William "Bill" Lynn
Feb 16, 2014
William "Bill" Lynn, 86 of Spearfish died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Born May 3, 1927, William Lloyd Lynn, lived in Nemo and Lead, SD; and at the age of 12, moved to Spearfish. He graduated from Spearfish High School in 1945, attended the University of SD, earning a Bachelor's degree in 1949, a master's degree in...
The Honorable Fred R. Dollison
Feb 10, 2014
The Honorable Fred R. Dollison, Judge of Wyoming's 6th Judicial District, passed away at his home in Sundance, Wyoming on February 10, 2014. Judge Dollison was born June 9, 1948 in Hot Springs, South Dakota. He attended schools in Newcastle, Wyoming and joined the United States Navy in 1967 where he served honorably until his discharge in March of 1973....
Wanda Faith
Feb 9, 2014
Wanda Faith, 71, Spearfish, SD died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Wanda was born February 1, 1943 at Belle Fourche, SD. She grew up on the family ranch in Crook County, WY, where she attended rural school. During this time, she developed a great love for horses. She then began working in Gillette, and...
Betty Jegeris
Feb 2, 2014
Betty Jean Jegeris (White) passed away at her home in Lead, SD on Sunday, February 2nd, 2014 at age 73. All her children and grandchildren were in Lead visiting her for the weekend and had a nice visit with her. She is remembered as a giving and wonderful wife and mother. Born in Eau Claire, WI in 1940, she moved...
Ethel E Lackey
Feb 1, 2014
Ethel E. Lackey, 87, Huron, SD formerly of Spearfish, died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at SunQuest Healthcare Center in Huron. Ethel was born September 6, 1926 to Edwin and Viola (Schoenherr) Conley at Sisseton, SD. She was raised in the Sisseton area, graduating from Sisseton High School in 1945. She was united in marriage with Lester Lackey on September 7,...
Gary Frick
Jan 29, 2014
Gary "Woody" Raymond Frick, 60, of Spearfish, died January 29, 2014, at the Dorsett Health Care Center. Gary was born July 30, 1953, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Dale and Dorothy (Espeland) Frick, he was the younger of two brothers. He graduated high school in Sioux Falls, and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He received an honorable discharge in...
Doris Shipley
Jan 27, 2014
Doris Eaton Shipley, 100, Spearfish, SD died January 27, 2014 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. Doris was born January 7, 1914 in Belle Fourche, SD, daughter of Thomas W. and Rosa (Hall) Eaton. She was the oldest of three children, one sister having died in infancy and one brother, Lloyd Eaton. She grew up on the family farm six miles...
Jean Miller
Jan 24, 2014
Jean Miller, 81 of Spearfish passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at the David Dorsett Nursing Home in Spearfish, with her family by her side. Jean was born to Les and Maxine Tippey on November 17, 1932 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They moved to Deadwood when she was a small child. Later her family moved to Whitewood, where she was...
Wendell Rawlings
Jan 22, 2014
Wendell Lowell Rawlings, 77 of Spearfish, passed away at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish on Wednesday, January 21, 2014. Wendell was born to Cecil and Mildred Rawlings on October 8, 1936, near the small farming community of Archer, Nebraska. He spent most of his childhood on the farm; it was there that his strong work ethic and...
Shirley Ziemer
Jan 21, 2014
Long time Crook County resident, Shirley Ziemer, passed away on January 21, 2014 at the age of 72 in Sundance. She was loved greatly and will be missed dearly by all those that knew her. Most would remember her having a smile on her face and her ear was always open and up for a grand visit. She was most...
John A Deibert
Jan 18, 2014
John August Deibert, 89 of Spearfish, entered this earthly world on May 31, 1924 and went to his heavenly home on January 18, 2014. John was the eighth child of thirteen born to Augustin Frank and Mary Eva (Schmaltz) Deibert in a two-room wooden house on their family homestead in Drew, South Dakota. Both of John's parents were Germans from...
Jolene Rantapaa
Jan 15, 2014
Jolene (Percevich) Rantapaa, 52, Deadwood, SD passed away unexpectedly in the early morning hours of January 15, 2014 at her home in Deadwood, SD. Jolene was born March 20, 1961 to John and Helen (Blaschko) Percevich in Deadwood, where she was raised and was proud to call it her home. She was a graduate of Lead High School and received...
Leonard Weber
Jan 15, 2014
Leonard Matthew Weber, 87, of Spearfish, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Len was born to Joseph & Josephine (Wermers) Weber on June 15, 1926 in Dimock SD. He attended and received his diploma of completion from SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School. Leonard then helped with the many chores on the...
Richard A. Harris
Jan 11, 2014
Richard Allen Harris, 72 of Belle Fourche and formerly of Lead entered his eternal home on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at his home. Rich was born on September 4, 1941 to Alfred and Marie Harris in Deadwood, SD. On September 26, 1964 Rich was united to the love of his life Valetta Delahoyde and to this union two children were...
Jo Lea Metz
Jan 9, 2014
Jo Lea Metz, 75 of Spearfish, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at her home. Jo Lea was born to Duward C and Iola (Scott) Evans on November 19, 1938 in Fargo, ND and grew up primarily in Fargo. She married Robert G. Metz on July 15, 1960. They lived in Fargo all of their married life. Together they...
Marlene Oliver
Jan 9, 2014
Marlene Adele Oliver, 76 of Rapid City, died peacefully on Thursday, January 9, 2014.at Golden Living Center-Meadowbrook in Rapid City. Marlene was born on November 23, 1937 to Harold Gray and Erma (Budmayr) Gray-Winkelman and raised in Deadwood, SD. She loved her family and friends, enjoyed writing and sending letters and spent her whole life in South Dakota. Marlene is...
Virginia Louise Hlavka
Jan 9, 2014
Virginia Louise (Erland) Hlavka, 39 of Sundance, WY passed away unexpectedly at home on January 9, 2014. Visitation will be from 4-7pm, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel in Sundance. Funeral services will be at 1:30pm, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Old High School Gymnasium in Sundance, with Pastor Dave Jageman officiating. Burial will take...
Elsie Materi
Jan 8, 2014
Elsie Materi died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle, Wyoming. Elsie Elizabeth Butcher was born April 17, 1926 in Warrensburg, Missouri to parents, James and Myrtle (Darrah) Butcher. She grew up in the Osage area and graduated from Upton High School in 1944. She married Herbert Peck, Jr. in 1944 and lived in California where...
Ida Marie Lewis
Jan 5, 2014
Ida Marie Lewis, 100, of Lead died peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish, SD. Ida Marie Howey was born on December 11, 1913 in Belle Fourche, SD to Charles and Ida Mae (McCumsey) Howey. She was raised with her five younger siblings on the family homestead along Thompson Creek in Carter...
