Robert Lindy Jones
Jan 24, 2012
Robert Lindy Jones, age 82, passed away January 24, 2012 at his home in Custer, SD. Survivors include his wife, Janet 'Jeanie' Jones; daughters, Sharon Ann Jones (Harold) Pierce of Custer; LuElla Jean Jones (John) Fitzgerald of Fayetteville, AR; sisters, Phyllis (Lyle) Grey; JoAnn (Wesley) Hansen; Joyce (LaVern) Busskohl; Mary Hasselquist all of Custer; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren....
Harry N. Streeter
Jan 23, 2012
Harry N. Streeter, age 88, of Buffalo Gap, SD, passed away January 23, 2012, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Survivors include his son, Steve Streeter of Fairburn, SD; step-daughter, Deb (Greg) Patterson of Fairburn; brother, Eben Streeter of Buffalo Gap, SD; step-brother, Jim Ahart of Rapid City, SD Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m.,...
Anton 'Tony' P. Schatz
Jan 20, 2012
Anton (Tony) P. Schatz, 96, of Custer, South Dakota, was joined with his Lord on January 20, 2012, at Custer Senior Regional Care Center. Tony was born to Katherina (Thomas) and Joseph Schatz on January 1, 1916 in Wellsburg, North Dakota. He is the third born child of nine children. Tony grew up on the family farm that was homesteaded...
Larry Laverne Caspersen
Jan 17, 2012
Larry LaVerne Caspersen, age 67, passed away January 17, 2012, at his home in Pringle, SD. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Diana; son, Mark Caspersen of Richardson, TX; daughter, Denise Caspersen of Fort Worth, TX; brothers, Paul Caspersen of San Antonio, TX; Phillip Caspersen of San Bernardino, CA; David Caspersen of Cheyenne, WY; Danny Caspersen of Memphis, TN;...
Earl Marlin White
Jan 16, 2012
Earl Marlin White, age 90, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away January 16, 2012, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Hot Springs. Earl was born August 11, 1921, in White River, SD, to Leslie and Pearl (Chambers) White. He moved with his family north of Buffalo Gap, SD. He attended a country school nearby and then two years high school...
Mary 'Fran' Tinsley
Jan 15, 2012
Mary 'Fran' Tinsley, age 95, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away January 15, 2012, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Fran was born November 14, 1916, in Columbus, IN, to William and Edith (Whitehead) Baker. On August 20, 1971, she was united in marriage to Stanley L. Tinsley, Sr. in Carson City, NV. Fran enlisted in the Women's...
Grace Beatrice Kothe
Jan 15, 2012
Grace Beatrice Seubert Kothe, 97, of Williamston, SC, and formerly of Custer, SD, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Anmed Health Medical Center in South Carolina. Surviving are daughter, Ruth Ann Ferguson of Williamston, SC; son, Robert Kothe and his wife, Donna of Custer; sister, Mildred Vandel of Sioux Falls; niece, Grace M. Kolb of Sioux Falls; grandchildren, Chris Maddox...
Drusilla Ruby Hartman
Jan 12, 2012
Drusilla Ruby Hartman, age 95, formerly of Hot Springs, SD, passes away January 12, 2012 at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. Survivors include her son, Lyle Hartman of Carlsbad, CA; daughters, Sharon Guthmiller of Rapid City, SD; Neva Brendmoer of Brookings, OR; sister, Wanda McFall of Carmi, IL; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private family services will be...
William Hamblin
Jan 10, 2012
William Hamblin, age 86 of Milbank passed away January 10th at St. William's Care Center. Visitation will be Thursday, January 12th at St. William's Care Center from 10:30 -11:30 a.m. and at Mundwiler Funeral Home from 5 – 7 p.m. Visitation will continue on Saturday at McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs, SD from noon – 2 p.m....
William James 'Jim' Thomas
Jan 10, 2012
William James "Jim" Thomas, of Custer, SD and formerly of Ajo, Arizona, died on January 10, 2012 at Custer Regional Senior Care. He was born June 7, 1915 in Arroyo Grande, CA to Alfred and Ethel Jane Thomas. He grew up in the mining community of Globe, Arizona where he first developed his lifelong interest in minerals and rock collecting....
