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Remembering Lives, Celebrating Legacies

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.

04/07/1929

- 01/30/2020

04/07/1929 - 01/30/2020

Lavonne Margaret Warner, 90, Oelrichs, SD, died Thursday, January 30, 2020



10/01/1927

- 01/26/2020

10/01/1927 - 01/26/2020

Lucille “Bonnie” (Shear) Strobel went home to Jesus on January 26, 2020, at age 92. Bonnie was born to Ernest Elsworth and Bertha Ida Emma (Nerenz) Waterland Shear on October 1, 1927 in Bonfield,...



08/15/1933

- 01/26/2020

08/15/1933 - 01/26/2020

Bobby Earl Stickler was born on August 15, 1933 at Okatan, SD to Harley and Thelma Stickler. He passed on to that place with all joy and no pain on Sunday January 26, 2020 at 7:30 p. m. Bobby was ra...



10/01/1927

- 01/26/2020

10/01/1927 - 01/26/2020

Lucille “Bonnie” (Shear) Strobel went home to Jesus on January 26, 2020, at age 92. Bonnie was born to Ernest Elsworth and Bertha Ida Emma (Nerenz) Waterland Shear on October 1, 1927 in Bonfield...



12/15/1933

- 01/20/2020

12/15/1933 - 01/20/2020

Clarence Leland ‘CL’ Zurcher, 86, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born December 15, 1933, to Emil and Leona Zurcher in Tilden, NE. He became a child...



12/15/1933

- 01/20/2020

12/15/1933 - 01/20/2020

Clarence Leland ‘CL’ Zurcher, 86, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born December 15, 1933, to Emil and Leona Zurcher in Tilden, NE. He became a child...



07/03/1936

- 01/19/2020

07/03/1936 - 01/19/2020

Robert “Bob” F. Hartford July 3rd, 1936 – January 19th, 2020 Robert “Bob” Hartford was born July 3rd, 1936 to Alta and Victor Hartford in rural Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska. He enjoyed all of th...



09/18/1942

- 01/17/2020

09/18/1942 - 01/17/2020

John Duane Marasek, 77, Rapid City, died January 17, 2020, at Monument Health. He was born September 18, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN to John and Shirley (Merrill) Marasek.



03/15/1976

- 01/16/2020

03/15/1976 - 01/16/2020

Christopher Conaway, 43, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on January 16, 2020 in Rapid City. Christopher was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Louis C. Conaway and Camille Marie (Grosso) Conaway on...



03/10/1940

- 01/14/2020

03/10/1940 - 01/14/2020

Judith Alta 'Judy' Bracken, 79, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, with her daughter and son-in-law by her side in Rapid City, SD, following a short illness. Judy was born in Spearf...



01/14/2020

- 01/14/2020

01/14/2020 - 01/14/2020

Armani Cal Francis, Newborn, Rapid City, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020. He was born to Isaac Francis and Ashley Clifford on January 14th. Armani is survived by his parents, Isaac and Ashle...



06/28/1932

- 01/14/2020

06/28/1932 - 01/14/2020

Maggie Ann (Fager) Klassy, of Rapid City, passed away on January 14, 2020, at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. Maggie was born at Pratt, Kansas, on June 28, 1932, to Joe and Josephine (Thompson) Fag...



03/10/1940

- 01/14/2020

03/10/1940 - 01/14/2020

Judith Alta \'Judy\' Bracken, 79, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, with her daughter and son-in-law by her side in Rapid City, SD, following a short illness. Judy was born in Spea...



07/29/1986

- 01/13/2020

07/29/1986 - 01/13/2020

Kimberly Ann Hunter, 33, Rapid City, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Rapid City Reginal Hospital. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 29, 1986 to Alva Edward Jr. and Starlene (Kallwaite) Hunte...



04/23/1939

- 01/09/2020

04/23/1939 - 01/09/2020

Patricia Ellis Dixon, 80, peacefully passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 with her son and daughter-in-law by her side in Rapid City, South Dakota. Patricia was born in Trenton, NJ on April 23...



06/29/1934

- 01/06/2020

06/29/1934 - 01/06/2020

Gerald C. ‘Jerrry’ Greenlee, 85, Rapid City, passed away on January 6, 2020 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jerry was born on June 29th, 1934 in Dayton, Ohio to Charles and Geraldine (Caldwell) G...



04/26/1923

- 01/04/2020

04/26/1923 - 01/04/2020

Betty Ann Bondora, 96, Rapid City, died Saturday January 4, 2020 at Avantara Mountain View. She was born April 26, 1923 to Ernest (Arnie) and Olga (Pearson) Severson in Brandon, SD. She grew up in B...



08/24/1954

- 01/04/2020

08/24/1954 - 01/04/2020

James “Jimmer” Lloyd Kelley, 65, of Rapid City, SD passed away suddenly on January 4, 2020. Jim was born on August 24, 1954, in Rapid City, SD to Stanley R. and Charlene J. (Skiff) Kelley. He is s...



04/26/1923

- 01/04/2020

04/26/1923 - 01/04/2020

Betty Ann Bondora, 96, Rapid City, died Saturday January 4, 2020 at Avantara Mountain View. She was born April 26, 1923 to Ernest (Arnie) and Olga (Pearson) Severson in Brandon, SD. She grew up in B...



01/20/1927

- 12/31/2019

01/20/1927 - 12/31/2019

Eugene C. Kuehl, 92, Rapid City, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at home. He was born January 20, 1927 in Sioux City, Iowa to Clarence and Elizabeth (Siemens) Kuehl. He served in the US Army and was...



12/09/1940

- 12/27/2019

12/09/1940 - 12/27/2019

Doris Lurlene Pederson, 79, Rapid City, died Friday, December 27, 2019 at Avantar Arrowhead. She was born in Rapid City to Fred and June (Wilson) Jones on December 9, 1940. She went to school at Cen...



03/31/1984

- 12/26/2019

03/31/1984 - 12/26/2019

Shane Virgil Pitts, 35, Black Hawk, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his home. He was born March 31, 1984 in Rapid City to Virgil ‘Ray’ and Bena (Sanders) Pitts. He is survived by his two dau...



05/04/1950

- 12/26/2019

05/04/1950 - 12/26/2019

Russell Alan Stewart, 69, Rapid City, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at home. He served in the military and was stationed in Vietnam. Russell is survived by his wife Cathy, his children,Danielle Ste...



08/26/1947

- 12/24/2019

08/26/1947 - 12/24/2019

On December 24th a life dedicated to family and consumed by love was lost. It is with great sadness that we celebrate the life of Karla Ramsdell and the impact she had on the lives of many others. Ka...



12/24/1923

- 12/22/2019

12/24/1923 - 12/22/2019

Donald James Kellar, 95, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Don was born December 24, 1923 in Lake Preston, SD to Benjamin and Alma (Stevenson) Kellar. He grew up...



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