Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Arno Schroeder
Dec 21, 2022
Arno W. Schroeder, age 97 of Spearfish, SD went home to be with the Lord on December 21, 2022.
Born February 6, 1925, in Dolton, SD to parents Frank and Susie (Becker) Schroeder
Preceded in death by his parents: Frank and Susie, First wife: Doris Kinsman Schroeder, wife: Freeda...
Roger Bell
Dec 19, 2022
Roger was born in Spearfish in the same family home that he left in January as his health and daily living needs changed. He was a fixture at Black Hills State sporting events and was such a devoted fan of the men's and women's basketball teams. His sports buddy, his sister Sonya Albers, joined him as the...
Roger Kleinsasser
Dec 19, 2022
Roger Allen Kleinsasser, 69 of Spearfish passed away on December 19, 2022 in Rapid City, SD.
Roger was born on February 28, 1953 in Huron, SD and attended school there. He came to the hills area after the Rapid City Flood in 1972 to help and took to the hills area. At this...
Freida Lincoln
Dec 16, 2022
Freida Lincoln,87 went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ after a short illness at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle, WY.
Freida was born the youngest of six children to Roy and Gladys Cummings of Monroe, WA. She graduated from Monroe High School and then worked as a nanny to twins Jeff...
Jason Otto
Dec 15, 2022
Jason Jerry Otto, 48, of Pine Haven, Wyoming, passed away on Keyhole Reservoir on December 15th, 2022.
Jason was born in Havre, Montana, on May 14th, 1974 to Jerry and Debra Otto. He grew up on the family farm west of town with his two brothers near Big Sandy Creek. He attended Havre...
Eric Huseby
Dec 13, 2022
Eric Orval Huseby, 88 was born July 28, 1934 to Louis and Muriel Huseby on the Huseby Ranch. Eric passed away on December 13, 2022.
Eric attended the country school here on the place thru the 8 th grade. Eric worked with his Dad on the ranch and in the timber industry. His fairness, honesty and kind...
Beth Ward
Dec 11, 2022
Beth Diane Ward, 73, of Spearfish, SD, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 peacefully at her home.
Beth was born December 10, 1949 in Deadwood, SD to Bill and Norma Cowan. She grew up in Greybull, WY and graduated from Greybull High School in 1968. She received her degree in education from...
Violet Wenck
Dec 10, 2022
Violet Lorraine Wenck, 93, of Spearfish, SD, and formerly of Morristown, SD, passed away peacefully with her family on December 10, 2022. Violet was born January 8, 1929, in McIntosh, SD, to Fred and Sarah (Hines) Lovitt. One of seven children, Violet grew up in a sod house along the Cedar River northwest of McIntosh before their...
Jacob "Jake" Bourne
Dec 9, 2022
Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Bourne, 26, of Whitewood, SD, passed away on December 9, 2022, in Spearfish, SD.
Jake was born in Oceanside, CA, on September 26, 1996, to Fred and Tammy Bourne. In 2006, Jake moved with his family to Whitewood, SD, after his dad retired from the Marine Corps. Jake and his...
Dori Winters
Dec 3, 2022
Dori Winters, beloved and cherished mother, grandmother, aunt and friend passed peacefully surrounded by love on December 3, 2022 in Spearfish at the age of 80. She is survived by four children, three grandchildren and many, many friends.
Dori was born in The Dalles, Oregon in 1942 and later moved to Montana, graduating...
Wayne Delzer
Dec 2, 2022
Change of service time and place:
A Memorial of Life will be held at 10:30 am on  Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Spearfish.
Wayne Delzer, 81, Â passed away in Spearfish, SD on December 2, 2022 at Spearfish Monument Hospital Comfort Hospice.
Wayne was born...
Joseph L. Richards
Nov 27, 2022
Joseph Loren Richards, 92, of Sundance, WY died on November 27, 2022 at St. Vincent's Healthcare in  Billings, MT.
Joe was born on December 10, 1930, to Ernest "Ernie" and Marie (Roth) Richards in Houston County, Minnesota. He married Nancy Steele on April 23, 1948, in New Albin, IA. They were married for 71 years, Nancy passed...
Mitchell L. Houchins
Nov 27, 2022
Mitchell L. Houchins, 57 of Spearfish passed away at his home on November 27, 2022.
Cremation has taken place.
Robert Furrow
Nov 24, 2022
Robert D. "Bob" Furrow was born on September 24, 1926, in Farmingdale, South Dakota to George and Hazel (Crosbie) Furrow. The Furrow family moved several times during his youth, before settling on a ranch southwest of New Underwood, SD, which had previously been owned by Hazel's parents, William and Flora Crosbie.  Bob graduated from New Underwood High School in...
Donald Joe Gifford Sr.
Nov 24, 2022
Donald J. Gifford Sr., 79, passed away at his home in Lead on Thursday, November 24, 2022.  Don was the youngest child/son born on October 4, 1943, in the family's farmhouse in Nampa, Idaho, to Jonas (Joe) E. and Margaret F. (Hixon) Gifford. He grew up in Nampa until the 1st grade when the family moved to...
Margaret F. White
Nov 23, 2022
Margaret Frances White, 99 of Devils Tower passed away Wednesday, November, 23, 2022 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home.
Margaret was born February 23, 1923 at home on Houston Creek in Crook County, Wyoming to James and Amalia (Reinhold) Bowers. She attended school at Houston Creek country school and later graduated from Sundance High School. Margaret then...
Craig W. Lederer
Nov 23, 2022
On Wednesday, November 23 rd , 2022, Craig Wilfred Lederer, 62, of Sundance, Wyoming was called home to be with the Lord.
He was born April 22, 1960 to Wil and Shirley Lederer in Willows CA. He attended and graduated from Willows High School 1978. In 2005 he built, owned and operated CDL...
Lila Dudrey
Nov 21, 2022
Lila June Lamb-Dudrey, 93, was received into God's holy kingdom on November 21, 2022 leaving her family with a treasured legacy of quiet, steadfast love. She passed at the Legacy Living Center in Gillette where she has resided for the past few years.
Lila June was born on April 23, 1929 at the...
William "Bill" Gartman
Nov 21, 2022
William "Bill" Eugene Gartman passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on November 21 st 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Bill was born May 19, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Eugene and Lorraine (Whitman) Gartman. He attended the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and the Graduate School of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin. During the Vietnam...
Nancy Mae Williams
Nov 20, 2022
Nancy Mae "Roswadovski" Williams was born in Sheridan, Wyoming on October 16, 1938. She entered Heaven's gates on November 20, 2022. Nancy was the daughter to Mildred (Mates) and Stanley Roswadovski. She was the youngest of five children. In June 1955, she married the love of her life, Cecil Richard Williams and to this union they had...
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