Irene Christofferson
Nov 4, 2017
Irene Christofferson, 99 of Spearfish died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Irene was born October 30, 1918 in Ruthton Village, MN to Henry Patrick Hurley and Levine Irene Kapen Hurley. Irene was one of six children and grew up in the Deadwood area. Irene married Abel Sigurd Christofferson on October 1, 1937....
Veanna Kymala
Nov 3, 2017
Veanna Marie (Feaster) Kymala, 79, of Spearfish, SD, passed away peacefully November 3, 2017 at home surrounded by family. Veanna was born January 10, 1938 to Agnes and Lynn Feaster in Newcastle, Wyoming, where she lived for the next 17 years. After high school, she married Larry Kymala and moved to Whitewood, South Dakota, they were blessed with four children,...
Perry Owen Stulken
Nov 1, 2017
Perry Owen Stulken, 50 of Deadwood, SD died at home on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Perry was born in Pierre, SD to Douglas and Donna Stulken on August 19, 1967. He grew up in Selby, SD, and graduated from Selby High School. He attended South Dakota School of Mines & Technology then transferred to South Dakota State University graduating with...
Wilbur R. Crawford
Oct 30, 2017
Wilbur Ray Crawford, 84, of Sundance, WY, passed away on October 30, 2017 at Ft. Meade V.A. Medical Center in Sturgis, SD. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace. Wilbur was born February 25, 1933 in Redbird, NE, to Lawrence and Hazel (Hartland) Crawford, the oldest...
Marilyn Bader
Oct 27, 2017
Marilyn L. Bader, age 77, of Sycamore, IL and formerly of Spearfish, SD died Friday, October 27, 2017, at her home. Marilyn was born to Austin and Dorothy (Crane) Blackwell in Seattle, Washington on July 22, 1940. She grew up in Seattle and Spokane, Washington and Glendale, California where she graduated from Glendale High School in 1958. She graduated from...
David H. Leinen
Oct 27, 2017
David Hartley Leinen, 79, passed away Friday October 27, 2017 in Sundance surrounded by his family. David, a longtime resident of Wyoming, was born August 29, 1938 in Wilkin County, Minnesota to Walter and Fern (Pasch) Leinen, the 8th of 10 children. He graduated from Breckenridge, MN High School in 1957 and was active in football, chorus, and was Senior...
Heath Gauze
Oct 27, 2017
Heath Buchholz Gauze, 50 of Belle Fourche, SD, went to be with his Lord and his Dad on Friday, 27 October 2017. He was born October 8, 1967 in Savannah, Georgia to James Edward Gauze and Aletha Carol Buchholz Gauze. He loved life and lived it to its fullest - no fear! As an Army Brat, he was able to...
Thayne Stroschein
Oct 23, 2017
Thayne D. Stroschein, 66, of St. Onge, South Dakota passed away on October 23, 2017. Thayne was born on October 11, 1951 in Garden City, Michigan to Max and Irene (Hansen) Stroschein. He grew up in Plymouth, Michigan and moved with his family to Underwood, Minnesota in 1971. Thayne joined the Navy in 1974 and later served on Guam constructing...
Barbara Tschetter
Oct 23, 2017
Barbara Jean Tschetter, 90, of Spearfish SD, died Monday, October 23, 2017 with her family by her side, at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Barbara was born in Sioux Falls SD on Sept 3, 1927, the daughter of Edward Klein Graff and Berdine Frances (Campbell) Graff. She grew up in Sioux Falls, attending Washington High School and graduating in...
Verla Aldrich
Oct 23, 2017
Verla Louise (Meyers) Aldrich 98, of Belle Fourche, SD went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, October 23, 2017. Verla was born on September 15, 1919 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to J. Frank and Hattie Meyers. Verla grew up in the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo area of Iowa. She met Rex J Aldrich, who was from Waterloo, Iowa....
Glenda Iverson
Oct 22, 2017
Glenda Faye Iverson, 78, of Spearfish passed away peacefully on October 22, 2017 at her home. Glenda was born in Rapid City on December 7, 1938 to Vernon Gilman and Hazel Shelsted. She moved to Spearfish with her family Bill & Hazel Pontius where she graduated from Spearfish High School in 1956. That same year she met and married the...
Bonnie Jean Haeger
Oct 21, 2017
Bonnie Jean Haeger, 83 of Spearfish passed away, surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at her home. Bonnie was born, September 3, 1934. She was united in marriage to Melvin Haeger. She is survived by her children; Linda (James) Parker, William Haeger, Kathy Dennis, Karen (Harley) Oster, Cheryl (Bruce) Oster, Deb (Bob) Tech and Terri (Joe) Cailotto,...
Jack Lathrop
Oct 21, 2017
Jack Evan Theodore Lathrop was born on August 21, 2017 at Spearfish Regional Hospital to Jamie Mulhair and Landis Lathrop weighing 8lbs, 9oz and 19½ inches long. Jack joined the Kingdom of God in Baptism on September 10, 2017. His Godparents are Kevin and Christy Ballert, James Leach and Daniel Mulhair. Jack was such a perfect baby boy that brought...
Mildred Gadsden
Oct 20, 2017
Mildred Grace Gadsden, 101 of Spearfish, was welcomed into the Kingdom on Friday, October 20, 2017 joining her Lord and being united with her dear husband, James S. Gadsden, Sr. She was a resident at David M Dorsett Health Care in Spearfish, SD. She was born in Draper, SD, on the 25th of March, 1916, to Earl and Ruth Esmay....
Edna Vail
Oct 18, 2017
Edna E. Vail, 98 of Belle Fourche, died Wednesday October 18, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Edna E. Vail was born April 3, 1919 in the Harding County area of South Dakota to George and Barbara (Spitzer) Allerdings. She lived all of her life in South Dakota in the communities of Lebanon, Gettysburg, Spearfish, and Belle Fourche. She married...
Michael Jay Manderfeld
Oct 16, 2017
Michael J. Manderfeld, 48 of Lead died Monday, October 16, 2017 as a result of an automobile accident. Michael was born December 16, 1968 to Diana Atanasu and Edward Manderfeld in Deadwood, SD. Michael spent many years living and working in Pennsylvania and recently moved back to South Dakota and worked at Wharf Resources. Michael enjoyed spending time with his...
Raymond Rezek
Oct 16, 2017
Ray Rezek, 95, passed away on October 16, 2017, at the VA hospice unit, Ft. Meade, SD. He was born on January 1, 1922, to Elias and Rose Rezek, on the family farm in Charles Mix County, SD, the middle son of nine children. Ray valued the many life lessons learned while growing up during the "Dirty Thirties" with immigrant...
Mary Lou Stafford
Oct 14, 2017
Mary Lou Stafford, 90, of Spearfish, South Dakota passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at her home in Spearfish. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. A private interment will be in Mountain Lawn Cemetery south of Lead, South Dakota. Mary Lou Stafford was born at Langdon,...
Teresa M. Batt
Oct 12, 2017
Teresa M. (Tchida) Batt passed away at age 60 in her Spearfish home on Wednesday, October 12, 2017 after an inspiring battle with Breast Cancer. Visitation will be from 5pm-7pm on Monday, October 16, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Spearfish with vigil services starting at 7pm. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 2pm, Tuesday, October 17,...
