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M. Arlene Carter-Snyder
Dec 13, 2019
Piedmont -  M. Arlene Carter-Snyder, 94, Piedmont passed away at her home Dec. 13, 2019. Arlene was born October 3, 1925 in Cody Ne. Arlene graduated from Cody High School in 1944. Arlene married William Ernest Carter May 25, 1945. Ernie and Arlene bought, fixed up and sold ranches in Wood Lake NE, Stockton CA, Lincoln CA, Shoshone ID,...
James "Jim" Allen Czywczynski
Dec 12, 2019
James (Jim) Allen Czywczynski went to be with Jesus on December 12th, 2019. Jim was born on May 13, 1937 to Bernard and Laura (Eneboe) Czywczynski in Denver, CO. In 1943, Bernard and family moved back home to Gascoyne, ND to work on the family farm. In 1945, they purchased the family farm from Bernard's father, Adam Czywczynski. Jim...
Clifford Dale Lantz
Dec 10, 2019
Rapid City – Clifford "Skip" Dale Lantz, 77, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at his home in Rapid City with his wife Rita by his side.
Cliff was born October 16, 1942 in Rapid City, SD. He was the oldest child of Dale and Myrtle Lantz. Cliff married Claudia Henrick in 1963. They had two children together....
Patricia Rae Patterson Koppmann
Dec 10, 2019
Patricia R. "Patty" Patterson Koppmann, 77, of Rapid City, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House.
Patty was born on March 10, 1942 in Miles City, Montana to S. J. "Pat" and Irene (Morin) Patterson. The family moved to Sturgis where she attended St Martins Academy and graduated from Brown High School...
Janice C Cole
Dec 10, 2019
Rapid City – Janice C. Cole, 82, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Donna Jean (Forster) Kinzley
Dec 7, 2019
Donna Jean (Forster) Kinzley, 95, of Rapid City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, surrounded by her family.
Donna was born to Anton and Ethel (Peeler) Forster on October 26, 1924 and grew up on a farm near Salem, SD with her three older siblings....
Richard Harris Torgerson
Dec 7, 2019
Richard H Torgerson, born May 2, 1945 in Rapid City died December 7, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survived by his sister Dianne L (Torgerson) Hunziker and nephews Conrad Hunziker III, Mark Hunziker and niece Tritia (Hunziker) Moneypenny and grandnephews Chad Hunziker, Owen Hunziker, Conrad Hunziker IV and Noah Hunziker, and grandnieces Jules (Hunziker) Johnson. He was preceded...
Robert "Steve" Lee Stevens
Dec 6, 2019
Robert "Steve" Lee Stevens 87 of Rapid City passed away Friday December 6, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Steve was born February 2, 1932 in Little Rock AR to Edward and Edna Stevens. Steve moved to Chicago, IL where he lived until graduating high school and enlisting in the US Air Force. After returning from the...
Mel L Jewell
Dec 3, 2019
Mel L. Jewell, 54, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
Among his survivors include his wife Jean; sister Peggy (Steve) Roozing.
No public services will be held.
Helen Petersen
Dec 3, 2019
Gettysburg, SD - Helen D. Petersen, 92, of Black Hawk died on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Oahe Haven care center in Gettysburg SD. She was born August 4, 1927 at the family farm near Trail City, SD, the daughter of Jacob and Dorthea Balliet.
Helen graduated from McLaughlin High School, where she was a boarding...
George S. Hofer
Nov 30, 2019
George S. Hofer, 90, died on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019.
He served as a Corporal in the US Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife Doris; children; Eugene (Lois) Hofer, Gigi (Mike) Rieder, and Laurice (Scott) Bittner.
Services with military honors will be at 8:30 am on Friday, May 15, 2020, at Osheim &...
Eunabel Mckie
Nov 29, 2019
RAPID CITY | Eunabel Faye McKie, 84, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 10, 1934 to Herman and Lillian (Winterfeld) Vogel in Pipestone, MN. After she graduated from high school in Pipestone she worked at the school as a secretary. On the weekends she loved to dance to the bands at...
Edna M. Estes
Nov 28, 2019
Edna Mae Estes was born in Houston, Texas, on December 25, 1925. She always said, "The stork didn't bring me, but Santa did."
She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, James David Estes, her parents Ellis Yett Ball, Lola Mae Watts and her stepfather Jesse Shroyer, her brother William Christie Ball, and a...
Gale C. Holbrook
Nov 28, 2019
Gale C. Holbrook , 96, of Rapid City , a kind and gentle soul, passed away on November 28, 2019.
A loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who loved his family with all the power of his delightful heart. A true friend to all in his family and broad circle of friends....
Lou Frances Eberly
Nov 24, 2019
June Frances 'Mary Lou' Eberly, 93, died on Sunday, November 24, 2019.
Mary Lou, was born on January 5, 1926 to Dell and Lillie (Steinerson) Creighton in Sioux City, Iowa.
Mary Lou was married to Virgil Eberly on June 26, 1947. Born to this union were Barbara and Daniel. The family moved to Rapid City,...
Larry "Joe" Dean Monheim
Nov 24, 2019
Rapid City - Larry (a.k.a. Joe) Monheim, 76, died at his home surrounded by his family on November 24, 2019.
Larry was born August 25, 1943 to James and Norma (Lundin) Monheim in Rapid City, SD. He graduated from Black Hills State University and took a teaching job in Rocky Ford, Colorado for a short time before...
Constance J. West
Nov 23, 2019
Constance "Connie" J. West, 86, of Rapid City, died at her home surrounded by her loving children on Saturday, November 23, 2019.
She was born on March 9, 1933 in Holyoke, Massachusetts to Clifford and Jeannette (Bressette) Roule.
Connie married John West in 1958 in Holyoke, Mass.
Connie lived her life travelling as...
Anita "Jeanne" Taylor
Nov 22, 2019
Jeanne K. Taylor
1926 - 2019
Jeanne K. Taylor died Friday, November 22, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. Anita Jeanne Kell was born on August 4, 1926 in White River, South Dakota to C.E. and Alva Kell. One night as a young teenager Jeanne attended a...
Gary Brown
Nov 18, 2019
RAPID CITY- Gary William Brown, 64, died Monday, November 18, 2019 from complications of respiratory failure.
Gary was born on March 18, 1955 in Santa Ana, CA. Gary graduated from Rapid City Central in 1973 and lived in Rapid City his whole life. He started his restaurant career at the Powder House Lodge in Keystone and then...
Norma M. Henderson
Nov 17, 2019
Norma Henderson passed peacefully at 96 years on November 17, 2019. She was born in Madison WI, April 10, 1923. She joined the Navy as a nurse in WWII, with good intentions of a permanent career. However, on a military base in CA, Navy medic Richard Henderson, upon seeing a beautiful young woman in uniform walk through the door,...
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