Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Grace L. Schmidt
Aug 30, 2014
Grace L. Schmidt, 92, of Spearfish, South Dakota, went to her heavenly home Saturday, August 30, 2014, at the Belle Fourche Health Care Center, Belle Fourche, SD. Grace was born in Bucoda, Washington to Charles and Lillian (Sutherland) Pennypacker. She was married to Richard Dale Schmidt and to this union two sons and a daughter were born. From Washington State,...
Richard "Dick" Hudson
Aug 27, 2014
Beloved husband, father, brother, grandpa, uncle and friend, Orville Richard "Dick" Hudson, 83, passed from this life peacefully on August 27th at Belle Fourche Health Care Facility surrounded by his loving family. He fought a courageous battle with cancer. Dick was born on September 10, 1930 to Orval and Marion Hudson in Alliance, Nebraska. He spent his early childhood in...
Alexandria Rose Sharff
Aug 26, 2014
Alexandria Rose Sharff, one month, of Belle Fourche, SD, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Spearfish Regional Hospital, Spearfish, SD. Alexandria is survived by her parents, Yuya Ishii and Jennifer Sharff and brother, Braylin Sokolowski, Belle Fourche; grandparents Donald and Melody Sharff , Martinsburg, WV, Annette Sharff , Spearfish, SD, Musayoshi and Yuriko Ishii , Tokyo, Japan; great-grandparents Wes and...
Marjorie Miller
Aug 23, 2014
Marjorie Muriel Myrle (Tarabetz) Miller Marjorie Muriel Myrle Tarabetz was born April 30, 1922 to Louis Edward and Gladys Agnes (Woodraska) Tarabetz at the farm in Richland Township, Brule County, South Dakota she attended rural school at Richland Township, ninth grade at Bendon High School and graduated from Kimball High School in 1940. After graduation she held jobs including caretaker...
Claude Keyworth
Aug 22, 2014
Claude Keyworth, 70 Sundance, Wyoming passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 22, 2014. Claude was born on September 25, 1943 in Sanford, Michigan to Wayne and Rose (Barton) Keyworth. Claude was the 4th child of 5 children. Claude enlisted in the Air Force and that is where he met the love of his life, Barbara Ann Hunt. They met in...
Delores "Dee" Wilson
Aug 22, 2014
Delores "Dee" Irene (Lind) Wilson, 83 of Sundance, Wyoming died Friday, August 22, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Heath Care Center in Spearfish, South Dakota. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Sundance United Methodist Church with Glen Wyatt officiating. Inurnment will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery at a later date....
Timothy Mock
Aug 21, 2014
Timothy Lee Mock, 61 of Spearfish, SD passed away at his home on Thursday, August 21, 2014 following a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, August 29, 2014 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish with Chaplain Randy Bradley officiating. A memorial has been established to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Tim was born...
Mona Waugh
Aug 20, 2014
Mona Waugh, 95 of Hulett, WY passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Mt. Plaza Assisted Living in Casper, WY. She was born on January 6, 1919 to Charles and Alta (Wallace) Wood in New Haven, WY. She lived in the Hulett area most of her life. She moved to Cheyenne where she met and married Russell Holmes and...
John Richards
Aug 20, 2014
John Richards, 85 of Spearfish, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. John aka: Grump, Gramps, Old Man, Old Walrus, Lit' Abner and Abby was born on March 3, 1929 at his home in Orpha, WY to Clare and Agnes (Brewer) Richards. He joined the US Air Force in 1947 and was stationed in Adak...
Richard Mario Tesi, Sr.
Aug 19, 2014
Richard Mario Tesi, Sr. was born in Columbus, Ohio, May 24, 1934. After falling into a deep sleep, he awoke in Heaven with his Savior-Jesus Christ on the morning of Aug. 19, 2014. He was preceded in death by parents Mario and Inez Tesi, and sister Madelyn (Tesi) Moretti. He is Survived by son Richard Tesi, Jr, grandson Nicolas; son...
