Joseph D. Price
Dec 7, 2012
Joseph D. Price of Custer, SD, passed away peacefully at Custer Regional Senior Care, Friday December 7, 2012. Joseph and my mom and family were devote Catholics, with family members as clergy. Joe was born August 21, 1921, in O'Neil, NE, to Earnest and Mary Elizabeth (Nauchman )Price, His seven brothers, Mom and Dad were farmers., Joe served in the...
Esther Porter
Dec 7, 2012
Esther Ruth Porter, 87, died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on December 7, 2012, at her home in Edgemont. Esther was married for 66 years to Harry Edsel Porter of Edgemont; and is the mother of Terry Lee (Wally) Durham of Palos Verdes Estates, CA; Douglas Porter of San Antonio, TX; Michael (Tamara) Porter of Spearfish, SD; eight...
Frank Edward Hamilton
Dec 2, 2012
Frank Edward Hamilton, aged 89, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 2, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs. Frank was born near Lees Creek, AR on March 31, 1923 to Louis and Clara Mae (Wieberg) Hamilton. As a young child, his family moved to Woods Landing, WY, where his mother later died in childbirth. Frank grew...
Mable Irene Einspahr
Dec 1, 2012
Mable Irene Einspahr, age 91, of Hot Springs, SD, died Dec. 1, 2012. Mable was born May 27, 1921, to Howard and Mary Ireland in Vian, NE. Mable was the 7th of 14 children. She graduated high school in Chester, NE in 1938. On May 27, 1940, Mable married Otto Einspahr in Valentine, NE. They farmed south of Mission, SD,...
Wilma Jacobson
Dec 1, 2012
Mrs. Wilma M. Jacobson, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in the early morning on Dec 1st, 2012. Mrs. Jacobson was born and raised in Plattsmouth, Ne. Following high school, she earned her nursing degree at Clarkson Memorial Hospital where she met her future husband, Dr. T.R. Jacobson. They were married at the...
Timothy Francis Murray
Nov 27, 2012
Timothy F. Murray, age 67, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs. He was born December 31, 1944, in San Francisco, CA, to Timothy and Elsie Dawn (Leonard) Murray, Sr. Tim served in the United States Navy Submarine Division Active Duty from 1963 until 1965 and transferred to Naval...
Conrad L. 'Connie' Pickett, Md
Nov 12, 2012
Dr. Conrad Laverne Pickett died after a long illness on November 12, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., at his eldest daughter Amy's ranch near Hot Springs, SD. He will be remembered for his kind heart, consideration, humor and how he always put others first. He was born April 21, 1931, in Pleasantdale, NY. Growing up along the Hudson River, he forever...
Clifford Dean Ulmer
Nov 10, 2012
Clifford Ulmer of Oelrichs, SD, passed away November 10, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD. Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m., Wednesday, November 14th at McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs, SD, and one hour prior to the funeral service, November 15th at Prairie View Methodist Church north of Oelrichs. Funeral...
Dorothy Alice Schaffer
Nov 4, 2012
Dorothy A. Schaffer, 93, of Freeport, IL, and formerly of Hot Springs, SD, died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at the Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport. Born February 27, 1919, in Cherokee, IA, she was the daughter of Emory and Edna (Mellot) Howard. She married Daniel Schaffer June 20, 1936, in Elkton, SD. He died April 10, 2009. Dorothy was a...
Henry 'Bud' Clay Hollenbeck
Nov 2, 2012
Henry Clay "Bud" Hollenbeck died at the VA Hospice in Hot Springs, South Dakota on November 2, 2012. Bud was born on December 4th, 1929, in Glenham, SD. He was the second child of eight born to Clay and Dorothy (Brown) Hollenbeck. He attended eight years of school at the Landeau school and then went on to graduate from Glenham...
Paulette Ezernack
Nov 1, 2012
Paulette L. Ezernack, age 69, of Edgemont, SD went with her Lord and Savior on Nov 1, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital with her family by her side. She was born on June 24, 1943, in Hot Springs, SD, to Paul and Eloise Gull. As a young girl she grew up on Indian Creek in Nebraska where she developed...
Gerald Lee Gordon
Oct 30, 2012
Gerald Lee (Jerry) Gordon, age 73, of Hot Springs, SD, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD. Jerry was born on August 30, 1939, in Pierre, SD to the late Lowell and Lavon Gordon. Jerry joined the US Navy in 1956 and served on the USS Kearsarge and was stationed in Japan....
Arthur Scott Pyatt
Oct 21, 2012
Arthur Scott Pyatt, age 58, of Sturgis, SD, passed away October 21, 2012, at Ft. Meade Veterans Hospital in Sturgis. Interment took place on October 23, 2012, at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis. Arrangements were placed in the care of McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs. Written condolences may be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
Lloyd Earl Garnick
Oct 17, 2012
Lloyd Earl Garnick, age 84, of Hot Springs, SD, a retired cowboy, trucker, and uranium miner with a passion for rock hunting died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Lloyd was born on October 21, 1927, in Veteran, WY, to Arnold and Edith (Cross) Garnick. He grew up in Wyoming and met...
Margaret Mary 'Peggy' Winterrowd
Oct 16, 2012
On a beautiful fall morning, October 16, 2012, Margaret (Peggy) Winterrowd went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She had been a resident of South Dakota State Veterans Home. Peggy was born on 5th street in Hot Springs SD, on October 20, 1921. She moved with her family to Chicago, IL at the age of 4. Graduating...
Neil Richard Stevens
Oct 13, 2012
Neil Richard Stevens, age 56, passed away October 13, 2012, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Services are pending and have been placed in the care of McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs. Written condolences may be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.
Charles E. 'Eddie' Clay
Oct 4, 2012
Charles E. 'Eddie' Clay, age 90, of Hot Springs, passed away October 4, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Eddie was born August 10th, 1922, in Stahl, MO, to the late Jesse and Iva Clay. After graduating from Eldora High School in 1941, Eddie joined the United States Air Force where he served until 1945. While...
Lora Lockhart
Sep 19, 2012
Lora Jean (McKinstry) Lockhart of Oral, SD, went to be with her Lord on September 19, 2012. She was born on November 26, 1944, in Cresco, IA, to Raymond and Josephine (Moen) McKinstry. The McKinstry family moved to Rapid City, SD, in 1946, where Lori resided until she graduated from Rapid City High School. Soon thereafter, she went to Tucson,...
Matthew James Canfield
Sep 15, 2012
Matthew James 'Matt' Canfield, age, 71, passed away September 15, 2012 at his home in Edgemont, SD. Matt was born September 30, 1940, at home in Downing, WI, the 5th of five siblings, to Ted and Anna (Schmidt) Canfield. He lived in Downing, WI for 15 years. His father left home when he was very young, leaving his mother to...
Betty Mae Miller
Sep 15, 2012
Betty M. Miller, of Hot Springs, passed away September 15th, 2012 in Rapid City South Dakota. She was born on September 4th, 1938 in Hill City, South Dakota. Betty attended Edgemont High School, where she graduated in 1957. Betty and Rex were wed in June of 1960, before they moved to the Miller ranch near Minnekahta Junction. Betty worked numerous...
