Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance

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...

May 19, 2018

Danette F. Jones, 46 of Upton, Wyoming died Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital. Danette was born September 21, 1971 to Duane and Donna Alexander in Belle Fourche, SD. She attended school in Osage, WY and graduated from Upton High School, while in Osage she was a Brownie in the Girl Scouts. She married Travis Kidd in...

May 19, 2018

­­Florence Alma (Tubandt) (Lemm) Arehart passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 from natural causes at the age of 97 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living Center in Spearfish, South Dakota. Florence was born on October 18, 1920 on the Tubandt family farm in Tulare, SD to Walter Adolph and Alma Marie (Anderson) Tubandt. She lived on the farm until she...

May 18, 2018

Renee Hanson, 68 of Spearfish went to walk with our Lord on May 18, 2018 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Renee was born on November 15, 1949 in Redfield, SD to Wayne and Phyllis (Stewart) Moser. Her family moved various times in her youth and she attended grade schools in Clark, Doland, Redfield and Spearfish. She graduated...

May 16, 2018

Karin Elizabeth Turbiville, 55 of Deadwood, passed away quietly in her sleep May 16th, 2018. She was born in Austin, Texas on November 2nd, 1962. Karin attended Southwest College in Austin, TX and later graduated from Crown College in Minnesota with her degree in Education. Karin held many positions in life as an educator, coach, manager, and director, but the...

May 15, 2018

Cal Dwayne Krininger, 66 of Spearfish, SD died suddenly on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Cal was born to Frank and Carol Krininger on March 7, 1952 in Belle Fourche. Cal lived in Redfield and Custer before moving to Spearfish in 1996. He spent the last 22 years with Northern Hills Training Center. Cal enjoyed many things in life such as...

May 7, 2018

William Ray Buckman, 96 longtime resident of Sundance passed away peacefully on Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Crook County Long Term Care Center.

Ray was born on July 15,1921 to John and Mabel Buckman in Sodus, MI. He enlisted in the US Army in 1941. Ray honorably served his county in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater in World...

May 6, 2018

Steven Stinson, 59, Spearfish, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2018 after battling a brief illness, surrounded by his family. Steve was born in Belle Fourche, SD on July 30, 1958, to Jack and Jean (Kanode) Stinson. Later Jack and Jean divorced but Steve and his brother Cleve were blessed with two great sets of parents, Jack and Nancy (Hageman)...

May 6, 2018

Donnie Lerew, 77, of Spearfish, passed away on May 6 th , 2018.  As in life, Donnie closely followed his beloved wife, Sachiko, to their eternal home.

Donnie Dean Lerew was born in Cresbard, SD on March 8, 1941 to Bernard & Virginia (Wegner) Lerew.  Following high school, he served in the Air Force as a mechanic,...

May 5, 2018

Duane Oliver Queen, 87 of Sundance passed away on May 5, 2018 at Fort Meade, SD after two years of illness. Duane, also known as "Sonny" to family, neighbors and friends was the first child born to Oliver "Ollie" and Alice Jones Queen on August 24, 1930 in the Deadwood Hospital in Deadwood, SD. He grew up on the Gunn...