Thursday, July 22, 1954 to June and Franklin Jutton in Schenectady, NY.  After high school, Joy further pursued her education earning her Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology.  Her career took her and...

Dec 19, 2022

Gayle Norman Jorgenson, 88, passed away peacefully at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City on December 19 th , 2022.

Gayle was born January 29 th , 1934 in Vienna, SD to Elwood Jerome and Gladys Luvina (Blegen) Kloster. He graduated from Clark High School in Clark, SD in 1952 and joined the United States Army in...

Dec 18, 2022

Glenna Lee Weber 75 of Black Hawk passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022.

A private family service with burial at Black Hills National Cemetery will take place on Friday, December 23, 2022.

Glenna was born July 31, 1947 in Rapid City to Dennis and Henrietta (Ringlbauer) Snyder.

Glenna is survived by her husband;...

Dec 17, 2022

Rapid City – Frank R Briones Jr. 76 passed away Saturday December 17, 2022 in Rapid City, South Dakota at Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Frank was born October 31st 1946 to Frank R. Briones, Sr. and Lucy M. (Jimenez) Briones.

Frank was proud to be a veteran serving in the Vietnam war for...

Dec 13, 2022

RAPID CITY – Tyler Theodore Thompson, 54, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

Tyler was born June 17, 1968 in Eagle Butte, SD to Francis and Gwen Thompson.  As a student, he attended and graduated from Central High School in Rapid City.  In addition to ranch work, he was a...

Dec 12, 2022

RAPID CITY - Our beloved Gene Farrens, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital following a short illness.  He was born February 9, 1948 in Clarinda, Iowa to Kenneth and Faye Farrens, where he joined his older brother, Wayne in their home in Bedford, Iowa.

Gene's family later moved to Cheyenne,...

Dec 12, 2022

Gabriel Carl Mesteth was born May 15, 2001 in Rapid City, SD. He was a beautiful baby with long eyelashes that just got longer as the years went by. From the day he was born until the day he left this earth he truly brought joy into every single day. His parents and older sisters, Aja, Lainie and Nina,...

Dec 9, 2022

Marion Dean Knutson, age 91, died peacefully on December 9, 2022 at Fountain Springs Healthcare in Rapid City, SD.  Marion was born on 10/23/31 in Letcher, SD. His parents, Clarence and Josephine, had 6 children and he was the youngest. Marion, "Knute" grew up in Letcher.  He helped his dad and brothers farming, trucking and buying feeder cattle while...

Dec 9, 2022

Celiann "Mary" Johnson Shaw passed away peacefully in the early hours of December 9, 2022. She was a beloved mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Nicknamed "Benzino" by her sister-in-law, Mary had a passion for life to admire. She was born April 22, 1924 in Lake Preston, South Dakota and later moved to Huron, South Dakota where she graduated...

Dec 8, 2022

Bruce H. Allen, MD passed away peacefully on Dec. 8, 2022 at the age of 91.   His grandparents were homesteaders in the 1890's in Hand and Beadle counties of eastern South Dakota (Mayhew Allen/Etta Verbeck and UG Harris/Sarah Major). He was born on the family farm in Wessington SD to Scott Bernard Allen and Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Allen, the...

Dec 4, 2022

Ken Hanks, of Rapid City, went to meet his Lord and Savior on December 4, 2022.  He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family.

Kenneth Wayne Hanks was born on May 24, 1932, on a farm in Ida County, Iowa, to Julius and Gertrude (Jacobson) Hanks. Upon high school graduation, Ken attended Iowa State University for...