Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Jul 6, 2019

James (Jim) Richard McGilvrey, 86 of Spearfish, SD went to rest with the Lord on Saturday July 6 th , 2019.

Jim was born on August 18 th , 1932 in Onida, SD to James Reuben and Petranella (Nellie) Elizabeth Anastatia McGilvrey. Jim grew up in Bemidji, Minnesota with his five brothers and...

Jul 5, 2019

Joe Picasso, 95 of Spearfish passed away July 5, 2019 at Garden Hills Assisted Living in the care of hospice.

Joseph "Joe" Francis Picasso was born on September 4, 1923 to John and Lela Picasso in Sioux Falls, SD. He was raised on his family's commercial vegetable garden along the Big Sioux River...

Jul 3, 2019

Richard Frybarger, 78 years old of Rapid City, formerly of Lead SD, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at the Avantara Saint Cloud nursing home in Rapid City.

Richard was born in Raymond, SD to William and Ina (Stevens) Frybarger on September 9, 1940. Richard moved to Lead, SD in 1967 to...

Jun 28, 2019

Marjorie Mae Pribble Balo was born on March 21, 1920 to Rachael Hendrickson Pribble and Milton Pribble on "My uncle's farm" by Tulare, SD. Her Mother died of influenza in 1924, and her brother Cliff, sister Viola and she were raised by relatives and friends. Marjorie grew up with Uncle Richard, Aunt Iva Tubandt, and her cousin...

Jun 27, 2019

Stephen Edward Curran 66, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at his home in Taos, NM. Steve was born on October 29, 1952 to Ed and Luella (Johnson) Curran in Lead, SD. Steve graduated from Lead-Deadwood High School in 1971, and from the University of South Dakota in Springfield.

Steve worked in radio and telephone communications...

Jun 26, 2019

Betty was welcomed to her sweet loving Jesus' arms on her birthday, June 26, 2019.

Bernadette (Betty) Van Well was born June 26, 1942, in Zeeland, ND to Adam and Nora (Mapes) Jangula. She was the youngest of eight children. Betty grew up in Groton and Aberdeen and while in elementary school her...

Jun 26, 2019

Madaline Hudson Custis, 85 of Spearfish, passed away on June 26, 2019 at her home.

Madaline was born on February 13, 1934, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Moreau and Mary (Rumburg) Hudson. She graduated from St. Francis Xavier High School in 1951. Madaline married Daniel Parke Custis, Jr, a pilot in the Air Force,...

Jun 23, 2019

Gloria Ripley, 87, of Spearfish, SD passed away at her home in Spearfish on Sunday, June 23, 2019.

Gloria Leona Schmeltzer Ripley was born at home in Lead, SD on June 26, 1931, to Esther Emma Schaumann and Louis Domonic Schmeltzer. She was the youngest of three children. The family moved to Spearfish,...

Jun 23, 2019

Our beloved son Joshua Patrick Donnell, age 13, of Carlile, Wyoming took his own life on June 23 rd at his home in Carlile. Josh suffered for years with depression; may he rest in peace now without sadness in the arms of our Lord.

Josh was born November 26, 2005 in Fairfax County,...

Jun 21, 2019

Everette Donald Swartz, 93, Spearfish, SD passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019, at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche, SD.

Cremation has taken place and burial of his cremains will take place in Keya Paha, SD.

Celebration of Life will take place from 2-4 PM on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Our Savior's Lutheran...

Jun 15, 2019

Vincent Wibmer, 81 of Lead, passed away on June 15, 2019.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Black Hills National Cemetery with full military honors.

Arrangements are under the care of the Lead-Deadwood Memorial Chapel in Lead. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com

Jun 10, 2019

Doug Hurm, 66 of Fruitdale, and formerly of St. Onge, SD passed away on June 10, 2019.

Doug was born to Don and Sylvia Hurm in Mitchell, SD on September 13, 1952. His childhood years were spent hunting and fishing the Black Hills with brother, Dennis. He and Dennis helped the folks run...

Jun 10, 2019

Patricia Boone, 89, passed away on June 10, 2019, in Spearfish, SD.

Patricia Ann Smith Boone was born in Deadwood, SD, on March 30, 1930 to parents, Earl Smith and Ann Josephine Milek Smith. She was raised in Belle Fourche with her brother, Bill and her sisters, Ruth, Marty, and Peggy. She graduated...

Jun 7, 2019

Joyce Woods Raubach, 71, of Lead, SD passed away in her sleep on Friday, June 7, 2019, at her home in Lead, SD.

Joyce was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to George and Barbara (Myran)Woods on March 10, 1948. Eleventh of fourteen children, Joyce was cherished and nurtured by a large loving...

Jun 6, 2019

On June 6, 2019 Glen Hutt, a life-long resident of Weston County, said goodbye to this earth. His almost 5-year old great, great granddaughter, says he flew away to heaven just like a butterfly. He was 89 years young. He loved spending time with family.

Glen Hutt was born a long time ago...

May 30, 2019

Upton, Wyoming

Freda Weaver passed away May 30, 2019, at the Goshen Care Center in Torrington, Wyoming. She was born May 5, 1925, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to Lucius and Gladys Mabbott, and was raised in Belle Fourche and Spearfish, South Dakota. Freda married B.F. (Tead) Weaver in 1943, and the couple raised four children. She...

May 28, 2019

Lorin Alan Black, 51 of Moorcroft, WY passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at his home in Moorcroft.

Lorin was born in Utah to David E. and Alida W. Black on July 4, 1967; he was the fourth child in the family. His family moved around to many places...

May 26, 2019

A vibrant bloom is gone with the death of Doris Vore, age 97 of Sundance.

Doris was born to Harry and Charlotte Reynolds in a wayside cabin on Sunny Divide during their move from Rocky Point to the ranch SE of Sundance. She attended the rural Ransom School then on to high school...

May 25, 2019

Betty L. Rogers, 89, of Lead, SD, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at the Philip Health Services Hospital in Philip, SD.

Betty was born in Edmore, ND, a daughter of Henry and Inga (Strand) Askelson. She grew up in Edmore where she attended school, graduating from Edmore High School. Betty...

May 24, 2019

Harold Richard "Dick" Lauer, 76, of Spearfish passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD.

Harold Richard Lauer was born during World War II on October 1, 1942 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, a son of Harold Layton and Dorothy Evelyn (Meyer) Lauer. While attending...