Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Benjamin Jensen
Feb 12, 2015
Benjamin "Ben" W Jensen, 81 Ben Jensen, 81, of Sundance, Wyoming, beloved husband and best friend of Gerry Jensen for 53 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, and loved on February 12, 2015. Ben was born October 8, 1933 at his Aunt Elsie Cowan's homestead. Her homestead was in Perkins County near Date,...
Sandra Sandidge
Feb 9, 2015
Sandra Marie (Lakson) Sandidge, 64 of Spearfish, passed away on February 9, 2015 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Sandra was born September 14, 1950 in Deadwood, South Dakota to Louise (Harrison) Lakson and Virgil Lakson. She graduated from Lead High School in 1968. Sandra had a zest for life. She loved people and any kind of sport. She was...
Wayne S. Nankivel
Feb 6, 2015
Wayne S. Nankivel Jr. 68 of Spearfish, SD died Friday, February 6, 2015 at his home. Vigil services will be at 7pm, Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Spearfish with visitation one hour prior to the vigil service. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10am, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the church, burial will full...
Charles "Chuck" Carl
Feb 5, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Henry Carl, 94 passed into the presence of his Savior on Thursday, February 5, 2015 from complications during surgery from a broken leg. He is survived by his wife; Donna of Hanford, his children; Claudia Bragg of Wisconsin and Charles "Danny" Carl of California, a grandson; Justin of Virginia and one great-grandchild. When he married Donna Blackburn on...
Bobby Davis
Feb 5, 2015
Bobby Jack Davis, 75, of Upton, WY passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at his home in North Las Vegas, NV. Bobby was born on August 1, 1939 in Graham, Texas to Hubert and Jesse (Theral) Davis. In 1949, at the age of 10, his family moved to Northeast Wyoming where his father worked in the Weston County oil...
Bruce Zube
Feb 3, 2015
Bruce A. Zube, 63 of Sundance, Wyoming passed away February 3, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be at 2pm, Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Hulett Civic Center in Hulett, Wyoming. Burial will follow at Moore Hill Cemetery near Hulett. Bruce Allen Zube was born June 24, 1951 in Casper, Wyoming the son of the late Ed and...
Gerald Byrd
Feb 2, 2015
Gerald "Jerry" Chumley Byrd, 72, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully on Monday, February 2nd, 2015 at his home. Jerry was born on April 28th, 1942 in Port Arthur, TX the only child of R.C. & Frances Byrd. During his lifetime he enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting & fishing, and woodworking. Throughout his teen years Jerry was an...
Georgine Forester
Feb 1, 2015
Georgine L. Foerster, 73, Lead, SD died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at her home. Georgine was born July 17, 1941 at Sisseton, SD to August and Veronica (Gockowski) Gruba. She is survived by daughters, Christi Block, Fargo, ND and Darcy Ollerich, Salem, SD, four grandchildren, two, great-grandchildren, eight siblings, Leonard Gruba, Eden, SD, Edward Gruba, Grenville, SD, Patricia Miller, Battle...
Charley A Conger
Jan 31, 2015
Charley A. Conger, 81, passed on to Heaven, Saturday, January 31, 2015 from his home in Spearfish, South Dakota. Charley was born September 11, 1933 to Theron and Lura (Parks) Conger. He graduated from Custer High School in Custer, SD in 1952, then attended and completed four semesters at Northern State Teachers College, Aberdeen, SD. He interrupted his college to...
Lois Widdoss-Malvin
Jan 27, 2015
Lois Widdoss-Malvin, 88 of Spearfish was born September 9, 1926, in Belle Fourche, SD to Melvin and Eunice (Hubbard) McIntire. She passed away January 27, 2015. Lois grew up in Fruitdale, SD, where most of the residents were her relatives. She graduated from Belle Fourche High School. Lois married Lon Widdoss in 1944 and they raised their children on a...
Geraldine B. Bergman
Jan 26, 2015
Geraldine B. Bergman, 92 of Spearfish died January 26, 2015 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Visitation will be from 5pm-7pm, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 10am, Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spearfish, burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. A memorial has been...
Thomas R. Voorhis
Jan 25, 2015
Thomas R. Voorhis died peacefully at home in Spearfish, South Dakota, surrounded by family on January 25th, 2015. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on August 29th, 1945. He was a graduate of Chamberlain High School (1963) in Chamberlain, South Dakota. He attended Black Hills State College in Spearfish, South Dakota where he received his Bachelors Degree in Education....
Jerry Bryant
Jan 24, 2015
Jerry Lynn Bryant, 69, Deadwood, SD died January 24, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital with his family by his side. Jerry and his wife Linda had been residents of Deadwood for the past 15 years. He was born in Muscatine, IA on October 22, 1945 to Lysle and Norma (Cotton) Bryant, he was an only child. He married Linda...
Harold Gallagher
Jan 24, 2015
Harold David Gallagher, 82, Lieutenant Colonel, USA, Retired, passed away on January 24, 2015, at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Harold was born November 6, 1932, to David and Lillie (Johnson) Gallagher in Ardmore, SD. He was the youngest of five children. He was raised in Hot Springs, graduating from Hot Springs High School in 1950. He attended the University of Nebraska...
Dean Aschenbrenner
Jan 24, 2015
Dean F. Aschenbrenner, 67 of Denver, CO passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at his home after a lengthy battle with respiratory problems following throat cancer. Dean was born in Rapid City, SD on June 20, 1947 to Carl and Evelyn (Wilson) Aschenbrenner. He was raised in Lead where he attended school and graduated from Lead High School in...
Jean Ann Johnson
Jan 22, 2015
Jean Ann Johnson was born in Spokane, Washington on February 4, 1939. She and her family moved to Tacoma, Washington, where she graduated from high school. Shortly after graduating she moved to Deadwood. In 1969 she married Everet Johnson and became a mother to three beautiful and loving children; Cindy, Adriane and Michael. While in the Deadwood, Jean worked for...
Donald D. Sackett
Jan 22, 2015
Donald Dale Sackett of Alcova, WY 74, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, January 22, 2015. He passed peacefully at his home. Mr. Sackett was born to Claude Morris Sackett and Edith Elizabeth (Toth) Sackett on December 23, 1940 in Sundance, Wyoming. He married Meredith Kay Coleman on March 19, 1961 in Guernsey, Wyoming. He is preceded in death...
Jane Nelson
Jan 22, 2015
Jane Nelson, 83 of Spearfish died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Services will be held at a later date. Survivors include her husband, William Nelson of Spearfish, son, Tom Nelson of Spearfish, daughter, Nancy Portz of Pasadena of MD, six grandchildren, five grandchildren, two sisters, Doris Moye of AZ and Dorothy Jarka of IL and one brother,...
Kenneth R. Bartels
Jan 20, 2015
Kenneth R. Bartels, 59, Spearfish died January 20, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 1:30pm Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the United Church of Christ in Spearfish. Kenneth was born August 23, 1955 in Pierre, SD to James and Doris (Speer) Bartels. He was raised on his family's ranch near Ft. Pierre. Kenneth always had a love for animals,...
Wini Geis
Jan 19, 2015
Wini S. Geis, 86, Belle Fourche, SD passed away on January 19, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She was born on March 5, 1928 in Osaka Japan. She married Sherry Geis and lived in various states while he was in the military, they later divorced. Wini and her son Robert returned to Belle Fourche and lived with Clarence...
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