Randy Leland Hope, 44, of Rapid City, S.D., formerly of the Akron and Alcester, S.D., area, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo.

Services were at 10:30 a.m. today (Monday) at Union Creek Lutheran Church, rural Akron, with the Rev. Nate Hansen and the Rev. Carla Nelson officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitationwas after 4: p.m. Sunday with the family present after 6 p.m., and a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at Carlsen Funeral Home -- Schroeder Chapel in Akron.

Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.