Obituaries

Evelyn E. Didier

Apr 9, 2020

RAPID CITY - Evelyn Didier, 94 was able to peacefully transition due to natural causes unrelated to Covid 19, surrounded by family at her son's home early Thursday morning.

Evelyn 'Evie' Beach Didier was born on her family's Spring Valley Hereford Ranch near Folsom South Dakota August 5, 1925 to William W. and Estelle M. (Kaech) Beach....

Jane Eppard

Apr 8, 2020

Jane E. Eppard was born May 24, 1937 in Goshen, Indiana to Wilfred and Margaret Jackson.  Mrs. Eppard was a 52-year Azusa resident who passed away on April 8, 2020 at the age of 82 in Rapid City, South Dakota.  A life well lived, Mrs. Eppard was very active in the community having served on countless PTA boards, as...

Clint Agee

Apr 8, 2020

BLACK HAWK - Clint Agee, 89, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

He served in the US Army.

He is survived by his children: Miles (Dayna) Agee, Pendleton, OR; Mark Hopkins, Black Hawk; Geri Burroughs, Pendleton, OR; and one grandson: Campbell Agee.

Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time....

Richard V. Falk

Apr 8, 2020

Richard Victor Falk, 84, left us on April 8, 2020. Richard was a long-time resident of Rapid City, SD

He was born in Courtney, ND on May 18, 1935 to Tony and Mary Falk who preceded him in death. He had an older brother Raymond Falk who also preceded him in death.

Richard married Sharon...

James E. Burke

Apr 7, 2020

RAPID CITY- James E. Burke, 83, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at home with his wife and family by his side after a two year courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Jim was born on August 26, 1936 in Aberdeen, SD to Andy and Irene Burke.  He and his family moved to Pierre, SD where he...

Wayne R Anderson

Apr 4, 2020

Wayne Roland Anderson was born July 4, 1928 to William and Ruth (Brudvig) Anderson in Yankton, SD.  He died April 4, 2020 at age 91 of natural causes.

Wayne left specific instructions that his obituary be short.  He was a man who loved his God and loved his family.  He was a man of his word.  He...

Marian Schleve

Apr 4, 2020

On April 4, 2020, Marian (Teker) Schleve, 105, travelled to her heavenly home. Marian was blessed to have remained in her home on Big Bend Road with the Frederick family providing daily love, comfort and support.

Marian was born on January 22, 1915, in a sod house on the Heart River near Leith, North Dakota, to Martin...

Richard L Buckingham

Apr 3, 2020

Richard (Dick) Buckingham passed away April 3rd, 2020, at Monument Hospice House in Rapid City SD.

Dick was born in Denver December 7, 1931, to Oliver and Marion Buckingham. After graduation of Sr High school Dick was drafted into the Army in 1951.  His military duty was spent mostly in Korea during the Korean war and was...

Nels Clifton Johnson

Apr 3, 2020

Rapid City - Nels Clifton Johnson, 91, of Rapid City, died Friday, April 3, 2020. His daughter Jackie, was by his side as he passed.

Nels was born in Vermillion, Kansas on March 1, 1929. He joined the U.S. Military at the age of 17. In 1948, he married Sheila Holmes and together they had a son,...

Martha "Jane" Jane Anderson

Mar 31, 2020

Rapid City – Martha "Jane" Anderson, 93, passed away on March 31, 2020.

Jane was born May 25, 1926 to Hal and Martha Buntley in Sheldon, Iowa. The family moved to Sioux City, IA when Jane was a baby and remained there till, she graduated from high school. Even as a little girl, Jane wanted to be...

Larry E. Marchant

Mar 31, 2020

Larry Earl Marchant, 73, of Rapid City, SD passed away peacefully on March 31, 2020 at Advanced Health Care in Billings, MT.

Larry was born to Verna and Leonard Marchant on March 28, 1947 in Chadron, NE. His family soon moved to Hot Springs, SD where Larry grew up making lifelong friends. He joined the United States...

M. Denise Twiggs

Mar 30, 2020

M. Denise Rieb Twiggs, 59, passed away March 30, 2020. She was born on August 2, 1960 in Niagara Falls, NY, to Richard and Mary (Lash) Rieb.

The first part of Denise's childhood was spent moving around since her father was in the Army. But her fondest childhood memories were the ones she had in the Black...

Camilla L. Goldman Fineran

Mar 29, 2020

Camilla L.  Goldman Fineran, 102, of Rapid City, died Sunday, March 29, 2020 at a local health care facility.

Camilla was born February 16, 1918 at Madison SD to Lawrence & Mary (Janssen) O'Connell.

She graduated from Orland Consolidated School in 1936 and went on to attend S.D.S.U. in...

Edith Mae King

Mar 23, 2020

Edith M. King, 94, of Rapid City, died Monday, March 23, 2020 at a local nursing home.

She was born on October 12, 1925 to Joseph and Hazel (Shellenbarger) Bailie in Montevideo, Minnesota.

Edith grew up in Montevideo graduating from Montevideo High School.

She married Carl A. King in Topeka, Kansas on May...

Richard "Steve" Steven Parsons

Mar 23, 2020

Richard Steven Parsons ("Steve") of Bethesda, Maryland passed away on March 23, 2020 at the age of 67 years old at Montgomery General Hospital.

Steve Parsons was born on September 12, 1952 to Richard Colfax Parsons ("Dick") and Laura Jane Symms ("Jane").

Steve graduated from Walt Whitman High School and immediately joined the workforce.  Steve...

Lana Bussell

Mar 22, 2020

Lana Bussell passed away peacefully and quietly on March 22, 2020 in Rapid City with her family at her side.

Lana was born on September 12, 1956 in Cozad, Nebraska to Fred and Rosa Stott. As a child, Lana lived in...

Dr. William J. Donhiser

Mar 21, 2020

RAPID CITY | Dr. William "Bill" Donhiser passed away on March 21, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota following a brief battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Bill was born in 1957 to James and Lois (Cowen) Donhiser in Leonardtown, Maryland. He was the oldest of four children.

Bill was a 1975 graduate of St....