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,...
Michael Morgan
Apr 1, 2016
Michael John Morgan, 66 of Spearfish, found his peace on Friday, April 1, 2016 surrounded by his family. After a long fought battle with COPD, he can now breathe free again. Michael was born on January 23, 1950 to Col. Delmer and Idamae (Ellis) Morgan at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Michael is survived by his wife of...
Michael Edlund
Mar 31, 2016
Michael Edlund, 61 of Lead died March 31, 2016 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood. Memorial services will be at 10am, Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Lead. Inurnment will take place at Mountain Lawn Cemetery, near Lead. Michael was born February 1, 1955 to Carl and Joyce (Thomson) Edlund in Deadwood, SD. He was...
Erwin "Van" Vanderwerff
Mar 31, 2016
Erwin "Van" VanDerWerff, 96 of Spearfish, peacefully went to be with his Lord, on Thursday, March 31, 2016 under Hospice Care at the Belle Fourche Health Care Center, with his son at his side. Van was born November 28, 1919 on a farm near Harrison, SD to Jake and Clara (Iverson) VanDerWerff. Surviving the depression of the 30's he joined...
Flora Lee
Mar 30, 2016
Our amazing Mother, Flora Emma Menzel Lee, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016 surrounded by the love of her Familee near and far. Flora was born, April 7, 1918 to Walter and Cornelia (Kaeding) Menzel in Ziebach County, SD. She was the oldest child and joined brothers, Robert, Lewis and Frederick. The family moved to Dupree when she was a...
Barbara Soliday
Mar 29, 2016
Barbara Lee Soliday, 75, Spearfish, died on Tuesday, March 26 after a brief battle with lung cancer. She was surrounded by love and family, and passed peacefully in her sleep. Barb received her Masters degree in education from Black Hills Teachers College. She spent several years teaching in Panama and Washington State. She chose to retire early to return to...
Geraldine Aldrich
Mar 25, 2016
Geraldine Aldrich, 87 of Lead, passed away on March 25, 2016, at her home. Jerry was born on April 26, 1928 in Faulkton, SD to Glen and Laura (Stickney) Foster. The next year her brother Bill was born and became her best friend forever. When she was six years old the family moved to Lead. After high school, she attended...
Thomas Cox
Mar 24, 2016
Thomas Patrick Cox died unexpectedly on March 24, 2016 at his home on the edge of the High Plains in Spearfish, South Dakota. A Professor Emeritus of psychology, Thomas taught high school in Roy, Montana, and worked at the Oregon Zoological Research Center in Portland, The College of Great Falls in Lewiston, The State University of New York, Brooklyn, and...
Barbara Haar
Mar 24, 2016
Barbara Haar, 51 of Spearfish, passed away at her home on March 24, 2016. Barbara was born on September 22, 1964 in Hoodriver, Oregon. She is survived by her husband, Douglas Haar; children, TJ Russell, Jeff Cotney and Jerry Cotney; five grandchildren; mother, Linda Weidlein; father, Linus Davis; sisters, Tammy (Jim) Allen and Tina (Larry) Petersen and brother, Donald (Carol)...
John W. Whalen Sr.
Mar 22, 2016
Aladdin rancher, John W. Whalen, Sr., passed away March 22, 2016. The son of Mat and Maggie (Pearson) Whalen, John was born February 19, 1922 in the ranch house his mother and father built at Aladdin. He lived his entire life in his birth home. He attended elementary school at Aladdin and graduated from Sundance High School in 1941. He...
Donna Seykora
Mar 22, 2016
Donna Seykora, 83 of Spearfish, passed away on March 22, 2016 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center. Visitation will be from 3:30-5:00 PM on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Spearfish with the Vigil following at 5 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM on Monday, March 28 at the church. In...
Neva Samuelson
Mar 19, 2016
Neva Irene Samuelson, 91 of Spearfish, went to be with her Savior on Saturday, March 19, 2016 surrounded by the love of her family. Neva was born on May 22, 1924 to Carl A. and Maude (Yates) Griffith at Dupree, SD. She attended school in the Dupree and Faith areas until her high school graduation. She then attended Central Business...
Ashley Sutton
Mar 19, 2016
The Good Lord has in his care a golden-hearted son, father, brother, nephew, cousin and lifelong friend. Ashley Dylan Sutton, 26 of Spearfish, was called to Heaven on Saturday, March 19, 2016. A time of new beginnings is now upon God's Kingdom. Ever fearless, the confines of Ashley's first home in Aberdeen, his birthplace, weren't enough to keep him from...
Max Brown
Mar 18, 2016
Max Brown, 92, of Spearfish passed away on March 18, 2016 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Max was born on April 9, 1923 in the East River Area of South Dakota to Harold and Madge Brown. At the age of three he moved to the Pine Ridge Reservation where he attended elementary school. Max graduated from...
