Eva Harich
Feb 14, 2017
Eva Harich, 95 of Spearfish passed away February 14, 2017 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Eva was born July 20, 1921 in Maramorak, Yugoslavia. She married Karl Harich on March 11, 1941. The couple migrated to United States in March of 1957 and settled in Los Angeles, California. A highlight of their life was when they received their...
Velma Leola Quenzer
Feb 11, 2017
Velma Leola Quenzer, 90, of Spearfish, SD passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 11, 2017. Velma "Teenie" Leola Westbrook Quenzer was born March 8, 1926, in rural Linton, ND. She was married to John R. Quenzer on September 19, 1944, in Linton, ND. They lived for 12 years on John's father's farm and then...
Norma Kramlich
Feb 11, 2017
Norma Kramlich, 77 of Spearfish, passed away on February 11, 2017 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center. Survivors include her sons, Roy Kramlich, Rick Hobbs and Ken Hobbs. Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
Norma Thomson
Feb 8, 2017
Norma Ilene Thomson, 93, of Spearfish, SD passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at Belle Fourche Healthcare Center in Belle Fourche, SD. Norma was born on July 11, 1923 to Walter Washington Porter and Hazel Izetta (McConnell) Porter in Geddes, South Dakota. She attended school in Geddes, graduating from Geddes High School in 1941. She married Louis Thomas Thomson...
Dorothy A. Bockwoldt
Feb 7, 2017
Dorothy Arleen Bockwoldt, 84, of Spearfish, SD, passed away on February 7, 2017 in Spearfish, SD. Services will take place at a later date. Dorothy was the youngest child born to Merrill and Lillian (Sortland) Anderson on November 23, 1932. She went to school at Litchville, ND. Dorothy married Kenneth Bockwoldt on November 21, 1953. She worked as an aide...
Carl Bauman
Feb 7, 2017
Carl Burton Bauman 64, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away on February 7, 2017, of cancer. A memorial service will be at the RAM Center on Monday, February 13 at 2:00 PM. Carl was born in Kalamazoo, MI on March 2, 1952. He graduated from Hazel Park, MI. Carl was married to Diana Hoeper on June 2, 1972; they were married...
David Bertch
Feb 7, 2017
David L Bertch, 68, of Spearfish passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Dave was born on June 22, 1948 in Selfridge, ND to Jacob and Katharina (Vetter) Bertch. At a young age his family moved to Belle Fourche, SD where he grew up and attended school. He was a member of the Class of 1966. After...
Mary Mcguigan
Feb 6, 2017
Mary (Zimmerman) McGuigan, 64, of Spearfish, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving husband and children. She was born November 18, 1952 in Belle Fourche, SD to Ted and Lydia (Schmidt) Zimmerman. She attended school in Belle Fourche and graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1971. She attended Black Hills...
Wayne Pourier
Feb 6, 2017
Wayne Pourier, 67 of Spearfish, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 at his home. Wayne was born on May 12, 1949 in Hot Springs, SD to Calvin and Beulah (Cuny) Pourier. Wayne graduated from Oelrich High School in 1968 and was drafted into the Army serving in Vietnam. After the service he attended Black Hills State University until going...
Duane Frasier
Feb 5, 2017
Duane Frasier, 84 of Spearfish, SD, passed away on February 5, 2017 at the Fort Meade Veterans Hospital at Sturgis, SD. Duane was born on August 16, 1932 in Orient, SD to Houston and Marie (Lenoff) Frasier. Duane lived at home with his parent's on the family farm until 1939, at which time the family moved from Orient, SD to...
Deborah "Debbie" Turner
Feb 5, 2017
Deborah Jo Turner, 62, passed away at her home on Sunday, February 5, 2017, after a courageous 2 ½ year battle with colon cancer. She was under the care of Northern Hills Hospice and her family. Debbie was born in Deadwood, South Dakota on February 25, 1954, to William Bradley and Carol (Sorensen) Hunt. She grew up in Vale, SD...
John Wilkinson
Feb 2, 2017
John F. Wilkinson, age 94, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. John was born in Northampton, England on February 1, 1923 to Jack and Eleanor Wilkinson. He attended a private boarding school and after the Second World war began John joined the British Royal Air Force and trained and served a distinguished career as...
Elroy Ketterling
Feb 1, 2017
Elroy James Ketterling died February 1, 2017 at the age of 79, at the Fort Meade VA Hospice after a courageous 17-year battle with Lymphoma IV Cancer. He was born May 21, 1937 in Lehr, ND to Theodore and Martha (Whittmeyer) Ketterling. He married Elaine Salmon on August 14, 1960 and they had two daughters, Anita and Marlene. Elroy served...
John Fuhr
Jan 31, 2017
Dr. John Dale Fuhr passed away at his home in Spearfish, SD on Feb. 1, 2017 after a battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 9, 1928 on a farm in Aledo, Ill. John was a true "Renaissance man" who could fix anything, was able to lead people, projects, organizations and governmental bodies, and remained community and service minded throughout...
Daryle Elston Dawson
Jan 28, 2017
Daryle Elston Dawson, age 82, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, in Spearfish SD. He was born at Worthington MN on May 8, 1934 to Clare and Martha (Kuiper) Dawson. He attended country school near Rushmore MN and graduated from Worthington High School in 1952. He was an airborne radar operator during his service in the Navy. He majored in...
Ralph "Reynard" Mills
Jan 27, 2017
Ralph Reynard Mills, age 81, of the Carlile, Wyoming area, passed away on Friday January 27, 2017 at Serenity Valley Elder Care in Belle Fourche, SD. Reynard was born July 28, 1935 in Gillette, Wyoming to Ralph and Evelyn (Decker) Mills. They lived on the Mills family homestead in the Lawver community 35 miles south of Gillette near present day...
Brittany Thompson
Jan 24, 2017
Brittany Ann Thompson, 22 of Spearfish, ended her fight with Ewing's Sarcoma Cancer on January 24, 2017. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Brittany had touched in some way throughout her short, yet very memorable life. Brittany's life would seem too short to many, but those who were touched by her understood that the quality...
Charles "Dan" Morris
Jan 24, 2017
Charles "Dan" Daniel Morris, 73 of Lead, passed away peacefully at home on January 24, 2017 due to health issues related to diabetes and minor heart problems after several years of successful dialysis. Dan was born April 1, 1943 in Rapid City, SD. He was the second child of Charles (Hoot) and Muriel (Hanson) Morris. He attended kindergarten at St....
Carrera Hall
Jan 21, 2017
Our beautiful, loving, spirited mommy, daughter, and sister, Carrera Marie Hall died on Saturday, January 21st from a drug overdose. Carrera was the oldest of three children and a caring, loving mother to a precious little boy. Carrera had an incredible way of accepting people for who they were and loving them unconditionally. She had the most beautiful smile and...
Doris Magnusson
Jan 21, 2017
Doris Magnusson, 89, of Spearfish, passed away on January 21, 2017. She was born on December 23, 1927 in Osnabrock, ND to August "Gust" Johnson and Ella (Tollefson) Johnson. She attended and graduated from Osnabrock High School. She married Marvin Einar Magnusson on December 11, 1949. She was an active member and volunteer at Our Savior Lutheran Church, in Spearfish....
