Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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David Ferrel
Jun 5, 2020
David Allen Ferrel, 74, of Kalispell, MT passed away peacefully at his home with his wife, Marlene(Gregerson), by his side.
David entered the Navy(1963-1966) & completed a tour during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion in Baker, MT & a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States,...
Minnie Erickson
Jun 5, 2020
Minnie was born June 15, 1935 to Otto and Ferne Boeken. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 5, 2020 in Las Cruces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lauren "Bumps" Erickson; and her son, Wayne Erickson. She is survived by her sister, Lena Walker;...
Michael Alex Imberi
Jun 5, 2020
Michael Alex Imberi, 59 of Sundance, WY left us peacefully on June 5 th for the next part of his journey after a long battle with cancer.
Mike was born to Alex and Jean Imberi on December 19 th , 1960. He was grateful to grow up with his siblings, Debbie, Brenda, Dave, Sandi, and John. Mike...
Vonita Doering
Jun 3, 2020
Vonita Schill Doering, 93 of Lead, SD passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 3 in Sturgis, SD.
She was born on August 3, 1926 in Lehr, ND. She was the eldest child of Pauline and Gottholt Schill. She attended school in Lehr.  She met George Doering in 1946 in Kulm, ND. They were...
Rita A. Pickerd
May 28, 2020
Rita Ann (Andy) McKenney Pickerd went home to the Lord on May 28, 2020, after a long courageous battle with cancer and heart problems.
Rita was born March 9, 1943 and was raised in the Aladdin area and graduated from Sundance High School in 1961. Rita was a member of the Order of...
Mary Jo Lesselyoung
May 26, 2020
On Tuesday, May 26 th , 2020, Mary Jo Lesselyoung, of Spearfish, loving mother of two daughters, and three grand dogs, passed away at the age of 63.
Mary was born on October 14 th , 1956 in Wilmar, MN to Robert and Joyce Knott. She received a Bachelor Degree of Science, Summa...
Donna Blackburn Carl
May 25, 2020
Donna G. Blackburn Carl slipped peacefully and gently into the presence of the Lord on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, at her home in Williamstown, Kentucky.
Donna was born in Gillette on December 27, 1923, the oldest of six children born to Claude (Todd) and Hazel Seeley. The family moved to Sundance where...
Twila "Gae" Koski
May 24, 2020
Twila "Gae" Koski, 89 of Spearfish, passed away on May 24, 2020 at Monument Health in Spearfish.
Twila "Gae" Weaver, was born in Winner, SD, on February 3, 1931, to Cecil and Emma Laverne Weaver. She attended Gregory High School, graduating in 1949. She then attended and graduated from Black Hills Teachers College....
Jim Witt
May 23, 2020
James D. Witt was born February 29, 1944 to Wendell D. (Red) Witt and Jean E. (Jones) Witt in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The family moved to the Black Hills in 1945. Jim attended grade school in Pluma, graduating from Deadwood High School in 1962. He attended college for two years in Arkansas and worked in the Homestake Mine for...
George "Gene" Johnson
May 20, 2020
George Eugene (Gene) Johnson was born in Montrose, SD on December 7, 1940 to Leland and Oleta (Baade) Johnson. He attended DeGrey rural school , graduated from Pierre High School in 1958, and attended SDSU. Gene passed away May 20, 2020 at age 79 after a long fight with cancer.
After meeting in...
Mildred Cundy
May 17, 2020
Mildred Wagner (Johnson) Cundy of Spearfish, SD went to rest with the Lord on May 17, 2020 at Rolling Hills Health Care in Belle Fourche, SD.
Mildred was born August 17, 1922 in Platte, SD to parents Bruno & Wilma Wagner. The family moved from Platte to Cottonwood, SD at which time the...
Kenneth Winkelman
May 16, 2020
Kenneth Winkelman, long-time resident of Deadwood and Spearfish, a man with a heart of solid Black Hills gold, entered into Eternal Rest on May 16, 2020 at age 87. He passed away at a Fairborn, OH long-term care facility after a lengthy struggle with COPD and a recent battle with pneumonia. An Air Force veteran, he will...
Sharon Lynn Rantapaa
May 13, 2020
Sharon Rantapaa 83, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, and lifelong resident of Deadwood, passed away on Wednesday May 13, 2020 at Monument Health Rapid City.
Sharon was born February 28, 1937 to parents Byron and Minnie (Harvey) Hall. She attended elementary school at Roubaix and graduated from Lead High School in 1955.
Sharon...
Daniel Mead
May 9, 2020
Daniel Gerald Dodd Mead was born July 20, 1940 in Edgerton, WY to Francis and Daniel Dodd. He passed away at home May 9, 2020, in Beulah WY.
Dan's father passed away when Dan was 4 years old. He was raised mostly by his Grandmother, Della Eldridge and his older sister Barbara, in...
Kathy Janell Daves
May 9, 2020
Kathy Janell Daves (Parker) was born July 15, 1951 in Edmond, Oklahoma and adopted four days later to Howard A. and Anna Mae (Stevens) Parker. She passed away peacefully Saturday evening May 9, 2020 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, WY after a short battle with bone cancer. Kathy grew up near Edmond, Oklahoma and...
Susan Symonds
May 8, 2020
Susan Joann (Cheshier) Symonds age 63 of Hulett, Wyoming passed away at home surrounded by her loved ones, on May 8, 2020 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.
Suzie was born October 24, 1956 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Walter and Virginia (Schlosser) Cheshier. She was the youngest of seven children....
Telitha "Peggy" Sailer
May 6, 2020
Telitha "Peggy' Sailer, 84, of Deadwood, SD, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Rolling Hills Healthcare facility in Belle Fourche.
Peggy was born to Arthur and Veryl (Adams) Mason on November 20, 1935, in Pierre, SD. She grew up in Reliance, SD and in her late teens she moved with...
Margaret Elaine Allison
May 5, 2020
Margaret Elaine (Seeley) Allison, 92 of Spearfish, died May 5, 2020 at Monument Health in Rapid City.
Margaret was born December 18, 1927 in Yankton, SD to Kenneth Mayne and Edna Ann (Gemmill) Seeley. They moved to Spearfish from Yankton in 1930, when her father became manager of the local J.C. Penney store....
Pamela Jo Richter
May 3, 2020
Pamela Jo Richter, 57 of Spearfish, passed away May 3, 2020 with her family at her side in Rapid City, SD.
Memorial Services will be held Tuesday, May 12 th at 10:00 AM at the High Plains Western Heritage Center in Spearfish. The service will also be broadcasted on Facebook live on the...
Reva King
Apr 30, 2020
Reva Augusta King, 88, of Hulett, Wyoming passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
Reva was born a few miles west of Hulett, Wyoming on June 4, 1932. Her parents were John C. and Myrtle (Lawrence) Wood. Reva grew up in the Hulett-Sundance area and attended grade school in Hulett and the Government Canyon...
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