Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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Leonard Seaman

Leonard Seaman

Apr 13, 2024

Leonard Phillip Seaman, 96 of Spearfish died Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Spearfish Canyon Heathcare.

Arrangements are pending.

Peggy Sue Bernards

Peggy Sue Bernards

Apr 12, 2024

Peggy Sue Bernards of Lead, South Dakota, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on April 12th, 2024.

Peggy was born May 5th, 1957, in Abilene, Kansas to Marvin Bernhardt and Illa Bernhardt (Roehrer).  Although born in Kansas, Peggy spent most of her childhood and formative years in Fishtail, Montana, living...

Thea Rose Chasteen

Thea Rose Chasteen

Apr 2, 2024

Our sweet baby girl Thea Rose Chasteen, daughter of Jeremiah and Faith Chasteen, left this world far too soon on April 2nd, 2024 at the age of 4 months old.

From the very beginning, Thea had every single person wrapped around her little finger. She was the perfect combination of beautiful, stubborn, and goofy. She loved her...

Edward W. Gantz Jr.

Edward W. Gantz Jr.

Mar 31, 2024

Edward William Gantz Jr., 84, of Alva Wyoming, passed away peacefully with his family beside him on March 31st, 2024.

Ed was born on October 22nd, 1939, to Edward Gantz Sr. and Margaret (Sipe) Gantz. He grew up on the family ranch where he lived until the time of his death. He attended his primary school years...

Donald Quenzer

Donald Quenzer

Mar 29, 2024

Donald H. Quenzer of Central City, SD, joined his Heavenly Father, wife Linda Quenzer, parents Evelyn and Henry, and friends after a short hospital stay at the age of 70, on March 29th, 2024.

Donald was born in Mobridge, South Dakota, on September 12th, 1953. The second of four children born to Henry...

Madeline Finnerty

Madeline Finnerty

Mar 28, 2024

Madeline Adeline (New) Finnerty was greeted with the open arms of God the Father and all those gone before her on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Madeline was born on December 21, 1923, to Andrew and Ellen (Burke) New in Gettysburg, SD.

She and her family would move to the Rockham and Zell, SD...

Chris Allen Hansen

Chris Allen Hansen

Mar 27, 2024

Chris Allen Hansen, age 69, went home to the Lord on March 27, 2024.

A Celebration of Life will be held on April 6, 2024, at 11:30 am at First United Methodist Church, 23 North Seneca Avenue, Newcastle, Wyoming.

Chris was born in Newcastle, Wyoming, on June 29, 1954, to parents Bill and Lorna Hansen.  ...

Rolland "Butch" Helkenn

Rolland "Butch" Helkenn

Mar 27, 2024

Rolland "Butch" Helkenn, 86, of Sundance, Wyoming entered fully into the presence of his Lord and Savior on March 27th, 2024.

Butch was born on January 14th, 1938, in Clark, South Dakota to Edward and LaVerne (Kruthoff) Helkenn.  He grew up with four brothers, one sister and one uncle on the home place located in Fordham Township.  ...

Sharon Hacker

Sharon Hacker

Mar 23, 2024

Sharon Lynn Hacker, 85, of Moorcroft, WY, passed away at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, WY.

Sharon Lynn Hacker was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.  She left this world on March 23, 2024, after a brief illness.

Sharon was born to Keith and Ruth Likens on August 11, 1938.  She...

Genevieve "Ann" Thie

Genevieve "Ann" Thie

Mar 21, 2024

Genevieve Ann (Robinson) Thie passed away on March 21, 2024.

Ann was born in Aledo, Illinois on September 4, 1939, and lived in Iowa prior to her marriage to Irvin Thie in 1977. She was proud to have been a high school mathematics teacher for 33 years, 15 of those in Iowa and...

Richard "Dick" Cressman

Richard "Dick" Cressman

Mar 16, 2024

Richard Kenneth Cressman, age 78 passed away in Spearfish on the 16th of March 2024.

Richard "Dick" Cressman was born April 8th, 1945. Richard loved to tell stories from throughout his life ranging from his childhood, camping adventures, or working various jobs around Spearfish. He was a talented artist and taught at Douglas Wyoming High School for...

Florence Marie Cook

Florence Marie Cook

Mar 14, 2024

Florence Marie Cook passed away on March 14, 2024, in Rapid City, SD.

Throughout the 80 years that Marie shared her life with her loved ones she was known by many names.  "Wee" was one of the first names she was given by her four siblings.  Due to baby brother Bobby's single syllable attempt at saying Marie,...

Walter Omdahl

Walter Omdahl

Mar 11, 2024

Walter Thomas Omdahl passed away on March 11, 2024, at the age of 70 after a long health battle. He was born, in Kadoka, SD on July 8, 1953, and was the oldest of seven children born to Thomas Clifford and Elaine Louise (Schulz) Omdahl. Walter grew up on the family ranch North of Philip. Making sure...

Robert J. Mcmillan

Robert J. Mcmillan

Mar 10, 2024

Robert J. McMillan, 69 of Lead passed away March 10, 2024 at Monument Health in Rapid City.

Services for Robert will be held in California.

Roger Remington

Roger Remington

Mar 10, 2024

Roger Remington, 86, of Gilette, WY, passed away in the care of Hospice at his friend's home in Gillette on Sunday, March 10, 2024.

A graveside service with full military honors being provided by the United States Army and the Black Hills Chapter of the American Legion Riders, at 11:00 am, Monday, March 25, 2024, at Black...

Carolyn Frances Farnum

Carolyn Frances Farnum

Mar 8, 2024

Caryolyn (Marlowe) Farnum, 92 passed peacefully into God's arms on March 8, 2024, at Wyoming Assisted Living in Sundance, Wyoming.

In 1931 she was born in Belmont, New York in a five generational home, still occupied by our family. She had a full nursing career as a geriatric nurse. Carolyn retired from the Crook County Long Term...

Albert Pickerd

Albert Pickerd

Mar 7, 2024

Albert A. Pickerd, age 78, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away on March 7, 2024, surrounded by loved ones after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Spearfish, SD on March 4, 1946, the son of Orville G. Pickerd and Fletta Hathaway.

Albert was a devoted husband, stepfather, and, most importantly, grandpa/great grandpa. He grew up...

Dennis Amburn

Dennis Amburn

Mar 6, 2024

Dennis A. Amburn, 70 of Rapid City and formerly of Spearfish passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

Arrangements are pending.

Charles Paul

Charles Paul

Mar 6, 2024

Charles "Chuck" Paul was born on June 21, 1941, in Nelson County, North Dakota to Russell and Alyce Paul.  Chuck died at the Crook County Hospital in Sundance, WY on March 6, 2024, where Jesus welcomed him into heaven and he was reunited with the love of his life, Joann, his grandson Ward, and great-grandson Logan.

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Betty Wilson

Betty Wilson

Mar 5, 2024

Betty Wilson, 91 of Hulett, Wyoming passed away on March 5th, 2024 at Crook County Hospital, surrounded by her daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Betty was born on May 29, 1932, in Atwood Indiana to Wesley and Ethel Orcutt.  She grew up on a farm outside of Atwood, Indiana with her sisters, Helen and...

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