Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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,...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mar 24, 2023

Clayton Ivan Bakke, 95 passed away peacefully on March 24, 2023. He was born to Elmer and Clara (Johnson) Bakke on September 11, 1927, on a farm just west of Astoria, SD. In the Spring of 1936, the family moved to Puposky, MN located north of Bemidji and then moved back to Astoria where he farmed with...

Mar 21, 2023

Robert "Bob" Lee Geis age 66 of Spearfish passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on March 21, 2023, at Monument Hospice House in Rapid City SD.

Bob was born November 12, 1956, in Fukuoka Japan at USAF Hospital to Sherry and Wini Geis. Growing up...

Mar 14, 2023

Donna was a Beloved Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Teacher, and Friend. There are not enough words in the dictionary to describe her, though she seemed to know every word that exists and was happy to share. She knew all the music, all the songs, all the Bible verses, and knew by heart our favorite...

Mar 13, 2023

Nicholas Edward Bohl was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota on April 18, 1957 to JoAnn and Daryll. Nick grew up on a farm in Crete, Nebraska. As a kid, Nick happily accepted any punishment when he knew it was due; otherwise, he demanded a thorough explanation that he had better agree with. He worked at a...

Mar 13, 2023

Donald J. Willuweit, 74, of Belle Fourche, SD, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at his sister and brother-in-law's home under the care of Hospice.

Donald was born on November 10, 1948, in Gregory, SD, a son of Julius and Leah (Stroh) Willuweit. He attended schools in Gregory and graduated from Gregory High School....

Mar 13, 2023

Ellouise D. Litschewski, 78, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, after a brief hospitalization at Monument Health.

Ellie was born in Minnesota on June 30, 1944, and grew up in Spearfish, SD where she graduated from Spearfish High School. She attended Black Hills Stage College, graduating with...

Mar 10, 2023

George (Don) Derosier passed away on March 10, 2023, at the Garden Hills Assisted Living Home. He was 91!

Don was born in Deadwood, South Dakota April 4 th ,1931.  He was the son of George and Edith (Mustaparta) Derosier, He graduated from Deadwood High School in 1950. Don attended the University of...

Mar 10, 2023

Shirley Ann (VanHorn) Marsolek, 84, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023, at her home in Spearfish, SD.

Born in Pine City, MN, on February 25th, 1939, as the oldest child of Valerine and Delilah (Hanson) VanHorn, Shirley grew up in and around the Twin Cities. She was a cheerleader at St. Paul...

Mar 10, 2023

Barton E. Willuweit passed away at home in the early hours of Friday morning, March 10, 2023.

Bart was born in Sturgis S.D. on December 18 th , 1955 to Mavis and William Willuweit.

He spent his childhood in Central City. In 1978, Bart met the love of his...