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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.

03/09/1945

- 06/01/2019

03/09/1945 - 06/01/2019

Ronald Elroy Hilton, 74, Rapid City, died Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice. He was born March 9, 1945 to Orin Eugene and Erma Viola (Haack) Hilton in South Dakota. He is su...



05/23/1952

- 05/29/2019

05/23/1952 - 05/29/2019

Karan Sue McNew, 67, Black Hawk, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born May 23, 1952 in Houston, Texas to Kenneth and Betty Sue (Wheeler) Johnson. She was married t...



04/08/1937

- 05/27/2019

04/08/1937 - 05/27/2019

Dorothy Rae (Reynolds) Smith, 82, of Rapid City, SD died on May 27, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born on April 8, 1937 in Oakland, CA. She attended Oakland, CA schools and graduate...



04/08/1937

- 05/27/2019

04/08/1937 - 05/27/2019

Dorothy Rae (Reynolds) Smith, 82, of Rapid City, SD died on May 27, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born on April 8, 1937 in Oakland, CA. She attended Oakland, CA schools and graduate...



10/18/1983

- 05/25/2019

10/18/1983 - 05/25/2019

Jeremy Thomas Smith, 35, Rapid City, died Saturday, May 25, 2019 due to an automobile accident. He was born October 18, 1983 in Rapid City to William Dale Hammond and Karla Rae Smith.



05/07/1968

- 05/23/2019

05/07/1968 - 05/23/2019

Todd J Smith died unexpectedly at Love’s Travel Stop in Rapid City, South Dakota at the age of 51. Todd was born on May 7th 1968 and died May 22nd 2019. Todd is survived by his children: Todd Sm...



08/15/1936

- 05/21/2019

08/15/1936 - 05/21/2019

Delbert Laverne Freimark, 82, Rapid City, died Wednesday, May 21, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born August 15, 1936 in Java to Arthur and Claudia (Bauliett) Freimark. He entered the ...



08/15/1936

- 05/21/2019

08/15/1936 - 05/21/2019

Delbert Laverne Freimark, 82, Rapid City, died Wednesday, May 21, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born August 15, 1936 in Java to Arthur and Claudia (Bauliett) Freimark. He entered the ...



12/14/1937

- 05/19/2019

12/14/1937 - 05/19/2019

William Alt Merchen was born to William and Nettie Merchen on Dec. 14, 1937, in Chester, SD. Bill started driving truck for the family-owned gravel company at age 14. Bill and his parents moved to Ra...



03/21/1954

- 05/13/2019

03/21/1954 - 05/13/2019

Bruce “Delane” O’Connell born March 21, 1954 was welcomed into Heaven on May 13, 2019. Grateful for having sharing his life are his wife, Judi, his children, Paul (WI), Amy and her husband Steve...



03/21/1954

- 05/13/2019

03/21/1954 - 05/13/2019

Bruce “Delane” O’Connell born March 21, 1954 was welcomed into Heaven on May 13, 2019. Grateful for having sharing his life are his wife, Judi, his children, Paul (WI), Amy and her husband Steve...



02/07/1921

- 05/09/2019

02/07/1921 - 05/09/2019

Ralph C Payne passed away on Thursday May 9, 2019 at the age of 98 He was born in Corsica, SD on February 7, 1921 to William B. and Nettie Grace (Kenyon) Payne. He was the youngest of six and shorte...



12/31/1935

- 04/26/2019

12/31/1935 - 04/26/2019

Russell Burmeister died April 26, 2019. Russell was born in 1935 when his parents were ranching near Interior, S. D. He spent his youth ranching and farming near Wasta and eventually near Elm Springs...



03/08/1941

- 04/26/2019

03/08/1941 - 04/26/2019

Brenda L. Sanders, 78, Box Elder, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Advanced Care Hospital in Billings, Montana. She was born March 8, 1941 in Waltham, Massachusetts to Marshall and Ethel (Balough) ...



03/08/1941

- 04/26/2019

03/08/1941 - 04/26/2019

Brenda L. Sanders, 78, Box Elder, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Advanced Care Hospital in Billings, Montana. She was born March 8, 1941 in Waltham, Massachusetts to Marshall and Ethel (Balough) ...



12/31/1935

- 04/26/2019

12/31/1935 - 04/26/2019

Russell Burmeister died April 26, 2019. Russell was born in 1935 when his parents were ranching near Interior, S. D. He spent his youth ranching and farming near Wasta and eventually near Elm Springs...



12/03/1946

- 04/22/2019

12/03/1946 - 04/22/2019

Darwin Lee ‘Butch’ Coats, 72, Rapid City, died April 22, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born December 3, 1946 in Pine Ridge, to Darwin Lee and Dorothy Lee (Short) Coats. He served i...



12/03/1946

- 04/22/2019

12/03/1946 - 04/22/2019

Darwin Lee ‘Butch’ Coats, 72, Rapid City, died April 22, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born December 3, 1946 in Pine Ridge, to Darwin Lee and Dorothy Lee (Short) Coats. He served i...



03/18/1947

- 04/21/2019

03/18/1947 - 04/21/2019

Tim was born on March 18, 1947, in Mobridge, SD to Aaron and Florence (Kulm) Wahl and he grew up in Aberdeen, SD. He graduated from Central High School in Aberdeen in 1965. He served in the United Sta...



09/30/1947

- 04/19/2019

09/30/1947 - 04/19/2019

Glen Allen Anderson, Sr. , 71, Black Hawk, died Friday, April 19, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born in Minnesota on September 30, 1947. He served 20 years in the U. S. Air Force. He ...



07/23/1951

- 04/17/2019

07/23/1951 - 04/17/2019

Lavina Hobbs, 67, Rapid City, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born July 23, 1951 in Montrose, Colorado to Marion and Wanda (Pritchett) Linsacum. Lavina is sur...



09/21/1924

- 04/17/2019

09/21/1924 - 04/17/2019

Luella Cozad passed away on April 17, 2019 at Westhills Village Healthcare. She was born on September 21, 1924 to Rudolph and Ida Bruhn. Luella grew up on a farm in the vicinity of Schleswig, Iowa a...



05/23/1998

- 04/15/2019

05/23/1998 - 04/15/2019

Joseph Richard McDaniel, Jr. , 20, Rapid City, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.



03/05/1919

- 04/13/2019

03/05/1919 - 04/13/2019

Blodwyn VonWald, 100, a long time Pierre, SD resident and for the last several years, a resident at Westhills Village in Rapid City has passed away. Blodwyn, known by many of her friends and acquainta...



08/21/1924

- 04/13/2019

08/21/1924 - 04/13/2019

Mildred Louise Gluhm, passed peacefully into Heaven on April 13, 2019 at her son’s home with family members present. Mildred was born on August 21, 1924 at home in Afton Township, Sanborn County, S...



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