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...
Barney Swartz
Sep 28, 2011
Barney Swartz 81, of Spearfish, passed away on September 28, 2011, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center. Memorial Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, October 3, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Spearfish. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery. Memorials has been established to benefit the Hospice Unit or the Chemo Clinic at Ft. Meade...
William "Bill" Scobee
Sep 27, 2011
William (Bill) Alexander Scobee, 86, of Spearfish, passed on from this life on September 27, 2011, at David M. Doresett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, October 7, 2011, at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel with Chaplain Charles Conger officiating. A Celebration of Life will be that afternoon from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. at Hudson...
Kermit Edwards
Sep 25, 2011
Kermit E. Edwards, 87, of Spearfish, SD, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 25, 2011 after a long illness. He was born October 15, 1923, to Pierre and Grace Edwards, in Alzada, MT. His family moved to the Black Hills of SD in 1929. Kermit was married on November 9, 1947 to Mary A. Rummans, in Spearfish. They were married for...
Mae E. Lindstad
Sep 20, 2011
Mae Lindstad, 77, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at Spearfish Regional Hospital, Spearfish, SD. Mae left this world to join our Lord with her family at her side. Mae Elizabeth (Maisenhelder) Lindstad was born January 1, 1934, to Harry and Isabel Maisenhelder, in Philadelphia, PA. She attended school in Philadelphia. She met Wayne Lindstad at a USO dance...
Virlene Lillian Wiswell
Sep 19, 2011
Virlene Lillian Wiswell, 91, of Deadwood, SD, died September 19, 2011 at Spearfish Regional Hospital, Spearfish, SD. Virlene was born April 4, 1920 to Harry and Anna (Mumm) Eickmann on the family farm in Republic County, KS. She attended eight years at Republic County School and four years of high school at Chester, NE, graduating in 1937. In 1939, she...
Thomas Novotny
Sep 19, 2011
Thomas Novotny, 87, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011 at Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Thomas was born September 19, 1924, at Dixon, SD, to John and Anna (Nespor) Novotny. Tom was raised in the Dixon Township and farmed near White River until he moved his family to Deadwood in 1963, where he worked at the Homestake Mine until retirement....
David Dirksen
Sep 18, 2011
David Dirksen, 77, died September 18, 2011 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital, Deadwood, SD. Memorial services will be 1 PM, Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel, Lead, SD. David Dirksen was born in Lead, SD August 28, 1934 to Henry and Zorka Dirksen. He attended Catholic School and graduated from Lead High School. He attended Black Hills State...
John A. Meade
Sep 17, 2011
John Arlan Meade, 70 of Beulah, Wyoming passed away peacefully with family at his bedside September 17, 2011. John was born July 12, 1941 in Jamestown, ND. He was a dedicated loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and worker. John worked for Homestake Mine for 33 years. During that time John also had a love for auctioneering and especially enjoyed doing...
Darlene Wahl
Sep 16, 2011
Darlene Rae Wahl, 66, Spearfish, SD Darlene Rae Wahl passed away September 16, 2011 at her home in Spearfish. Darlene was born February 4, 1945 to Harry and Helen (Hoyt) Anderson in Dupree, SD. She was raised at the family homestead at Glad Valley where she attended country school, before moving to Spearfish, where she completed her high school years,...
Sylvia Laverne Draine
Sep 16, 2011
Sylvia Laverne Draine, 87 of Sundance, WY passed away on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Sundance Assisted Care in Sundance. Sylvia was born April 22, 1924 in White River, SD to James and Ritta (Horton) Draine. She attended school in Wood, SD and later went to college for two years at Black Hills Teachers College. She obtained a teaching certificate...
