Shirley Donahue
Nov 1, 2011
Shirley Ann Donahue, 82, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully on All Saints Day, Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center after a courageous ten-year struggle with chronic health problems. Shirley was born August 3, 1929 to Steidl and Mildred (Gabler) Stewart in Cresbard, SD. She grew up in Cresbard, SD and graduated from Cresbard High...
Nona Joreen Schumacher
Nov 1, 2011
Nona J. Schumacher, 80, of Spearfish, passed away November. 1, 2011 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Nona was born April 6, 1931 in Heinola, MN. She was the youngest of 11 children born to Oscar and Hilma Fraki. The family moved to New York Mills, MN in the early...
Grace Williams
Oct 26, 2011
Grace E. Williams, 89, Spearfish, SD went to be with the Lord on October 26, 2011 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Memorial Services will be held at 3:00PM on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Whitetail Cemetery in Whitetail, MT. Grace was born July 8, 1922, near Whitetail. She was the oldest of 12 children in the family of Ambrose and...
Gary Richards
Oct 25, 2011
Gary Ray Richards, 75, of Spearfish died surrounded by his loved ones in peace October 25, 2011 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Gary was born January 15, 1936 to Magdaline (Jepsen) and Donald Ray Richards in Belle Fourche. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1954. Gary graduated from USD in 1958 with an undergraduate in US Government. From 1958-1960...
Vernon Holzer
Oct 25, 2011
Vernon Holzer, 39 of Spearfish, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the David M. Dorsett Healcare Center. Survivors include his father Paul Holzer, brother Doug Holzer, niece Teun Rose Holzer and special friend Marge Flesner all of Spearfish. Memorial Mass will be 2:00 PM Friday, October 28, 2011 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Spearfish with burial to...
Lloyd Rolf
Oct 19, 2011
Much beloved long time resident of Crook County Wyoming, Lloyd Melvin Rolf, passed away peacefully in Sundance, Wyoming October 18, 2011 at the age of 90. Lloyd was born September 21, 1921 on the family farm in Belgrade, NE to Benjamin and Francis (Waters) Rolf. He served during World War II overseas in the United States Air Force, and was...
George J. Mcclurg
Oct 19, 2011
Our loved one was called to Heaven, George James McClurg, 74 of Spearfish, on October 19, 2011 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. George was born on September 19, 1937 in Cedar Rapids, IA. He was the middle child of Vern and Evelyn (Raabe) McClurg. They later moved to Belle Plain, IA where he attended grade school...
Bonnie L Dardis
Oct 14, 2011
Bonnie L (Kelley) Dardis was born on March 24, 1944 in Deadwood, SD to the late O.A. "Bud" and Margaret (Sunderland) Kelley. On Friday afternoon, October 14, 2011 she picked up her drumsticks along with her drum, held her head high, started playing the cadence and proudly marched up to heaven. Bonnie graduated from Spearfish High School in 1962 and...
Georgia Abrahamson
Oct 14, 2011
Georgia Abrahamson, 90, died Friday, October 14, 2011, in Spearfish, SD. Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Spearfish. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to St.Paul Lutheran Church. Georgia was born at the Clark Ranch, Englewood, SD, November 9, 1920, to Emmet Ward and (Adelia) Florence (Hardy)...
Walter Tetrault
Oct 11, 2011
Walter Tetrault, 95 of Spearfish, passed away on October 11, 2011 at Burr's Tender Care Assisted Living in Spearfish. Visitation will be from 2:00-5:00 P.M on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel. Vigil Service at 7:00 PM at Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Saint Joseph Catholic...
Walter "Ben" Wieser
Oct 9, 2011
Walter Benedict "Ben" Wieser was born November 3, 1952 in Rapid City, SD. He was the first born son of Walter "Bud" and Joan Wieser. Shortly after Ben was born the family moved to Lead, SD where he attended grade school at St. Patrick's. Ben graduated from High School at Mount Michael Benedictine Abby and High School. He attended the...
Robert Louis Humphrey
Oct 2, 2011
Robert Louis Humphrey, 67 of Deadwood, died Sunday, October 3, 2011 at the David M. Dorsett Health Care Center in Spearfish Per his request private family services will be held. Robert was born November 19, 1943 to William and Mary Louise Humphrey in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated in 1962 from Lincoln High School in San Jose, CA. He was a...
Russell Mcintire
Oct 2, 2011
Russell Thorton McIntire, 85 of Spearfish and formerly of Fruitdale passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Sturgis Regional Hospital. Visitation will be from 2 P.M.- 7 P.M on Thursday, October 6, 2011 with a Vigil Service to follow at 7:00 P.M.at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M., on Friday,...
Lee Czepyha
Oct 1, 2011
Lee J. Czepyha, 53, Deadwood, SD died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Lee was born July 19, 1958 in Milton, MA to Jack and Jean Czepyha. He was a meteorologist working at the National Weather Service, who loved to golf. Lee is survived by his wife, Mary, daughter, Armen and son, Ian, all of Deadwood. Lee is...
Kathleen Lea Aschenbrenner
Oct 1, 2011
Kathleen Aschenbrenner, 54 of Lead, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Kathleen Lea Aschenbrenner was born February 25, 1957 in Wallace, Idaho to Willie and Bernice (Smith) Crites. She was raised in Butte, Montana where she lived until moving to the Black Hills in 1977. She worked for many years at Dave's Supper Club in Central City and 17...
Billie Jean King
Oct 1, 2011
Billie Jean King, 83 of Sundance, Wyoming died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance. Billie was born July 31, 1928 to W.F. "Pete" and Mary (Fritz) Hamil in Coppers Cove, Texas. Her parents later moved her and younger brother Henry Hamil to Ingleside, on the southeastern coast of Texas near Corpus Christi. She attended...
Ruth E. Renner
Sep 30, 2011
Ruth Renner, 96 of Deadwood, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Ruth Evelyn (Hinman) Renner was born to Winfred Hinman and Emily (Hughes) Hinman on March 27, 1915 at the family farm in Knox County NE. The family moved to Wall, SD in the winter of 1923. Ruth's uncle Sam Hinman met the train in Wall...
Dolores K. Rankin
Sep 30, 2011
Dolores K. Rankin, 83 of Spearfish, SD On Friday, September 30th 2011 The Black Hills lost a daughter. Dolores Katherine Rankin was born June 24th 1928 to Ray Fisher and Martha (Knight) Fisher. Dolores's roots in the Black Hills go back to the days of Wild Bill Hickok. Her great Grandfather, James Madison Gardner was a traveling Methodist Minister who...
Beverly Ray Hink
Sep 29, 2011
Beverly "Bev" R. Hink, 87, of Lead, died September 29, 2011, at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood, SD. Bev was the fifth of seven children born on August 19, 1924 in Raymond, SD, to Walter and Rose Marie (Stader) Hink. He attended country school and married Laura Wahl May 28, 1945, in Bristol, SD. To this union, three children...
Robert Dunton
Sep 28, 2011
Robert Eugene Dunton, 86, of Spearfish, SD, passed away September 28, 2011 at Ft. Meade VA Hospice Unit. Robert was born on March 19, 1925, to Lloyd and Hazel Dunton, in Elmwood, Illinois. He served in the United States Army in 1944-45 in Tokyo, Japan. After the war, Robert worked for the Dept. of Agriculture for the state of Illinois...
