Gean Beets
May 4, 2015
Gean Beets, 93 of Spearfish, passed away on May 4, 2015 at her home in Santa Rosa, CA. Gean was born on November 11, 1921 in Spearfish, SD. She married Fred Beets on August 18, 1945 at San Juan Capistrano, CA. After the war they moved to Spearfish and went into the dairy business with her parents Emmett and Eugenia...
Elizabeth "Betty" Dunn
Apr 29, 2015
Betty Dunn, one of Lead's most cherished, long-time residents died peacefully with family at her side on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Having suffered a major stroke in May 2013, Betty exhibited determination, spunk and grace to family, friends and caregivers during the past two years. A farm girl from "East River", Betty quickly grew to love the Black Hills when...
Helen Westphal
Apr 26, 2015
Helen Westphal, 85 of Spearfish, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Helen June (Mileusnich) Westphal was born on June 17, 1929 in the Onida Hospital as the 9PM whistle blew. She was the oldest of four children of Mike and Martha (Klingbeil) Mileusnich. She was raised on a farm SE of Onida and attended S...
Edith Yvonne Kline
Apr 25, 2015
Edith Yvonne Kline, 86, passed away on May 25, 2015 at Pioneer Manor in Gillette, Wyoming. She was always known by her middle name. Yvonne was born in Shady Point, Oklahoma, on January 5, 1929, to Bert and Clara Crumpton. At the age of 7, she moved with her family to Oak Creek, Colorado. In 1947 she married Calvin (Bud)...
Stanley Weber
Apr 21, 2015
Stanley Weber, 95 of Spearfish, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his home resting after a long productive life. He was born in St Peter, MN to Leo and Barbara (Stumper) Weber on October 1, 1919. He moved with his parents and sisters to Dickinson, ND as a child. He attended school in Dickinson and worked with his...
Donley Schell
Apr 20, 2015
Donley P. Schell, "Uncle Donnie" as he was known to so many family & friends, 71, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at the Crook County Memorial in Sundance, WY. Don grew up on the family ranch near Elm Springs SD with parents, William V. and Blanche (Felton) Schell, five older brothers, Bob, Dean, Bill, Jay, Jerry, and six...
James Sprenger
Apr 19, 2015
James Arthur Sprenger, 77 of Spearfish, passed from this life to his home in heaven April 19, 2015 at the Ft. Meade VA in Sturgis, SD, under hospice care, from heart failure. He was in declining health for over 20 years. His final decline came in December when he found out his brother, Robert, had a short time to live....
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...