Charles 'Cm' Monty Wooldridge
Jan 9, 2012
Charles Monty 'C.M.' Wooldridge, age 66, passed away January 9, 2012, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Monty was born January 24, 1945 in Alameda, CA, to Charles Lawrence and Ruth Lilian (Bond) Wooldridge. He graduated from Mariposa High School in Mariposa, CA. After graduation Monty joined the Army and served in Korea and Vietnam. On April 19, 1985...
James Robert Fuhrmann, Sr.
Jan 5, 2012
James Robert Fuhrmann Sr., 82, Custer, SD, passed away January 5, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He leaves behind his devoted and loving family, including his four children; daughter, Linda and son-in-law, David Westfall of Ehrenberg, AZ; sons, James, Jr. and adopted son Robert Clarke of Custer; Victor and daughter-in-law, Shelley Fuhrmann of Hill City; Robert and daughter-in-law, Cindy...
Francis Lawrence Jerke
Jan 3, 2012
Francis Jerke departed to meet his Savior on January 3, 2012. He has been reunited in heaven with those who have gone before us. Francis was born the last of 4 children to August & Wilhelmina "Minnie" Jerke in Carter, SD on August 21, 1932. Upon returning from his service in the Korean War, Francis carried on the family farm/ranch...
Clark Edward Francis
Dec 30, 2011
Clark E. Francis, age 54, from Hot Springs, SD, passed away on December 30, 2011, at Hospice House Rapid City Regional in Rapid City, SD. He was born April 21, 1954, in Martin Hospital, Martin, SD, to Lyle and Lola (Johnson) Francis. Clark moved to Hot Springs, SD in 1961, and graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1973. He...
Frances Louise Drapeaux
Dec 26, 2011
Frances Louise Thomas Drapeaux was born December 4, 1933, in Yazoo City, MS, to Joe Lewis and Fannie Elizabeth (Leiest) Thomas, and she left this life on December 26, 2011. Frances grew up in Mississippi and move to San Diego, CA in 1952, where she met and married her husband, Luckie Virgil Drapeaux, to which three daughters were born. In...
Donald M. Harding
Dec 25, 2011
As the family of Don comes to grip with their loss, they realize even more what an impact he had on their lives. Donald Martin Harding passed away early Christmas Day. Christmas was his favorite Holiday, and he delighted in making Christmas special for his family, even during lean years. We still remember his made-up Christmas stories: "the moon was...
Doris Violet Herrmann
Dec 16, 2011
CUSTER- Doris Violet Herrmann, 76, died peacefully December 16, 2011, at Custer Regional long term care. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Custer. A pre-funeral wake open to the family and public will be held at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 21st at McColley's Chapel of the Hills....
Benjamin 'Ben' Hanson
Dec 14, 2011
Ben Hanson, 81, passed away December 14, 2011, at Fountain Springs Health Care Facility, Rapid City, SD. A man of few words and much patience, Ben taught his family how to love completely, sincerely and quietly with no pretense. Although his memory was taken by Alzheimer's, the gentleness of his spirit remained intact to grace his family and those who...
Isabel E. Duster
Dec 11, 2011
Isabel E. Duster, age 84, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 11, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Isabel was born October 12, 1927, in Rapid City, SD, to Ole and Dorothy (Stanton) Anderson. On December 29, 1945, she married Elvin J. 'Buster' Duster. They owned and operated a dairy around Sheridan Lake until 1959....
Doris Catherine Gregg
Dec 10, 2011
Doris Catherine Gregg, age 99, of Custer, SD, passed away December 10, 2011, at the Custer Regional Care Center in Custer. Doris was born September 16, 1912, in Flandreau, SD, to Eugene and Pauline (Halbmaier) Henry, the sixth of eight children, five brothers and two sisters, and was raised in the Flandreau and Egan, SD, areas. On September 28, 1938,...
