Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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Lannie Varns

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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