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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.
12/15/1944 - 10/12/2019
Thomas Carroll "Tom" Tinsley, 74, Rapid City, died Sunday, October 12, 2019 at Avantara North. He was born December 15, 1944 in Minot, ND to Frank and Eleanor (Lilly) Tinsley. Tom served 7 years in t...
12/15/1944 - 10/12/2019
Thomas Carroll \"Tom\" Tinsley, 74, Rapid City, died Sunday, October 12, 2019 at Avantara North. He was born December 15, 1944 in Minot, ND to Frank and Eleanor (Lilly) Tinsley. Tom served 7 years in ...
08/23/1946 - 10/10/2019
Elaine (Silva) Delores Holy Eagle was born at home in Lantry, SD on August 23, 1946 to James and Catherine Silva Holy Eagle. She was given several Lakota names including, Okuge Ti Win and Wakiya Luta...
04/12/1926 - 10/09/2019
Annabelle McDaniels, 93, Rapid City, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Clarkson Guest Home. She was born April 12, 1926 in Murdo, SD to Thomas and Sophie (Kroupa) Lebeda. Annabelle grew up and gradua...
09/08/1932 - 10/09/2019
Vearl H. Hansen, 87, Rapid City, passed away on October 9, 2019 Vearl was a wonderful man that was loved, is missed and will always be cherished. He was a dedicated husband, loving father and lighthea...
09/06/1936 - 10/06/2019
Roberta A. Vaughn, 83, Box Elder,shed her mortal coil late Sunday evening. Roberta was loved by her late husband, Robert, her son, Todd, and his wife Pam, her daughter, Adele, and her husband, Charles...
05/12/1922 - 10/06/2019
Marjorie Olson of Rapid City, passed away at the age of 97 on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Marjorie Lockhart was born on a farm in Grant County, eastern South Dakota on May 12, 1922. Early on, Marjorie w...
05/12/1922 - 10/06/2019
Marjorie Olson of Rapid City, passed away at the age of 97 on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Marjorie Lockhart was born on a farm in Grant County, eastern South Dakota on May 12, 1922. Early on, Marjorie w...
09/06/1936 - 10/06/2019
Roberta A. Vaughn, 83, Box Elder,shed her mortal coil late Sunday evening. Roberta was loved by her late husband, Robert, her son, Todd, and his wife Pam, her daughter, Adele, and her husband, Charles...
12/10/1932 - 10/02/2019
Samuel Fredrick ‘Fred’ Morris Jr, 86, lifelong resident of Rapid City, died Wednesday October 2, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was a 3rd generation South Dakotan, born December 10, 193...
12/10/1932 - 10/02/2019
Samuel Fredrick ‘Fred’ Morris Jr, 86, lifelong resident of Rapid City, died Wednesday October 2, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was a 3rd generation South Dakotan, born December 10, 193...
03/27/1940 - 10/01/2019
William Tesch, 79, Yankton and formerly of Rapid City, died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in Yankton. He was born March 27, 1940 in Lead, SD to Arnold and Gertrude (Bratt) Tesch. He grew up in Lead and g...
11/11/1960 - 09/28/2019
Christopher “Chris” Louis Swallow, 58, of Piedmont, South Dakota, passed away September 28th, 2019. Chris was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on November 11th, 1960, to Harold and Peggy Swallow....
12/12/1938 - 09/27/2019
Glenys E. Steele, 80, Rapid City, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019. After a lengthy battle with cancer, she went in her sleep at home on 5th street as she wished! Glenys is survived by her 3 son...
12/12/1938 - 09/27/2019
Glenys E. Steele, 80, Rapid City, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019. After a lengthy battle with cancer, she went in her sleep at home on 5th street as she wished! Glenys is survived by her 3 son...
08/16/1938 - 09/26/2019
Brunell “Buck” Buchanan, 81, passed away Thursday, September 26, at Rapid City Regional Hospital with his two loving daughters, Stacie (Dan) French and Kelly (Marvin) Renner and best friends of ne...
08/16/1938 - 09/26/2019
Brunell “Buck” Buchanan, 81, passed away Thursday, September 26, at Rapid City Regional Hospital with his two loving daughters, Stacie (Dan) French and Kelly (Marvin) Renner and best friends of ne...
09/08/1973 - 09/25/2019
Matilda Benita 'Tilly' LeBeau-Peterson, 46, Rapid City, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice. She was born September 8, 1973 in Rapid City to Benny William LeBeau a...
09/08/1973 - 09/25/2019
Matilda Benita \'Tilly\' LeBeau-Peterson, 46, Rapid City, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice. She was born September 8, 1973 in Rapid City to Benny William LeBeau ...
06/14/1940 - 09/25/2019
June Alice Williams, 79, Rapid City, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan-St Martins Health Care. She was born June 14, 1940 in Trenton, New Jersey to George and Alice (Smith) Will...
Passed 09/24/2019
Passed 09/24/2019
Rex Harris was called to Heaven on September 24, 2019 surrounded by loved ones after a brief battle with cancer. Rex grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota and resided in Custer, South Dakota unti...
07/06/1932 - 09/21/2019
Long-time Rapid Valley resident Jean Casteel, 87, passed away September 21, 2019. Jean was born on July 6, 1932 in Salmon Cove, Newfoundland to Samuel & Gladys (Trickett) Peach. On May 30, 1953 she ...
06/05/1945 - 09/17/2019
Barbara Norris was born on June 5th, 1945 in Berlin, Germany. She had training as a nurse in Berlin and worked in that field until she met and married Richard Norris. To this union five children wer...
03/05/1949 - 09/14/2019
Judith Eileen Vachon, 70, Box Elder, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born March 5, 1949 in Gillette, WY to Lloyd and Alice (Frisbee) Redding. She grew up o...
03/28/2001 - 09/14/2019
Jakob Eli Yellow Robe, 18, Box Elder, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born March 28, 2001 to Benjaman Milbrandt, Sr and Kristin Yellow Robe.
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