Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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...

Feb 24, 2014

John Robert Carlson, 58, of Denver CO passed away on February 24, 2014. John was born on December 4, 1955 in Aberdeen, SD to Melvin and Bertha (Wolf) Carlson. He attended St Mary's Catholic School and graduated from Aberdeen Roncalli High School in 1974. He then attended Northern State College for one year. John began his restaurant experiences in Aberdeen...

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

Services will be held at a later date.

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,...