Obituaries

Mar 29, 2021

Blanche F. Williams, 96, died Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Westhills Village Health Care.

There will be no services. Cremation will take place and entombment of the cremains will take place at the Florida National Cemetery at Bushnell, Florida at a later date.

Mar 29, 2021

Shirley Ann McDermaid 80 of Rapid City passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 at her home.

A memorial service will be 10:00 am Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

Shirley was born November 14, 1940 in Eagle Butte, SD to...

Mar 28, 2021

Dan Arthur Carlson, 66, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021.

Dan was born June 16, 1954 in Ulm, Germany, the eldest son of Donavan and Hermine Carlson. Dan graduated from Douglas High School in 1973. Dan was an expert marksman and outdoorsman. He put these skills to use in the United States Navy and for the United...

Mar 27, 2021

Mary "Liz" Johnson passed away peacefully on March 27 th , 2021 with her family by her side.

Liz was born on November 21, 1939 in Marshall Town, Iowa to Frederick and Tessnelda Nelsen.

She married Ronald Johnson on August 23, 1959. Ron and Liz had three children — Cindy, Cathy and Carl.

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Mar 27, 2021

RAPID CITY - Leroy D. Schecher was born May 26, 1931 to William and Eleonora (Otterdahl) Schecher on their family farm near Bison, SD.  He passed away on March 27, 2021 after a battle with lung cancer.

He attended Lone Tree Grade School, located a mile south of their farm, and graduated from Bison High School on...

Mar 26, 2021

RAPID CITY- Janet M. Ressl, 67, passed away Friday, March 26th, 2021 at Monument Health Hospital.

Janet (Pesek) was born July 3rd, 1953 in Rapid City, the third child of Pearl (Mousel) and C.A."Red" Pesek. Janet graduated from Rapid City Central High School in 1971. She had extraordinary skills with a needle and thread and was a...

Mar 25, 2021

Robert T. Bohne, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Rapid City, SD, after a brief hospitalization.

Bob was born in a sod house on the family farm south of Reeder, ND, March 22, 1929, the youngest of 5 children of Rudolph G. and Ethel (Parsons) Bohne. He grew up there...

Mar 23, 2021

RAPID CITY- Darlene A. Borzenski, 92, died into the Lord's Arms on March 23, 2021.  She was born March 3, 1929 at Haley, ND, the daughter of Harry and Margie (Crawford) Schaaf.  She grew up on the family farm south of Rhame, ND.  Darlene received her Primary education at Langberg, a country school, and later graduated from Bowman High...

Mar 22, 2021

Brent John Sharkey was born on October 31st, 1968 in Rapid City, SD to John and Ilene Sharkey completing the family and joining big brother, Howard. Brent lost his short battle with cancer on March 22nd, 2021 with his family by his side.

Brent attended elementary, middle and high school in Rapid City and graduated Rapid City...

Mar 22, 2021

Marjorie Ann Harry, 87, of Highland, IL, died Monday, March 22, 2021, at Cedarhurst of Highland.

Marjorie was born, January 8, 1934 to Henry and Marguerite (nee Crawford) Schaaf in Rahme, ND.  On April 4, 1953 she married Donald Linderman in North Dakota.  After his untimely passing in 1974, she met Andrew Yates, and they later married...

Mar 20, 2021

"Stop me if I've told you this before".  So began hundreds of utterances from the lips of our dad, Mick Vickers, storyteller par excellence.

Seldom did anyone ever stop him, because his stories—from the tale of his childhood days in an outhouse using dried corncobs for toilet paper to his story about the time a friend honored...

Mar 13, 2021

Carol Irene Tassie Wilson, 81, of Rapid City, SD, died Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City.

Visitation will start at 11:30 am and the Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 20th, 2021 at 12:00 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center on Canyon Lake...

Mar 11, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Jeanne Muth, who passed away on March 11, 2021, at the age of 71, at Monument Health, Rapid City SD. Barb was born on November 6th, 1949 in Coeur d'Alene Idaho, to parents Robert Lee Casebeer and Helen Bydeley. Barb is survived by her sister, Virginia Moser...

Mar 11, 2021

One of the Greatest Generation, Calvin Bisgaard, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend left this earth to meet his heavenly Father on Thursday, March 11th, 2021.

Cal, age 93, was born on April 21, 1927, on a farm south of Nisland, SD during a severe snowstorm.  The second of four boys, he was promptly placed on the...

Mar 9, 2021

Donald 'Mike' Cameron, 70, of Black Hawk, died at Fountain Springs Healthcare on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

Donald Michael Cameron was born on March 2, 1951, in Spokane, Washington to Donald and Dorris (Hall) Cameron. As the son of a military man, he attended schools throughout the country, and in 1969, graduated from Douglas High School at...

Mar 9, 2021

RAPID CITY- Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Grady passed away on Tuesday, March 9th, 2021.

He was born on February 18, 1936 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Frances (Schurz) and Robert Grady. As the story goes, before Jerry was born, his mother rode into town from the family farm in a horse drawn sleigh to avoid the impending brutal...

Mar 8, 2021

Nathan Allen Readd died on Monday, March 8, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Thomas, WV, on August 10, 1938. The youngest of eight siblings, Nathan started to regularly walk to the Presbyterian church in a nearby town when he was around seven years old. He liked to joke that he was...

Mar 7, 2021

RAPID CITY | John W. "Jack" Moore, 81, passed away suddenly on March 7, 2021 in Rapid City due to a serious infection. He was born in Custer on April 16, 1939, to George and Faye Moore. The family moved to Rapid City shortly thereafter, and Jack lived here for most of his life, except for time away for...

Mar 5, 2021

Rapid City – Evelyn Joan McCaskell, 86, of Rapid City, passed away peacefully Friday, March 5th, 2021 at Fountain Springs Healthcare Center.

Evelyn (Evie), was born on September 11, 1934, in Flandreau, SD and grew up on the family farm in Aurora, SD. She graduated from high school in Flandreau and received her teaching degree from BHSC...

Mar 5, 2021

It is with great sadness that the family of Lillie McCray Brown announces her passing at the age of 91 on Friday, March 5, 2021.

Lillie McCray Brown was born on October 8, 1928, in Frisco, Alabama, into the union of the late William and Elizabeth McCray. She was one of four children, two brothers and one...