Alvin Hagen
Apr 14, 2013
Alvin Hagen, 71 of Spearfish, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center in Spearfish. Alvin "Al" Oscar Hagen was born October 14, 1941 in Kidder County, ND, the son of Oscar and Louise (Dewald) Hagen. He was raised and attended school in Medina, ND. He struggled in his early year due to...
Alice Jean Masker
Apr 10, 2013
Alice J. Masker, 75, Rapid City, SD formerly of Spearfish died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at her home. Alice was born on January 2, 1938 in Sturgis, SD to Francis and Alice (Wilcox) Brown. An only child, she grew up on a farm outside of Wasta, SD. She loved to play the Banjo and was a member of the Gumbo...
Dolores Hinz
Apr 6, 2013
Dolores Evelyn Hinz, 83, of Sundance, passed from this life on April 6, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish, SD. Born December 19, 1929 in Bentley, ND to Andrew and Evelyn (Heth) Krause, she was the oldest of three children. The Krause family moved to Sheridan, WY when Dolores was very young. They homesteaded in the...
Patricia "Pat" Mcgrath
Apr 3, 2013
Patricia "Pat" McGrath, 88, of Spearfish, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center in Spearfish. Patricia Louise McGrath was born on February 1, 1925 in Aberdeen to Cecil and Ellouise (Spurgeon) Allen. She lived in Aberdeen until 1935 when she and her mother moved to Deadwood. In 1941, she, her mother and...
Judith Moeller
Apr 2, 2013
Judith Moeller, 65, of Spearfish, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at her home. Survivors include her daughter, Tina (Ryan) Kunka and grandson Tyler all of Spearfish. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Marvin D. Voss
Mar 29, 2013
Marvin Daniel Voss, 91 of Lead, SD, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on March 29, 2013. Marvin was born on August 25, 1921 to Roy and Mary (Wescott) Voss in Faulkton, SD. He enlisted in the Navy and was sworn in on January 7, 1941 and discharged in September 1945. He married Doris Hillmer on May...
Doramay Blakeman
Mar 28, 2013
Doramay C. Blakeman, age 89, passed away on March 28, 2013 in her home at Bay Square in Yarmouth, Maine. Doramay was born on July 27, 1923 in Hooper, Nebraska, the first daughter of John and Caroline Ellinghausen. At the age of five she moved to Orange, CA where her father established a commercial orange grove business. She attended schools...
Albert Perino
Mar 26, 2013
Albert G. Perino, 88 of Sundance, WY, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance. Albert was born November 23, 1924 at the home ranch on Oil Creek to Felix and Mary Perino. Albert spent his entire life ranching on Oil Creek. On March 15, 1964, Albert married the love of his life, Lois...
Alexander "Ron" Achtziger
Mar 26, 2013
Alexander "Ron" Achtziger, 63 of Sundance, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Ron was born on May 15, 1949 in Belle Fourche, SD to Alexander and Beatrice (Andersen) Achtziger. He served in The US Army in the Medic Unit during Vietnam and continued in the medical field as a RN after being honorably discharged. Ron and...
Delbert "Butch" Nelson
Mar 25, 2013
Delbert "Butch" Nelson, 68, of Spearfish, passed away on March 25, 2013, at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center, in Sturgis, SD. He was born December 2, 1944, in Beach, ND, to Marvel & Adeline (Kline) Nelson. He attended Beach High School and was later employed by Beacon Oil Company. Butch later enlisted in the U.S. Army where served from...
Evelyn K. Configliacco
Mar 22, 2013
Evelyn K. Configliacco, 97 years young, lifetime resident of Lead, SD passed away March 22, 2013 in Rapid City, SD after a short illness. Vigil services will be at 7p.m., Monday, March 25, 2013 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Lead with visitation one hour prior at the church. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2p.m., Tuesday, March 26,...
Lloyd "Vern" Hamner
Mar 22, 2013
Lloyd "Vern" Hamner, 87, who at various times in his life called New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, and South Dakota "home", moved one last time to his final home, Heaven, on March 22, 2013. Vern was a young boy during the Great Depression when his parents, Douglas and Clara Hamner, moved the family from Roswell, NM to Southern California for...
Jeanne Lee
Mar 20, 2013
Jeanne Beaupre Lee, 84, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Jeanne was born February 25th 1929, in St Paul, Minnesota to Eugene and Elizabeth Eldredge. She graduated from Central High School in St Paul in 1947 and graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1951. She married Don Lee in Laramie,...
Ralph Manning
Mar 19, 2013
Ralph A. Manning, 73, Spearfish, SD, died March 19, 2013 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Ralph was born on August 22, 1939 to Leo and Angel Marie (Branch) Manning at Rawlins, WY. He married Bonnie Davis on September 6, 1959 in Casper, WY. They moved to Las Vegas in 1963 where Ralph worked for the Greyhound Convention Services until his retirement...
Harry Pearson, Sr.
Mar 18, 2013
Harry W. Pearson, Sr, 64, Lead, SD died Monday, March 18, 2013 at his home. Harry was born on March 9, 1949, to James and Margene (Land) Pearson in Dayton , WA. His mother moved a short time after his birth to Phillip, SD where they lived until he was eleven. The family then moved to Pierre, before moving to...
Darlene Hagen
Mar 17, 2013
Darlene Joy (Renner) Hagen, 75 of Spearfish, passed away on March 17, 2013 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Darlene was born on March 16, 1938 in Wall, SD to Richard and Ruth (Hinman) Renner. She graduated from Glenrock High School in Glenrock, WY. She had the opportunity to travel with her father building dams in South Dakota and enjoyed the freedom...
Charles Smith
Mar 17, 2013
Charles Smith, 47 of Pine Haven, WY passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013 as a result of an automobile accident. Survivors include his parents, Dan and Charleen Smith of Douglas; son, Dylan Smith (Paige Pamminga) of Dickinson, N.D.; daughters Ashley Smith (Joe Davis) and Dreana Catron (Will) and grandson Gabe of Las Vegas; girlfriend Elizabeth Buck of Pine Haven...
Carroll Dean Anderson
Mar 16, 2013
Carroll Dean Anderson, 93, Spearfish, SD passed from this life to his eternal rest on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at David M. Dorsett Health Care Center. Visitation will be from 5-7pm, Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the United Church of Christ, 920 North Main Street in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 10:30am, Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the church...
James Elmore Corean
Mar 15, 2013
James E. Corean, 81, Spearfish, SD died Friday, March 15, 2013 at his home. He was born November 13, 1931 to Tom and Alice (Henwood) Corean. He was raised and attended school in Spearfish, where he spent his entire life. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. James married Zola Ladson on February 11, 1956 in...
