James Leroy Dehaven
Sep 5, 2009
James LeRoy DeHaven, 71, passed away September 5, 2009, at his home in Custer, SD. James was born November 16, 1937, in Emporia, KS to his mother Evelyn Swango, and birth father, Clarence Green. However, he was raised by his dad and mother, James and Evelyn Dehaven. James proudly served in the United States Marine Corp. during the Korean War...
Gary Daun Davidson
Aug 28, 2009
Gary Daun Davidson, 58, passed away August 28, 2009, at his home in Edgemont, SD. Gary was born January 29, 1951, in Hot Springs, SD, to Donald William and Wilma Mae (Mattox) Davidson. Gary is survived by his mother, Wilma Davidson of Billings, MT; sister, Karen Davidson of Billings; two stepsons, Aaron Cole and Angel Aguire; two stepdaughters, Kennandee Moore...
Ellen Minnie Norton
Aug 27, 2009
Ellen Minnie Norton, 84, passed away August 27, 2009, at the Custer Regional Hospital in Custer, SD. Ellen was born January 5, 1925, in Crawford, NE, to Wyatt Leroy and Minnie Lee (Britton) Holder. She attended school in the Crawford area and worked at Ft. Robinson in the mid 1940's. On May 1, 1943, Ellen married Marlyn Vik and to...
Noreen I. Petty
Aug 26, 2009
Noreen Inez Petty, 69, passed away at her daughter's home in Omaha, NE after a nearly 2-year, courageous battle against cancer. Noreen was born July 12, 1940, in Rapid City, SD to Kenneth and Leone Pitts. The family moved to Hot Springs when she was 6 to run Kenny's Bakery. She married David G. Eldridge, MD, April 4, 1960. To...
Adrian Harlan Phelps
Aug 26, 2009
Faralynn Marie Phelps, age 6, of Hot Springs, SD passed away August 24, 2009, in Hot Springs. Adrian Harlan Phelps, age 6, of Hot Springs passed away August 26, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Faralynn was born August 26, 2002, and Adrian was born August 7, 2003, at Fort Hood, TX, to Clinton Harlan and...
Short Maciejewski
Aug 25, 2009
Short Maciejewski age 57, of Custer, SD, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Custer Regional Hospital in Custer. She is survived by her husband, Zigmund 'Ziggy' Maciejewski of Custer; two sons, Laurence Maciejewski of Siloan Springs, AR; Lonnie (Alyssa) Maciejewski of Salt Lake City, UT; three brothers, Gary Wood of Sioux Falls, SD; Herbert (Jamie) Wood of Louisville, KY;...
Milton Edward Dean
Aug 24, 2009
Milton Edward Dean was born in 1912 in Milan, Illinois and died August 24, 2009, two months before his 97th birthday at his home in Oral, SD. He was surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Thelma Dean and his four living children, Violet Ringering; Everett Dean; Doris Carlson and Amos Dean. He is...
Faralynn Marie Phelps
Aug 24, 2009
Faralynn Marie Phelps, age 6, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away August 24, 2009, in Hot Springs. Adrian Harlan Phelps, age 6, of Hot Springs passed away August 26, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Faralynn was born August 26, 2002, and Adrian was born August 7, 2003, at Fort Hood, TX, to Clinton Harlan and...
Grace Ardell Case
Aug 20, 2009
Grace Case age 95, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away August 20, 2009, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Grace was born in Alliance, NE, on February 22, 1914, to William Richard and Edna Norma (Shephard) Broyles. Survivors include sons, Bob Case and friend, Geraldine, of Newcastle, WY; Bill and Carol Case of Denver, CO; Pat and...
Morris Emanuel Pelz
Aug 20, 2009
Morris Emanuel (Bud) Pelz, 85, of Custer, SD, formerly of Metamora, IL, died August 20, 2009 at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer. Bud was born April 5, 1924, in Washburn, IL, to William and Inez Pelz. As a young man he lived with his family on a farm near Washburn. In 1945, Morris joined the United States...
