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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.

3/23/1958

- 9/24/2023

3/23/1958 - 9/24/2023

Cherie Lynn Morris loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, cousin, and friend, 65 of Rapid City SD, went home to the Lord to be with her mom on September 24,2023, at Monument Hospice House after a l...



3/12/1981

- 9/19/2023

3/12/1981 - 9/19/2023

Melissa Jean Scull, 42, of Rapid City, passed away on September 19, 2023.



9/6/1963

- 9/16/2023

9/6/1963 - 9/16/2023

Cherie Renee Brown Wolf (60) of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away Saturday September 16,2023 at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City. Cherie was born September 6,1963 to Dottie and LeRoy Bro...



8/31/1963

- 9/14/2023

8/31/1963 - 9/14/2023

Nettie Christine Smith, also known as Christy, passed away on September 14, 2023, in Rapid City, SD, at the age of 60. She was born on August 31, 1963, in Missoula, MT, to the late Wilma and John Bird...



5/23/1953

- 9/11/2023

5/23/1953 - 9/11/2023

Carey D. Jacox (70) of Rapid City passed away Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 at Monument Hospital after a prolonged illness. He was born May 23, 1953 in Bassett, Nebr. to Lloyd and Lillian Jacox. He graduate...



7/11/1980

- 9/10/2023

7/11/1980 - 9/10/2023

Hillary J. Pulfrey, 43, of Summerset, SD passed away on September 10, 2023, at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD.



12/12/1934

- 9/10/2023

12/12/1934 - 9/10/2023

George Frederick Sigafoos went home to heaven on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at his home in Hot Springs. George was born on December 12, 1934, to Byron LeRoy and Margaret May (Smith) Sigafoos at Sist...



2/12/1936

- 9/10/2023

2/12/1936 - 9/10/2023

Morris Kosters, 87, of Rapid City, SD passed away on September 10, 2023 in Rapid City, SD. Morris was born South of Selby, SD in rural Walworth County, SD on February 12, 1936, to Henry J. and Mary K...



12/5/1955

- 9/1/2023

12/5/1955 - 9/1/2023

Gwen Monica Redleaf, 67, of Rapid City, passed away on September 1, 2023, at Avantara Mountain View. She was born on December 5, 1955, in Rapid City, SD to Steven and Vivian (Carter) Redleaf.



5/23/1971

- 9/1/2023

5/23/1971 - 9/1/2023

Thomas James Sealey, 52, of Rapid City, passed away on September 1, 2023, at his home.



7/23/1933

- 8/31/2023

7/23/1933 - 8/31/2023

Melvin Richard Ross Mel was born on July 23, 1933, in Matamoras, Pennsylvania where NJ, NY, and PA join in Pike County, Pennsylvania. When he graduated high school, he joined the U. S. Navy, in 1951, ...



12/16/1954

- 8/29/2023

12/16/1954 - 8/29/2023

THE MAN, THE MARINE, THE HOLE IN ONE LEGEND, went to live with God on Tuesday, August 29th. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and fur babies. My guess he’s gotten that 10th hole in o...



9/22/1938

- 8/29/2023

9/22/1938 - 8/29/2023

Dale Lee Lockhart, age 84, of Hot Springs, South Dakota passed away, Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Dale was born in Kimball, Nebraska to Marvin Clair “Bush” and Blanche Lucille (Shapley) Lockhart on S...



7/30/1954

- 8/27/2023

7/30/1954 - 8/27/2023

Daniel Gerdes, 69, of Rapid City, beloved spouse, father, brother, and uncle, died Sunday, August 27, 2023, in his home. The youngest of 3 children, Daniel Delmar Gerdes was born July 30, 1954, to Del...



8/5/1933

- 8/25/2023

8/5/1933 - 8/25/2023

Gilbert “Allen” Hatch, 90, of Box Elder, SD, made his journey home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 25th, 2023, while holding his wife Carol’s hand and surrounded with love. Allen was born ...



8/6/1958

- 8/21/2023

8/6/1958 - 8/21/2023

Denise Marie (Ohlrogge) Lopez Cayton, 65, of Rapid City, went peacefully into Heaven on August 21, 2023. She was the third child of Betty (Lien) and Duane Ohlrogge. She was born on August 6, 1958, i...



10/17/1954

- 8/20/2023

10/17/1954 - 8/20/2023

Susette Marie Knipmeyer, 68, of Rapid City, passed away on August 20, 2023, at Monument Health. She was born on October 17, 1954, in Ohio to Romondo and Lola (Nance) Patton.



4/24/1953

- 8/19/2023

4/24/1953 - 8/19/2023

Kerry Dennis Wood, 70, passed away unexpectedly on August 19, 2023, at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD. Kerry was born on April 24, 1953, in Alliance, NE to David K Wood and Norma (Coplen) Wood. As...



7/19/1959

- 8/19/2023

7/19/1959 - 8/19/2023

Karen Marie Carpenter, 64, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on August 19, 2023 in Rapid City after battling cancer. Karen was born in Wagner, SD to Kenneth and Olga (Haeuszer) Peterson on July 19, 1959...



10/14/1951

- 8/18/2023

10/14/1951 - 8/18/2023

Steven Ray Zera, 71, of Rapid City, passed away on August 18, 2023, at Avantara St. Cloud. He was born on October 14, 1951, in Milwaukee, WI to Frank and Mary (Key) Zera.



5/19/1936

- 8/17/2023

5/19/1936 - 8/17/2023

Kathleen Anne Munyan, 87, passed away on August 17, 2023, in Rapid City. Kathleen was born on May 19, 1936, in Dallas, TX to Eugene and Ollie Schacher. She went to Immaculate Conception School in Rap...



6/14/1986

- 8/17/2023

6/14/1986 - 8/17/2023

Vaughn Javier Vargas (Tasunke waste) “His Good Horse,” 37, peacefully embarked on his ancestral journey on August 17th, 2023, in Rapid City, SD. His sudden departure from among us has left his fam...



7/5/1935

- 8/16/2023

7/5/1935 - 8/16/2023

Virginia (Virgie, Ginny, Nanny) Ann Borresen, 88, of Rapid City, SD passed away peacefully on August 16th, 2023 at her residence with her granddaughter, Aubrey, by her side holding her hand. Virginia...



8/31/1964

- 8/14/2023

8/31/1964 - 8/14/2023

Donna Mae Prue, 58, of Rapid City, passed away on August 14, 2023, in Rapid City, SD. Donna was born in Pine Ridge, SD to Beverly War Bonnet Prue and Robert G. Prue on August 31, 1964. Donna went to ...



4/15/1936

- 8/12/2023

4/15/1936 - 8/12/2023

Rachel Darline White, 87, passed away on August 12, 2023, in Rapid City. Rachel Darline White was born on April 15, 1936, to Wayne and Norma Smart in Las Animas, Colorado. She was the oldest of seven...



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