Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Johan Reynolds
Apr 18, 2015
Johan M. Reynolds, 81, Deadwood, SD died Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Johnan is survived by her children; Stephen Reynolds, Deadwood, Theresa (Stephen) Corbett, Laurel, MD, Jennifer (Alan) Miner, Brunswick, MD and Joseph (Maureen Denihan) Athey, Laurel, MD, brother; William Loll, WI, sisters; Mary Hanson, Deadwood, Carol Melancon, Hanover, IL, Catherine Shearer, Salinas, CA and Janice...
Beata Schwindt
Apr 17, 2015
Beata Mary (Olheiser) Schwindt, 76, passed away on April 17, 2015 at her home in Deadwood, SD. She was born April 29, 1938 on the family farm 14 miles southwest of Dickinson, ND, the daughter of George and Beata (Heidt) Olheiser. She had 15 brothers and sisters. In 1958, she married her loving husband of 56 years, Anton "Tony" Schwindt,...
Vernice Holmes
Apr 16, 2015
Vernice A. DeForest Harper Holmes, 88, of Spearfish SD passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2015. Vernice was born on January 11, 1927 in Athelstan Wisconsin to Earl and Emma DeForest. She grew up in Silver Cliff, Wisconsin, where she attended a small one room school that she referred to often. On February 22, 1945 she married Thomas Franklin Harper...
Virginia Eckhart
Apr 15, 2015
Virginia Eckhart, 80 of Lead, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Virginia was born on July 8, 1934 in Aberdeen, SD to Ellsworth and Ema (Vanhouten) Eckhart. The family moved to Roubiax before moving to Nevada Gulch Road in 1942. She attended school in Lead and Deadwood and graduated from Lead High School. After...
Eleanor A. Devilleneuve
Apr 11, 2015
Eleanor "Ellie" DeVilleneuve, 82, Spearfish, SD died Saturday, April 11, 2015 surrounded by her family members at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Eleanor was born to William and Zelma (Kartchner) DeVilleneuve on April 25, 1932 at Bakersfield, CA. The family moved many times while she was growing up. She attended school in Edgemont, SD and graduated from the Wyoming State Training...
Mary Jane Schuchardt
Apr 7, 2015
Mary Jane Sally (Weber) Schuchardt, 63 of Spearfish, left this world for her next journey in life, on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Jane, as she was known as, was born to Leonard and Delores (Roth) Weber on August 26, 1951 in Parkston, SD. She attended SS Peter and Paul Catholic Parochial School, as well as the small "country school" just...
Edward Russell
Apr 5, 2015
Edward Russell, 62, Gillette, WY died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Close of Home Hospice House in Gillette. Ed was born July 16, 1952 to Donald and Roberta (Flockhart) Russell at Miles City, MT, where he grew up and attended school. He later joined the U.S. Army for two years. After serving in the army, he worked for many years...
Betty Carter
Apr 5, 2015
Betty Carter, 76 of Lead, SD passed away on April 5, 2015 at her home. Betty was born on January 18, 1939 to Walter and Zita (McMann) Peterson. She is survived by her children, Callie Potter, Wilmington, NC, Grace Storm, Lead, Chuck Carter, Lead, Debbie Panella, Ft. Collins, CO, Randy Carter, Greeley, CO; sisters, Lillian McGrath, Madison, WI, Carol Helwig,...
Sherrie Clites
Apr 1, 2015
Sherrie Sue Clites, 53, of Spearfish, SD passed away April 1st, 2015 in Thornton, CO. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Sherrie was born in Sturgis to Willard & Charlotte Wood on September 12, 1961. Sherrie was a one of a kind woman with a heart of...
Patricia Stordahl
Apr 1, 2015
Patricia Stordahl, 88 of Upton, WY passed away on April 1, 2015 in Newcastle, WY at her home. Patricia Mary Waldron was born to William and Amy (Rogers) Waldron on September 30, 1926 in Chamberlain, SD. Pat's dad passed away when she was three years old. Amy later married H.F. Jack Fuller and he became her dad. Pat went to...
