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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.

07/30/1951

- 05/09/2020

07/30/1951 - 05/09/2020

Brenda Kay (Pleinis) Kessler, 68, passed away of natural causes Saturday, May 9, 2020 in her home in Black Hawk, South Dakota. Brenda was born July 30, 1951 in Hoven, SD to Marvin and Gladys Pleinis. ...



11/25/1963

- 05/08/2020

11/25/1963 - 05/08/2020

Todd Joe Lockner, 56, Rapid City, died Friday May 8, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City. He was born November 25, 1963 in Rapid City to Terry and Marnetta (Carmen) Lockner. He is survived by his daugh...



06/20/1960

- 05/07/2020

06/20/1960 - 05/07/2020

Cathy Rae Cooke, 59, Rapid City, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Monument Health Home Plus Hospice. She was born in Sioux Falls, SD June 20, 1960 to John and Jacqueline (Myhre) Cooke.



02/20/1949

- 05/06/2020

02/20/1949 - 05/06/2020

Charles Eli Davis, 71 passed away on May 6, 2020 at Monument Health Hospital. Charles passed away due to many health issues. He was a lifetime resident of Rapid City, SD. Charles was born on Febru...



11/26/1960

- 05/05/2020

11/26/1960 - 05/05/2020

Jeffrey Farr passed away peacefully on May 5, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. He was 59 years old. He was born in Rapid City, SD to Neil and Vera (Heath) Farr. He is preceded in death by...



01/04/1944

- 05/01/2020

01/04/1944 - 05/01/2020

Jeannine (Kalahar) Spink, 76, of Chamberlain, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020, at the AvaHouse in Sioux Falls. Jeanine (Kalahar) Spink was born on January 4, 1944, to Marion and Veronica Kalahar i...



01/04/1944

- 05/01/2020

01/04/1944 - 05/01/2020

Jeannine (Kalahar) Spink, 76, of Chamberlain, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020, at the AvaHouse in Sioux Falls. Jeanine (Kalahar) Spink was born on January 4, 1944, to Marion and Veronica Kalahar i...



01/02/1995

- 04/20/2020

01/02/1995 - 04/20/2020

Brody Alan DuBray, Rapid City, was born in Pierre, South Dakota to Traci Tschetter and Richard DuBray. In 2013, Brody graduated from Sturgis High School and, later, Marine Boot Camp. Brody was an ada...



01/17/1930

- 04/19/2020

01/17/1930 - 04/19/2020

Audrey Ann (Muilenburg) Shimer, 90, Rapid City, died Sunday, April 19, 2020. She was born January 17, 1930 in Huron, SD to John and Emma Muilenburg. She married Wayne Shimer on January 17, 1948 and th...



03/07/1921

- 04/15/2020

03/07/1921 - 04/15/2020

Ruth M. Bruce, 99, Rapid City, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Westhills Healthcare. She had been a resident of Westhills Retirement Community since 1999. Ruth was born March 7, 19...



09/30/1933

- 04/13/2020

09/30/1933 - 04/13/2020

Helen Marie Hull Arterbury, 86, passed away on April 13, 2020 at Clarkson Health Care Center in Rapid City, South Dakota, where she had resided for the past two years. Helen Marie Hull was born Septem...



12/18/1921

- 04/09/2020

12/18/1921 - 04/09/2020

Christina “Tina” Haukevina Hellbusch Umfrid, a resident of Llano, TX, passed away peacefully Thursday the 9th of April 2020 at Clarkson Mt View Health Care in Rapid City, SD. She was 98 years old....



12/18/1921

- 04/09/2020

12/18/1921 - 04/09/2020

Christina “Tina” Haukevina Hellbusch Umfrid, a resident of Llano, TX, passed away peacefully Thursday the 9th of April 2020 at Clarkson Mt View Health Care in Rapid City, SD. She was 98 years old....



12/10/1924

- 04/07/2020

12/10/1924 - 04/07/2020

Donald X. Schaefers, 95, Rapid City, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City.



12/01/1927

- 04/07/2020

12/01/1927 - 04/07/2020

Robert Wayne “Bob” Erlandson died of natural causes at the Monument Senior Living facility in Sturgis, South Dakota on April 7, 2020 at the age of 92. He was born December 1, 1927, in Miller, Sout...



01/19/1930

- 03/31/2020

01/19/1930 - 03/31/2020

Marvin ‘Marv’ Keith Sunding, 90, Hot Springs, died Tuesday, March 31, 2010 at the Seven Sisters Living Center. He was born January 19, 1930 in Highmore, SD to Donald and Beth (Wells) Sunding. He...



01/19/1930

- 03/31/2020

01/19/1930 - 03/31/2020

Marvin ‘Marv’ Keith Sunding, 90, Hot Springs, died Tuesday, March 31, 2010 at the Seven Sisters Living Center. He was born January 19, 1930 in Highmore, SD to Donald and Beth (Wells) Sunding. He...



08/13/1953

- 03/22/2020

08/13/1953 - 03/22/2020

Patrick Gerard Dooley 66 of Anaheim, Ca. passed away on March 22,2020 in Rapid City, SD. Patrick was born to Harold Henry and Mary Ellen (Foley) Dooley on August 13, 1953 He was an enrolled member of...



05/25/1964

- 03/22/2020

05/25/1964 - 03/22/2020

Tracy M. Rushing, 55, Rapid City, died March 22, 2020, in Rapid City after a long battle with cancer with her family near. She was proud to say that she was made in Rapid City and born in Portland, O...



09/05/1928

- 03/20/2020

09/05/1928 - 03/20/2020

Shirley M. Payne left this world on March 20, 2020, at the age of 91, to join her soul mate of 72 years. She was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on September 5, 1928 to Bruce and Anna (Bodeiker) Zundel...



07/09/1944

- 03/17/2020

07/09/1944 - 03/17/2020

Beverly Kisser, 75, Rapid City, passed away, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at her home. Beverly Jean was born July 9, 1944 in Eureka, South Dakota to Ernest and Bertha (Beck) Schweigerdt. In 1948, the famil...



02/02/1938

- 03/15/2020

02/02/1938 - 03/15/2020

Gary Allen Featherstone 82, CMSGT retired, Rapid City, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Clarkson Health Care. He was born February 2, 1938 to Kenneth and Margaret (Kittleson) Featherstone in Oakes, ND,...



06/09/1936

- 03/15/2020

06/09/1936 - 03/15/2020

Mildred Ann Turnbaugh, 83, Rapid City, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City.



01/27/1956

- 03/13/2020

01/27/1956 - 03/13/2020

Loren R. Beckler, 64, of Hermosa passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at Monument Health’s Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Loren was born on January 27, 1956 at St. Luke’s Hospital to Doris M. Bec...



06/02/1943

- 03/11/2020

06/02/1943 - 03/11/2020

Marlys Gail Mallams of Rapid City, South Dakota left this earth on March 11, 2020. She was born June 2, 1943 in Victoria, Texas to Delvin and Henrietta Whipple. She lived in Germany and several oth...



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