Former Deadwood resident, Mary Slack, passed away on November 29, 2005 at her daughters home at El Cajon, CA where she had been living for several years. Services will be held Friday, December 9 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Deadwood, with Fr. Paul Dahms as Celebrant. Visitation will be 8:30 to 9:30, Rosary will follow at 9:30 a.m. preceding the funeral mass at 10:00 a.m., and interment will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Mary, the daughter of Frank & Philomena Roberts was born March 30, 1910 and raised in Deadwood. She graduated from Deadwood High School and upon graduation she worked at the Isis Theater playing for the silent movies and in a dance band. She spent her entire life living in Deadwood working at the Bodega Caf, Stearns and Shedd Hardware, Sheas Inc, and the Deadwood Museum where she said she lived the history. She was a member of St. Ambrose Parish at Deadwood where she was the organist for over 50 years and a member of the Alter Society and Catholic Forresters. She is survived by two children Millie (Richard) Pietrzak of El Cajon, CA, and Margaret (Jerry) Witcraft of Sturgis, nine grandsons, eleven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death was her son Joe in 1981, five brothers Tom, Archie, Ted, Mike, and Joe, sisters Margaret Moye, Millie Brunskill, Pat Sours, Anna Rich, and Virginia Roberts.