Marilyn Rusch
Nov 13, 2014
Marilyn Fae Rusch 87, of Spearfish, was called to her eternal home on November 13, 2014. Marilyn was born on December 6, 1926, the daughter of Ernest B. and Queenie (Felton) Kast. While attending grade school and high school in Seneca, SD, Marilyn was very active in declam, music, theatre and basketball. She attended college at Macalester College in St....
Edward "Mike" Bushnell
Nov 10, 2014
Edward Evans "Mike" Bushnell, 89, of Whitewood, was born on February 27, 1925 and passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 at his home. Mike, as he was known by everyone, spent his younger years in Newell and graduated from Lead High School. The Lead High School Championship football team of which Mike played tackle still holds the undefeated and...
Sandra Stalling
Nov 9, 2014
Sandra Marie (Forshey) Stallings, 78, of Deadwood, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Sandra was raised in Ocean Beach, California, and graduated from West Point Loma High School. She married her husband Jack in 1977, and spent a roaming life with him, enjoying life in California, Arizona, North Carolina, Colorado, and finally the past 10...
Randy Morris
Nov 8, 2014
Randall K. Morris, 65 of Spearfish, SD was born on October 11, 1949 in Minot, ND. He passed away on November 08, 2014 in Mesa, AZ. Randy graduated from NDSU in 1971. Upon graduation, Randy worked for the Northwest Area Schools in Lemmon, SD for one year. Randy married Phyllis (Hoffert) Morris in 1972. To this union two children were...
Jean Matson
Nov 5, 2014
Jean Patricia Matson, Spearfish, SD Our beloved Grams passed away November 5, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family after having a massive stroke. Jean Patricia Matson was born September 16th 1927 in Buffalo, SD to Claude and Inez Olson. She spent most of her life In Harding County. During her school years growing up she lived with her...
Shirley Douglas
Nov 5, 2014
Shirley Douglas, 91, died in Spearfish at Edgewood Vista peacefully in her sleep. She is survived by two daughters, Susan (Loren) Steenson, Omaha, NE and Mary Lisa Goetschel, Austin, TX; four grandchildren, Sarah Steenson, Kansas City, MO, Rachel Steenson, St. Paul, MN and John and Peter Goetschel, Houston, TX; a sister, Patricia (Wayne) Peters, Sioux Falls; a brother, Bob (JoAnne)...
Richard Walter Peterson
Nov 5, 2014
Richard Walter Peterson, 87, formerly of Lead), died November 5, 2014 at his home in Spearfish, South Dakota. Richard was born in Lead, South Dakota to Richard P. and Cornelia S. Peterson. He grew up in the Park Avenue area of Lead. Following his graduation from Lead High School in 1943, he enlisted in the Marine Corp and served from...
Louella Anderson
Nov 3, 2014
Louella Lindsay Anderson, 97, of Derry, PA (previously Spearfish, SD) died November 3, 2014 at her daughter's home in PA. Born on a farm near Wayne, NE on July 2, 1917 to Stella and John Lindsay, Louella attended several rural schools and graduated from Wayne High School in 1935. She attended Wayne State Teachers College and received a one-year certificate...
Annemarie Eisner
Oct 28, 2014
Annemarie Ermler was born in 1935 in Wiesbaden, Germany to Ernst and Anna Ermler. Following her were her siblings Ursula, Hanne and Otto. Her Vatti did not survive the war and her mother endured to provide for the children. In 1954 she gave birth to her first son, Walter. With her mother, brother Otto and son she crossed the ocean...
Marilyn Adamson
Oct 27, 2014
Marilyn Adamson, 88 of Spearfish, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish with the family present. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, October 31, 2014 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spearfish with...
Herbert "Hube" Grant
Oct 25, 2014
Herbert "Hube" Grant, 97, Hulett, WY, died on Saturday, October, 25, 2014 at the Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance. Hube was born on September 20, 1917 in Crook County to Gay and Dela (Steckman) Grant. Hube married Lois Lemrick on December 23, 1939 in Sundance, Wyoming. Hube is survived by his daughters, Doris (Noel) Page, Hulett, Zella (Don)...
Evelyn Rozman
Oct 23, 2014
Evelyn Grace Rozman, 83, Spearfish, SD died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Evelyn was born in Stone Lake, WI on March 10, 1931 to William and Hazel (Norton) Higgins. She graduated from West Bend High School in West Bend, WI in 1949. After graduation she worked for Amity Leather Company in West Bend. On August 4,...
Martin "Jim" Powers
Oct 22, 2014
Martin Powers, 64 of Whitewood passed away at his home on October 22, 2014. Survivors include his children, Luke Powers and Sarah Powers both of Rapid City. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 19 at Black Hills National Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Spearfish Honor Guard.
Kay Lynn Waldrop
Oct 22, 2014
Kay Lynn Waldrop 63, passed away October 22, 2014 of Pulmonary Vibrocious in Pine Haven Wyoming. She was born November 8, 1950, to Harold and Natalie Lass in Huron, SD. She graduated high school in 1969 from Wessington Springs, SD. She went on to nursing school in Minot, ND receiving her nursing degree. She moved to Gillette in 1973, to...
Lisa "Shannon" Hamilton-O'Dell
Oct 22, 2014
Lisa "Shannon" Hamilton-O'Dell 42, of Deadwood passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 At the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Shannon was born in Tucson, AZ on July 7, 1972 to Deb Chase and Richard Hamilton. She live in Tucson, until 1988 when her family made a major move to Deadwood. Shannon attended High School in Lead, and College in Bismarck ND....
Hazel Bunge
Oct 22, 2014
Hazel Annette Wampler Bunge 77, passed away on October 22, 2014 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. She was born the fourth of five surviving children to Harry L. and Bertha (Freeman) Wampler on Hat Creek in Niobrara County North of Lusk, WY on the Family Ranch on July 29, 1937. She attended rural school and Lusk Public School. She married...
Mayme Holso
Oct 22, 2014
Mayme Holso, 93 of Spearfish, died on October 22, 2014 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center. Mayme was born in Lead, South Dakota on September 7, 1921 to Blanche and Adolph Overby. She graduated from Lead High School in 1935. On June 25, 1939 she married the love of her life, Elvin Holso to whom she was married for...
Evelyn L. Dingeman
Oct 21, 2014
Evelyn L. Dingeman, 87, Spearfish, died on October 21, 2014, in Spearfish. Evelyn was born on November 18, 1926 to George and Georgeanna (Anderson) Keffeler in her grandmother's home in Sturgis. She was raised on the farm and attended grade school at the Doyle School, Hereford, SD and graduated from New Underwood High School in 1945 where she excelled in...
Terry Humbracht
Oct 19, 2014
Terry Humbracht, 59 of Spearfish, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Terry was born on October 6, 1955 to Dale and Lola (Tiensvold) Humbracht in Belle Fourche. Survivors include his siblings, Lonnie (Janie) of Spearfish, Lois (Larry) Lacaillade, of Bethel, Vermont and Les (April) of Bloomingdale, Indiana. He was preceded in death by...
Edward "Eddy" Vrana
Oct 13, 2014
Eddy Vrana, 86, of Upton, WY passed away peacefully at his home, with his wife Thelma by his side, on October 13, 2014. Edward "Eddy" Vrana was born on February 27, 1928 to Czechoslovakia Immigrants Joseph and Antonia (Hradek) Vrana as a first generation American. He attended rural school and went on his own at about 15 years of age,...
