Veronica (Roni) K. Spaulding Gruba, 66 of St. Onge passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Spearfish Regional Hospital with her daughter by her side. She was born Veronica Kay Spaulding on October 9th, 1942 in Deadwood, SD to Sophia (Balander) and Harold Spaulding.

Roni was raised in Deadwood and worked as a nurses aid, and as many will remember, she worked at Homestake Mining Company for many years.

She was preceded in death by her father Harold Spaulding, mother Sophia Spaulding, brothers Donny, Harold Skeeters, and Lanny Lan-dog, Poppa Smurf Spaulding, and sisters LaVeve Bagley and Joeleen Spaulding.

She is survived by her daughter Kimberly (Dave) Turcotte, son Kelly Schanbeck, grandsons Nickolas Turcotte, Dana Turcotte, Austin Shanbeck; granddaughter Amanda Ashlyn Wallgreen, and great-grandson Anthony White-Turcotte. Other survivors include her sister Yvonne (Kenneth) Hendrickson of Gig Harbor, WA, brother LaVern Hinges (Katie) Spaulding of Loveland, CO, brother Lyle Boojie (Lucy) Spaulding of Spearfish, SD, and brother Jody Spaulding of Billings, MO.

Roni is dearly loved and remembered by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Honorary pallbearers include Lyle Buttons Spaulding, Lance Hendrickson, LaVern Hinges Spaulding, Lyle Boojie Spaulding, Nickolas Turcotte, Dana Turcotte, Lonnie Smith, Dave Turcotte, Mike Lonnie Spaulding, and Mark Quashnick, Write, WY.

Services will be held at St. Onge Community Hall on June 30th at 3:30PM. Friends and family will gather at the St. Onge Bar following the ceremony.

Please send cards to Kim Turcotte and Family: PO Box 124: St Onge, SD 57779.

Arrangements have been entrusted with Black Hills Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Sturgis. An online guestbook is available at www.blackhillsfuneralhomel.com.