Dee Smith
Oct 24, 2015
Emma "Dee" (Brost) Smith Dee passed away on October 24, 2015, in Buffalo SD, after optimistically living with cancer for two years. The cancer destroyed her body but never her spirit. She was born to Herman and Mabel Brost on November 9, 1939, in Alliance NE. Shortly after her birth she and her mother joined her father and brother on...
Dorothy Keil
Oct 23, 2015
Dorothy Keil, 90 of Lead, passed away on October 23, 2015 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center. Dorothy was born April 22, 1925 to Eino and Dagmar (Tuuro) Niemi at Lead, SD. She was raised and attended school in Lead, graduating from Lead High School. After high school, she attended National School of Business in Rapid City, earning a...
Lura Vernon
Oct 15, 2015
Lura Mae Vernon was born July 16, 1938, in the town of Gregory, SD to Ferdinand and Joyce (Christensen) Keith. "Lari", as she is known to friends and family, passed away on October 15, 2015. As a young girl, she ran track and loved to ice skate. She dreamed of becoming a stewardess and attended airline school in Omaha, NE...
George James Rankin
Oct 10, 2015
George J. "Jug" Rankin, 88 of Spearfish, South Dakota died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota. Funeral services will be at 9:30am, Friday, October 16, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Spearfish. Burial with military honors will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, South Dakota. It would be difficult to...
Timothy J. Barrett
Oct 10, 2015
Timothy Barrett, 54, Spearfish, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at his home. Tim was born December 3, 1960 to George and Mary Jane (Drury) Barrett in Kadoka, SD. His family moved to Lead, where he grew up and grudgingly attended school at his mother's urging. Graduating from Lead High School in 1979, he maintained numerous friendships. After high school, he...
Vivian Thomas
Oct 6, 2015
Vivian A. Thomas, 86, slipped gently from this life into eternity at Rapid City Regional Hospice House early Tuesday morning, October 6, 2015. The youngest of eight children born to Ole and Myrtle Olson, Vivian was born in Portland, North Dakota, September 26, 1929, and later moved to Lantry, SD. She married her favorite dance partner and best friend, Dennis...
Bernice Cepak
Oct 6, 2015
Bernice I. Cepak, 89 of Spearfish died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the David m. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Visitation will be from 3pm-6pm, Monday, October 12, 2015 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 10am, Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Spearfish with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.A...
Twyla Baxter
Oct 5, 2015
Twyla Baxter, 76 of Newcastle, passed away on October 5, 2015 at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle, WY. Twyla Baxter, 76 of Newcastle, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015 at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle, WY. Twyla was born on March 22, 1939 in Newcastle, WY to Lloyd Lymond and Francis V (Davis) Ross. Twyla and her...
Larry Daywitt
Oct 5, 2015
Larry Daywitt, 82 of Lead, went to be with his Savior on October 5, 2015 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care in Sturgis. Larry was born on March 28, 1933 at home in Hidden Timber, SD to Ora and Arta (Beed) Daywitt. He married Dorothy Chapin on May 26, 1955. He worked on several ranches and farms in central South...
Doris Phillips
Oct 4, 2015
Doris Mae Phillips, 98, long-time Spearfish resident, died peacefully at home on Sunday, October 4, 2015. Doris was born November 15, 1916 in Brownton, Minnesota to Maynard and Golda (Hilts) Alexander. She was the second of three children. Maynard died in 1919. Two years later, Golda took her children to a farm near Redfield, where her family was living. Growing...
Robert Knapp
Sep 30, 2015
Robert "Bob" Edgar Knapp, age 80, of Lead, SD, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully in his sleep on September 30, 2015. Bob was a loving husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He was born March 2, 1935 in Perry, Iowa to parents Crawford and Beulah Knapp. Bob graduated from Sturgis High School and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and basketball growing...
Herbert Robinson
Sep 30, 2015
Herbert Allen Robinson, Jr., 49, of Sundance, WY went to be with the Lord on September 30, 2015. Herb was born July 18, 1966 to the late Herbert and Isabelle Robinson, Sr. Herb was the owner of Herb Robinson Towing and Repairing in Sundance. Before finding his passion in the towing business, Herb spent several years in the woods as...
Michael "Mike" Fuhrmann
Sep 27, 2015
Michael G. Fuhrmann, 56, of Chandler, AZ, passed away unexpectedly on September 27, 2015. Mike was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. He was born December 15, 1958 in Deadwood, SD to parents John and Sofia Fuhrmann. Mike enjoyed growing up in Deadwood, roaming the Black Hills, and graduated from Lead High School in 1977. He went on...
Jack Morcom
Sep 27, 2015
John Merritt "Jack" Morcom, 93, long-time Lead resident, died peacefully Sunday, September 27 at the Dorsett Home in Spearfish. Jack was born February 2, 1922 in Bushnell, Nebraska to Maggie and Arthur Morcom. He was the youngest of five brothers, "Billie, Lewie, Jelbert, Dickie, Jack," as his mother would affectionately call them. In 1922, the family moved to Lead. Jack...
Anthony "Tony" Crawford
Sep 26, 2015
Anthony "Tony" David Crawford, 56 of Spearfish, passed away on September 26, 2015 as a result of an automobile accident. Tony was born on March 6, 1959 in Gettysburg, SD to Richard and Marie Crawford. He was raised and attended school in Gettysburg. He joined the Air Force for a short time and was honorably discharged. He met and married...
Margaret Sullivan
Sep 23, 2015
Margaret Sullivan, 85, of Spearfish, South Dakota, died September 23, 2015 at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center, Spearfish. Margaret was born November 11, 1929 in Deadwood, SD to Fred and Laura Morlan. She attended school in Lead, SD and graduated in 1947 from Lead High School. Margaret married the love of her life, Myron Sullivan, on September 28,...
Robert "Turk" Vigil
Sep 20, 2015
Robert John "Turk" Vigil, 78, Upton, WY died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Weston County Health Services-Long Term Care. "TurK" was born February 4, 1937 in Dix, Colorado. He attended school in Sopris, CO, where he earned the nickname Turk because of his outstanding turkey calls. He punched cows on the Bar Nothing ranch in Stonewall, CO starting at age...
John J. Aberle
Sep 19, 2015
John J. Aberle, 89, of Spearfish, SDdied Saturday, September 19, 2015. Visitation will be from 3:00-6:00 PM, Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel, Spearfish. Vigil will be at 7:30PM, Sunday, September 27, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Spearfish, SD. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 28, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Spearfish, SD....
Geraldine L. Nelson
Sep 19, 2015
Geraldine "Jerry" Lea Nelson of Rapid City passed away in Rapid City Regional Hospital due to pneumonia complications on September 19, 2015. She was born on June 16, 1936 to Leonard (Spud) and Tina Page in Deadwood, South Dakota. She attended school and graduated from Deadwood High School in 1955. Jerry married LaVerne Theodore Nelson on June 1, 1955 and...
Eileen Lucy Schuttler
Sep 19, 2015
Eileen Lucy Schuttler, 78 of Spearfish died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Garden Hills Assisted Living in Spearfish. Eileen was born May 20, 1937 in Pocatello, Idaho to John and Alvina (Elsbernd) Taney. She attended St. Margaret's Grade School and Blackfoot High School, both in Blackfoot, Idaho. At Blackfoot High, Eileen busied herself with drama club and the debate team,...
