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Arnett S. Dennis

Arnett S. Dennis

May 9, 2022

Arnett Stanley Dennis was born in a farmhouse in Arlington, Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1927. He was the seventh child of William and Ruth (Gorrill) Dennis. In 1931 the family moved to Port Hill, Prince Edward Island, where he began his formal education in the local one-room school. He graduated from Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, Prince...

Catherine Marie Schuster

Catherine Marie Schuster

May 6, 2022

Catherine Marie O'Grady Schuster, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend left us on May 6, 2022, just months before her 95 th birthday.

Catherine was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 12, 1927, to Eugene and Helen (Schroeder) O'Grady. Her father, Gene, moved from Oberlin, Kansas to Buenos Aires in the early 20's, joining his brother...

Dale A Jensen

Dale A Jensen

May 3, 2022

Dale Arthur Jensen 90 of Rapid City passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Visitation will be 4:00pm-6:00pm Thursday, May 26 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. A funeral service will be 10:00am Friday, May 27 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with Rev. Brent Woodard officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Lawn Memorial Park.

Dale...

Margaret Ann Dejong

Margaret Ann Dejong

May 3, 2022

Margaret Ann DeJong, 87, died at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Margaret, or "Muggs", as many of her friends and family called her, was born on June 21, 1934, on a farm outside of James, SD, to John and Anna Wattier.  She attended grade school in Groton, SD, and when she was...

Colonel James Arnold Wilson, Jr.

Colonel James Arnold Wilson, Jr.

May 1, 2022

RAPID CITY- James Arnold Wilson, Jr., 85, Colonel, Retired USAF, died on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at his home in Rapid City.

He was born in Greensburg, PA on September 21, 1936. His parents were James Arnold Wilson, Brigadier General, Retired US Army, and Regina (Hoebing) Wilson. He was the oldest of four children. He was a...

Elizabeth Ailene Asbury

Elizabeth Ailene Asbury

Apr 27, 2022

On April 27, 2022, Elizabeth Ailene Asbury AKA (Sissy) was called home.  Elizabeth was born on February 5, 1990, to James H Asbury and Heidi R Hill in Pottstown, PA.  In 2009 Elizabeth graduated from West Central High School in Barrett, MN.  Elizabeth worked in the food industry and as a Certified Nurse's Aide.  She loved working with the...

George Freeman Drew

George Freeman Drew

Apr 27, 2022

George F. Drew, National Guard Colonel, retired, passed away on April 27, 2022, at Avantara Arrowhead Rehabilitation Center in Rapid City, SD. George was born in Chamberlain, SD on January 13, 1931, to Robert and Myrtle Drew. He had four sisters and one brother.

George married the love of his life, Marlys Ann Leiferman on May 25,...

Edwina Marie Zacher

Edwina Marie Zacher

Apr 26, 2022

Edwina M. Zacher, 77, went to be with her Lord and Heavenly family on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

She was born to Edward and Marie E. (Rivers) Traversie at Cheyenne Agency, SD. She grew up on the Andrew Traversie Ranch south of Timber Lake, SD. She loved horses, and, of course, her favorite pastime was riding horses....

Pauline Casey

Pauline Casey

Apr 25, 2022

Margaret Pauline Casey was called home to heaven, surrounded in love by her children and sister, on April 25, 2022. Pauline was born on October 23, 1935, to John and Mary (Kenny) Foley in New York City.

Pauline, a first-generation American, was the first daughter of Irish immigrants – her father from Sligo and her...

Janice C Hammerquist

Janice C Hammerquist

Apr 24, 2022

Janice C. (Reeves) Hammerquist, 77, of Rapid City passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Monument Health after a tragic fall while suffering from Alzheimer's.

Visitation will be 5:00pm-7:00pm Friday April 29 at Rapid Valley United Methodist Church. A funeral service will be 10:30am Saturday April 30 at the church, with interment to follow at the...

Delores "Dody" Arlene Raga

Delores "Dody" Arlene Raga

Apr 23, 2022

Delores "Dody" Raga

Hill City - Delores Arlene Shafer was born May 7 th , 1932 to Wesley and Mabel Shafer.  She spent her earliest years near Sheridan Lake, and moved with her family to Hill City, SD at the age of 7, after their home was destroyed by a fire. Hill City was her home for...

Leroy John Krier

Leroy John Krier

Apr 23, 2022

LeRoy John Krier, 93, of Presho, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at St Martin's Village in Rapid City, where he had resided the past six years.

LeRoy was born June 13, 1928, to Albert and Bertha (Leichtnam) Krier, and spent his entire life in the...

Samuel Wesley Crabb

Samuel Wesley Crabb

Apr 21, 2022

Samuel "Sam" Crabb, 91, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Clarkson Health Care in Rapid City, SD.

Sam was born December 6, 1930, to Samuel Crabb, Sr. and Sara (Johnston) Crabb in Rapid City, SD. He was the younger brother to sister Sara.

Sam graduated from Rapid City High School in 1949 along...

Linda Maureen Mcdermand

Linda Maureen Mcdermand

Apr 16, 2022

Rapid City – Linda Maureen (Dowdle) McDermand died April 16, 2022 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital surrounded by loved ones.

Linda was born July 2, 1963 in Belton, MO at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, to Ronal and Vivian Dowdle

Linda spent the adolescent years of her life traveling with her parents in the military....

Kenneth Lee Harrod

Kenneth Lee Harrod

Apr 7, 2022

Edgemont-Kenneth Lee Harrod passed away April 7, 2022. He was born on June 26, 1946 in Hot Springs SD to Kenneth and Joy Harrod.  He attended Edgemont High School (1964) and earned a business degree from Chadron State College (1968).

Kenneth married the love of his life, Joyce Meier, of Igloo SD in 1967. His career began...

Evelyn Rae Wortham

Evelyn Rae Wortham

Apr 5, 2022

Evelyn Rae Wortham, 75, of Rapid City, South Dakota, left this world on April 5, 2022, and went to meet her heavenly father and all her loved ones eagerly awaiting her arrival.

Evelyn, who was always called by her nickname, Rachal, but also answered to mom, grandma, and great-grandma, was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on November 23,...

James "Jim" Hutton Hastings

James "Jim" Hutton Hastings

Apr 5, 2022

James (Jim) Hutton Hastings 85 of Rapid City passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Jim was the son of John and Edna Hastings and was born July 11, 1936, and raised in Rutherford, New Jersey. After completing his public schooling in Rutherford, he enrolled at Columbia University, graduating in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in economics. Since...

Scott E. Rausch

Scott E. Rausch

Apr 2, 2022

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through his servant Scott Rausch.

Scott E. Rausch, son of Jesse and Dorothy Rausch, was born in Pierre, SD, on January 3, 1953, he was baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy...

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