Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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David "Dave" A. Sturgeon
Nov 3, 2019
David Sturgeon, 85, of Rapid City, formerly of Belle Fourche, died on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 9, at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Graveside services will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish.
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Jerry Pridgeon
Nov 3, 2019
Jerry Pridgeon, 88, of Gillette, WY passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, WY. There will be no services held, at this time. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date.
Jerry was born on December 22, 1930 to Hank and...
Helen Weber
Oct 30, 2019
Helen Weber, 96 of Spearfish, SD, passed away peacefully on October 30, 201,9 at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare.
Helen May Freed was born September 7, 1923 to Nichodemus and Ella (Stenerson) Freed in Hazen, ND. When she was a young girl, the family moved to Dickinson, ND. Her father owned several grocery stores and...
Charles "Chipper" Chatfield
Oct 25, 2019
"Get along with people; get along with your neighbors; help one another." Chipper Chatfield
Charles Erwin "Chipper" Chatfield, 96, of Sundance, Wyoming died peacefully early Friday morning, October 25, at Belle Estate Senior Living in Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Chipper was born on Houston Creek west of Sundance on...
Elaine Owens
Oct 23, 2019
Elaine Emma Owens passed away peacefully in Spearfish, SD on October 23, 2019 at the age of 95. She led an interesting and satisfying life as a wife, mother, grandmother, and businesswoman.
Elaine, the daughter of Emma and Gustav Weidenbach, was raised in the small eastern South Dakota town of Scotland, in which...
Gerald "Jerry" Foltz
Oct 23, 2019
Gerald Dean Foltz was born June 2, 1927 in Lantry, SD and on October 23, 2019, he left the home on Upper Valley that he built and went to his new home in Heaven at the age of 92. Jerry was met by his beloved wife Marie E. Foltz, father Henry Leroy Foltz, mother Winifred May (McDaniel)...
William "Bill" Fricke
Oct 21, 2019
William "Bill" Vernon Fricke, 73 of Belle Fourche, SD, passed away October 21, 2019 at Spearfish Regional Hospital.
Bill was born to Vernon C. and Edna L. (Fairburn) Fricke in Billings, Montana. He lived with his parents on Main Street in Worden, Montana, graduating from Huntley Project High School in 1965. Bill immediately...
Alberta Cox
Oct 20, 2019
Alberta Cox, 91 of Moorcroft, WY passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Spearfish Regional Hospital.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday November 16, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft, WY. Inurnment will follow in the Moorcroft Cemetery.
Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance....
Edna Martin
Oct 13, 2019
How can mere words capture the life of our 98-year-old mother?  We will do our best.  When asked for a memory from her kids, here were some responses:
Coming home from school to the aroma of freshly baked bread and cinnamon rolls; When Mom would form bread dough rolls and we'd try to swipe some bread dough from...Evon Breeding
Oct 9, 2019
Evon Ward Breeding, of Spearfish, SD, passed away on October 9 th , 2019 on her beloved family farm after a full life, of 100 years, well lived.
She was one of six children born to Charles and Rose Wheeler in Newell, South Dakota. She was preceded in death by all five of...
Lenette Hockett
Oct 9, 2019
Lenette Hockett, 71 of Spearfish, SD passed away on October 9, 2019 at her home.
Lenette Mae Hockett, was born to Leonard James Hockett Sr. and Mary Irene (Davis) in Sandstone, Minnesota on October 13, 1947. Contrary to popular legend she was not born on Friday the 13th. The world had no idea for who...
Wayne Bryant
Oct 6, 2019
Wayne Bryant, 87 of Spearfish, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Fort Meade, SD.
Wayne Joseph Bryant was born January 7, 1932 in Central City, SD to Robert Sr. and Marion Bryant. As a child, he lived with his family in Central City and Red Water, SD. He attended...
Shayna Lin Ritthaler
Oct 4, 2019
Shayna Lin Ritthaler, 16, of Upton, WY passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, October 19, 2019, in the Boal Auditorium at the Upton Elementary School in Upton, WY. A private family burial will be held at the Ritthaler Ranch.
Timothy "Tim" Shama
Oct 4, 2019
Tim Shama , 68 of Deadwood was called home to our Lord on October 4, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer.
Tim was born on September 14, 1951 to Philip and Winifred Shama in Deadwood SD. He graduated from Deadwood High School in 1969, having just enjoyed his 50-year class reunion. Tim worked for Homestake Mining...
Clara "Carol" Potterville
Oct 4, 2019
Clara Carolyn "Carol" Potterville, 79 of Spearfish, passed away on October 4, 2019 at the Sturgis Regional Hospital.
She was born to Eugene and Mary Greenleaf on August 10, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois the second of five children. Carol graduated from Woodruff High School in Peoria and Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois....
Margie Teigen
Oct 3, 2019
Margie Teigen, 82, formerly of Lead, South Dakota, passed away on October 3, 2019, in Riverside, CA. Margie was born in 1937 in Spearfish, SD to the late Nell and Axel Beckman, of Lead.
After graduating from Lead High School in 1956, Margie married her high school sweetheart, Sherman, in 1957. She started...
Glen Ray Sterling
Oct 2, 2019
Glen Sterling, 77 of Hulett, Wyoming, was born on March 3, 1942 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Joe and Dorothy (Austin) Sterling and he went home to be with his Lord, October 2, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.
Glen crammed many careers into his short life. He began bull riding while he...
Robin Lynn Stensgard
Oct 2, 2019
Robin Stensgard, 57 of Lead, passed away on October 2, 2019.
Robin Lynn Stensgard was born on April 26,1962 to Noral and Janae Foster. She grew up in Idaho and Wyoming where she graduated high school In Shirley Basin and married Jeff Stensgard, they later divorced.
Robin loved being outdoors, riding her Harley, and being...
Michael "Mike" Besso
Sep 28, 2019
DUE TO THE WEATHER, MICHAEL BESSO'S SERVICE IS POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 15, 2019 AT 2:00 PM AT ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN DEADWOOD.
Michael P. Besso, 66 of Deadwood, SD passed away on September 28, 2019 at his home.
Mike was born on November 18, 1952 to Antone "Tony" and Yvonne (Pine) Besso...
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