Obituaries

Oct 3, 2021

RAPID CITY- Thomas O. 'Tom' Gibson, 82, died Sunday, October 3, 2021.

Tom was born September 14, 1939, in Emmons County, North Dakota, to Earl and Cora (Renskers) Gibson. He graduated from Timber Lake High School. Tom enlisted into the US Air Force in 1961 and proudly served our country for 22 years. He was honorably discharged...

Oct 1, 2021

Rapid City – Dennis Lee Weeks,71, died at his home on October 1, 2021 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 7, 1950 in Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. His family moved to Willits, CA in Mendocino County when he was 10 years old and he graduated from Willits High School in 1968 after which he began...

Oct 1, 2021

Oscar Stradinger was born on May 7, 1919, in Isabel, South Dakota. His parents and grandparents were part of the last wave of Russo/German immigration to the Dakotas......people who were recruited by the American railroad industry .... choosing to farm and ranch in a climate similar to that they endured in Beserabia, Russia.

Oscar, the eldest of...

Sep 30, 2021

Herbert (Herb) Wolff, 93, died on September 30, 2021 at the home of his son and daughter in law.

He was born in Eureka, SD on September 6, 1928 to Gustave and Martha Wolff.

As children, Herb and his brother Harley were hired out to work on a farm west of Eureka, as well as...

Sep 29, 2021

Della Agnes Richards 88 of Rapid City died Wednesday, September 29, 2021.

A graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday October 4 at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

Sep 25, 2021

Louis C. 'Louie' Mansfield, Jr., 93, of Rapid City, passed away at his home on Saturday, September 25, 2021.

Louis C. Mansfield, Jr., was born in Aberdeen, SD, on February 25, 1928, to Louis C., Sr. and Mildred (Roth) Mansfield. As a young boy he worked his grandfather's farm until his family moved to Rapid City, where...

Sep 25, 2021

Anne Marie LeChette 74 of Summerset passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021.

A private burial will take place at the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Anne Marie (Olson) LeChette was born on October 3, 1946, in Rapid City, SD, the daughter of Carl and Margaret (Oliva) Olson. She attended school in Rapid City graduating from Central...

Sep 24, 2021

Robert (Bob) Marlin Letner, 80, of Rapid City, died Friday, September 24, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Robert was born on December 27, 1940 in Sioux Falls, SD to Marlin J. and Louise C. (Wagner) Letner.  He is the oldest sibling of four children.  His father moved the family to Rapid City when...

Sep 23, 2021

Ben W. Young, 77, died Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Avantara Mountain View Nursing Home, where he was a resident for over two years.

He was born June 10, 1944, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Benjamin and Ellen (Mastell) Young.

Ben loved Piesano's and loved his Ford Bronco. He was an avid Green Bay Packers...

Sep 22, 2021

Maybelle Lucille (Gallo) Giesler ("May" as she liked to be called), 87, passed away on September 22, 2021.  She was born on March 24, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Lucille and Robert Norman.  Upon her father's death and Lucille's remarriage, May was adopted by her stepfather Renaldo Gallo.  She graduated from Lead High School and then from National...

Sep 22, 2021

Robert "Bob" William Love, 91, passed away in Rapid City on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, after a long and full life. Bob was born December 24, 1929, in Miller, SD to Clifford and Vera (Scott) Love. Bob moved with his family to Custer, SD, where he graduated high school in 1949. He met and married the love of his...

Sep 21, 2021

Mary Ellen (Palmer) Solano, age 77, of Rapid City, South Dakota, died in the comfort of her home on September 21, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.

Mary Ellen was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on April 1, 1944 to Leander "Jay" Palmer and Cornelia "Nellie" (Kurtenbach) Palmer.  In 1952, when Mary Ellen was eight years old,...

Sep 18, 2021

Rapid City – Thomas Clark, 65, died Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House.

Arrangements with Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.

Sep 17, 2021

Private inurnment will take place at the Black Hills National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to your local Human Society in Joanne's name.

Sep 16, 2021

RAPID CITY- Cheryl A​. Ruggeri, 72 passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 in Mesa, Arizona. She was born August 29, 1949, in Sioux City, Iowa. She grew up in Jefferson, SD, Rapid City, SD, Leadville, CO and graduated from Rapid City High School. She participated in competitive swimming.  Before ​there were ​tornado shelters, Cheryl was a lifeguard on...

Sep 15, 2021

< p>Rapid City – Burnice "Bud" Wall, 68, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday September 15, 2021 at his residence.

Burnice Wayne Wall was born April 24, 1953 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Burley and Lola (Pace) Wall. The family moved to Belle Fourche, SD where they farmed and Bud received his education.

He...

Sep 15, 2021

Rapid City – Gordon L. Scofield, 95, died Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at his residence under hospice care.

Gordon was born on September 29, 1925 in Huron, SD to Perry L. and Zella R. Scofield. He grew up and attended school in DeSmet, SD. He married Nancy Cooney in East Chicago, Indiana on December 27, 1947. Gordon...

Sep 14, 2021

RAPID CITY - Mary B. Jackson, 69, Rapid City, lost her courageous 2 ½ year battle with cancer and was carried away by angels, Tuesday, 14 September 2021. She passed in the comfort of her home, surrounded by loving family.

Mary was born July 26, 1952, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Donald and Dorothy (Zavoral) Johnson....

Sep 12, 2021

RAPID CITY- Kay Bretsch, 82, died Sunday, September 12, 2021.

Per Kay's wishes, no formal services will be held and she will be buried with her late husband, Karl.

Sep 11, 2021

Rapid City - Gordon Wicks, 94, Rapid City, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Fountain Springs Health Care on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. He was born at home on Jan. 9, 1927, to Harvey and Goldie Wicks on a farm northeast of Carpenter, S.D. He was the fourth of seven children.

In 1945, at the age...