Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Jerry Garcia
Nov 29, 2016
Jerry Garcia, 60, of Lead, SD died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in Deadwood, SD. Services will be held at a later date. Jerry is survived by his ex wife, Lorie Garcia, two brothers, Donald Garcia and Pres Romero, one sister, Emily Romero, numerous nieces and nephews including four special nephews, Duane, Donathan, Damien and Dion Garcia. Arrangements are under the...
Patricia Cassidy
Nov 29, 2016
Patricia J Cassidy, 82 of Deadwood, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at Deadwood Regional Hospital, surrounded by her loving children. Pat was born on September 5, 1934 in Custer South Dakota to Vade and Leota (Beck) Culpen. She was the youngest of six children. All have preceded her in death. Pat worked at FL Thorpe's making Black Hills gold jewelry....
Sheila Schuldies
Nov 28, 2016
Sheila Fae (Cobb) Schuldies, 72, of Spearfish passed away on Monday, November 28th 2016 in her home. Sheila Fae Cobb was born August 9th, 1944 in Cutbank, Montana. She was the second of two daughters born to Clyde and Charlotte Cobb. She moved with her parents and older sister, Sharry in 1955 to their ranch outside Aladdin, Wyoming. She attended...
Richard L. May
Nov 28, 2016
Richard L. May, 77, of Sundance, WY passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House. Richard Lynn May was born May 28, 1939 in Sioux Falls, SD to Harry S. and Esther L. May. He spent his younger years in Sioux Falls, SD and then his family moved to Hartford, SD. His adult...
William "Bill" Johnson
Nov 21, 2016
William J. "Bill", "Billy Joe" Johnson, 86, of Spearfish, South Dakota, longtime resident of Harding County, SD, passed away on November 21, 2016 in Spearfish SD. Funeral services for William will be Monday, November 28, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Grand River Lutheran Church in Buffalo, SD, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at...
Hermina Lapinsky
Nov 20, 2016
Hermina Lapinsky, 96 of Spearfish and formerly of Sammamish, WA passed away on November 20, 2016 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center. Cremation has taken place and burial will follow at a later date.
Shirley Perkovich
Nov 18, 2016
Shirley Jean Perkovich, 85, of Spearfish and formerly of Lead, passed away on November 18, 2016 at the David M Dorsett Healthcare Center. Shirley was born on January 5, 1931 in Mitchell, SD to Harold and Madge Brown. The Brown family moved frequently during the Great Depression and World War II. As a result, Shirley was educated numerous places and...
Merlene Elwonger
Nov 16, 2016
Merlene Elwonger, 90, passed away November 16, 2016 at the Crook County Nursing Home in Sundance, WY. Merlene (Bouldin) Elwonger was born November 12, 1926, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Merle Bouldin and Esther (Rawles) Bouldin. Merlene lived her first 20 years in Lincoln, California, and Washington. She graduated from Lincoln High School (where she was nicknamed Texas Mary) in 1945...
Annabelle Lundquist
Nov 12, 2016
AnnaBelle Lundquist, 78 of Deadwood, passed away peacefully with family at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish on Saturday, November 12, after bravely enduring a three year battle with cancer. Graveside services will be at 2 PM, on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Black Hills National Cemetery. A memorial has been established in her memory. AnnaBelle (Riley) Lundquist...
Betty R. Bell
Nov 11, 2016
Betty Rose Pedersen Bell, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 in Belle Fourche, S.D., surrounded by her loving family. Despite the fact that she always maintained she was 23 years old, Betty was born May 22, 1928, in Deadwood, the second of three girls born to Hans Skak and Ida (Matthesen) Pedersen. She grew up in Rapid...
Eleanor M. Sellers
Nov 11, 2016
Eleanor Sellers, 82 of Spearfish passed away on November 11, 2016. Services will be held at a later date.
Pauline D. Kanode
Nov 10, 2016
Pauline D. Kanode, 99, of Sundance, WY passed away on November 10th in Sundance. Pauline was born December 11, 1916 in Alva, Wyoming, the first child of Claude and Lottie Dillon. Pauline was raised on the family homestead on Taylor Divide in the Bear Lodge Mountains. She grew up in a close-knit family with her parents and brothers during the...
Carolyn Miller
Nov 10, 2016
Carolyn Jean Miller, 70 of Sundance, was called home to her heavenly father on November 10, 2016, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Carolyn was born on June 12, 1946 in Hanna, WY to Richard and Frances Buckingham where she attended primary and secondary schools. After high school graduation, she attended the University of Wyoming earning a degree in Elementary Education....
David Ramberg
Nov 9, 2016
David Ramberg, 69, of Spearfish, SD died unexpectedly on November 9, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 10AM, Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Military honors will be provided by the Spearfish Honor Guard. David Ramberg was born April 12, 1947 in Havre, Montana to Harry and Lena (Albrecht) Ramberg. David was raised on...
Melvin Williams
Nov 7, 2016
Melvin Arthur Williams, 92, of Kansas City, KS, formerly of Lead, SD, passed away while staying with his daughter Sally on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Melvin was born on December 8, 1923 to Arthur Williams and Pearl (Pelts) Palo. He grew up in Lead, SD and graduated from Lead High School in 1942. Mel was inducted into the Army Air...
Stanley "Stan" Lindholm
Nov 3, 2016
Stanley Lindholm, 62, of Glendale, Arizona, formerly of Buffalo SD, passed away at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ. Stanley Paul Lindholm was born to Leroy and Lois Lindholm on June 29, 1954 in Belle Fourche, SD. The angels carried him home to be with the Lord and his beloved "daddy's girl" on November 3, 2016. Stan was raised in...
Linfred Schuttler
Nov 2, 2016
Linfred L. Schuttler, of Spearfish, passed away on his 92nd birthday on November 2, 2016 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Linfred was born at home on a farm two miles east of Farmer, South Dakota on November 2, 1924 to Fred and Edna (Roth) Schuttler. He attended and graduated from Edgerton Consolidated School in Farmer in 1942. After...
Christopher Bulat
Nov 1, 2016
Christopher John Bulat 41,died unexpectedly at his home in Sioux Falls, on November 1, 2016. Chris was born July 13, 1975, at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, NV, to Antone "Tony" and Julie (Everhard) Bulat. The family soon moved to Tucson, AZ where Chris started school. He later attended school in Las Vegas and eventually graduated from Spearfish High...
Joseph Carr
Oct 31, 2016
Joseph Carr, 86 a longtime resident of Spearfish, passed peacefully at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center on October 31, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born on January 5, 1930 to Chester and Helen (Vandervort) Carr. He attended school in Lander, WY and graduated in 1947. Joe served four years in the US Navy and was honorably...
Dianne Leonhardt
Oct 28, 2016
Dianne Renee Leonhardt, 71, of Spearfish, SD, died Friday, October 28, 2016, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Dianne was born November 7, 1944, to Daniel E. and Gladys R. (Diede) Phillips in Miller, SD. She was raised and attended school in Miller and graduated from high school in Aberdeen, SD. She married Floyd Leonhardt in Aberdeen and...
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