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10/28/1938

- 02/20/2024

10/28/1938 - 02/20/2024

John Raymond Kammerer passed away on February 20, 2024, at Fountain Springs Healthcare Center in Rapid City, SD. He was born on October 28, 1938, to Fred and Susan (Endres) Kammerer in Rapid City, SD...



09/22/1963

- 02/18/2024

09/22/1963 - 02/18/2024

James “Jimmy” Jay Litzenberg, age 60, of Rapid City, SD passed away on February 18, 2024. Jimmy was born on September 22, 1963 to Edward and Francis (Hogan) Litzenberg. He attended school in Keys...



06/14/2024

- 02/17/2024

06/14/2024 - 02/17/2024

Lee Etta Willier, age 89 of Rapid City, SD passed away February 17, 2024, in Rapid City, SD. She was born in Hereford, TX to William Ira Morton and Stella Etta (Guthrie) Morton on June 15, 1934. She g...



10/31/1996

- 02/09/2024

10/31/1996 - 02/09/2024

Joshua Jacob Hatten (Ho Wa?te – Good Voice) was born on October 3, 1996, in Rapid City, South Dakota to Pete and Lisa Hatten. As a young boy, he enjoyed playing videogames, playing basketball, fishi...



11/08/1961

- 01/31/2024

11/08/1961 - 01/31/2024

Kathy Lea (Feist) Davis age 62 of Rapid City South Dakota died January 31st, 2024, at The Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City. Kathy was born November 8th. 1961 in Rapid City, to Lee Feist and Jul...



12/10/2024

- 01/31/2024

12/10/2024 - 01/31/2024

Monte Madison, 69, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away on January 31, 2024, after a brief battle with cancer. He passed peacefully surrounded by his family. Monte was born December 10, 1954, in...



05/16/1937

- 01/29/2024

05/16/1937 - 01/29/2024

Dr. Paul F. Gnirk, 86, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Jan. 29, 2024 at the Hospice House in Rapid City. Paul was born May 16, 1937 in Burke, SD, the first of four sons born to F...



09/22/1969

- 01/28/2024

09/22/1969 - 01/28/2024

David Alan Cole died January 28th, 2024, in Rapid City, SD. He was 54. David was born on September 22nd, 1969, to James Cole and Kathleen Folden in Norwalk, CA. He and his family moved from Norwalk ...



02/10/1966

- 01/25/2024

02/10/1966 - 01/25/2024

Thomas J. Smith formally of Woodbury passed away on January 28th 2024 at his home in Rapid City, South Dakota. Tom was 57 years old and born on February 10, 1966. Tom was an avid car enthusiast and c...



06/29/1956

- 01/23/2024

06/29/1956 - 01/23/2024

Robert “Scott” Schlabach 67, of Rapid City passed away January 23, 2024 in Rapid City, SD. Scott was born in Rapid City, SD to Robert and Marion Schlabach on June 29, 1956. Scott attended Rapid C...



01/14/1936

- 01/22/2024

01/14/1936 - 01/22/2024

Donald Gene Schouten, 88, passed away on January 22, 2024 peacefully at home. He was born on January 14, 1936 at Sundance, Wyoming to Herman Schouten and Mable (Hindman) Schouten. The family moved to...



10/07/1987

- 01/22/2024

10/07/1987 - 01/22/2024

Peter Howard Burleigh, Jr. , 36, of Hill City, SD, passed away on January 22, 2024, at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. He was born on October 7, 1987 in Stevens Point, WI.



07/24/1974

- 01/18/2024

07/24/1974 - 01/18/2024

Aric Jay Schweppe born July 24th, 1974, of Rapid City, SD passed away January 18th, 2024. Aric was born in Owatonna, MN to Jack and Bambi (Kos) Schweppe. He was baptized August 18th, 1974, and was lat...



07/22/1943

- 01/16/2024

07/22/1943 - 01/16/2024

Laurence Joseph Mischke, as known as Larry a beloved member of our Family, passed away on January 16, 2024 at the age of 80 in his hometown of Rapid City, SD. In the face of serious medical issues in...



01/10/1941

- 01/14/2024

01/10/1941 - 01/14/2024

Lee Roy Sigler, 83, of Rapid City, passed away on January 14, 2024, at Monument Health. He was born on January 10, 1941, in Deadwood, SD to Raymond and Lena (Frohm) Sigler.



01/07/1939

- 01/11/2024

01/07/1939 - 01/11/2024

Bonnie Rae (Flynn) Rowley passed peacefully on Thursday, January 11th, 2024, at Avantara Nursing Home in Rapid City, SD. Born January 7, 1939, to Willard and Elizabeth Randall in Missoula, Montana. ...



07/11/1980

- 01/09/2024

07/11/1980 - 01/09/2024



03/30/1945

- 01/06/2024

03/30/1945 - 01/06/2024

Michele Douglas Dippert, also known as “Miki” Douglas Dippert, was born in Buffalo, New York on March 30, 1945 to Katherine “Kay” Sweeney. She died on Saturday January 6, 2024, from complicati...



12/09/1953

- 01/06/2024

12/09/1953 - 01/06/2024

Kevin K. Hintz, 70, of Rapid City passed away with loved ones at his side on Saturday, January 6th, 2023 at the Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. He was born on December 9th, 1953 in B...



06/30/1926

- 01/05/2024

06/30/1926 - 01/05/2024

Lorene Hoffman, age 97, went home to the Lord January 5th, 2024, in Austin TX. She lived most of her life in Rapid City with now-deceased husbands Virgil Martin and Charles Hoffman. Lorene had two ch...



06/01/1952

- 01/03/2024

06/01/1952 - 01/03/2024

Roland ‘Pat’ St. Pierre, Jr. , 71, of Rapid City, passed away on January 3, 2024, in Rapid City. Pat St. Pierre was born in Rapid City, SD to Roland Pat St. Pierre, Sr. and Marge St. Pierre on Ju...



10/07/1960

- 01/02/2024

10/07/1960 - 01/02/2024

Joseph (Joe) William McDonald was born in Rapid City, SD on October 7, 1960, to John (Jack) and Sonya (Chercus) McDonald. He was their fifth child. Joe spent most of his life in the Rapid City area. H...



09/14/1941

- 12/30/2023

09/14/1941 - 12/30/2023

Patricia Joann Miller, 82, of Rapid City, passed away on December 30, 2023 at Monument Health Hospice House. She was born on September 14, 1941.



11/16/1953

- 12/30/2023

11/16/1953 - 12/30/2023

Janet Kay (White) Amundson, age 70, passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer on December 30, 2023. She was one of 11 children born November 16, 1953, in Rapid City, SD to Ruth and Al...



08/18/1933

- 12/28/2023

08/18/1933 - 12/28/2023

Ellen DeGeest of New Underwood, SD, age 90, rose to heaven December 28, 2023. Ellen was born August 18, 1933, to James & Elora (Fernau) Fenner, in Rapid City, SD. She grew up in the Elm Springs/D...



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