Obituaries

Jul 4, 2022

Rapid City – Jeavene "Bena" Marie Running Shield, 60, entered the Spirit World on Monday, July 4, 2022 at Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Her Visitation and Wake Service will begin at 4:00 pm Thursday, July 14 at On Common Ground, 610 Saint Francis Street, Rapid City.

Her Celebration of Life Service will begin...

Jul 2, 2022

Rapid City - Rita Mary ( Klementis )  Campbell was born April 4 th , 1948 in Kingston NY to William Klementis and Dorothy (Deedrot). She passed into the arms of our Lord Jesus on July 2 nd ,2022.

She is survived by her husband, Allen, "Pete" Campbell, 2 sisters and a brother.

She was...

Jun 30, 2022

Rapid City – Edmond W. Fye, 81, died Wednesday, June 30, 2022 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

Eddie was born February 5, 1941 in Butte, Montana  and was raised in Presho, SD. He married Anna in Rapid City in 1970.

He served in the United States Army from 1964-1966.

Eddie is survived...

Jun 28, 2022

Vera Louise (Hawman) Downes, of Rapid City, SD, was surrounded by her loving family as she was called to her heavenly home by God on June 28, 2022.

Vera was born October 9, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan to Ruth (Arbiter) and Charles Hawman.  She had a younger brother, John (Karen) Hawman.  As a child she enjoyed trips...

Jun 28, 2022

Barbara "Barb" Jean Miller 88 of Rapid City passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

Visitation will be 4:00pm-6:00pm Friday, July 1 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church 4500 Jackson Blvd, with a Vigil/Rosary Service to begin at 6:00pm. A Christian Funeral Mass will be 10:00am Saturday, July 2 at the church, with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary...

Jun 27, 2022

Rapid City – June Edith Jolley, 90, of Rapid City died Monday, June 27, 2022 at St. Martin Village-Serenity Place. She was born one of twin girls to George and Grace Huchendorf on April 26, 1932 in Brookings, SD. June graduated from Rapid City High School in 1950 and earned a Masters Degree in Sociology from Black Hills State...

Jun 26, 2022

She was born in Artesian, SD to Limbert and Johanna Sibson on July 12, 1930.  She was one of six children raised on a farm outside of Mitchell, SD.  She lived on the farm until she and her sister, Margaret, moved into town.  She attended Notre Dame High School in Mitchell becoming homecoming queen her senior year.

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Jun 26, 2022

CLEARWATER, FL- Michael William Smith, 77, died Sunday, June 26, 2022 at his home with his daughter Michelle and dog Roo at his side.

Michael was born November 8, 1944 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Joseph and Emma (Sletten) Smith. He was raised in Butte County, South Dakota on the family farm and went to high...

Jun 25, 2022

The road trip through life has come to an end for an incredible person.  Edward Eugene Metz passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Blackhawk, South Dakota.  He was not famous or ever regarded for fundamental change in history.  Despite that fact, he was more incredible than life itself.  He was born in Keystone, South Dakota on July...

Jun 24, 2022

Barbara Jean Hendrickson passed quietly in her sleep on June 24 th at Franklin Park Assisted Living in San Antonio, TX.  She was 89.

Barb was born on September 26, 1932 in Montevideo, Minnesota to Grace (Thom) Huseby and Harold "Buck" Huseby.  She attended school in Maynard, Minnesota and met her late husband Lyle Hendrickson at the...

Jun 23, 2022

Gary Evan Michael Galyardt

Gary E. M. Galyardt, of Rapid City, passed away on Thursday, June 23, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Gary was born in Hays, Kansas on September 10, 1934. His parents were Bernard and Arpha Galyardt.

He grew up in Russell, Kansas and graduated from high school in 1952. He attended Kansas...

Jun 21, 2022

It is with immeasurable love, sorrow and profound gratitude for his life that the family of Jonathan Conrad Peterson announces his passing on June 21, 2022 in Rapid City.

Jonathan, 32, was born March 6, 1990 in Panama to Theodore and Maria Elena (Florez Ortiz) Peterson.  He attended school in Panama and Rapid City and graduated from...

Jun 21, 2022

Ethel Deckert, 92, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, after a short illness. She was born on July 13, 1929, in Marion, SD to William and Katie Schroeder. She graduated from Marion HS in 1947. She attended and graduated from Northern State Teachers' College, Aberdeen, SD in 1949. She married her high school sweetheart, Abner Deckert, in 1951....

Jun 19, 2022

Shirley Ann Schlottman passed away peacefully on June 19, 2022, leaving a 90-year legacy as a loving wife, mother, grandma, aunt, and a faithful friend who saw the world through an optimistic lens.

Shirley was married to George "Bud" Schlottman for 61 years.  Together they raised four children, Neal, David, Cathy, and Linda.  The family affectionately referred...

Jun 18, 2022

LaVerne Clare Stone, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on June 18, 2022. LaVerne is survived by her husband of 68 years, Harold Stone as well as one daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, brother Bill (Clarice McManus), sister-in-law Elaine Turner, and many nieces and nephews that all loved Aunt LaVerne (or Aunt Vernie).

LaVerne...

Jun 17, 2022

Vincent Francis Mahoney 69 of Spearfish, formerly of Rapid City passed away Friday, June 17, 2022.

Vince was a shy, quiet man… unless he was talking about music, the Twins or the Green Bay Packers.  The oldest son of Richard and Elda Pearl (Kellar) Mahoney, he loved to tease his nieces and nephews and never missed any...

Jun 16, 2022

Barbara Joan McMahan, 83, of Rapid City, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022.

Barb was born June 3, 1939, in Grand Forks, ND to Joseph and Arline Neubauer. She married Lester (Mac) McMahan on June 25, 1960.  The couple had two children; daughter Cindy and son Jeff.

Barb enjoyed her friends, her trips to her...

Jun 16, 2022

Rapid City – Phillip "Phil" Streeter, 61, died Thursday, June 16, 2022 at the Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House.

Phillip Edward Streeter was born July 4, 1960 at San Jose, California to James Eugene and Edwina Leah [Gabert] Streeter. He grew up in Huron, SD and the family later moved to Lake Andes, SD where he...

Jun 16, 2022

Our Dad, Grandpa, and Great Grandpa was part of the "Greatest Generation", he was our HERO.  He passed away on the morning of June 16, 2022 at Fountain Springs nursing home.

He was born in Minneapolis, MN April 23, 1927. He attended schools there and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in the European...

Jun 16, 2022

Randall Lynn Erickson (Age 74)

GREETINGS!  For those that knew Randy- that surely will make you smile.

Randy passed away the morning of June 16, 2022 at Monument Health after a valiant, but fairly brief fight against sepsis and heart damage from endocarditis. Randy was a fighter, but it all became too much and we...