Ethel J. Chatfield
Oct 6, 2021
Ethel Anderson Chatfield was born on April 9, 1926, and earned her Angel Wings on October 6, 2021. Her parents, Andrew and Marie, were Danish immigrants and she was one of the youngest of nine children. Ethel loved her siblings fiercely. She attended rural schools and then graduated from Sundance High School in 1945. She was Football Queen,...
Colleen Marie Hauge
Oct 6, 2021
Colleen Marie Hauge, 89, from Spearfish, SD, went to rest with the Lord on Wednesday, October 6 th , 2021, at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche.
Colleen was born on July 11, 1932, in Hettinger, ND. She was the only child of Cletus John Connery and Anna Maria (Marie) Giannonatti. Colleen was baptized at Sacred Heart...
Bobby D. Roberts
Oct 5, 2021
Bobby Dale Roberts, 60, of Belle Fourche, passed away on October 5, 2021 at the Hospice House in Rapid City after battling pancreatic cancer.
Bobby was born October 14, 1960 in Belle Fourche, SD to John and Jean Roberts. He spent his childhood in Belle Fourche, SD and Anchorage, AK. He met the love of his life,...
William H. Sherrard
Oct 4, 2021
William "Bill" H. Sherrard, 73 of Sundance, Wyoming passed away quietly at his home the morning of October 4, 2021.
Bill was born in Deadwood, SD and graduated from Sundance High School. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was stationed in Izmir Turkey for two years. He attended the University...
John G. Haivala
Oct 2, 2021
John Gordon Haivala, 74, passed away October 2, 2021.
John was born in Spearfish on December 4, 1946. He was raised in Buffalo, SD, where he graduated high school in 1964 and then from Black Hills State College. John and Judy married August 14 th in 1966 in Buffalo. John started out as teacher, then a real...
Wanda A. Blakeman
Oct 1, 2021
Wanda Alice Blakeman, 55, passed away October 1, 2021 at Crook County Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. She was born November 22, 1965 in Rapid City, SD to Ted and Clara (Morganflash) Blakeman. She was living in Sundance Wyoming at the time of her passing.
Wanda enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially with her grandkids. She...
Bennet "Gil" Irving Gilbertson
Sep 30, 2021
Bennet (Gil) Gilbertson 86, of Spearfish, SD passed away on September 30, 2021, at the Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche.
Bennet was born on July 28, 1935, to Christ and Selma Gilbertson in rural Erhard, MN. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1953. He was married to LaVae Anderson on February 11, 1956, in...
Verna "Butch" Nelson
Sep 30, 2021
Verna "Butch" Nelson, 81 of Lead, SD passed away peacefully with her loved ones, both near and far, close to her heart on September 30, 2021 at the Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.
Butch was born on May 29, 1940 in Belle Fourche, SD to Helen Anderson and Louis Ray Liming. She...
Perry B. Messmer
Sep 30, 2021
Perry was called home to the Lord September 30, 2021. He was born on July 2, 1960 to Bert and Susan Messmer in Dickinson, ND. He grew up in Deadwood SD and graduated from LHS in 1978. He drove truck for most of his life after high school. Most recently he drove with Hammond Trucking hauling road oil. He...
Maria Corey
Sep 28, 2021
Maria Corey went to be in her Eternal Church on September 28 th with an resolute faith that she passed on to her children. She was born in Ober-Eidisch, Rumania to Johann and Susanna Klein on August 16, 1936. During World War ll in 1944 she moved with her parents and family to Austria and lived there...
Nicholas Robert Aulner
Sep 28, 2021
The family of Nicholas Robert Aulner of Spearfish, SD is saddened to announce his passing on September 28, 2021 at 83 years of age.
Nicholas was born June 4, 1938 in Alexandria, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents, August and Laura Aulner, brother, Francis Aulner and beloved daughter, Joan Kelley.
He is...
Richard "Dick" G. Tinker
Sep 27, 2021
Richard G. Tinker, 92, passed away at RC Monument Health on September 27th, 2021.
Dick was born March 30, 1929 in Windsor, VT to John G. and Helen Tinker. He was raised in a military family and attended school in many states including VT, FL, and IN, before returning to Windsor to graduate...
Christine L. Wermers
Sep 27, 2021
Christine L. (Albertz) Wermers of Whitewood passed away peacefully Monday September 27, 2021 at the Hospice House in Rapid City with her sister at her side.
Chris was born August 11, 1954 to Milton "Bud" Albertz and Rhetha (Spinks) Albertz. She grew up in Mitchell, SD and graduated from Mitchell High School in 1972. While in High...
Jeremy Koosmann
Sep 24, 2021
Jeremy Koosmann, 44 years old, passed away in his home in Gillette, Wyoming, on September 24 th , 2021. His contagious laugh, big smile, and giant heart will be missed by all those that loved him.
Jeremy was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Jerome and Jan Koosmann. He graduated from Champlin Park High...
Allen Stone
Sep 24, 2021
Allen Charles Stone, 85, of Spearfish, SD, passed away September 24, 2021, peacefully at his home.
Born to Ralph and May Stone in Sioux Falls, SD, November 13, 1935, Al grew up there with four brothers and three sisters. He spoke often of his youth delivering newspapers and doing other odd jobs. He...
Kelton Dean Pullen
Sep 23, 2021
Kelton Dean Pullen, 9 of Deadwood, SD passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, near Deadwood from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at the Lead-Deadwood High School Auditorium in Lead, SD. A second memorial service will be held for Jessey and his family once...
Mary Alice Tetrault
Sep 23, 2021
Mary Alice Tetrault, 97 St. Onge
Mary Alice (McGuigan) Tetrault was born January 20th, 1924 to Charles & Mamie (Kerwin) McGuigan. After living a long and Christ-filled life, she died September 23rd, 2021 at Belle Estates in Belle Fourche, SD where she was loved like family and treated like a queen.
Delores O'Connor
Sep 23, 2021
Delores (Betty) Ellen O'Connor, 97 of Sisseton, SD passed away on September 23, 2021.
Delores was born October 21, 1923 to May and Bentley Neal near Bradley, SD. She was the last of 13 children and was given the nickname of Betty by her father. She attended elementary school in Bradley and spent...
Anitamae Ohlrogge
Sep 22, 2021
AnitaMae C. Ohlrogge, 61 passed away on September 22, 2021.
A service to remember AnitaMae will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 827 Main St., Deadwood, SD on November 6, 2021 at 11am. AnitaMae was born May 14, 1960 to Betty L. (Lien) and Duane H. Ohlrogge in Chamberlain, SD she was the...
Ronald Dennis
Sep 22, 2021
Ronald L. Dennis, 81, of Moorcroft, WY, went to rest with the Lord on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette.
Ron was born in Belle Fourche, SD to Carl and Bertha Dennis on September 10, 1940. Ron grew up in Hulett, Wyoming. In his early career Ron worked...
