Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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Elsie Bradley

Elsie Bradley

May 3, 2023

Elsie R. (Tschetter) Bradley, 81 of Spearfish passed away May 3, 2023 at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche.

Elsie was born September 15, 1941 to John and Elizabeth (Hofer) Tschetter in Bridgewater, SD. She graduated from Bridgewater High School in 1960. She married William Bradley Sr. on December 4, 1965 in Pipestone, MN.

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Sandra Kay Dean

Sandra Kay Dean

May 2, 2023

Sandra Kay Dean, 82, of Spearfish, passed away on May 2nd, 2023 at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche.

Sandra was born July 21st, 1940, in Hawarden, Iowa to Allen and Lois (Keiser) Mudder, she was the oldest of three girls. The family moved to Alcester, SD in 1942. Sandra accepted Jesus as...

Sandra "Sandy" Rauch

Sandra "Sandy" Rauch

May 2, 2023

Sandra Kay (Ostby) Rauch, 70, of Gillette, Wyoming died on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Rapid City, SD surrounded by loving family. Sandy was born on May 11, 1952 in Lead, SD to Soren and Arvilla (Brovald) Ostby. She attended country school at the Homestake School, Hauber Mine until 1962 and thereafter attended school in Hulett,...

Cynthia "Cindy" Edwards

Cynthia "Cindy" Edwards

Apr 26, 2023

 Cynthia "Cindy" Kay Edwards delighted in life. Her infectious laugh filled a room, won over her husband, embarrassed her children, and provided peace as her departing gift on April 26th, 2023. 

 Cindy was born in Gnadenhutten, Ohio on December 5, 1948. She was smart and spunky, spending much of her youth losing herself in books and winning trophies in local speed...

Ralph "Bud" Shaykett

Ralph "Bud" Shaykett

Apr 26, 2023

Ralph J. "Bud" Shaykett, age 101, of Whitewood, SD, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center, Black Hills Healthcare at Fort Meade, SD following a brief illness.

Bud was born March 5, 1922, in Fruitdale, SD, to Ralph E. Shaykett and Clara E. (Long)...

Martin Peterson

Martin Peterson

Apr 22, 2023

Martin R. Peterson, 86 of Sundance, passed away on April 22, 2023 in Gillette, WY.

Martin was born on April 12, 1937, 45 minutes after twin sister Mathilda at the Peterson ranch home is Weston County, WY. His parents were Leonard and Harriett (Waters) Peterson. His elementary education was in county...

Barbara Macdonald

Barbara Macdonald

Apr 22, 2023

Barbara Leila Redinger Macdonald, 87, passed away April 22,2023 in Spearfish, SD.

Barbara was born February 23, 1936 in Deadwood, SD to Paul W and Loretta I (Cook) Redinger. Barbara was baptized, confirmed and attended the Old Apostolic Lutheran church her entire life. Her faith in Jesus Christ as her Savior...

William "Bill" R. Stott

William "Bill" R. Stott

Apr 21, 2023

William "Bill" Stott, 76, Deadwood, SD was born in Mobridge, SD to William and Tillie Stott on June 14, 1946 and went to his heavenly reward on April 21, 2023 in Deadwood, SD after a 2 1/2 battle with cancer.

The family moved to Deadwood in 1953, where Bill spent the rest of...

Roderick Hancock

Roderick Hancock

Apr 19, 2023

Roderick W. Hancock, 85 of Sundance WY, formerly of Pine Haven, WY passed away on April 19, 2023, at the Crook County Memorial Hospital after receiving exceptional care from Wyoming Assisted Living.

Rod was born on June 28, 1937, to Walter and Ruth (Davis) Hancock in Twin Bridges, MT, and graduated...

Helen Lee O'Dell

Helen Lee O'Dell

Apr 18, 2023

Helen Lee O'Dell, 84, of Spearfish, SD, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at her home in Spearfish, SD.

A committal service will take place at 2:00pm, on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD.

Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory of Spearfish,...

Marjorie Parke

Marjorie Parke

Apr 14, 2023

Marjorie Parke, 94, of Lead, SD, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche, SD.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00am, Monday, April 24, 2023, at First Baptist Church of the Northern Hills in Deadwood, SD.  Interment will follow at 1:30pm at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD. ...

Alice I. Varland

Alice I. Varland

Apr 14, 2023

Alice Irene Varland, 91 of Lead, SD died peacefully on April 14, 2023, at the Rolling Hills Healthcare facility in Belle Fourche, SD after several months of declining health.

Alice was born in Trail City, SD on October 2, 1931, to Fred and Emma Bieber. She later moved to Macintosh, SD...

Janice (Brudvig) Hardy

Janice (Brudvig) Hardy

Apr 13, 2023

Janice "Tootsie" M. Hardy, 85 of Westminster, CO passed away with family at her bedside at St Anthony North Hospital on April 13, 2023.

Wife of 61 years, mother of two, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister of one sibling, and lifelong friend of many whom...

Phyllis Andersen

Phyllis Andersen

Apr 12, 2023

Phyllis L. Andersen, 94 of Spearfish passed away April 12, 2023 at Legacy in Gillette, WY.

Phyllis was born October 12, 1928 in Rockwell, Iowa, she moved to the Vale, South Dakota area in her teenage years. She married the love of her life Tommy M. Andersen on September 13, 1947 and three children were born to...

Ernest "Ernie" Jenerou

Ernest "Ernie" Jenerou

Apr 12, 2023

Ernest "Ernie" Arthur Jenerou Jr. of Moorcroft, Wyoming passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the age of 61. Ernest was born to Ernest Jenerou and Kay Hicks Jenerou on August 30, 1961 in Muskegon, Michigan.

He grew up there until Ernest and Kay divorced and Kay married...

Sandra F. Hansen

Sandra F. Hansen

Apr 4, 2023

After a long battle with illnesses, our loving and caring mother has found peace.  Surrounded by her family Sandra "Sandy" F Hansen, 69, passed away on April 4, 2023, at Monument Health in Deadwood.

Sandy was born May 24, 1953, in Spearfish to Pete and Florence Maynard.  Sandy always said she was the...

Robert Roesler

Robert Roesler

Mar 31, 2023

Robert G. Roesler passed away on March 31 st , 2023 after a long struggle with dementia. He was 87 years old. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Robert was the eldest son of George and Mildred Roesler of Lead, South Dakota. He was born in Deadwood on May...

Rebecca Fowler

Rebecca Fowler

Mar 29, 2023

Rebecca "Becky" (Navarro) Fowler, 90, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2023.

Becky was born in the farm country of Decker, MI on June 6 th 1932, to Ysidore and Francisca Navarro (Melina). Becky was a very warm, loving, and compassionate lady with a contagious smile. A devout Catholic, she was deeply involved...

Harold Sulzbach

Harold Sulzbach

Mar 29, 2023

Harold was born August 27, 1928, the fifth of 10 boys to Charles F. and Laura E. Zurcher Sulzbach in Alliance, NE. He died March 29th, 2023, at the age of 94 at Fort Meade Hospice Center, Sturgis, SD.

Harold was raised on the family farm north of Alliance, Nebraska which was homesteaded by his father, Uncle...

Delores Coffield

Delores Coffield

Mar 27, 2023

Delores Marie (Tenold) Coffield passed away on March 27, 2023, at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare, where she had resided since 2017. She was born on May 18, 1935, at Reva, SD to Peder and Esther Tenold. Being the eighth born out of ten children, Delores had her six older sisters and brother to help care for her and her two...

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