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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.

2/27/1971

- 11/6/2016

2/27/1971 - 11/6/2016

Cole James Andre, 45, Rapid City, died Sunday, November 6, 2016. Cole was born February 27th, 1971 in Rapid City, SD. He grew up in the country outside of Rapid City, and attended school in the Dougla...



2/23/1923

- 11/4/2016

2/23/1923 - 11/4/2016

Joseph Andrew Dotte, 93, Rapid City, died Friday November 4, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born February 23, 1923 in White Bear Lake, MN to Joseph J. and Teresa (Switzer) Dotte. Joseph...



2/21/1924

- 11/2/2016

2/21/1924 - 11/2/2016

Consuelo Luedtke, 92, Rapid City, succumbed to a long period of health issues at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She went to join our Lord and all others in her life who have gone to a greater place. ...



2/16/1940

- 10/29/2016

2/16/1940 - 10/29/2016

Valda Raye Houska, 76, Hill City, died Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the Custer Regional Health Care. She was born in Wessington Springs, SD on February 16, 1940 to Robert and Leanor Thayer. Valda sp...



3/29/1928

- 10/24/2016

3/29/1928 - 10/24/2016

Jean Marie (Jeske) Vannet, 88, died Monday, October 24, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. Jean was born on March 29, 1928 to Emil and Lula (Veritzen) Jeske. She grew up on the family farm n...



7/8/1978

- 10/23/2016

7/8/1978 - 10/23/2016

Jermiah Joseph Reede, 38, Rapid City, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. He is survived by two sons, Tyler and Jacob Reede; his parents, Johnny and Tresea A. (Cast) Reede; his sister, Joy Klatt; 3 nephews an...



2/16/1979

- 10/23/2016

2/16/1979 - 10/23/2016

Valeria “Val” Monroe, 37, Rapid City, died October 23, 2016 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Valeria was a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. She was born in Rapid City, SD to Olowan Monroe a...



1/15/1943

- 10/21/2016

1/15/1943 - 10/21/2016

Larry Painter, 73, Rapid City, died Friday, October 21, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House after a long battle with colon cancer. He was born January 15, 1943 in Rapid City. A true mountain ...



2/25/1926

- 10/18/2016

2/25/1926 - 10/18/2016

Edith Rose Hansen, 90, passed October 18, 2016 in her home at Rapid City, SD. She was born February 25, 1926 in Pukwana, SD to Floyd and Pearl Clutter. She grew up on a farm in the East River area a...



8/30/1935

- 10/15/2016

8/30/1935 - 10/15/2016

Floyd William Reidt, 81, Caputa, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. He was born August 30, 1935 to Clara (Garrison) and DW ‘Tom’ Reidt in Onaka, SD. He attende...



1/17/1928

- 10/15/2016

1/17/1928 - 10/15/2016

Elsie Catherine (Risse) Johnson was born January 7, 1928, to Frank and Anna Risse on the family farm near Rogers, Nebraska. Elsie died October 15, 2016 at Fountain Springs Healthcare in Rapid City, S...



1/7/2016

- 10/9/2016

1/7/2016 - 10/9/2016

Marvin Lee Pickens, 67, Box Elder, died Sunday, October 9, 2016. He served in the U. S. Air Force from 1968 and was honorably discharged in 1972



3/11/1954

- 10/2/2016

3/11/1954 - 10/2/2016

Pun Sun (Soon Nah) Crown, 64, passed away October 2, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born on March 11, 1954, in Hapcheon, South Korea to Kang, Chong Yong and Kim, Nam Sil. She was marri...



11/20/1932

- 9/30/2016

11/20/1932 - 9/30/2016

Wilmer ‘Bill’ Cribbs, 83, Centennial, CO and formerly of Rapid City, passed away peacefully at The Denver Hospice in Colorado on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 surrounded by family. Bill was born to Ma...



7/17/1946

- 9/30/2016

7/17/1946 - 9/30/2016

Bruce Edward Kaiser, 70, Spearfish, passed away September 30, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born July 17, 1946 in Columbus, OH to George Abel and Norma Marie (Martin) Kaiser, Jr. Bruce ...



9/25/1925

- 9/28/2016

9/25/1925 - 9/28/2016

Yvonne L. Ellis, 91, Rapid City, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born in Seneca South Dakota on September 25th, 1925, attended school in Seneca and Pierre...



9/23/1932

- 9/28/2016

9/23/1932 - 9/28/2016

Dorothy F. Morgan​RAPID CITY - Dorothy Florence Morgan (Wollensack) died peacefully at Rapid City Regional Hospital on September 28, 2016 at the age of 84. As the seventh of eight children, Doro...



9/5/1942

- 9/23/2016

9/5/1942 - 9/23/2016

Robert N. ‘Bob’ Hamm, 92, was born to Frank N. and Mildred (White) Hamm on September 5, 1924 in Rapid City, South Dakota. He remained a lifelong resident of Rapid City until his death on September...



8/2/1960

- 9/21/2016

8/2/1960 - 9/21/2016

Sharon Larson (Heil/Burleson) was born August 2nd, 1960 in Yankton, SD. She passed away September 21st, 2016. Sharon was the 5th child born to Gerald and Rose Heil. The family moved around several ...



1/11/1943

- 9/16/2016

1/11/1943 - 9/16/2016

Kenneth "Kenny" S. Kingsbury, 73, passed away in his sleep at home on 
Friday, September 16, 2016 in Piedmont, South Dakota. He was born January 
11, 1943 to Archie and Geneva (Anderson) K...



5/25/1944

- 9/14/2016

5/25/1944 - 9/14/2016

Carroll D. Nelson, 72, passed away on September 14, 2016. He was born "before the cows came home" in a rural Carthage, SD farmhouse on May 25, 1944, the only child of Russell and Ruby (Wehr) Nelson. ...



6/24/1954

- 9/10/2016

6/24/1954 - 9/10/2016

Rita K. Strand was born on June, 24th 1954 in McLaughlin, SD and passed away at home near Hill City on Saturday, September 10th, 2016. Rita was raised in the Catholic faith on the family ranch 5 miles...



9/11/1943

- 9/6/2016

9/11/1943 - 9/6/2016

Susan Kathleen Scharer, 72, Summerset, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Gerald Scharer, Summerset; her son Robert and his wife Nicole, ...



5/26/1928

- 8/19/2016

5/26/1928 - 8/19/2016

Loren Howard Kenner, Rapid City, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the comfort of his own home on the morning of August 19th at the age of 88. He entered the world on May 26, 1928 to the joy of ...



8/30/1918

- 8/19/2016

8/30/1918 - 8/19/2016

Ella Francis (Plihal) Dvoracek was born on August 30, 1918, on the family farm near Tyndall, South Dakota to Joseph and Emma Plihal. In 1941 she married George Frank Dvoracek of Tabor, SD. After Ge...



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