Henry Johnson
Dec 9, 2012
Henry Johnson, 72, of Deadwood died on Sunday December 9, 2012 at his home. Henry "Old Boreholer" Johnson was born on April 4, 1940 to Fred and Bessie (Adams) Johnson in Mott ND. He was raised in the Britton, SD area, attending school there. He joined the U.S. Air Force at the age of 17. After the service he opened...
Faith Kennedy
Dec 9, 2012
Faith Kennedy passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 9, 2012, just weeks after celebrating her 100th Birthday surrounded by her loving family and friends. Faith Evelyn Kennedy was born in Brooklyn, NY, on October 16, 1912, to Fred and Mabel (Sheldon) Fowler. She grew up in New Haven, CT. One summer while she was in nurse's training at...
Jerauld D. Solaas
Dec 7, 2012
Jerauld Dale "Jerry" Solaas, 82, died Friday, December 7th in Northglenn, Colorado. He was born December 18, 1929, in Bristol, SD on the family farm to Bernt "Ben" and Agnes (Bakken) Solaas, His family moved to Spearfish SD in 1953. Jerry worked for many years as a truck driver. In the late 60's and early 70's they owned the Chuck...
Mildred J Kruse
Dec 6, 2012
Mildred J. Kruse, 83, Upton, WY died Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born December 1, 1929 to Ralph and Mildred (Vach) Carlson at Dalton, NE. Survivors include her children; Ray (Pam) Kruse, Gillette, Pam (Mike) Deaver, Gillette, Ronda (Dan) Dowdy, Upton, and Jo (Nick) Dowdy, Thermopolis, sister; Faye Sheets, Downey, CA, eight grandchildren and...
Theol Dwight
Dec 6, 2012
Theol Lucille Dwight, long-time Spearfish resident, passed away December 6, 2012 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Theol was born October 31, 1913, in a sod house in Bison, South Dakota to Tilton and Alice (Wong) Hanson. She lived with her family in Bison, where she attended country school and later the Bison High School. She married Maurice Moses, to...
David Abell
Dec 2, 2012
David E. Abell, 48, of Spearfish, SD and a past resident of Elkhorn, WI, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on December 2, 2012, after a long illness. David was born December 3, 1963 in Edgerton, WI; he was the son of Wallace and Claritta (Peck) Abell. David graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1982. He studied nursing at Gateway...
Bill Crosswait
Dec 2, 2012
Dr. Bill Crosswait, 87 of Spearfish, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2012 after a brief stay at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Bill was born in Highmore, SD on January 29, 1925 to Robert and Elizabeth (Thomson) Crosswait. His siblings were Hasel Lee, Kathryn Lindekugel, Alan Crosswait, Robert Crosswait, and Charles Bruce Crosswait. Bill graduated from Woonsocket High...
Eric Rhoads
Nov 30, 2012
Eric Dennis Rhoads, born March 3, 1955 in Carlinville, IL, he passed away November 30, 2012 in Spearfish. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Betty Rhoads, nee younger, sister, Valerie Arlene, and daughter, Dawn Marie Weber. Survivors include sister, Judalon Sparks and husband Jim, cousins, nephews, aunts, uncles and many friends. Eric loved the outdoors and...
Michael Gomez
Nov 29, 2012
Michael A. Gomez, 54, died on November 29, 2012, with his family by his side in Spearfish, SD. Michael was born on March 15, 1958, in San Antonio, Texas, to Dr. Alberto and Jeanette (Arnold) Gomez. He lived in Mexico and Lead before moving to Belle Fourche. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1976. He attended South Dakota...
Colleen K. Comer
Nov 23, 2012
Colleen Kay Necklason Comer was born on February 16, 1958, in Deadwood, South Dakota, to Jack and Betty (Nussbaum) Necklason. Colleen passed away on November 23, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital from pneumonia. Colleen attended school in Sundance, Wyoming, graduating from Sundance High School in 1976. She was an active member in 4-H for nine years. Colleen attended the...
Donald P. Howe
Nov 21, 2012
Donald Perry Howe, 99, Spearfish, passed away on Wednesday, November 21st at David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center surrounded by his loving family. Don was born August 3rd, 1913 in Hot Springs, SD to Merritt and Elizabeth Howe. He attended school in Hot Springs and graduated with honors from Hot Springs High School in 1930. He spent a year as writer,...
Ranny Duncan
Nov 20, 2012
Ranny Duncan, 68 of Spearfish, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Ranny was born in Custer, SD, on November 23, 1943, to Harold Duncan and Dorothy (Parsons) Duncan. The youngest of five children, Ranny spent his childhood years on the playground playing any sport he could. In high school, Ranny was named to the Black...
Carl D. Cullum
Nov 20, 2012
Carl Duane Cullum, 72 of Newcastle, WY, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Weston County Manor. Carl was born July 11, 1940 to Winfield John and Helen Lois (Schulze) Cullum in Newcastle, WY. He attended Newcastle Schools for a time and then worked at several businesses in Newcastle. He later moved to Denver, CO and attended a training school called...
Robert L Perry
Nov 19, 2012
Robert Leroy Perry, 92 of Belle Fourche, SD died on November 19, 2012. Robert L. Perry was the eldest of three children born to Frank S and Helen S Davis Perry and was born December 20, 1919, in Dixon, IL. He died November 19, 2012, in Belle Fourche, SD. In May 1942, Bob married Vivian M Hicks of Polo, IL,...
Mary Albers
Nov 18, 2012
Mary Albers, 82, of Spearfish passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Mary was born on February 15, 1930 in Bruce, SD to Robert and Elsie (Fish) Farrell. She attended school and graduated from Eagle Butte High School in 1948. On June 3, 1948 she married her "young brilliant dirt farmer", Orville Albers...
Bertha F. Whalen
Nov 16, 2012
Bertha F. Whalen, 82 of Spearfish passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at David M. Dorsett Health Care Center in Spearfish. Vigil services will be at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Requiem Mass will take place at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Immaculate Conception Chapel in Rapid City, SD with Rev....
June Anderson
Nov 15, 2012
June Patricia Anderson passed away at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center after a lengthy battle with alzheimer's on Thursday November 15, 2012, surrounded by her family. June was 78 years old. June was born on June 2, 1934, in Gascoyne, North Dakota, the youngest of nine children of Ture and Emelia Anderson. She attended school in Scranton, North...
Richard Kenneth Prior
Nov 14, 2012
Richard Kenneth Prior, 59, Sundance, WY, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at his home. Richard was born January 17, 1953 at Milaca, MN to Kenneth and Edna (DeChaunt) Prior. He was raised in the Isle, MN area, where he graduated from high school. His hobbies included his love for horses, breaking them, shoeing them and riding them. He also enjoyed...
Raymond Hertel
Nov 12, 2012
Raymond F. Hertel, 83, of Deadwood, SD, died November 12, 2012 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital, Deadwood. Ray was born December 4, 1929 to Fred and Anna (Zimmerman) Hertel at McLaughlin, SD. He was raised on the family farm, attending school in McLaughlin. Ray worked the farm and other area farms until he was drafted in the Army during the...
James Whittington
Nov 12, 2012
James R. "Dick" Whittington, 88,of Spearfish and formerly of Sun Prairie, WI passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012 at his home. Dick was born on October 18, 1924 to Fred E. and Grace L. (Hightower) Whittington in Crawfordsville, IN. He was a WWII Veteran in the US Navy and served in the Asiatic Pacific and the Aleutian Islands in...
