Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Gloria M. Frampton
Aug 11, 2015
Gloria M. Frampton, 86 of Spearfish died Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the David M. Dorsett Heath Care in Spearfish. Gloria was born April 27, 1929 to Frank and Mary Paris in Lincoln Park, NJ. She married Joseph Frampton at the First Reformed Church of Lincoln Park on November 18, 1961, to this union three children were born; Karen, Debra...
Dale Tallmage
Aug 10, 2015
Dale C. Tallmage, 60, Lead, SD died Monday, August 10, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Dale was born August 23, 1954 to Richard and Judith (Wormdahl) Tallmage at Wagner, SD. At a young age, his family moved to Pierre and then onto Chamberlain, where he attended school through the 8th grade. He then moved to Yankton and went to...
Kristin Hoff
Aug 10, 2015
Kristin Hoff, 34, of Spearfish, died peacefully in her sleep with her parents at her side on Monday, August 10, 2015, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Kristin was born on December 6, 1980, in Grand Junction, CO to Glen and Mickey Hoff. Kristin has always had a love for the outdoor wonders and all genres of music. She spent her...
Lavern G. Foerster
Aug 6, 2015
Lavern Gene Foerster, 61 of Lead passed away August 6, 2015 at Golden Living Center in Mobridge, SD. Funeral services will be at 1:00pm, Tuesday, August 11 at the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead, with burial to follow at Mountain Lawn Cemetery near Lead. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Lavern was born in Jamestown, ND...
Mackaye Smith
Aug 6, 2015
Deadwood, SD MacKaye W. Smith was born in Danville, IL on December 26, 1943 and passed away on August 6, 2015, in Bellingham, Washington. MacKaye graduated with a Master's Degree in Nuclear Science from Illinois and following several years of service to our country, he went on to spend many more years working in public service. For 25 years he...
Ruth Picasso
Aug 4, 2015
Ruth Picasso, 88 of Spearfish, SD passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 following a lengthy illness. Ruth "Ruthie" Elaine Hanson was born on October 26, 1926 to Henry and Stella Hanson near Garretson, SD. She attended school in Garretson and Sherman, SD and graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, SD. Ruthie attended secretarial school and along with...
Laverne "Verne" Cowles
Aug 4, 2015
Laverne "Verne" Carroll Cowles , 88, of Spearfish, SD peacefully passed away and was united with our Lord on Monday August 4, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a short illness. Verne was born on March 16, 1927 in the same room and house as his mother, in St. Onge, SD to Ray and LillIe E. (Weisman) Cowles. Verne...
Robert Baxter
Aug 4, 2015
Robert Grant Baxter, 79 of Spearfish, died Tuesday August 4, 2015 at Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, WY. Bob was born February 12, 1936 in Buffalo, Wyoming to Dewey Glenis and Helen Fergus (Hamilton) Baxter. He grew up loving the mountains, lakes and streams. He spent his free time fishing, hunting, and hiking in the beautiful Big Horn Mountains...
Vivian M. Hollister
Jul 31, 2015
Vivian M. Hollister, 88 of Lead, died Friday, July 31, 2015 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00am, Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead in visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery. Vivian is survived by her children, Donald (Phyllis) Hollister, Charlene...
Jerry Dumas
Jul 31, 2015
Jerry Campbell Dumas, 75, of Spearfish, SD was born on May 3rd, 1940, in Terrell, TX. He went home to be with the Lord on July 31st, 2015 at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center. Jerry grew up in Terrell and Dallas before moving to Memphis as a teenager. He attended East High School and then continued his education at...
Mary Crump
Jul 28, 2015
Mary E. Crump, 69, Rapid City, SD died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Mary was born April 19, 1946 to Leo and Josephine (Gouveia) Tynon at Ogdensburg, NY. She grew up in Ogdensburg and graduated from high school in 1964. She married Bernard Crump on April 29, 1967 in Ogdensburg. Bernard was in the Air Force...
Linda Sylvester
Jul 26, 2015
Linda Sylvester, 74 of Spearfish, died on Sunday July 26, 2015. Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish.
Joyce Kluthe
Jul 25, 2015
Joyce M. Kluthe, 75, Spearfish, SD died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at her home. Joyce was born on August 17, 1939 to Joseph and Loretta (Weins) Wermers in Mitchell, SD. She graduated from St Patrick Catholic High School in Lead. She married James Kluthe on October 29, 1957 at St. Patrick. Joyce loved, bowling, gardening, playing bingo, fishing and her...
Clifford Papik
Jul 25, 2015
Clifford G. Papik, 98, Spearfish, SD died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Clifford was born on September 9, 1916 one of a pair of identical twins, born to Gus and Mabel (Fackelman) Papik at Yankton, SD. He grew up on a farm near Gayville, SD area and attended school graduating from Gayville High...
Lois Karns
Jul 24, 2015
Lois Karn, 95 of Spearfish, died July 24, 2015 at Belle Estate Senior Living in Belle Fourche, SD Lois May Keith Sipila Karn was born January 13, 1920 in Omaha, Nebraska where her parents, Ethel and Jim Keith, were wintering their sheep. Her parents both homesteaded at Chalk Buttes, in Carter County, MT where Lois grew up. She went to...
Roy Conzelman
Jul 22, 2015
Roy Glenn Conzelman, 57, of Devils Tower, Wyoming passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on July 22 after suffering a massive stroke on July 12 at his home. Roy was born on March 25, 1958 in Gillette, Wyoming to Paul and Jean (Huseby) Conzelman. Roy attended school in Hulett, Wyoming. After high school, Roy furthered his education at the...
Eva Palmer
Jul 22, 2015
Eva Palmer, 90 a life-long resident of Lead, died July 22, 2015 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Eva was the first child born to Joseph and Emma (Perriti) Laurenti on October 24, 1924. She lived in and loved the Italian neighborhood of Miner's Avenue where she lived for most of her life. She attended school in Lead and graduated from...
Levi Metzger
Jul 21, 2015
Levi B. Metzger, 77, of Lead, SD went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at his home after a five and a half year battle with cancer. Levi was born March 11, 1938 to Christ and Elizabeth (Scheck) Metzger at Glen Ullin, ND. He was raised on the family farm in the Glen Ullin area,...
John Peterson
Jul 21, 2015
John T. Peterson, 84, rural Newell, SD died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2pm, Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Hope Cemetery at Newell. John was born January 2, 1931 in Stockton, CA. He married Elsie Zeestaten on January 25, 1953. He is survived by a brother-in-law, Thomas (Sharon)...
Jeremy Addington
Jul 21, 2015
Jeremy Addington, 23 of Deadwood, passed away on July 21, 2015. Jeremy Lyndale Addington was the first child born to Belinda "Tex" and Randy Addington in Deadwood, South Dakota on October 11, 1991. Jeremy began Shotokan Karate when he was 8 years old and accomplished black belt status in 2009. His passion for soccer lasted throughout his life. Jeremy graduated...
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