Barbara Larson
Jan 6, 2015
Barbara M. Larson, 74, Deadwood, SD died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Barbara was born October 3, 1940 to Peter and Lillian (Hammer) Rich in Deadwood. She attended St. Ambrose School in Deadwood through the eighth grade, she went on to graduate from Deadwood High School in 1959. She then attended Black Hills State College for a...
Kenneth Baenen
Jan 5, 2015
Kenneth Wayne Baenen, 68 passed away peacefully on January 5, 2015 at his home in Lead, SD surrounded by family after a three year battle with lymphoma. Ken was born April 29, 1946 in Jamestown, ND to Ralph and Sophie Baenen, the fifth of seven children. He graduated from Montpelier High School in North Dakota in 1964 and served in...
David Carrico
Jan 3, 2015
David Alan Carrico, 56, Lead, SD died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his home. David was born August 8, 1958 in Deadwood to Robert and Violet (Hofer) Carrico. He was the youngest of their five children. David was raised in the Lead area, graduating from Lead High School in 1976. He attended Creighton University graduating in 1980. While at Creighton...
Donna Decook
Jan 2, 2015
Donna Darlene DeCook, 75 of Spearfish, passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on January 2, 2015 with her loving husband, Lyle by her side. She was born August 24, 1939 to Herman and Elizabeth (Schetz) Stampe. She grew up in Stickney, South Dakota. She married Norbert Hanten on July 9, 1957. They were married for 13 years until his...
Sharon Ellingson
Dec 31, 2014
Sharon Lee Ellingson, 73 of Spearfish, SD, died December 31, 2014, in Spearfish. Sharon was born December 15, 1941, in Deadwood, SD. She was educated in Spearfish and graduated from Spearfish High School, Class of 1960. She married Jerry Ellingson September 23, 1961. A lifetime resident of Spearfish, she owned and operated "Sharon's Childrens Shop". She was active in the...
David Hernes
Dec 31, 2014
David Allen Hernes was born on July 3, 1949 in Deadwood, and passed away after a brave battle against cancer at Ft. Meade Veterans Hospital Hospice Unit on December 31, 2014. He was born to Betty Hall and lovingly adopted by Eino and Helen Hernes. He danced to the beat of his own drum – and a helluva dancer at...
Alexander Burr
Dec 28, 2014
Alexander Ray Burr, 94, passed away on December 28, 2014 in Herrin, Illinois. He was born in Park Rapids, Minnesota on September 4, 1920 to Louis and Edna (Garwood) Burr. When he was 12, his family moved to Nebraska. Times were very hard during the Great Depression for his family, but he was able to complete the eighth grade before...
Mary Margaret Marsh
Dec 25, 2014
Mary Margaret Marsh was born September 10, 1923 to Lela Bernice and George Andrew Turner in Strasburg, Missouri. Mary Margaret passed away surrounded by her family on Christmas Day 2014 in Spearfish SD. After graduation from high school in Independence, MO Mary Margaret worked during WWII at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, where she was involved in the production...
Allevia "Dolly" Gillespie
Dec 24, 2014
Allevia "Dolly" Louise Gillespie, 85, of Spearfish, passed away on December 24, 2014 at Kindred Nursing and Rehab Center in Riverton, WY, where she had been a resident for the past 13 months. Allevia Gillespie was born May 30, 1929 in Phillip, SD to Roy and Laura Royer. She was the center of their lives, as well as to her...
Ty Brennan
Dec 22, 2014
Ty J. Brennan, 50, Deadwood, SD died Monday, December 22, 2014 at his residence. Ty is survived by his wife, Courtney, Deadwood; Ty is also survived by the children he loved, Sarah, Rebecah and John, all of Missoula, MT and Savannah, Brogan and Tullia, all of Deadwood. He was an amazing and great father and husband, who will be greatly...
Lanelle Hudson
Dec 20, 2014
Beloved wife, mother, sister, grandma, aunt and friend, LaNelle Hudson, 82, of Lead passed from this life peacefully on December 20th at the Belle Fourche Health Care Facility surrounded by her loving family. She was a true warrior who battled cancer for many years. Now free of this world's limitations and struggles, she has joined her husband Dick in heaven....
Amy Bohn
Dec 15, 2014
Amy Pauline Orr Bohn, 87 of Spearfish was on born February 17, 1927 in Aberdeen, Washington, passed from this world at 8:10 AM, December 15, 2014. A resident of Seattle, Washington, Amy—many knew her as Polly—had spent her childhood at her grandmother's home in Washington State's Black Hills, and the last 20 years, enjoying the idyllic charm of South Dakota's...
Mary Lou Hertel
Dec 9, 2014
Mary Lou Hertel, 78, Lead, passed peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on December 9th, 2014 at 7:00 pm. Mary Lou "Amy" Hertel, was born on November 24th, 1936 in Dupree, SD to Hertha and Ervin Schuchhardt. She was the eldest of 14 children and lived a very busy life on the Schuchhardt family farm, where she learned to be...
Arthur L Unterseher
Dec 8, 2014
Arthur "Art" L. Unterseher, 94, Lead, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Calvary Temple Assembly of God, Spearfish, SD with Pastor Derek Anderson officiating. Burial will be held at Oak Ridge Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a...
Joseph "Joe" Kromarek
Dec 5, 2014
Joseph "Joe" Vincent Kromarek, 72 of Hulett, WY died Friday, December 5, 2014 in Rochester, MN. Funeral services will be at 1:00P.M., Saturday, December 13, 2014 at the Great Hulett Community Center in Hulett, WY. Burial will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD. Joe was born January 28, 1942 at his grandparent's house to Ludvik and...
Christopher Lane Pratt
Dec 4, 2014
Christopher Lane Pratt, 40, Lead, South Dakota, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at his home. Chris was born on January 16, 1974 in Butte, Montana to Marty Pratt and Kathleen Crites. Chris is survived by his wife, Darci Pratt, Lead; children, Jesse Pratt, Lead, Jhurny Pratt, Sturgis, Thea Cox, Rapid City, Joey Burrows, Lead; step-father, David Aschenbrenner, Lead; mother-in-law, Debbie...
Clifford Sigdestad
Dec 2, 2014
Clifford Sigdestad, 93, Spearfish, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at his home. Clifford was born on January 23, 1921 in Galena, SD to Ivor and Emma (Oland) Sigdestad. He was raised in the Deadwood/Galena area and graduated from Lead High School in 1939. He grew up on the ranch, having various jobs until he went to work for Black...
Anthony "Tony" Sentovich
Nov 30, 2014
Tony Sentovich, 86, Lead, SD On Sunday morning, November 30, Tony left this world for his next great adventure. He had his golf clubs, fly rod, gold pan and cribbage board with him, ready for all takers. Tony was born in Lead, South Dakota on December 20, 1927 to Mike and Nike Sentovich and grew up on Gwinn Ave., known...
Roger Jay Rathbun
Nov 30, 2014
ROGER JAY RATHBUN, Gillette, WY 1948-2014 Roger Jay Rathbun, 66, passed away November 30, 2014 of natural causes. He was born August 26, 1948, to Dale and Lenore (Fowlkes) Rathbun. He lived on and attended school at the family ranch west of Hulett until the fourth grade. The family then moved to Hulett where he graduated from Hulett High School...
Shaine Selfe
Nov 28, 2014
Shaine L. Selfe 44, of Moorcroft, WY passed away on Friday 28th, 2014. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 am on Friday December 5th, 2014 at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Shaine was born July 4th, 1970 in Provo Utah to Earl and Terry Selfe. Shaine and his family moved to Moorcroft in 1980 and he graduated from Moorcroft...
