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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.

09/11/1932

- 11/22/2020

09/11/1932 - 11/22/2020

Ann McConkey, 88, Rapid City, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Clarkson Health Care in Rapid City. She is a new angel and will be joining her husband. She was deeply loved and we will miss h...



07/23/1960

- 11/13/2020

07/23/1960 - 11/13/2020

David Zaiser, 60, passed away Friday November 13, 2020 surrounded by the love of his family. He was born July 23, 1960 in Rapid City, SD, to his late parents LaVerne H. Zaiser and Betty (Oestreich) Za...



12/16/1946

- 11/12/2020

12/16/1946 - 11/12/2020

Leon ‘Wazu’ Francis Kills Small, 73, Rapid City, died Thursday, November 12, 2020. He was born in Crawford, NE on December 16, 1946, to Cornelius Kills Small and Zona LaDeaux. He is survived by ...



12/16/1946

- 11/12/2020

12/16/1946 - 11/12/2020

Leon ‘Wazu’ Francis Kills Small, 73, Rapid City, died Thursday, November 12, 2020. He was born in Crawford, NE on December 16, 1946, to Cornelius Kills Small and Zona LaDeaux. He is survived by c...



07/07/1937

- 11/07/2020

07/07/1937 - 11/07/2020

Irvin Thomas Gilbertson was born to Thomas and Olivia (Frankie) Gilbertson on July 7, 1937 in their home on the family farm near Erwin, South Dakota. He attended Happy Hollow Country school until 194...



02/24/1930

- 11/06/2020

02/24/1930 - 11/06/2020

Olive Rose (Steele) Reed, passed away at Rapid City, SD surrounded by family on November 6, 2020. She was born at Cottonwood Lake, SD on December 24th, 1930 to William and Tena (Nelson) Steele. She gr...



02/24/1930

- 11/06/2020

02/24/1930 - 11/06/2020

Olive Rose (Steele) Reed, passed away at Rapid City, SD surrounded by family on November 6, 2020. She was born at Cottonwood Lake, SD on December 24th, 1930 to William and Tena (Nelson) Steele. She ...



02/19/1968

- 11/02/2020

02/19/1968 - 11/02/2020

Theresa K (Williams) Lavariega, was born February 19, 1968 and died at home Monday November 2, 2020. She is preceded in death by her mother Jacqueline K Roenneburg (Bluhm) and her father Ronald G Wil...



02/19/1968

- 11/02/2020

02/19/1968 - 11/02/2020

Theresa K (Williams) Lavariega, was born February 19, 1968 and died at home Monday November 2, 2020. She is preceded in death by her mother Jacqueline K Roenneburg (Bluhm) and her father Ronald G Wil...



10/26/1950

- 10/30/2020

10/26/1950 - 10/30/2020

Cheryl Ann Calderon, 70, Rapid City, died Friday, October 30, 2020, at Monument Health Rapid City. She was born October 26, 1950 in Oakland, California to Herchael and Vee (Gordon) Chambers. She is...



03/18/1941

- 10/30/2020

03/18/1941 - 10/30/2020

Stephen Nelson Haas died peacefully on October, 30, 2020 surrounded by his children and close friends after a long battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Deadwood, South Dakota on M...



06/01/1929

- 10/30/2020

06/01/1929 - 10/30/2020

Arnold R. Schumacher passed away October 30, 2020, at the age of 91 at Good Samaritan in New Underwood, SD, from complications from Covid. He was born on the family farm on June 1, 1929, in Hosmer, S...



07/24/1937

- 10/22/2020

07/24/1937 - 10/22/2020

Rebanis Mae Grueber, age 83, of Upton, Wyoming, and formerly of Hebron, Nebraska, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, after a short bout with canc...



09/01/1934

- 10/22/2020

09/01/1934 - 10/22/2020

James Deane Patterson was born in Gillette, Wyoming in 1934 and passed away on October 22, 2020. His parents were John F. Patterson originally of Truro, Iowa, and Mabel E. Patterson originally of Prin...



08/22/1932

- 10/21/2020

08/22/1932 - 10/21/2020

Rudolph William \"Rudy\" Busho, age 88, passed away on October 21, 2020, with family by his side. While he is greatly missed by family and friends, we are comforted knowing he is with the Lord and lo...



11/06/1949

- 10/20/2020

11/06/1949 - 10/20/2020

Charles David Kouba passed away from natural causes on October 20, 2020 at Rapid City, SD. He was seventy years old. Chuck was born to Charles H. Kouba and Helen (Jesch) Kouba on November 6, 1949, th...



12/18/1932

- 10/19/2020

12/18/1932 - 10/19/2020

Thelma Louise (White) Fry, 87, made her journey home on October 19th, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Layton Utah. She was born in Lake City Arkansas, on 12/18/1932, to George Alfred and Edna (Jones)...



06/30/1951

- 10/19/2020

06/30/1951 - 10/19/2020

Daniel Person Johnston passed away on October 19, 2020, in the comfort of his home surrounded by family. Dan is survived by his children, Mishelle Wendel, Saboin Vifquain and Mike Johnston; his grandc...



06/30/1951

- 10/19/2020

06/30/1951 - 10/19/2020

Daniel Person Johnston passed away on October 19, 2020, in the comfort of his home surrounded by family. Dan is survived by his children, Mishelle Wendel, Saboin Vifquain and Mike Johnston; his grand...



12/18/1932

- 10/19/2020

12/18/1932 - 10/19/2020

Thelma Louise (White) Fry, 87, made her journey home on October 19th, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Layton Utah. She was born in Lake City Arkansas, on 12/18/1932, to George Alfred and Edna (Jones)...



12/29/1931

- 10/18/2020

12/29/1931 - 10/18/2020

After proving herself invincible to various cancers, organ failure, kidnapping, and even her own driving, Joyce M. Hartman, born Dec. 29th, 1931 (age 88), surprised us all by dying suddenly after a sh...



12/29/1931

- 10/18/2020

12/29/1931 - 10/18/2020

After proving herself invincible to various cancers, organ failure, kidnapping, and even her own driving, Joyce M. Hartman, born Dec. 29th, 1931 (age 88), surprised us all by dying suddenly after a sh...



01/31/1927

- 10/10/2020

01/31/1927 - 10/10/2020

On Saturday October 10th, 2020, Maris passed away peacefully at her daughters home in Rapid City, South Dakota after a long beautiful life with her family by her side. She was 93 years old. Maris was...



02/15/1957

- 10/08/2020

02/15/1957 - 10/08/2020

Philip Raymond Crackel, 63, Rapid City, was born to Raymond (Barney) and Mary Betty (Snethen) Crackel on February 15, 1957 in Huron, SD. He lived on a farm south of Ree Heights until the family moved ...



04/27/1929

- 10/07/2020

04/27/1929 - 10/07/2020

Donald David Erickson died at home October 7, 2020, at the age of 91 after several years enduring progressive heart failure. Don was born April 27, 1929, to David A. and Marjorie L. (nee Larson) Erick...



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