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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.
07/31/1923 - 04/22/2023
Lorraine Elizabeth Kundert Slocum, Rapid City Lorraine Elizabeth Kundert Slocum passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Clarkson Health Care at the age of 99. Lorraine Elizabeth Kundert was born July...
01/02/1939 - 04/18/2023
William Carl Shermer 1-2-1939 -April 18, 2023 Bill was born in Miami FL to Herman Shermer and Ethel Prinzing Shermer the 5th of 5 sons, Herman Fred, Leonard Robert, twins Harvey and Earl, who passed a...
02/04/1954 - 04/15/2023
Debra Kay Huskey, 69, of Rapid City, passed away on April 15, 2023 at Monument Health.
07/16/1941 - 04/14/2023
Florence Ruby (Cotten) Mitzel, aged 81, passed in Hankinson, ND on April 14, 2023. Florence was born July 16, 1941 in Oakes, ND. She was the middle daughter of 5 to Harley and Ruby Cotten. She attende...
11/26/1926 - 04/13/2023
Alma Mary McAllister departed this world to join her Lord Jesus Christ and loving husband Speed on April 13, 2023, at the Westhills Village hospice facility in Rapid City. A private Mass of Christian ...
07/27/1948 - 04/12/2023
Sharon L Baumgartner (Brown) passed away on Wednesday, April 12th surrounded by loved ones at home in Rapid City. Sharon was born on July 27th, 1948, to Robert Edward and Dorothy (Sutton) Brown in Fl...
07/27/1932 - 04/10/2023
Eleanor Edelman, 90, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at Monument Health, Rapid City, SD. Eleanor Jane Edelman, was born to Robert and Helen (Christopherson) Terrio, July 27, 1932, in Irene, SD. ...
10/06/1936 - 04/10/2023
William Martin Collins, 86, of Rapid City, S. D. , passed away peacefully on Monday, April 10th, 2023, at Avantara North nursing home in Rapid City, S. D. William was born in Rapid City, SD, to Marti...
04/24/1934 - 04/08/2023
Imogene Shaffer Wittenhagen was born in her Grandma Emma\'s house north of Lucas, SD on 24April 1934 to Vilas and Florence Shaffer. She lived in Lead, SD for several years, and then her family moved t...
09/02/1952 - 04/07/2023
Dennis M. Rush, 70, of Rapid City, passed away on April 7, 2023, at his residence. He was born on September 2, 1952, on EAFB, SD, to Lawrence and Marie (Buittner) Rush.
01/02/1937 - 04/04/2023
Janice Fey was born January 2, 1937, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Herman and Emma Zimmerman. She passed away April 4, 2023, after battling cancer at the age of 86. Janice married Lee Stimes in 1957 an...
09/20/1950 - 04/02/2023
Leslie “Les” Bauer, age 72, of Rapid City, SD, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023, while at his home. Les (Tom to some of his family and friends) was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1...
05/06/1939 - 04/01/2023
Elizabeth Lewin Johnson, 83, of Castle Rock, CO, passed away on April 1, 2023. She was born in Attleboro, MA on May 6, 1939.
01/12/1955 - 03/31/2023
Christopher LeRoy Runnalls January 12, 1955 – March 31, 2023 Christopher “Kitt” Runnalls passed away on March 31 2023 at Monument Health Rapid City from pancreatic cancer. Chris was born in Rap...
06/11/1940 - 03/31/2023
Cristobal Jose Martinez, 82 was born to Elosia Madrid Martinez and Adonis Martinez in 1940 in Villanueva, NM. Moved to Belle Fourche, SD at a young age with his 4 older brothers, 4 older sisters, and ...
05/18/1948 - 03/31/2023
William (Bill) Joseph Crackel, 74, of Rapid City, passed away on March 31, 2023, after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s. Bill was born on May 18, 1948, to Wayne and Louisa Crackel in Pierre, SD. He ...
04/10/1938 - 03/28/2023
Ramona Beth Phipps, 84, of Mount Vernon, WA, passed away on March 28, 2023, with family around her, at Ellsworth AFB, SD. She was born on April 10, 1938, in Scottsville, AR, to Thomas and Rozetta (Gro...
09/02/1939 - 03/24/2023
James Michael Denning, 83, of Rapid City, passed away on March 24, 2023 at his home. He was born on September 2, 1939, in Kansas City, MO to Donald and Jessie (Roche) Denning.
07/29/1972 - 03/24/2023
Ericka Jean Krupka, 50, of Rapid City, passed away on March 24, 2023 at Monument Health. She was born on July 29, 1972 in Minneapolis, MN to James and Joyce (Anderson) Peterson. Ericka was kno...
07/23/1963 - 03/23/2023
Jackie Branch age 59 died March 23, 2023, in Rapid City, SD. Jackie Branch was born in Rosebud, South Dakota to Marie Allen and George Allen Sr. on July 23,1963. She was last in school at Central Hig...
03/17/1924 - 03/21/2023
Our beloved Faye Farrens passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, after a brief illness. Faye was born March 17, 1924, to Walter & Hannah Jershua (Geagley) Cochran in Bedford, IA. She was born the thi...
10/13/1946 - 03/20/2023
Jean Lorraine Decker, 76, of Rapid City, SD passed away on March 20, 2023, at Avantara Mountain View Retirement Home in Rapid City, SD. Jean was born on October 13, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pa. and spen...
11/06/1948 - 03/18/2023
Bernadine Junior Hunter, 74, of Rapid City, passed away on March 18, 2023 at Monument Health. She was born on November 6, 1948.
01/09/1985 - 03/16/2023
Jeffrey A. Barrett, (38), of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away March 16, 2023. Jeff was a loving father and talented guitarist. He loved music with a passion but loved his family even more. He was...
01/18/2007 - 03/13/2023
Stella Luna Eagle Tail, 16, of Rapid City, passed away on March 13, 2023, in Spearfish, SD. Stella Luna Eagle Tail was born in Rapid City to Tasina Lynn Eagle Tail and Errol Velcoff on January 18, 20...
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