Obituaries

Jun 20, 2021

Linda May (Iverson) Berendse, 71, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away on Sunday, June 20 th , 2021.

Linda was born on March 11 th , 1950 in St. George, Utah to Alvin Levi "Bud" Iverson and Haroldeane Margaret Horn (later Iverson then O'Brien). Linda graduated from Holy Cross Hospital School of Nursing in Salt Lake...

Jun 19, 2021

Rapid City – Wayne "Bingo" Piebenga, 84, died peacefully Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House, and now united with his father, mother, and wife in eternal heaven.

Bingo was born June 23, 1936 in Rapid City, SD, the son of Herman and Esther (Anderson, Piebenga. He graduated from Edgemont High School...

Jun 17, 2021

Maurice "Maurey" D. Olsen 99 of Rapid City passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021.

A graveside service will be 2:00pm Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Pine Lawn Memorial Park in Rapid City.

Maurice was born January 18, 1922 to Walter and Doris (Olsen) Hohenstein.

Maurice is survived by his sister Carole (Ron) Rudenick,...

Jun 16, 2021

Jeffrey Paul Maks, 61, passed away Wednesday, June 16 th , 2021 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD after a courageous battle with cancer.

Jeff was born in Portland, OR to Stephen Wayne Maks and Mary Rosalind (Hartnett) Maks, the third of four children. Jeff grew up in Portland up until his senior year of...

Jun 16, 2021

Ruth A. Wesche, 78, of Rapid City, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

Ruth was born on November 2, 1942, in Hicksville, OH.  She graduated from Fairview High School in Ney, OH in 1961.

Ruth was married to Kenneth Wesche in 1962, at Handsboro, MS, and lived...

Jun 11, 2021

RAPID CITY - Kathleen Frances Soli, 63, died June 11, 2021.

Her candle burnt brightly – on three ends.  She was born in Wayne, Michigan on September 8, 1957, to Allan Soli of Milton, North Dakota, and Marjorie (Cox) Soli of Hot Springs, South Dakota.  Her father flew DC-3s for North Central Airlines out of Willow Run...

Jun 11, 2021

Gerald "Jerry" L. Galbraith, 83, of Rapid City (RC), died Friday, June 11, 2021, unexpectedly at Monument Health Hospital.

He was born on September 2, 1937, in RC to Raymond and Charlotte (Schultz) Galbraith.  He grew up in RC graduating from Rapid City High School in 1955.  Following high school, Jerry enlisted in the United States Army. ...

Jun 11, 2021

Rapid City – Jeffrey "Jeff" McMahan, 56, died Friday, June 11, 2021 at Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.

Jeff was born to Lester and Barb McMahan in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on September 24, 1964.

Jeff attended Rapid City schools and graduated from DIT in Denver with a...

Jun 9, 2021

Marie Olive Rodeen, age 81, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

She was born June 23, 1939 in Sisseton, SD. After graduating high school, she married her lifelong friend and high school sweetheart, Robert Rodeen, on January 3, 1959. When Robert was drafted in the US Army in 1959, they moved to Wiesbaden, Germany.

After...

Jun 9, 2021

Alice Marie Carlson 76 of Rapid City died Wednesday June 9, 2021, after a long battle with a chronic illness.

Inurnment will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery.

Alice is survived by her 4 sons:  Kirby, Danny, Dale and Preston and 2 daughters: Cynthia and Brenda.

Alice was preceded in death by...

Jun 8, 2021

Rapid City - Elizabeth Sartorius, 69, passed away June 8th, 2021. Beth was born and raised in the Bay area in California, where she loved ping pong, skiing at Lake Tahoe; hiking among Redwoods. She was lucky enough to spend a summer traveling in Europe with her sisters in a Volkswagen Camper. Later, she and her daughter moved to...

Jun 7, 2021

Donna LaVaun Blote 78 of Rapid City passed away Monday, June 7, 2021, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

A memorial service will be 1:00pm Tuesday June 15, 2021, at Calvary Lutheran Church, with Rev. Becky Piper officiating. Burial will follow at Bear Butte Cemetery in Sturgis.

Donna LaVaun (Braden) Blote, 78, was the daughter...

Jun 5, 2021

David Clair Laughlin, 57, Rapid City passed away on June 5, 2021.

He was born on July 25, 1963, to Roger and Dorothy (Fjellestad) Laughlin in Madison, SD.  He grew up in Rapid City where he graduated and then moved to Oregon.  There he worked 3 years on a fishing boat.  He recently had moved back to...

Jun 4, 2021

RAPID CITY- Patricia Cora Laderer, 63, passed away peacefully Friday, June 4, 2021 in Rapid City.

She is survived by her daughter Mary and her husband, Matt Laidlaw and other daughter, Samantha Laderer and her boyfriend, Tyler Polka.

Patricia lived life to the fullest and enjoyed road trips, music, riding motorcycles, and spending time with...

Jun 3, 2021

RAPID CITY- Maxine Emma DeBord, 87, passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021, due to complications from Alzheimer's. She was born December 27, 1933, in Princeton, Minnesota.

Maxine was a retired electronic assembler. Her interests include gardening, genealogy, a love for animals, and Disney theme parks. She was a lifelong fan of Elvis Presley.

She...

May 29, 2021

Rapid City - Margaret A. Putnam, 96, passed away on May 29, 2021 in Rapid City.

Margaret was born to Howard J. and Annie M. (Allan) Daughenbaugh on Dec. 22, 1924, in Rapid City. She grew up on the Daughenbaugh ranch north of Hermosa, SD. Even though life was difficult, especially during the 30's, she never complained...

May 29, 2021

Rapid City – Carol McCoy, 90, died Saturday, May 29, 2021 at the Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Carol Ann Lindenmeyer was born April 10, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa to Julius and Kathleen (Cussen) Lindenmeyer.

She retired in 1982 from Government services at IHS Hospital as a librarian of Medical Records in Pine...

May 26, 2021

Keystone - William "Bill" Alex Zwetzig, 89, Keystone SD, peacefully went into the loving arms of Jesus the morning of May 26, 2021.

Bill was born July 12, 1931 to Alex and Ellen (Ebel) Zwetzig, in Porcupine, SD. The Zwetzig family moved from Porcupine in 1934 to Patricia, SD for a short time and eventually moved to...

May 23, 2021

Helen M. (Humphrey) Quasney, 96, died peacefully surrounded by her five children and their spouses on May 23, 2021 after a long-fought battle of chronic illness.

Helen is survived by her five children, Marlene (Pete) Kleckner of Sun City West Arizona, Michael (Betty) Quasney, Kevin (Cindy) Quasney, both of Rapid City, and Dale (Crystal) Quasney of Mitchell,...

May 23, 2021

Rapid City – Robert "Bob" Huber, 52, died Sunday, May 23, 2021 in Rapid City.

Bob is survived by his children: Miranda, Ally, Sydney, and Lucas; his grandchildren: Rylan and Isaac; his mother: Patti [Dave]; his two brothers: Bill [Jodi] and Chris; his three sisters: Teresa, Becca, Sherry [Jason]; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends....