Vicky Herren
Mar 19, 2015
Vicky Herren, 63 of Spearfish passed away on March 19, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Vicky was born on February 28, 1952 in Brookings, SD the third of six children to George and Violet (Anderson) Herren. She grew-up on the family ranch 15 miles from Dupree. During her childhood she attended school at Sunnybrooke, Whittier and Fairview Schools. In...
Florence Arnold
Mar 18, 2015
Florence Louise Arnold, 86 formerly of Spearfish, SD passed away quietly on March 18, 2015 in Scottsbluff, NE. Florence was born on May 17, 1928 to Swan and Lempi Kosola. She was one of thirteen kids in the family. She was raised on a farm east of Newell, SD and graduated from Newell High School. She started her long career...
John Junior Kirk
Mar 16, 2015
John Junior Kirk, 81 of Spearfish died Monday, March 16, 2015 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Services will be held at 10am, Monday, March 23, 2015 at Black Hills National Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to benefit Ft. Meade VA Hospice and Hospice of the Northern Hills. Survivors include his wife Ruth Kirk of Spearfish, son, John J. Kirk...
Maynard Nelson
Mar 14, 2015
On Saturday, March 14, Maynard Louis Nelson, age 84, left this earth and went to meet his Lord. Maynard was born and raised in Britton, South Dakota. He graduated from high school in Britton, attended Concordia College, Northern State University and graduated from Denver University. He was president of his fraternity and Cadet Colonel of the ROTC where he received...
Jack Michel
Mar 14, 2015
Jack Michel, 79 of Rozet, passed away on March 14, 2015 at the Close to Home Hospice in Gillette, WY. No services are planned at this time.
Christa Istratescu
Mar 14, 2015
Christine Smaranda Istratescu, 94 of Lead, died unexpectedly in the home that she loved on March 14, 2015. Born in Freiberg, Germany, September 15, 1920, she married Paul Istratescu after the war, immigrated to Lead in 1952 where she raised five children, Constance and Madelaine Istratescu, Veronica "Nicky" Spencer, Paulette Banks, Chris Stelian, by herself after Paul's illness and death....
Georgia Schiwal
Mar 14, 2015
Georgia Schiwal passed away on March 14, 2015 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish, SD at the age of 85 years and 4 months. She was under the very loving care of the Dorsett staff and Hospice of the Northern Hills. Georgia Junella (Schaff) Schiwal was born Nov 20, 1929, eldest child of Fred Frank and Imogene...
Harriet Dias
Mar 13, 2015
Harriet Farrell Dias, 73 of Spearfish, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 13, 2015 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center. Harriet was born to Floyd and Permilia (Maher) Farrell on July 27, 1941. She graduated from Spearfish High School in 1959. After graduating, she worked for the phone company before moving to California. In 1962, she married...
Erna Gallup
Mar 12, 2015
Erna G. Gallup, 92, died peacefully on Thursday, March 12th, in Belle Fourche, SD. A life-long resident of South Dakota, she was born in Aurora County on January 14. 1923 to Danish immigrants Juul and Inger Sorensen. She was the fourth of eight children growing up during the Great Depression. Her early days were spent on the farm in Plankinton....
Charles "Chuck" Crotty
Mar 10, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Raymond Crotty, 78 of Deadwood, passed away at his home on March 10, 2015 surrounded by his family. Chuck was born on September 21, 1936 in New Underwood, SD to Charles Arnold and Helen (Trotter) Crotty. During his childhood he was active in many sports such as basketball, football, and track. He also enjoyed swimming, hunting, fly-fishing, target...
Virginia Roen
Mar 10, 2015
Virginia (Sorlie) Roen, 82 of Spearfish, SD passed away on March 10, 2015. Virginia Corrine Sorlie was born October 19, 1932, in Church's Ferry, North Dakota. Virginia "Gin" attended schools in the local area and then graduated with honors from Churchs Ferry High School in 1950. She attended college in Moorhead, Minnesota, then transferred to Minot State Teachers College where...
Charles Deminck
Mar 8, 2015
Charles DeMinck, 81, Spearfish, SD died Sunday, March 08, 2015 at Close to Home Hospice House in Gillette, WY. Charles was born on May 25, 1933 in Aberdeen, SD to William and Mollie (Sporer) DeMinck. He was raised in Ipswich, SD and attended Catholic school there. Ipswich is where he met the love of his life, Shirley Oban and they...
Ruth Cain
Mar 7, 2015
Ruth Cain, 93 of Spearfish, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Ruth Cain was born on February 12, 1922 in Garfield County, Montana to Conrad and Katherine Hummel. She grew up in Miles City, MT and married Edward Cain on July 20, 1942. She moved with her husband to Spearfish in March of 1946 when...
Mary Jane Armstrong
Mar 4, 2015
Mary Jane Armstrong, 69, of Spearfish went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, surrounded by family. Mary was born July 26, 1945, to Charley and Iva (Page) Thomason in Lexington, Oklahoma. She married Donald Armstrong on April 2, 1976. The couple made their home in Spearfish in 1978. Mary made her home welcome to everyone. She...
Jerrold Hansen
Mar 3, 2015
Jerrold Alfred Hansen, 83, of Spearfish, SD passed away March 3rd, 2015 at the Belle Fourche Regional Health Care Facility. His wife and children used words like fearless, patient, and steady to describe him as a husband a father and a man. Jerrold was born on April 23rd, 1931 in Interior, South Dakota to Alfred and Sylvia (Paulson) Hansen. He...
Kathleen F Elliott
Mar 2, 2015
Kathleen Stroud-Elliott, 62, of Lead, SD passed peacefully in her home Monday March 2nd, 2015 due to long-standing illness. Kathy was born in Sacramento, California on July 16th 1952 to Sheila and George Reider. Kathy was fifth of ten siblings, Kevin Reider, Gerre Arnold, Bob Reider, Rich Reider, Colleen Rosen, Christine Grows, Maureen O'Dea, George Reider and Eileen Reider, all...
Leslie "Les" Schuchardt
Mar 1, 2015
Leslie Wayne Schuchardt, 90, of Spearfish, SD, husband, father, grandfather, and collector of antique autos – died on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Les was born on the family farm near Leola, South Dakota, February 28, 1925 to Wayne and Vina Schuchardt. He found the love of his life in high school when he met Delores Buechler. On July 3, 1944...
James "Mike" Madden
Mar 1, 2015
James Michael "Mike" Madden, age 83 of Hudson WI and Moorcroft WY, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the Pine Ridge Assisted Living in Hudson WI. Mike was born January 15, 1932 in Glendale WI to parents H. Leo and Josephine (Zappa) Madden. Mike graduated high school in Elroy, WI. Mike enlisted and served his country in the United...
Lola "Irene" Willey
Feb 28, 2015
No stranger, whether 2-legged or 4-legged, ever crossed the threshold at the Willey Ranch. No one ever left hungry. Your favorite pie was your birthday present and she remembered all the birthdays. Grandchildren were angels, the best and dearest joy and blessing. Irene Willey left an enduring legacy of family, love, cooking, gardening, hunting, and ranching that continues on through...
Georgia Lubisher
Feb 28, 2015
Georgia Lubisher, 94 of Spearfish, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Georgia was born on February 22, 1921 to Philip and Mary (Kosch) Lubisher in Madison, NE. The family moved to the Black Hills in 1936. She graduated from Deadwood High School in 1939. Following her graduation she became the receptionist for Dr. F....
