Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

May 26, 2014

William Fredrick Rollin 90, of Spearfish, passed away on Memorial Day—Monday, May 26, 2014 at Fort Meade VA Hospice. William was born on April 7, 1924 in Sturgis, SD. William graduated from Tawas High School in Michigan. During WWII, he served at Ellsworth Air Force Base. He worked as the Standard Oil bulk dealer for over 40 years in Spearfish,...

May 25, 2014

Lucinda "Cindy" Forbus Niesar 77, of Spearfish, SD formerly of Wilton and Minot ND, died May 25, 2014 from complications of lung cancer. Cindy was born September 12, 1936 in Monson, Maine to Max and Dorothy Forbus. In 1952 at 16 years old, she graduated valedictorian from Monson Academy. She later enlisted in the U. S. Air Force where she...

May 24, 2014

Margaret "Peggy" (Wood) Nelson, 98 of Aladdin, WY, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Belle Fourche Health Care Center. Margaret was born on March 22, 1916 in Whitetail, Lawrence County, SD. She was the eldest of four children born to Matthew and Mabel (Ward) Wood. She attended elementary school in Terry, SD, and graduated from Lead High School...

May 18, 2014

Richard (Dick) Cummings, 76 of Spearfish died Sunday, May 18 at home. Dick was born September 9, 1937 in Ekalaka, MT to Paul and Gladys (Johnson) Cummings. Dick grew up on the family's Bear Lodge Ranch in northeast Wyoming. He graduated from Sundance High School in 1954. Dick attended the University of Wyoming, graduating in 1958 with a degree in...

May 16, 2014

John R. Marks, Jr, of Spearfish, SD, formally of Lead, SD and Boise, ID, rode his last cage into heaven, on May 16, amongst family and friends. Simply said, he will be missed. John R. Marks, Jr was born June 1, 1950 at La Crosse, Wisconsin to Dr John R. Marks and Mary Francis Gittens. John graduated from the University...

May 16, 2014

Clara Teresa Schmidt, 88, Rapid City, SD died Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center, Belle Fourche, SD. She was born on November 24, 1925 to Andy and Susie (Parkinsky) Hando in Sundance, WY. She was raised in the Sundance area, graduating from Sundance High School in 1943. Clara married Robert (Skip) Samuel Finch in 1944. They...

May 16, 2014

Darrell Clayton Kerney, 64 of Spearfish, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014 at his home. Darrell was born on July 12, 1949 in Hoven, SD to Clayton and Viola (Diegel) Kerney. He attended and graduated from Ft. Pierre High School. Following graduation he enlisted in the Army in 1969 and served in Vietnam being Honorable Discharged in 1971. He...

May 15, 2014

Casey Nuzum, 25, of Buffalo, WY formerly from Hulett and Sundance died in a work related accident in Converse County, WY on May 15, 2014. Casey, came into this world on October 4, 1988 in Spearfish, SD and was raised by Justin Nuzum, Cindy Nuzum and big brother Colt Nuzum. He grew up on a ranch north of Hulett and...

May 14, 2014

Letha Loy (Tuck) Christopherson 72 of Spearfish died Wednesday May 14, 2014 at her home under the care of hospice and surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. Letha Loy was born February 28, 1942 in Rush Springs, Oklahoma to Graham Haskel Tuck and Vera Edna (Travis) Tuck. Letha Loy met Myron "Chris" Christopherson in Oklahoma and they...

May 14, 2014

Sandra K. Rasmussen, 71, Moorcroft, WY died Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at her home. Sandra was born April 2, 1943 in Mason City, IA, where she was raised by her mother and step-father, Elizabeth (Wernet) and John Opp. She completed the eighth grade in Mason City, before the family moved to Washington State. Sandy married Elden Rasmussen on February 2,...

May 10, 2014

Emmett "Ole" Lester Olson, 73, Newcastle, WY, went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2014 in Casper, WY. Emmett was born April 29, 1941 to Lester Emmett and Genieve (Serverson) Olson at Grand Forks, ND. He attended Grand Forks Central High School and played hockey. After graduating in 1959, Emmett joined the United States Air Force; he completed...

May 9, 2014

Clayton T. Gallup, 92, died peacefully on Friday, May 9th, in Spearfish. Born in Spink County, SD, on June 14, 1921, to Roy and Mayme Gallup, he was a part of the "Greatest Generation". His early days were spent on the farm in Athol, SD and after graduation from Redfield High School, he went on to enlist in the Navy...

May 9, 2014

Sheryl Pattinson Brooks, 59 of Laramie, WY, passed away suddenly May 9, 2014 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, WY. Sheryl was born June 29, 1954 in Deadwood, SD to Alice (Larive) and W. Dale Pattinson. Sheryl attended school in Gillette, Casper, Midwest and Sheridan, WY as well as Belle Fourche, S.D. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1972...

May 5, 2014

Dorothy Russell Peterson Brown, 92 of Spearfish, passed away on May 5, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish, SD. She was born on April 5, 1922 in Wanblee, South Dakota to Andrew and Sophia Russell. Dorothy was an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and lived the first eighteen years of her life on the...

May 5, 2014

S.I. Davison, Jr. a/k/a Slide Davison, a/k/a Dave Diamond, 77, died on Monday, May 5, 2014 at his home in Spearfish, South Dakota. Mr. Davison was born and raised in Howard, South Dakota and attended Howard Grade School and Howard Public High School. He was a member of several Howard Tiger championship athletic teams in both basketball and football. He...

May 5, 2014

Joseph Walter Schlosser, 72, Moorcroft, WY died Monday, May 5, 2014 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance. He was born on February 1, 1942 to Adam and Margaret (Werlinger) Schlosser in Timber Lake and raised in the Timber Lake area. Joe worked road construction in North and South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and Colorado. He worked with Kumerfield, Fuller,...

Apr 30, 2014

Steven "Steve" Richard Rivers, 18 of Spearfish, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

Steve was born on April 27, 1996 in Casper, WY to Richard and Stacey (Mitchell) Rivers. Steve moved to Spearfish at the age of five and attended school in Spearfish.

Steve was a smart, funny, artistic young man and always had...

Apr 29, 2014

Jesse Dean Frank, 42 of Spearfish, went to meet his Lord and Savior on April 29, 2014 after injuries suffered in an auto accident. Jesse was born on April 18, 1972 to Laverne and Vesta (Bice) Frank in Winner, SD. He was the ninth of twelve children. In June of 1979 the Frank family moved to Custer, SD. Growing up,...

Apr 26, 2014

John G Dahlgren, 70, of Spearfish, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center.

John was born on December 4, 1943 in Strandburg, SD to Julius and Marie (Peterson) Dahlgren. He was the fifth of six children. He attended school in Strandburg and graduated in 1961. He later met and married Judy...

Apr 25, 2014

Charles "Stanley" Somers, 86 of Spearfish, SD passed away April 25, 2014, at the VA Hospice Unit at Ft. Meade, SD.

Stan was born on January 9, 1928, to Hervey and Hazel (Carlstrom) Somers in Sturgis. Raised on their Whitewood Valley farm, Stan left South Dakota in 1945 to join the Navy, where he served as a...