Benjamin Lewis Symonds
May 4, 2016
Benjamin Lewis Symonds, 67, Hulett, WY, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Crook County Medical Hospital, Sundance from a brave battle with leukemia. Ben was born September 9, 1948 at Sturgis, SD to Marvin "Bud" and Ilene (Knutson) Symonds. He attended school at Newell, SD. Ben worked for many ranchers and farmers and worked on construction of the water tower...
Violet Herren
May 2, 2016
Violet Herren, 89 of New Underwood, SD passed away peacefully on May 2, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in New Underwood, SD. Violet was born on July 1, 1926 at Faith, SD to John and Laura (Johnson) Anderson. She attended school in Faith and graduated in 1946. Violet attended one summer of Teacher's College in Aberdeen. Violet married...
Adam Bau-Cameron
May 1, 2016
Adam Bau-Cameron was killed in a car accident on May 1, 2016 near Nemo, SD at the age of 20. Adam was born on September 20, 1995 in Rapid City, SD. Adam was fascinated with cars and enjoyed working on them. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hiking, fishing, golfing, offroading and cruising the hills. He always had an upbeat...
Elizabeth P. Johnson
Apr 30, 2016
Elizabeth "Betty" (Fassbender) Johnson, 92 of Spearfish died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare in Spearfish. Born in Faith, SD, May 23, 1923, to Josef and Magdalena "Lena" (Mengenhauser) Fassbender, Betty came to Spearfish as an infant. As a resident of Spearfish for 92 years, she graduated from SHS in 1941 then worked in the family...
Thomas Waugh
Apr 24, 2016
Thomas Milton Waugh was born February 14, 1948 in the Old West town of Deadwood, South Dakota to Louis and Clarice Waugh. From an early age he was enamored by the West and its history. More than 30 years ago he began painting. He had no formal education in the arts, but a lifetime of experience as an Indian Trader....
Gary Eschedor
Apr 23, 2016
Gary Lee Eschedor, 76 of Sundance, WY, passed away on Saturday April 23, 2016 at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD. Gary was born on October 9, 1939 in Toledo, OH to Charlotte Eschedor Kallquest and step-son of Albert Kallquest, Sr. He served in the USAF from 1957-1962. He retired from Greif Brothers Corporation in Minneapolis,...
John "Dick" Waldron
Apr 22, 2016
J. R. "Dick" Waldron, 91 of Spearfish, passed away on April 22, 2016 at Garden Hills Assisted Living in Spearfish. Dick was born on July 8, 1924 in Chamberlain, SD to William and Amy (Roger) Waldron. He graduated from Chamberlain High School in 1942 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July of 1942. After boot camp and electrical school,...
David Anthony Dunwoody
Apr 17, 2016
David A. Dunwoody, 34 of Spearfish died April 17, 2016 in Spearfish. David was born July 4, 1981 to Dick and Terri (Schad) Dunwoody in Spearfish. He was raised and attended school in Spearfish, graduating from Spearfish High School in 2000. While in school David enjoyed playing baseball and was very proud to be a member of the Spearfish Teener...
Jack R. Latimer
Apr 16, 2016
Jack R. Latimer, 88, of Sundance, Wyoming died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyoming. Jack was born June 26, 1927 at Amarillo, Texas, the son of Samuel and Sallie (Channon) Latimer. He entered the United States Army on April 11, 1947 at the age of 19. During the 22 years of service to his...
Peggy Symonds
Apr 16, 2016
Peggy Symonds, 73 of Sundance, Wyoming passed away at her home, Saturday, April 16, 2016. Peggy Rose Maupin Symonds was born to Tom and Christine Maupin on July 19, 1942 at Eagle Butte, SD. The family ranched 18 miles south of Eagle Butte. Peggy attended 1st-3rd grade at Albee School. During the first grade, Peggy stayed with the teacher Phylis...
J. Vincent "Vince" Tenke
Apr 16, 2016
J. Vincent "Vince" Tenke of Crook County, Wyoming, passed away at his home April 16, 2016 after battling cancer for over a year. Vince was born May 26, 1933 the oldest son of John and Wilma (Toth) Tenke. Education began in a one room rural school house in Crook County. When it closed he rode the school bus into Sundance...
Ardis Schacher
Apr 14, 2016
Ardis Schacher, 83 of Spearfish, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Garden Hills Assisted Living. Ardis was born on November 17, 1932 in Grafton, ND. Her family later moved to Washburn, ND where she was raised and graduated from high school. She finished one year at NDSU in Fargo, ND. She married Harry Schacher on November 3, 1951....
Myrna Sasse
Apr 13, 2016
Myrna Madeline Sasse was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on August 20, 1941 to Harry and Madeline Redinger, she passed away in her home in rural Davenport, Washington on April 13, 2016. Myrna was a lifelong member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, and the faith she received carried her through death. She enjoyed being with her family and the...
Doris Rosene
Apr 13, 2016
Doris Elaine Rosene, 87 of Spearfish, passed away on April 13, 2016 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish, SD. Doris was born on September 1, 1928 in South Bend, Indiana to W. Herman and Margaret (Minnick) Chriest. She was one of four siblings. Doris attended elementary school and high school in South Bend. She also attended South...
Doris Bestel
Apr 11, 2016
Doris Jean "Punk" Bousa Bestel, 87 of Spearfish passed away on April 11, 2016 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. In her younger days she enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding her motorcycle. She worked as a CNA in Sundance, WY, Spearfish, Sheridan, WY for over 20 years. She is survived by her children, Delbert Bousa, Darrell Bousa, Danial Bousa, Connie Bausa and...
Alice Sessions
Apr 9, 2016
Alice Edna Sessions, 93, died at Fountain Springs Nursing home in Rapid City on April 9, 2016. She was born January 25, 1923 in Newark, NJ. She grew up in New Jersey and New York, graduating high school in 1940. She attended Iowa State University at Ames, Iowa where she met her husband William (Bill) Sessions. They were married February...
Dorraine "Shirley" Lamb
Apr 8, 2016
Dorraine "Shirley" (Steen) Lamb, 92 of Spearfish died Friday, April 8, 2016 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Dorraine "Shirley" Lamb was born February 13, 1924 in Clark County, S.D. to Nels and Angilee Steen. Her father's family came from Norway in 1883. Her mother's family, the Cherringtons, had come from England. She had one sibling, a brother named...
John Novak Jr
Apr 7, 2016
John passed into eternal life on April 7, 2016, while a patient in the hospice care unit at the Ft. Meade Medical Center in Sturgis, SD with his wife, son John G. and daughter Julie at his side. He was honored with a military escort when leaving the hospital. John Novak Jr. was born on August 5, 1928, on the...
Leo E. Marsh
Apr 2, 2016
Leo Edwin Marsh, 96 of Spearfish, SD, passed away April 2, 2016 at Spearfish Regional Hospital in Spearfish. Leo was born August 21, 1919 as the only child to Clover Edwin and Mattie Frances (Bell) Marsh in Rapid Valley in a home that his father built. Leo grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Rapid City High School in...
Virginia R. Bry
Apr 2, 2016
On April 2nd, we lost our mom, Virginia Ruth (Hoverson) Bry. She was a great mom and will be lovingly remembered. Ginny was born September 15, 1924, in Grand Forks, ND, to Rueben and Ethel (Brown) Hoverson. She was raised in Manvel, ND, and graduated from Manvel High School at the age of 16 in 1941. She moved to Vallejo,...
