Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Feb 26, 2023

Charlotte Lea Wood, 88, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully at Monument Health Hospital in Spearfish on February 26, 2023.

Charlotte was born in Lincoln, NE on October 9, 1934, to Francis and Mabel Hartshorn. She grew up and went to school in Belle Fouche, SD. Charlotte was the fourth in line of...

Feb 18, 2023

Velva Gayle (Kruger) Engel, age 77, loving mother of four, and adoring wife to husband Keith Engel, passed away February 18 th , 2023, of natural causes.

Gayle was born September 4 th , 1945, in Ovid, Colorado, to her parents, Velva and Del Kruger. She grew up in Northeastern Colorado with her...

Feb 17, 2023

Virginia Furrow, 98 of Spearfish, passed away at home on February 17, 2023, surrounded by her three children.

Virginia "Ginny" was born on a farm near Baker, Montana on January 11, 1925, to the parents of Elmer Kirkpatrick and Anna Dahl Kirkpatrick.  She was one of seven children. When she was two, they...

Feb 16, 2023

Jessie Sachau Tschetter passed away peacefully at Friendly Horizons Assisted Living Facility in Summerset, SD  on February 16, 2023  at the age 97.  Jessie was born in Crook, SD to Ernest and Cleo Tyler on November 23, 1925. She was the middle child growing up on the farm with her four siblings, Faye, Bill, Ernest and Clyde....

Feb 15, 2023

James (Jimbo) Frederick Burns, Deadwood all-American man, the best husband, father, and grandpa passed away unexpectedly breaking our hearts with his sweetie by his side …wagon's ho!

"Put a smile on your face and a tickle in your heart and you'll be happy the whole day through."

Sunrise: March...

Feb 15, 2023

Ronald Lee Gerry, 84, of Sundance, WY passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

Ronald was born January 18, 1939 in Sioux Falls, SD to Woodrow and Edna (Pathael) Gerry.  He grew up on the family farm in Wentworth, SD and graduated from Chester High School in 1957.

Ron married...

Feb 14, 2023

Service time changed to 1:30pm due to the weather.

Joanna K. Surrell was born on January 5, 1955 to Ernest and Norma (Palmer) Hines in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, where she was born and raised as her parents' youngest girl, which made her proud to be "daddy's baby girl."  Ultimately, she...

Feb 14, 2023

Thomas Allen VanLuvan will always be remembered for his courage during difficult times.  Unfortunately, this time the pain was too difficult, and we lost Thomas during the night of February 14, 2023, at 21 years old in Sundance, Wyoming.

Thomas was born May 6, 2001, in Spearfish, SD. He grew up in Sundance...

Feb 13, 2023

Friend, Mother, and beloved Grandmother, Diann Dietzman was born on October 19, 1943 in Redfield, SD and passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023, in Spearfish SD, from a courageous battle with cancer.

Living a simple but valuable life, Diann always chose to wonderfully treasure and appreciate her family, friends, and the small...

Feb 9, 2023

Dr. James (Jim) Hess made a lasting impact on his profession and a left a powerful legacy in his community.  During his lifetime, he was able to build a secure lifestyle and strong financial base for himself and others, but his life had a far more humble beginning.

Jim was born in Belle...

Feb 8, 2023

Dorothy (Reinbold) Thomas, beloved wife of 67 years to Bernard John Thomas, who predeceased her in 2013, died on February 8, 2023 at Spearfish Canyon Health Center.

Born in Trail City, SD on December 9, 1926, she was the daughter of Margaret and James Reinbold.

Dorothy was a graduate...

Feb 3, 2023

Daniel Keith "Coyote" Penn passed away on February 3, 2023, at Monument Health Spearfish, SD Dan was born November 22, 1947, to Walter and Hattie (Brewer) Penn in Belle Fourche SD. Dan was the youngest of five children, he joined his three sisters and one brother.

Dan was raised on the...

Feb 2, 2023

Janice  Elizabeth Eschedor, 78, of Sundance, WY, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at her daughter's home in Rockville, MD in hospice care.

Jan was born and raised in Verndale, MN.  She moved to Minneapolis right after high school to work.  She met Gary and together they raised their children in N.E....

Jan 31, 2023

Anthony Peter Fuller left the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota on January 31, 2023 and is not expected to return. But, before he left, he made his mark on his family, his friends, his colleagues, his adversaries, and his community.

Peter was born in Aberdeen, SD on February 17, 1943 to Harry...

Jan 29, 2023

Grant Edson Henning, 82 years old, Spearfish, SD, passed away peacefully at Fort Meade VA, on the night of January 29th, 2023.

Grant was born and raised in Sioux Falls, SD, the only child of Henry and Verlyn Henning, on March 26th, 1940. He graduated high school from Washington High. From there, he...

Jan 27, 2023

Dale Nelson Sogge was born to R. John Sogge and Anna (Nelson) Sogge on February 2, 1958 in Sturgis, SD. After briefly living in Whitewood, the family, which included older sister Laura, moved to a farm near Fruitdale, SD. During the ten years of living on the farm, Dale was involved with riding horses such as Baldy...

Jan 24, 2023

Virginia Pillen, 99, of Newcastle, WY, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at her home in Newcastle.   A funeral service will be held at 11:00am, on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Newcastle.  Dedication of the grave will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Newcastle.  Visitation will be one...

Jan 23, 2023

Laura Danielle Kenway went home to be with the Lord on January 23, 2023. Laura was born on February 3, 1990 to Gary and Evonna Schelling. She is survived by her husband, Chris Kenway, her father, Gary Schelling and siblings Ryan (Tammy) Schelling, Ami (Tristan) Hanson, Bethany (Levi) Mueller, grandparents Ken and Lois Schelling, as well as...

Jan 17, 2023

Dr. Jeanine Clare (Siren) Littau, EdD, passed away on January 17 th , 2023 in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota at 78 years of age. Jeanine was preceded in death by her husband, Anton "Tony" Littau and her grandson, Kyle Johnson. She was born in South Dakota but spent most of her life in Alaska, in Naknek and Wasilla. Jeanine...

Jan 15, 2023

Hyacinth G. Young of Pierre, SD passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15 th, 2023 at the age of 89.

Hyacinth "Hy" was born March 13, 1933, to Mary and Vladimir "Walter" Budnevitch in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Following graduation from high school in Old Forge, Hy attended the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton,...