Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

Jul 13, 2018

Myrl Belden Williamson, 81 of Spearfish, SD, passed away on July13, 2018 at his home.

Myrl was born June 11, 1937 to Wilmur (Bud) and Gladyce (Belden) Williamson.

Myrl spent his younger years in the Black Hills and Washington. He married Cleo Daniels on September 21, 1957 in Minneapolis, MN. They lived in Pumpkin Buttes...

Jul 4, 2018

Marjorie May McLain, 89 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 in Spearfish SD. She was born September 17, 1928 in Hubbard, Ohio to Dale and Mary (Lewis) Marsteller. Following graduation from Hubbard High School she began working for the Youngstown Vindicator, as a community reporter. Marjorie met her husband of 68 years, Charles, when he returned from the...

Jun 29, 2018

Laurie Kocanda of Spearfish and Rapid City, passed away peacefully June 29th, 2018. She is remembered for all that she has done for others and how she has been a major influence in shaping the family's future and the paths that many have walked. It's been a difficult time for some as she has been preceded in death earlier this...

Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Justin Mark Fender, 36 of Lead, SD, died peacefully surrounded by family in Gillette, WY on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, after a long hard battle with Huntington's Disease. Justin was born on May 20, 1982, in Tyndall, SD to Lindsey and Doreen Kruse. He graduated from Lead-Deadwood High School in 2001. Justin was passionate about seizing the moment...

Jun 23, 2018

Carole Cecelia (Bartelt) Wince, 76, of Belle Fourche and formerly of Dupree, peacefully let go of her fight against cancer and passed away on June 23, 2018 at her home surrounded by her five children.

Carole was born in Elkton, SD on April 22, 1942 to Orville and Marvel (Munsch) Bartelt. She graduated from Elkton High School...

Jun 22, 2018

Daryl Redinger, 80 of Spearfish formerly of Deadwood passed away at his home on Friday, June 22, 2018.

A Funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, June 27 th at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Spearfish. Visitation will be 6:30pm to 8:00pm on Tuesday June 26 th at the church and will continue Wednesday,...

Jun 21, 2018

Donna Kay Johnson, 67, of Belle Fourche, SD, went to rest with the Lord on Thursday June 21, 2018, at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital.

Donna was born on April 18, 1951 to Barbara and Wayne Besler in Hettinger, ND. She grew up on the Besler family ranch near Bison and became well acquainted with ranch hand work while...

Jun 19, 2018

Marcia Lee Ludeman, 64 of Sundance, WY passed away early Tuesday morning, June 19th following a seven-year battle with ovarian cancer.

Marcia was born to Liz and Elton Culp in Loveland, CO on Feb. 23, 1954.  When Marcia was four years old the family moved to Longmont where she and her older sister Jana grew up and...

Jun 19, 2018

Albert N. Springer, 83 of Spearfish died June 19, 2018 at Belle Fourche Healthcare.

Visitation will be from 1:00pm-2:00pm, Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish followed by graveside services at 2:00pm at Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish.

Albert was born June 21, 1934 in Newell, SD to Harvey and Emma (Graf)...

Jun 18, 2018

Sue Westbrook, 68 of Spearfish, SD passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018, at her home in Spearfish.  Cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements were under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish.

Jun 18, 2018

Donna Mae (Grubb) Jones , 59 of rural Sundance, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018, at her home southeast of Sundance, following a courageous battle with lymphoma.

Donna was born June 26, 1958, in Belle Fourche, SD to Francis and Mathilda (Peterson) Grubb. She grew up on the family ranch west of Sundance and graduated...

Jun 10, 2018

Suzette Livingston, 67 of Sundance, was born June 7, 1951 to Fred and Doloris (Krause) Hinz and passed away June 10, 2018. Suzette was the oldest of four children and was active in numerous activities growing up, 4-H, Brownies, Church and School Organizations.  Suzette graduated from Sheridan High School in 1969.  Following she moved Laramie, WY and attended the University...

Jun 9, 2018

Patricia Daft, 86, of Spearfish passed away on June 9, 2018 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center.

Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 20, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Spearfish. Inurnment will take place at a later date in New York.

Arrangements are under the care of...

Jun 3, 2018

John Edward "Jack" Doerges, 92, died June 3, 2018, at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Community, Belle Fourche, SD. He was born March 8, 1926 in Cheyenne, WY, to Robert F. Doerges and Mary (Heckmann) Doerges. Jack grew up in Hereford and Cortez, CO, and worked in his family's bean/barley warehouse. He enlisted in the army where he served as a...

Jun 3, 2018

Margaret Lucille Ellsbury, 88 of Sundance, Wyoming passed away peacefully Sunday, June 3, 2018, following a day spent at home surrounded by her family, including all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Margaret was born June 12, 1929 in Crook County, Wyoming in the home of her parents, Hugh and Louise (Moller) Kokesh. She grew up on...

Jun 2, 2018

Beverly Jean "Betts" Seeley, 85 of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away in the early morning hours of June 2, 2018 at Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Betts was born to Richard and Florence (Linton) Schulze on November 29, 1932 in Mantorville Village, Minnesota. She graduated from Sundance High School and then...

May 31, 2018

Jerard "Jerry" Kent Hargis, 88 of Spearfish, passed away unexpectedly on May 31, 2018. Jerry was born on June 30, 1929 in Champaign, Illinois to Lloyd and Helen Hargis. He was raised in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. Jerry graduated from Western Illinois University and served four years in the Navy. He married Barbara Struening on December 26, 1955 in Lincoln, Illinois....

May 30, 2018

Reba F. Dorsett, 99, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette WY. Reba Florene Maffitt Dorsett was born February 27, 1919, to Frank and Anna (Ware) Maffitt two miles north of Barnard, Missouri, on their family farm at the end of flu season, after her mother had been sick with the flu...

May 24, 2018

Jeanne Papik of Spearfish passed away May 24, 2018, after health complications at 100 years of age. Jeanne was born May 22, 1918, in Perkins County, SD, to Walter and Ola Burnham. She grew up on farms in Perkins County, and Eagle Butte, SD. She attended high school in Eagle Butte, SD, graduating in 1936. Her family had arrived in...

May 20, 2018

Billie June Fillmore, 88 of Spearfish SD passed away May 20, 2018 in Spearfish, SD. Billie June was born in Winner, SD on October 18, 1929. Her parents were W.O. and Lillian Fillmore. She was the third of five children. Her family moved to Spearfish in 1932. Billie attended grade school, high school and then studied at Black Hills State...