Thelma P. Vrana
Dec 2, 2025
Thelma Pearl Eliece (Lester) Vrana was born Nov 2, 1931, to Joseph P. and Fern Vida Lester. She grew up outside of Charbonneau, ND with seven siblings and attended a one-room schoolhouse. Thelma would walk to school with her siblings and remembers getting stranded at the schoolhouse during the Ides of March Blizzard of 1941. At age 10 she stayed...
Nicholas Bryan
Nov 29, 2025
Nicholas Bryan, 39 of Spearfish, SD passed away at his home on November 29, 2025.
Survivors include his father, Roland Bryan, Jr.; siblings, Shohn Steeves, Katie (Amos) Cox, RP (Pina) Bryan III; cousin Ben (Lindsay) Bryan and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral...
Paul Swisher
Nov 29, 2025
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Beloved by all who knew him, Dr. Paul Swisher, 68, of Spearfish, SD passed into the arms of his Savior on November 29, 2025.
Born on April 20, 1957, to Dr. Lowell (L.P.) and Ardith (Ardee) (Fischer) Swisher, Paul became a world traveler at a young age, living in Germany during his father’s military service. He would be...
Rebecca "Becky" Studt
Nov 27, 2025
Rebecca "Becky" Studt, 74, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Full obituary will be published soon.
Celebration of Life will be planned on a later date in the Spring of 2026.
Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory of Spearfish. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com
David B. Eaves
Nov 25, 2025
David Boice Eaves (78) of Spearfish, SD went to rest with the Lord on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025.
David was born in Miami, AZ on August 30th, 1947, to Almon Eaves and Billie Cooper Eaves. They soon moved to Grants, NM where David grew up. David was to meet his high school sweetheart, Sandra Griffey, and they married shortly after graduating....
JoAnne Wickwire
Nov 25, 2025
JoAnne Wickwire, 90, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family November 25, 2025.
No services at this time.
Full obituary will be published soon.
Norma Lang
Nov 23, 2025
Norma Jean “Grandma Jean” Lang, 80, of Moorcroft passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on November 23, 2025, at Crook County Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming.
Born in Edgemont, South Dakota, Jean spent her childhood in many places she fondly remembered—Kaycee and Buffalo, Wyoming; Spencer, South Dakota; Ord, Nebraska; and, most meaningfully, Moorcroft, Wyoming, where she built her home and spent most...
Ricardo "Rick" Gonzalez
Nov 22, 2025
Ricardo Gonzalez, 84 of Spearfish, SD passed away on November 22, 2025.
Ricardo (Rick) Gonzalez was born May 23, 1941, in Mercedes, Texas, to Benito (Elizondo) and Sara (Acosta) Gonzalez. His father was a carpenter, produce warehouseman, and migrant workers coordinator. Rick attended grade and high school at Mercedes.
In 1961, he joined the United States Air Force. Ricardo served in the...
Norma Hoffman
Nov 22, 2025
Norma Sylvia Hoffman, 84, passed away peacefully at home in Belle Fourche, SD on November 22nd, 2025. Norma was born to Arvo and Alina Koski on May 13, 1941 in Deadwood, SD. She grew up on a ranch near Highmore, SD. In 1959, she married Herschell Hoffman, and they lived most of their married life in Belle Fourche, where they...
Raymond Nilles
Nov 21, 2025
Raymond Nilles, 91, of Sundance, Wyoming passed away peacefully November 21, 2025.
Full obituary will be published soon.
Elaine E. Dodson
Nov 18, 2025
Elaine Berry Dodson was born in Globe, Arizona February 26, 1945, to Ed and Hazel Berry. By the time Elaine was six months old, her mother and father separated. Elaine, her brother, Eddie, and her mother relocated to Terraville, South Dakota, where her mother grew up.
In 1947, Hazel married Art Anway and soon afterward, her half sister, Eileen, joined the...
Troy Buth
Nov 17, 2025
Troy Dean Buth of Spearfish, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 59 years old.
He was born to Ronnie and Dolly Buth on March 27, 1966 in Minneapolis, MN and raised in both Strandburg, SD and at Eagle Lake Island Lodge in northwestern Ontario. He often said he had an...
Curtis Ness
Nov 16, 2025
It is with deep love and heavy hearts that we grieve the passing of our father, Curtis Ness, who left us on November, 16, 2025, after courageously battling illness for many years. He was born in Spearfish on May 10, 1972, to Norvan and Carol Ness, who survive him and continue to cherish his memory.
Curtis was a bright, funny, and...
Eileen Nichols
Nov 16, 2025
Eileen Helen Reichert Nichols, 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, surrounded by her family on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
Eileen was born September 5, 1936, in Dupree, South Dakota, to Ephriam and Minnie Reichert. She was raised in Isabel and graduated from Isabel High School in 1956....
Cecilia Holland
Nov 15, 2025
Born on January 24, 1928, Cecilia Colleen Tucker arrived with her twin sister, Frances, to join her four brothers and sisters, George, Charles (Barney), Ethel and Annabelle to live with their parents, Etta and Charles, in South Chicago Heights, Illinois, on the far south side of Chicago. She walked to and from home to St. Anne’s Catholic School every day...
Lucio Reyes
Nov 15, 2025
Lucio Reyes Sr., age 80, passed away on November 15, 2025, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Born on March 5, 1945, in Santa Maria Del Oro, Durango, Mexico, Lucio lived a life marked by dedication to his work and deep love for his family.
Lucio built a long-standing career in car detailing, working at a car dealership where he took great...
Carol Holso
Nov 15, 2025
Carol Gloria Swanson Holso was born to Mathilda and Swan Swanson on Christmas Day in 1936. She peacefully joined her siblings and parents on November 15th, 2025.
Proudly, she has a pure 'Swede' heart, as her family descends from Lillhardal, Sweden. She grew up cherished as the baby of seven and resided in Lead, South Dakota the majority of her life....
Lon A. Roettele
Nov 14, 2025
Lon Arlo Roettele, a cherished husband, father, step-father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2025, at the age of 79. He was born on November 28, 1945, to Maurice and Audrey Roettele.
Lonnie, as he was affectionately known, lived a life defined by success, deep love, and a passion for his many pursuits. He was loved by...
Barbara J. Pinnell
Nov 13, 2025
Barbara Juanita Pinnell, nee Thompson, of Spearfish, South Dakota returned to the arms of her creator on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the Monument Health Hospice center in Sturgis.
Barbara was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Lowell (Tex) Thompson and Dora Lena Thompson nee Steensma, on January 16, 1935. She was the 2nd born of 8 children. She grew...
Richard L. Boyle
Nov 9, 2025
Richard (Dick) Boyle, 93, of Deadwood, South Dakota, passed away peacefully at Peaceful Pines Assisted Living Center in Spearfish, South Dakota, on Sunday, November 9, 2025.
Dick was born in Fargo, North Dakota on November 13, 1931, to Martin and Elenor Boyle of Sheldon, North Dakota.
When Dick was 11, the family purchased a farm...
