Lona M. Houghton
Dec 25, 2012
Lona Margarite Powers Houghton, 99, of Spearfish, died December 25, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 A.M., January 2, 2013 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels, Spearfish, SD. Graveside services will be held at 9:00 A.M., January 4, 2012 at Norton Cemetery in Norton, KS. Lona was born March 28, 1913 in Norton, Kansas to Michael E. and Louie...
Rachel Junek
Dec 24, 2012
Rachel Junek, 92 of Sundance, passed away on December 24, 2012 at the Weston County Manor. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 28, 2012 at Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel in Sundance, with burial to follow at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Rachel was born June 15, 1920 to Willard and Ada (O'Haver) Canfield. She was raised...
Agnes L Deppe
Dec 24, 2012
Agnes "Polly" Louise (Erikson) Deppe, 92, of Spearfish, died December 24, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She was born to Olaf and Clara Erikson on a homestead 10 miles south of Vivian, South Dakota on May 16, 1920. Growing up, she helped take care of brothers and sisters as well as taking on her share of the chores on...
Mearl E Blosmo
Dec 22, 2012
Mearl E. Blosmo, 96, Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, December 22, 2012 with his loving wife of 67 years, Lois, at his side. Mearl was born in a sod house near Pleasant Ridge on August 18, 1916 to John and Annetta (Braa) Blosmo. His mother died when he was three years old. His dad remarried...
Patricia Newlin
Dec 21, 2012
Patricia Mary Andrew Newlin died December 21, 2012 at the Crook County Long Term Care facility. She was 83 years old. Patricia "Pat" was born in Louisville, CO on August 18, 1929. Her parents were Frank and Katherine Cunning Andrew. Pat was the youngest of four children from this union. Siblings were her brother, Wilbur and sisters, Dorothy and Betty....
Bill Ray Lee
Dec 20, 2012
Bill R. Lee, 66, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at his home near Spearfish. Bill was born July 23, 1946 to Fred and Margaret Lee in Dallas, TX. In 1953, Bill and his family moved to his grandfather's ranch west of Spearfish. Bill joined the Navy in 1963, and returned to ranching in 1981. Bill is survived by his wife,...
Lois Harr
Dec 18, 2012
Lois Harr, 90, of Spearfish, passed away on December 18, 2012 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Lois was born August 6, 1922 to Archie and Jenny Cooper in Ashton, SD. She was raised in the Redfield area and attended Redfield High School. She married Gordon Harr in June of 1939. The couple owned and operated a farm in...
Loretta Wermers
Dec 17, 2012
Loretta Margaret Wermers, 97 of Spearfish, and formerly of Lead, passed away in Spearfish on December 17, 2012. Loretta was born on October 28, 1915 to Margaret (Roth) and Peter Weins in Brule County, SD. She grew up on a farm in Davison County (Mitchell, SD). She graduated in June of 1930. She met the love of her life, Joseph...
Vernette Palmer
Dec 16, 2012
Vernette Palmer, 82 of Spearfish died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center. A private service with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish has taken place. Survivors include her children, Jeannne Morse of Spearfish, David Bevard of Omaha, NE and Mary Kowalski of Columbus, NE and one sister, Marilyn McGill of Bucklin, KS. Arrangements...
Jeremiah Jundt
Dec 16, 2012
Jeremiah David Jundt, 22, of Gillette, WY, died peacefully in his sleep on December 16, 2012 in Gillette. Jeremiah was born on September 26, 1990 in Sheridan, WY to David and Tracey (Petersen) Jundt where they lived shortly until they moved to Gillette. Jeremiah spent his pre-school years through 2nd grade in Gillette. In 1999 his family moved to his...
Charlotte Lakson
Dec 14, 2012
Charlotte Lakson 90 of Spearfish died Friday, December 14, 2012 at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center. In Charlotte's own words- I left today to go join my Ron, Mom, Dad, Aunts, Uncles, Grandmothers and sisters, Phyllis and Betty. On December 17, 1921 I became the daughter of Matt and Margretta Krilanovich. I was raised in Lead and graduated...
John Robb
Dec 12, 2012
John Anthony Robb died December 12, 2012 at Spearfish Regional Hospital in South Dakota. John was born January 14, 1933 in Toledo, Ohio to Francis and Marguerite (Gerard) Robb. He was the youngest of 3 boys. They moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana while John was in high school and he graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1951. John joined...
Florence Thompson
Dec 10, 2012
Florence M. Thompson, 89, was called home on December 10, 2012 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. She lived most of her life in Lead and moved to Spearfish in 2010. Florence was born to Walter and Mary (Badornac) Ruzick of Lead, on October 29, 1923. She was a graduate of Lead High School and of Sioux Valley Hospital...
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...
