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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.
07/19/1959 - 08/19/2023
Karen Marie Carpenter, 64, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on August 19, 2023 in Rapid City after battling cancer. Karen was born in Wagner, SD to Kenneth and Olga (Haeuszer) Peterson on July 19, 1959...
10/14/1951 - 08/18/2023
Steven Ray Zera, 71, of Rapid City, passed away on August 18, 2023, at Avantara St. Cloud. He was born on October 14, 1951, in Milwaukee, WI to Frank and Mary (Key) Zera.
05/19/1936 - 08/17/2023
Kathleen Anne Munyan, 87, passed away on August 17, 2023, in Rapid City. Kathleen was born on May 19, 1936, in Dallas, TX to Eugene and Ollie Schacher. She went to Immaculate Conception School in Rap...
06/14/1986 - 08/17/2023
Vaughn Javier Vargas (Tasunke waste) “His Good Horse,” 37, peacefully embarked on his ancestral journey on August 17th, 2023, in Rapid City, SD. His sudden departure from among us has left his fam...
07/05/1935 - 08/16/2023
Virginia (Virgie, Ginny, Nanny) Ann Borresen, 88, of Rapid City, SD passed away peacefully on August 16th, 2023 at her residence with her granddaughter, Aubrey, by her side holding her hand. Virginia...
08/31/1964 - 08/14/2023
Donna Mae Prue, 58, of Rapid City, passed away on August 14, 2023, in Rapid City, SD. Donna was born in Pine Ridge, SD to Beverly War Bonnet Prue and Robert G. Prue on August 31, 1964. Donna went to ...
04/15/1936 - 08/12/2023
Rachel Darline White, 87, passed away on August 12, 2023, in Rapid City. Rachel Darline White was born on April 15, 1936, to Wayne and Norma Smart in Las Animas, Colorado. She was the oldest of seven...
08/12/1938 - 08/11/2023
Lillian Rose Benoist, 84, of Rapid City, passed away on August 11, 2023, at Avantara Mountain View.
04/28/1952 - 08/10/2023
Kenneth Allen Bauer, 71, a long-time resident of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away in August 2023, in Rapid City. Ken was born in Rapid City to James A. and Phyllis M. Bauer on April 28, 1952. He...
02/09/1954 - 08/05/2023
Jennifer Jane Coppess, 69, of Rapid City, passed away on August 5, 2023, at Monument Health Hospice House. She was born on February 9, 1954, in Hastings, MI to Charles and Theda (Penfold) Coppess. ...
09/20/1969 - 08/03/2023
Steven Leo Connelly September 20, 1969 - August 3, 2023 Steven Leo Connelly, 53, of Byron, MN died Thursday, August 3, 2023 in Deadwood, SD. Steve was born on September 20, 1969 in Rochester, MN to L...
11/26/1951 - 08/02/2023
Rosemary Joyce Wolvington, 71, of Rapid City, passed away on August 2, 2023, in Rapid City. Rosemary Joyce Wolvington was born in Chadron, Nebraska to Eugene Earl Wolvington and Mary Elizabeth O Donn...
04/29/1945 - 07/27/2023
Robert James Kress, 78, of Rapid City, passed away on July 27, 2023, at Morning Star Assisted Living.
12/31/1926 - 07/27/2023
Dona M Cheney (96), of Rapid City, passed away on July 27th in Rapid City. Dona was born in Sioux Falls SD on 12-31-1926. She married Ward Cheney, the love of her life, in June 1948, in Sioux Falls. ...
12/28/1950 - 07/26/2023
Charles Dockter, 72, of New Underwood SD died at his home of natural causes July 26. He was a Vietnam War veteran and active second-generation member of the New Underwood American Legion Post. He wa...
05/27/1956 - 07/25/2023
Robin LaRue Pendo, 67, passed away at her home on July 25, 2023. She was born on May 27, 1956 to LaRue Robinson. She was an only child and formed a very strong connection with her mother. They were ve...
03/08/1953 - 07/24/2023
Jeffery Laverne Poole, 70, of Rapid City, passed away on July 24, 2023, at Monument Health. He was born on March 8, 1953, in Hastings, MN to Lafayette and Evelyn (Niebling) Poole.
01/16/1926 - 07/22/2023
Jesse Junior Robertson, 97, of Rapid City, passed away on July 22, 2023, at Ft. Meade VA Hospital. He was born on January 16, 1926, in Draper, SD to Joshua and Ruth (Perry) Robertson.
05/17/1962 - 07/21/2023
Lori Jean Olson, 61, of Rapid City, SD passed away on July 21, 2023 in Rapid City, SD. Lori was born in Brookings, SD to Ken and Rose Olson on May 17, 1962. She enjoyed a childhood of small town livi...
11/07/1932 - 07/20/2023
Verla Ann Marti, age 90, joined her heavenly Father on July 20, 2023. Verla was born November 7, 1932, along with her twin brother, Vernon, to Lawrence and Laura (Alderson) Cochran in Fruitdale, SD. S...
06/17/1955 - 07/18/2023
Wolfio EriVes Madrid was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on June 17, 1955. His family moved to New York City when he was one year old, and to Phoenix, Arizona, where he completed high school and vocational...
11/06/1939 - 07/16/2023
Albertine “Tina” Kudlock, age 83, loving Mother & Grandmother passed away July 16, 2023. Tina was born on November 6, 1939, the daughter of Josef & Elisabeth Peetz in Herzogenaurach, Germa...
10/27/1944 - 07/16/2023
Elizabeth Mary 'Betty' Dahlgren, 78, of Rapid City, passed away on July 16, 2023, at Avantara Mountain View. She was born on October 27, 1944, in Mississippi to Edward and Dorothy (Kirkpatrick) Bakew...
11/01/1927 - 07/16/2023
Robert Corkle, Rapid City, SD age 95 died at the Hospice House of the Hills on July 16th, 2023. Robert Harold Corkle was born on November 1, 1927 to Robert and Violet (Brown) Corkle. He graduated fro...
12/19/1949 - 07/14/2023
Larry Gene Kapfenstein was born December 19th, 1949 to John and Elanor Kapfenstein in Wagner, SD. Larry is the youngest of 9 children. At a young age, his family moved to different areas in South Dako...
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