Category: Obituaries

Irene Olson, age 93 of Belle Fourche, died Friday, October 18, 2024 at the Monument Health Spearfish Hospital.   A Celebration of Life Service will be held 2pm Monday, October 28th, 2024 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Belle Fourche.  Visitation will take place 4 to 6pm Sunday at Leverington Funeral Home […]

Carolyn Jean Hook, age 80, of Alva, Wyoming, passed away peacefully, to be with our Lord and surrounded by her family at the Crook County Nursing Home on October 15, 2024. Carolyn was born on July 23, 1944, in Spearfish, South Dakota to Hulett (Bill) and Evelyn (Emmy) (Howard) Wood. She was an only child, […]

The world lost Lloyd Theodore “Ted” Danielson on October 20, 2024. Ted succumbed to a hard-fought battle with COPD at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.   Ted was born on October 8,1942 in Shelby, Montana to Earl “Lloyd” and Mary Patricia “Patti” Danielson. After Earl Lloyd returned from serving in France during WWII, the family established a […]

Roger D. Skallerud passed away at the age of 81 on Saturday, August 17, 2024 in Watertown, SD. There will be no services as per Roger’s wishes. “Others may tell you I have gone to a better life.  I was perfectly happy where I was.” – Roger Roger Dennis Skallerud was born December 16, 1942 […]

Celebration of Life for Rita Holdhusen Saturday, August 31st from 1:00pm-4:00pm Bowman Hall-Herrmann Park, Belle Fourche, SD

Nathan Parker Neilan, 82, of Newell, South Dakota died August 8, 2024 at the Department of Veterans, Fort Meade, SD. Nathan was born in Burke, South Dakota on December 2, 1941 to Paul and Lorna (Stoltenberg) Neilan.  His first job was a newspaper delivery route within the town of Burke.  After the passage of his […]

A Catholic Memorial Mass for Ruth (Velder) Jones, 104, formerly of Newell, will be offered at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, at St. Martin’s Church in Sturgis with Fr. Timothy Castor officiating. Burial was held July 30, 2024, in Newell Hope Cemetery. Community members, friends, and relatives are invited to attend the 10 a.m. […]

Natalie Mae Elaine Amen Stroschein, born January 2, 1929, in Canton, SD, to Ludwig and Palma (Narum) Fladmark, passed away on July 29, 2024. She was 2½ years old when her father died, leading her mother, sister, and her to live with their maternal grandparents. They eventually moved into their own home during her high […]

Funeral services will be held on August 17 for Mary Wendt Parfinovics, age 59, who died Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at her parental home south of Belle Fourche. Mary Frances Wendt was born on January 26, 1965, in Belle Fourche to parents Kenneth Wendt and Mary Rail Wendt.  She attended grades K-12 in Belle Fourche, […]