
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

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


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

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.

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.


Phyllis V. Merkel | 09/01/2025
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