Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Aldo Panerio
Aug 20, 2012
Aldo "Al" Panerio, 75, of Spearfish, died peaceably Monday, August 20, at Spearfish Regional Hospital. He was born July 10, 1937 to James and Mary Panerio in Lead, SD. He graduated from Lead High School in 1955, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Dakota in 1959, a master's degree from the University of Nebraska (Lincoln) in 1961,...
Gunther Wilczynski
Aug 18, 2012
Gunther Wilczynski, 64, of Lead, died peacefully at home with his loving wife by his side on Saturday, August 18, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Gunther was born February 14, 1948 in Salzgitter, Germany to Francis and Elizabeth Wilczynski. He attended Lead High School until 1966 at which time he eloped with the love of his life Sandra Olson. During...
Bruce Ryan
Aug 17, 2012
Loren Bruce Ryan, 67, Beulah, WY. Bruce was born July 19, 1945 in Quincy, IL to Ruth (Walton) and Loren Ryan. Bruce passed away on August 17, 2012 while hunting caribou in Alaska. Bruce grew up in Yuma, AZ and graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson. In 1966 he married Sally Thomas. To this union two sons were...
Raymond L Dennis
Aug 14, 2012
Raymond Lewis Dennis, 84, of Hulett, died on August 14, 2012 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. He was born November 23, 1927 to Lewis and Marjorie (Frisbee) Dennis at the ranch on the Little Missouri River. He attended several rural schools in the area growing up. His high school years were spent in Gillette and while there he...
Monty Newman
Aug 12, 2012
Monty Leroy Newman, 72, Sundance died peacefully August 12, 2012 at the Belle Fourche Health Care Center. Monty came into this world on May 7th, 1940 in Belle Fourche as the oldest of six children born to Roy S. Maxine B. (Radtke) Newman. He attended school in Belle Fourche, St.Onge and Spearfish S.D. where he later graduated in 1960. Monty...
Marrilyn Russell
Aug 9, 2012
Marrilyn Kay Russell, 75 of Spearfish, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Spearfish Regional Hospital in Spearfish. Marrilyn was born on February 23, 1937 to Don and Violet Mueller in Lead, SD. She graduated from Lead High School in 1955. She attended National College of Business and furthered her education at Black Hills State University. She married Robert...
Raymond Karl Printz
Aug 6, 2012
Ray Printz, 71 of Spearfish, went to be with the Lord on August 6, 2012. Memorial service will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to stop polio and to the American Heart Association. Ray was born on July...
Bertha Goers
Aug 6, 2012
Dutchie (Bertha) Goers passed away at the age of 93 on August 6th, 2012, at David M. Dorsett Health Care Center in Spearfish, SD. Born to Frank and Minnie Vance in Medicine Hat, Alberta, on May 13, 1919, she grew up in Pierre, SD. A longtime resident of Lake Mills, WI, she married her husband, Mose (Robert) Goers, there on...
Iris Hughes
Aug 4, 2012
Iris Hughes, 85, died quietly at her home in Moorcroft, Wyoming on August 4, 2012 surrounded by loving family and friends. She was born on April 3, 1927 to Deane and Alice (Marsh) Bryan at the family ranch near Sundance, Wyoming. At an early age, Iris and her family moved from the ranch into Sundance where she attended school, graduating...
Edna Ann Spry
Aug 3, 2012
Edna Ann Spry, 87, Deadwood, SD died Friday, August 3, 2012 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood. She was born January 7, 1925 to Henry and Catherine (Guck) Reller at Elkton, MN, joining a family of six brothers and two sisters. Edna married Donald Spry November 6, 1947 at White Earth, MN. Their only son, Steve was born November 13,...
Judy Jeffries
Aug 3, 2012
Judith "Judy" Kay Jeffries, 67 of Spearfish passed away on Friday, August 03, 2012 with her daughter and family by her side. Judy was born on May 29, 1945 to Gordon and Lois (Cooper) Harr in Redfield, SD. After graduating from high school in 1963, she married Daniel Bancroft on September 19, 1964 in Redfield. During their 19 years of...
Vera A. Mensing
Aug 3, 2012
Veronica "Vera" A. Mensing, 88 of Spearfish died Friday, August 03, 2012 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Spearfish. Vigil services will be at 7:00 P.M., Monday, August 6, 2012 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Spearfish. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; burial will follow at...
Julia Kinghorn
Aug 2, 2012
Julia Jeannette Kinghorn, 82, of St. Onge, SD, passed away Thursday, August 2nd at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. A vigil memory service will be on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the church. Rosary will be recited...
Gary Schell
Aug 1, 2012
Gary Schell, 72, of Rapid City and formerly of Lead, passed away on August 1, 2012 at the Hospice House of Rapid City. Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead. Graveside services will at 11:00 A.M. at Mountain Lawn Cemetery in Lead. A memorial has been...
Dennis Dean Mammenga
Jul 31, 2012
Dennis Dean Mammenga, 68, Deadwood, SD, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was born January 21, 1944 at George, IA, to Frances Mammenga. He was raised in the George area by his Grandma, attending school in Little Rock. He married Joyce Stubbe on October 26, 1968. Dennis was an avid hunter, fisher, outdoorsman,...
Ione Hauber
Jul 31, 2012
Mabel Ione (Fowler) Hauber, 76 of Hulett, passed away suddenly on July 31, 2012 at the ranch and was exactly where she wanted to be at the time. Funeral services for will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the Greater Community Center (old High School Gym) in Hulett, WY. Burial will follow at the New...
Richard "Ricky" Jacobsen
Jul 29, 2012
Musician and entertainer, Richard "Ricky" Lynn Jacobsen, died at his home in Lead, SD, on July 29, 2012. Ricky was born in Belle Fourche, SD on December 13, 1952 to Beulah Mae and Henry "Bud" Jacobsen of Castle Rock, SD. He graduated from Newell High School in 1971 and served in the United States Army for two years. Ricky was...
Anna Chastain
Jul 27, 2012
Ann Chastain, 73, of Spearfish, SD died Friday, July 27, 2012 at her home. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. A Memorial has been established to the Black Hills Dialysis Center. Anna was born on February 8, 1939 to Gerald and Evelyn (Droppers) Laity in Miller, SD. She...
John Ehrman
Jul 20, 2012
John William Ehrman Jr., 77 of Upton, Wyoming died Friday, July 20, 2012 at Hospice House of Gillette. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Upton Community Center, burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Upton. Memorials have been established to benefit the Upton Volunteer Fire Department and the Upton Senior Center. John was...
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