Nita Ellen Brown, 83, passed away on July 30, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City.

She was born on the family farm on July 8, 1934 in Straubville, North Dakota to Gerald and Catherine (McMahon) McGregor.

Nita leaves behind her sons, Jim (Analena) Hagen, Lead, South Dakota, Mark (Dixie) Hagen, Desoto, Missouri; daughter, Vangie (Jimmy) Jones, Missouri; brother, Jerry McGregor, Sisseton, South Dakota; sister, Isabelle Poling, Jensen Beach, Florida; and many grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald and Catherine McGregor; sons, Richard Hagen and Donald Hagen; daughter, Cheryl Rochelle Hagen; brothers, Bill McGregor, Don McGregor, John McGregor, Jim McGregor, and Douglas McGregor; and sister, Margaret Mae Mocoloiac.

Cremation has taken place and services are being planned in Missouri at a later date.