Jimmie Dalton Holbrook
Aug 18, 2009
Jimmie Dalton Holbrook, age 87, of Edgemont, SD, passed away August 18, 2009, at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD. Jimmie was born November 21, 1921, in Memphis TX, to Jim and Birdie Mae (Woods) Holbrook. He proudly served in and retired from the United States Air Force, where he served during World War II and the...
Betty Mae Scott
Aug 18, 2009
Betty Mae (Honadel) Scott, 84, of Loveland, CO, and formerly of South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009, at Vibra Hospital in Thornton, CO. She is survived by a daughter, Penny; brothers, Harold Honadel, of Edgemont, SD; Richard (Iva Belle) Honadel of Evanston, WY; and Alfred (Dorothy) Honadel, Spearfish, SD; sister-in-laws Wyoma Honadel, Newcastle, WY and Maxine Honadel, Glenrock,...
Paul R. Schlegel
Aug 15, 2009
Paul R. Schlegel, 80, of Rapid City, SD, passed away August 15, 2009, at the Ft. Meade Medical Center, Ft. Meade, SD. Paul proudly served in the United States Air Force from November of 1954 until his honorable discharge in July of 1969. Paul is survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday,...
Leona Marie Pinnt
Aug 14, 2009
Leona Marie Pinnt, age 97, passed away Friday, August 14, 2009 at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs, SD. Leona was born April 30, 1912, in Greeley County, NE to John and Inez (Harsin) Krogh and was raised on their ranch. She married John W. Pinnt December 6, 1927 at Lake Andes, SD. To this union five children were...
Alice J. Stutzman
Aug 7, 2009
Rapid City - Alice J. Stutzman, 90, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2009, at a local nursing home. Alice was born August 30, 1918, in Govan, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Frank and Jessie (Newberry) Lake. The family moved to Buffalo Gap, SD in 1927. Alice attended school in Buffalo Gap, graduating from high school in 1937. Alice married Elsward Stutzman...
Benedict John 'Ben' Koske
Aug 4, 2009
Benedict John 'Ben' Koske, age 104, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away August 4, 2009, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs. Ben was born February 20, 1905 in Chicago, IL to Roman and Catherine (Zauwislak) Koske. At age two he moved with his parents to the rural Chadron area, where he grew up. He met and married...
Jeffery James Pond
Aug 3, 2009
Jeffery James Pond, age 23, of Custer, SD, passed away August 3, 2009. Jeffery is survived by his parents, Thurston and Cheryl Pond of Custer; brother, Derek (Casey) Pond of Spearfish, SD; sisters, Wendy Pond and Alyson Pond both of Custer; grandparents, Pat and Jim Hattervig of Custer; two nephews and numerous aunts; uncles; cousins and friends. He was preceded...
David Henderson
Aug 1, 2009
David Charles Henderson was born on August 11th, 1947 in Hot Springs, SD to Leona Bayne Henderson and Samuel Charles Henderson. At the age of 4, he moved with his mother, brother George, and stepfather Richard Miller to the Miller Ranch north of Edgemont, SD. The boys grew up working on the ranch, along with their sister Susan, and came...
Eva E. Moulton
Jul 29, 2009
Eva E. Moulton, 97, of Custer, SD, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Custer Regional Senior Care. Survivors include one sister, Carley Nyquist of Anaconda, MT; one sister-in-law, Connie McManis of Sequim, WA; two sons and daughter-in-laws, Neil and Mary Moulton of Denton, TX; Dennis and Emelia Moulton of Custer; four grandchildren, Mark Moulton of Denton, TX; Laura Gibson of...
David John Rasinski
Jul 29, 2009
David John Rasinski, age 46, of Yankton, SD, passed away July 29, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Hot Springs, SD, after a short illness. David was born December 1, 1962 in Denver, CO. He attended school in Colorado and graduated from Green Mountain High School in Lakewood, CO. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1980 until his...
