Obituaries

Aug 9, 2019

Estella Barbara Eilers passed away on August 9, 2019.

Barbara was born on December 28, 1929 in Sioux Falls South Dakota and was the seventh child of Frank and Estella Burke.  Barb attended Sioux Falls Catholic High and graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1951.  She was an elementary school teacher for five years in...

Aug 7, 2019

Yankton - Phillip Duane Amiotte, 86, died Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Avera Sister James Care Center at Yankton, SD.

He was born Tuesday, April 25, 1933 at Rosebud, SD to Philip and Thelma (Haukass) Amiotte. He graduated from high school and attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He entered the United Stated Marine...

Aug 7, 2019

Allan Lee Dewald was born as the only offspring to parents Paul and Hulda (Kiehlbauch) Dewald on May 27, 1938 in a Scotland, SD, clinic, and raised on a small farm near Tripp, SD.  He attended a one-room country school through the 8th grade and subsequently completed high school at Tripp High School.  He expressed an early interest in...

Aug 4, 2019

John "Johnny" Williams died Sunday, August 4, 2019 at his residence in Rapid City.

John Griffith Williams was born Tuesday, January 9, 1951 in Rapid City, SD to Richard and Bernice [Moore] Williams. John also known as "Johnny" or "Big Fish" or "JW" attended school and grew to adulthood in Rapid City and graduated from Rapid City...

Aug 3, 2019

Delores A. Collins, 83, passed away at her home on Saturday, August 3, 2019.

Delores A. Collins was born on Dec. 26, 1935, in Wessington Springs to Dorothy Olson Robeson and Evart Henry Robeson. The family moved to Aberdeen...

Aug 2, 2019

Mark Robert Nefzger , 53, of Rapid City, South Dakota died on August 2, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is preceded in death by his father Robert and mother Beverly. He is survived by his three children; Olivia, Calvin and Charlie Nefzger of Rapid City. As well as his brother John Nefzger of Rapid City,...

Jul 31, 2019

Holly A. (Hollister) Arterbury, 63, of Rapid City, died at her home on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.

A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the American Legion Post 22 home, 818 East St Patrick St. in Rapid City.

In lieu of flowers, the family will...

Jul 30, 2019

RAPID CITY- Wanda J. Kincaid, 86, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House.

Wanda Jean Kincaid was born on August 21, 1932 in Bowman, ND to Floyd and Valva Harr.  The family moved to Rapid City in the early 40's.

Wanda married the love of her life, Cal, in 1957 in...

Jul 29, 2019

RAPID CITY- Charles Baumgartner, age 60, died suddenly July 29, 2019 of natural causes.

He was born August 6, 1958 in Rapid City, SD and was the 9th born of 17 children.  His friends and co-workers usually referred to him as Charlie or Chuck, and when younger his siblings called him Chucky.  He attended St. John's Grade...

Jul 29, 2019

RAPID CITY- Alverda C. Neary, 102, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 29, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Alverda was born on August 26, 1916 near Dell Rapids, the daughter of Matt and Anna Mergen. She was the 10 th of 12 children. She grew up on a farm north of Dell Rapids and attended country...

Jul 26, 2019

Rapid City – William "Bill" E. Richards, 78, died Friday, July 26, 2019 at the Rapid City Regional Home Health Plus Hospice House.

William Elroy Richards was born December 13, 1940 at Blunt, SD to Roland and Vivian (Hall) Richards. They lived on a farm 35 miles southeast of Pierre until 1955. They sold the farm and...

Jul 25, 2019

Elaine Mae Roll passed away peacefully in La Jolla, California. She was a genuinely nice, caring woman with a strong sense of family and community. Despite various health challenges in her later years, she remained in good spirits and was always ready with a joke, a story, a smile and a laugh.

She was born in Hot...

Jul 24, 2019

Steven D. Spiry was born at Ellsworth AFB on October 22, 1960.  He graduated from Stevens High School in 1979 and remained a resident of Rapid City throughout his life.  For over 20 years, Steve owned and operated Rapid Trim.  He took pride in and was well know for his tree and shrub artistry skills.

After a...

Jul 23, 2019

White Lake – Delphia A. Williams, 97, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Aurora Brule Nursing Home at White Lake, SD.

Delphia Ardena Williams was born to Arthur Harrison and Lydia Katherine (Bachman) Williams on July 3, 1922 at Faith, South Dakota. She was joined later by Ina Rose and Melva Zell. They lived in a...

Jul 23, 2019

Jeffrey James Ermish, 45, of Orlando, FL passed away on July 23, 2019 surrounded by family and his companion, Andrea after a brave battle with cancer. He was born on April 13, 1974 in Rapid City, SD. He received his bachelor's degree from Jacksonville University and MBA from Florida Institute of Technology. Jeff was commissioned as an Ensign in...

Jul 22, 2019

HILL CITY – Rebecca J. 'Becky' Howey Barker, 91, passed away July 22, 2019 at Good Samaritan in New Underwood, SD.

Becky was born near Deerfield, SD, on June 12, 1928, to Edmund and Dolores Prickett Howey Fitzimonds.  She attended a one room school near Deerfield for her elementary years, then attended and graduated from Rapid City...

Jul 22, 2019

Dorothy Darlene Boyer passed peacefully at the Boyer Ranch on the morning of July 22, 2019.

Dorothy was born Feb. 4, 1935, to Arthur and Edna (LeLaCheur) Gorsuch in Hooker County, NE.

Dorothy married Frank Boyer in 1955. They moved to Texas where Frank was stationed in the Army, and then returned to Nebraska to...

Jul 22, 2019

William C. "Bill" Hough, age 87, went home to the Lord on July 22, 2019. Bill was born February 13, 1932 at Creighton, Nebraska to M. Clark and Wilma V. (Hoffie) Hough. The family moved west in 1935 and Bill grew up in western Montana and graduated in 1949 from Missoula County High School. He joined the US Navy...

Jul 19, 2019

Robert (Bob) Boehler, 60, died Friday, July 19, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was born December 25, 1958 in Aberdeen, SD to Darwin and Gwen (Schwall) Boehler. Bob was a 1977 graduate of Stevens HS, earning his B.S. and M.S. in Education from SDSU. He married Cathy Meginness on August 10,...

Jul 18, 2019

Jean M. (Heibult) Hinzman, 89, of Rapid City, passed away on July 18, 2019 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House after a courageous struggle with cancer.

Jean Marie Hinzman was born on September 15, 1929 to Grace and Herman Heibult in Yankton, SD. She grew up in the Yankton and Tyndall, SD area, graduating from Yankton...