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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.

12/27/1961

- 12/23/2022

12/27/1961 - 12/23/2022

Randy Lane Schmit, 60, of Newell, SD, passed away on December 23, 2022 at Monument Health in Rapid City. He was born on December 27, 1961, in Deadwood, SD to Donald and Gloria (Steffen) Schmit.



02/09/1931

- 12/23/2022

02/09/1931 - 12/23/2022

Hiram Melvin Neiffer, 91 passed peacefully on Friday December 23 with his children by his side at the Primrose Retirement Home in Gillette WY where he resided for a short period of time. Born Februar...



07/07/1951

- 12/22/2022

07/07/1951 - 12/22/2022

Karen Juna Milbrandt was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on July 7, 1951, to parents, Earl and June (Irvin) Hudnell. During her younger years, she lived in many places in central Louisiana and eastern T...



06/12/1938

- 12/21/2022

06/12/1938 - 12/21/2022

Irma-Jean Rose (Jensen) Hamling, 84, passed away peacefully with Dad at her side on December 21, 2022, in Rapid City, SD. Irma was born on June 12, 1938, to Ione (Brandon) Shively and John Jensen in ...



10/18/1946

- 12/20/2022

10/18/1946 - 12/20/2022

Miriam Virginia Galvin, 76, of Rapid City, passed away on December 20, 2022 at Monument Health. She was born on October 18, 1946 in Evansville, IN to Harold and Virginia (Schifferdecker) Kamenz. ...



05/11/1948

- 12/19/2022

05/11/1948 - 12/19/2022

Marvin Ray Rask of New Underwood, SD passed away on December 19, 2022. Marvin was born in Scottsbluff, NE on May 11, 1948, to parents, Neils and Leona Rask. Marvin spent his younger years in the Sco...



06/04/1936

- 12/16/2022

06/04/1936 - 12/16/2022

Jay Mons Hawkinson, 86, of Rapid City, passed away on December 16, 2022, at Monument Health. He was born in Galesburg, IL on June 4, 1936, to Kenneth and Eunice Hawkinson. The family moved to Moline,...



06/05/1943

- 12/14/2022

06/05/1943 - 12/14/2022

Sandra Ann Hammerquist went to be with our Lord December 14, 2022 at the age of 79 with her family by her side. Sande was born to Donald and Olga (Hamre) Phillips in Seattle Washington. She was an onl...



06/05/1943

- 12/14/2022

06/05/1943 - 12/14/2022

Sandra Ann Hammerquist went to be with our Lord December 14, 2022 at the age of 79 with her family by her side. Sande was born to Donald and Olga (Hamre) Phillips in Seattle Washington. She was an onl...



07/23/1989

- 12/14/2022

07/23/1989 - 12/14/2022

Audré Roma Audiss, 33 of Rapid City SD, passed away December 14, 2022, at Monument Hospital, due to complications from a miscarriage. Audré was born in Rapid City on July 23, 1989, to LeRoy and Rom...



03/05/1939

- 12/13/2022

03/05/1939 - 12/13/2022

Beverly Jo Sears aged 83 passed away on December 13th in Rapid City, South Dakota. Beverly was born in Custer, South Dakota in 1939 to William and Josephine Pfleger on March 5th, 1939. She went to ...



06/04/1959

- 12/12/2022

06/04/1959 - 12/12/2022

Daniel Duane Gluhm, 63, of Rapid City, passed away on December 12, 2022, at his home in Rapid Valley. Daniel was born in Madison, SD to Ordell and Mildred Gluhm on June 4, 1959. He attended school in...



04/12/1927

- 12/11/2022

04/12/1927 - 12/11/2022

James Anthony Etzkorn, age 95, passed away peacefully with family in Rapid City, South Dakota on December 11, 2022. James (Jim) was born on April 12, 1927, to Anton Charles and Bernese (Loughlin) Etz...



04/10/1952

- 12/11/2022

04/10/1952 - 12/11/2022

Madelyn Charla Mitchell, 70, of Rapid City, passed away on December 11, 2022 at Avantara Arrowhead. She was born on April 10, 1952 in Belle Fourche, SD to Royal and Charla (Estes) Mitchell.



03/23/1952

- 12/09/2022

03/23/1952 - 12/09/2022

Our beloved Mother, Nana, and friend was wrapped in the Lord’s loving arms on December 9, 2022 after many years of medical struggles. Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Renee Schott was born on March 23, 1952 ...



07/20/1936

- 11/30/2022

07/20/1936 - 11/30/2022

Frances Lee Knodel, 86, of Box Elder, passed away on November 30, 2022 in Rapid City. Fran was born Los Angeles to Edra Josephine Shell Putman & James Francis Putman on July 20, 1936. She mar...



03/03/1962

- 11/30/2022

03/03/1962 - 11/30/2022

A beloved husband, brother, uncle, and friend James K Fischer left this world unexpectedly, at 60 years old, at Monument Hospital in Rapid City on November 30, 2022. Born in England James grew up in a...



02/04/1950

- 11/30/2022

02/04/1950 - 11/30/2022

Dianne Kay Degen, 72, of Rapid City, passed away on November 30, 2022 at Monument Health. She was born on February 4, 1950 to Emil and Fern (Peters) Huttmann.



05/15/1968

- 11/29/2022

05/15/1968 - 11/29/2022

Becky Kay Zerbst, 54, of Rapid City, passed away on November 29, 2022 at Monument Health. She was born on May 15, 1968 in Newcastle, WY to Robert and Betty Lou (Hayworth) Zerbst.



11/18/1946

- 11/25/2022

11/18/1946 - 11/25/2022

Roger Lewis, 76, died November 25, 2022. He was born on November 18, 1946 in Rapid City to Bill and Dorothy Lewis. He is survived by brother, Bill Lewis III, Rapid City; sisters: Karen Thompson, Rice ...



01/15/1947

- 11/25/2022

01/15/1947 - 11/25/2022

Larry Jay Nelson, 75, was born on January 15, 1947 in Bismarck, ND. He was living in Rapid City, SD and passed away on November 25, 2022 at Ft. Meade Medical Center of cancer. He worked as an electric...



04/14/1947

- 11/24/2022

04/14/1947 - 11/24/2022

James Birney Frisbee, Jr. , age 75, passed away on November 24, 2022, at Monument Health hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was born April 14, 1947, at Sundance, Wyoming, to James Birney Frisbee...



08/18/1933

- 11/24/2022

08/18/1933 - 11/24/2022

Jeannine Renee Midkiff, 89, of Rapid City, passed away on November 24, 2022 at Avantara Mountain View. She was born on August 18, 1933 in Paris, France.



03/01/1933

- 11/24/2022

03/01/1933 - 11/24/2022

Reba Laverne Gardner, 89, of Rapid City, passed away on November 24, 2022 at Monument Health Hospice House. She was born on March 1, 1933, in Eagle Rock, MO to George and Mary (Hood) Archer.



04/14/1947

- 11/24/2022

04/14/1947 - 11/24/2022

James Birney Frisbee, Jr. , age 75, passed away on November 24, 2022, at Monument Health hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was born April 14, 1947, at Sundance, Wyoming, to James Birney Frisbee...



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