Rhonda Gay Murray
Sep 9, 2012
Rhonda Gay Murray, that name brings many different stories to many minds! She not only touched but grasped the hearts and lives of many! How? Rhonda always had a smile, with wonderful laughter. Her thoughtful acts of kindness, her devotion to Jehovah and a willingness to laugh at herself and others!! How to restrict her whole life to a page...
Kathryn Mary Spencer
Aug 29, 2012
Kathryn Mary Spencer, age 100, of Edgemont, SD, passed away August 29, 2012, at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Kathryn was born March 11, 1912, in Edgemont. She attended the Dewey and Burdock school and graduated from Edgemont High School. She attended college in Spearfish for one year and received a Teacher's Certificate. She taught schools at Elk...
Neil Douglas Brown
Aug 24, 2012
Neil Douglas Brown, age 73, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away August 24, 2012, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Neil proudly served in the United States Navy. Neil is survived by his wife, Dixie of Hot Springs; daughter, Tammera Brown Ates of San Diego, CA; three sons, Mark (Cindy) Brown of Alta Loma, CA; Ray...
Marcia Saunders Moos
Aug 24, 2012
On a beautiful morning in the Black Hills, August 24, 2012, Marcia Saunders Moos 90, went into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus. Her life on earth ended at Custer Regional Senior Care, Custer, SD. Her daughter had just finished reading the 23rd Psalm to her. Born in Leith, ND, 6/22/22, she was the daughter of Earnest...
Evelyn Patricia Price
Aug 22, 2012
Evelyn Patricia (Cuny) Swallow Price 86, of Custer and Cuny Table, SD, passed away at her home in the early evening, (just as the sun was setting), Wednesday, August 22, 2012. A Celebration of her life, and Rosary will be held at 7:00 pm, Monday, August 27, 2012, at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Hall in Rapid City, SD. A Mass...
Rodney L. 'Rod' Jewett
Aug 21, 2012
Rodney L. 'Rod' Jewett, age 72, of Edgemont, SD, passed away August 21, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD, after being ill for quite a long time. Rod was born May 24, 1940, in Tacoma, WA to Vernon R. and Ruby (Landis) Jewett. When Rod was 91/2 the family went to the Philippines where his father...
Albina H. Foster
Aug 21, 2012
Albina was born June 23, 1922 in Vega, South Dakota to Anton and Anna Kovanda. She grew up on the family farm north of Kimball, attended Kimball High School, and graduated from there in 1939. She then went on to graduate from Stewarts School of Hairstyling in Sioux Falls. She married Julius A Foster, an Air Force Master Sargent, in...
Harry Parker
Aug 20, 2012
Harry Parker, age 76, of Edgemont, SD, passed away August 20, 2012, at Custer Hospital in Custer, SD. Survivors include sons, Carmen (Deb) Girone of Lusk WY; Tony Girone of Toms River, NJ; daughters, Mary (Don) Kellogg of Edgemont; Angel Hull of Sterling, CO; Laura (Ron) Matthews of Lusk, WY; sisters, Joann Towne of Hemingford, NE; Sharon Walker of Hemingford,...
Clara Gossel
Aug 19, 2012
Clara Gossel, age 93, formerly of Hot Springs, SD, passed awayAugust 19, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City SD. Survivors include, her sons, LaVerne Gossel of Rapid City; Robert Gossel of Hot Springs; brother, Willard Rust of Spencer, NE; sister, Meda Larson of Oakland, OR; two granddchildren and four great-grandchildren. At Clara's request no services will be...
Jacquelyn Danielle 'Jacqui' Graf
Aug 19, 2012
Jacquelyn Danielle "Jacqui" Graf, 22, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House after a 6 month battle with cancer. Jacqui was born September 14, 1989 in Bremerton, Washington. Jacqui attended School in Hill City SD. It was there that she met Paul Graf and they married on June 2, 2009. Jacqui had three children, Madison...
Robert J. Maxwell
Aug 19, 2012
Robert J. Maxwell, age 54, passed away August 19, 2012, at his home in Custer, SD. Robert is survived by his brother, Thomas (Theresa) Maxwell of Worthington, OH. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 27, 2012, at McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Custer. Interment will be at 1:00 p.m., August 27th, at Black...
Estle Lea St. Pierre
Aug 13, 2012
Estle Lea St. Pierre was born April 24, 1921 in Panhandle, TX, to James and Cora (French) Richards. As a young girl she moved often with her family across the country to California to the narrow gauge railroad and lumber mill camps up in the Sierra Mountains above Tuolumne, CA, then back to Amarillo, TX to stand in soup lines...
James Knutson
Aug 11, 2012
James A. 'Jim' Knutson of rural Hot Springs passed away on August 11, 2012. Jim was born on September 23, 1945, to Irwin and Gladys (Myhren) Knutson. He was raised on a ranch near Hill Head and graduated from Veblen High School in 1963. Jim graduated from Augustana College in 1967 where he participated in wrestling. He was named 1966-67...
Dennis Charles 'Denny' Wuertz
Aug 11, 2012
Dennis Charles 'Denny' Wuertz, age 72, passed away August 11, 2012, at his home in Custer, SD. Denny was born December, 16, 1939, in Montrose, SD, to Charles and Aurelia (Henle) Wuertz. Survivors include his son, Troy (Judy) Wuertz of Worthing, SD; daughters, Tami Murrey of Custer; Tracy Myers of Sioux Falls, SD; brother, Clifford (Doris Cummings) Wuertz of McIntire,...
Thelma Irene Edlund
Aug 10, 2012
Thelma Irene Edlund, age 90, formerly of Lead, SD, passed away August 10, 2012, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Thelma was born September 23, 1921, in Whitewood, SD, to Jacob E. and Vera (Black) Olson. She attended school in Whitewood and graduated from Whitewood High School in 1939. In 1948 she married Arthur Edlund in...
Patrick Lee Lampert
Aug 3, 2012
Patrick L. Lampert, Rapid City – Patrick Lee Lampert, 60, of Rapid City, died peacefully Friday, August 3rd, 2012 at Fort Meade Veterans Hospital. He was born in New Castle, Wyoming on March 26th, 1952 to Jack and Dorothy (Patten) Lampert. He was the fourth of five boys, being the first to be born in a hospital. As a child...
Roy O Scherer, Iii
Jul 30, 2012
Roy O Scherer III, age 65, of Custer, SD, passed away July 30, 2012, at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX. Roy was born August 5, 1946 in Pensacola, FL, to Roy O. and Mary D. (Silva) Scherer II. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1965 until his retirement as a Master Sergeant in...
Irene Estelle Quarve
Jul 24, 2012
Irene Estelle Quarve, age 92, formerly of Hot Springs, SD, passed away July 24, 2012, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. Survivors include her daughter, Bonny Baker of Rapid City, SD; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Robert. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arraignments have been placed...
Florence Mary Howard
Jul 18, 2012
Florence Mary Howard (Culver), age 100, went home to be with the Lord July 18, 2012, at her home near Custer, SD. Florence was born July 14, 1912, in Twilight, Butte County, SD to Todd and Bertha (Keegan) Culver. She married Willis Howard in 1935, they were married for 66 years. She taught school from 1933 until 1974 in South...
Bernice M. Russell
Jul 12, 2012
Bernice M. Russell, age 87, passed away July 12, 2012, at her home in Oral, SD. Bernice was born November 22, 1924, in Scottsbluff County, NE, to Earl and Effie Mitilda (Nichol) Stanley. On March 25, 1945, she married Clem Wesley Russell in San Diego, CA. She was employed for many years at the South Dakota State Veterans Home in...
