Obituaries

Aug 26, 2022

Dr. Richard Lindenmeyer passed away August 26th after a brief illness at the age of 97. He was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa. In his youth, he was an avid violinist, practicing up to four hours a day. He graduated from high school in June of 1943 and was drafted into the US Army in October of...

Aug 24, 2022

Rapid City – Eugene "Gene" Ensor, 53, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs.

Eugene Robert Ensor was born Monday, June 30, 1969 in Rapid City, SD to Carl Eugene and Maureen Joan Ensor. Gene grew to adulthood and attended school in Rapid City, graduating from Rapid City Stevens High School...

Aug 20, 2022

Michael Edward Beardsley

Mike was born on April 30, 1951, in Watertown, South Dakota, to parents O.E. Beardsley (Deceased) and Alice Carney Beardsley (Deceased), and physically passed away on August 20, 2022, at Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota, with his wife by his side. Mike was happily married to Kit Beardsley. He was...

Aug 18, 2022

Georgiana (JoAnn) Frances McCormick, 89, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her children on Thursday August 18, 2022, with loving and compassionate help of Monument Hospice.

Georgiana was born on September 27, 1932, in South Boston, MA to John and Margaret Clark. She was the middle child with four siblings,...

Aug 17, 2022

Bruce A. Skyberg, 71, of Rapid City, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 near Lead, South Dakota.  Bruce was born to Boyd and Ruth (Schanink) Skyberg on August 17, 1951 in Madison, South Dakota. The family moved to Rapid City in 1958. Bruce graduated from Stevens High School in 1970. He joined the United States Navy and served...

Aug 15, 2022

Cathy Lorraine Tuxford, age 73, passed away on Monday, August 15th, 2022, at Rapid City Monument Health.

Cathy was born June 7th, 1949 in Hulett, Wyoming to Ella Harper and William Dennison. Cathy worked as a CNA at There's a Heart nursing home until her retirement and dedicated most of her life to caring for and helping...

Aug 14, 2022

Corinne Marie Ausmann passed away at her home in Rapid City on Sunday, August 14th, 2022 at the age of 75.

Corinne was born to Lawrence and Dorothy Michael on January 23, 1947 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and was the middle of three sisters. When Corinne was 2 years old, the family moved from Sioux Falls...

Aug 13, 2022

Roberta "Bobbi" Lee Ellis 73 of Rapid City passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022.

Visitation will be 5:00pm-6:00pm Saturday August 20, with a celebration of life starting at 6:00pm at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Inurnment will be 9:00am Monday August 22 at Black Hills National Cemetery.

Bobbi was born March 24, 1949, in Rapid...

Aug 13, 2022

Ardith F. "Ardee" Swisher

Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Ardith F. Swisher, 91, formerly of Kadoka, joined her husband and soulmate, Lowell (L.P.) Swisher in their heavenly home on August 13.

Ardith Fischer, called Ardee by those who knew and loved her, was born on August 8, 1931, to Esther and Vernor Fischer in...

Aug 13, 2022

Rapid City – Lisa Marie Chaloupka, 58, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at her home surrounded by her dearest family and pets after struggling with and battling progressive lung disease for many years.

She was born June 1, 1964 in Rapid City, SD and raised in the Black Hills. She worked as a CNA...

Aug 12, 2022

Rapid City - Walter Henry Oller passed away on Friday, August 12 at Ft. Meade V.A. Medical Center.  He was born on July 25, 1930 to George and Elvera (Cramer) Oller in Craig, Iowa.  When he was still young they moved to Vivian, SD where they farmed and ranched.  He graduated from Vivian High School in May 1947 and...

Aug 11, 2022

Evelyn Mae Dvoracek of Rapid City, SD died on Thursday, August 11, 2022.  She was born at Wagner, SD on July 24, 1923 to Emil B. Mazourek and Rose (Kocmick) Mazourek.  She attended school and grew to womanhood in the Wagner area. On Sept 10, 1946, she married Eugene (Gene) Dvoracek, the love of her life, at Wagner, SD....

Aug 6, 2022

A celebration of life will be held at Fairway Hills Party Room (3999 Fairway Hills Drive, Rapid City) Sunday, October 2, 2022 from 12:30pm - 3:00pm.

On August 6, 2022, Irene Ardella Teker Moore left the Black Hills of South Dakota she loved so much for her heavenly home. Although Irene had some health issues her passing...

Aug 6, 2022

Jerry Rockne Bonsness passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022, in his home in Rapid City, SD with the love of his life, Roberta, by his side.

Jerry was born March 8, 1934 in Portal, ND to his parents, LeRoy and Anna Bonsness.   At the age of 8, Jerry would come home after school to drive...

Aug 6, 2022

Jeffrey George Stverak, son, brother, uncle, and friend, died Saturday, August 6, 2022, surrounded by family and cherished friends in Rapid City, South Dakota.

A visitation will be from 4:00pm-7:00pm Monday, August 15, 2022, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Parish Hall. A funeral service will be 10:00am Tuesday, August 16 at the church. Burial will follow at...

Aug 6, 2022

Marvin Dale Mattson peacefully passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022, at the age of 78 surrounded by his family.

Born July 26, 1944, in Broadus, Montana, he spent his early years on horseback, and hunting on his family's ranch until his family moved to Spearfish, SD. There he excelled in athletics, especially wrestling. As a senior, he...

Aug 1, 2022

Bill Bunn was born in Denver, CO on March 30, 1936 to William and Esther (Layh) Bunn.  He passed away on August 1, 2022 at Peaceful Pines Memory Care Center in Rapid City, SD.  He had suffered with Lewey Bodies Dementia for about 10 years.

In 1937 the Bunn family moved to a farm southwest of Carlock,...

Jul 31, 2022

Randy was born on March 7, 1957 to Roy and Helen (Weinreis) Oberle in Aberdeen, SD. He went to school and graduated in 1975 from Northwestern High School in Mellette, SD. As a lifelong outdoorsman, he enjoyed trapping, fishing, and hunting. He moved to Rapid City in 1976 and began working for North Central Supply/West Central Manufacturing until he...

Jul 30, 2022

On July 30, 2022, Ronald Leonard Mills went to be with his heavenly Father. He was surrounded by his family at his daughter's home in Rapid City.

Ron was born March 26, 1938 in Cement, OK to William and Ruby Mills. Both his parents passed away before the age of 14 and he then went to live...

Jul 28, 2022

Piedmont - Virgil L. Richards, 85, of Piedmont, SD, passed away July 28, 2022 at his home.   Funeral services will be held on August 12, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home with Pastor John Britt officiating.  Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the Grace United Methodist Church...