Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Mar 10, 2019

Shawn Eberhard, 45, of Belle Fourche, SD passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Spearfish, SD.

"Our Dad"

Shawn Travis Eberhard was born at Rapid City Regional Hospital on September 30 th , 1973 to Larry Eberhard and Janice "Hunt" Eberhard. What a happy day when he joined...

Mar 8, 2019

Robert LeRoy (Jenison) Beaudoin passed away at the age of 86, Friday, March 8 th , 2019 in the home he helped build.

Bob was born January 6 th , 1933 in Alexandria, South Dakota to Gertrude E. Cummings and Melvin (Jack) Beaudoin but raised by his mother Gertrude and stepfather Meritt Jenison....

Mar 7, 2019

Wanda F. Sell Schulze, 83, passed away March 7, 2019. She was born on June 14, 1935 on the farm at Dorsey, NE to Lawrence and Hazel (Hartford) Crawford.

On June 8, 1955 she married Lavern Sell. Together they had four children, Waneta Sell, Linda (Todd) Spath, Lamoine (Mary) Sell and Lonnie Sell....

Mar 6, 2019

Darleen P. Baird, 80, Spearfish, SD, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at home with family by her side.

Darleen Pernella Reimer was born January 20, 1939 in Bowman, ND to Benjamin and Bernice (Eien) Reimer. Darleen was raised on a farm outside of Scranton, ND. She attended and graduated from Scranton Public School...

Mar 3, 2019

Delores "Dee" Miller, 81 of Piedmont passed away on March 3, 2019 at the Rapid City Hospice House.

Dee was born on December 10, 1937 to John and Hattie Gaskin in Lead, SD. She attended Lead High School through graduation. She then met the love of her life, George Miller and were united...

Feb 28, 2019

Katherine "Kathy" Daum, 71 of Spearfish, passed away on February 28, 2019 at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche, SD.

Katherine, daughter of Orvil and Rebecca Buchanan of Sturgis, SD was born in Modesto, CA on May 20, 1947. When she was two years old, they moved back to Sturgis where she grew...

Feb 28, 2019

Retired Crook County Rancher, Bruce William Gose, 90, Upton WY, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Long Term Care in Sundance, WY.

He was born Sunday, November 18, 1928 at Hot Springs, SD, the 6 th of 7 children born to Vernie O. and Mame K. (Thompson) Gose. They lived...

Feb 26, 2019

Ned Herbert Smolik entered this world on August 23, 1951in Mobridge, SD as the fifth child of Ted and Anna Smolik. He was raised with his seven siblings on the family farm located 13 miles northwest of Timber Lake, SD. He attended Little Oak Elementary school for eight years while he worked with his father and family...

Feb 25, 2019

Arlene Peterson, 95, formerly of Lead, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 25, in Rapid City.

Arlene was born on January 5, 1924 in Randolph, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Henry and Emma Bierschenk. Her siblings were Bernadine Matson and Marvin Bierschenk. She lived in Randolph for 12 years before...

Feb 22, 2019

Joyce Maltaverne, 90, Spearfish, died on February 22, 2019 surrounded by her family.

She is survived by her three children, Margaret (Donovan) Renner, Central City, Rick Maltaverne, Spearfish and Marilyn (Fred) Brosnahan, Spearfish; three grandchildren, Mike, Rachelle (Lyle) and Nicole (Andrew); three great-grandchildren, Emily, Kenna and Adalyn; many nieces, nephews and very special neighbor and friend Bob...

Feb 15, 2019

Matthew Allen Mills, 38, of Gillette, Wyoming, passed away February 15, 2019 in Gillette, WY.

Matt was born to Allen Mills and Angela Pickett Mills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota and spent the first twelve years of his life at Spring Creek Livestock Ranch outside of Sundance.  He moved to Gillette, Wyoming in 1996 and graduated from...

Feb 12, 2019

Lewis Russell Wood, 85, of Hulett, Wyoming passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at The Legacy Living and Rehab Center in Gillette, Wyoming.

Lewis was born four miles west of Hulett, Wyoming on August 25, 1933. His parents were John C. and Myrtle (Lawrence) Wood. Lewis grew up in the Hulett-Sundance...

Feb 12, 2019

On March 18, 1939 Gaylord was born in Eagle Bend, MN on a dairy farm to John and Inez (Stevenson) Lenz. He lived there until after high school graduation and then married Jean Beckstrom in 1958. He was in business with his dad and brother Lowell selling grain dryers in four states plus had Ford and Allis...

Feb 10, 2019

Arden John Trandahl, 86 of Spearfish, died Sunday, February 10 th , 2019 surrounded by family.

Arden was born to Ann and Joe Trandahl on December 31 st , 1932. He graduated from high school in Wabasso, MN in 1950. He graduated from SDSU in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in Fisheries and Wildlife. He retired from...

Feb 9, 2019

Doris Jean Dunton, 91 of Spearfish, SD passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare in Spearfish.

Doris was born September 1, 1927 to Floyd and Hester Weaver in Terra Haute, Indiana. She spent much of her childhood in Indiana along with her two sisters. She later moved to Edwards, IL, where she met and...

Feb 9, 2019

Lawrence Berger Meland, 101 of Spearfish, passed away on February 9, 2019 in Sturgis, SD. He was also known as Scotty, a name he was given when he acquired a Scottish hat left in a sheep herder's wagon when working at the age of ten herding sheep at Eagle Butte, SD.

Lawrence was...

Feb 8, 2019

Our beloved brother Robert E. Mason, age 69, passed away Feb 8, 2019 at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare in Spearfish, SD.

Bobby was born April 26, 1949 in Deadwood, SD to Robert & Evelyn (Dryer) Mason. He has been active at Black Hills Works in Rapid City, SD since 1972 learning many trades and most importantly to live...

Feb 5, 2019

Trudy Mae Hoskins, 84, of Canon City, CO, was called home to our Lord and Savior on February 5, 2019.

Trudy was born January 31, 1935, in East Orange, NJ, the daughter of John Hulick Conover and Jancina (Janet) Kjargaard. On June 21, 1953, she married Robert Policky in Omaha, NE sharing nineteen adventure filled years raising...

Feb 4, 2019

Bruce M. Johnson, 86 of Spearfish, SD passed away on February 4, 2019.

Bruce was born April 28, 1932 in Rapid City, SD to Alfred and Grace (Stephenson) Johnson. He spent the first 16 years of his life in Quinn, SD. The family then moved to Spearfish. Following graduation from Spearfish High School, he enlisted in the...

Feb 1, 2019

Leon J. Miller, 91 of Spearfish, SD passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019, at Spearfish Regional Hospital after a brief illness.

Leon was born September 17, 1927 in Rochester, MN but was raised in Huron, SD by his adopted parents, Aloysius and Leora (Rudd) Miller. He attended, and graduated from St. Theresa Elementary School 1941, Huron...