Burdette Thompson
Feb 22, 2015
Burdette "Ben" Thompson, 93 of Spearfish, passed away on February 22, 2015 in Spearfish. Ben was born in 1921, in Doland, SD. He married Evelyn Long on February 12, 1944 in Timber Lake, SD. Ben was a member of several military organizations. He served in four branches of the military, serving during WWII and the Korean Conflict. Ben retired in...
James Stewart
Feb 22, 2015
James Paul Stewart, 73, passed away on February 22, 2015 in Rapid City after a short illness. James was born on December 18, 1941 in Bridgewater, SD to Albert and Edna (Weiland) Stewart. The family moved to Lead, SD where he grew up and graduated from High School. In 1960, Jim joined the Navy and was honorably discharged in 1964....
Joyce Wagaman
Feb 21, 2015
Joyce LaVonne (Weldin) Wagaman, 79 of Sundance, WY passed away on Saturday, February 21, 20415 at her home. Joyce was born on October 18, 1935 to Burnette "Babe" and Erma (Hansen) Weldin in Academy, SD. She attended school in Platte, SD. On March 10, 1954 she married Dean Hoffer at Fort Benning, GA. To this union four children were born...
John C. Wolf
Feb 21, 2015
John C. Wolf, 87 of Hulett, Wyoming died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Crook County Memorial Nursing home in Sundance, WY. John Calvin Wolf was born on the family ranch north of Hulett, Wyoming on December 12, 1927 to Anselm and Elsie (Leeson) Wolf. Except for his last two months, he resided there his entire life. John attended the...
Lannie Varns
Feb 20, 2015
Lannie O. Varns, 43, Gig Harbor, WA formerly of Lead, SD died Friday February 20, 2015. Lannie was born on April 6, 1971 in Deadwood, SD to Gary and Roberta Varns. He graduated from Lead High School in 1989 and joined the Navy in July of that year. He served nine years on submarines for the Navy and worked Top...
Shirley Buckman
Feb 16, 2015
Shirley J. Buckman, age 92, a longtime resident of Sundance, passed away peacefully Monday, February 16th, 2015 surrounded by family. Shirley was born on February 1st, 1923 to Roy and Cora Stemm in Hinchman, MI. She married William "Ray" Buckman on May 9th, 1942, in West Palm Beach, FL. They accidentally bumped heads in high school and were forever bonded....
Robert Rozman
Feb 15, 2015
Robert John Rozman, 83, Spearfish, SD died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Robert was born in Duluth, MN on December 23, 1931 to Katherine Rozman. He graduated from Ely Memorial High School in Ely, MN in 1950. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1950 – 1954 and is a Veteran of the Korean War. He...
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...
