Derek Snyder
May 24, 2016
Derek James Snyder, 29 of Spearfish passed away on May 24, 2016 as the result of a water well drilling accident near Woods Landing, Wyoming. Derek was born on April 24, 1987 to Charles "Chuck" and Barbara "Barb" (Bartels) Snyder in Wheatridge, CO. The family lived in Arvada Colorado for seven years, they then moved to the Bartels Family ranch...
Annalise Latimer
May 22, 2016
Annalise Latimer passed away on May 22, 2016 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. Annalise was born on September 21, 1924 at Steinheim, Westfalen Germany, the daughter of Heinrich and Anna (Beineke) Faber. Annalise was a self-declared tomboy during her youth, playing soccer, climbing trees, fishing, seeking out adventures and keeping up with the boys in general....
Wilma Gustafson
May 22, 2016
Wilma "Billie" Pranger Gustafson passed away peacefully on May 22, 2016 in Spearfish, SD at the age of 100. Billie's mother, Alice Van-der-Voort Pranger, was born in a sod house north of Platte, SD, and her father, John Pranger, traveled to South Dakota from Friesen in Holland as a one-year old. She greatly enjoyed history and studied her genealogy on...
Joseph Kane
May 21, 2016
Joseph "Joe" Kane Jr., 90 of Spearfish passed away May 21, 2016, at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Joe Kane was born April 8, 1926, and raised in St. Paul, MN. When he was 17 he enlisted in the Navy during WWII. He served his country in the Pacific on a battleship, and was later stationed in Japan after the...
Muriel Seifert
May 18, 2016
Muriel Seifert, 95 of Spearfish died on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Garden hills Assisted Living. Muriel was born on February 11, 1921 in Lidgerwood, ND to Benjamin and Amelia (Erickson) Millis. She was raised in Rutland, ND where she attended school and graduated in 1939. While attending State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND she met her future husband,...
Evelyn Terry
May 18, 2016
Evelyn Caroline Terry, 95, of Spearfish, SD, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016, surrounded by loved ones, at the Spearfish Regional Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24 at the Spearfish United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will take place in Aberdeen, SD, on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. (CST). The youngest...
David Wayne Marty
May 18, 2016
David Wayne Marty was born in Sacramento, CA on April 21, 1968 and passed away on May 18, 2016 at home in Spearfish, SD, surrounded by family, after a strong fight with bone cancer. He was a 4th generation Californian and moved to Spearfish, SD in 2013. An avid athlete, Dave was very involved in disc golf at the Shady...
Larry Slavin
May 14, 2016
Larry Slavin, 68, of Sundance, Wyoming passed away at his residence on May 14, 2016. Larry was born April 11, 1948 to Charles and Elsie (Rogers) Slavin in St. Louis Park, MN. He joined the United States Marines and proudly served his country from 1967-1971 during the Vietnam War. Larry attained the rank of sergeant and was honorably discharged. Larry...
Edwin Lester Johnson
May 13, 2016
Edwin "Ed" Lester Johnson, 95 of Spearfish passed away on May 13, 2016. Edwin was born on May 20, 1920 in a sod house just south of Bowman, North Dakota to William M. and Hilda (McGuffin) Johnson. Edwin told the story of the time when they moved out of the sod house and into their new house and the older...
Raymond Shepherd
May 13, 2016
Raymond Alf Shepherd, 85, passed away May 13, 2016, after a 29-year battle with cancer at his home a few yards from the family home where he and his twin brother, Roy, were born January 23, 1931 to Alf and Piney (Pollock) Shepherd near Oshoto, WY. He attended the Pollock school through the eighth grade. He said all the rest...
Dixie Richardson
May 5, 2016
Dixie Richardson, 16 days short of her 63rd birthday, died the 5th day of May as a result of a ruptured aneurism in her brain. She died peacefully with attentive witnesses including her husband, dear friends and supportive hospital personnel. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Sever Eubank and her, brother Perry Reed. Dixie is survived...
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...
