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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.

01/17/1931

- 11/20/2017

01/17/1931 - 11/20/2017

Emil Emmett Trautman, 86, died on November 20, 2017 in Rapid City, SD. He was a veteran of the Army. Memorial services will be on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 10:00 am at Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home....



03/25/1923

- 11/11/2017

03/25/1923 - 11/11/2017

Louise M. DeWall, 94, Rapid City, SD passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 ay the Hospice House. She was born March 25, 1923 in Dempster, SD the daughter of John and Dora Saathoff. Louise was a hom...



03/25/1923

- 11/11/2017

03/25/1923 - 11/11/2017

Louise M. DeWall, 94, Rapid City, SD passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 ay the Hospice House. She was born March 25, 1923 in Dempster, SD the daughter of John and Dora Saathoff. Louise was a hom...



10/30/1918

- 11/11/2017

10/30/1918 - 11/11/2017

Beth Elaine Kukuk was born October 30, 1918 at Maurice, IA to John Albert Kukuk and Minnie Heusinkveld. She was preceded in death by an infant sister Ruth Vera, two younger sisters Pearl (Earl) Under...



06/30/1949

- 11/08/2017

06/30/1949 - 11/08/2017

Hubert Edward Lemire, 68, Rapid City, SD died November 8, 2017 at Fort Meade Hospital in Sturgis, SD. He was born on June 30th, 1949 to Raymond C. Lemire and Hilda (Cota) Lemire in New Rochelle, NY. H...



11/09/1931

- 11/07/2017

11/09/1931 - 11/07/2017

Irma Brandt, 85, of Rapid City, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017. She was born on November 9, 1931 in Agar, SD to Nellie (Suman) and Frank Weischedel. She attended Agar High School and graduated in 1949...



06/02/1916

- 11/04/2017

06/02/1916 - 11/04/2017

Melvin G. Fernau, 101, New Underwood, died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Center of New Underwood. Melvin Fernau was born June 2, 1916 in Long Pine, Nebraska to Edward and Sylvia (Bo...



03/02/1940

- 10/23/2017

03/02/1940 - 10/23/2017

Charles E. (Chuck) Webster, age 77, passed away on October 23, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Chuck was born on March 2, 1940 in Lead, SD to John and May (Norton) Webster. Chuck spent his chil...



07/29/1942

- 10/23/2017

07/29/1942 - 10/23/2017

Perry Lewis Nolan, 75, of Hermosa, SD died on October 23, 2017 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Chu...



06/09/1962

- 10/15/2017

06/09/1962 - 10/15/2017

Wendy Louise Wolfe Gluyas passed away on October 15, 2017. She was born on June 9, 1962 in Denver, CO to Marcia Hitch Whiting, Rapid City, SD and Robert D. Wolfe, Prescott, AZ. Wendy lived in Sterling...



02/02/1934

- 10/12/2017

02/02/1934 - 10/12/2017

Betty Lou Sanders, 83, lifelong resident of Rapid City, SD and the local ranching community, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2017. She was surrounded by her family. At the time of her death, Be...



08/28/1930

- 10/10/2017

08/28/1930 - 10/10/2017

Alvina Katherine Bodensteiner, 97, died October 10, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospice. She was born in Waucoma, Iowa on August 28, 1930 to Theodore and Rose (Croatt) Schmitt. She lived her entire li...



10/02/1954

- 10/08/2017

10/02/1954 - 10/08/2017

Karol Kay Hanson (Vopat) Maiden name: Strouse 63 of Rapid City SD passed away on October 8th 2017 in Rapid City Regional Hospital. Karol was born in Minot N. D. to Floyd & Dorine (Dubois) Strouse ...



10/02/1954

- 10/08/2017

10/02/1954 - 10/08/2017

Karol Kay Hanson (Vopat) Maiden name: Strouse 63 of Rapid City SD passed away on October 8th 2017 in Rapid City Regional Hospital. Karol was born in Minot N. D. to Floyd & Dorine (Dubois) Strouse ...



09/10/1923

- 10/03/2017

09/10/1923 - 10/03/2017

Rose Elizabeth (Petriella) DeFea of Pierre, SD age 94, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Rose was born on September 10, 1923, the fourth of nine children ...



11/28/1930

- 09/30/2017

11/28/1930 - 09/30/2017

Elmer “Dave” Morgan, 86, of Rapid City passed away on September 30, 2017 in Rapid City. Dave was born in Fairview, SD on November 28, 1930. He was married to LouElla Marie Thompson. He served in ...



06/03/1916

- 09/29/2017

06/03/1916 - 09/29/2017

Keo Lavon Glidden Smith, 101, Rapid City, SD, died Friday, September 29, 2017. She was born on June 3, 1916 in Willow Lake, SD to Ernest L. Glidden and Alta A. Skinner. She attended Willow Lake High S...



01/21/1953

- 09/28/2017

01/21/1953 - 09/28/2017

In Loving Memory of Carol Jean (Rand) Grigsby, 64, Rapid City, who lost her battle with cancer on September 28, 2017. She was born January 21, 1953 in Huron, to Earl and Margaret (Everts) Rand. She ...



07/07/1948

- 09/24/2017

07/07/1948 - 09/24/2017

Edward Arnold Reber, 69, of Rapid City passed away at home on Sunday, September 24, 2017 in Rapid City surrounded by his loved ones. Edward was born in Rapid City to Robert and Josephine Reber on July...



02/23/1928

- 09/22/2017

02/23/1928 - 09/22/2017

Oscar Gustav (Butch) Linn, Jr. passed away at Bella Vista in Rapid city, SD on September 22, 2017. He passed away from complications with Alzheimer\'s. Butch was born February 23, 1928 in Kimball, N...



06/22/1944

- 09/16/2017

06/22/1944 - 09/16/2017

Janet Colleen (Skinner) Peters of Rapid City died September, 16th 2017 at the age of 73 at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Janet was born June 22, 1944 in Rapid City...



01/18/1929

- 09/15/2017

01/18/1929 - 09/15/2017

Claude Saldanha passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, South Dakota at the age of 88, following a brief illness. Claude was born on January 18, 1929 in M...



08/31/1952

- 09/12/2017

08/31/1952 - 09/12/2017

Coe Wilbur Foss, 65, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on September 12, 2017 from Pulmonary Fibrosis. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on September 16 2017 at Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home, 63...



02/15/1969

- 09/09/2017

02/15/1969 - 09/09/2017

Ruben Edward Garcia, 48, of Rapid City, passed away on September 9, 2017. Ruben was born at EAFB in South Dakota, to Adolph and Darlene Garcia on February 15, 1969. Ruben was a strong, hardworking m...



04/01/1958

- 09/07/2017

04/01/1958 - 09/07/2017

Kenneth Paul Samson “Kenny”, age 59, passed away on September 7, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD due to complications from surgery. Kenny was born April 1, 1958 to Betty Lo...



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