Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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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...
William "Ed" Cudmore
Jan 28, 2013
William E. "Ed" Cudmore, 89, passed away at his home in Spearfish, SD on January 28, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born February 14, 1923 to Ed and Ella (Gossard) Cudmore, the youngest of 12 children. He was raised on a farm north of White Lake, SD. Ed entered the Army June 10 of 1946 and served...
Paul Dingeman
Jan 26, 2013
Paul Owen Dingeman, age 81 of Spearfish South Dakota, passed away in Spearfish on Saturday, January 26, 2013. Paul was born January 29, 1931 in Deadwood South Dakota to Harry and Edith (McNeill) Dingeman. He grew up, and attended school in Spearfish. He married Joan Lindstad in 1953 in Belle Fourche, SD. After spending two years in the U.S. Army,...
Donald Leui
Jan 25, 2013
Donald N. Leui, 85, died Jan. 25, 2013, at the David M. Dorsett Home in Spearfish, SD. He was born April 26, 1927, to Vera and Robert Leui, Sr. in Comstock, NE. Donald is survived by his wife Dorothy, his daughter Cheryl Leui~Reid and husband Steven, and his daughter Karon Robbins and husband William of AR, as well as his...
Frances "Mignon" Thorson
Jan 24, 2013
Frances "Mignon" (Smith) Thorson, age 99, of Sundance, Wyoming passed from this earth on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. Mignon was the fourth child of 13, born June 12, 1913, in Antioch, Ohio to Evert E. and Josie Baker Smith. When she was a young child the family moved west from Ohio to...
Martha "Marty" Heggem
Jan 23, 2013
Martha "Marty" Anna Heggem, 89, Spearfish, SD died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Serenity Corner Assisted Living Center. Marty was born September 27, 1923 to Herbert and Mary (Desch) Thomas in Shenandoah, IA. She grew up there, graduating from high school. She then attended North Central Bible College graduating with a three year accounting degree. She worked various jobs in...
Ann Richards
Jan 23, 2013
Ann Marie (Aitken) Richards, 71, Spearfish, died peacefully on January 23rd, 2013 surrounded by her family. Ann was born March 15, 1941 in Jelico, Tennessee. She attended school in Illinois and California before settling in N. Sioux City, IA where she graduated from Sioux City Central High School in 1959. She met the love of her life, Gary R. Richards,...
Melvin Merritt
Jan 23, 2013
Melvin L. Merritt, 74, Lead, SD died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at his home. Melvin was born August 2, 1938 at Deadwood, SD to Ernest and Nellie (Clingman) Merritt. Melvin was a longtime carpenter and cabinet maker in the Lead-Deadwood area. He served in the U.S. Navy during the late 1950's. Survivors include his brothers; Vernon Merritt, Spearfish, Herb (Marcella)...
Monroe Arnold
Jan 22, 2013
Monroe Franklin Arnold, 90, formerly of Spearfish, passed away on January 22, 2013 in Scottsbluff, NE. Visitation will be Sunday, January 27, 2013, from 2-4 p.m. at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish, S.D. Funeral service will be held on Monday, January 28, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial with full military honors by the Spearfish Honor Guard...
Vernon Nielsen
Jan 22, 2013
Vernon "R.D." Nielsen, age 61, of Alva, WY, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 as the result of a logging accident. Funeral services will be at 10am, Monday, January 28, 2013 at the Greater Hulett Community Center in Hulett. Burial will follow at the Alva Cemetery. Vernon was born September 5, 1951 to Eldon R.D. and Betty (Hawley) Nielsen in Deadwood,...
Marcia Darland
Jan 21, 2013
Marcia Darland, 75 of Spearfish, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Visitation will be from 2:00-6:00 P.M., Friday, January 25, 2013 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral Services will be 2:00P.M., Saturday, January 26, 2013 at All Angels Episcopal Church in Spearfish with Reverend Father Bunker Hill officiating, burial will follow at Rose Hill...
Alain "Frenchie" G. Ferdinand
Jan 21, 2013
Alain "Frenchie" Gerard Ferdinand, 68, of Spearfish, SD, died January 21, 2013 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY. Alain was born February 8, 1944 in Paris, France. He was educated in Paris and as a young man, served in the French Foreign Legion as a paratrooper. An avid soccer and volleyball player, he played international professional volleyball. He owned...
Javene C Mundt
Jan 19, 2013
JAVENE CATHERINA (RISS) MUNDT, 93, Spearfish, SD died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Javene was born on October 10, 1919, on the family farm near Grand Island, Nebraska. Her parents were John Anton Riss and Amelia E. (Ehlers) Riss. She was the second of four children. Javene started school early as her older brother...
Gaydell M Collier
Jan 18, 2013
Gaydell M Collier, of Sundance, Wyoming passed away January 18, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Gaydell Hara Maier was born to Jean and Harry Maier on June 28, 1935 in Garden City, New York. Brother Gary joined the family two years later. Gaydell often spoke with great affection about her parents, brother, and grandparents, saying she had the best...
Jefferson "Jeff" Vore
Jan 16, 2013
Jefferson "Jeff" E. Vore, 72 of Sundance, Wyoming died Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at The Hospice of Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, WY. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, January 21, 2013, at the Sundance United Methodist Church with Pastor Ken Ballard officiating. Inurnment will follow at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. A memorial has been established. Jeff was born...
Robert Duane Roen
Jan 16, 2013
Robert Duane Roen, 77, Spearfish, SD died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at his home. He was born January 19, 1935 in Bowman, ND to Henry and Elizabeth (Kradvil) Roen. He was raised in the Bowman area, where he graduated from high school. Bob went into ranching after graduating from high school. A short time later he met and married the...
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