Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Ethel Nold
Oct 20, 2020
Ethel Marie (Baumfalk) Nold, 84, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on October 20, 2020. Ethel was born in Gillette, Wyoming on December 25, 1935 to Irma (Mulder) Baumfalk and Dick "Jiggs" Baumfalk. After a short time living in California, the family moved back to Gillette where Ethel finished elementary school at Wyodak Country...
Earl Milten "Mick" Gray
Oct 20, 2020
Earl Milten "Mick" Gray , 97, passed away peacefully at Sheridan's VA Mountain View Living Center in Sheridan, WY on October 20, 2020.
Milten resided at his home in Sundance for 26 years following the death of his wife. Milten was born the second child of ten children to Nellie M. Lull and...
Lorne Ruzicka
Oct 17, 2020
Lorne Frank Ruzicka, 89, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at his home in Belle Fourche, SD. Funeral services will be at a later date.
Pallbearers will be grandchildren - Janelle Fletcher, St. Louis Park, MN; Brian Fletcher, Rapid City; Rocky Ruzicka, Belle Fourche; Brent Fletcher, Lubbock, TX; Tony Ruzicka, Belle Fourche;...
Larry Riehemann
Oct 14, 2020
Larry Glen Riehemann, 64, of Moorcroft, Wyoming , passed away on October 14, 2020 at his home of natural causes.
He was born May 5, 1956, in Sundance, WY to William C. and Ledel (Baldwin) Riehemann. Larry shared a birthday with his brother Bob. He lived on the family ranch outside of Osage...
Anette Jenkins
Oct 13, 2020
Anette M. Jenkins of Spearfish, South Dakota, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the age of 103.
Memorial services will be at 10:00am on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at All Angel's Episcopal Church in Spearfish. Inurnment will follow at Mountain Lawn Cemetery in Lead.
Anette grew up in Lead,...
Murray Dennis
Oct 13, 2020
Murray Hugh Dennis, 65, of rural western Crook County passed away at Gillette, Wyoming on October 13, 2020 following a sudden illness.
Murray was born in Gillette, Wyoming on August 24, 1955 to Raymond and Daisy (Blakeman) Dennis. He grew up on the family ranch near New Haven and went to Homestake School...
Holly Millican
Oct 10, 2020
Holl y D. Millican, 69 of Sundance, WY passed away on Saturday October 10, 2020 in Carmichael, CA. A memorial service is pending in Sundance.
Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance.
Thomas "Tj" Jackson
Oct 6, 2020
Thomas Kumar Jackson, known as TJ, 22, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in Lawrence County, SD. TJ was loved by many for his sincere heart, multitude of talents and sense of adventure!
Please send cards/notes of appreciation to:
TJ Jackson
c/o Countryside Church
625 Woodland Dr.
...Louise "Lou" G. Allison
Oct 6, 2020
Gertrude Louise Allison born in Wheaton, Kansas, on January 28 th , 1935, passed away Tuesday, October 6, after a vicious battle with cancer. Fondly referred to as Louise, Lou, Lulu, Lucy, and Gert, Lou grew up in Winner, South Dakota, with two older sisters, one younger brother, and a boatload of friends. Throughout high school, she...
Loretto Preuss
Oct 5, 2020
Loretto Preuss (Carr) 62, passed away on October 5th, 2020 in Hulett, WY. The Lord gained a new angel to His choir.
Loretto was born on February 25, 1958 in Hettinger, ND to Keith and Marilyn Carr. She grew up in Prairie City, SD with her two brothers and sister. She attended High School in Hettinger, ND. ...
Robert Burns
Oct 5, 2020
Robert (Bob) Vane Burns Junior, 66 of Spearfish, SD died October 5th, 2020 at the Monument Health Spearfish Hospital from heart disease.
Bob was born in Newcastle, Wyoming on October 6th, 1953 to Robert V. and Beverly Burns. After graduating from Newcastle High School, he attended the University of Wyoming.
Joan Susan Rath
Oct 4, 2020
Joan Susan Rath, 86, of Spearfish, SD, passed away on October 4th, 2020 in Aberdeen, SD at home surrounded by her family.
Joan (Gugel) Rath was born on July 11th, 1934 in McLaughlin, SD to Reinhold and Leola (Wecker) Gugel. Her early life was shaped by living on a farm in McLaughlin, with...
Kendall E. Hansen
Oct 3, 2020
Kendall E. Hansen, 86 of Spearfish passed away peacefully at home on October 3, 2020. Ken was born on February 21, 1934 at Motley, MN where he lived on a farm for 12 years. He was the only son of Axel E. Hansen and Myrtle Jane (Sanders) Hansen. In 1946 the family moved to Wessington Springs, SD where Ken...
Faina Shcherbakova
Oct 3, 2020
Faina Shcherbakova, 83 of Spearfish, passed away on October 3, 2020.
Burial will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish.
Norma "Elaine" Waugh
Oct 2, 2020
Norma "Elaine" Waugh, 83, passed away October 2, 2020, with her family by her side in Sundance, Wyo. She is survived by her husband, Leslie Waugh.
Elaine was born October 13, 1936, in Hulett, Wyo., to Hans Borchgrevink and Lucille (Tinkum) Borchgrevink. She was crowned Hulett Rodeo Queen in 1951.
Kristi Lynn Dower
Oct 1, 2020
Kristi Lynn Dower, 49 of Spearfish died Thursday, October 1, 2020 as the result of a motor vehicle accident Lander, WY.
Kris was born February 10, 1971 to Charles and Georgia (Reynolds) Nations in Monte Vista, CO. She moved with her family to Lander as a young child. Kris graduated from high school in Lander and then...
Janet D. Walkinshaw
Sep 30, 2020
Janet Walkinshaw passed away peacefully at home with her family on their Sundance area ranch on September 30 after a years-long struggle with kidney disease and congestive heart failure. She was 95 years old.
Janet was born in 1925 in Iowa to Clyde and Ruth Doolitle. She and her family resided in Des...
Arlo Lee Ellefson
Sep 29, 2020
After an extended illness Arlo Lee Ellefson, 80, MSGT Untied States Air Force, Retired, of Hulett, WY passed away at the Fort. Meade VA Health Care Center, Fort Meade, SD, on September 29, 2020, attended by the compassionate loving health care team.
Arlo Lee (Al) Ellefson, was born January 26, 1940 to Harry...
John Alvin Lavoy, Jr
Sep 26, 2020
John LaVoy Jr, 93 of Spearfish, passed away on September 26, 2020 at the VA Black Hills Healthcare at Fort Meade, SD.
John Alvin LaVoy was born on May 20, 1927 in Flint, MI a son of John and Vivian (Beck) LaVoy. At a young age John's family moved to the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota...
John Russell Young
Sep 22, 2020
John Russell Young, 91, of Pierre, SD passed away on Tuesday, September 22 nd at Fort Meade Medical Center in Sturgis, SD.
John was born in Epiphany SD on August 26 th , 1929 to Frank R. and Minnie (Kreutzfeldt) Young.
John spent most of his childhood growing up...
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