Charles Donner
Mar 3, 2013
Charles "Chuck" Donner, 85, Deadwood, SD died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his home. Chuck was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1927 in Redfield, SD to Michael and Elsie (McFarland) Donner. He was raised in the Hitchcock-Tulare area, graduating from Tulare High School. After high school, he attended the University of South Dakota for a time. He then entered...
Paul Price
Mar 2, 2013
Paul Thompson Price, 82, of Belle Fourche, SD, passed away March 2, 2013 at the Belle Fourche Health Care Center. Paul was born on April 23, 1930 in Newell, SD to J. Riley and Bessie (Thompson) Price of Hoover, SD. He grew up east of Hoover and worked at the family ranch until joining the Navy in 1952. While serving...
Charles Ahartz
Mar 1, 2013
Charles Ahartz, 88, of Spearfish passed away on March 1, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis with military honors by the Spearfish Honor Guard. A luncheon will follow at the VFW Post 2230 in Sturgis. Chuck was born on...
Tracy Ellsbury
Feb 28, 2013
Tracy Roger Ellsbury, 87, Sundance, Wyoming, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 28, 2013 in his home, under Home Hospice Care, with his loving wife at his side. Tracy was born May 21, 1925 at Farrall, Wyoming in the home of his parents, Merton and Ella (Truax) Ellsbury. He grew up on the family ranch, attending a country school nearby. After...
William Barnes
Feb 28, 2013
William "Bill" Barnes, 85, Spearfish, SD died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Bill was born January 6, 1928 to L.O. "Barney" and Edith (Jensen) Barnes at Lakefield MN. He spent his early years in the Lakefield area, moving to Faith at the age of 15. His family then moved to Mobridge, where he attended school. He quit...
Gordon Gillespie
Feb 28, 2013
Gordon Gillespie, 86 of Spearfish, passed away on February 28, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Gordon Lea Gillespie was born august 25, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN to George and Lydia Ruth Gillespie. He grew up in the Tilford and Sturgis area as a child. The family moved to Spearfish before Gordon's senior year. After graduating from Spearfish High school...
Clifford "Cw" Anderson
Feb 28, 2013
Clifford W. "CW" Anderson, 81 began his "Vacation in Heaven" on February 28, 2013 surrounded by his family as he departed from his home in Spearfish. CW was born on June 22, 1931 to Sever and Lena Anderson in Lismore, MN. CW's humble beginnings: At the age of 8, CW and his older brother Bernard went to school early each...
Joan Hauck
Feb 24, 2013
Joan (Beyer) Hauck, 76 of Spearfish died, Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center in Spearfish. Joan was born on September 6, 1936 in Richardton, ND to Adam "Oddie" and Marjoie (Koesel) Beyer. She attended grade school in Richardton and graduated from Taylor High School in 1954. She played saxophone in the THS Band and...
Bernard Thomas
Feb 24, 2013
Bernard Thomas, 94, of Spearfish, passed away at his home on February 24, 2013. Bernard John Thomas was born on February 12, 1919 to Ludwig and Theresa (Keller) Thomas in Verendrye, ND. He grew up at Glencross, SD and attended and graduated from Timber Lake High School in 1939. He served in the US Navy in the SW Pacific during...
Lola Miller
Feb 19, 2013
Lola Josephine Thompson Miller, 94, of Spearfish, passed away early Tuesday morning February 19, 2013, at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Lola was born on August, 16, 1918, at her grandparent's farm in Sterling, Idaho. Her parents were Marvin and Bertha (Satterfield) Thompson. After her parent's separation she moved with her father and two siblings to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she...
Lester "Neil" Mcarthur
Feb 18, 2013
Lester Neil McArthur, 83, of Spearfish succumbed to cancer on February 18th. Graveside services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Black Hills National Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Spearfish Honor Guard. Donations in memory of Neil McArthur can be made to: Spearfish Canyon Volunteer Fire Department c/o Jack Wanstedt 21193 US Highway 14A...
Floyd I. Carr
Feb 15, 2013
Floyd Carr, 87 of Sundance, WY died on February 15, 2013 due to complications from Leukemia. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Sundance. Burial will follow at the Mount Moriah Cemetery. Memorials have been established in his name at the Kalif Shrine Travel Fund...
Susan Polley
Feb 14, 2013
Susan Polley, 63, Spearfish, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Susan was born July 1, 1949 to Norman Nelson and Elizabeth (Brewer) Nelson in Phoenix, Arizona. Survivors include her husband, Steve Polley, Spearfish; son, Adam (Trista) Polley, Spearfish; stepchildren, Justin (Kayo) Polley and Jason(Michelle) Polley, both of Seattle, WA and Beth Fitzgerald, Gold Canyon, AZ; father,...
Fred Ward Ii
Feb 13, 2013
Fred Harvey Ward II, 62, Belle Fourche, SD passed away February 13, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Fred was born to Louis and Audrey (Seleen) Ward on February 28, 1050, in Sioux Falls, SD. He graduated from high school at Pierre, SD. Fred attended Black Hills State University in 1968. He spent his career as a...
Evelyn Sisson
Feb 9, 2013
Evelyn Sisson, 94 of Sundance, passed away on February 9, 2013 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home. Evelyn Marian Swegle was born on December 27, 1918 to Alfred George and Sylvia Sarrah (Hawley) Swegle. She was born in her family's 14 x 16 homestead shack located thirteen miles southwest of Moorcroft, WY. Her father had gone to town by saddle...
Maria Martha Holso
Feb 4, 2013
Maria Martha Holso, 86 of Sundance died on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Crook County Hospital in Sundance. Funeral Services will be at 11A.M., Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Sundance Community Church, family burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Survivors include her children, Siegfried (Connie) Holso of Cody, WY; James Holso of Deadwood, SD; Rosemaria...
Wilma Marlow Mae Kuykendall
Feb 2, 2013
Wilma M. (Holtry) Kuykendall, age 98, of Spearfish, SD, died February 2, 2013 at the Belle Fourche HealthCare Center, Belle Fourche, SD. Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Oakridge Cemetery, Deadwood, SD. A memorial has been established for Hospice of the Northern Hills, 1440 North Avenue, Spearfish, SD. Wilma was born December 13, 1914...
Donald Richard Ottema
Feb 1, 2013
Donald Robert Ottema, 77 of Newcastle passed away at his home on February 1, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Don was born on March 18, 1935 in Mandan, ND, to Jacob and Lyone (Kirk) Ottema. He attended school in Hensler, ND and following his schooling he went to work with his dad on the Burlington Northern railroad crew. After...
Kraig "Cody" Jones
Jan 31, 2013
Kraig "Cody" Jones, 31, of Pine Haven formerly of Shelbyville Illinois, passed away at his home, Thursday January 31, 2013. His memorial service will be at 2pm Monday, February 4th at the First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft, WY with Pastor Shayla Graham officiating. Cody was born May 31, 1981 in Decatur, Illinois to Lisa Maples and William Jones Jr. He...
John Bing
Jan 31, 2013
On January 31, 2013, John Edward Bing, 52, passed from this world to the highways of Heaven due to advanced metastatic prostate cancer. John died in his Spearfish home with his loving family and friends by his side. John was born April 18, 1960 in Casper, WY. to Charles and Ovella Bing and graduated from Campbell County High School in...
