Obituaries

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...

Jul 16, 2019

Lynda Rae Schultz Lindstrom passed away peacefully at Rapid City Regional Hospital on July 16, 2019.

She is the daughter of Fred R and Elizabeth (Thomsen) Schultz.

Lynda was born in Lemmon S.D. on August 8, 1952.

She graduated from RC Central high school in...

Jul 15, 2019

RAPID CITY | On July 15, 2019, Donald "Red" Dodge went to be with the Lord.

Red was born on Sept. 11, 1928 in Red Wing, MN, to Fred and Edna (Lansing) Dodge. He grew up with his seven...

Jul 15, 2019

Murray Woulfe, 74, of Rapid City passed away on Monday, July 15th, 2019 at home with his family by his side.

He was born in Minneapolis, MN to Murray and Ruth (Brown) Woulfe on September 1 st , 1944.

Murray was, in his owns words: 100% an Irishman, a single child whose mother passed away...

Jul 14, 2019

SUMMERSET- Emily M. Allen, 19, died Saturday, July 14, 2019.

Emily is survived by her parents: Jonathan and Chloe Allen; brother, Andrew and sister, Meaghan; all of Summerset; paternal grandparents: Ronald and Kathleen Allen, Sparta, WA; paternal great grandmother, Inga Allen, La Crosse, WI; maternal grandparents: Kent and Beth Gunnison, San Tan Valley, AZ; aunts and uncles:...

Jul 13, 2019

Ernest F. Meiers,96, Bismarck, formerly of Rapid City, South Dakota passed way on July 13, 2019 under the comfort care of CHI ST. ALEXIUS.    Per Ernest's request, no service will be held.  Cremation has taken place and internment and private family service will be held at later date at Black Hills National Cemetery.

Ernie was born March...

Jul 10, 2019

RAPID CITY - Larry D. Plank, 64, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Regional Hospice House in Rapid City. He was born in Armour, SD to Robert and Miriam Plank. Larry and his siblings grew up in Pierre, South Dakota where he graduated high school. He studied various subjects in college and found his passion in...

Jul 8, 2019

RAPID CITY | Virginia Isabelle "Ginny" Nahrgang, 85, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019.

Virginia Isabelle "Ginny" Lee was born on April 8, 1934, to Irwin and Zula (Howie) Lee in Mrs. Lewis's Maternity Home in Faith. Three...

Jul 7, 2019

Donald A. Policky, 89, of Piedmont, passed away surrounded by loving family at Rapid City Regional Hospice House on Sunday, July, 7, 2019.

Don was born in Upton, Wyoming on December 3, 1929. He graduated from the University of Wyoming and served in the Air Force during the Korean war conflict.

Don established Big D...

Jul 6, 2019

RAPID CITY- Ted E. Hamm, 82, passed away on July 6 th , 2019 at the Ft. Meade VA Healthcare after a long battle with health issues.

Ted was born on January 17 th , 1937 in Rapid City to Una and Del Hamm. He had three siblings: Leo Hamm, Dean Hamm and Bessy Hamm. He has...