Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Clint Rounds
Jul 19, 2025
Clint Jay Rounds passed away in a motorcycle accident on July 19, 2025, at the age of 66.
Clint was born on November 28, 1958, in Belle Fourche, SD, to Flora May and Ronald Rounds. Eventually making their way to Creede, Colorado, Clint graduated with the class of 1977.
Clint enjoyed the outdoors, but above...
Michael Thoresen
Jul 18, 2025
Mike Thoresen, from Spearfish, SD, went to be with his Lord on July 18, 2025, at age 65.
He was born on April 22, 1960, in Deadwood, SD. Â After graduating from Lead High School, Mike moved to California, where he attended college and worked for a computer circuit board manufacturing company. Â After a...
Corey Heiting
Jul 18, 2025
Corey Don Heiting, a beloved son, father, husband, brother, uncle, and nephew, passed away at his home in Spearfish, SD, on July 18, 2025. He was born at Chadron Hospital on September 14, 1984, to Brett and Marlene (Pieper) Heiting. Corey grew up on a farm west of Hay Springs, NE, with his two brothers, Gregory and Anthony. He...
Candace "Candi" Marie Blosmo-Stromer
Jul 16, 2025
Candace "Candi" Marie Blosmo Stromer, 75 years old, of Belle Fourche, SD, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 16th at Garden Hills Assisted Living Facility in Spearfish, SD.
Candi was born in Lemmon, SD, on 3/7/1950, to parents Mearl & Lois Blosmo.
She grew up in Shade Hill, SD...
Grace A. Hemeyer
Jul 15, 2025
Grace Alice ( Bormann) Unruh Hemeyer was born February 15th, 1934, to Ernest G. and Annette (Doering) Bormann in Mitchell, SD. Grace was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school and was confirmed into the Lutheran faith. She graduated from Stickney High School in 1951. After attending USD for two years, she...
Robert L. Sisk
Jul 15, 2025
Robert L. Sisk (Bob, age 79) passed away at home on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. He was born on September 19, 1945, in Spearfish, to Charles & Susan Sisk.
The avid outdoorsman graduated from Spearfish High School in 1964. Bob served 2 years (1967-1969) in the Army as a Missile Survey Specialist.
He returned to...
Leonard Duane Winter
Jul 14, 2025
Leonard Duane Winter, 89, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025. Born on December 2, 1935, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to William Winter and Mable Rieken Winter, Len grew up in Fergus Falls, where he fondly remembered his time spent on the family farm with his Grandma Rieken, Uncle Jake, and Aunt Leora—cherished memories...
Daniel Albert Carlstrom
Jul 14, 2025
Daniel Albert Carlstrom, 75, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully July 14, 2025.
Full obituary will follow soon.
Burial will take place at 1:30pm, Friday, October 3, 2025 at Black Hills National Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory of Spearfish.
Darlene Hulm
Jul 12, 2025
Darlene Marie (Fisher) Hulm was born to Mark & Anna Fisher on July 2, 1950, in Bison SD.
Darlene grew up on the family farm along with two brothers and five sisters. She attended the Brushy Grade School along the Bixby Road near their family farm. She graduated from Faith High School in 1968. During the summers...
Deloris Fuerst
Jul 11, 2025
Deloris Fuerst, Spearfish SD, passed away July 11, 2025, at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living, Spearfish SD.
A Funeral service will be held at 10:30AM on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Spearfish. Â Burial will follow at 12:30PM, at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD. Â Visitation will be one...
Robert Lynn Wilmot
Jul 10, 2025
Robert passed away peacefully on Thursday late morning, July 10, 2025, surrounded by family. Â Robert is survived by his wife, Deborah Susan, his 4 children, Patria Lynn Daugherty, Vincent Robert Freytag, Brenda K. Holmes, and Holly Ann Samples. Â He was also survived by his older brother, Richard Wilmot and his younger sister, Margie Hanson. Â Robert was born...
Richard Dayton Rochlitz
Jul 5, 2025
Richard Dayton Rochlitz, 92 of Spearfish, South Dakota, formally of Julesburg, Colorado, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2025, at Edgewood Assisted Living in Spearfish.
Richard was born on March 12, 1933, to Edward and Lillie (Holtorf) Rochlitz in Big Springs, Nebraska. He and his three siblings, Maurice, Christine, Alfred, and a foster...
David Arnio
Jul 4, 2025
David Charles Andrew Arnio was born the sixth of eleven children to Hazel and Arnold Arnio on December 24, 1944, in Renton, Washington He peacefully departed his beloved family, community and nation on July 4, 2025.
Visitation will be from 4-7 PM on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in...
Edward Manderfeld
Jun 29, 2025
Edward S. Manderfeld (JR) went to be with the Lord on June 29, 2025, at Deadwood Hospital. Edward was born on April 9, 1944, to Edward and Elsie (Sperl) Manderfeld in New Ulm, MN. In 1956, the family moved from New Ulm to Mellette, SD, where Edward Sr farmed for many years. They then moved to Northville, SD, where...
Lois Marie Gibson
Jun 28, 2025
Lois Marie Gibson, with endless gratitude for her wonderful life, passed away peacefully hand in hand with her children on June 28, 2025, in Spearfish, SD at the age of 82.
She was born in Howard, SD on July 23rd, 1942, the fifth child of Arthur and Milda Raad's nine children.
Clifford Hanson
Jun 26, 2025
Clifford Wilton Hanson, age 92, of Spearfish, SD, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Edgewood Vista, surrounded by his loving wife, Elsie, and his five daughters.
He was born in Artas, South Dakota, to Clemmet and Lydia (Kost) Hanson on March 11, 1933. He was baptized and confirmed in the Pollock Lutheran Church, Pollock, SD....
Mariagnes Caron
Jun 21, 2025
Mariagnes Whittemore Caron peacefully passed away on June 21st, 2025 in Bonita Springs, Florida, at the age of 98.
She was born on December 1st, 1926 to Kent L Whittemore and Mildred Jenkins Whittemore and grew up on the family homestead in Buffalo, South Dakota. Her mother passed when she 12 years old...
Mary June Gaffrey
Jun 19, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that her family announces the passing of Mary June Mann Gaffrey, age 77, who passed away on June 19, 2025. She was born on June 4, 1948, in Dickinson, North Dakota to Kenny and Mary Mann.
Mary June attended Trinity High School in Dickinson, ND. She later moved...
Barbara Crawford
Jun 19, 2025
Barbara Jean (Cox) Crawford, 78, of Sundance, WY, passed away on June 19, 2025, at Sundance Memorial Hospital after a brief and courageous battle with lung cancer.
She was born on November 16, 1946, in Deadwood, SD, to Lyle and Betty Cox, and grew up in and around Sturgis, SD. Barbara graduated from Sturgis Brown High School...
Joseph Bernard Schumacher
Jun 19, 2025
Joseph (Joe) and his faithful companion, Daisy, will no longer be seen walking in Lead. Â On June 19, 2025, they both took their last pickup ride.
Joe was born April 11, 1952, in Deadwood, SD to Marie (Mayer) and Henry Schumacher.
Joe grew up in the Lead area. Attended St. Patrick Catholic School and graduated...
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