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Dan F Sherrill
Dec 19, 2020
Please join us in remembering Dan Sherrill at a Celebration of Life and Tribute Concert on Sunday, August 29, at 12:30 PM at Crow Peak Brewing Company, 125 W Old US Hwy 14, in Spearfish.
Daniel Finn Sherrill, 44, of Summerset, passed away at home on Saturday, December 19th, after battling a short illness. A private family...
Merle Dean Swenson
Dec 19, 2020
Merle Dean Swenson (85) of Rapid City, SD passed away December 19, 2020 after a brief illness.
Merle was born to Theodore and Amy (Bard) Swenson in the tiny town of Lane, SD on August 5, 1935. The son of hard-working, entrepreneurial parents, Merle learned to think on his feet and work hard. He graduated from Lane...
Jose F. Arguello, Jr
Dec 16, 2020
Jose F. Arguello, Jr., age 85, passed away at his home on December 16, 2020. Services to be held at a later date.
Norman W. Denke
Dec 16, 2020
Norman William Denke, 93, died at Sturgis Regional Senior Care on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.
He was born on April 25, 1927, in Delmont, South Dakota to William and Elisabeth (Klein) Denke.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry Denke, Rapid City; 3 daughters, Kristi (Chad) Mount, Glenwood, IA, Dee Dee (Jeff) Hicks, Denver, CO and Cindy...
Thomas Lee Howey
Dec 15, 2020
Myersville, SD—Thomas "Tom" Lee Howey, 69, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Rapid City, SD, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Tom was born October 31, 1951, to LeRoy A. and Beverly P. (Barker) Howey in Rapid City, SD. He lived at Deerfield most of his life and most recently at Myersville, (near Rochford).
Tom...
Evelyn Solano
Dec 14, 2020
Evelyn J. Solano, 87, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on May 3, 1933, in Cottonwood, South Dakota to Virgil and Lila (LaBeau) Woods. Evelyn graduated from Kadoka High School and married Frank Solano. They moved to Rapid City and she was employed at Control Data, Meadowood Lanes...
Robert Radke
Dec 14, 2020
RAPID CITY- Robert H. Radke, 68, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Monument Health.
Robert was born January 18, 1952 in Tracy, MN. Robert served in the National Guard after high school and worked at his father's body shop. During his time of service, he met Lavona Lesmeister and was married September 28,...
David M. Zimmerschied, Sr.
Dec 14, 2020
RAPID CITY- David "Butch" Zimmerschied, Sr., 78, died Monday, December 14, 2020.
Butch was born in Sundance, Wyoming and moved to Rapid City where he attended his school years. Following graduation from high school in Rapid City, he then joined the U.S. Navy. After spending many years around the country, in various careers, he retired to spend...
William "Bill" Patrick Scanlon
Dec 12, 2020
William (Bill) Patrick Scanlon was born to Patrick Phillip and Olga Isoline (Boog) Scanlon on 07 February 1925 in Bassein, Burma (now Myanmar). He had an older brother, Dennis Patrick, and a younger brother, Douglas (who died at age two). His mother and father divorced before he was five years old. He attended a Jesuit boarding school in Rangoon,...
Stanley Dean Fisher
Dec 11, 2020
Stanley Dean Fisher 85 of Rapid City passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.
A funeral service will take place on Tuesday, December 15 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Baesler officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City.
Stanley was born April 17,...
Jack A Stein
Dec 11, 2020
Jack A. Stein 76 of Patterson, CA passed away December 11, 2020 at his home.
A celebration of his life will be 10:00am Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home in Rapid city, with Rev. Brent Woodard officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Rapid City.
Jack was born December...
Clarisse Brookens
Dec 10, 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of an angel, Clarisse Brookens.
Clarisse Ann Sugden was born to Keith and Marie Sugden in Wolf Point, MT. She was the second oldest child of five and loved her family along with spending time on her grandparent's dairy farm. Throughout her life, she was blessed with...
Sally Kay Griggs
Dec 9, 2020
Rapid City – Sally K. Ecker Wall Griggs passed to glory on December 9 th , on her 88 th birthday. She will always be remembered as an amazing cook and baker with nobody surpassing her skills. She was talented at sewing, cross stich, crochet, and knitting. She enjoyed her numerous containers and loved to send family home with...
Nellie Zamora
Dec 8, 2020
Nellie Zamora, 78, died December 08, 2020. Nellie was born on March 18, 1942 in Surigao, Philippines. Nellie was widowed for 39 years and she is survived by 8 children: Cyril, Janet, Jean, Nancy, Naneth, Nizah, Jay and Jim Neil Tibs, 30 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. Nellie is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son Ronald,...
Keith Sugden
Dec 8, 2020
With great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved father, Keith E. Sugden, born on January 12, 1932, to Fred and Anna Sugden, in Wolf Point, Montana. He was the oldest child of two and loved his family dearly. He was married to Marie Sugden in 1952.  They were blessed with five children, Charlotte, Clarisse, Christine, Richard, Dale,...
Myron Lee Hofer
Dec 8, 2020
Rapid City – Myron Lee Hofer, 76, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Myron was born in Huron, SD to Josh and Katie Hofer. He grew to adulthood on the family farm near Hitchcock, SD and graduated from Hitchcock High School in 1962. After graduating from South Dakota State University in...
Birdie Mae Lethlean
Dec 7, 2020
Rapid City - A warm shining light in our world has been taken from us. Birdie Mae Lethlean died of COVID 19 at Monument Hospital on December 7, 2020. Birdie was born on May 12, 1954 to Frank and Maxine Petrich of Rapid City, South Dakota. She is survived by her loving husband, James B. Lethlean and adoring children,...
Christopher Paul Silva
Dec 6, 2020
Christopher Paul Silva, a Rapid City native, passed away Sunday December 6, 2020, at the age of 63.
Chris was born December 11, 1956 to John & Ellen Silva. He was the eighth child of thirteen siblings. Chris loved the outdoors and liked to hunt and fish with his family. He loved sports, especially baseball and football....
Elizabeth Marguerite Kistler
Dec 6, 2020
Rapid City – Elizabeth Marguerite Fox Kistler died December 6, 2020 at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice House.
Elizabeth was born November 12, 1924 at Westport, SD to John Henry and Martha (Krinz) Fox, the fourth of 12 children. She moved with her family to the Black Hills in the spring of 1930. She attended all eight...
Richard Lee Swift
Dec 6, 2020
Richard L. Swift, 81 died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in New Underwood.
Richard was born December 23, 1938 in Rapid City to Thomas Joe and Sylvia (Whittecar) Swift. When Richard was entering the first grade, the family moved to Hill City where...
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