Mike Pixley
Jun 8, 2017
Mike Hueston Pixley, 62 of Sundance, WY, passed away peacefully in his home with his companion of 12 years, Debbie Hirchert Pixley, by his side on Thursday June 8, 2017. Mike was born August 22, 1954 in Sturgis, SD, the son of Hugh and Laila Pixley. He spent most of his life in the Black Hills area where he helped...
Charles Mclain
Jun 3, 2017
Charles C. McLain, 92 of Spearfish, passed away quietly June 3, 2017. But, he did not live quietly. He was born June 18, 1924 in Hubbard, Ohio. He wrote his own obituary years ago, simply stating - I came, I lived, I left. Yes, he lived. He left high school to enter World War II, joining the Coast Guard. He...
Willilam Hibbard
Jun 1, 2017
William Palmer Hibbard finished life peacefully in the presence of his loved ones Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. Bill was born June 26, 1927 in Hot Springs, South Dakota the last of three children to Edna (Dority) and Newell Hibbard. Bill went to grade school and high school in Hot Springs, South Dakota...
Bernard "Buzz" Wolf
May 30, 2017
Bernard "Buzz" James Wolf, 85 of Hulett, Wyoming died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish, South Dakota. Funeral services will be at 10am, Monday, June 12, 2017 at the Hulett Civic Center with burial to follow at the Hulett Cemetery. Buzz was born August 2, 1931 in Hulett, WY to Anselm and Elsie...
Shirley Mccue
May 29, 2017
Shirley Madeline McCue, 86 of Spearfish, SD went to be with the Lord and Savior on May 29,2017. She passed away peacefully at her home, with her children by her side. Shirley was born on December 1, 1930 to William and Agnes (Ducey) Pike at Norris, SD, the oldest of five children. She grew up in and around Martin, SD,...
Danny Hayworth
May 24, 2017
Danny Hayworth, 72 of Shoreline, WA passed away on May 24, 2017 at his home of 30 plus years, with his son, Javier Doyle Hayworth and brother, Timothy by his side. Vietnam Veteran Danny Lee Hayworth, was born on December 25, 1944 to Doyle and Violet Hayworth of Carlile WY. He is survived by his sons, Javier Hayworth and Douglas...
Jan Walker
May 22, 2017
Jan Walker 80 of Spearfish, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2017 surrounded by her beloved siblings Ruth, Sharon and Ward. Jan was born August 18, 1936 in Rapid City, daughter of Jack and Virginia Beaird. She was raised in Vale, SD by her Mom and Stepfather "Daddy Chan" Williamson. She married Jim Smith in 1954 and had 4 children;...
John Maki
May 21, 2017
John David Maki, died May 21, 2017 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish from complications due to hip surgery, after a fall. David was born on June 8, 1941 at St Joseph Hospital in Deadwood, SD, the son of John Jacob and Hilma Helen (Johnson) Maki. He attended school in Deadwood and spent most of his adult...
Edward Maeder
May 21, 2017
Edward William Maeder 93, of Moorcroft, WY passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017. Born in Cook County Illinois to Oscar and Florence Maeder, he spent his youth in Oak Park, IL. As a child during the depression Edward helped his family earn money by playing music and dancing. This created his lifelong love of music. It was also as a...
Lawrence "Larry" Albright
May 18, 2017
Lawrence "Larry" Ervin Albright, 74 of Spearfish died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at his home in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 11:00am, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Calvary Temple Assembly of God Church in Spearfish, burial with military honors will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery. Larry was born January 11, 1943 to Sam and Leona Albright in...
Betty Ann Cracco
May 17, 2017
Betty Cracco, 89, passed away on May 17, 2017, at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Betty was born July 24, 1927 in Faith, SD to Carlos and Blanche (Lehman) Fees. She grew up on the family farm, attended grade school in the Opal area and graduated from Faith High School in 1945. She attended Black Hills State College for one...
Kenneth J. Coffield
May 16, 2017
Kenneth James Coffield, 83 of Spearfish, SD died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at the Belle Fourche Healthcare Center. Kenneth was born October 17,1933 to Edgar and Doris Coffield in Hettinger, ND. At age five they moved from Reva, SD to Hill City, SD where he attended school until he graduated in 1953. He worked for Homestake Mine for 8 months...
Jerry Witt
May 14, 2017
Jerry Witt passed away in his sleep at age 65 at his home in Grandview MO. Jerry was born in Deadwood, South Dakota, and attended Pluma Grade school and one year at Deadwood High School before moving to Watertown South Dakota in 1967. After graduating from Watertown High School, he joined the Army and served in Germany before being honorably...
Mary Colleen Wammen
May 13, 2017
Colleen Wammen, 89 of Belle Fourche, passed on to heaven on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving children. She was born on July 19, 1927 to Eunice and Hugo Jensen and grew up near Sorum, SD. She was united in marriage to the love of her life, Vernon Wammen, on August 29, 1948. He preceded...
Mary Ellen Brady
May 12, 2017
Mary Brady, wife, mother, grandmother, community leader, volunteer and nature-lover, passed away, surrounded by loved ones May 12, 2017 at Dorsett Home in Spearfish. She will be missed and remembered by her six children and spouses, seventeen grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren as well as many extended family and friends. Born an only child to Herman and Elizabeth Retzloff Feb....
Rose Marie Nelson
May 11, 2017
Rose Marie (Schlim) Nelson, 96 died peacefully Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Belle Fourche Healthcare Community in Belle Fourche SD. Rose was born June 6, 1920 to John and Anna (Burnstetter) Schlim in Howard, SD where she grew up on the family farm. Rose graduated from Burbank High School in 1939 as class valedictorian. She married Meredith "Shorty" Nelson on...
Greg Lind
May 9, 2017
Heaven gained a wonderful man on May 9, 2017. Greg Lind, 63, of Spearfish fought pulmonary fibrosis since January of this year and went to his heavenly home at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO while awaiting a double lung transplant. Greg was born in Vermillion, SD on May 3, 1954 to L. Sterling and Grace (Peterson) Lind....
Gloria Schwalbe
May 9, 2017
Gloria Golden Schwalbe was born on May 37, 1917, a daughter of Curtis and Blanch (Tryon) Gaskin in Omaha, NE. When she was six weeks old, Gloria traveled with her mother back to her mother's home at Decker, MT. Her father and thirteen year old brother had to build onto the homestead house to provide room for the new addition...
Richard Lohr
May 6, 2017
Richard Lohr, 56 of Las Vegas, NV passed away on May 6, 2017 after having heart bypass surgery and complication that followed. Richard was born in Estelline, SD to Arthur C. and Audrey M (Kaiser) Lohr on January 9, 1961. He grew up in Estelline and North Dakota and all over the United States and part of South America ending...
Sherry Pritzkau
May 2, 2017
Sherry Berniece (Pehringer) Pritzkau, 68 years old of Alva, Wyoming went peacefully to Heaven on May 2, 2017, in Denver Colorado surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on May 29th 1948, to Adam Pehringer and Gertrude Berniece (Phillips) Pehringer. Sherry spent her younger years in Alva until her father's untimely death after which her family moved to Belle...
