Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Molli Elizabeth Toth
May 24, 2010
Private family graveside services will be held at a later date for Molli Elizabeth Toth infant daughter of Robin Engelhaupt and Erik Toth. Miss Molli was stillborn on May 24, 2010 in Sheridan, Wyoming. Molli was loved by so many, even before she was born and she will be sadly but dearly missed. She is survived by her mother, Robin...
Dorothy Riggs
May 24, 2010
Dorothy Marie Riggs, 93, long-time resident of Spearfish, died peacefully on May 24, 2010 in Creswell, Oregon. Dorothy was born June 23, 1916 near Brunswick, Nebraska to Sophie and Arthur K. Frost. She married Clarence Riggs in Brunswick, NE on March 3, 1935. Dorothy graduated from Brunswick High School in 1933. She was employed at retail stores in Lead and...
Victor Westrum
May 23, 2010
Victor Westrum, 93 of Spearfish died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Dorsett Regional Senior Care. Graveside services will be on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. at Black Hills National Cemetery with Pastor Kent Stillson officiating. Victor was born on April 29, 1917 to Oliver and Gena (Olson) Westrum at Clearbrook, MN. He grew up near Harlow, ND on...
Merlyn Schaefer
May 22, 2010
Merlyn J. Schaefer, 79 of Spearfish died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. Visitation will be from 2-5 P.M., Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish, with Vigil services to follow at 7:00 P.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Spearfish. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 27,...
Clifford A Julius
May 10, 2010
Clifford A. Julius, 86, of Lead, passed away on May 10, 2010 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital. Clifford was born September 11, 1923 to Andrew and Mary(Bartolino) Julius. He attended grade school at St. Patrick's Catholic School in Lead. He graduated from Lead High School on May 29th 1942. After school he joined the navy on April 14, 1943. He recived...
Edwin Rhineholt Arionus
May 9, 2010
Another bright star, Edwin Arionus, 81, of Spearfish, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at home with his family at his side. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be held onWednesday, May 12, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at the funeral chapel. Burial will take place...
Dr. Jeremi Villano
May 8, 2010
Dr. Jeremi Villano, 64, of Sundance, WY, passed away on May 8, 2010 at her home. She was born March 21, 1946 in Framingham, MA, and was raised in Grand Island, NY. She attended Sarah Lawrence College and attained her M.D. from S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center in 1972. She was a Family Practice Doctor at Crook County Medical Services District...
William Leeper
May 7, 2010
Wiliam Leeper 76, of Sun City, Arizona, died on May 7, 2010. Graveside Services will be at 12:30 P.M. on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish, SD with Pastor Andrew Carsrud officiating. Bill was born on July 30, 1933 and lived his early years in Nemo, SD and Spearfish, SD. In the few years after his...
Nellie Pummel
May 7, 2010
Nellie Pummel formerly of Spearfish died peacefully on May 7, 2010. Born March 10, 1926 near Hulett, Wyoming, Nellie was the first child of George and Edith Lorene Watts. The Watts family ancestors were some of the first pioneers to settle in Wyoming and as a result Nellie always had a strong bond with the land where she grew up....
Wilma Dobbins
May 2, 2010
Wilma Dobbins, 88, of Moorcroft, WY, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 after a long battle with macular degeneration, diabetes and cancer. Wilma was a twin, born at home in Moorcroft, Wyoming on September 8, 1921 to Cecil Clyde and Winnie Belle (Torbert) Hughes. Wilma grew up in Moorcroft and graduated with the class of 1939. Following her graduation she worked...
Kathryn Damberger
Apr 29, 2010
Kathryn Lucille O'Donnell Damberger, 92, of Spearfish, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at her daughter's home in Gillette, WY. Kathryn was born on March 8, 1918 to Leo and Julia (Clark) O'Donnell, at her parent's home in Corson County, Morristown, SD. She was baptized, received First Communion and confirmed all at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Morristown. She...
George Niemeyer
Apr 24, 2010
George Woodrow Niemeyer Jr, 60, of Spearfish, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established. George was born and raised in Colorado Springs, Colo. He attended high school where he met his...
John Kemp
Apr 21, 2010
On April 21st, 2010, Jack Kemp, 58 of Spearfish, decided to go on an adventure. Usually his adventure involved his family but on that very special day he had to go alone. He was born November 14, 1951 in Lead to Thomas and Doris (Sargent) Kemp. He grew up in Lead and graduated from Lead High School in 1968. He...
Marguerite Wham
Apr 17, 2010
Marguerite (Peg) Wham, 103 of Moorcroft, Wyoming was born July 17,1906 at their farm home near Alliance, NE, the daughter of George and Nellie Maude (Emory) West. She passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010. Funeral services will be on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. at the First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft, WY, with Pastor Donavon Voigt officiating. Burial...
Mary Huss
Apr 14, 2010
Mary Ann (Carlson) Huss 103 of Spearfish passed away at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance, WY on April14, 2010. Funeral services will held at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Burial will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery, near Sturgis, SD. Mary Ann Carlson Huss was born on a ranch at...
Shirley Alice Maeder
Apr 13, 2010
Shirley Maeder, 83, of Moorcroft, WY, passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at her home. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Moorcroft, WY at 1:00 pm and services will follow at 2:00 pm. with President Booth presiding. A memorial has been established to benefit Crook County Library....
William Millard
Apr 3, 2010
William "Bill" Millard, 78 of Lead, SD passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Mountain Vista Medical Hospital in Mesa Arizona. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Friday, April 9, 2010 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Lead with Pastor Bruce Adams officiating. Bill was born to Archie and Francis (Wescott) Millard in Yankton, SD on November 2,...
Elizabeth Schiller
Mar 29, 2010
December 27, 1917 a baby girl was born to William and Claudie Goff, they named her Elizabeth Ellen. She was one of 10 children born to this family and is survived by one sister Marjorie Sperle. Elizabeth Ellen was raised in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Wyoming. She married Harvey Schiller on October 22, 1937 and to this union 7 children were...
Barbara Haggberg
Mar 27, 2010
After a strong, courageous battle with cancer, Barbara Ann (Wolf) Haggberg, earned her set of wings on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 in Spearfish. She was surrounded by her loving family when she took her last breath. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. In lieu of flowers memorials...
Larry E. Mclaughlin
Mar 27, 2010
Larry E. McLaughlin, 71 of Sundance, Wyoming died Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 2-6 P.M., Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel in Sundance. Funeral services will be 3:30 P.M., Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the Sundance United Methodist Church with Pastor Duane Simonson officiating, burial will follow...
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