Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Kerry Haug
Oct 3, 2018
Kerry Haug, 58 of Spearfish, passed away on October 3, 2018 at the Rapid City Hospice House.
Kerry was born March 1, 1960 in Huron, SD. He graduated from Huron High School in 1978. After graduation, he attended Mitchell Vo-Tech for 2 years. After graduation he moved to Spearfish.
In 1994, Kerry married his best...
Alma Laumer
Oct 2, 2018
Alma Mae Laumer, 96, formerly of Spearfish, died on October 2, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Lennox, SD. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held October 24, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Spearfish, SD. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery,...
Malcolm "Mel" Allen
Oct 1, 2018
Malcom Allen, 88 of Deadwood, passed away on October 1, 2018 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital.
Mel was a lifelong citizen of Deadwood, born December 10, 1929. After graduating from Deadwood high school in 1947, Mel enlisted in the Navy where he trained in the Seabees from 1947 to 1950. He served his entire Navy duty on...
Karol Miles
Sep 16, 2018
Karol Elizabeth Miles, 60 of Spearfish, SD passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City. Karol Elizabeth Stoltz was born May 14, 1958 in Spearfish, South Dakota to Cornelius and Mildred (Tauck) Stoltz. She was the youngest of four children and grew up on the family ranch northeast of Beulah, Wyoming....
Ursula Polyakov
Sep 15, 2018
Ursula Polyakov, 92, Lead, SD died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Garden Hills Assisted Living. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels & Crematory Service of Spearfish. Online condolences may be left at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
Elmer Barden
Sep 14, 2018
Elmer "Jack" Barden, 87 of Spearfish, SD passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center in Belle Fouche, SD.
Elmer (Jack) Clark Barden was born March 20th, 1931 to Theodore Barden and Sarah Elizabeth (Rogers) Barden in Twilight, SD. He passed away September 14 th , 2018 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare...
Richard Krogstad
Sep 13, 2018
Richard P. Krogstad was born on October 17, 1934 on the family farm near Dell Rapids, South Dakota.  He was baptized and confirmed at Willow Creek Lutheran Church, and graduated from Baltic High School in 1952.  Rich enlisted in the Navy serving his country during the Korean war from 1952 to 1955 as an electrician's mate on the USS Polaris....
Donald Ward
Sep 12, 2018
Donald Ward, 84 of Spearfish, passed away on September 12, 2018. Donald Everett Ward was born October 15, 1933 to Edna Rooth Ward and Everett Ward in Spearfish, SD. Don graduated from Spearfish High School in 1951 and went on to attend the South Dakota School of Mines obtaining a degree in Mining Engineering while enrolled in the ROTC program....
Leeyn Strickland
Sep 12, 2018
Leeyn D. Strickland, 49 of Whitewood, SD passed away on September 12, 2018. Leeyn was born on February 25, 1969 in Deadwood, SD and grew up in Lead, SD, which is where he received his education. During his teenage years he met the love of his life Sarina, the person who he chose to stay with for the rest of...
Dean E. Hinmon
Sep 10, 2018
Dean Hinmon, age 89, in recent years from Sturgis, South Dakota, died in the early morning hour of September 10, 2018. Dean, born October 30, 1928, and known as "Shorty" in his younger years was the son of George (also known as "Shorty") and Neva Hinmon. Dean passed away peacefully while under the loving care of the staff from the...
Iva Dean Watkins
Sep 6, 2018
Iva Dean was born in Ridgeway, MO. the 3rd of 4 children. Her quick wit, wry humor, and wise counsel will be missed by her family. She, like most people of her generation, was greatly influenced by the Depression and later World War II. She went to work at Lowery Air Force base in Denver, CO. In April 1946 she...
Nancy Young
Sep 5, 2018
Nancy Lindsay Young, 89 of Spearfish, SD, passed away unexpectedly on Sept 5, 2018, however she had lived a long and happy life of which I will tell you a little. Nancy was born on Thanksgiving Day 1928 in the small town of Columbiana, Ohio, the daughter of Samuel and Lillian Lindsay. She grew up in the Great Depression in...
Aletha Gauze
Sep 2, 2018
Aletha Gauze, 79 of Spearfish, SD passed away on September 2, 2018.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 AM on Friday, September 7, 2018 at Black Hills National Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
Randall "Randy" Johnson
Sep 2, 2018
Randall "Randy" Scott Johnson, 64 of Spearfish, SD, passed away peacefully at his home in Spearfish on Sunday, September 2, 2018. He was born February 22, 1954 to Edwin and Jean (Breckenridge) Johnson at John Burns Memorial Hospital in Belle Fourche, SD. He resided with his parents in Spearfish, SD until he attended school at Maple Wood Academy in Hutchinson,...
Randall Conn
Aug 29, 2018
Randy Raymond "Timberline" Conn, 67 of Deadwood, SD, passed away in his home on August 30, 2018. He will be greatly missed. We invite everyone to join us for the burial and Celebration of Life. The burial will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 3:00 PM. A celebration of...
Jean Dvorak
Aug 28, 2018
Jean L. Dvorak 87, wife of Joseph Dvorak died on August 28, 2018. Jean was born December 30, 1931 at Wishek, ND. Three years later she moved with her parents to Redfield, SD. Jean was the eldest of five children. She attended a rural elementary school and graduated from Redfield High School in 1948. After attending ten weeks of summer...
Carl Moser
Aug 27, 2018
Carl Moser, age 81, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018, with family by his side, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City.
A funeral celebration will be held Saturday, at 10am, September 1, 2018 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Rapid City.
Visitation, with time for sharing memories and...
Zecheriah Pagle
Aug 23, 2018
Zecheriah Dewey Lee Pagle, 14 of Spearfish died August 23, 2018 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Memorial services will be held at 3:30pm, Wednesday, August 29 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish.
Zech is survived by his mom, Elizabeth Pagle and step dad, Michael Wall, siblings; Hunter Elliott Cruthirds, Matthew Willis and Lakota Cheyenne Hayes,...
Angela Smith
Aug 22, 2018
Angela Renae Smith, 47, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully in the arms of her father, Barry Smith, step-mother, Mary Smith and the presence of her children, DeMarco and Jaden Orange-Smith on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at her parent's home in Spearfish. Angela was born on July 30, 1971 to Barry and Pamela (Willert) Smith in Vermillion, SD. Angela graduated...
Kash Roland Juhala
Aug 20, 2018
Kash Roland Juhala climbed the stairs to Heaven from the Colorado Children's Hospital on Monday August 20 th , 2018, surround by loved ones.
Kash was born October 14 th , 2016 in Spearfish, South Dakota to his loving parents Siera (Richter) and Ezekiel Juhala. Kash grew up in Upton, Wyoming where he enjoyed multiple activities. Among...
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