Darryl Reindl (1950 – 2020)

SPEARFISH – Darryl Lee Reindl, 70, formerly of Custer, died Monday, February 24, of complications from pulmonary fibrosis. He passed from this life surrounded by his family.

He was born January 18, 1950 in Wessington Springs, SD, to LeRoy and Ellen (Meis) Reindl. The family moved to the Black Hills in 1958 to build a ranching operation and he graduated from Custer High School in 1968.

He married Janet Pettit, his high school sweetheart, and they settled in Custer, where they raised their family. He joined Continental Telephone Company (now Golden West) in 1970 and served them until he retired in 2005 to ranching and chasing grandchildren. He excelled at both. He earned an Associate of Arts in Accounting from Black Hills State University in 1992 and loved to play the stock market, much to the consternation of his financial advisor.

Darryl believed in giving back and gave his time and talent to Custer's city council, fire department, school district, and hospital board, as well as the Western Junior Livestock Show. He also mentored a number of young people in the cattle business, who became part of his extended family.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Janet, of Spearfish; four children: Staci (Tom) Baloun, of Spearfish; Travis, of Washington, DC; Sara (Chad) Thompson, of Wessington Springs; and Tamara (Shawn) Kerns of Rapid City; eight loving grandchildren (Alli, Benjamin, JD, Jack, Maci, Tucker, Brody, and Sawyer); and nine siblings (Kathy, Wanda, Judy, Lyle, Tim, Marge, Kevin, Leanne, and Mike). He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister (Lynette).

A prayer service will be held at 6PM on Monday, March 2 at Custer Lutheran Fellowship. Funeral services will be at 10AM on Tuesday, March 3 at Custer Lutheran Fellowship, with Pastor Pam Power and Deacon Laura Lee Campbell presiding; refreshments will follow, and interment will be at Custer Cemetery.

The family requests that memorial donations be directed to the American Lung Association or a local food pantry or 4-H club.