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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.

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...



07/07/1951

- 11/20/2022

07/07/1951 - 11/20/2022

Daniel Warn Westin Born 7/7/51 Father: Edward Eric Westin Mother: Agnes Vera Westin Brother Thomas Carl Westin Brother Darwin Edward Westin Daniel was born in Rapid City, South Dakota with a mental ...



06/23/1957

- 11/15/2022

06/23/1957 - 11/15/2022

Robert Ricky Pollock, 65, of Rapid City, passed away on November 15, 2022 at his residence.



04/19/1927

- 11/13/2022

04/19/1927 - 11/13/2022

Kathryn Wentz Dinehart, 95, of Rapid City, passed away on November 13, 2022 at Westhills Village Health Care Facility. She was born on April 19, 1927 in Balfour, ND to Joseph and Philomena (Kremer) We...



08/26/1926

- 11/11/2022

08/26/1926 - 11/11/2022

Seferina was born to Georgia (Serrato) Torres and Clemente Torres on August 26, 1926, in Humboldt, KS. She moved to South Dakota with her family and lived in Caputa before settling in Rapid City. She ...



07/16/1931

- 11/11/2022

07/16/1931 - 11/11/2022

Rita Faye Hamm, age 91, passed away on November 11, 2022 in Rapid City, SD. Rita Hamm was born July 16th, 1931 to Jewel and Harvey Dixon in Oklahoma City, OK. During her childhood they relocated to Ca...



05/03/1959

- 11/08/2022

05/03/1959 - 11/08/2022

Leon Matthew Steiner, age 63, passed away on November 8, 2022, in Rapid City, SD. Leon was born in Dickinson, ND, to Dr. Jacob Philip and Ruth Alice (Brown) Steiner, on May 3, 1959, the seventh of ...



05/08/1986

- 11/06/2022

05/08/1986 - 11/06/2022

Billy Joe Taylor, 36, of Rapid City, passed away on November 6, 2022. He was born on May 8, 1986 in Jackson, MI.



02/16/1928

- 10/29/2022

02/16/1928 - 10/29/2022

Robert Maurice Lake, 94, passed away on October 29, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona. Robert was born in 1928 in Sturgis, South Dakota, firstborn son of Maurice Lake and Marion Lodge Lake of Enning. Bobby an...



11/13/1943

- 10/29/2022

11/13/1943 - 10/29/2022

Bonnie Gene Hilburn, 78, of Summerset, SD, passed away on October 29, 2022 at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City. She was born on November 13, 1943 in Detroit, MI.



08/23/1954

- 10/29/2022

08/23/1954 - 10/29/2022

Connie Jean Ecklund, 68, of Moorcroft, WY, passed away on October 29, 2022 at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. She was born on August 23, 1954 in Minnesota to Cliffton and Mary (Collin...



06/26/1932

- 10/26/2022

06/26/1932 - 10/26/2022

Gaya Churchill passed away October 26th at the Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs at the age of 90. Gaya Carmen Engle was born in June, 1932, at Witten SD, the ninth of ten children to William...



01/14/1961

- 10/23/2022

01/14/1961 - 10/23/2022

Randy L. Saunders, 61, died October 23, 2022 at Monument Health, Rapid City following a brief, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born January 14, 1961 in Sheridan, WY to Keith and Jean...



01/31/1940

- 10/22/2022

01/31/1940 - 10/22/2022

We are sad to announce the passing of Barbara Jean Johnson, 82, of Rapid City. Barbara passed away peacefully on October 22, 2022 at Hospice House after her battle with pancreatic cancer. Her 3 childr...



05/09/1927

- 10/22/2022

05/09/1927 - 10/22/2022

Richard A. Bray, 95, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on October 22th in Rapid City, South Dakota. Richard (Dick) was born in Scotland, South Dakota to Harry E. and Clara Skinrood Bray on May 9, 1927...



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