Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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Crystal Rathbun

Crystal Rathbun

Aug 31, 2010

Crystal "Criss" Rathbun, 75, a long-time resident of rural Crook County, passed away August 31, 2010 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at the Old Sundance Gymnasium with Pastor Jim Palus officiating. Graveside services will follow at the Miller Creek cemetery. Fellowship with friends and family will be...

Dorothy Isaak

Dorothy Isaak

Aug 31, 2010

Dorothy Isaak, 94, of Belle Fourche, died on Tuesday. August 31, 2010 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in Spearfish. Burial will follow at Mt. Lawn Cemetery in Lead. A memorial has been established to benefit the United Methodist Church in Spearfish. Survivors include her...

Gordon Kruzel

Gordon Kruzel

Aug 28, 2010

Gordon D. Kruzel, 71, of Deadwood died Saturday, August 28, 2010 near his residence. Vigil services will be held at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Deadwood. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at the church. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery near Deadwood, SD. Gordon Dominic...

Keith Jewitt

Keith Jewitt

Aug 25, 2010

Keith Jewitt, 88, passed away August 25, 2010 in the VA La Jolla Hospital in California with complications of a prolonged struggle with congestive heart failure. Inurnment services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 10, 2010 at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. A Celebration of Life will follow at 2:00 P.M. at the Mathew's Opera House in...

Phyllis Sigdestad

Phyllis Sigdestad

Aug 22, 2010

Phyllis L. Sigdestad, 86 of Spearfish passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Phyllis was born on December 19, 1923 in Wessington Springs, SD to John Wesley and Inez "Tenie" (Coltharp) Charles. She moved to Lead as a young girl where she graduated from Lead High School in 1942. She married Duane Anderson and they...

Harry E. Clingan

Harry E. Clingan

Aug 22, 2010

Harry E. Clingan, 93 of Upton, WY died Sunday, August 22, 2010 at Crook County Long Term Care Center in Sundance. Vigil services will be at 7:00P.M., Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Upton. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00A.M., Thursday, August 26, 2010 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Inyan...

Catherine L. Ponce De Leon

Catherine L. Ponce De Leon

Aug 21, 2010

Catherine Ponce de Leon, 80, of Deadwood died August 21, 2010 at Lead-Deadwood Hospital after a short bout with cancer. Catherine was born on September 4, 1929 to Leander and Marian (Pott) Harn in Waterloo, Iowa. She was brought up by her mother and her beloved aunts; Rean, Agnes and Leone Pott and her favorite uncle John Pott. Watching over...

Betty Lou Franklin

Betty Lou Franklin

Aug 16, 2010

Betty Lou Franklin, 84, of Spearfish, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2010 at Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish. Vigil services will be held at 7:00 P.M., Monday, August 23, 2010 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Spearfish. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the church. Inurnment will follow at Black...

Alice E. Gibson

Alice E. Gibson

Aug 15, 2010

Alice E. Gibson, 96 of Spearfish died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 20, 2010 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Spearfish. Burial will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to benefit the Good Shepherd Clinic in...

Verlyn E. Crisp

Verlyn E. Crisp

Aug 12, 2010

Verlyn E. (Henning) Crisp, 96 of Spearfish passed away Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Inurnment will take place at Hills of Rest Cemetery in Sioux Falls, SD. Verlyn was born on her parents homestead, July 23, 1914 at Ekalaka, Montana....

Sharon D. Williamson

Sharon D. Williamson

Aug 12, 2010

Sharon Donna Williamson, 48, Lead died, Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the Assembly of God Church in Lead with Pastor Paul Thompson officiating. Burial will take place at Sunset Cemetery in Saint Onge. Sharon was born September 18, 1961 to Lloyd and Donna (Herren) Brien...

John Fuller

John Fuller

Aug 11, 2010

John William Fuller, 87, Rapid City and formerly of Spearfish, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010 in Rochester MN. A gathering of family and friends will take place at South Canyon Lutheran Church in Rapid City from 7p.m. to 8:30p.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Memorial services will be at the church at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 with...

Dennace G. Welch

Dennace G. Welch

Aug 11, 2010

Dennace Welch, 67 of Lead, SD passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital surrounded by family. Denny was born April 16th 1943 in Scottsbluff, NE; the son of William and Isabel Welch. While attending Hawk Springs High School, he met the love of his life, Mick Kunesh, after graduating they were married on November 26th 1961....

Timothy Dollinger

Timothy Dollinger

Aug 10, 2010

Timothy "Tim" Dollinger, 46 of Oceanside, CA died Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish, SD. Inurnment with full military honors will take place at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD. Tim was born August 28, 1963 in Eureka,...

Mick Welch

Mick Welch

Aug 9, 2010

Mick Welch, 65 of Lead passed away peacefully on Monday August 9, 2010 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead with Pastor Steve Agan officiating. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established. Mick was born December 22, 1944 in Douglas, Wyoming the...

Darlene Richards

Darlene Richards

Aug 5, 2010

Betty "Darlene" Richards, 82, of Lead passed away on August 5, 2010 at her home with her husband, Norm, by her side. Memorial services will be Monday, August 16, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Lead, SD, with Pastor Bruce Adams officiating. A reception will follow at the Christian Ministry Center. Burial will take place...

Dean Finkbeiner

Dean Finkbeiner

Aug 3, 2010

Dean Finkbeiner, 62 of Spearfish, died in a construction accident outside of Spearfish, on August 3, 2010. Survivors include Christy Finkbeiner, of Spearfish, sons Randy Finkbeiner of Spearfish, Joshua Finkbeiner of Newport News, VA and Boe Finkbeiner, of Spearfish, a daughter Jena Finkbeiner, of Spearfish, brother Armin Finkbeiner, of Belle Fourche. Visitation will take place at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel on...

Kenneth Leo Temple

Kenneth Leo Temple

Aug 1, 2010

Col. Kenneth L. Temple USAF [Retired] passed away August 1, 2010 at the Spearfish Regional Hospital ending a full and extraordinary life. Born January 19, 1919 in Newell, SD, Ken was child number 13 of 14 children. His parents Allen and Elizabeth (Duranty) Temple homesteaded in the Sulphur, SD area. He graduated from Lead High School in 1937. He attended...

Betty Davis

Betty Davis

Jul 30, 2010

Betty Ann Davis, 87, Spearfish, South Dakota, died Friday, July 30, 2010. Memorial services are scheduled for Friday, August 6, 2010, at 10:30 AM, at the Spearfish United Methodist Church with Pastor Dar Berkenpas officiating. A private family burial will be held at the Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota. Memorials have been established in lieu of flowers to...

Violet "Evelyn" Beshara

Violet "Evelyn" Beshara

Jul 27, 2010

Evelyn (Evey) Beshara, 80, went to be with her husband and other family members that have passed away on July 27, 2010. Evelyn will be coming home to her final resting place next to her long time husband on Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Inurnment and graveside rites will be held at Oakridge Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Evey was born in...

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