Ruth Groeneveld
Jan 27, 2018
Alice "Ruth" Groeneveld, age 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on Saturday, January 27th, 2018. Born March 22, 1936 in Newell, SD to James and Mildred (Esmay) Gadsden, Ruth had a childhood filled with adventure and laughter playing with her best friend and brother, James "Jim", and her baby brother, Tom. Ruth graduated from Spearfish High School in...
Duane Peplow
Jan 27, 2018
Duane E. Peplow, 88 of Sundance, Wyoming died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home in Sundance. Memorial services will be held at 10am, Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Sundance United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at Mount Moriah Cemetery. A memorial has been established to benefit the Crook County Memorial Nursing Home. Duane was born December...
Jeremiah "J.R." R. Chyba
Jan 26, 2018
Jeremiah "J.R." Chyba, 25 of Belle Fourche died Friday, January 26, 2018 near Belle Fourche, SD as the result of an automobile accident. Memorial services will be at 10:30am, Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Belle Fourche. A memorial has been established to benefit the Western Hills Humane Society. J.R. was born May...
Marvin "Marv" G. Proctor
Jan 26, 2018
Marvin G. "Marv" Proctor, 72, died January 26, 2018 in Newcastle, WY. He was born Sept. 17, 1945 in Rapid City, SD, to Robert E. and Freda M (Otterbein) Proctor, and lived with his family near Hulett, WY until starting school. His father Robert was a highway construction foreman and superintendent, so the family moved quite often to various locations...
Paul Baldwin
Jan 25, 2018
Paul Baldwin, 95 of Rapid City and formerly of Lead passed away at Rapid City Regional Hospital on January 24, 2018. Paul Gardner Baldwin, the son of Charles E. Baldwin and Elvira Ellen (Nichols) Baldwin, was born February 5, 1922 on a farm near the town of Jeffers, in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. The family moved to a farm near Jesup,...
Thad Scott Beckman
Jan 25, 2018
Thad Scott Beckman, 48, of Gillette, WY passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Gillette on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Thad, husband, father, son and brother, passed away suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 48. Thad will be forever remembered by his wife and best friend Lisa, and their precious children, Zach and Issac, by his parents...
Ron Sampson
Jan 19, 2018
Ronnie Sampson, age 74 of Spearfish, South Dakota passed away peacefully on January 19,2018 at his home in Spearfish. Ron was born in Iowa City, Iowa; his parents were Mary and Clarion Sampson. He grew up and attended school in Nevada, Iowa. He married Jan Sampson. Ron spent his working years crafting damaged cars back together at various Auto Body...
Kent Geffre
Jan 17, 2018
Kent Charles Geffre, 56 of Lead SD, went to the big hunting ground in the sky on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Kent was born February 28, 1961 to Charles and Theresa (Martin) Geffre in Deadwood, SD. He attended Lead Elementary and Lead High School. After he finished high school he pursued logging in the Black Hills. He then went to...
Monica Moss
Jan 16, 2018
Monica Leah Moss of Beulah, WY passed away peacefully in her sleep while traveling in San Diego, CA on January 16, 2018. Monica was born on May 20, 1966 in Sioux Falls, SD to Laureen & Frank Island. Later moved to Lead, SD with her father where she helped raise her younger brothers and sisters through high school. This began...
Benjamin Stone Iii
Jan 15, 2018
Ben R. Stone, III, made his debut at St. Joseph's Hospital in Deadwood SD on 13 March 1937. His arrival was eagerly awaited by his parents, Veronica and Ben R. Stone, Jr. Following his 'Long Goodbye' Ben left all he held Dear on 15 Jan. 2018. Ben's formative years were lived in Lead, SD, where he was a fourth generation...
Inez Phinney
Jan 12, 2018
Inez Phinney, 85, of Spearfish died Friday, January 12, 2018. Inez was born May 10, 1932, in Ree Heights, S.D. to Bert and Henrietta (Menning) VanDerWerff. She attended schools in Ree Heights, Wessington, Miller and Huron. On April 27,1953, she married James "Jr." Phinney in Pierre. They lived in the rural Ree Heights area before moving to the Black Hills...
Beverly Tetreault
Jan 10, 2018
Beverly Louise Tetreault, 89 of Spearfish passed away peacefully at Serenity Corner assisted living on January 10th, 2018. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 1928 to John and Geneva Brustkern. The family moved many times between Nebraska and South Dakota while she was growing up. She received her teaching certificate from the University of Nebraska, Omaha and...
Beverly Bryant
Jan 9, 2018
Beverly Bryant, 80 of Spearfish, passed away on January 9, 2018 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center. Beverly was born on October 25, 1937 to George and Mary (Kinser) Howe in Catlin, IL. She was baptized and a lifelong member of the Fairview Methodist Church in rural Georgetown, IL. She attended school, graduating from Catlin Township High School in...
Elton "Al" Uhrig
Jan 8, 2018
Elton "Al" Uhrig, 90 of Lead, passed away on January 8, 2018 at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center surrounded by his family. Al was born on June 2, 1927 the fifth of twelve children to Myron and Bertha (Bockerney) Uhrig in Grant County, ND. After attending school in Morristown, he enlisted in the US Navy and like his four...
Carl Anderson
Jan 7, 2018
Carl L. Anderson passed away January 7, 2018 at David M. Dorsett Healthcare in Spearfish, just 20 days before his 101st birthday. Carl lived his entire life in Lawrence County, having been born in Lead in 1917. In 1926, he moved with his parents, Oscar and Hilda Anderson, to a small farm south of the Spearfish airport where Carl's brother,...
Donna Lie
Jan 7, 2018
Donna Lie, 70, of Spearfish, passed away on January 7, 2018. Her husband Eric was at her side. Donna was born on January 4, 1948 in Bakersfield, California, to Herman and Audrey Rabenberg. Her early years were spent on farms in Marshall County, South Dakota, Cut Bank, Montana, and Bowdle, South Dakota. After graduating from Britton High School in 1966,...
Ernest Schanzenbach
Jan 7, 2018
Ernest Schanzenbach of Spearfish, South Dakota, died in comfort and peace in the wonderful hospice wing of the Ft. Meade Veteran's Administration Hospital near Sturgis on January 7, 2018; he was 97. Ernie was inurned at the Black Hills National Cemetery, and a memorial service was held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Fr. John Paul Trask officiating at both....
Ila Leger
Jan 2, 2018
Ila Leger, 64 of Sundance, passed away on January 2, 2018 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Ila Marie Leger was born the sixth of 12 children to Tuck and Margaret Leger, on March 30, 1953 in Belle Fourche, SD. She lived a country life in the areas of South Dakota and Montana until she moved with her family to Upton,...
David Talsma
Dec 20, 2017
David Glenn Talsma, 67, passed away on December 20, 2017 at the VA Medical Center at Ft. Meade. David was a 13 year cancer survivor when the Lord called him to heaven. David was born on February 12, 1950 in Burke, SD to Glen and Hazel (Risewick) Talsma. He was raised on the family farm 11 miles from Burke. He...
Evelyn Skaar
Dec 17, 2017
Evelyn "Evie" Skaar, 79, of Sundance and formerly of Stanley, ND, passed away at home on Sunday afternoon, December 17, 2017. She was born December 6, 1938 in Stanley, North Dakota to Albert and Bertha (Trovatten) Moore. Evelyn graduated from high school in Palermo, North Dakota, in 1956, then went on to Bismarck Business College, in Bismarck, North Dakota where...
