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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.

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...



01/15/1964

- 10/04/2020

01/15/1964 - 10/04/2020

Tim, beloved son of Ralph and Dr. Linda Rosene of Rapid City, SD died of diabetes complications, October 4, 2020. Tim was born January 15, 1964 on the Standing Rock Reservation. In 1970, Tim came home...



07/11/1946

- 10/04/2020

07/11/1946 - 10/04/2020

Mark Michael Kieffer, 74, Rapid City, passed away peacefully at home on October 4, 2020. He was born to Ralph W. and Alice (Bretschneider) Kieffer on July 11, 1946 in Eugene, Oregon. In 1948, the fa...



08/07/1935

- 09/30/2020

08/07/1935 - 09/30/2020

Lyle G. (Sonny) Beaton August 7, 1935 – September 30, 2020 RAPID CITY/Lyle G (Sonny) Beaton Covered with God\'s grace, Lyle Beaton, 85, passed away at Monument Hospital, September 30, 2020. Lyle w...



05/03/1947

- 09/23/2020

05/03/1947 - 09/23/2020

Jerome (Jerry) Kocher, 73, of Rapid City, passed away on September 23rd, 2020 at Monument Health in Rapid City. He will always be remembered as a loving and dedicated family man. Jerry was born in Abe...



10/04/1949

- 09/22/2020

10/04/1949 - 09/22/2020

Kathryn Jean Hardin, 70 of Rapid City, SD, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2020 in Rapid City, SD. Kathy was born October 4, 1949, in Gordon, NE to George and Clara Hardin. She grew up with h...



11/08/1972

- 09/21/2020

11/08/1972 - 09/21/2020

Grover Leroy Horned Antelope, Jr, 47, Rapid City, died Monday, September 21, 2020 at Monument Health. He was born November 8, 1972 in Rapid City, to Grover Leroy Horned Antelope, Sr and Florence Chips...



06/13/1958

- 09/20/2020

06/13/1958 - 09/20/2020

Mitchell Mark Meyer, 62, was born at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station Base Hospital in Lakehurst NJ on 13 June, 1958, to Kenneth W. Meyer and Janice Anderson Meyer. He died on 20 September, 2020, at M...



07/11/1932

- 09/19/2020

07/11/1932 - 09/19/2020

Donald Edward Bernal, 88, Rapid City, died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Westhills Village Assisted Living. He was born July 11, 1932 to Joe and Lilly (Ayres) Bernal in Fairburn, SD. He attended s...



12/27/1952

- 09/18/2020

12/27/1952 - 09/18/2020

Jerry Ellerman of Hermosa died September 18 as a result of injuries from a car accident. Jerry Lee Ellerman was born on December 27, 1952 at Emanuel Hospital in Portland Oregon to Mary Belle Rittber...



10/25/1939

- 09/18/2020

10/25/1939 - 09/18/2020

Carole Lee Henrietta Knight, an amazing and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, departed this world on September 18th, 2020. Carole was 80, and even...



02/21/1929

- 09/17/2020

02/21/1929 - 09/17/2020

WILFRED HAROLD HUETHER Passed away Sept 17 2020 at the age of 91 Wilfred was born to Fred Huether and Anna (Fiedler) Huether on Feb. 211929 in Emery SD Wilfred was one of five children. Will began ...



11/15/1960

- 09/15/2020

11/15/1960 - 09/15/2020

Jefferson Hugh Harris, Sioux Falls, was born on November 15, 1960, in Panama City, Florida. He passed away peacefully on September 15, 2020. The first child of Russell and Mary Ann Harris, Jefferson...



09/07/1933

- 09/10/2020

09/07/1933 - 09/10/2020

Pauline Lois Kammerer Guffey was born September 7th, 1933 in Rapid City, the fourth of five children toJ. F. (Fritz) & Kathryn McNenny Kammerer. She died peacefully in her sleep in her home of 59 ...



09/07/1933

- 09/10/2020

09/07/1933 - 09/10/2020

Pauline Lois Kammerer Guffey was born September 7th, 1933 in Rapid City, the fourth of five children to J. F. (Fritz) & Kathryn McNenny Kammerer. She died peacefully in her sleep in her home of 59 yea...



04/22/1960

- 09/04/2020

04/22/1960 - 09/04/2020

Christopher Wedge, 60, Rapid City, passed away September 4, 2020 due to a vehicle accident. He was born April 22, 1960 and graduated from Madison, NE High School. He married Christine Kramer December ...



08/11/1938

- 09/02/2020

08/11/1938 - 09/02/2020

Gladys Zulauf passed away peacefully at home September 2, 2020. Gladys Harriet (Anderson) Zulauf was born August 11, 1938 in Dupree, South Dakota. She was the daughter of Harry Anderson and Helen (Ho...



04/04/1950

- 08/31/2020

04/04/1950 - 08/31/2020

Dennis Ray Soule, 70, Hill City, died Monday, August 31, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 4, 1950 in Rapid City. Dennis was a US Marine Veteran serving in the Korean War. After...



07/31/1931

- 08/29/2020

07/31/1931 - 08/29/2020

Lloyd L. Batchelder, 89, passed away on Saturday, August 29th, 2020 at Midlands Hospital in Papillion, NE. Lloyd was born in Hawarden, IA on July 31, 1931 the oldest of three children of Frances (Gre...



04/29/1947

- 08/29/2020

04/29/1947 - 08/29/2020

Crystal Cathleen Beld Hanna passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital on August 29, 2020 after an acute battle with pneumonia. She was born April 29, 1947 to J...



11/19/1934

- 08/29/2020

11/19/1934 - 08/29/2020

Lois Bray, 85, Rapid City, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society-New Underwood. Lois was born November 19, 1934 in Tennessee to Gordon and Anna Lee (Anderson) Ballew. She married La...



06/24/1926

- 08/27/2020

06/24/1926 - 08/27/2020

Lucille Heeren Stoll, died August 27, 2020 from natural causes. Lucy was born June 24, 1926 at Waubay, SD to Harry and Dena Heeren where she lived until high school graduation in 1944. She then moved ...



08/16/1939

- 08/25/2020

08/16/1939 - 08/25/2020

William Jefferson Craft, 81, Black Hawk, long time Rapid City Fire Fighter, died peacefully at his home of natural causes, Tuesday, August 25, 2020. He is survived by wife Pat; 2 daughters Jessica ...



09/05/1929

- 08/25/2020

09/05/1929 - 08/25/2020

Joseph Gerald Kocherhans passed away from natural causes on August 25, 2020, at the Michael J Fitzmaurice Veterans Home in Hot Springs, South Dakota. He was born September 5, 1929 in Alturas, C...



01/05/1992

- 08/19/2020

01/05/1992 - 08/19/2020

Danielle Jane Kranz-Flores, 24, Rapid City, died Wednesday, August 19, 2020. She was born January 5, 1992 in Rapid City to Daniel Kranz and Joan Freiberg. She is survived by her husband, Juan Flores;...



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