Greg D Wagner
Aug 18, 2014
Greg "Kermit" Wagner, 52, Spearfish, passed away at Spearfish Regional Hospital on August 18, 2014. Greg was born in Ellendale, ND, on June 27, 1962 to Earl Sr. and Mary (Zimmerman) Wagner. He moved to Lead at the age of six months. The oldest of four children, Greg attended elementary school in Lead, Junior High in Deadwood, and graduated from...
Connie L. Cookston
Aug 16, 2014
Connie Lee Cookston, 60, peacefully passed away August 16, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. She is survived by her son, Michael (Sherrie) Cookston; grandsons, Elijah & Harley Cookston and Logan Bassett; brothers, Francis Carpenter and Donald R. Carpenter (Rouhouser). Connie was preceded in death by her parents, Don & Esther Carpenter. Graveside services will be...
Everette Flasted
Aug 13, 2014
Everette Lewis Flasted, 79 of Alzada, MT, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 while surrounded by family. He left behind his final life challenge being a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Christian Life Center in Belle Fourche, SD. In lieu...
Patrick E Coffield
Aug 9, 2014
Pat Coffield, 81 of Spearfish, passed away on August 9, 2014 at the Ft. Meade Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center after a battle with cancer. Patrick Edgar Coffield was born on October 4, 1932 in Reeder, ND to Hubert and Lucille (Larson) Coffield. Pat grew up in Reva, SD, attended school in Brookings, SD, and lived various places, returning...
Ray Peck
Aug 7, 2014
Ray Peck, 104 of Spearfish, passed away on August 7, 2014 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center in Belle Fourche. Ray was born on March 9, 1910 to Fred and Anna (Baney) Peck in Perkins County, SD. He grew up on the farm in Perkins County. He worked on farms until 1934 when he came to Deadwood. He worked in...
Verna Clark
Aug 5, 2014
Verna Mae Clark, 90 of Sundance, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital. Verna was born on September 11, 1923 at Williams Divide near Sundance to Leslie Earl and Frances (Beck) Jones. She grew up there and attended rural schools, graduating from Sundance High School in 1941. She then attended Black Hills State College...
Muriel J. Goetsch
Aug 2, 2014
Muriel Goetsch, 81, Spearfish, passed away at her home on August 2, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Muriel was born on May 30, 1933 to George and Magaline (Yantzi) Bednar at Ogalvie, MN. Muriel grew up in various areas of Minnesota and South Dakota. While attending High School in Goodwin, SD, Muriel met her lifelong mate, Roland Goetsch....
Addei Marie Knaup-Novak
Jul 29, 2014
Addei Marie Knaup-Novak, infant of Michael Knaup and Courtney Novak was born and passed away on July 29, 2014. She is survived by her parents; grandparents, Marla and Fran Knaup and Matt and Michelle Novak; great-grandparents; Lavern Luptak, Beverly Novak, Emil and Gladys Schell, Tom and Rosemary Belden; aunts and uncle, Melodie Knaup, Jolynn Novak, Brandon Novak and cousins, Alanis...
Jason Hood
Jul 29, 2014
Jason Hood, 41, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on July 29, 2014 at his home in Vernal, Utah. Jason James Hood was born on September 17, 1972, to Earl James "Jim" Hood and Judie Hood in Spearfish, SD. He resided in Spearfish until his parent's divorce in 1975 when he, his mother and brother moved to Casper, WY. Jason...
Bonnie Cooper
Jul 29, 2014
Bonnie Cooper, 72, Sundance, Wyoming died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Crook County Long Term Care. Bonnie was born on June 5, 1942 to Steven and Mary (Kadrmas) Ficek in Dickinson, ND. Steven died at a young age and her step-father, Charles Ralston helped raise her. She was raised in Dickinson, where she attended school. She moved to Wyoming in...
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