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Remembering those who have left us. This obituaries page is a simple tribute to individuals who touched our lives. May their legacies endure in our memories.

08/08/1932

- 10/30/2023

08/08/1932 - 10/30/2023

Mary Lou (Kempton) Groethe, 91, peacefully departed this world surrounded by her family in Rapid City on October 30, 2023. Mary was always known for her love of family and kindness to everyone. She w...



01/14/1936

- 01/22/2024

01/14/1936 - 01/22/2024

Donald Gene Schouten, 88, passed away on January 22, 2024 peacefully at home. He was born on January 14, 1936 at Sundance, Wyoming to Herman Schouten and Mable (Hindman) Schouten. The family moved to...



07/05/1934

- 05/02/2024

07/05/1934 - 05/02/2024

Roy A. Mapel passed away peacefully on May 2, 2024 at Primrose Retirement Community in Gillette. Roy was born July 5, 1934 to Norman and Mary Mapel. Roy, a Gillette native is best remembered as the G...



03/03/1976

- 05/01/2024

03/03/1976 - 05/01/2024

Joyelle “Joy” Marie Hessler On Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother, Joyelle “Joy” Marie (Stafford) Hessler (48) of Gillette, WY passed away followi...



07/25/1947

- 11/03/2023

07/25/1947 - 11/03/2023

Deanna Lee Aday-Keller of Folsom, California passed away at her home November 3 of 2023. She is survived by husband Chris Keller, daughters Kimberly (James) Hopper and Kristi O’Neill, stepdaughter M...



02/04/1956

- 05/02/2024

02/04/1956 - 05/02/2024

Thomas Alan LeBeau - Itówapi Káǧa Ómani (Traveling Artist) was born to Gilbert and Marcella Ryan LeBeau on February 4, 1956 in Mobridge, SD and started his journey to the star nation on May 2, 202...



08/17/1954

- 05/11/2024

08/17/1954 - 05/11/2024

Linda Amick Puetz, 69, passed away unexpectedly at home on May 11, 2024. Linda was born in Sioux Falls, SD to David and Betty Amick on August 17, 1954. She attended and graduated from Lincoln High Sc...



12/25/1950

- 05/02/2024

12/25/1950 - 05/02/2024

Robert William Polk Jr, 73, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, in Sioux Falls after an extended illness. Bob was born on Christmas Day, 1950 in Athens, GA to Robert Wi...



07/14/1932

- 05/01/2024

07/14/1932 - 05/01/2024

Rufus C. ‘John’ Aldridge passed away peacefully at Fountain Springs Healthcare on May 1, 2024. John was born July 14, 1932 to Ada Bullard in Whiteville, NC. He and his siblings were placed in the...



11/24/1955

- 04/27/2024

11/24/1955 - 04/27/2024

Daniel G. Hern, Jr. , 68, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on April 27, 2024. Arrangements by Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home.



01/14/1943

- 04/26/2024

01/14/1943 - 04/26/2024

Walter Danley, 81, Rapid City, passed away peacefully at Monument Health , Rapid City on April 26, 2024. Walter was born to Louis and Eve Danley on January 14, 1943 in Mitchell, SD. They lived in Whi...



05/30/1997

- 04/25/2024

05/30/1997 - 04/25/2024

Jacob Kenneth Thompson May 30, 1997 to April25, 2024 A Jake Thompson Memorial Account has been set up. Contact email address is ttribe7@yahoo. com Jacob, or forever called Jakiepoo by his family, pas...



02/20/1941

- 04/23/2024

02/20/1941 - 04/23/2024

Orlando Benjamin Eenebo, 83, Black Hawk, South Dakota, passed away on April 23, 2024. Arrangements are pending with Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home.



09/29/1935

- 04/21/2024

09/29/1935 - 04/21/2024

Suzanne Livermore Moser gained her wings on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Monument Health Hospice House. Suzanne was born September 29, 1935, in Rapid City to Wallace & Lucille Koppmann. She married...



11/27/1950

- 03/20/2024

11/27/1950 - 03/20/2024

Paula Ann Ewing, 73, passed away on Wednesday, March 20th, 2024, surrounded by family and friends. Paula was born November 27, 1950 in Denver, Colorado to Paul and Maxine Thompson. She was raised by h...



04/21/1971

- 04/18/2024

04/21/1971 - 04/18/2024

Shawn Vernon Caekaert of Rapid City, SD passed away on April 18th 2024 in Rapid City, SD. Shawn was born in Rapid City, SD to Ed and May Caekaert on April 21, 1971. He went to school at Centauras Hig...



03/13/1939

- 04/11/2024

03/13/1939 - 04/11/2024

On Thursday, April 11, 2024, Harold Norman Lund, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and veteran, stepped into the presence of his Lord at the age of 85. Harry, as he liked to ...



10/04/1950

- 03/25/2024

10/04/1950 - 03/25/2024

Clinton Alvin Halverson, of Spearfish, SD passed away in the evening hours after a nice snowfall on March 25th, 2024 at the Hospice House in Rapid City after a six-month battle with cancer. Clinton wa...



08/13/1937

- 04/03/2024

08/13/1937 - 04/03/2024

Robert “Bob” Farmer was born August 13th, 1937 to Eulilah (Creasy) and Benjamin Davis Farmer in Swepsonville, North Carolina. A year after high school he joined the Air Force. He was stationed at...



06/30/1926

- 01/05/2024

06/30/1926 - 01/05/2024

Lorene Hoffman, age 97, went home to the Lord January 5th, 2024, in Austin TX. She lived most of her life in Rapid City with now-deceased husbands Virgil Martin and Charles Hoffman. Lorene had two ch...



07/19/1938

- 03/15/2024

07/19/1938 - 03/15/2024

Wanda Carol (Robinson) Tribble passed away on March 25, 2024, at the Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Carol, as most knew her, was born on July 19, 1938 in McNairy County, TN at home to Cora Lee and ...



12/24/1942

- 03/30/2024

12/24/1942 - 03/30/2024

Barbara Ann (Coshow) Summers was born in Poseyville, Indiana on December 24, 1942 to Oliver Owen Coshow and Mary Lee (Pfister) Coshow. She was a: daughter, sister, cousin, mother, aunt, grandmothher,...



05/06/1943

- 03/20/2024

05/06/1943 - 03/20/2024

Ruth Ann Moller, 80, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away March 20, 2024.



04/19/1958

- 03/09/2024

04/19/1958 - 03/09/2024

Ruth A. Huber born on April 19, 1958 in Clovis, New Mexico, to Billie and Mabel (Huntley) Wright. Ruth’s initials before she got married were spelled RAW and in reverse was WAR. Coming from a milit...



03/29/1936

- 03/09/2024

03/29/1936 - 03/09/2024

David Daniel Zulauf, 87, passed away on March 9, 2024 at the VA Hospital in Fort Meade, SD. David was born in Bison, SD to Alexander and Anna Zulauf on March 29, 1936. David went to school 1st-12th i...



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