Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Kenneth Glover
Sep 1, 2021
Kenny Glover went home to the Lord on September 1, 2021, with his wife by his side.
Kenneth Charles Glover was born on a rural homestead south of Sundance. He was delivered by a midwife on December 6, 1937, to Theodore K. Glover and Bonnie Thelma (Etheridge) Glover. He was the oldest of...
Agnes "Aggie" Uhrig
Sep 1, 2021
Agnes 'Aggie' Uhrig passed away peacefully on September 1, 2021, at Monument Health in Deadwood SD.
Aggie was born on November 5, 1931, the 5th of 7 children born to Alfred and Anna Adsem in Haynes, ND. Aggie married Elton 'Al' Uhrig on June 25, 1949 in Hettinger, ND. The family moved to...
Sharon Schoepe
Sep 1, 2021
Sharon Schoepe, 54 of Spearfish passed away at her home on September 1, 2021.
Dennis Mayfield Egemo
Sep 1, 2021
Denny Egemo, age 77, passed away on Sept. 3, 2021. Denny was born Nov. 22, 1943 in Morganton, N.C., the son of John and Aileen (Mark) Egemo. Denny was raised in the Black Hills and graduated from Lead High School in 1962. Denny served in the U.S. Army for three years and then moved to Alaska after...
Raymond Ginsbach
Aug 31, 2021
Raymond Ginsbach, 85 of Spearfish, died on August 31, 2021 at Monument Health Spearfish.
Per his wishes cremation has taken place and burial will take place at the Rose Garden in Spearfish.
Arrangements are under the care of the Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory of Spearfish. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
Gilbert "Gib" H. Wilson
Aug 30, 2021
Gilbert "Gib" Hansen Wilson, 90 of Spearfish, died from COVID-19 Monday, August 30, 2021, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Sturgis, SD.
Gib was born July 16, 1931 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Curtis and Naomi (Gilbert) Wilson. The family moved to Chadron in 1942 where he graduated from Chadron Prep...
Walter M. Thomsen
Aug 30, 2021
Walter Martinus Thomsen of Bloomington, MN, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, at the age of 87.
He was born on August 28, 1934, in Lead, SD, where he grew up then later met and married his wife of 62 loving years, Betty. He loved going back to visit the Black Hills where he grew up....
Clara Potter
Aug 29, 2021
Clara Alice (Pickerd) Potter 80,  of Sundance WY, passed away at Monument Health Spearfish on Sunday, August 29, 2021. She was born November 2, 1940, in Spearfish to and Emerson Willard and  Margaret Elizabeth (Hobson) Pickerd.
She married the love of her life Raymond Potter and travel all around as he was a...
John Long
Aug 28, 2021
John Long 77, of Gillette passed away with Covid lung complications Saturday Aug. 28, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital.
A celebration of his life begins at 1 p.m. (MDT), Saturday, Sept. 18 at Clarenbach Memorial Park, Sundance WY.
John Charles Long was born in Belle Fourche, S.D., to...
Thomas "Tom" Hippen
Aug 28, 2021
Thomas Harm Hippen, 65, of Hulett, WY, passed away August 28, 2021.
Tom was born January 5, 1956, in Dalton, NE, to John and Ruby (Jessen) Hippen. He spent his early years on the wheat farm in Bennet County, SD at Martin, where he enjoyed running farm equipment and cowboying in Junior and High School Rodeos. He...
Joseph Frampton
Aug 27, 2021
Joseph Frampton, 94 of Spearfish, died on August 27, 2021.
Joseph was born on March 6, 1927, in Newark, NJ. He attended school at Lincoln Park, NJ where he and his wife, Gloria Paris (who passed away on August 15, 2015) attended for 12 years.
Joe lost part of...
James Vanderwerff
Aug 25, 2021
James (Jim) J. VanDerWerff, 66 of Mitchell, South Dakota passed away Wednesday, August 25th, 2021, at his home in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Jim was born May 18th, 1955, in Mitchell South Dakota to nurturing mother, Norma Brink. 8 days later he was adopted by his loving parents Erwin (Van) and Florence Viola (Vi) VanDerWerff.
Jim...
Rose Marie Konola
Aug 18, 2021
Rose Marie (Larive) Konola
Sept. 7, 1928 – Aug. 18, 2021
Born into an already large family, just as the market was about to crash in 1929, Rose spent 92 years on this planet practicing what her father, Arthur taught her. "Make do with what you got."
Virginia Weber
Aug 18, 2021
Virginia Rae Decker was born on July 20, 1939, to Edwin and Mable Decker in Emery, SD. On August 18, 2021, at the age of 82, Virginia took her last earthly breath and her first heavenly breath, joining her parents and six siblings in eternity. Raised on a farm, Virginia developed a love of horses and riding....
Thomas Wayne Hobbs
Aug 17, 2021
Thomas W. Hobbs, 94, longtime resident of Spearfish and more currently a resident of Westhills Village in Rapid City, died at his home on August 17, 2021.
Per Tom's requested cremation has taken place and his ashes spread over the Rose Garden at Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish.
Tom...
Greg Lee Martin
Aug 16, 2021
Greg Lee Martin age 67 passed away at his home August 16, 2021. He was a US Navy veteran and will be laid to rest at Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors.
James Allen Veitl
Aug 15, 2021
James "Jim" Veitl, 85 of Spearfish died Sunday, August 15, 2021 at his daughter's home in Hot Springs.
No services are planned at this time.
I'm writing this while I'm still alive to save the bother for someone else later.
My attitude while I'm living is similar to that expressed by Diane Ackerman's...
Sandra Barany
Aug 15, 2021
Sandra Barany, 78 of Spearfish, died on August 15, 2021.
No services are planned at this time.
Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory.
Elbert "E.O." Sowerwine Iv
Aug 13, 2021
Elbert Orla (E.O.) Sowerwine IV of Hulett, Wyoming passed away in an ATV accident near his home on Friday, August 13 th 2021.
E.O. was born on October 28 th , 1964 in Bozeman, MT to Helen Venier (Edgar) and Elbert Sowerwine III. He grew up in Cody, WY on Trout Creek Ranch...
Keith Larson
Aug 10, 2021
Keith Larson, 88, passed away peacefully in his home in Spearfish, South Dakota Tuesday, August 10, 2021.
Keith was born a twin with his brother Kent on April 12, 1933, in Reeder, North Dakota, to Arnold and Martha Larson. Keith and his siblings grew up on the 1910 homestead in Reva (Ralph), South...
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