Obituaries

Oct 26, 2022

Daniel E. Koupal was born on February 13, 1921, on the family farm in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, to V.J. and Anastasia Koupal. He was educated in the Dante area schools and entered the United States Army at the age of 21. He served three and a half years which included time in World War II. After the...

Oct 23, 2022

RAPID CITY - Lowell G. Husman, 69, of Rapid City, SD passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Monument Health Hospice House.

Lowell was born December 23, 1952, to Lloyd and Matilda (Burkardt) Husman. Lowell grew up in Presho, SD and moved to Rapid City in July of 1971, where he started X-ray school at the...

Oct 22, 2022

Donald (Don) Richard Bella, 90, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on October 22, 2022, of natural causes.

An Honor Guard burial with full military honors will be held at 11 am October 28, 2022 at Black Hills National Cemetery with a reception to immediately follow at Loud American Roadhouse (Sturgis).

Don was born in...

Oct 20, 2022

Shirley Joan Eich passed away October 20, 2022, at the age of 92.

Shirley Schmitt was born June 30, 1930, at home on the farm in Epiphany, SD.  She graduated high school at Mount Marty School in Yankton in 1948.  She began her working career in Mitchell, SD.  In June of 1954, she married Darell Eich in...

Oct 20, 2022

Castle Rock, CO - Kathryn "Kay" Ann Rafshol-Schultz, 86, was taken "Home" October 20, 2022 as "God" gently closed her eyes and whispered: Be Still and Know: My Peace.

Kay was born May 7, 1936 in Duluth, MN and grew up in Superior, WI.  She graduated from the University of Minnesota Dental College as a Dental Hygienist...

Oct 19, 2022

On the morning of Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Ronald Ellis (Ron) Guy of Rapid City, peacefully passed away at the age of 90 surrounded by family.

Ron was born on July 8, 1932, in Scobey, Montana to Ellis Freeman and Ruth (Linthicum) Guy. He grew up working on his uncle's wheat farm south of Flaxville where his...

Oct 19, 2022

Carol Ann (Robbie) Hodge, 71, of Rapid City, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

She was born December 30, 1950, in Sioux Falls, SD to Paul and Lois (Clampett) Robbie.  Carol Ann graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969.  Following high school, she worked for McKennan Hospital. Carol Ann married Bob Alexander...

Oct 13, 2022

Rapid City - Major Jean Rowland, 92, Rapid City passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at West Hills Village.  She was born in Alpena, SD on April 30, 1930 to Erwin and Maria Kludt.  She became a member of the Salvation Army as a teenager in Wichita, KS and then went to school for Officer's Training in Chicago,...

Oct 13, 2022

Donna K. Harris , 67, passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 in her home in Rapid City, South Dakota. She was born on April 15, 1955 in Torrance, Ca.

She was the youngest child of Robert and Arlene Kent. She graduated from Paramount High School in 1973. Donna met Dale Harris while he was in...

Oct 11, 2022

Dick was born in Letcher, South Dakota, on May 21, 1930.  He was the fourth child of five children born to Charles and Bernadine (Dunbar) Thomas.  Dick grew up in Letcher with siblings Lorraine, Vernon, Eugene and Charyl.  He attended school and graduated from Letcher High School in 1948.  After graduation, he was employed as a salesclerk at JCPenney...

Oct 10, 2022

Rapid City – Kathleen Gibbs, 98, died Monday, October 10, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society – St. Martin Village, Rapid City.

Kathleen Emma Frank was born February 24, 1924 in Sioux Falls, SD to Howard and Minna (Jessen) Frank. Later that year, the family moved to Madison, SD where they would live for the next five...

Oct 9, 2022

Terry Michael Frease, age 75, of Rapid City died on Sunday, October 9, at Hospice House in Rapid City.  Terry's wife, Connie, and their daughter Kara were with him when he passed, as well as his one-year-old grandson, Kolsen.

After graduating high school, Terry worked for Barber Moving and Storage. In 1968, he began his...

Oct 9, 2022

Joyce Elaine Merritt George Swenumson 92 of Rapid City passed away Sunday October 9, 2022.

A funeral service will be 10:00am Wednesday, October 12, 2022, with visitation one hour prior to the service, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with Chaplain Erin Erickson officiating. Burial will follow at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Online condolences...

Oct 4, 2022

Rapid City – Merle Stillman, 84, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Fountain Springs Healthcare Center.

Merle Edward Stillman was born March 9, 1938 in Rapid City to Clifford and Esther [Barber] Stillman. He grew to adulthood in Rapid City. He entered the United States Navy January of 1959 and was honorably discharged in January of 1963....

Oct 4, 2022

Norma Jean Henderson was born on April 9, 1931, in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, to Lloyd Vernon Johnson and Mary Agnes Hayes Johnson. Her family were teachers and farmers; Norma was a product of rural life. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school, and took a post as a teacher at the one-room Pleasant Valley School in Hand...

Oct 1, 2022

Kim Marie Handley 61 of Rapid City passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022.

Traditional all night wake will begin at 7pm Monday, October 10 at On Common Ground 610 St. Francis Street in Rapid City. A funeral service will be 10 am Tuesday at On Common Ground, with burial to follow at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Rapid...

Sep 29, 2022

Laverne (Vern) George Eich, longtime Rapid City area home builder, land developer, and resident of Westhills Village, has passed away.  Vern died on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at the age of 92.  He was the son of Mathew (MJ) and Dorthea (Dora Bender) Eich.  Vern was born on the Eich farmstead in Hanson County, South Dakota, on October 12,...

Sep 29, 2022

Roseanne Tridle, 91, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert (Bob) Tridle, parents Albert and Lenora Griffin, brother & sister-in-law, John (Jack) & Maxine Griffin, and sister, Mary Lammers. Children surviving her: Deborah Watson (Tom) Omaha, NE; Greg Tridle (Sylvia) Hoven, SD; Carol George (Randy deceased) North Platte, NE; Kelly...

Sep 27, 2022

Ellen Horan was a very tiny woman, but you didn't need to talk with her long before you could see that she had a huge heart. The mother of eleven, she built a home where everyone was welcome.

Ellen Marie Supik was born on August 3, 1932, in Gregory, South Dakota to Elizabeth (Mann) and Frank Supik.  ...

Sep 27, 2022

Debra Lynne Wolff (LaRoche) 55, of Waukee, Iowa passed away on September 27 th , 2022, with her loving husband at her side. Debra was born in Rapid City, SD on February 22, 1967 to Louie and Carolie LaRoche.  Her stepdad was the late Phil Zacher.

Raised in Rapid City, Debra met the love of her life,...