Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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John Aberle, Sr.
Sep 19, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 AM, September 28, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Spearfish for John Aberle, Sr., 89, who died suddenly September 19, 2015 at his home in Spearfish. He was born October 25, 1925 in Selfridge, ND to Michael and Julia (Schmaltz) Aberle,the oldest of seven boys. John also had seven sisters. His...
Rory Gunderman
Sep 16, 2015
Rory Lynn Gunderman was born July 24, 1984 in Newcastle Wy, to Ric and Kim Mead Gunderman. He died on September 16, 2015. Private services were held on September 22, 2015. Rory spent his first 5 years in Osage, Wy, and then moved with his family in 1989 to Moorcroft. He attended school in Moorcroft, graduating in May 2002. He...
Harold Lincoln
Sep 14, 2015
Harold Lincoln, 91, of Newcastle, WY died unexpectedly while out touring areas around Sundance, Monday, September 14, 2015. He was born in April of 1924 at home to Anna and Nathan Lincoln on Irish Divide about 14 miles west of Sundance, Wyoming. He graduated from Sundance High School. There he was involved in band, FFA, golden gloves boxing and worked...
Stanley Steffen
Sep 14, 2015
Stanley Sherman Steffen, 79, of Lead, SD, passed away peacefully with family at his bedside on September 14, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Stanley was born April 1, 1936 in Britton, SD to Floyd and Irene (Kishner) Steffen. He worked 33 years for Homestake Mine. After retirement, he helped Ralph Harder, Auctioneer when Ralph needed him. Stanley also helped...
Jack Jenkins
Sep 13, 2015
Thomas J. "Jack" Jenkins, 81, Spearfish, SD died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels & Crematory Service. Online condolences may be left at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
Edward Nelson
Sep 13, 2015
Edward Lee Nelson, 82, Spearfish, SD. Ed was born at Terry Gulch on December 29, 1932 and went to be with the Lord on September 13, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital of Pulmonary Disease. He graduated from Lead High School in 1953, and worked at Homestake Mining Company for 36 years. Ed married Mary Jane Drake on August 11,...
Valerie J Munsell
Sep 12, 2015
Valerie Jean Munsell, 58, passed away peacefully at her home in Spearfish, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Valerie was born on September 29, 1956 in Mitchell, SD to Selmer and Lorraine (Bauer) Dahl. She attended school in Fedora and Artesian, SD and graduated from Letcher High School in 1972. On September 23, 1972, she married Gary...
Rose Marie Furois
Sep 10, 2015
Rose Marie Miles Conover Furois, 81, of Upland, CA and Provo, UT died Thursday, September 10, 2015. Rose Marie was born in Spearfish, SD, December 1, 1933. She was the eldest daughter of Norman and Marie Miles, and grew up in Spearfish, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and Sundance, Wyoming. Rose Marie graduated from Sundance High School in...
Dorothea "Dodie" Williams
Sep 10, 2015
Dorothea Williams, Deadwood, South Dakota passed away on September 10, 2015 at Cornerstone Villa in Buhl, MN at the age of 83. Dodie (as she preferred to be called) was born April 6, 1932 in Carson Lake, MN to Myrtle (Gravelle) and Clement E. Kerr and was raised in Kelly Lake, MN. She attended Hibbing High School. After graduation, she...
Michelle Lewis
Sep 9, 2015
Michelle L. Lewis, 46, Lead, SD died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood. A Celebration of Life for Michelle will be held at 4 PM, on Thursday, September 17 at the Buffalo-Bodega Complex in Deadwood. Survivors include her husband; Brian Lewis and son; Tyler Faulkner. Online condolences may be left at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
James Chandler
Sep 6, 2015
James C. Chandler, 82, Spearfish, SD died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. James was born in Lead on June 10, 1933, to Nephi and Helen (Ferguson) Chrisman at the home of his beloved grandparents, Fred and Ethel Ferguson. When James was very young his father passed away and James Chandler later became his stepfather. He lived...
William Nelson
Sep 6, 2015
William Richard Nelson, age 88, a resident of Pasadena for three months, and formerly of Spearfish, South Dakota, died on September 6, 2015 after suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for several years. Born on December 3, 1926, in Spearfish, SD, to the late Ethel and Charles N. Nelson, he served in the US Army from 1950 until 1952. He...
Raymond Olson
Sep 5, 2015
Raymond Calvin "Ray" Olson went home to be with Our Lord, September 5, 2015. Raymond was born June 5, 1924 to Maurice and Ida (Sperle) Olson in Bixby, SD. The family lived in Bixby until 1932; they then moved to Miscal, SD, where Ray attended school. Along with his two younger brothers, Vernon and Elwood, Ray helped his parents raise...
Gale E. Shockey
Sep 4, 2015
Gale Edward Shockey, 64 of Spearfish died Friday, September 4, 2015. Gale was born in Deadwood, SD in 1951 to Elmer and Laura (Greene) Shockey. He grew up in Ward 1 in Deadwood, and graduated in 1969 from Deadwood High School. Growing up in Deadwood in a large family, he loved baseball, hunting and exploring the hills. He spent six...
Donald Denzin
Sep 4, 2015
Donald F. Denzin, age 86, of Sundance, WY passed away peacefully on Friday September 4, 2015 at Belle Estates in Belle Fourche, South Dakota with his family and friends by his side. He was born on June 13, 1929 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Francis J. and Anna L. (Anderson) Denzin. He attended school in Belle Fourche and graduated...
Evelyn Parker
Sep 4, 2015
Evelyn Parker, 89 of Spearfish died Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Services will be held at a later date. Survivors include her children; Vicki Birkeland of Dupree, SD, Cherie Farlee of Dupree, SD, Karleen Parker of Rapid City, SD and Cameron Parker of Springfield, SD and siblings; Glen L. French of Yuma, AZ, John "Jack"...
Leo Larson
Sep 3, 2015
Leo R. Larson, 91 of Spearfish, SD died Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, SD. Leo was born May 30, 1924 to George and Margaret (Walsh) Larson in Spearfish. He attended Crow Peak School thru 8th grade, Crow Peak School was a one room school house located on the ranch. He graduated from Spearfish High...
Cletus Pfeiffer
Aug 29, 2015
Cletus D. Pfeiffer, 52, Gillette, WY, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 in a motorcycle accident near Gillette. Cletus was born January 5, 1963 at Delta, CO to Gale and Joan (McCoy) Pfeiffer. He lived in Cedaredge, CO as a youngster, moving in the fourth grade to Marana, AZ. He lived there for several years, moving with his family to Roswell,...
Ben K. Sager
Aug 29, 2015
Ben K. Sager of Spearfish died Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Spearfish Regional Hospital after a very brief illness. He was born in Spearfish on July 25, 1937, to Benjamin Eli and Ruby Kimmel Sager. They lived at that time south of Spearfish near Tinton and Cement Ridge on their ranch. In 1943 he began first grade at the Tinton...
Susan Minick
Aug 28, 2015
Susan (McClellan) Minick, 65 died at her home near Moorcroft on august 28, 2015. Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
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