Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Recent Obituaries

Stanley Cliver

Stanley Cliver

Sep 9, 2020

Rev. Stanley Cameron Cliver, 96, Sundance, Wyoming died September 9, 2020.

Stanley was born August 28, 1924 to Benjamin and Elsie Cliver in St. Louis, Missouri. It was in St. Louis that he met his future wife, Marceline Blankenship. They were married on December 24, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas where he was attending college. Shortly afterward Stan...

Shirley Yvonne Page

Shirley Yvonne Page

Sep 9, 2020

Shirley Page, age 81 of Belle Fourche passed away peacefully Wednesday September 9, 2020 surrounded by family at Monument Health in Spearfish. Funeral arrangements are with Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels in Spearfish.

Shirley's life will be honored & celebrated on Saturday September 12 th at 2:00 PM at the Alva Cemetery in Alva, WY. Pastor Luke Blum officiating....

Katherine "Kay" Horvath

Katherine "Kay" Horvath

Sep 9, 2020

Katherine Helen Horvath, 98 of Spearfish died on September 9, 2020 at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare.

Kay was born on September 16, 1921 at Harvey, IL to Anton and Julia (Schwab) Ernst. She attended and graduated from Thornton Township High School. She worked in various jobs including at a ammunition container factory during the...

Richard W. Jones

Richard W. Jones

Sep 8, 2020

Richard Warren Jones, 98, of Spearfish, passed away September 8th, 2020. He was born in Sioux Falls, SD to Ralph and Ruth (Walters) Jones. He developed an early interest in photography and met Eileen Dyce while doing the photo session for the 1941 Washington High School Homecoming Week. He remarked that "She was the only Queen candidate...

Gary Harold Donner

Gary Harold Donner

Sep 7, 2020

Gary Harold Donner was born in Billings, MT March 12, 1933, the second youngest of Charlie and Dora Harvey Donner.

Gary passed away on September 7, 2020 in Crook Memorial Hospital in Sundance, WY.

Gary moved at a young age from Idaho to Rozet, WY where he attended school...

James Keith Fowler

James Keith Fowler

Sep 3, 2020

James Keith Fowler, 64, of Sundance, WY passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 4th, 2020.

Keith was born April 5th, 1956 in Williston, ND.  As a child he and his family moved several times before settling in St. Paul, MN with his mother and older brother.  As a young man he moved to Hulett, WY,...

Genevieve Helen Brechtel

Genevieve Helen Brechtel

Sep 1, 2020

Genevieve H. Brechtel, 91 of Vale, SD passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

Born into the midst of the Great Depression, in a time between the great wars, Genevieve Helen (McFarland) Brechtel forged a path through her life aided by God's Grace and her guardian angel, Stephen.

Bradley Bruns

Bradley Bruns

Aug 31, 2020

Bradley Brice Bruns, 67 of Spearfish, left this earth way to early on August 31, 2020 as a result of a construction accident.

Brad was born on September 1, 1952 at St. John's Hospital in Rapid City, SD to Gilbert "Gib" and Agnes "Aggie" (Fritz) Bruns. Brad was an only child and we...

Bud Skaar

Bud Skaar

Aug 30, 2020

Lars Louis John "Bud" Skaar, 80, of Sundance, WY and formerly of Stanley, ND, passed away on Sunday afternoon, August 30, 2020.

Bud was born May 16, 1940 in Stanley, North Dakota to Lars and Bertha Skaar. Bud was the sixth of eight children and the only boy of the family. Bud attended country school south of...

Todd Heisler

Todd Heisler

Aug 29, 2020

Todd Gary Heisler, 50, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully on August 29, in Spearfish, SD.

He was born on November 30, 1969 in Estelline, SD to Gary and Mary Heisler. He grew up in Estelline until the age of 10 when the family moved to Spearfish where he worked within the family...

Shary Porter

Shary Porter

Aug 27, 2020

Shary Porter, 60 of Deadwood, SD passed away suddenly on August 27, 2020.

She was born on April 27, 1960 to Mike and Elaine (Crofutt) Porter in Deadwood. The family moved to Deadwood in 1962, where she grew up attending school and graduating in 1978 from Lead High School. Upon graduating she started...

Dorothy "Dot" Keim

Dorothy "Dot" Keim

Aug 26, 2020

Dorothy "Dot" Keim, 92, Spearfish died on August 26, 2020 at Edgewood Vista in Spearfish.

Inurnment will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery at a later date.

Arrangements are under the care of Isburg Crematory of Spearfish.

Frank Goerlich

Frank Goerlich

Aug 20, 2020

Frank Arnold Goerlich, 62 years old from Lead, South Dakota passed suddenly on Thursday August 20, 2020 at home.

Frank was born October 22, 1957 in San Diego, CA. to Frank E. Goerlich and Arlene J. (Jakobi) Goerlich. Frank grew up in San Diego until he was in his teens.  The family relocated...

Ralph L. Williams

Ralph L. Williams

Aug 19, 2020

Lifetime Rapid City resident Ralph L. Williams, 87, passed away August 19, 2020 from the Covid-19 virus.

Ralph, a 60+ year Freemason, lived their primary tenets - friendship, morality, charity and brotherly love. A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Association or to...

Mary Isadora Johnson

Mary Isadora Johnson

Aug 15, 2020

Mary Isadora Johnson, 86 of Moorcroft, WY formerly of Spearfish and Lake Norden, SD passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at the Crook County Nursing Home in Sundance, WY.

Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Moorcroft, WY. Visitation will...

Earl Gray

Earl Gray

Aug 13, 2020

Earl Gray, 91,of Sundance passed away on August 13, 2020.

Earl Gray was born May 26, 1929, outside of Alva, WY, to Frank Gray Sr. and Rena (Loe) Gray.  The youngest of four siblings, Earl went to country school until his father's passing when the family moved to Sundance.  During high school Earl...

Milton Keim

Milton Keim

Aug 11, 2020

Milton Keim, 92, Spearfish died on August 11, 2020 at Edgewood Vista in Spearfish.

Inurnment will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery at a later date.

Arrangements are under the care of Isburg Crematory of Spearfish.

Marion "Cutty" Cutler

Marion "Cutty" Cutler

Aug 11, 2020

Marion W. Cutler, 79 of Lead, SD passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

He was born on October 15, 1940 at Silver City, SD to W. Ernest and Violet (Cooper) Cutler. He was attended school in Silver City and graduated from Lead High School in 1958. Soon after graduation he enlisted...

John Edward Queen

John Edward Queen

Aug 11, 2020

John Edward Queen, 84, of Moorcroft passed August 11, 2020 in Sundance Wy after a courageous battle with cancer.

John was born April 24, 1936 to Elmer and Bertha (Crago) Queen at the home of  Aunt Georgie Crago.  He was joined by older sister Sadie.

In 1943, they moved...

Herbert Aslesen

Herbert Aslesen

Aug 10, 2020

Herbert Aslesen, 85, Spearfish died on August 10, 2020 at his home in Spearfish.

Arrangements are under the care of Isburg Crematory of Spearfish.

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

An orange arrow pointing to the right on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.