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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.

12/03/1946

- 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...



07/23/1934

- 04/10/2019

07/23/1934 - 04/10/2019

Dennis Leroy Nelson, 84, Rapid City, was born July 23, 1934, the first of seven children born to John and Ruth (Kucker) Nelson. He was born in Troy, SD and went to Waverly High School. He enlisted i...



09/24/1963

- 04/09/2019

09/24/1963 - 04/09/2019

David Anthony Knowles-Smith, 55, Rapid City, died April 9, 2019



01/05/1933

- 04/07/2019

01/05/1933 - 04/07/2019

Stanley Burtz Harter, 86, went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2019. Stanley was born on January 5, 1933 to Amos & Irene (Burtz) Harter at Carter, South Dakota. He grew up in the country near Bone...



10/28/2018

- 04/05/2019

10/28/2018 - 04/05/2019

Ellowyn Vee Vissia arrived in the world on October 28, 2018, at only 27-weeks. Weighing a mere one pound and three ounces, Elly was one of the smallest babies to ever grace the Neonatal Intensive Car...



03/19/1931

- 04/01/2019

03/19/1931 - 04/01/2019

Ethel M. (Ostby) Swanson, 88, Rapid City, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice. She was born March 19, 1931 to Oscar and Elsie Ostby at home in Hankinson ND Township....



03/19/1931

- 04/01/2019

03/19/1931 - 04/01/2019

Ethel M. (Ostby) Swanson, 88, Rapid City, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at Regional Health Home Plus Hospice. She was born March 19, 1931 to Oscar and Elsie Ostby at home in Hankinson ND Township...



08/02/1938

- 03/31/2019

08/02/1938 - 03/31/2019

Wayne Finley, 80 of Rapid City SD, the son of Kenneth and Lalia Finley, passed away on March 31, 2019. During his early years, Wayne was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he attended the 1953 ...



05/20/1922

- 03/27/2019

05/20/1922 - 03/27/2019

Theresa M. Burden, longtime Hill City resident, passed away on Wednesday March 27, 2019. She was born on May 20, 1922, the fourth of four children born to William and Flo Behrens of Hermosa. She gre...



05/20/1922

- 03/27/2019

05/20/1922 - 03/27/2019

Theresa M. Burden, longtime Hill City resident, passed away on Wednesday March 27, 2019. She was born on May 20, 1922, the fourth of four children born to William and Flo Behrens of Hermosa. She gre...



06/04/1959

- 03/23/2019

06/04/1959 - 03/23/2019

Delores Shelly Ekroth, 59, Rapid City, died peacefully Saturday, March 23, 2019 at home. Shelly was born June 4, 1959 at Ellsworth Air Force Base to Duane and Dixie (Douglas) George. She was a lifel...



06/04/1959

- 03/23/2019

06/04/1959 - 03/23/2019

Delores Shelly Ekroth, 59, Rapid City, died peacefully Saturday, March 23, 2019 at home. Shelly was born June 4, 1959 at Ellsworth Air Force Base to Duane and Dixie (Douglas) George. She was a lifel...



09/06/1951

- 03/15/2019

09/06/1951 - 03/15/2019

Steven G. McEnroe passed away at his home on March 15, 2019, after a brief illness. Steve was born on Sept. 6, 1951, to Odin and Betty (Iverson) McEnroe in Fargo, ND. After graduation from Lincoln Hi...



02/01/1971

- 03/14/2019

02/01/1971 - 03/14/2019

Debbie Lee Red Feather, 48, Rapid City, died March 14, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. She was adopted by Raymond and Pamela Beauchamp. Debbi...



05/14/1933

- 03/08/2019

05/14/1933 - 03/08/2019

Irene B. Batchelder, 85, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 peacefully at her home in Rapid City, SD. Irene was born in Hawarden, IA on May 14th, 1933, the youngest of nine children of Margaret (We...



01/07/1943

- 03/08/2019

01/07/1943 - 03/08/2019

Barbara Louise Baye passed away peacefully at a Colorado hospital Friday March 8, 2019 with family at her side. She was 76. Barbara, daughter of Clarence and Ursula Bartel, was born on January 7, 19...



07/02/1935

- 03/06/2019

07/02/1935 - 03/06/2019

Cecil Rose Kennedy took flight on angel’s wings on March 6, 2019, she was 83. She was born on July 2, 1935 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota to Alex and Hattie (Apple) Amiotte. She grew up in the Potato...



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