Obituaries

May 23, 2019

RAPID CITY- Vernon J. Speck, 87, died Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Vernon was born on September 23, 1931 in Creighton, SD to Edward and Rosina (Walters) Speck. He attended school in Jerauld County. Vernon enlisted into the United States Army on March 10, 1953 and was honorably discharged as Corporal on March...

May 20, 2019

RAPID CITY | Fred R. Wylezik, 82, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 20, 2019.

Frederick was born on Jan. 2, 1937, to Felix and Jennie (Knipper) Wyzelik in Chicago, where he graduated high school in 1954. He enlisted...

May 20, 2019

Floy M. Sandine, 94 (but 29 forever) passed away in Rapid City on May 20, 2019.  Born on July 30, 1924 in Milwaukee WI, she was the oldest child of Clarence Fremd and Viola Marie (Fischer) Smith.

When she was 20 years old she married Ray Richard Smith from Rapid City and moved from the big city...

May 13, 2019

Alden Wetch, 82, of Rapid City died Monday, May 13, 2019 at a local nursing home.

Graveside services will be held at 12:00 pm, Friday, May 17, 2019 at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Rapid City.

Osheim & Schmidt is hosting his online guest register at www.osheimschmidt.com.

May 11, 2019

Rapid City – Terry Stocker, 64, died Saturday, May 11, 2019 at his home in Rapid City.

Terry Ray Stocker was born June 18, 1954 at Huron, SD to Lyle LaVerne and Anna Marie (Jakobsen) Stocker. The family moved to Rapid City in 1962 where Terry attended school and...

May 10, 2019

Ronald Ray Kappelman, 71, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 10, 2019.

Ron was born on February 26, 1948, the first-born and only son of George and Vernice (Schlaht) Kappelman.  He graduated from Winner High School in 1966 after playing football and track for four years, as well as starring in the junior and...

May 10, 2019

Mary Lou Derksen, age 81, passed on to be with the Lord at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, in Shawnee, KS, on Friday, May 10, 2019, from Congestive Heart Failure. She lived her last 4 years at the Shawnee Heartland Assisted Living, following a stroke in 2015.

Mary Lou was born June 12, 1937, in Colorado Springs, CO to...

May 10, 2019

Gregory G. Stensland, 65, of Black Hawk, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019.

Survivors include his wife, Violet; a son, Brent (April) Stensland, of Rapid City; two daughters, Angela (Justin) Abrahamson, of Bowman, ND and Megan (Kenan) Sarratt, of Piedmont; his parents; Monty and Betty (Ricard) Stensland, of Rapid City; a brother, Steve Stensland, of Las...

May 9, 2019

To view Glenn's memorial video click this link: https://youtu.be/L_jK-1fi0uA

RAPID CITY- Glenn Curtiss Barber, 86, died May 9, 2019 at Westhills Village Healthcare.

Glenn was born on a farm near Watertown, SD, on May 2, 1933 to Cynthia Kellogg Barber and Lyle Barber.    He was the oldest of three children. The family later moved to...

May 3, 2019

Betty J Noordermeer was a vibrant woman devoted to her family. She passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Fountain Springs Healthcare with her family by her side.

Betty was born on April 20, 1922, on the family farm near Winner, SD, to Fred (Fritz) Logan and Elva Elsie (Hood) Anderson. During the hard times of...

May 2, 2019

Rapid City – Frances M. Bachand, 95, Rapid City, died on May 2, 2019, at West Hills Village.

Fran was preceded in death by her husband James E. Bachand, parents Lola and Joseph Burg, brothers Robert, John and Richard (Moe).

Frances was born in Mitchell, SD, on February 21, 1924.

In June 1946...

May 2, 2019

Rapid City - Lucy A. (Simon) Wright, 89, Rapid City SD, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Regional Hospital, surrounded by family.

Lucy was born immediately preceding the Great Depression of 1929, near Owanka, SD to Octave and Mable Simon at the farmhouse she was raised in.

May 1, 2019

Rapid City: Gerald Hannah (79) died on at home surrounded by his family on May 1, 2019 after a long fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Gerald, or Jerry, was the 7th of 9 children born to Maurice (Jack) and Rose (Hetzel) Hannah. He grew up and attended school for 10 years in Belle Fourche; moving to Norfolk, NE for...

May 1, 2019

Rapid City: Elda Mahoney, cherished wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, died May 1, 2019 with family by her side. She and her twin brother Elden were born January 20, 1926 at Lake Preston, South Dakota to Benjamin and Alma (Stevenson) Kellar. They were the 8 th and 9 th of 12 children.

Before marrying Richard Mahoney on...

Apr 30, 2019

Genevieve A. Doran, 93, Rapid City, died at her daughters' home on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Family will conduct a memorial service in Chamberlain in August

Apr 29, 2019

Rapid City – Margurette "Peg" Beyers, 71, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Rapid City Regional Health Home Plus Hospice House after a three year battle with glioblastoma.

Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 pm Sunday May 5, 2019 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, Rapid City.

Christian Funeral Mass will be 10:00...

Apr 27, 2019

CUSTER | Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Lutz, 77, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019.

Kathy was born on January 2, 1942, in Fergus Falls, MN to Merrill and Esther (Thompson) Swenson. Kathy grew up on the family dairy farm near Brandon, MN, where she attended and graduated from Brandon High School in 1959. After graduating high school,...

Apr 26, 2019

Verne R. Lotz (also known as Verne Sheppard) passed away April 26, 2019 in Rapid City SD.

Verne was born in Sheridan, Wisconsin, February 14, 1926, son of Ella and Robert Lotz. In 1937 the family moved to Waupaca, Wisconsin where Verne attended school, graduating in 1943. Verne served in the U.S. Air Corps from 1944 to...

Apr 24, 2019

Kris Stevens, 43, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

He leaves behind his sister, Kathy (Robert) Chalker; his brother Keith (Gina Phillips) Stevens and nephews Keith Stevens, Jr. and Ethan Stevens; his sister Kari Linderman, niece Rhonda-Gail Linderman and nephew  Daniel Linderman; his sister Kandi (Jimmy) Rothleutner and nieces Alison, Emily and...

Apr 23, 2019

John F. "Skeeter" Glaze, 66, of Hot Springs went to be with the Lord and his Grandpa on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

He was born in Rapid City to Jack and Beverly (Paulson) Glaze on October 9, 1952.

John graduated high school in 1976 from Mt Judea, Arkansas. After graduation,...