William Ray 'Bill' Hartshorn
Apr 18, 2013
William 'Bill' Hartshorn, age 74, of Hot Springs, SD, left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 18, 2013. Bill was born February 21, 1939, to Lucile and Fey Hartshorn of Buffalo Gap. He spent his entire school years at the Buffalo Gap School and graduated in 1958. Bill then spent the next four...
Carolyn M. Jensen
Apr 18, 2013
Carolyn (McKillip) Jensen, age 64, passed away April 18, 2013 at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Carolyn was born and raised in Sioux Falls, SD, on August 6, 1948, to William and Berniece (Snap) McKillip. She moved to the Hot Springs area in the late 1960's. Carolyn met Gary Jensen and they were married in September of 1970. They...
John Edward Graf
Apr 18, 2013
John E. Graf, age 65, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 18, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. John was born February 6, 1948, in Rushville, NE, the third of seven children, to John August and Enone Elizabeth (Eisenbarth) Graf. He grew up in Hot Springs and graduated from Santa Maria High School in California...
Margaret L. Hewitt
Apr 16, 2013
Margaret Lucile Hewitt, age 76, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 16, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Margaret was born January 12, 1937, in Antioch, NE, to Elmer and Inez (Dempsey) Woods. Survivors include her son, Mike Hewitt of Hot Springs; brothers, Jack (Teresa) Woods of Alliance, NE; Jerry (Sharon) Woods of Alliance; six...
Tim Lane Howell
Apr 15, 2013
Tim Lane Howell, age 70, passed away April 15, 2013, at his home in Custer, SD. Services are pending and have been placed in the care of McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Custer.
Boyd 'Buck' Allen Rathke
Apr 15, 2013
Boyd A. 'Buck' Rathke of Provo, SD, died April 15, 2013, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Buck is the son of Sally Rathke, and is survived by his mother, Sally Rathke of Edgemont,SD; wife, Terry Rathke of Provo; sons, Brandon Gillio and wife, Marcie, of Washington; Boyd 'Hoss' and Ronald 'Ronny' Rathke of Provo; brother, Richard...
Josepha M. Willis
Apr 13, 2013
Josepha (Nanneman, Waddell) Willis, 96, of rural Custer, SD, died on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Dee (Don) Hone in Custer. She is survived by four daughters: Juanita Breeden of Buckley, WA, Beatrice Henry of Tacote, Mexico, Shirley (Mike) Whittington of Hemet, CA, and Dolores (Don) Hone of Custer, SD; 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and...
Barbara Anne Rohm
Apr 11, 2013
Barbara Anne Rohm, age 71, of Custer, SD, passed away April 11, 2013, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center. Arrangements are pending.
Elnore Bernice Hartpence
Apr 10, 2013
Elnore Bernice Hartpence was born October 4, 1921 to Alpha Emanuel Olsen and Lynn Hubbard. She passed away at Cuter Regional Hospital April 10, 2013. She is survived by her six children: William Hartpence, Charles Hartpence, Joeseph Hartpence, Lynelle Brown, Eunice Hartpence, Sylvia Morrison, 32 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren and counting. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Lynette Mary Burke
Apr 9, 2013
Lynette Mary (Reindl) Burke was born February 10, 1959 at St. John's Hospital in Rapid City and passed into the peaceful arms of our Lord on April 9, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House. She fought a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Lynette was born to LeRoy and Ellen Reindl, the ninth of eleven children. She was...
Christian Jay Andersen
Apr 8, 2013
Christian J. 'Chris' Andersen, age 55 of Douglas, WY, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Douglas Memorial Hospital in Douglas. Chris was born on October 31, 1957, in Hot Springs, SD, to Richard and Charlotte (Kaiser) Andersen, where he joined his three brothers on the family ranch near Burdock, SD. Chris graduated in 1976 from High School in Edgemont,...
Louis Gajdan
Apr 7, 2013
Louis Gajdan was born December 17, 1919, to Louis and Piroska Gajdan. He joined one sister who was also named Piroska, but he says they called her 'Pire' for short. She was five years older than Louie. Louis was born in Hodmezovasarhey, Hungary, which is over 1000 years old. Louie explained the name of the town was actually a combination...
Richard L. 'Dick' Willard
Apr 6, 2013
Richard L. 'Dick' Willard, age 83, passed away April 6, 2013, at his home near Hot Springs, SD. Arrangements are pending.
Charlene Adele Mae Sulikowski
Apr 6, 2013
Charlene Adele Mae Sulikowski, age 68, passed away April 6, 2016, at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Charlene was born December 21, 1944, in Chicago, IL, to Ernest Schreiber, II and Clara (Baer) Schreiber. She is survived by two children, Dean Horst of East Palestine, OH; Steven Sulikowski of San Diego, CA; two brothers, Ernest 'Butch' Schreiber, III and...
Georgia Lee Friese
Apr 6, 2013
Georgia Lee Friese, age 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away, April 6, 2013, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Georgia was born April 13, 1928, in Smith Center, KS, to Charles W. and Susan C. (Wells) Brown. Georgia is survived by her husband, Duane Friese of Hot Springs; children, Lynette Tepesch of Olathe, KS; Deaette...
Charles Edward Boettcher
Apr 4, 2013
Charles E. Boettcher, age 77, of Custer, SD, passed away April 4, 2013, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer. Charles served with the Custer National Guard. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Boettcher of Custer; sons, Sam Boettcher of Custer; Brian Boettcher of Eagle Butte, SD; sister, DeeAnn ( LeRoy) Scheurer of Olive Branch, MS; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren....
Elvin 'Buster' John Duster
Apr 3, 2013
Elvin John 'Buster' Duster, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 3, 2013, at Belle Fourche Healthcare Center in Belle Fourche, SD. Buster was born October 14, 1921 in Platte, SD to Clarence Peter and Lena (Tanner) Duster. On December 29, 1945, he married Isabel Anderson, to this union six children were born. He lived in Oral, SD for 48...
Sonja Anna Brita Lowe
Mar 28, 2013
Photo of Sonja Lowe at the Spearfish Canyon Lodge with her husband's, Frank Lowe, painting of the "Old" Latchstring on Friday, November 25, 2005. Sonja Anna Brita Lowe, 77, of Custer, SD, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013. She was born in Jamestown, New York, to Nels and Vera Olson. She is survived by her sister, Vivian Morrison. Sonja and...
Robert Lee Irwin
Mar 22, 2013
Robert Lee Irwin, age 41, of Bonham, TX, passed away Friday. March 22, 2013, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-WNJ in Sherman. Robert was born January 20, 1972, to Mick Irwin and Paula Miller in Chadron, NE. He married Deana Jane (Blosser) Irwin September 28, 1991, in Hot Springs, SD. He worked at Texas Manufacturing as a Welder in Whitesboro,...
David Lee Hunsaker
Mar 22, 2013
David Lee Hunsaker, passed away in peace at his home in Custer, SD, on March 22, 2013. He was 64 years young. He was born November 28, 1948, in Staples, MN. Third of thirteen children born to Ken and Laverne Hunsaker. Hard work and ranching was always a constant but the location did vary from Minnesota, Utah and Montana before...
