Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Feb 19, 2022

Peter "Pete" Knutson age 70, was born on June 11, 1951, and passed away unexpectedly February 19, 2022.

Pete was the baby boy of Marcus "Phil" and Wilma Knutson family.  He had two older sisters, Phyllis and Patsy.

Pet loved his job as a truck drive until his retirement.

Preceding him in death...

Feb 19, 2022

Kenneth E. Westphal, 98, of Spearfish, SD, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Burr's Tender Care Assisted Living. Kenneth Edward Westphal was born on February 10, 1924 in Gettysburg, SD at the Westphal Maternity Ward. He was the fifth child of nine born to Gus T. and Anna (Bierman) Westphal. He...

Feb 15, 2022

Cheryl Suzanne Runner Shuck, age 76, passed away peacefully at her home in Spearfish on February 15, 2022.

Cheryl Suzanne Runner Shuck (Cheri) was born on August 14, 1945, in Volga, South Dakota. At age 18 months, she was adopted by Richard and Redella Runner and brought to live in Martin, South Dakota....

Feb 13, 2022

Delores Maxine Sheufelt, 83, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City.  Delores was born November 26, 1938, in Hanford, CA.  She married Samuel Sheufelt on October 5, 1968, in Tijuana, Mexico.

Delores worked many years as the Dietary Manager at the...

Feb 12, 2022

Fern Ilene (Cordingly) Blakeman, of Sundance, passed away at Crook County Long Term Care on February 12, 2022. Fern was born November 5, 1934, to Vernie and Florence Cordingly in Upton, WY. She was the eighth of nine children. She grew up on the family ranch just south of Upton, WY and graduated from Upton High School....

Feb 12, 2022

Bradford Glenn Hofland, 80, Piedmont, SD, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 12, 2022, at his home in Piedmont, SD.

Brad was born in Bowman, ND April 5, 1941 to parents Glenn Hofland & Dorothy (Rose) Hofland. Brad lived on a farm outside of Reeder, ND and attended Reeder High School graduating in 1959. He served...

Feb 9, 2022

A graveside service will be held at 1p.m. at Mt. Moriah Cemetery at Sundance, WY on Wednesday February 16 th , 2022 for Robert Glenn Walkinshaw, aged 98.

Robert (or Ol' Bob, as he called himself) succumbed to a stroke at Crook County Hospital at 7:20 pm on February 9 th , 2022. ...

Feb 9, 2022

Lon Alan Krueger, 62, of Spearfish, SD, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.

Lon Krueger was born in Parkston, SD on Sept. 22, 1959 to Ronald and Marcia (Snyder) Krueger. Growing up, Lon spent most of his free time working on cars or hunting with his buddies. Lon graduated...

Feb 8, 2022

Angie (Hofer) Brown, 42, of Spearfish, SD, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, after a tenacious battle with cancer for more than a decade.

Angie was born in Huron, SD, and later moved to Brookings for her middle and high school years. She was a...

Feb 5, 2022

Steve Sproul, 74, of Moorcroft, Wyoming passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 5, 2022.

Steve was born on February 2, 1948 in Stoughton, Wisconsin to James and Ruthann (Greig) Sproul. He was confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Stoughton, WI. He attended Stoughton public schools and was a member of the class...

Feb 5, 2022

Kenneth "Rooster" Leroy Rost, 79, went to his heavenly home February 5 th 2022 surrounded by his loving wife, children and great-grandchildren.  He passed peacefully at his home in Spearfish after an 11 year struggle with Inclusion Body Myositis.  He was looking forward to meeting his savior Jesus Christ.

Ken was born in...

Feb 4, 2022

It is with deep regret, that I inform you of the passing of Constance  "Connie"  Upton, who was supported by the Northern Hills Training Center (NHTC) since 2005.  Connie Upton 77 of Spearfish passed away Friday evening, February 4, 2022, at the Monument Health Hospital in Spearfish.  Connie's passing was quick and unexpected.  Connie received services from NHTC since...

Feb 3, 2022

Frieda Tracy, age 90 of Spearfish passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Monument Sturgis Senior Care.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the United Church of Christ in Spearfish, SD with lunch following at the church. Inurnment will take place at a...

Jan 29, 2022

Jane Louise Daniels, 52 of Spearfish, SD left this life on January 29, 2022 at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after a long illness.

Jane was born December 4, 1969 in Rapid City, South Dakota to Joe and Darlene Daniels.  She attended grade school in Jordan, Minnesota and graduated from Sturgis Brown High School...

Jan 28, 2022

Gladys Nicholas, age 106! of Spearfish passed away peacefully in her sleep with family by her side on Friday January 28 th , 2022 at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare.

Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 7 th , 2022, at the United Methodist Church in Spearfish. Inurnment will follow at Rosehill Cemetery...

Jan 28, 2022

Donald George Hansen (Don to most) was a loving and dedicated Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Grandfather and Best Friend and is now watching over his family from Heaven.

Don was born on July 23, 1942 in Spearfish, SD to George and Hazel Hansen and grew up in Deadwood, SD.  He was baptized in...

Jan 27, 2022

Lawrence Lesmeister, 78, passed away on January 27, 2022, after a lengthy stay at the Lead-Deadwood Hospital of Lewy Body Dementia (Alzheimer's and Parkinson's), which he had for several years.

Lawrence was born a son of Frank and Bregetta (Burckhard) Lesmeister at Eagle Butte; sharing his life with three brothers and two sisters on the farm at...

Jan 26, 2022

Jackie (Jack) Lee Collins, 78, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, of Spearfish, SD passed away on January 26, 2022 at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD after a short bout with cancer.

Jack was born on June 22, 1943 in Deadwood, SD to Martin and Orpha (Scovel) Collins.  Jack was the 5th of...

Jan 26, 2022

Lynn Fisher, 82 of Moorcroft, WY  passed peacefully on January 26, 2022.

Lynn T. Fisher lived and worked in San Francisco.  She married Robert Fisher and relocated to Wyoming, where they shared a love of the outdoors and adventures with old and new friends. Their mutual love of animals brought many a beloved...

Jan 25, 2022

Gerald Ryan Foley (60) of Spearfish, SD won his heavenly victory on Tuesday, January 25th, at Monument Hospital of Rapid City.  He was a lifelong member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church.

He was born December 22, 1961 to Richard and Mary Foley in Vancouver WA.  He was raised in the Yacolt, WA and Kalispell, MT areas. ...