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08/16/1938

- 09/26/2019

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

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...



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

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

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

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

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

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.



03/05/1949

- 09/14/2019

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...



04/06/1936

- 09/13/2019

04/06/1936 - 09/13/2019

Gordon William Backhaus, 83, Rapid City, died Friday, September 13, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born April 6, 1936 to George and Vera (Yeater) Backhaus in North Dakota. He served in t...



05/27/1939

- 09/11/2019

05/27/1939 - 09/11/2019

John Douglas Molitor passed away peacefully Sept 11 2019. He was born in Burbank, CA on May 27th 1939 to Orville and Mamie (Peldo) Molitor. The family relocated to South Dakota when he was young-- gro...



08/04/1951

- 09/09/2019

08/04/1951 - 09/09/2019

Rose Marie Lutz, 68, Rapid City, went to be with the Lord On September 9, 2019. She was born in Hettinger, ND to Tillman and Frieda (Fester) Norby on August 4, 1951. She graduated from Hettinger Hig...



08/28/1981

- 09/05/2019

08/28/1981 - 09/05/2019

Schuyler Lee Swan was born on August 28th, 1981 in Rapid City S. D to Coleen Swan and Verdell Jake Yellow Horse. Schuyler passed away in Rapid City. Schuyler is survived by his two daughters Kylee La...



07/31/1963

- 09/01/2019

07/31/1963 - 09/01/2019

Denise Diana Wickoren, 56, Rapid City, died Sunday, September 1, 2019 at home. She was born in Rapid City on July 31, 1963 to Gary and Geneva (Ulrich) Wickoren. She graduated from Hosmer High School...



06/12/1955

- 09/01/2019

06/12/1955 - 09/01/2019

William E. Willard passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at home. He was born June 12, 1955 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas to Rolland and Laura Willard. He worked in his family business from 1970 t...



04/21/1925

- 08/30/2019

04/21/1925 - 08/30/2019

Helen Mae (Becker) Biley, 94, was called to Heaven on August 30, 2019 in Rapid City, SD. Helen was born the only child of William (Bill) Becker and Maude (Stoll) Becker on April 21, 1925. She attended...



04/21/1925

- 08/30/2019

04/21/1925 - 08/30/2019

Helen Mae (Becker) Biley, 94, was called to Heaven on August 30, 2019 in Rapid City, SD. Helen was born the only child of William (Bill) Becker and Maude (Stoll) Becker on April 21, 1925. She attended...



08/13/1968

- 08/24/2019

08/13/1968 - 08/24/2019

Stephen Richard Bardsley, 51, Black Hawk, died Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice.



09/05/1933

- 08/24/2019

09/05/1933 - 08/24/2019

Clifford Merel Larive was born to Arthur and Matilda (Tillie) Larive on September 5, 1933. After a short stay at Avantara North under Hospice care, he went to join his wife, Linda in heaven on Saturd...



05/03/1933

- 08/18/2019

05/03/1933 - 08/18/2019

Barbara Jean Morris, 86 of Rapid City, SD passed away on August 18, 2019. She was born on May 3, 1933 in Rapid City to Earl and Clara (Roots) Brown. On May 3, 1950 she married the love of her life, ...



07/07/1955

- 08/15/2019

07/07/1955 - 08/15/2019

Edward Allen ‘Eddie’ Rowlette, 64, Belle Fourche, passed away Thursday August 15, 2019 after a battle with cancer at the University of Colorado Medical Campus in Aurora, CO. Eddie was born July ...



07/07/1955

- 08/15/2019

07/07/1955 - 08/15/2019

Edward Allen ‘Eddie’ Rowlette, 64, Belle Fourche, passed away Thursday August 15, 2019 after a battle with cancer at the University of Colorado Medical Campus in Aurora, CO. Eddie was born July ...



12/11/1955

- 08/15/2019

12/11/1955 - 08/15/2019

Katherine Janett Craig, 63, Rapid City, died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Fresno, CA on December 11, 1955 to Donald and Delores (Johnson) Egan. Katherine ...



10/04/1921

- 08/14/2019

10/04/1921 - 08/14/2019

Hazel Verna (Main) Stadel was born to Claude and Ella (Lammert) Main on October 4, 1921, at Dupree, South Dakota. She was raised on the family homestead northwest of Dupree along Thunder Butte Road. S...



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