Obituaries

Nov 12, 2021

Ronald Dee "Ron" McArthur was born March 21, 1947, in Riverside California to Earl T. McArthur Sr. and Dorothy Muriel Byrd and passed on November 12, 2021.

Many of his younger years were spent with his grandparents in Beaumont, Mississippi. He graduated from Rapid City High School in 1965 then joined the Navy where he spent three...

Nov 12, 2021

Dr. Richard J. Gowen, age 86, died on November 12, 2021 of natural causes at home surrounded by family.

Dick was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on July 6, 1935. That is where he met his wife, Nancy. They were married on December 28, 1955. They have five children, eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Dick did...

Nov 11, 2021

On November 11, 2021 Danilo 'Danny' Poblete Alfonso Jr., 47, passed away peacefully after a brief battle with Covid-19. He was surrounded by his beloved wife & daughter & his two sisters. He was a loving husband, a dutiful & funny father, a caring brother, an avid gamer, a beginner fisherman, an expert paintball and airsoft player, and a...

Nov 9, 2021

Mildred Loraine Engel, 96, of Rapid City, died peacefully at Avantara St. Cloud Care Facility in Rapid City on Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

Mildred was born April 6, 1925 to Ferrill and Mabel (Campbell) Parmely in Hand County, Miller SD.  She was the third of eleven children and grew up living on a farm. They were all...

Nov 6, 2021

Keith Douglas Nordgaard passed away unexpectedly from complications from a blood infection on November 6th, 2021, at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD.

Keith was born on July 30, 1937, to Wallace "Wally" and Alice (née Olson) Nordgaard in Wahpeton, ND. After graduating from Wahpeton High School in 1955 Keith joined the Marines, training at Camp Pendleton...

Nov 4, 2021

Rapid City, South Dakota  |  Dolores (Dee) J. Wipf, 91, passed away Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

Dolores was born November 13, 1929, in Huron, South Dakota, the youngest child of Wenfred H. & Jessie Pearl (Plate) Morrison. Soon after her birth the family moved from Huron to Brookings, South Dakota. Dolores spent her childhood years in Brookings...

Nov 2, 2021

Derke Walter Finley, of Slidell, Louisiana, passed away on November 2, 2021 at the age of 66.  He is a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, born on January 8, 1955 to his loving parents, Fred Walter Finley (Shirley) and the late Shirley Gallejo.

Derke has cherished the last 14 years with Kaelyn Hansen the love of...

Nov 1, 2021

Roy C. Adams, 55, died at his home on Monday, November 1, 2021.

Survivors include his daughters Faith (Zachary) Helms, of Box Elder and Christina Adams, of Maryland; his son Ayden Adams, of Box Elder; a brother Arthur Lyall and a sister, Tonia Gibson.

Services are pending.

Nov 1, 2021

Lloyd Allan Leiby was born on March 8th, 1962, in Rapid City South Dakota to Bonnie (Hillery) and James Leiby, Lloyd died unexpectedly on November 1st, 2021, at Monument Health in Rapid City.

Lloyd grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota where he called home for 59 years. Lloyd graduated from Stevens High School in 1980. Lloyd...

Nov 1, 2021

Alice L. Cole 78 of Rapid City passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, at Sturgis Monument Health.

Visitation will be 4:00-5:00pm on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with a Christian Wake service to start at 5pm. A Christian Funeral Mass will be 10:00am MST Monday, November 8, 2021, at St. Therese Catholic...

Oct 31, 2021

Audrey M (Bogenhagen) Sayles died at Monument Health on October 31 st , 2021. Audrey was born to Louis and Alma (Reinfeld) Bogenhagen on April 13 th , 1946. Later her sister Ellamae would join the family.  Audrey grew up in Delmont SD. She married William (Bill) Sayles in 1971. To this union was born Noel (Al) Johnson, Chad...

Oct 30, 2021

Myrna Lee Berman 81 of Rapid City passed away Saturday, October 30 in Rapid City.

A funeral service will be 1:00pm Thursday, November 4 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Interment will be 2:30pm on Thursday at Pine Lawn Memorial Park in Rapid City. Online condolences can be left at www.osheimschmidt.com

Myrna Lee Berman was...

Oct 27, 2021

Aileen E. Thares, affectionately known as "Andy", passed away on October 27, 2021 at Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital at the age of 95.

Aileen entered this world with a bang on July 4th, 1926. She was the fifth of six children born to Carl and Carrie (Hogstrom) Anderson in Newell, South Dakota. She was raised...

Oct 23, 2021

Samantha Rachelle Denekamp passed away, after giving life to her son, Hudson, on October 23, 2021 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Samantha was born on April 26, 1999 to Eric and Ryan Denekamp. She was raised in Box Elder, SD where she attended the Douglas School District and graduated in 2017. The important thing about Samantha...

Oct 23, 2021

Joseph Henry "Hank" Alphonse Soucy passed away peacefully at his home in Rapid City on October 23, 2021.

Henry was born on April 26 th , 1928, in Salem, MA, to Henry Soucy and Jeannette LesBel.

In 1947, Henry graduated from Holten High School in Danvers, MA. Henry then joined the U.S. Air Force

Oct 21, 2021

On Thursday, October 21, 2021, Master Sergeant Thomas Henry Pringle, passed away unexpectedly at his home at the age of 45.

Tom was born on December 24, 1975 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Ronald and Cheryl Dahlman Pringle of Bridgewater, South Dakota. He joined the Army on August 15, 2001 and served for20 years, including a combat...

Oct 18, 2021

William Jason Groves of Rapid City, South Dakota, died on Monday, October 18, 2021 following a brief battle with cancer. Jason passed away peacefully, surrounded by his wife and three daughters, in his Fountain Hills, Arizona home.

Born on August 2, 1946 in Webster City, Iowa, Jason grew up in Eagle Grove, Iowa. As a child, he...

Oct 18, 2021

RAPID CITY- Allen B. Neal, 80, passed away Monday, October, 18, 2021 in Rapid City, SD.  He was born in Gering, NE on March 18, 1941, to Alva B. and Bernice (Johns) Neal.  He graduated from high school in Melbeta, NE.

While attending college in Greeley CO, he met the love of his life, Glenda Waters.  They...

Oct 16, 2021

J. Marilyn Gronlund, 92, of Rapid City passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021.

Visitation will be Wednesday, October 20 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Osheim and Schmidt Funeral Home. A funeral service will be at 1:00pm Thursday, October 21, at South Canyon Lutheran...

Oct 15, 2021

Janece Rieman 92, passed away peacefully on October 15 in Rapid City, SD the place of her birth in 1929.  She was born to Walter and Margret (McNulty) Mollers and grew up with parents who instilled in her "a love of music, fine art and people".

Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 21, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at...