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Dr. Harold Edward Fromm
Dec 13, 2021
Fairburn, SD - Dr. Harold Edward Fromm
We've all been taught that actions speak louder than words. I can think of no better example than our father Dr. Harold Edward Fromm. Not only was he known as an excellent and eloquent surgeon but his real gift was his compassion and commitment to his profession, patients, and family. ...
Lillian R. Schwahn
Dec 12, 2021
Lillian "Lil" R. (Holzer) Schwahn died Sunday December 12th, 2021.
Lillian was born January 7th, 1931, on a farm West of Strasburg, North Dakota to Adam & Katherine (Fiest) Holzer. She attended a one room schoolhouse in rural Winona County in North Dakota.
On October 25th, 1950, she married the love of her life, Arthur...
Debora A. Martin
Dec 10, 2021
Debi (Debora) Martin was born April 16, 1955 in The Dalles, Oregon to Alice Watkins and Joseph Curd, named Debora Arlene Curd. After Joseph's death, Cecil Hardin became her dad. He loved her, and respected her for her strength, work ethic and charisma. Debi was a strong willed, cheerful child with the inability to be still or quiet for...
Janie Lynn Hale
Dec 10, 2021
Janie Lynn Hale died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Rapid City, South Dakota on Friday December 10, 2021. She was 63 years old.
Janie was born on April 10, 1958, in Norwalk, Calif. to Minerva V. (Minnie) and Thomas Robert Hale. She graduated from California High School in 1976 and went on to train...
Ruth Ervin Peterson
Dec 9, 2021
Ruth Baldridge Peterson, age 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on Thursday, December 9, 2021. She was surrounded by all 3 of her daughters at her side in Rapid City, SD.
Ruth was born on July 13, 1928, to loving parents Charles and Lucile Baldridge in Northville, SD. Her entire life embodied...
Florence 'Liz' Bogue
Dec 9, 2021
On December 9, 2021, Liz Bogue passed away of natural causes at Clarkson Care Center in Rapid City, South Dakota, where she had been a resident for several years. She was 97 years old. Liz was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota in March of 1924, the daughter of Jay and Bonnie Williams. She attended Holton Arms School in Bethesda,...
Daniel Lee Collins
Dec 7, 2021
Daniel Lee Collins, 62, of Hill City, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Monument Hospice House.
A celebration will be held at 7 pm on Friday, Dec 10, at the Hill City Cafe.
Larry J. Seitz, Sr.
Dec 7, 2021
RAPID CITY - Lawrence J "Larry" Seitz, Sr., passed away on December 7, 2021, at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center.
Larry was born on August 6, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan to Gerald and Anne (Cannon) Seitz. He attended St. Cecelia's grade school and high school in Detroit. After graduation, he enlisted in the US Air Force...
Stephen "Chilly" Eugene Chiles
Dec 3, 2021
Unlike most of the seasonal workers, Stephen (Chilly) Chiles was a year long monitor of the naughty and nice list. WARNING good behavior will still be expected of the Rapid City children as a replacement monitor was dispatched immediately from the North Pole. Chilly A.K.A. garbage gut, was renowned for his ability to eat the most bizarre, disgusting, spicy,...
James "Jim" Duane Lemar
Dec 3, 2021
James "Jim" D. LeMar passed away on Friday December 3, 2021.
A memorial service will be 12:00pm Tuesday, December 14 at Calvary Lutheran Church, with Rev. Becky Piper officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish following a light luncheon. Please join https://www.youtube.com/c/calvarylutheranchurchrapidcitysd or https://www.facebook.com/calvaryrapidcity/ to watch the live stream of Jim's service.
...Stanley "Stan" Herbert Blum
Dec 3, 2021
Stanley Herbert Blum passed peacefully into Jesus' arms on December 3, 2021 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Stan was born in Tillamook, OR on November 9, 1930. He spent 91 years on Earth wearing out the body God had given him by building and improving things, community and family. He will be affectionately remembered...
Bette "Boops" Louise Holmberg
Nov 30, 2021
Rapid City – Bette "Boops" Holmberg, 77, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House. Bette requested no services.
Arrangements with Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.
Mary Cline Wilmes
Nov 30, 2021
Rapid City - Mary Elizabeth Cline, known as Mary Beth to her many co-workers and as Buffy to her family, was born on October 7, 1957, at St. John McNamara Hospital in Rapid City. She was the youngest of three children of Eugene Cline and Mary (Shiel) Cline. Her father grew up in rural Wyoming and her mother in...
Carol "Kelly" Ann Furiga
Nov 30, 2021
Carol Ann "Kelly" Furiga, 76 of Rapid City passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Monument Health Spearfish Hospital.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00am Saturday, December 11 at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, with Fr. Cody Maynus officiating. Visitation will be one-hour prior to the...
Linda Marie Weishaar
Nov 29, 2021
Linda Weishaar, 71, Rapid City, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, surrounded by family after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.
Linda was born in Cottonwood, Idaho August 17, 1950, to Fred & Teresa Wessels. While growing up, Linda's family resided in many states due to her dad's work. She would lovingly reminisce about the time she...
Dr. James Arthur Kunz
Nov 29, 2021
Rapid City – Dr. James "Jim" Arthur Kunz passed away on November 29, 2021. He was born January 4, 1931 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Arthur and Edna Kunz, and was the youngest of three sons.
Jim married Marjorie Haskell in 1949 and they had five children: Richard Kunz (deceased), Susan Watters, Katherine Koschmeder, Nance Endsley, and...
Stanley Bernard Zakinski
Nov 27, 2021
Stanley B. Zakinski, 87, of Rapid City, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021, at the Monument Rapid City Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Stan was born September 29, 1934, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Stanley and Clara (Grabowski) Zakinski. He married Aloise Gladys Wilson in August of 1971.
Stan started his career...
Carol Jean Mcdonald
Nov 27, 2021
Carol Jean (Jacobsen Ripley) McDonald
Beloved Wife, Mother, and  "Nani", Carol Jean McDonald, who lived and worked alongside her soulmate husband (dad) and love of her life,  passed away peacefully November 27th, after a long battle with complications from rheumatoid arthritis.  She passed in the company of her family at their ranch and...
Gilbert 'Gib' G. Rogers
Nov 26, 2021
Gilbert G. "Gib" Rogers, 75, of Rapid City, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at the Hospice House.
Gib was born March 9, 1946 in Rapid City, the youngest child of Robert and Marie (Lenaugh) Rogers. Gib went to school in Rapid City and graduated from Rapid City High School, where he lettered in football. Gib...
John Robert Reuter
Nov 25, 2021
John Robert Reuter, aged 57, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 25,2021 at Center City, MN.
John was born on Jan. 2, 1964, in Cherokee, IA to Robert and Nancy (Osgard) Reuter. He was the second baby to be born that year in Cherokee. He grew up and attended public schools in Cherokee, IA, graduating from Cherokee High...
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