Jack M. Botsford
Apr 18, 2012
JACK MALCOM BOTSFORD, age 89 years. Born July 26, 1922, Lincoln, NE; died April 18, 2012, Santa Fe, NM. Jack was preceded in death by his life-long beloved wife and soul-mate, Helen Botsford. He is survived by his son, Jerry Botsford, of Walnut Creek, CA; his daughter, Jackie Easterday, of Santa Fe, NM; five grandchildren, Christopher, Sara, Elizabeth, Jacob, Jonathan,...
Karen Shomer
Apr 18, 2012
Karen Shomer, age 62, passed away April 18, 2012, at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Karen was born July 18, 1949, in Gregory, South Dakota to Kenneth F. and Gladys L. (Liegl) King. She graduated from Gregory High School in 1967. She attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD, and earned her BS degree in 1980. Karen continued her...
Ellen Marie Reindl
Apr 15, 2012
Ellen (Meis) Reindl was born November 12, 1921, to Gregory and Margaret (Moran) Meis at home near Geddes, SD. She died peacefully on April 15, 2012, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center where she had made her home since January. Ellen attended St. Ann's grade school and graduated from Geddes High School. She attended one year of secondary school...
Annie B. Hoar
Apr 15, 2012
Annie Hoar, age 92, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Annie was born on October 16, 1919 at Bison, SD, to Hans John and Anna (Anderson) Haugen. Survivors include sons, Ivan (wife Sandy) Hoar of Hot Springs; Marcus (wife Mary) Hoar of Edgemont, SD; daughters, Eunice Forney of...
Blanche J. Rhine
Apr 12, 2012
Blanche Myhre Rhine, age 94, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 12, 2012, at the South Dakota State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Blanche was born March 3, 1918, in Hardin, MT, to Hans F. and Agnes P. (Myhre) Jensen. She attended school in Hardin, Mt, graduating in 1936. After school Blanche accepted a position in Seattle, WA, as...
Sarah H. Gordon
Apr 11, 2012
Sarah H. Gordon, age 97, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 11, 2012, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Sarah was born July 13, 1914, in Santa Ana, CA to Frank M. and Florence E. (Blake) Freeman. In 1933,she married Leo A. Gordon in Gettysburg, SD. They made their home in Gettysburg, SD until 1957, when they...
Duane H. Spotted War Bonnett
Apr 10, 2012
Duane H. Spotted War Bonnett, age 62, of Gordon, NE, passed away April 10, 2012, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD. Duane was born September 11, 1949, in Gordon, NE, to Howard LeRoy and Anna Florence (Williams) Spotted War Bonnett. He served in the US Army from 1970, until his honorable discharge in 1972. He was...
Sylvia Marie Dibble
Apr 6, 2012
Sylvia Marie Faulkner Dibble was born in Edgemont, SD, on November 30, 1930, to Norma and Sterling Faulkner. She and her family moved to Wisconsin in the late 1930's where she graduated high school. After high school, she returned to Edgemont and worked at the Golden Rule. On September 1, 1951, Sylvia married Ern Dibble with whom she raised three...
Cassandra Lee Burbank
Apr 2, 2012
Cassandra Lee Burbank, age 67, of Edgemont, SD, passed away April 2, 2012, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD. Cassandra was born September 9, 1944, in Scottsbluff, NE, to Lyle and Virginia (Miller) Burry. She graduated high school in Nebraska and attended one year of college in Cheyenne, WY. On November 24, 1987, she married Donald Hughes,...
Oscar Paul Cope
Mar 29, 2012
Oscar Paul Cope, age 92, a lifelong resident of Oelrichs, SD, passed away at his home March 29, 2012. Oscar Paul Cope was born January 7, 1920, at Sister's Hospital in Hot Springs to Paul S. and Anna D. (Hoopes) Cope. His early years were spent on the family farm and attending Lithia and Lennon schools. He attended Oelrichs High...
Michael Anthony Molandro
Mar 28, 2012
Michael Anthony Molandro, Jr., age24, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away March 28, 2012, as the result of an automobile accident. Michael graduated from Yorkville, IL and was currently a firemen apprentice with the Argyle, SD Volunteer Fire Department. He was a loving son and brother who cared very much for his family and those who came in contact with...
Dewey Denman Dirks
Mar 28, 2012
Dewey Denman Dirks, age 84, of Custer, SD, passed away March 28, 2012, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Dewey was born May 12, 1927, in Martin, SD to CD and Martha (Denman) Dirks. He attended Bennett County High School graduating in 1945. He served in the Corps of Engineers, US Army from October 1945 until his...
Doris Arlene Fellows
Mar 25, 2012
Doris Arlene Fellows, 82, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Daugherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born Doris Arlene Mairose on March 31, 1929, in Dell Rapids, SD. Doris married Dale R Fellows on December 8, 1960, in Hot Springs SD, where they made their home. She worked as a nurse's aide and a seamstress at...
Hoyt Everett Nicholas, Jr.
Mar 24, 2012
Hoyt E. Nicholas, Jr., age 80, of Custer, SD, passed away March 24, 2012, at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Hoyt Everett Nicholas Jr. was born July 1, 1931 to Hoyt and Florence Nicholas in Miller, SD. Hoyt Sr. and Florence, with their three children, Betty, Hoyt and Roger, lived in several small towns in South...
Michael Charles Mahutga
Mar 17, 2012
Michael Charles Mahutga, age 59, of Custer, SD, passed away March 17, 2012, at Wind Cave National Park. Michael was born August 23, 1952, in Pierre, SD, to Victor and Donna (Flom) Mahutga. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era. He received his B. S. degree in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines, and worked...
Christine Claire Mattern
Mar 15, 2012
Christine Claire (Ferguson) Mattern, age 69, passed away March 15, 2012 in Gretna, Nebraska. Survivors include her children, John P. (Julie) Mattern; Kathy Mattern (Mandy Axmann); Steven (Rebecca) Mattern; brother, Tony (Julie) Shedden; three grandchildren; nieces, Amber (Bob) Correa; Nichole Shedden; nephews, Chris and Sam Shedden and John H. Mattern. She loved many and was loved by many. Christine was...
Linda E. Denton Johnson
Mar 13, 2012
Linda Ella Johnson, age 93, passed onto her eternal home on March 13, 2012, at Castle Manor Nursing Care Facility in Hot Springs,SD. Linda was born September 10, 1918, at home, on their farm, on the Heart River northwest of Carson, ND, to John and Mathilda (Heim) Wolff. She moved with her parents to a farm south of Morristown in...
Gay 'Irene' Crouch
Mar 13, 2012
Gay Irene Crouch, age 89, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away March 13, 2012, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Irene was born August 15, 1922, in Haswell, CO, to Mabel Pearl (Van Cleave) and Guy Albert Griffin. She graduated from Broken Bow High School, Broken Bow, NE, in 1939. Irene married Glenn Penwell on November 14, 1942,...
Edward L. Meyer
Mar 12, 2012
Edward L. Meyer was born May 30, 1923, the son of Peter H and Emma (Pautz) Meyer of Willow Lake, SD. He graduated from Willow Lake High School, excelling in athletics, music and speech activities. He worked with his father in their farming and livestock operation until his father's death in 1951. His second career was in education. He received...
Bob Williamson
Mar 11, 2012
Rev. Robert L. Williamson, age 56, "…finished the race…" (II Timothy 4:7) on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He died a few months after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Bob was born in Dickinson, North Dakota on July 26, 1955, to Les and Fran Williamson. Bob's dad was superintendent of the North Dakota State University Experiment...
