Obituaries and Death Notices | West River Funeral Directors LLC (2024)

Dillon BrigmanRapid City


Dillon Scott Brigman, 31 of Rapid City, died June 16, 2024.A full obituary will follow.

Dillon Scott Brigman, 31 of Rapid City, died June 16, 2024.A full obituary will follow.

Roger AndersonRapid City


Roger Anderson, 64 of Rapid City, died June 15, 2024 at Monument Health Plus Hospice House.Roger was born in Keosauqua, IA and raised in Burmingham, IA with his sister Janet (Bonnet) by parents Ross and Hope Anderson. There he learned a love of the outdoors while hunting and fishing with his dad. He graduated from Van Buren High School in 1978 and served in the US Army from 1978-1982. Following that he worked in the Fairfield Foundry for 11 years. In 1995 he had an encounter with the Lord...

Roger Anderson, 64 of Rapid City, died June 15, 2024 at Monument Health Plus Hospice House.Roger was born in Keosauqua, IA and raised in Burmingham, IA with his sister Janet (Bonnet) by parents...

Patricia ColleranSpearfish


Patricia (Patty) Colleran of Spearfish, passed away at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, SD on June 1, 2024.Patty was born on February 2 1951 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Edwardand Tess Colleran.She attended school in Pierre South Dakota and graduated from TF Riggs High school.She then attended cosmetology school in Aberdeen and subsequently began her 45 year career in the profession in Pierre and Spearfish.She was blessed with one son Shannon who she...

Patricia (Patty) Colleran of Spearfish, passed away at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, SD on June 1, 2024.Patty was born on February 2 1951 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to...

Rebecca ChambersRapid City


Rebecca Ann Chambers, 64, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of May 27, 2024, with her family by her side. A celebration of life will be held on June 15, 2024, beginning at 4:00 pm at Becky and Dave’s home in Rapid City, South Dakota.Becky was born the third of four sisters on July 3,1959, to Ernest LaVern Kellett (Vern) and Neva Rowell in Omaha, Nebraska. Becky spent her early childhood years in California and Utah before the family...

Rebecca Ann Chambers, 64, of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of May 27, 2024, with her family by her side. A celebration of life will be held on...

Cheryle SlagleRapid City


Live Stream ServiceCheryle Lee (Smock) Slagle, 76 (born August 18, 1947), of Rapid City, SD, peacefully passed away on the morning of May 25, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV. She was comforted by loved ones that serene morning when the angels took her hand and guided her home.More than anything, Cheryle lived a delightful life as a wonderful wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was also a loyal friend to many. Until her health condition made it impossible, she was a...

Live Stream ServiceCheryle Lee (Smock) Slagle, 76 (born August 18, 1947), of Rapid City, SD, peacefully passed away on the morning of May 25, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV. She was comforted by loved...

Jaimie Rivers-ChapmanBox Elder


Jaimie Lynnette Rivers-Chapman, affectionately known as Jay, a beacon of love and laughter, left this world on May 23, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 5, 1967, in Kansas City, MO, Jay's warmth and creativity were evident from an early age, traits that she carried throughout her life, touching the hearts of all who knew her. A proud graduate of Theodore F. Riggs Senior High School, Jay's education laid the foundation for a life characterized by hard work and...

Jaimie Lynnette Rivers-Chapman, affectionately known as Jay, a beacon of love and laughter, left this world on May 23, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 5, 1967, in Kansas...

Hannelore AusdalRapid City


Hannelore (Lore) Ausdal age 82, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2024 at the Monument Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.Lore was born in Troppau, Czech (occupied Germany) on February 22, 1942 to Theobald & Helene Dietze.She was doing an apprenticeship as a photo lab tech when her cousin asked her to go on a blind date.That is when she met the love of her life Donald. Ausdal, an American US Airman from Marshalltown,Iowa that was stationed close to where she grew up in Wiesbaden,...

Hannelore (Lore) Ausdal age 82, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2024 at the Monument Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.Lore was born in Troppau, Czech (occupied Germany) on February 22, 1942 to...

Lorraine Van PeltRapid City


Lorraine Van Pelt, 79, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on May 4, 2024, at Westhills Health Care in hospice care.Lorraine was born on July 22, 1944 to Willis and Mildred Derstine in Bedminster, PA. She was one of eleven children and spent her youth working on the family farm. After graduating high school, Lorraine worked at Eastern Rotorcraft where she met her husband, Clyde. They married in 1966. Their son, Todd, was born two years later. Daughter Kimberly was born in 1973. Lorraine took...

Lorraine Van Pelt, 79, of Rapid City, SD, passed away on May 4, 2024, at Westhills Health Care in hospice care.Lorraine was born on July 22, 1944 to Willis and Mildred Derstine in Bedminster,...

Donald SweeneyRapid City


Donald Franklin Sweeney, 87 of Rapid City, died April 19,2024 at his residence.A full obituary will follow.

Donald Franklin Sweeney, 87 of Rapid City, died April 19,2024 at his residence.A full obituary will follow.

Jeremy SimpsonBox Elder


Jeremy G. Simpson, 47 of Box Elder, died April 16, 2024 at Monument Health in Rapid City.Jeremy Grant Simpson, born February 4, 1977, in Edmonds, Washington, passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2024, in Rapid City, South Dakota. He spent his formative years moving between Hawaii and Washington before settling in South Dakota in 1999.From a young age, Jeremy displayed a natural inclination towards helping others, often assisting his mother with household chores. Vacuuming became his...

Jeremy G. Simpson, 47 of Box Elder, died April 16, 2024 at Monument Health in Rapid City.Jeremy Grant Simpson, born February 4, 1977, in Edmonds, Washington, passed away unexpectedly on April...

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