Obituaries

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,...

Sep 19, 2022

Rapid City - Marshall D. Burgess passed away peacefully on September 19, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born April 24, 1933 in Gettysburg, SD. He was the son of Dr. Roy and Bertha Mae Burgess.

Marshall graduated from West Phoenix High School and attended Richmond Professional Institute.  He was served in the U.S. Army during...

Sep 19, 2022

Garry Lee McNaughton 75 of Rapid City passed away Monday September 19, 2022.

Private inurnment will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials can be sent in Garry's name to The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge 2500 University Ave S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55414 or online at https://raiseyourway.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1021.

Sep 14, 2022

Joyce L. Johnson, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Clarkson Health Care Facility in Rapid City.  She was 76.

Joyce was born April 22, 1946, in Radford, Virginia, the oldest child of John and Betty Holdaway.  Joyce and her family moved to Salina, Kansas, where her father had served as a pilot in World War II. ...

Sep 13, 2022

Paul E. Lovell, 80, died at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.  Paul was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on August 20, 1942 and graduated from Scottsbluff High School.  He joined the United States Army in 1964 and after four years of service, left the Army in 1968.  Paul was a graduate of the...

Sep 12, 2022

Rapid City – Allen Gibbs, 101, died Monday, September 12, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society – Saint Martin Village.

Allen Robert Gibbs was born in Newcastle, Nebraska on August 27, 1921 to Frederick and Gayle (Ellyson) Gibbs, the youngest of five children.

In 1928, the family moved to Elk Point, SD. In 1936, following...

Sep 11, 2022

Cynthia "Cindy" Lynette (Janssen) Sievers, age 62, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Avera Oahe Manor, Gettysburg, SD.

Memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 26, 2022, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Rapid City. A prayer service will be at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the church....

Sep 9, 2022

Kimberly Rae Conway (Magnuson) joined the angels on September 9, 2022 at 64 years old in Rapid City, SD. She was born on April 14, 1958 in Philip, SD, to Emil and Rita Magnuson. She was raised in Rapid City, where she met the love of her life, Frank Conway. They were married on January 27, 1978. Together they...

Sep 5, 2022

Vernon McGee 89 of Rapid City passed away Monday, September 5, 2022.

Vernon was born to Malcom Daniel and Eula (Westerfield) McGee on April 1, 1933, in Jackson, MS. He married Dr. Nancy Fay Phipps on November 6, 1998, in Rapid City, SD.

Vernon had a long career both in the military service and as...