Funeral Homes in Spearfish, SD

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Jeff Trandahl (politician).

Spearfish (Lakota: hočhápȟe) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2010 census.

Spearfish Obituaries

It was revealed by Orange County Register on March 6th, 2022 that Nancy Hetherington (Corr) passed away in California.  Ms. Hetherington was 69 years old and was born in Spearfish, SD.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Nancy's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on August 26th, 2021 that Kay Theil Becker died in Spearfish, South Dakota.  Becker was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Kay Theil's life.

It was written by Register Guard on December 14th, 2019 that Robert J "Bob" Biegler died in Benton Co, Oregon.  Biegler was 78 years old and was born in Spearfish, SD.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert J "Bob"'s life.

It was written on July 18th, 2019 that Judith Hobbs (Hein) passed on in Spearfish, South Dakota.  Ms. Hobbs was 77 years old and was born in McCook, NE.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Judith's life.

It was reported by Hutchinson News on February 11th, 2019 that Gordon D Foulk passed on in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Foulk was 76 years old and was born in Spearfish, SD.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gordon D's life.

It was reported on July 5th, 2017 that Dennis Vern Gray passed on in Spearfish, South Dakota.  Gray was 72 years old and was born in Whitehall, WI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dennis Vern's life.

It was written on February 18th, 2017 that Lucille Marie "Lucy" Fox (Farrell) died in Mesa, Arizona.  Ms. Fox was 69 years old and was born in Spearfish, SD.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lucille Marie "Lucy"'s life.

It was written by San Diego Union-Tribune on December 25th, 2016 that Lillian May Palmer (Reilly) passed on in San Diego, California.  Ms. Palmer was 98 years old and was born in Spearfish, SD.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Lillian May's life.

It was reported on October 8th, 2016 that Allan M Wallman passed away in Spearfish, South Dakota.  Wallman was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Allan M's life.

It was noted by The News Tribune on July 31st, 2016 that Mark Albert Magnuson passed on in Tacoma, Washington.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mark Albert's life.

History

Discovered by Louis Thoen on the slopes of Lookout Mountain, the stone purports to be the last testament of Ezra Kind who, along with six others, entered the Black Hills in 1833 (at a time when whites were forbidden by law and treaty from entering the area), "got all the gold we could carry" in June 1834, and were subsequently "killed by Indians beyond the high hill." While it may seem unlikely that someone who has "lost my gun and nothing to eat and Indians hunting me" would take the time to carve his story in sandstone, there is corroborating historical evidence for the Ezra Kind party. Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota County, South Dakota,

Prior to the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876, the area was used by Indigenous peoples of the Americas Americans (primarily bands of Sioux but others also ranged through the area) who would spear fish in the creek (hence the name of the creek and subsequently the town). The Homestake Sawmill (previously part of Pope and Talbot, now owned by Neimen Forest Products) was built to supply timbers for the Homestake Mine (South Dakota) Mine in Lead, South Dakota (closed January 2002). In 1887, the accepted history of gold mining in the Black Hills was thrown into question by the discovery of what has become known as the Thoen Stone. .