Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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...

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...

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....

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...

Feb 3, 2014

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...