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Rafael Mendez Ruiz de Velasco
Jun 6, 2024
Rafael Mendez Ruiz de Velasco, age 74 of Spearfish, died Thursday, June 6, 2024 at the Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial will take place 10am Tuesday June 11, 2024 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Belle Fourche. Interment will take place at Pine Slope Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills...
Julie Ellen Schreibeis
May 31, 2024
Julie Schreibeis, age 63 of Belle Fourche, died Friday, May 31, 2024 at the Heartland Senior Living Center in Spearfish.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held 10:30am Friday, June 7, 2024 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills, with Pastor Paul Howard officiating. There will be no visitation.
Julie Ellen Knigge was born June 23, 1960, in Riverton...
Harriette Zimmer
May 25, 2024
Harriette Zimmer, age 91 of Belle Fourche, died Saturday, May 25, 2024 at the Hendricks Community Nursing Home in Hendricks, Minnesota.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1pm Monday, July 8, 2024 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Belle Fourche. Interment will take place in Pine Slope Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4 to 6pm Sunday, July 7th at...
Alan Van Kley
May 22, 2024
Alan Van Kley, age 77 of Spearfish, died Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at the Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Sturgis.
Graveside services will be held 1:30pm Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis. There will be no visitation. Military Honors will be provided by the Belle Fourche Veterans Honor Guard. Arrangements are with Leverington Funeral Home...
Robert Schnaible
May 19, 2024
Robert A. Schnaible, age 86 of Belle Fourche, died Sunday, May 19, 2024 at the Crook County Long Term Care Center in Sundance, Wyoming.
The funeral service will be held 11 am Friday, May 24th, 2024 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Belle Fourche. Visitation will be held 5 to 7pm Thursday at Leverington Funeral Home of the...
Berdia Flaigg
May 16, 2024
Berdia Mae Martin was born March 9, 1931 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. She was the daughter of George and Bethel (Parks) Martin. Berdia grew up and attended school in Milwaukee. It was there that she also met her future husband, Franz “Fritz” Flaigg. Fritz served in the U.S. Navy, and while stationed in the Milwaukee area, he met Berdia....
Emmet Hegwood
May 9, 2024
Emmet Lawrence Hegwood was born July 26, 1943 in Oakes, North Dakota. He was the son of Emmet Sr. and Rose Mary (Pfiefer) Hegwood. Emmet served in the U.S. Air Force. For many years, Emmet worked for Bobcat Melroe Inc. He worked in many areas of the company, including Assembly and Quality Control. Emmet was united in marriage to...
Kenneth Teller
May 1, 2024
Kenneth Teller, age 82 of Belle Fourche, and formerly of the Dupree and Faith area, died Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at the Rolling Hills Healthcare Center in Belle Fourche.
The funeral service will be held 11 am Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at the Faith Community Center, with Pastor Chuck Aurand officiating. Two evening visitations will be held. On Monday, May 6th,...
Timothy David Boren
Apr 27, 2024
Timothy Boren, age 81 of Belle Fourche, went home to heaven on Saturday April 27, 2024 at his home.
A Memorial Service will be held 10:30am Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Global Methodist Church in Belle Fourche. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Belle Fourche Veterans...
Annita Persche
Apr 1, 2024
Annita Persche, age 85 of Belle Fourche, died Monday, April 1, 2024 at the Rolling Hills Heath Care Center in Belle Fourche.
A Celebration of Life Service will take place 10am Monday, April 8, 2024 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Inurnment will take place at Pine Slope Cemetery. Friends may leave written condolences online...
Reba Ann Knuckles
Mar 26, 2024
Reba Ann (Hayes) Knuckles was called to heaven on March 26, 2024 after several years of battling dementia.
She was born in Denver, Colorado on April 2, 1956, the daughter of Milton Donald and Arlene Rae Francis (Meyers), of Belle Fourche. Reba grew up and attended school in the Denver area before moving to the Northern Black Hills. She was united...
Colleen Hacanson
Mar 24, 2024
Colleen Hacanson, age 73 of Belle Fourche, died Sunday, March 24, 2024 at the Hospice House in Rapid City, with her loving family by her side.
Colleen’s life will be celebrated in the summer. Arrangements are with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.
Colleen was born March 9, 1951 in Downey, California. She was the daughter of James...
Blanche Lucille Sands
Mar 23, 2024
Blanche Sands, age 92 of Spearfish and formerly Lemmon, died Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Belle Estate in Belle Fourche.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held 10:30am Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Spearfish. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.
Blanche Daley Sands...
Elwood Geiger
Mar 15, 2024
Elwood Edward Geiger was born August 10, 1925 to Edward and Mary Geiger, and grew up on a farm north of Jacksonville, Florida. At the age of 18 he was drafted into Civilian Public Service and sent to Gatlinburg, Tennessee where he spent eleven months building trails and driving supply and dump trucks. He was transferred to Lisbon, New...
Edna May Seieroe
Mar 10, 2024
Edna May Seieroe, 91, of Spearfish, South Dakota went home to Jesus on Sunday March 10, 2024. Born September 15, 1932 in Nisland, South Dakota Edna was the third of six children of Dave and Katie Weimer, German Russian immigrants, who moved around the Nisland and Vale as sharecroppers.
She went to Nisland School enjoyed basketball, journalism, and glee club. She...
Muriel Jeffery
Feb 29, 2024
Muriel Jeffery, age 96 of Spearfish and formerly Fruitdale, went home to heaven on Leap Day, February 29, 2024.
A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 am Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at the First Baptist Church in Belle Fourche. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will take place in Pine Slope Cemetery, in Belle Fourche. Arrangements are with Leverington Funeral...
Richard Symonds
Feb 21, 2024
Richard John Symonds, age 85 of Belle Fourche, died February 21, 2024.
Upon his wishes there will be no funeral.
Conley Torgrude
Feb 17, 2024
Conley Paul Torgrude, 91, passed away on February 17, 2024 at his home in Belle Fourche, following a brief illness.
Conley’s life will be celebrated 10:30am Monday, June 10th, 2024 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.
Inurnment will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Belle Fourche Veterans Honor...
Glenn Stephens
Feb 9, 2024
Glenn Stephens, age 94 of St. Onge, went home to heaven with his loving family by his side at his home on Friday, February 9, 2024.
The funeral service will be held 11:00 am Thursday, February 15, 2024 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Belle Fourche. Visitation will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Wednesday, February 14...
Lori Foos
Jan 29, 2024
Lori Foos was born December 9th, 1961 to Donald and Betty DeRaad. She made her choice to walk with God in 1979 and continued with Him until her earthly journey ended on January 29th, 2024 after a brief struggle with cancer.
In 1983, Lori married Kenny Foos and they spent 40 happy years together. They welcomed their daughter Kayla in 1997...