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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.

02/18/1944

- 03/16/2022

02/18/1944 - 03/16/2022

Anthony Jay Javurek, 78, of Rapid City, passed away on March 16, 2022 at Monument Health. He was born on February 18, 1944 in Sioux Falls, SD to Anton and Audrey Javurek.



12/26/1938

- 03/14/2022

12/26/1938 - 03/14/2022

Gerald 'Jerry' Gordon Cook, 83, of Rapid City, passed away on March 14, 2022 at Monument Health. He was born on December 26, 1938 to Wendell and Clara Cook.



12/26/1938

- 03/14/2022

12/26/1938 - 03/14/2022

Gerald \'Jerry\' Gordon Cook, 83, of Rapid City, passed away on March 14, 2022 at Monument Health. He was born on December 26, 1938 to Wendell and Clara Cook.



06/13/1935

- 03/10/2022

06/13/1935 - 03/10/2022

Lloyd Dean Potter, 86, of Rapid City, passed away on March 10th, 2022 in Rapid City. Lloyd was born in New Underwood to Lester and Lillian Potter on June 13th, 1935. He went to school in Rapid City...



08/02/1971

- 03/07/2022

08/02/1971 - 03/07/2022

Jeffrey Allen Hill, 50, of Rapid City, passed away on March 7, 2022 at his residence. He was born on August 2, 1971 to Gary and Adrienne Hill.



11/13/1940

- 03/07/2022

11/13/1940 - 03/07/2022

Robert (Bob) R. Smith, 81, of Rapid City passed away on March 7, 2022 at Monument Health after a short illness with his family by his side. Bob was born at home in Yankton, S. D. to Ron and Ann Smith...



01/30/1962

- 03/05/2022

01/30/1962 - 03/05/2022

John Andrew Douglas, 60, of Rapid City, passed away on March 5, 2022 at his residence.



05/06/1937

- 03/04/2022

05/06/1937 - 03/04/2022

Barbara Elsie Zornes, 84, of Hot Springs, passed away on March 4, 2022 at Fall River Hospital. She was born on May 6, 1937, in Fairburn, South Dakota to Elton and Barbara Fuson.



10/22/1955

- 03/03/2022

10/22/1955 - 03/03/2022

Michael Wayne Luten, 66, of Rapid City, passed away on March 3, 2022 at the Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City. He was born on October 22, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas to Marvin and Betty Luten....



08/14/1926

- 02/27/2022

08/14/1926 - 02/27/2022

Leslie M. Baylor, Associate Professor Emeritus of English at SD School of Mines and Technology, passed away at Westhills Village Healthcare on February 27, 2022. The only child of Florence Louella (F...



10/16/1947

- 02/26/2022

10/16/1947 - 02/26/2022

Diana Fox, 74, of Rapid City, SD passed away peacefully in her home in the early morning of February 26, 2022. Diana was born on October 16, 1947 in Pierre, SD to LeRoy \"Frenchy\" and Barbara Authi...



08/31/1918

- 02/23/2022

08/31/1918 - 02/23/2022

Mary Ellen Bennett, 103, peacefully passed away at her home on Wednesday February 23, 2022 in Rapid City. She lived in her maternal grandparents’ house. She was born August 31, 1918 to Thomas and M...



12/19/1939

- 02/22/2022

12/19/1939 - 02/22/2022

Alvin (Butch) Peters passed away at the age of 82 at Ft. Meade on Tuesday February 22nd, 2022 surrounded by family. He was born December 19th, 1939 to Fred and Ethel (Dobbins) Peters in Murdo, SD. He ...



02/07/1969

- 02/22/2022

02/07/1969 - 02/22/2022

Michael Elbert Madkins, age 53, went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2022 in Rapid City in his adopted home state of South Dakota. Michael recently ended a 25+ years as a behavioral speciali...



12/19/1939

- 02/22/2022

12/19/1939 - 02/22/2022

Alvin (Butch) Peters passed away at the age of 82 at Ft. Meade on Tuesday February 22nd, 2022 surrounded by family. He was born December 19th, 1939 to Fred and Ethel (Dobbins) Peters in Murdo, SD. H...



12/23/1941

- 02/20/2022

12/23/1941 - 02/20/2022

Gerald “Jerry” Duane Simkins, lifelong hunter, fisherman and devoted father, passed away peacefully February 20, 2022 after a long illness with cancer. His beloved wife of 15 years, Judy, was at ...



12/16/1991

- 02/20/2022

12/16/1991 - 02/20/2022

Dallas Chase Quick Bear, 30, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away on February 20, 2022 at Monument Health. Dallas was born on December 16, 1991 to Maria Gakin, step-father Fred Eagle Tail and the ...



01/29/1949

- 02/19/2022

01/29/1949 - 02/19/2022

Connie M Reber (Veland), 73, of Rapid City SD, passed away in her home surrounded by family on February 19, 2022, in Rapid City. Connie was born in Edgeley, ND to Norman Veland and Mable Zach (Otterst...



12/02/1958

- 02/16/2022

12/02/1958 - 02/16/2022

Charles Franklin Stack, 63, of Rapid City, passed away on February 16, 2022 at Monument Health.



03/10/1950

- 02/14/2022

03/10/1950 - 02/14/2022

Lorraine Bordeaux 71 , of Lower Brule, SD, passed away on February 14, 2022 at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD. Lorraine Bordeaux was born to Julia Small Waisted Bear of Lower Brule, SD, and John ...



01/24/1935

- 02/13/2022

01/24/1935 - 02/13/2022

Paul J Bentley Jr, 87 of Rapid City, South Dakota Passed away on Sunday February 13th, 2022 in Rapid City South Dakota. Paul was born in Albion Pennsylvania to Paul and Audrey Bentley on January 24th ...



04/08/1947

- 02/11/2022

04/08/1947 - 02/11/2022

Bobbie Ann Gogain, 74, of Rapid City, passed away on February 11, 2022 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Bobbie was born in Laramie Wyoming to Robert Louis Kilzer and Marjorie Ann (Harkins) Kilzer on Apri...



11/21/1960

- 02/10/2022

11/21/1960 - 02/10/2022

James Jon Jerred, 61 of Rapid City, SD died on February 10, 2022. James (Jim) Jon Jerred, 61, was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, to Jon and Mae Jerred on November 21, 1960. Growing up in the Rapi...



07/17/1936

- 02/10/2022

07/17/1936 - 02/10/2022

Phyllis Irene (Puetz) Hoffman, 85, went home to heaven on February 10, 2022. She passed away at her home holding hands with her husband and love of 67 years. Phyllis was born on July 17, 1936 at her f...



10/25/1938

- 02/05/2022

10/25/1938 - 02/05/2022

Charles Edward Slider, 83, of Rapid City, passed away on February 5, 2022 at Monument Health. He was born in Smithfield, WV to Floyd Owen Slider and Lily Myrtle Gump on October 25, 1938. He went to ...



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