Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Donald Fred Fuhrmann
Oct 14, 2010
Donald Fred Fuhrmann, 85, of Spearfish, passed away early October 14, 2010 at Spearfish Regional Hospital in Spearfish, SD. He leaves behind his devoted and loving family, including his wife of almost 63 years, Virginia Louise Fuhrmann (nee Malvin), daughter Donna Castell of Mahwah, NJ; son Mike and daughter-in-law Sue Fuhrmann of Sundance, WY; daughter Marilyn and son-in-law Dwayne Gregory...
Everett Eugene Harris
Oct 14, 2010
Everett Eugene Harris, 83, of Lead, SD passed away October 14, 2010 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Everett was born April 7, 1927 to Stephen and Phoebe (Yant) Harris in Deadwood, SD. His family soon moved to Lead, where he grew up, graduating with the class of 1945. He enjoyed high school sports-basketball, football and track. He was selected to the...
Kathryn Collins
Oct 13, 2010
Kathryn Collins, 92 of Spearfish died on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at her daughter's home in Spearfish. Kathryn May Mechaley was born October 3, 1918, in Winner, SD, to William H. and Anna May (McElhaney) Mechaley . She grew up in Hamil, SD, and attended school and graduated from White River in 1936. Kathryn worked as postal clerk in White...
Bonnie Baumann
Oct 12, 2010
Bonnie (Wahl) Baumann, 80, of Rapid City and formerly of Lead, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Golden Living Center Bella Vista in Rapid City. Memorial Services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at First Presbyterian Church in Lead with Pastor Steve Agan officiating. Inurnment will take place at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, October 15, 2010...
Vernon Lesewski
Oct 5, 2010
Vernon P. Lesewski, 83 of Spearfish died October 05, 2010 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M., October 8, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Inurnment with full military rites will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to benefit the VFW Post 5860 in...
Celina Alice Clauser
Oct 4, 2010
Celina Alice Clauser, 98, passed away on Monday, October 04, 2010, at Tender Care Assisted Living in Spearfish, SD. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Vigil services will be held at 7:00 P.M., at the funeral chapel with Deacon Tom Freece officiating. Mass of Christian Burial will be at...
Carol Wrightson
Sep 30, 2010
Carol Lynn Wrightson, of Newcastle,WY passed away Sept. 30, 2010 after a long courageous battle with diabetes complications. She was surrounded by the love of her family and friends as she made her journey to her eternal home. Carol, known as Lucky to her siblings, was born on Friday, May 13,1938 in Riverton, WY. She was the first child born...
Ethel Buchholz
Sep 29, 2010
Ethel Buchholz, 98 of Spearfish passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Belle Fourche Regional Senior Care Center. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 4, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Ethel was born on January 21, 1912 to Walter and Christine (Christofferson) Stalley in Pierre, SD...
Alma Thorne
Sep 29, 2010
Alma Lois Thorne, 95 of Hulett, WY passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance, WY. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 4, 2010 at the Hulett Civic Center. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to help in research...
William N. Buchholtz
Sep 27, 2010
William "Mr. B" N. Buchholtz, 77 of Deadwood died September 27, 2010 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care. He was born on June 30, 1933, in Elkton, SD to George and Clara (Halvorson) Buchholtz, he served in US Army from 1952 to 1960. Mr. B was a Bell Captain at the Franklin Hotel for many years. He is survived by two...
Virginia Tuss
Sep 25, 2010
Virginia Lois King Tuss was born on her family's ranch home near Fryburg, in Billings County, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Verne and Cassie (Cheadle) King. Virginia grew up on the family ranch where she began studying the violin at age 7. The entire family played piano and violin music and enjoyed classical literature. She attended Fryburg, North...
Roy Aspen
Sep 25, 2010
Roy A. Aspen Sr., 88 of Lead died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Roy was one of eight children born to Andrew & Ida (Jensen) Aspen on February 2, 1922, at Terraville, SD. He attended grade school throught the 8th grade at Terraville and graduated...
Stanley R. Farber
Sep 16, 2010
Stanley R. Farber passed away Thursday, September 16, 2010 at his residence in Spearfish. Stanley was born October 15, 1943 to Albert and Eleanor (Bettin) Farber in Oshkosh, WI. Stanley later joined the U.S. Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Ordnance Corps. Stanley and his wife Suzanne had recently moved to the Spearfish area. He is survived by...
Gary Lee Goehring
Sep 15, 2010
Gary Lee Goehring, 57, of Lead passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital of a heart attack. A Memorial service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Lead. Gary was born on June 26, 1953, in Rapid City, SD to Herbert and Gertrude (Rieger)...
G. Merlin O'Haver
Sep 14, 2010
George Merlin O'Haver was born November 17, 1909 at Paige, NE – son of George Henry O'Haver and Mary Belle Penwell, the first of five children, brother Manford was born July 17, 1911, sister Mary Helena born in 1918 and twins Loretta and Loren born March 25, 1920 - passed away September 14, 2010 at Belle Fourche Regional Senior Care....
Lyle H. Jerred
Sep 11, 2010
Lyle Howlett Jerred, 88 of Spearfish passed away September 11, 2010. Lyle was born in White River, SD. He grew up as a young man in the Winner/Gregory area working for many farmers and ranchers who treated him as family. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II from 1945-47. Lyle owned Jerred Well Drilling in the Wasta/Wall area....
Margaret Heinzerling
Sep 9, 2010
Margaret "Peggy" Heinzerling, 82 of Spearfish, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, September 9, 2010. Visitation will be from 2:00-6:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral service will be at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, September 13, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in Spearfish with Pastor...
Vera Howe
Sep 7, 2010
Vera Lillian Lanora Howe, 85, of Hulett went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the Hulett Civic Center in Hulett, WY. Vera was one of three children born to Alvin and Louise Carlson April 3, 1925 in Hardington, NE. She married Guy Luther Howe...
Bruce Policky
Sep 6, 2010
Bruce John Policky, 54, of Houston, Texas, died September 6, 2010, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Bruce was born May 1, 1956, in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of the late Robert Allen Policky and Trudy Mae Hoskins. He was the oldest of 3 siblings. On August 13, 1977, he married Elizabeth Timm in Gillette, Wyoming. They shared thirty-two adventure filled years...
Martha K. Clark
Sep 5, 2010
Martha Kathleen Clark, 90, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish, SD. Martha was born April 21, 1920 to James and Sarah (Taggart) Harris in Knox County, Indiana. She grew up on the family farm, attended grade school at Marco, Indiana and graduated from Sanborn High School in 1940. She joined the US...
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