Darlene Gale Dumire
Oct 26, 2011
Darlene Gale Dumire, age 63, of Custer, SD, passed away October 26, 2011, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer. Darlene was born in St. Paul, MN, on August 16, 1948, to Floyd and Patsy (Miller) Hegge. Darlene was a Certified Nursing Assistant. She enjoyed camping and fishing with her husband and also enjoyed the company of family and friends....
Rosemary B. Wilder
Oct 24, 2011
Las Vegas: Rosemary Becker Wilder passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011 peacefully in the home of her daughter, Susan in Las Vegas, NV with family by her side. Rosemary was born January 12, 1924 in White River South Dakota to Susanna and Garhart Becker. She graduated from White River High School. During her school years she was very active...
James C. Nafziger
Oct 24, 2011
James Nafziger passed away peacefully October 24, 2011, at Western Hills Health Center, Denver, CO. Jim was born on September 11, 1928, in Spencer, SD, the 6th of 8 siblings, to Chester and Elsie Nafziger. He moved to The Black Hills Ordinance Depot in Igloo, SD, with his parents in 1943. He graduated from Provo High School in Igloo in...
Judith Ann Winter
Oct 23, 2011
Judith Ann Winter, age 71, formerly of Hot Springs, SD, passed away October 23, 2011, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Judith was born April 2, 1940, in Odanah, WI to Clinton and Mary (Beason) MacArthur. Judith began working at Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital in Detroit Lakes, MN. She married Duane Winter, Sr. on June 22,...
Thomas Andrew 'Tom' Champion
Oct 18, 2011
Thomas Andrew 'Tom' Champion, age 85, passed away October 18, 2011, at his home near Custer, SD. Thomas A. Champion was born March 24, 1925 in Lansing, MI to Alice (Madden) and Ralph Champion and grew up on farm near Lansing. He joined the army in 1944 during WWII. He served at Normandy, was injured and received the Purple Heart....
Margaret Mayfield Loucks
Oct 17, 2011
Margaret M. Loucks, age 91, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2011, at her daughter, Peggy Leger and Jimmies' home in Custer, SD. Margaret was born to Joseph and Lillian (Spencer) Roberts on August 18, 1920, in Key West, FL. She was the eldest of fourteen children. In 1940, Margaret met and married Kermit W. Loucks from Sioux Falls, SD....
John Andrew Holm
Oct 17, 2011
John Andrew Holm, 68, Custer SD died October 17, 2011 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper Wyoming of pulmonary fibrosis. John was born July 12, 1943 in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota to Reuben and Clara Holm. He was the youngest of 5 children living on the family diary farm. His siblings included, Louise (Kenley) Boyum, Plymouth MN; Doris (Don) Holm,...
James Derald Kane
Oct 16, 2011
James Derald 'Jim' Kane, age 75, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away October 16, 2011, at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs. Jim was born October 15, 1936, in Hot Springs to Cyril and Gertrude (Konrath) Kane. He was raised by his loving grandmother, Theresa Konrath. Jim attended school at Edgemont, SD, and proudly served his Country in the...
Mildred M. Sadowsky
Oct 15, 2011
Mildred M. 'Milly' Sadowsky, age 87, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 15, 2011, at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Milly was born April 13, 1924, in Dickinson, ND, to Joseph J. and Mary (Barta) Polensky. She grew up on the family farm north of Dickinson. Milly received her grade school education in rural schools, high school education in Dickinson...
James Edward Doerner
Oct 15, 2011
James Edward Doerner, age 90, passed away October 15, 2011, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs, SD. James was born March 6, 1921 in Graceville, MN, to Frank Joseph and Gertrude Elizabeth (Trainor) Doerner. In infancy Jim moved with the Frank Doerner family to St. Cloud, MN. There he attended school and graduated from Cathedral...
Robert Taylor 'Bob' Shull
Oct 9, 2011
Robert 'Bob' Taylor Shull, age 71, passed away October 9, 2011, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. Bob was born July 12, 1940, in Custer, SD, to Ray and Lois (Sanders) Shull. He attended school at the Custer School. In 1960 he married Marlene Modde and to this union a daughter, Lorna, and son, Jerry, were born. He then...
Doris Lillian Monsen
Oct 9, 2011
Doris Lillian Monsen, age 84, joined our Eternal Lord in Heaven on Sunday, October 9, 2011, at her home in Custer, SD, from complications of temporal arteritis. Doris was born October 12, 1926. To Gertrude and Joseph Whitehead in Isabel, SD. She graduated from Isabel High School in 1944 and attended nursing school in Aberdeen, SD. Doris worked at the...
Virginia E. Thompson
Sep 25, 2011
Virginia E. Thompson, age 93, of Oral, SD, passed away September 25, 2011 at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD. Virginia was born June 21, 1918, in Rapid City, SD, to James and Sarah ('Sallye" Sheffield) Thompson. She attended school at Morning Star School and graduated from Buffalo Gap High School. In 1936, she married Bert Thompson and...
Eugene Eastep
Sep 20, 2011
Eugene Eastep, age 91, of Hot Springs, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at Custer Regional Senior Care. Gene also known as 'Red' grew up in Chadron Nebraska and moved his senior year to his birthplace of Livingston, Montana and graduated from high school in Livingston in 1938. Shortly after graduation he hopped a rail car and made his way...
Glen George Stewart
Sep 14, 2011
Glen George Stewart, age 72, passed away September 14, 2011, at his home in Edgemont, SD. Glen was born February 22, 1939, in Riverdale TWP., Watonwan County, MN to John and Iloa (Childes) Stewart. He graduated from St. James High School in St. James, MN and served and was honorably discharged from the Army Reserve from 1962-1965 and the Navy...
Monty Lou Fleming
Sep 12, 2011
Monty Lou Fleming, age 56, of Smithwick, SD, passed away September 12, 2011, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Monty was born July 24, 1955, to Kyle and Carole (Allen) Fleming. He grew up outside of Oral, SD and would help work his grandfather's ranch. At a very young age he fell in love with the...
Mavis Marie Erwin
Sep 11, 2011
Mavis Marie Erwin, age 82, passed away September 11, 2011, at her home in Hot Springs, SD. Mavis was born March 2, 1929, in Flandreau, SD, to Ivan and Meleta (Gimmer) Stembaugh. She worked for thirty-two years as an administrative assistant at the Fall River County Extension Office where she particularly enjoyed working with the 4-H group. Mavis is survived...
Clarice Agnes Holman
Sep 10, 2011
Clarice Agnes Holman was born February 13, 1935, in Grenville, SD, the fourth child of Leo and Clara Burchardt. She passed away at her home on September 10, 2011. She was raised on a farm near Waubay, SD and attended Waubay schools. Clarice was united in marriage to Louis Holman in 1956 and raised six children, ten grandchildren, and two...
Cody Glenn Engen
Sep 6, 2011
Cody Glenn Engen was a good hearted son, protective big brother, faithful friend, and a round the clock comedian like his Grandpa Glenn. His brief life of twenty-two years ended on September 6th, 2011. After twelve hours, Cody entered the world on January 18, 1989 and lived for eighteen years in the Black Hills of South Dakota. At the ripe...
Donna Kay Heying
Sep 4, 2011
Donna Kay Heying began her life's journey on November 3, 1950 in Winner, SD. She grew up in the Colome/Winner area with her parents Walter Charles and Mary Jane Krauss, and her sisters, Carol (David) Clausen, and Shirley (Robert) Miller. She attended rural country school and then Winner High School where she met her husband, Mick. After getting married on...
