Kenneth "John" Swanson
Jun 23, 2014
Kenneth "John" Swanson, 89, of Spearfish and formerly of Newell, SD passed away on Monday, June 23, 2014 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. He was born on December 18, 1924 to Ole and Ida Sofia (Hogstrom) Swanson in Rapid City, SD. He entered the US Army in 1950 and was Honorably Discharged in 1951. He was a farmer and...
Virginia L. Fuhrmann
Jun 21, 2014
Virginia Louise Fuhrmann, 86, of Spearfish, SD died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Virginia was born on March 7, 1928 to DeWitt and Wilma (Clark) Malvin in Belle Fourche, SD. Virginia grew up in Belle Fourche graduating from Belle Fourche High School in 1946. She attended one year at Monticello College in Alton, Illinois. Virginia married Donald...
Bert Messmer
Jun 21, 2014
Bert Messmer, 82 of Deadwood passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center. Funeral Services for Bert, will be at 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery. Bert was born February 2, 1932 in Hirschville, North Dakota to George and Rosalia...
Mavis A. Kyllonen
Jun 20, 2014
Mavis A. Kyllonen, 84 of Spearfish died Friday, June 20, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Mavis Kyllonen was born December 31, 1929, on a farm near Pelto, (near Devils Lake) North Dakota, where her grandparents homesteaded, to John and Lillian (Raketti) Kyllonen. After graduating high school at Augustana Academy, Canton, SD, in 1947, she completed nursing education at Lutheran...
Swan L Loften
Jun 19, 2014
Swan L. Loften, 80, Deadwood, SD died Thursday, June 19, 2014 at his home. Swan is survived by his wife, Helen, Deadwood; children, Lana (Raul) Coriano, Omaha, NE, Swan Loften, Jamestown, ND, Sharon (Eric) Maunus, Powers, MI, Karen Nichols, Deadwood, Lisa (Mike) Bieniek, Big Lake, MN; sister, Virginia Murray, Lead, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. In keeping with Swan's wishes,...
Donald "Don" Howe
Jun 19, 2014
Donald W. "Don" Howe, 75 of Spearfish, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at his home. Don was born to Donald and Carrie (Kraft) Howe on October 31, 1938 in Mobridge, SD. Having a Halloween birthday allowed for a lot of jokes and pranks. He was the oldest of five children which brought many responsibilities on the family farm....
Ronald Gengler
Jun 17, 2014
The Spirit of Ronald Gengler, 82 of Spearfish, left his earthly body June 17, 2014. He was born April 29, 1932 at home in Lead, SD to Rose (Carroll) and Joseph Gengler. He attended St. Patrick's Catholic School and graduated from Lead High School. His first job at age 8 was a post-peeler in Pluma for 5 cents a post....
John Sullivan
Jun 17, 2014
John L. Sullivan 72, of Spearfish, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. John was born July 17, 1941 at Rapid City, SD to Harry and Calla (Ross) Sullivan. John attended Black Hills State University, before entering the US Army in 1960. He married Beverly Gilbert in 1961and to this union they had two children, Wendy and...
Taylor Robert Nixon
Jun 16, 2014
Taylor Robert Nixon Taylor Robert Nixon, 19, of Sundance, Wyoming was killed in an accident in the Texas Panhandle on June 16, 2014. Taylor was born on May 8, 1995 into the loving arms of his mother Shannon (Frolander) Nixon and father Dallas Nixon in Spearfish, SD. He was raised in the Sundance area and graduated from Sundance High School...
Jack Svalina
Jun 16, 2014
Jack Antone Svalina, 76 of Moorcroft, Wyoming passed away Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital after an extended fight with COPD. Jack was born to Pete and Margaret (Noonan) Svalina on February 7, 1938. He was the youngest of five children and was raised in Oshoto, WY. During his younger school years he attended a one...
Allen Clark
Jun 15, 2014
Allen B. "Rocky" Clark, 93 of Spearfish, South Dakota passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Private family services will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery, near Sturgis, SD. Rocky was born August 31, 1920 in Hollister, California to Ruth (White) and Alfred Clark. He graduated from Santa Barbara, California in 1939. Following graduation...
Michael Albert
Jun 12, 2014
Michael J. Albert, 59, Spearfish, SD passed away June 12, 2014at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mike married Sherry (Brossard) Deadrick, November 29, 1991 and they made their home in Spearfish until moving to Springdale, AR in 2001, then to Menahga, MN in 2010. When Mike became ill they moved back to Spearfish in June 2013, to be...
Alfred Franklin Jennings
Jun 12, 2014
Alfred 'Al' F. Jennings, 68, Spearfish, died on Thursday, June 11, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital from an episode with his heart. Al was born in Mitchell, SD to Alva & Ruth (Zuver) Jennings on December 15, 1945. Al spent time throughout his life with his beloved foster family the Orr's. He married Deborah A. Pierson on November 16,...
Rosemary Nowell
Jun 12, 2014
Rosemary Nowell, 75 of Deadwood, went home to the Lord on June 12, 2014. Rosemary Ann Nowell was born on August 21, 1938 to Bernard and Tillie (Stemper) Zens in Redfield, SD. She grew up and attended school in Redfield. At 20 years of age, she moved to the Lead/Deadwood area in the Black Hills where she lived the rest...
Edward Curran
Jun 5, 2014
Two things happened on May 22nd 1927. Charles Lindberg entered the history books by landing in Paris after crossing the Atlantic and Edward George Curran entered this world in Chicago. Ed left this world to go to God on June 5th 2014. At age 3, his family moved to Terraville, SD. He graduated from Lead High School in 1945. Ed...
Vernon F. Koopman
Jun 4, 2014
Vernon F. Koopman, 85 of Spearfish, passed away on June 4, 2014 at his home. Vern was born on April 28, 1929 to John and Eliese (Pfingsten) Koopman in Fulda, MN. He attended school and graduated from Fulda High School in 1946. He married Kathryn Jean Gunderman on December 26, 1952 in Fulda, MN. He worked at John Morrell in...
Lucille Smith
Jun 3, 2014
Lucille Smith, 96 of Spearfish, died on June 3, 2014 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Lucille was born to Haldor and Carine (Bakko) Corneliuson on July 24, 1917 in Sedan, MN. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Judy Smith, Rapid City; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; long-time family friends, JoAnne Reimann, Alex and Lois McBride and Jerl Pringle. She...
Monte Longden
Jun 2, 2014
Monte Longden, 55, Deadwood, SD died Monday, June 2, 2014 at his home. Survivors include his brothers; Gordon Longden, Rapid City, Robert Longden, Summerset, Gregory Longden, Lead, sisters; Charleen Compton, Custer, Melody Longden, Rapid City, numerous nieces and nephews, including a special nephew, Raymond Black, Lead. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Lead-Deadwood...
Gerald L Karns
May 31, 2014
Gerald L. Karns, 75, Deadwood, SD, died Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. \ Gerald was born on May 30, 1939 to Coye and Genevieve (Hanson) Karns in Bison, SD. He married Wyomia Jo Fruit on December 6, 1963. He started working as a machinist in 1958 and moved on to work underground for Homestake Mine and then...
Jack Stinson
May 29, 2014
Jack Stinson, 77 of Belle Fourche, SD died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Visitation will be from 2pm-4pm, Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 11am, Monday, June 2, 2014 at the Greater Hulett Community Center in Hulett. Burial will take place at Moore Hill Cemetery. A...
