Nichole Lulf
Jan 8, 2017
Nichole Lulf, 39, from Lead, SD passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at her home in Lead. Nichole was born in Spearfish, SD on July 23, 1977 to Melody Burke and Mark Heller. She grew up and went to school in Lead. Nichole and Robert were married July 3rd, 2004. Nichole worked at different jobs during the years, from the...
Erik Caudill
Jan 6, 2017
Erik Allen Caudill passed away to be with our Lord on January 6, 2017. He was born in Houston, TX January 13, 1988. Blessed to have Erik join their family are his parents, Terry and Kathy Caudill, and his sister, Eryn Caudill. Erik graduated from Spearfish High School in 2006. He attended BHSU and although he was not able to...
Lucille R. Lutz
Jan 6, 2017
Lucille R. Lutz, 89 of Spearfish, passed away on January 6, 2017 at Sandstone Manor in Spearfish. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at United Methodist Church in Spearfish. Lucille Ruth Merriman was born March 21, 1927 in Lemmon, SD to Arthur and Edith (Thorpe) Merriman. She married Adolph Lutz on March 5, 1945...
David Leroy Busch
Jan 6, 2017
David Leroy Busch, 71 of Spearfish, SD died January 6, 2017 at his home in Spearfish. David served in the United States Navy from 1963 to 1966. Memorial graveside services with military honors will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD.
Jane Prosper
Jan 5, 2017
Jane Abbott Prosper, age 93, died peacefully on January 5, 2017 at the Sangre de Cristo Hospice House in Pueblo, Colorado shortly after suffering a stroke. Jane was born November 25, 1923 in Paragould, Arkansas, the daughter of Thomas C. Abbott and Mina Garrard Abbott. Jane was a 1941 graduate of Little Rock High School. She then went on to...
David Meredith
Dec 31, 2016
David Meredith, 71 of Spearfish, passed away on December 31, 2016, in Tucson, AZ with his children, Brian and BeLynn, by his side. He will be truly missed by his family and friends. David Odell Meredith was born November 5, 1945 in Seattle, WA to Floyd and Lillian (Pierce) Meredith. His early childhood was spent in the Bowman, ND area...
Francis Lauer
Dec 31, 2016
Francis M. Lauer, 87, of Deadwood, SD passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Francis Mathew Lauer was born on July 30, 1929, in Deadwood, SD a son of Dess and Rose Lauer. Francis had an older sister, Helen and a younger sister, Florence. He grew up in Deadwood where he...
Eugene Adams
Dec 28, 2016
Eugene Adams, 83years old passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at his home in Sundance, WY. He was born May 1, 1933 in New York, New York, to Eugene and Evelyn Adams. He joined the United States Air Force in May of 1951 and was Honorably Discharged in May of 1955. He married Ethel Lowerre in June 1962 at...
Ed Grenstiner
Dec 27, 2016
Ed Roy Grenstiner passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. Ed was born April 11, 1954 in Deadwood, SD to Roy and Irene Grenstiner. He attended school in Terryville, SD and later graduated from Lead High School in 1973. After graduation he married his high school sweetheart Connie Porter on...
John Julian
Dec 21, 2016
John Anthony Julian (PaPa), 84, passed away on December 21, 2016, at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. His last days were spent with friends and family. John was an avid outdoorsman, wood carver, musician, SCUBA diver and family man. He was born January 17, 1932 in Carnegie. Pennsylvania as John Antonino Giuliani to immigrant parents. He learned early on that...
Nellie Mix
Dec 16, 2016
Nellie Mix, 87, of Deadwood, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016, at the Fort Meade Veterans Affairs Medical Facility. Nellie Berneice Mix was born in Terraville, SD in 1929, and was the 6th of 11 children born to Robert Mix Sr. and Ella (Harper) Mix. She attended Deadwood, Terraville and Lead schools graduating from Lead High School in 1948....
Lorraine Newberry
Dec 16, 2016
Lorraine C. Newberry, 91 of Spearfish, passed away on December 16, 2016. Lorraine C. Newberry was born in Courtenay, North Dakota on July 20, 1925 to Waldemar and Hattie Anderson. She later moved to Jamestown, North Dakota where she graduated from Jamestown High School in 1943 and from Jamestown College in 1947 with a degree in teaching. She and Lyle...
Bonnie Vodopich
Dec 15, 2016
Bonnie Vodopich, a loving mother and wife and life-long resident of Black Hills Area passed away on December 15, 2016 at the age of 46 while in hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Bonnie was born on May 19, 1970 in Spearfish, SD to parents, Don and Rosmary (Biel) Carpenter. She grew up in and graduated in 1989 from Spearfish. Her...
Bonnie Stewart
Dec 11, 2016
Bonnie Stewart, 76 of Spearfish, passed away on December 11, 2016 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Bonnie was born on July 16, 1940 in Rapid City, SD to Lawrence and Marjorie (Wedmore) Steele. Her family owned the Gimlet Creek Ranch near Rochford. At the age of five, bonnie would get up early, eat, hop on her...
Richmond Jones
Dec 9, 2016
Richmond "Dick" Jones, 82, Spearfish, passed away on December 9, 2016 at the Custer Regional Senior Care. Per his wishes cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish.
Dick Ludemann
Dec 8, 2016
Dick Lee Ludemann, 76, of Upton, Wyoming passed away December 8, 2016, at Crook County Memorial Hospital. Dick was born February 15, 1940, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, to Orley and Ruby (Williams) Ludemann. He was raised on the family ranch outside of Springview, Nebraska with his older sister, Mary, and a younger brother, Gary. His school years were busy with helping...
Kevin Crago
Dec 7, 2016
Kevin Ken Crago, 57 of Sundance, passed away on December 7, 2016 at Rapid City Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of Henry Neil and Betty Crago, was born on November 6, 1959 in Sundance, Wyoming. Kevin attended all twelve years of public school in Sundance. He then attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology...
James Clark
Dec 5, 2016
James "Jimmie" I. Clark, 98 of Lead, SD passed away on December 5, 2016 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in rural Lawrence County on June 13, 1918 to Horace and Clara (Mayer) Clark. Jimmie graduated from Lead High School. Shortly after graduation he joined the US Army where he served with the 109th...
David Sabo
Dec 4, 2016
David Sabo, 56 of Spearfish, died on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at his home. Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
Justin Bachelor
Nov 30, 2016
Justin Robert Bachelor 23, also affectionately known as "J.R." and "Meliora" passed away November 30th, 2016, in Spearfish, SD. He was born August 26th, 1993, to Randy and Shelly Bachelor in Valentine, NE. He graduated from White River high school in 2012. He attended Black Hills State University where he was actively involved in the BHSU's Enactus charitable organization and...
