Carl William 'Dub' Niemann
Mar 29, 2011
Carl William 'Dub' Niemann, age 21, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in Tempe, AZ. Carl was born on March 11, 1990 in Rapid City, SD, to Paul and Carol (Denke) Niemann. He was a 2008 graduate of Custer High School and was a senior at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, AZ. Survivors include his parents Paul and...
Kimberly Kay 'Kim' Degnan
Mar 25, 2011
Kimberly Kay 'Kim' Degnan, age 40, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away March 25, 2011, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD, surrounded by her family after a valiant fight with breast cancer. Kim was born in Hoven, SD, on July 23, 1970. She grew up in Lebanon, SD & Edgemont SD. After graduating from Edgemont, SD,...
Richard 'Dick' Kainz
Mar 23, 2011
Richard 'Dick' Kainz, age 76, of Custer, SD, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Bella Vista Nursing Home in Rapid City, SD. Dick was born December 4, 1934 in Morrison County, MN, to Vernon and Veronica (Krych) Kainz, Dicks early years were spent helping his mother, Vernie and siblings run an 80 acre farm along the Platte River near...
Mildred Louise Cloyd
Mar 20, 2011
Mildred Louise Dean was born June 17, 1924, in Springfield, Missouri, the oldest child of David and Irene (Byrd) Dean. She graduated in January, 1941 from Springfield Senior High (now Central High School). On February 24, 1945 she married Jesse Cloyd. They lived in Newton and Davenport, IA, and St. Louis, MO. From 1955 to 1958 the family lived in...
Esther Pauline Miller
Mar 20, 2011
Esther P. Miller passed away March 20, at the age of 87. She was born June 14, 1923, to George and Anna (Saatoff) Gleeck in Lamars, IA. She attended school in Edgemont, SD graduating in 1943. One June 7, 1943, she married John (Jack) Miller. The couple ranched on Lance Creek in Wyoming for several years and later moved to...
Martha Idylle Van Antwerp
Mar 11, 2011
Martha I. Van Antwerp, age 74, of Belle Fourche, SD, and formally of Hot Springs, SD, passed away March 11, 2011, at the Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD. Martha was born on February 23, 1937, in Custer, SD to Wert and Leona (Rassmussen) Asche. She is survived by one son, Mark (Ginny) Van Antwerp of Santa Rosa, CA; daughter,...
John Leo 'Jack' Marty
Mar 10, 2011
John Leo 'Jack' Marty, age 68, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away suddenly March 10, 2011, at the John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. Jack was born January 15, 1943, in Hot Springs, SD, to John A. and Virginia (Halls) Marty. He was very proud of both sides of our family as pioneers of Fall River County. He...
Elisabeth Hyacinth Johnson
Mar 9, 2011
Elisabeth Hyacinth Johnson, age 86, of Custer, SD, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at the Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer. She is survived by sons, Morris (Linda) Johnson of Waukesha, WI; Mark Johnson of Custer; Gregory (LaTonya) Johnson of Custer; daughters, Mary (Clarence) Duster of Buffalo, WY; Kathryn (John) Brumley of Terra Bella, CA; Lora Hauf of Clarksville,...
Wayne Carlin Hooper
Mar 8, 2011
Wayne Carlin Hooper, age 54, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at his home in Hot Springs, SD. He was born August 16, 1956, in Imperial, CA, to Warren and Frances (Johnson) Hooper. Wayne graduated from Imperial California High School. He also attended welding workshops and MCT Truck Driving School in Sioux Falls. On August 21, 1985 he married Edith...
Raymond Bernard 'Ray' Weisser
Mar 5, 2011
Raymond 'Ray' Bernard Weisser, age 89, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away March 5, 2011, at the Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. Ray was born August 10, 1921, in Tyndall, SD to Bernard W. and Grace (Wynia) Weisser. In 1926, Ray and his two year old sister Hazel, moved with their parents to Hot Springs, SD. His parents...
Mary I. Baltezore
Mar 2, 2011
Mary I. Baltezore, age 82, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the South Dakota State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Mary is survived by her brother, Cal (Diane) Geary of Sun City, NC. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs,...
Marie E. Wilson
Mar 1, 2011
Marie Eleonora Wilson was born in Buffalo Gap, SD, to Ane Andersen Petersen and Charles Petersen on November 28, 1913 and died on March 1, 2011 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She attended country schools and later graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1931. She attended beauty college in Denver. She opened a beauty shop in her home in...
Robert Rhuel Redden
Feb 26, 2011
Robert Rhuel Redden, age 16, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011, at his home in Custer, SD. Robert is survived by his mother, Teresa (Carl) Erickson of Custer; father, Lyle (Diana) Redden of Custer; brothers, Nick (Kari) Redden of Belle Fourche, SD; C.J. (Sandra) Redden of Custer; Mike (Kristain) Schutt of Moorcroft, WY; Dan (Danya) Schutt of Gillette, WY; sisters,...
Paul Eugene Fugier
Feb 24, 2011
Paul Eugene Fugier was born May 23, 1937, in Hot Springs, SD. He joined his parents Glen and Vivian (Mohler) Fugier; two brothers and two sisters. Buffalo Gap was always home for Paul. He attended the Buffalo Gap School for 12 years and enjoyed playing basketball, football and softball. After graduation in 1955 he worked for Wind Cave National Park...
Darrel Lynn 'Shaky' Sheets
Feb 22, 2011
Darrel Lynn 'Shaky' Sheets, age 82, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Hot Springs. Shaky was born in Burton, NE, to Glen and Hattie (Smothers) Sheets on November 19, 1928. He served in the US Navy from March 25, 1946, until January 13, 1953. He worked numerous jobs in...
Robert Donald 'Bob' Moore
Feb 19, 2011
Robert Donald 'Bob' Moore, Sr., age 83, of Custer, SD, passed away February 19, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD. Bob proudly served in the United States Army from 1946 until his honorable discharge in 1948. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne 'Sue' Moore of Custer; son, Robert Moore, Jr. of Heislerville, NJ; two...
Robert Dean 'Bob' Oberg
Feb 17, 2011
Robert Dean Oberg, age 78, died Thursday, February 17, 2011, at his home in BugTown Gulch, Custer, SD. Bob was the son of Hans and Martha (Highbe) Oberg, was born on April 11, 1932, in Lemmon, SD. He received his education at Hettinger Public School in Hettinger, ND. Bob entered military service on February 9, 1950. Serving in the Korean...
Omar Amos Clark
Feb 16, 2011
Omar Clark of Custer, South Dakota died at home Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at the age of 84. He was born on June 28, 1926, in the rural part of Miller County in Missouri to Amos and Stella (Cross) Clark. He was preceded in death by his parents, step-mother, Caroline, a brother, Gerald Parks, and a sister, Margie. He is...
James Stewart Quivey
Feb 14, 2011
Jim Quivey of Oelrichs, SD, born January 28, 1926, in Columbus, OH, passed away February 14, 2011. If you see a tear in a draft horses eye it is because they have just lost one of their friends. During the depression Jims' parents James & Nona moved Jim and his sister Jean to Pittsburg, PA, so they he could obtain...
Michael George Nielsen
Feb 9, 2011
Mike Nielsen left to be with the Lord after a long battle with cancer on February 9, 2011. Mike was born on September 18, 1965, in Huron, SD, to Marvin and Delores (Ames) Nielsen. He grew up on the family dairy farm northwest of St. Lawrence, and he graduated from high school in Miller, SD, in 1983. Mike moved to...
