Obituaries

Nov 1, 2020

Christopher Huber died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society-New Underwood.

Christopher (Chris) Huber, was born on November 28th 1941 to Christopher and Helen Miller at Hoven, SD. Chris grew up in Hoven where he attended both elementary and high school graduating in 1960. After high school Chris joined the United States Air Force where...

Oct 30, 2020

Cynthia Burnett 58 of Spearfish formerly of Rapid City died Friday, October 30, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO.

A funeral service will be 11:30am Friday, November 13, 2020 at Osheim and Schmidt Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow at the Mtn View...

Oct 28, 2020

Rapid City – LeRoy H. Ebel, 91, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City Regional Hospital.

LeRoy Herbert Ebel was born on the family farm near Lidgerwood, ND to Herbert and Hertha (David) Ebel on May 5, 1929. He attended school and grew to adulthood at Lidgerwood, graduating from high school. He entered the...

Oct 27, 2020

Frank Mosset, 83, of Mesa AZ, and longtime resident of Rapid City, SD passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 27th at his home. Frank was born in McIntosh, SD on September 15, 1937 to Anton and Elizabeth (Kraft) Mosset. The oldest of five children, he grew up in North Dakota splitting time between the family farm and the town...

Oct 26, 2020

We lost our mother Ethel Catherine Gibbons of 97 years to natural causes on Monday, October 26, 2020 at her home in Rapid City.

Private family interment will take place at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

It's impossible to summarize ninety-seven years of good living in one little article: but here is a...

Oct 25, 2020

Gary D. Engel, 71, passed away on October 25, 2020, at home surrounded by the love and care of his family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Gary was welcomed into the world on July 13, 1949 in Wessington Springs, SD to Leona and Erwin Engel.  Gary was the oldest of...

Oct 24, 2020

Marvin "Marv" A. Matkins, 68, of Hill City, died Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Monument Health Hospice House.

A visitation will be offered beginning at 10:00am, Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home followed by the funeral service at 11:00. Following the service, Marv will be cremated.

A memorial has been...

Oct 23, 2020

HOT SPRINGS- Karen M. (Kataryniak) Argabright, 57, of Hot Springs, South Dakota died Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Sanford Health Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD following a short, but intensive battle with Covid 19.

She was born on May 25, 1963 in Bayonne, New Jersey to Eugene and Filomena (Piazza) Kataryniak.  In 1973, her family moved...

Oct 22, 2020

RAPID CITY- Arlan Roorda VanDerPol, 74, died peacefully at home on Thursday, October 22, 2020.

He was born on June 7, 1946 in Newton, Iowa to Harold & Henrietta (Franje) VanDerPol. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School in Iowa, class of 1964.

Arlan enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on November 20, 1964 and was...

Oct 21, 2020

RAPID CITY- Verla I Curl, 79 passed away Thursday Oct 21,2020.

She was born on November 27, 1940 in Custer to Orvel & Lillian Gould. Verla married Bernard L. Curl on June 11, 1960 in Custer. They spent 52 wonderful years together.

Verla was a stay at home mom for many years and enjoyed working...

Oct 20, 2020

Our much beloved wife and mother, Jean Elizabeth Hattle of Greensboro, North Carolina, passed away in Rapid City on October 20, 2020.

Jean Elizabeth was born in Greensboro in 1939 to the late Dr. Herbert Hammond Ogburn and Robbie Eugenia "Bobbie Gene" Ogburn. Jean was good with words, read extensively, loved to dance, taught Latin, peppered shorthand...

Oct 20, 2020

Benjamin David Artichoker, 94, passed away Oct. 20, 2020 after a short stay at the Michael J Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans Home.

He was born Oct. 12, 1926, on the Lessert Ranch near Batesland, SD, to the late John and Emily (Lessert) Artichoker.

After graduating high school in Martin, SD, he joined the U.S. Marine...

Oct 19, 2020

Muriel E. "Babs" Maldeis, of Rapid City, died Monday, October 19, 2020 at a local health care facility.

She was born in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England to Stuart and Muriel (Pratt) Joyce.

Babs grew up in Clacton-on-Sea and in 1945 she became a war bride, marrying Lewis F. Maldeis, a US Army Air Corps supply Sgt....

Oct 18, 2020

John Ellison, 83, passed away on October 18, 2020 peacefully at West Hills Village in Rapid City, SD.

John was born on December 12, 1936 in Iowa Falls, IA to Leo and Luella Ellison. He married Annette Ellison On May 14, 1960. They celebrated their 58th anniversary before her death in 2018. They raised 3 children and...

Oct 17, 2020

Rapid  City - Marian Ruth Randles passed away on Oct. 17, 2020 in Rapid City. She was born on Aug. 9, 1934 in Rapid City, SD to Esther and Clifford Stillman. She married Alfred Randles on July 14, 1966 in Rapid City where they raised their family.

Marian spent her life in Rapid City. She worked as...

Oct 17, 2020

Beverly Jean Beringer 88 of Atlantic, IA passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Heritage House in Atlantic.

A funeral service will be held 10:00am Friday, October 23 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with Chaplain Herb Cleveland officiating. Burial will follow at 12:00pm at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Online condolences can be left...

Oct 17, 2020

Patricia Ruth Johnson, 89, of Rapid City, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at a local health care facility.

Patricia has chosen to be cremated, and the family will honor her with a private celebration of life.

Patricia was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, on February 6, 1931, to Carl T. and Ruth...

Oct 15, 2020

Donna Deffenbaugh James, 83, passed away on October 15, 2020 in Rapid City, SD.

Donna was born December 14, 1936 in Witten, South Dakota to Fred and Ruth Deffenbaugh.  From Witten, the family farmed near Burke, SD along the Ponca Creek in Gregory County.  The family relocated to Burke, SD where the operated Fritz Coin-Op Laundry.  Donna...

Oct 14, 2020

Leonard "Len" Bernell Weimer, 68, of Rapid City, died October 14, 2020 at the Monument Health Hospital. Len was born on February 16, 1952 in Belle Fourche, SD to Alfred and Lorraine (Mowrey) Weimer. The family subsequently moved to Rapid City after farming throughout the drought years in the late 1950s.

Baseball was the childhood passion Len...

Oct 13, 2020

Remington Nash Hodge was born February 5, 2020 at 12:51pm in the Monument Health hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota. Remi unexpectedly passed away in his sleep on October 13, 2020. He was 8 months old.

Remi was the most joyous and easygoing baby. His smile was contagious and would light up the room. In his eight...