Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Mar 10, 2014

Marlene Carmichael, 79 of Spearfish, passed away on March 10, 2014 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center in Belle Fourche.

Marlene was born on June 11, 1934 to Gustav and Florence (Reiter) Muenzenmay in Rolfe IA.     She was raised near Pocahontas, IA and attended Iowa State University. She then moved to Chicago, IL and worked for Eastern...

Mar 10, 2014

James "Jim" Gilbert Furois, 81, of Upland, CA, died March 10, 2014.

Graveside services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at St. Onge Cemetery, St. Onge, SD. A memorial has been established to benefit the St. Onge Cemetery maintenance fund.

Jim was born in Mitchell, SD January 3, 1933 to...

Mar 9, 2014

Duane Friez, 80, of Spearfish passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014 at his home. Duane was born March 16, 1933 to Joe and Anna (Krause) Friez in Mott, ND. A lifelong South Dakota native, Duane was raised in Thunderhawk and Lemmon, SD. Duane was united in marriage to Ruth Sittner in 1955 and to this union a daughter Audrey...

Mar 9, 2014

Delores Maria Beckman, 83, Lead, SD died Sunday, March 9, 2014 after an extended period of health problems. Delores was born on July 2, 1930 to Horace and Selma (Matti) Davey of Lead. She attended Lead High School and upon graduation went to college at Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter and Nurses training at Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing in...

Mar 9, 2014

Esther Margaret Maliske, 81, died Sunday, March 9, 2014 in Spearfish, SD. Esther Margaret Feeney was born on April 27th, 1932 in Natick, Massachusetts to John and Margie (Sears) Feeney. Esther attended grade school at Center, Montville Maine and graduated from Walker High School at Liberty Maine. She attended and graduated from Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish, SD. She...

Mar 9, 2014

Lillian M. Caropino, 87, Lead, SD, has left town on March 9, 2014 and is not expected to return. Survivors include her husband; Joe Caropino, daughters; Cathie (Jim) Aberle, Mary Caropino, all of Lead, a sister Evelyn Sage, four grandchildren and 12.5 great-grandchildren. A graveside committal service will be held this summer. Arrangements are under the care of Lead-Deadwood Memorial...

Mar 7, 2014

Laurie A. Glenn, 57, Sundance, WY died Friday, March 07, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Laurie was born on March 25, 1956 to Carl and Alta Sullivan in Rifle, CO. She married Robert "Bob" Glenn on July 17, 1975 in Rapid City, SD and they made their home in Gillette, WY. To this union two children...

Mar 7, 2014

Janet C. Stearns, 82, Deadwood, died peacefully surrounded by four generations of family who loved her dearly on March 7th, 2014, at her home in rural Deadwood. Memorial service will be held at 2 P.M. on March 15, 32014 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Deadwood with Father Michael Johnson officiating. Light refreshments will be served after the service. A...

Mar 4, 2014

Ella M. Kirschman, 90, Spearfish, SD died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center.

Ella was born June 16, 1923 to Charles and Mary (Miller) Buckmiller in Harvey, ND. There she lived on a farm with four brothers and four sisters. In 1941, Ella married Fred Kirschman, they lived in the McClusky for...

Mar 4, 2014

Rolley O. Sexton, 78, Spearfish, SD died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at his home. Rolley was born September 2, 1935 in a one bedroom house south of Hay Springs, NE to George and Bessie (Buskie) Sexton. He was one of 13 siblings. He was raised in that area, where he attended school until the 8th grade. He worked on the...

Mar 4, 2014

Jessie Magnuson, 102 of Spearfish, SD died of natural causes on March 4, 2014. Jessie Isabel (Cobb) Magnuson was born in Waterloo, Nebraska on July 16, 1911 to Jess Moore and Lena Elizabeth (Tuttle) Cobb. As a young woman, Jessie worked for NW Bell Telephone Company for five years. At the age of 25, in January 1937, she and Arvid...

Mar 3, 2014

Leona Rose, 87 of Spearfish died March 3, 2014 at her home. No services are planned at this time. Survivors include her husband, Lowell "Pete" Rose of Spearfish, children; Jerry Rose of Nisland, Sharon Rose of Belle Fourche, Judy Schaefer of Gillette, WY and Ruth Pawlowski of Belle Fourche, one brother, Bill Bruntz of CO, and sister Wilma Hessler of...

Feb 27, 2014

Roland "Rollie" Rosedahl, 71, Spearfish, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on February 27th, 2014. He is now free from this earthly realm and is in the presence of his Lord and Savior. Roland was born on February 26, 1943 in Watertown, SD to the late Ivan and Gertrude (Korsburg) Rosedahl. They moved to Rapid City in 1947....

Feb 25, 2014

Frank Warren Blakeman, 91, Sundance, WY died peacefully February, 25, 2014 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, ME. Frank was born July 13, 1922 to William and Edna Blakeman on the family homestead near Devil's Tower, Wyoming. Frank attended school at Sundance graduating high school in 1940. After graduation he moved to Los Angeles, CA where he worked...

Feb 24, 2014

John Robert Carlson, 58, of Denver CO passed away on February 24, 2014. John was born on December 4, 1955 in Aberdeen, SD to Melvin and Bertha (Wolf) Carlson. He attended St Mary's Catholic School and graduated from Aberdeen Roncalli High School in 1974. He then attended Northern State College for one year. John began his restaurant experiences in Aberdeen...

Feb 22, 2014

Evelyn Faith (Lackey) Maynard, 62, of Spearfish, SD passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born in Brush, Colorado on June 2, 1951 to Lester and Ethel Lackey. She moved with her family to South Dakota in 1952 where she lived her entire life. She graduated from Deadwood High School in 1969 and...

Feb 22, 2014

Vita Dana, 92, passed away on February 22, 2014 in Maple Valley, WA.

Vita was born on March 9, 1921 in Chicago, IL, the 6th of 13 children born to Italian immigrants, Juliano "Frank" Calsi and Calogera "Katie" Tortorissi Calsi.  As a young woman Vita attended Ball State College in Muncie, IN studying secretarial skills.  Vita was...

Feb 20, 2014

Helena Hart, 95 of Spearfish, died February 20, 2014 at Burr's Tender Care Assisted Living Facility in Spearfish. Helena was born on September 29, 1918 in Forbes, ND to Julius and Pauline (Wolff) Heinrich. She married Joseph K. Hart in 1938 and they made their home in Lead. She retired from Homestake Mining Company after 15 years of service in...

Feb 20, 2014

Donald J. "Don" Johnson, 64, of Hulett, Wyoming passed away February 20, 2014. He was born September 17, 1949, in Scottsbluff, NE to John and Cleo (Huffman) Johnson. Just months before he was born, his dad drowned in a boating accident on Lake Minitare, NE. While he was a toddler, Cleo moved Don and his older brother Mike back to...

Feb 18, 2014

Agnes Orlene (Eisenbeisz) Glatt, age 81, of Spearfish, SD was called to heaven on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Visitation will be from 3-5 P.M. on Sunday, February, 23, 2014 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be held on 10:00 A.M. on Monday, February, 24, 2014 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Spearfish. Burial will follow at Black Hills...