Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Martha Caroline Hurley
Dec 3, 2008
Martha Caroline (Loftesness) Hurley, age 95, of Spearfish, SD, passed away December 3, 2008 at Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish. Martha was born October 11, 1913 in Hills, MN, the 4th of 8 children to Carl and Helga (Nerison) Loftesness. Her grandparents homesteaded near Garretson, SD, belonging to the group of 11 Norwegian families who came together to settle...
Marjorie Koch
Nov 25, 2008
Marjorie "Marge" (Stevenson) Koch, age 94, native of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2008, in Belle Fourche, SD. Marge was born December 17, 1913, in Moorcroft, the daughter of the late Edward C. "E.C." and Clara G. (Gilkison) Stevenson. Marge was a 1931 graduate of Moorcroft High School and later graduated from Black Hills Teachers' College (now...
Kathryn Magelky
Nov 24, 2008
Kathryn M. Magelky, 96 of Spearfish died Monday, November 24, 2008 at Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish. Visitation will be from 1-5 P.M., Friday, November 28, 2008 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Vigil services will be at 7:00 P.M., Friday, November 28, 2008 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Spearfish. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00...
Elmer A. Besler
Nov 22, 2008
Elmer A. Besler, 83 of Spearfish died Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish. Visitation will be from 3-7 P.M., Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Hope Lutheran Church in Spearfish with Pastor Mark Schutz officiating. Burial with full military...
Kenneth "Mike" Bush
Nov 16, 2008
Kenneth "Mike" Bush, 71 of Sundance, WY passed away peacefully, Sunday, November 16, 2008 at his home in Sundance. Funeral services will be at 10:00A.M., Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Sundance United Methodist Church with Reverend Tom Martin officiating, burial will follow at Mt. Mount Moriah Cemetery in Sundance. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to...
Kenneth W. Cressman
Nov 15, 2008
Kenneth Woodrow Cressman, 90, of Spearfish, SD died Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Kenneth was born to Daniel and Nellie (Golden) Cressman in Perkins County, SD, on October 7, 1918. He grew up in the Slim Buttes area until the family relocated to Sundance, WY in the late 30s due to hardships of the dirty thirties....
Le Roye C. Carlson
Nov 11, 2008
Le Roye C. Carlson, 88, of Spearfish, SD, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Kokesh Loving Care in Spearfish. Visitation will be on Sunday, November 16, 2008 from 4:00PM until 6:00PM at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish, with Family Services starting at 6:00PM. Funeral Services will be on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 10:00AM at Mountain View Baptist Church in...
Straitor V. Clark
Nov 10, 2008
Straitor V. Clark, 96 of Sundance, WY passed away Monday, November 10, 2008 at Crook County Long Term Care in Sundance. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M., Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel in Sundance. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 14, 2008 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Sundance with Reverend Father...
Gay Friel Lynn
Nov 5, 2008
Gay Friel Lynn, 81 of Spearfish died Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at Dorsett Regional Senior Care in Spearfish. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, November 10, 2008 at All Angels Episcopal Church in Spearfish with Reverend Father Bunker Hill officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established in Gay's name at All Angels Episcopal Church and...
Linden C Neiman
Nov 1, 2008
Linden C. Neiman, 51 Denver, Colorado died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at South Aurora Hospital in Aurora, CO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Hulett Civic Center in Hulett, WY, with Pastor Tim Berkshire officiating, burial will follow at Hulett Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Hulett Volunteer Fire Department. Linden...
Margaret Christianson Palm
Nov 1, 2008
Margaret Christianson Palm, 93 of Arden Hills, Minnesota passed away November 1, 2008 after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis for nearly fifty years. Margaret was born October 15, 1915 in Lead, SD to William and Polly (Curnow) Christianson. Margaret graduated from Lead High School in 1933 and the University of Minnesota in 1937. While at the University of Minnesota,...
Ila Mae Croff
Oct 27, 2008
Ila Mae Croff, 86, of Belle Fourche, SD, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be at 2:00PM on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel of Spearfish, with Pastor Peg Grzelkowski officiating. Ila was born August 6, 1922 at Keene, ND to Mr. & Mrs. Olaf Hansen. She attended rural school through 8th...
Evelyn O Looney
Oct 24, 2008
Evelyn O. Looney, born March 2, 1925, died at her son's home in Spearfish, SD, after a brave struggle with cancer. Her perennial optimism and enthusiastic spirit will be missed by all those who knew her. In 1946 she began her career as an educator with her first teaching position at a country school in the Appalachian Mountains of western...
Marvin J Erickson
Oct 23, 2008
Marvin J. Erickson, 76 of Spearfish died Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Private family memorial services are to be held. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to benefit: All Angels Episcopal Church of Spearfish, condolences may be sent to: P.O. Box 165, Spearfish, SD 57783. Marvin was born January 17, 1932 to Rudolph and...
Charles William Matson
Oct 22, 2008
Charles William Matson was born March 31, 1928 in Buffalo, S.D. to Sandy and Laura (Williams) Matson. He lived most of his life in Harding County. In 1944 he began his trucking career. In 1948 he married his longtime love, Jean Olson. They began ranching in 1961 and continued until 1968 when they bought and ran a leather store. In...
Marilyn Sumners
Oct 18, 2008
Marilyn Joy (Samuelson) Sumners was born July 2, 1945 in Murdo, SD, and passed away October 18, 2008, in Spearfish at home. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Spearfish, with funeral services beginning at 1:30 p.m., Pastor Dar Berkenpas and Pastor Larry Kellner will officiate and...
Reverend Vernon Morrison
Oct 10, 2008
Reverend Vernon Morrison, 95 former Spearfish resident passed away Friday, October 10, 2008 in Ashville, NC. Visitation will be from 2:00PM until 6:00PM on Friday, October 17, 2008 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM on Saturday, October 18, 2008, at the Spearfish United Methodist Church, with Pastor Dar Berkenpas officiating. Burial will follow at...
Vivian Kuhns
Oct 6, 2008
Vivian S. Kuhns, 83 of Spearfish died Monday, October 6, 2008 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Visitation will be from 3:00PM until 7:00PM on Friday, October 10, 2008 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Church of the Nazarene in Spearfish, with Pastor Kelly Lovelace officiating. An additional memorial service...
David Hosman
Sep 29, 2008
David G. Hosman, 57, of Whitewood, SD and formerly of Pierre, died Monday, September 29, 2008 at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30A.M., Monday, October 6, 2008 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish with Chaplain Moe Greiner officiating. Burial with full military honors will take place at 12:00PM at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. In...
Clara Nicholas
Sep 26, 2008
Clara (Buss) Nicholas passed away at the age of 98 on Friday, September 26, 2008 at Burr's Tender Care Assisted Living Retirement Home in Spearfish. Visitation will be from 2-7P.M., Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Spearfish with Pastor...
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