Robert "Bob" Fisher
Aug 3, 2013
Robert "Bob" N. Fisher, 81 of Spearfish, SD Bob passed away Saturday night August 3, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish SD. Following his wishes, cremation took place and internment was at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Bob was born October 7, 1931 in Bowman ND. Bob grew up working in his Dad's creamery and produce...
Alfin Earl Aspleaf Jr.
Aug 2, 2013
Alfin Earl Aspleaf, Jr, 69, Deadwood, passed away Friday August 2, 2013 at his home. He was born in Sioux City, IA on February 3, 1944 to Alfin (Apple) and Verna Aspleaf. He graduated from Central High School in Sioux City, IA. His career as a contractor took him to different states. He loved the mountains. He is survived by...
Virginia Collins
Aug 1, 2013
Virginia E. Collins, 66, of Central City, SD passed away on August 1, 2013 in Deadwood. She was born on July 23, 1947 to Earl and Bernice (Albert) Carlisle in Monmouth, Illinois. She married Henry Collins, Jr on January 11, 1976 and they made their home in Central City. She worked at the Deadwood Super 8 in Deadwood for many...
Mary Neighbours
Jul 26, 2013
On July 26, 2013, Mary Louise (Vidal) Neighbours, slipped her earthly bonds and passed peacefully into the next world while asleep at her home in Spearfish, South Dakota. Mary was born in Los Angeles, California on July 23, 1916. She attended school there and in Riverside, California. After graduating from Riverside High School, she worked as a private secretary and...
Hayden Ashton Kotke
Jul 26, 2013
Hayden A. Kotke, 12 days, Lead, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood. He was born in Spearfish, July 14, 2013 to Summer Kotke and Nicholas Thomsen. Survivors include his parents; Summer Kotke and Nicholas Thomsen, both of Lead, grandparents; Virginia and Vincent Potter, Lead, Caryn Clinton, Rapid City and Steven Thomsen, Boise, ID. Funeral Services...
Doris Talley
Jul 25, 2013
Doris E. Talley, 84 of Butte MT, and formerly of Beulah and Spearfish, passed away on July 25, 2013 at her home. Doris E. (Capp) Talley was born October 5, 1928, the 9th of 10 children born to Mathias and Anna Capp. She was born on the family ranch near Faith, SD. Her strong character and independent nature was apparent...
Kenneth Niemi
Jul 25, 2013
Kenneth Niemi, 81 of Spearfish, passed away on July 25, 2013 at his home. Memorial services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, August 19, 2013 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the South Lead Cemetery in Lead. A memorial has been established to the Northern Hills Training Center. Kenneth was born on September 11, 1931 to...
Buster Vopat
Jul 22, 2013
Buster Charles Henry Vopat, 88 of Spearfish, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Buster was born on March 4, 1925 in Deadwood, SD to Ed and Beulah (Torrence) Vopat. He grew up in Spearfish attending Spearfish High School graduating in 1943. His father ran a truck farm and he worked on the farm until he...
Robin Bury
Jul 20, 2013
Robin Bury, 48 of Spearfish, passed away on Saturday June 20, 2013 in Spokane, WA. Survivors include her husband Larry of Spearfish; children Tyler and Alyssa; and granddaughter, Grace. Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish.
Terry Mckillip
Jul 17, 2013
Terence (Terry) O. McKillip was the eleventh child born to James and Ruth McKillip on January 9, 1939 in Pierre, S.D. His family lived in Belvedere, S.D. until Terry was in 1st grade when they moved to Midland, S.D. where he remained until he was a sophomore in high school. He finished high school in Edgemont, S.D. where he lived...
Lucille White
Jul 15, 2013
Lucille White, 89, Spearfish, SD died Monday, July 15, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Lucille was born January 17, 1924 at Swampton, PA to Andro and Stella (Kozloski) Kopczynskie. She attended school in Jeddo, PA. In the early 1940's, she left school to become a riveter in the shipyards at Baltimore. She then joined...
Mick Dowdy, Sr.
Jul 14, 2013
Mick Dowdy, Sr, 82, of Spearfish, SD passed away on July 14, 2013 with his wife of 60 years by his side. Mick was born July 3, 1931 in Hudson, CO to Will and Ada Dowdy, 10th of 12 children. On September 14, 1952 he married Jane Ames in Sundance, WY. Mick served in the Korean War, being honorably discharged...
Paul R Cross
Jul 11, 2013
Paul Russell Cross, 96, one of Lead's elder "gentleman" died July 11, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Born in Chicago, Illinois on October 19, 1916, he was the son of John W. and Minnie (Doty) Cross. The family lived on a farm in northwestern Iowa for a few years and then moved to Hastings, Nebraska...
Arlene Nicholas
Jul 10, 2013
Arlene Nicholas, 92, of Spearfish, passed away on July 10, 2013 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House. Arlene Dorothy Roth Nicholas was born May 13, 1921 at Lake Mary Township, near Alexandria, MN to Edward & Clara Roth. The family moved to Bison, SD in the 1930's. The Roth's then moved to Rapid City, and subsequently to Spearfish (Upper...
Patrick Clark
Jul 9, 2013
Patrick Clark, 67, of Aladdin, WY passed away on July 9, 2013 at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center. Patrick was born in Newark, NJ on April 29, 1946 to William and Edith (Tassinaro) Clark. He married Dolores "Dee" Arteaga and to this union a daughter Christina was born. He was an avid hunter of elk, deer and antelope for...
Mary Lou Bernard
Jul 5, 2013
Mary Lou Bernard, 69 passed away on July 5th 2013, in Fort Collins, CO. Mary Lou was born on July 1, 1944 to Chancey and Alice Hansen on the farm in Carter, SD, she was the 9th of 10 children. She married Larry Bernard on January 13, 1967 and together had 6 children, Tom, Tim, Marsha, Misti, Dusti and Brittnie....
Delores Wagner
Jul 5, 2013
Dolores Wagner, 81, Sundance, WY, died at her home July 5, 2013. She was born on December 16, 1931 in Monarch, Wyoming to John and Eva (Boyak) Drobish. After residing in the Monarch area the family moved to Sheridan Wyoming where she attended and graduated from Sheridan High School. It was in Sheridan that she met and married her husband...
Wayne Mayer
Jul 4, 2013
Wayne Mayer, 66, Lead, SD died on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood. Wayne is survived by his son, Luke, Rapid City; sister, Jenika Mayer, New Mexico; grandsons, Jesse and Ethan of Rapid City; and numerous family and friends. Memorial Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the Lead-Deadwood Memorial...
Richard Lee Dodson
Jul 3, 2013
Richard Lee Dodson, 49 of Sundance, WY, passed away on July 4, 2013 at his home. Richard was born to Robert John and Bernice Catherine (Slusarski) Dodson on October 12, 1963 in Berlin, Germany. Richard was a lover and giver of life. He was daily developing his relationship with Jesus Christ and was always willing to give a helping hand....
