Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Mar 21, 2014

Anna Bouzek, 90, Spearfish, SD died early Friday March 21, 2014.

Anna was born on October 9, 1923 in Highmore, SD. She was an RN for her entire working career working in Pierre at the hospital and for the State of SD, Deadwood Hospital, Sioux Valley Hospital, and St Marks in Salt Lake City.

She...

Mar 20, 2014

Thomas Young, 62 of Newcastle, WY died March 20, 2014 in Whitewood, SD.

Tom was born November 28, 1951 to Donald and Helen Young in Chamberlain, SD. He attended school in Newcastle, WY and graduated high school in 1969. He enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged as a 2 nd Class Aviation Boatswain's...

Mar 16, 2014

Darlene E. Merritt, 69, Central City, SD died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish.

Darlene was born in McIntosh County, ND on April 1, 1944 to Christ and Pauline (Schaffer) Lux. Darlene attended country school until she was 10 years old; she then attended school in Ashley, ND, until moving...

Mar 15, 2014

Betty J. James, 82, Lead, SD died Saturday March 15, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish.

Betty was born January 21, 1932 at Hanna, SD to Edward and Ethel (Richards) Dryer. She was raised in that area, graduating from Lead high School in 1950. She moved into Lead after graduation, where she went...

Mar 12, 2014

Gertrude Davis, 84 formerly of Lead, passed over to the Lord on March 12, 2014.

Gertrude Crowley Davis was born on July 24, 1929 in Deadwood, South Dakota to Edward and Katherine (Merow) Crowley. She had 2 siblings (Arthur and James). She attended the first 8 grades in a one room school, O'Neill, and graduated from Lead...

Mar 12, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" Schutz, 82 of Spearfish, passed away on March 12, 2014 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

As she requested cremation has taken place and burial will follow at a later date.

Survivors include her son, Dave Schutz of Spearfish; niece, Lorene Coffman; nephew, Donald Engbarth and sister-in-law Elizabeth Schutz. She was preceded in death...

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...