Obituaries

Apr 2, 2019

RAPID CITY | Wilma LaVonne (Janas) Thomsen, 82, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Hospice House. Wilma was well loved by her family and spent these last two weeks with all of her children and grandchildren by her side, sharing love, laughter and tears with her.

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Mar 31, 2019

Claudette Ellen Newman, 86, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, surrounded by family at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

She was born Oct. 24, 1932, to Herbert and Lillian Zaiser in Sanborn, IA. The family moved to Deadwood in 1938....

Mar 29, 2019

Hazel Schecher passed away suddenly at her home in Rapid City on March 29, 2019.  She was born on August 27, 1931 to Oscar and Leah Lee in Volga, South Dakota and raised in a family of eight children.  Hazel was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church and graduated from Volga High School in 1949.  After receiving her...

Mar 29, 2019

Steven G. Bickford, 37, died on Friday March 29, 2019.

He was born on July 7, 1981, to Larry and Linda (Iott) Bickford in Rapid City.

Survivors include his mother, Linda Bickford, his father, Larry Bickford and his sister, Sarah (Steven) Luke, all of Rapid City and his brother, John Bickford, of Boise, ID.

Mar 29, 2019

Fred's service has been rescheduled for 11:00AM, Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron followed by a Celebration of Life Gathering of family and friends at the Country Kitchen banquet room in Chadron. .

Charles "Fred" Fisher

Born May,18 1936 in Chadron, NE, Fred passed away peacefully on March 29,...

Mar 27, 2019

Victor A. Toscana passed away on March 27, 2019 in Scottsdale, AZ.

He was born on May 11, 1943 to Frances (Perucca) and Dr. Francis Toscana, DDS in Deadwood, SD and resided in California during WW2. They moved back to Lead after the war and eventually moved to Rapid City in 1950 where he resided the remainder...

Mar 24, 2019

Joan Carol Maycock Record was born in 1940 on January 25 th to Joseph Nels Maycock and Doris Velma Maycock.  Joan was the third generation on a ranch west of Gillette, Wyoming.  Joan had two brothers that both died in infancy.  Her early years were spent playing alone as the nearest neighbors lived miles away.  When Joan was four...

Mar 23, 2019

Rapid City--- Gerry Gisness, 90, Rapid City, passed away peacefully at Fountains Springs Healthcare on Saturday, March 23, 2019.

She was born on May 5,1928, in Hoven, South Dakota, the daughter of Anthony and Mary (Koehn) Zweber.  Gerry Zweber married Wesley Gisness on June 3,1950 in Rapid City, SD. She was employed by Tesoro Petroleum, PARCO Inc....

Mar 22, 2019

Rapid City – David L. Dickson, 73, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.

David Lynn Dickson was born in Grand Island, Nebraska on November 23, 1945 to parents Charles Claude Dickson and Mary Louise (Bruhn) Dickson. He was the youngest of five children, growing up with one brother and three sisters. Dave...

Mar 21, 2019

Dr. Oliver's service has been delayed until May 10.

Dr. Thomas K. Oliver, 96, died Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Rapid City, SD.

Tom was born on September 24, 1922 in St. Louis, MO, to Lunsford and Janet Oliver. Tom's father was an officer with the- US Army Corp of Engineers, resulting in...

Mar 21, 2019

Sally Matson Paulson, 96, died March 21, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society in New Underwood, SD.  She was born on July 11, 1922 in Sioux Falls.  She was the second daughter to Dr. Charles C. and Genevieve Louise (Smith) Matson.  Sally attended grade schools in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1940.  In June of...

Mar 20, 2019

Lynn D. Treadwell, 70, left to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on March 9, 1949 to Jack and Nancy (Chapman) Boughner.

Lynn's father, Jack, was in the U.S. Air Force, so she spent much of her youth moving around the United States, the Azores...

Mar 18, 2019

Patricia Elizabeth Peterson returned to her heavenly home on Monday, March 18, 2019, after a valiant battle with a terminal illness. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her during her struggles and ultimately gave her peace.

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Mar 16, 2019

New Underwood - Steve Dodson died March 16, 2019 at home. He was born March 30, 1949 in Imperial, NE to LaMar and Bea (Dahl) Dodson. The family moved to New Underwood in 1955.

He married Michaela Madsen in November 1972.  They welcomed daughter, Lisa, the following year.

Steve was a life-long farmer and rancher. ...

Mar 11, 2019

Elsie Rowland, 85, of Rapid City, died on Monday, March 11, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House.

She was born on February 8, 1934, in Roanoke, Virginia to Oscar and Elsie (Harrison) Blackwell.

Survivors include her husband, Joseph Rowland, of Rapid City; her children, Carrie (Ross Sessions) Cisle, of Rapid City; Joe (Kathy) Rowland,...

Mar 11, 2019

Rapid City – Robert W. Mielke, 89, died Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Rapid City Regional Health Home Plus Hospice House.

In his professional life serving as an EMT or in his personal life baking cookies with his grandkids, Robert "Bob" Mielke truly lived a life of extending and enhancing those around him.

As...

Mar 9, 2019

Belinda Jones was born on November 21, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Elbert and Ane (Pedersen) Jones. Her father was in the U.S. Air Force which moved the family around the world. Belinda adventured across Germany, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Canada, and South Dakota, specifically Rapid City, twice, where she became a naturalized citizen in 1973. In 1994, she became...

Mar 6, 2019

Dorothy L. Hall, 87, of Rapid City died at her home on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Dorothy Louise Hall, formerly of Terrell, passed away peacefully on the morning of March

6, 2019. She was born March 20, 1931 in Dallas, Texas to Lowell Mason and Fannie

Elizabeth Matthews. Dorothy was reunited in Heaven...

Mar 6, 2019

Regina Mary (Rausch) Hericks was born to John J and Mary (Kaiser) Rausch on August 22, 1932 on the farm near Hoven, South Dakota.

She lived 82 years of her life in Hoven where she attended church, school, played piano and enjoyed roller skating with her brothers where she met her lifelong love, Albert.

She...

Mar 6, 2019

Rapid City – Mata G. Carlson, 96, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Black Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center at Rapid City.

Mata was born December 6, 1922 to Gust and Gustah (Polnau) Wolff near Sisseton, SD.

She married Marvin Carlson January 6, 1945 and lived on a farm until 1964 when they moved...