Shirley Dora Nilles
Mar 26, 2015
Shirley Dora (Dillavou) Nilles August 12, 1936 – March 26, 2015 Shirley; a private person, living her entire life for and in service for others, caretaker, friend, lover….Sixty-one years of marriage, I knew and loved this women. She was quiet, but of strong will and unshakeable conviction. She believed whole-heartily in God. She chose cremation and Sundance Mountain as her...
Leonard Latuseck
Mar 26, 2015
Leonard Latuseck, 83 of Lead, SD passed away on March 26, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in Denver, CO. Leonard was born in Grant County, ND to John "Ole" and Mary (Zeller) Latuseck on November 23, 1931. He went to school in Leith, ND and graduated in 1950. He came to SD and worked at Homestake Gold Mine before entering the...
Nadine Moser
Mar 23, 2015
Nadine Louise Moser, 81, died Monday, March 23, 2015 at Close to Home Hospice in Gillette, Wyoming. Nadine was born September 2, 1933 to James and Elsie Duvall. She was the youngest of eight children. She grew up in the Rozet area graduating from Rozet in 1951. She was also the Gillette Rodeo Queen in 1951. She married James Taylor...
Mildred "Millie" Morrison
Mar 21, 2015
Mildred "Millie" Fae Morrison, 68 of Lead joined her heavenly Father on March 21, 2015 after a valiant battle with cancer. Her devotion to her family and firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Millie was born to William and Lydia (Krenz) Lange on May 19, 1946, in Carington, ND. She married Arthur...
Delbert Mitcheltree
Mar 21, 2015
Delbert Lee Mitcheltree, 81 of Deadwood passed away on March 21, 2015 at the Ft. Meade VA in Sturgis, SD, surrounded by his family. Delbert was born in Sturgis, SD September 4th, 1933 and attended Deadwood, High school. At age 19 he joined the USAF and then went into the Navy where he found a love for boxing and competed...
Glenn Stratton
Mar 20, 2015
Glenn D. Stratton, 85, of Deadwood, SD passed away, Friday, March 20, 2015 at Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Sturgis, South Dakota surrounded by family. Glenn was born October 14, 1929 in Newcastle, Wyoming to Arthur and Edna Stratton. He grew up in Custer, South Dakota and graduated from high school in 1946. He served during the Korean Conflict...
Vicky Herren
Mar 19, 2015
Vicky Herren, 63 of Spearfish passed away on March 19, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Vicky was born on February 28, 1952 in Brookings, SD the third of six children to George and Violet (Anderson) Herren. She grew-up on the family ranch 15 miles from Dupree. During her childhood she attended school at Sunnybrooke, Whittier and Fairview Schools. In...
Florence Arnold
Mar 18, 2015
Florence Louise Arnold, 86 formerly of Spearfish, SD passed away quietly on March 18, 2015 in Scottsbluff, NE. Florence was born on May 17, 1928 to Swan and Lempi Kosola. She was one of thirteen kids in the family. She was raised on a farm east of Newell, SD and graduated from Newell High School. She started her long career...
John Junior Kirk
Mar 16, 2015
John Junior Kirk, 81 of Spearfish died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Services will be held at 10am, Monday, March 23, 2015 at Black Hills National Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to benefit Ft. Meade VA Hospice and Hospice of the Northern Hills. Survivors include his wife Ruth Kirk of Spearfish, son, John J. Kirk...
Maynard Nelson
Mar 14, 2015
On Saturday, March 14, Maynard Louis Nelson, age 84, left this earth and went to meet his Lord. Maynard was born and raised in Britton, South Dakota. He graduated from high school in Britton, attended Concordia College, Northern State University and graduated from Denver University. He was president of his fraternity and Cadet Colonel of the ROTC where he received...
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