Rapid City Remembers.

Monte Elias Gakin

Monte Elias Gakin, 29, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on August 27th, 2025, where he was tragically taken from us. Monte was born on June 22nd, 1996, to mother

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M. Anne Heaton Fillmore

M. Anne Heaton Fillmore, 86, of Whitewood, SD, passed away Tuesday, September 2nd at Rapid City Monument Hospital, after a brief battle with cancer.  There will be a visitation at

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Mildred R. Butolph

Mildred R. (Gibbs) Butolph, 91, Weston County native, died Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Peaceful Pines Memory Care Facility in Rapid City, SD. Mildred was born July 17, 1934, in

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Osmund “Monty” Stensland

Osmund (Monty) Stensland Jr, 97, passed away Monday August 25th, 2025, at Avantara Arrowhead Senior Care, Rapid City, SD. Monty was born on December 21st, 1927, in Camp Crook SD.

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Jerry William Rhodes

Jerry William Rhodes made his entrance into the world on May 15th, 1945, as the second son of Glen and Olga Rhodes. Jerry was the third of eventually four, one

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Edna Marie Kary

Edna Marie Kary, age 66, of Norris, South Dakota, went home to Heaven on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2025, in Plains, MT. Edna Marie Kary was born to James E. Snead

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Joan Mae Plucker

Joan Mae Plucker, 89, of Rapid City, SD, died on August 26, 2025. She was born in New Underwood, SD on October 4, 1935 to Charles and Anna Forest. Full

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Billy Joe McPeak

Billy Joe McPeak, age 77, of Presho, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025, surrounded by family. Bill was born on February 18, 1948, in North Platte, Nebraska,

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Donald L. Bourk

Don was born in Canning, SD, the second child of John and Mary (Wynia) Bourk. His arrival was eventful, as was his entire life. His father, John, was working at

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Gladys Maryann Cox

Gladys Maryann Cox was born November 14, 1928, in Rural Sturgis, SD to Jakob and Margaret (Lorang) Weyrich. She was the 5th youngest of twelve children. She graduated from Sturgis

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Lynette Wing

Lynette Layman was born December 21, 1947 in Alma, Michigan. She was the daughter of Robert and Shirley (Smith) Layman. Lynette grew up and attended school in Alma and at

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William (Bill) Ries

William (Bill) Ries, 44, of Rapid City, SD, died on August 26, 2025. He was born in Germany on January 21, 1981 to Susan (Ries) Binford and Harold McLaughlin. Bill

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Pauline Jean Wendt

Pauline Jean (Homan) Wendt, age 88, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025, in Spearfish, South Dakota. Born on August 16, 1936, in Nisland, South Dakota, Pauline was the daughter

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Sheryl “Sheri” E. Tilford

Sheri left us on August 24, 2025. Sheri was born on January 3rd, 1946 in Harrisburg, Ill. Prior to moving to South Dakota, she lived in California, Michigan, Wyoming, and

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Donald Eldon Alexander

Donald Eldon Alexander, 82, of Newell, South Dakota, died at Ft Meade Veterans Hospital on August 24, 2025.  He was born in Sturgis, South Dakota in 1942, to Loyal L.

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Gladys Maryann Cox

Gladys Maryann Cox was born November 14, 1928, in Rural Sturgis, SD to Jakob and Margaret (Lorang) Weyrich. She was the 5th youngest of twelve children. She graduated from Sturgis

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Jerry Dan Beug

Jerry was born May 2, 1941, to Evelyn (Bachand) and Dan Beug at a midwife facility in Sturgis. His first memory is of crawling from the pantry to the kitchen

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Troy D. Gossard

Troy D. Gossard was born September 6, 1967 to Gale Gossard and Carolyn (Dubry) Cleveland.  He passed away on August 27, 2025. He was a jack-of-all trades kind of guy.

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In Memoriam

Phyllis V. Merkel | 09/01/2025

View The Obituary For Phyllis V. Merkel. Please join us in Loving, Sharing and Memorializing Phyllis V. Merkel on this permanent online memorial presented by Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home.

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