Erma Winkelman
Jul 25, 2011
Erma Cecilia Winkelman, born Erma Cecilia Budmayr, 93, Spearfish, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Erma was born on October 27, 1917, at the family ranch home west of Belle Fourche to Frank and Theresa Budmayr. She was one of nine children; seven girls and two boys. She married the late Harold Gray and...
Edwin Meyer
Jul 25, 2011
Edwin Meyer, 92 of Spearfish, passed away at David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, July 29, 2011 at Black Hills National Cemetery. Edwin was born on February 3, 1919 to Fred and Anna (Munster) Meyer in Lincoln, NE. He entered the Army in 1941 and was honorable discharged in 1945....
Marjorie "Marge" Linklater
Jul 25, 2011
Marjorie "Marge" Linklater, 74 Hulett, WY passed away on Monday, July 25, 2011 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance. Visitation will be from 5-7, Thursday, July 28, 2011 at Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel in Sundance. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M., Friday, July 29, 2011 at the Greater Hulett Community Center. Marge was born August 14,...
Jill A. Voyles
Jul 22, 2011
Jill Alaine (Henriksen) Voyles, 47 of Hulett, WY, passed away Friday, July 22, 2011 in Hulett as the result of an accident. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M., Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Hulett Community Center in Hulett, WY. Graveside services will take place at the Jasper City Cemetery, Jasper, MN at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, July 30,...
Effie Lee
Jul 17, 2011
Effie A. Lee, 100, of Spearfish, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at the Belle Fourche Health Care Center. Effie was born August 9, 1910 in Hardwick, MN, the youngest child of Edward and Ellen (Erickson) Johnson. She attended school in Hardwick and Luverne, MN. In 1928, she went to stay with her brother, Edwin, in Carthage, SD, where she met...
Betty Jo Sutfin
Jul 17, 2011
Betty Jo Sutfin, 84, of Spearfish passed away on July 17th at North Memorial Hospice in Brooklyn Center, MN. Her family is grateful to the staff for their kindness and care during her stay at the Hospice. Betty was born on July 14, 1927, in Rapid City, SD, to Ted and Nettie Butler. Her parents were sheep ranchers east of...
Madeline C. Wyndillier
Jul 16, 2011
Madeline Charlotte Ripley Wyndillier 78, Spearfish, SD, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011, at the Spearfish Regional Hospital. She went to be with her Heavenly Father after a lengthy struggle with a lung disease. Madeline was born May 18, 1932 near Aladdin, WY to Herrick V. and Clara Ripley. She graduated in1950 from Sundance High School in Sundance, WY and...
Phillip Murphy
Jul 15, 2011
Phillip Murphy, 78 of Belle Fourche, died on Friday, July 15, 2011, at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 2:30 P.M. on Monday, July 18, 2011 at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Survivors include his children; Phillip Murphy Jr., Rapid City; Kathy Allen, MT; Donna Webb, Spearfish; Andy Murphy, WI; Mary Murphy, CO; Susie Murphy,...
Dale Jay Brownell
Jul 10, 2011
Dale Brownell, 55, of Spearfish, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at home, following a courageous battle with cancer. Dale was born on March 9, 1956. As a lifelong resident of Spearfish, Dale was an institution. He felt most comfortable within the boundaries of Spearfish – he loved all aspects of this town, from the people to the places here. He...
Jerald Totman
Jul 7, 2011
Gerald "Jerry" Totman, 69, Whitewood, SD, died July 7, 2011 at the Advanced Care Hospital in Billings, MT. Jerry was born March 7, 1942 at New Ulm, MN to Harvey and Ruby (Millard) Totman. He graduated from high school in Minneapolis, MN. He then served in the US Air Force from 1960-1969. He married Jill Thompsen in 1963. To this...
Adrian Michael Garcia
Jul 7, 2011
Adrian Michael Garcia, infant son of Loren and Jodi Garcia, was stillborn July 7, 2011 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Mt. View Baptist Church in Spearfish with Pastor Matt Branum officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Adrian is survived by his parents and brother Christian of...
Lonnie Wayne Johnson, Sr.
Jul 6, 2011
Lonnie W. Johnson, Sr. 55, Lead, SD passed away at his home on July 6, 2011. Memorial Services for Lonnie will be at 10:30 AM on Monday July 11, 2011 at the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead. Lonnie's survivors include two sons Lonnie Johnson, Jr of Deadwood, Jerimy of Douglas, WY, and a daughter Tiffany Johnson of Marina del Rey,...
Margaret R. Mcgrath
Jul 3, 2011
Margaret R. "Margie" McGrath, 75, passed away on Sunday, July 3rd at home in Lead,South Dakota, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Lead, SD, followed by a Vigil Service at 7:00 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 8, 2011,...
Tony Joseph Regan
Jul 1, 2011
Tony Regan, 25 of Moorcroft, WY, died July 1, 2011 in Wheat Ridge, CO. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Fidler-Roberts and Isburg Funeral Chapel in Sundance. Funeral Services will at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 11, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Sundance, WY. Burial will follow at Green Mountain Cemetery....
Billie V Vaughan
Jun 28, 2011
Billie Vaughan, 86, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at David M. Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish, SD. Memorial service will be at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, July 1, 2011 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Spearfish. Burial will take place at a later date in Cloudcroff, NM. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Riggert (Rick Stiles) of Beulah,...
Dennis Herrboldt
Jun 13, 2011
Dennis Filmore Herrboldt, 65, of Spearfish, SD passed on June 13, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his wife and children, after a brief illness with cancer. He was born May 13, 1946, in Scotland, SD, the son of Filmore and Verna (Heckenlaible) Herrboldt. On August 26, 1967, he was united in Holy Matrimony with MaryAnn Weier, and their union...
Jeffrey Francis Plinski
Jun 13, 2011
Jeffrey Plinski, age 56, of Spearfish, South Dakota, suffered a fatal heart attack, on Monday, June 13, 2011, while pursuing a hobby of bird-watching near Lookout Mountain in Spearfish, South Dakota. Jeff was born to David Francis Plinski and Marie Agnes Plinski (Blaskowski), in Deadwood, SD on August 13, 1954. Jeff grew up in Lead, SD where he attended local...
Jeran Sprague
Jun 12, 2011
Jeran Sprague, 69, long-time resident of Spearfish, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on June 12, 2011. Jeran was a wonderful husband of 48 years to Ann, and a loving and devoted father to Jerall (who preceded him in death), Amity and husband Tom, and Joshua and wife Christine. "Papa", however, was the name he treasured most...
Donald Mercer
Jun 11, 2011
Donald Ray Homer Mercer, 70, Hulett, WY. Donald was born on February 26, 1941 to Elsie May (Wright) and Homer M. Mercer. He was born at home on the Mercer Ranch 10 miles SE of Hulett. He passed away on June 11, 2011 doing exactly what he loved, hunting. He attended grade school at the Cotton School on Blacktail Creek...
Andrew "Rick" Mcdevitt
Jun 5, 2011
Andrew Richard "Rick" McDevitt III, died June 5 at the age of 61 in Spearfish, South Dakota after a long illness. Rick survived polio at the age of 7 and suffered for many years from post-polio syndrome. Rick was known in San Antonio and South Texas as a popular radio disc jockey in the 1970s and 1980s, in particular at...
