Charline Dennis
Aug 29, 2013
Charline Dennis, 91 of Lead, passed away on August 29, 2013 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Charline was born on August 10, 1922 to Bruce and Marion (Johnson) Giles in Armour, SD. She was the sister to Shirley, Jack and Ruby. She married Donald Dennis in Yuma, AZ on December 24, 1937. Her family cannot express how much she meant...
Aloha Thompson
Aug 28, 2013
Aloha Lane Thompson, 85 of Sundance, WY, passed away on August 28, 2013 at her home. Aloha was born on February 7, 1928, in Hay Springs, NE to Oreal Kennard (O.K.) and Gladys Lorraine (Carlon) Miller. The family left the Hay Springs area after the crash in 1929, moving to the northwest corner of Kansas. Aloha attended schools in Kansas,...
Floyd "Johnny" Sumners
Aug 26, 2013
Floyd C. (Johnny) Sumners, 71 of Spearfish, SD passed away on August 26th, 2013 at his home. Johnny was born to Bill and Winifred Sumners on August 27, 1941 in the back seat of a 1938 Ford between White River and Murdo, South Dakota. His mother always said "Johnny on the Spot". He spent his childhood and early adult life...
Jeffery D. Curr
Aug 24, 2013
Jeffery Douglas Curr, 20 of Sundance, Wyoming died Saturday, August 24, 2013 as the result of an automobile accident. Jeffery was born September 29, 1992 in Rexburg, Idaho to Jeff Curr and Laura Miller. He moved to Sundance WY with his family at the age of 4, where he started kindergarten and later graduated from Sundance High School. He loved...
Marcella Lemieux
Aug 23, 2013
Marcella Lemieux, 67 of Lead, died on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Survivors include her children sons, Jim Peck, Richard Peck and Steven Lemieux all of Aberdeen; daughters Julie Twiggs of McClusky, ND and DeAnna Kiefer of Lead; eleven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers Phil Lemieux, Ambrose Lemieux and Charlie Lemieux; sisters, Mary Eberly, Nancy Schutv, Cecelia Neusome...
Viola Sinner
Aug 21, 2013
Viola Sinner, 62, Spearfish, SD passed away on August 21, 2013 at her home. Viola was born in Deadwood, SD on January 15, 1951 and became part of Northern Hills Training Center in Spearfish, on October 1, 1977. Viola resided at the Hickory House in Spearfish, where she participated in many activities. She particularly enjoyed coffee with friends, napping in...
Jimmy Burns
Aug 19, 2013
Jimmy Dean (Bubba) Burns, 48 of Lead, passed away on August 19, 2013 at his home. Jimmy was born to George and Rena (Loy) Burns on July 26th, 1965 in El Cajon, CA. He spent his youth in Apache Junction AZ. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 19 at the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead....
Ruby Meitner
Aug 16, 2013
Ruby Ilene Meitner, 95, Lead, SD, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. She was born February 14, 1918 at Crawford, NE to Charles and Lillie (Pelgren) Harney. She attended school in Crawford, the family then moved and she continued her education in Bowmont, ID for a time. She then married John Meitner on...
Shawn Dowdy
Aug 15, 2013
Shawn Dale Dowdy, 33, of Spearfish, SD, died August 15, 2013. Shawn was born to Rodney and Sharon (Cook) Dowdy in Newcastle, Wyoming, August 20, 1979. He graduated from Moorcroft High School and went to college on a football scholarship, graduating from Black Hills State University with a Bachelor of Science Technology Degree. He worked for Ainsworth-Benning Construction, Inc. as...
Eugenia "Gieni" Heller
Aug 10, 2013
Eugenia "Gieni" Heller, 87, Spearfish and formerly of Lead, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at her home surrounded by family and under the loving care of caregivers from the Hospice of the Northern Hills. Gieni was born to Theodore and Eva Zerebecka on August 19, 1925 in Lvov, Ukraine. She left Ukraine at the age of 13 to go to...
Lee Bentley
Aug 10, 2013
Lee Bentley was born on October 25, 1924 in Viking, Alberta, Canada to Winifred and Vernon Bentley. He passed away on August 10, 2013 in Spearfish, SD. At the age of 8, his family moved to South Dakota. He graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, SD. He married Bonnie LaShier in 1948 in Sioux Falls. To this union...
Teresa "Terry" Lyons
Aug 8, 2013
Teresa Marie Lyons, 93, of Spearfish SD, formerly of Newell, SD, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Teresa was born on October 3, 1919 to Simon Anthony and Elizabeth Ballmes of Parkston, SD. She attended country grade schools in Sulphur and Stoneville, SD and graduated from St. Martin's Academy in Sturgis, SD. She married Robert Lyons on October 13,...
Juanita Thomas
Aug 5, 2013
Juanita Hilda (Vitto) Thomas, 87 of Hulett, left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on August 5, 2013. She was born the fourth of eleven children to Wolly and Catherine (Giachino) Vitto on the family ranch outside of Alva, WY on June 14, 1926. She attended school at Lame Jones, Casper, Sundance and Spearfish. She met the...
Kenneth Scholz
Aug 4, 2013
Kenneth Carl Scholz, 92, Spearfish, passed away Sunday August 3, 2013 at his home. He was born in Appleton City, MO on April 23, 1921 to Henry and Clara Scholz. He graduated from Colorado State University in forestry and began working for the US Forest Service in Pingree Park outside of Ft. Collins, Colorado. His career took him to many...
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...
