Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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Helen Crosswait

Helen Crosswait

Aug 19, 2018

Helen Goodwin Moorhouse Crosswait, 87, of Spearfish, SD, passed at the Spearfish Regional Hospital on Sunday, August 19, 2018. She was a resident of the Dorsett Healthcare Facility.

Helen was born on November 19, 1930 in White River, SD, to Albert Clive Moorhouse and Florence Esta (MacDonald) Moorhouse. She spent her childhood in White River. The family...

Mary Muldoon

Mary Muldoon

Aug 19, 2018

Mary Karlene Farley Muldoon passed away peacefully on August 19.   Born in Jamestown, ND on April 11, 1941, to Thomas and Florence Farley, during her school years she especially enjoyed figure skating and competitive debate. After graduating from Jamestown High School in 1959, she earned an AA degree at Valley City State College. In 1961, she taught 3rd grade in...

James "Jim" Furrow

James "Jim" Furrow

Aug 16, 2018

James "Jim" William Furrow, longtime Spearfish resident passed away at his home on August 16, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 30, 1924 in Farmingdale, SD to George and Hazel Furrow, the 2 nd of four children. He was raised on a farm in the New Underwood area and graduated from High School in 1943. He...

Nancy C. Coon

Nancy C. Coon

Aug 15, 2018

Mrs. Nancy Coon, 88 of Sundance Wyoming passed away on August 15, 2018 at Hospice of the Hills, Rapid City, SD.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30am, Aug 20, 2018 at the Black Hills National Cemetery.

A reception will follow at the Sundance Senior Center at 2pm, Aug 20, 2018.

Nancy was...

Col. Kerry M. Brady

Col. Kerry M. Brady

Aug 13, 2018

Col. Kerry M. Brady, MD, (United States Army, ret.), 68 of Belton, TX passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Kerry Brady was born in Rockville Center New York and lived his early years in New England, calling Barrington, Rhode Island his hometown. His family relocated to California in 1967, where...

William "Bill" B. Glover

William "Bill" B. Glover

Aug 12, 2018

William (Bill) B. Glover passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the Belle Fourche Long-term Care Center. Bill was born to George W. and Mary Sedwell (Bunney) Glover on April 30, 1926 in Deadwood SD. The family moved to Portland OR at the start of World War II. He worked in the shipyards until April 1944 when he joined...

Grace Huck

Grace Huck

Aug 12, 2018

Grace E Huck died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at age 102.

Grace Eloise Huck was born June 27, 1916 to William G and Grace E (Kearns) Huck at their home in Harding County, SD. She was the second of six children. She attended elementary school in the Karinen school, then went to Bowman High School for two...

Beverly Klumb

Beverly Klumb

Aug 10, 2018

A much loved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Beverly (Cornell) Klumb, 86, of Spearfish, South Dakota passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. She was born February 10, 1932 in Rapid City, South Dakota to Mona (Sankey) and Harry Cornell. On June 4, 1950, Beverly married Roland Klumb in Spearfish, South Dakota. She was employed by Spearfish City Cabins and...

Patricia Kruse

Patricia Kruse

Aug 8, 2018

Patricia "Pat" L. Kruse, 65, of Lead, SD passed away on Wednesday August 8, 2018, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

Pat was born on May 28, 1953, in Albin, WY to George and Bernice (Low) Cox. Pat married Lindsey Kruse in 1987, and they lived a wonderful 31 years together in Lead, SD.  Pat was a...

Roger Geist

Roger Geist

Aug 7, 2018

Roger Terry Geist, 83 of Spearfish, passed away August 7th of 2018 at his home in Spearfish, SD. His passing was unexpected but he went peacefully.

Roger was born in Belle Fourche, SD to Daniel and Gladys Geist. He spent his childhood in Highmore and then in Lead/Deadwood, SD where he graduated from DHS in 1953.   In...

David James Erskin

David James Erskin

Aug 5, 2018

David James Erskin, 69 of Spearfish, SD went home to be with the Lord on August 5, 2018.

David was born in Trentum, PA to James and Sally Erskin on July 16, 1949. He married Peggy on February 17, 1970 in Denver, CO. He graduated from Southwestern College in May of 1978 in Waxahachie, TX. He pastored...

Irene Lowe

Irene Lowe

Aug 3, 2018

Irene Esther (Hauge) Lowe, 91, peacefully passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Belle Fourche Health Care.

Irene was born in Lemmon, SD where grew up on a ranch in the Shade Hill area with her seven siblings. She was the daughter of Alfred Hauge and Esther (Christensen) Hauge.   She married Leon Wallace Lowe in 1947...

Eldon Swanhorst

Eldon Swanhorst

Aug 2, 2018

Eldon Erik Swanhorst, 87 of Rapid City and formerly from Spearfish, went to Jesus' arms August 2, 2018 and is riding the best Goldwings now.

Eldon was born September 6, 1930, to Frederick and Erika (Russman) Swanhorst in Faulk County, SD. He went from eighth grade straight to farming. Eldon married Marcelle Melius in 1949. They lived...

Donna Allen

Donna Allen

Aug 1, 2018

Donna Allen, 85, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away August 1, 2018 at the Crook County Long Term Care Center in Sundance. She was born February 24, 1933 in Buffalo, Wyoming, to Marshall "M.K." and Arta (Ridley) Herman and raised on the Ridley family homestead on Crazy Woman Creek.  During her high school years, she lived with her aunt and uncle,...

Douglas "Doug" Haar

Douglas "Doug" Haar

Aug 1, 2018

Douglas R. Haar (Doug), 48, of Sundance, Wyoming, tragically passed away on August 1, 2018.

Doug was born January 16, 1970 in Ipswich, South Dakota, to Dawaine and Lila (Job) Haar. Doug was the youngest of the siblings.

At the age of 11, Doug along with his mom and a couple of siblings moved to...

James Statham

James Statham

Jul 30, 2018

James Statham, 72 of Spearfish, passed away on July 30, 2018 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

A Celebration of Life will take place on September 22.

Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com

Lawrence "Pat" Patenode

Lawrence "Pat" Patenode

Jul 28, 2018

Lawrence "Pat" Bernard Patenode 88, of Spearfish, SD went home to be with the Lord on July 28, 2018, surrounded by his family.

Pat was born in Camp Crook S.D. to Zeno and Pearl Patenode on November 22, 1929. He lived there until he was 6 years old then moved to Spearfish. He lived a short time...

Annabelle Hamilton

Annabelle Hamilton

Jul 26, 2018

Anabelle Hamilton, 95, of Osage, WY, passed away July 26, 2018 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, WY.

Annabelle was born at home near Jireh, WY to Alfred and Dora Lincoln on October 18, 1922. She grew up experiencing life as the daughter of a ranching family during tough times, causing the family to move...

Clarence Casados

Clarence Casados

Jul 23, 2018

Clarence Casados, 58 of Spearfish passed away on July 23, 2018 at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Clarence was born on September 17, 1959 to Cipriano and Clara (Garcia) Casados in Taos, New Mexico. He was raised in Rawlins, Wyoming, graduated from Rawlins High School.

He married Debbie Lemer on April 28, 2001 at St. Joseph...

Arlene Vetter

Arlene Vetter

Jul 17, 2018

Arlene Louise Roddewig was born on November 9th, 1926, in Onida, South Dakota. She went home to be with the Lord on July 17th, 2018, in Spearfish, South Dakota. She graduated from high school in Blunt, South Dakota and later graduated from the Sioux Valley Hospital School of Nursing. Arlene married Herbert Vetter on September 25th, 1947. They spent...

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