Mary Pauline (Moody) Geiser
Jun 12, 2009
Mary (Moody) Geiser, 78, died at the Fall River Hospital on June 12, 2009. She was born on March 10, 1931, on a ranch about ten miles north of Crawford, NE, the last of Tom and Sara (Lutie) Moody's ten children which included seven brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her daughter, Connie Sue Geiser, Hot Springs; son, Tom (JoAnne)...
Florence Lorraine Huxford
Jun 1, 2009
Florence Lorraine Huxford, 90, of Hot Springs, SD passed away June 1, 2009, at the Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills Nursing Home in Rapid City, SD. Florence was born January 8, 1919 in Macedonia, Iowa to Vay Isaac and Clara Etta (Flowers) Denton. She went to school in McIntosh, SD and later moved with her parents to Hot Springs, SD in...
George Les Doughty
May 28, 2009
George Les Doughty, age 80, of Custer, SD, died May 28, 2009, in Reno, NV, while visiting his son. Les was born September 24, 1928, in Creighton, SD, to George and Esther (Hicks) Doughty and moved to Custer, SD, in 1937, where his parents ranched west of Custer. George served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and north China...
Otto Fredrick Woelk
May 28, 2009
Otto Fredrick Woelk, 92, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away May 28, 2009, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Hot Springs. Otto was born on the farm in Minot, ND, to Herman and Maria (Braun) Woelk on September 3, 1916. In 1920 the family moved to Tripp County, SD, where Otto completed 8th grade in country school. The family...
Mary S. Rowe
May 27, 2009
Mary Elizabeth (Sellers) Rowe January 23, 1918 - May 27, 2009 Mary S. Rowe, 91, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs, SD. She was born in Bainbridge, Georgia to Thomas B. and LouDelia Sellers and attended schools in Decatur County, GA. She graduated from Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Mobile, Alabama. Mary...
Jerad William Hiermeier
May 26, 2009
Jerad William Hiermeier, age 21, of Wright, WY, passed away in Gillette, WY on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 due to health complications. Jerad was born August 25, 1987 in Custer, SD, the son of Rodney 'Butch' Hiermeier and Shelley Hiermeier Dammann. He enjoyed working on his "special projects", his vehicles. He took pride in all his accomplishments. Jerad was employed...
Anna B. 'Ann' Hoffman
May 22, 2009
Anna B. (Ann) Hoffman, age 90, formerly of Harrold, SD, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 at her home in Custer, SD. Ann was born on November 7, 1918 at Stanton County, Winside, NE to Emil and Anna (Hanks) Galinat. She had five brothers and three sisters. Ann's family moved to Harrold, SD in 1919, she attended the same country...
Eleanor Gladys Jensen
May 19, 2009
Eleanor Gladys Jensen, age 89, of Hot Springs, SD, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. She moved to Hot Springs after the death of her husband to be closer to her son for help with her Alzheimer's. Eleanor was born on August 24, 1919 in Chicago,...
Donald 'Don' Roy Fish
May 18, 2009
Donald Roy 'Don' Fish, age 98, of Oral, SD, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center in Custer, SD. Don was born August 21, 1910, at Randolph, NE, to Roy and Beulah (Athey) Fish, being the second of five children. He attended grade school near Hemmingford, NE, and graduated from Alliance, NE high school....
Jaime Lee Miller
May 16, 2009
Jaime Lee Miller, age 17, of Edgemont, SD passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 in a car accident south of Edgemont. Jaime was born in Denver, CO on March 16, 1992 to LaLonnie Roberts and Robert Miller. Jaime attended school in California and Colorado before she moved to Edgemont in 2004 where she attended the 6th through the 8th grades....
Harry Joseph Walker
May 13, 2009
Harry Joseph Walker, of Hot Springs, SD, age 65, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at his home, with his wife by his side. He was born November 4, 1943, in Butte, MT to Theodore and Margaret (Rhoades) Walker. He was raised in Hot Springs and Pringle, SD. While growing up he helped his father...
Arlene Blanche Alter
May 11, 2009
Arlene B. Alter, encourager and prayer warrior, entered the arms of her Savior on May 11, 2009. Born February 3, 1920 to Edward and Ada (Fosler) Pischke of Leola, Arlene Blanche Pischke began her life in eastern South Dakota. The family left the farm when Arlene and her father became ill with tuberculosis. Arlene was only six at the time...
George Wesley Caylor
May 6, 2009
George Wesley Caylor was born in Edgemont, SD on October 26, 1929. He spent most of his youth in Ardmore, SD. George passed away peacefully at his home in Elizabeth, CO Wednesday, May 6, 2009. George is a veteran of both WWII and Korea, holding the rank of Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, serving in the Military...
William Ray Pesicka
May 4, 2009
William Ray Pesicka, 72, passed away May 4, 2009 at his home in Hot Springs, SD. William was born May 1, 1937 in Aberdeen, SD. He proudly served in the United States Navy from January 26, 1955 until his honorable discharge on November 4, 1959. Survivors include one daughter, Melissa (John) Nedved of Tyndall, SD; parents, Ralph and Lillie Pesicka...
William Francis 'Bill' Myers
May 4, 2009
William Francis 'Bill" Myers of Custer, SD died at his home on May 4, 2009 from Sarcoma Cancer. Bill was born in Wilmington, DE on February 15, 1934. He was the son of Alfred Foster Myers and Marian Cole. At age nine, after his mother's death, he and his sister, Dorothy, lived with their Aunt Cora Cole Smoot in Prince...
Vernice Hope Salmon Raben
May 2, 2009
Vernice Hope Johnson Salmon Raben, age 75, Hot Springs, died peacefully Saturday, May 2, 2009 after a rich and full life, at times challenged by complications related to diabetes. Vernice was born February 18, 1934 in Edgemont, SD to parents, Charles & Neva (Wickersham) Johnson. She graduated from Edgemont High School and completed cosmetology school. She married John C. 'Jack'...
Ruth Marie Stewart
May 1, 2009
Ruth Marie Stewart, age 90, of Edgemont, SD, passed away May 1, 2009 at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer, SD. Ruth was born near Tyndall, SD on October 7, 1918 to Elliott and Rosa (Patton) Sell. She graduated from Tyndall High School in 1936. She went to Lead, SD where she met and married James D. Stewart, to this...
Albert Lee Wayne
Apr 28, 2009
Albert Lee Wayne, age 63, of Custer, SD, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD. Albert was born October 8, 1945 in Hot Springs, SD, to Clarence and Grace (Duncan) Wayne. Albert is survived by his Aunts and numerous cousins. Memorial services will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 4, 2009 at...
Floretta Marie Harter
Apr 22, 2009
Floretta Marie Harter, age 65, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away April 22, 2009 at Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Floretta started her education at a country school near Minnekahta. She finished her elementary and high school at Igloo, SD graduating in 1961. She attended Springfield State, Western Dakota Vo Tech Institute studying Banking. She married...
Ardis M. Brown
Apr 22, 2009
Ardis M. Brown, age 82, of Hot Springs, SD passed away April 22, 2009 at Castle Manor Retirement Home in Hot Springs. Ardis M. (Jones) Brown was born to Clarence and May (Moore) Jones on March 15, 1927 at home near Newport, NE. She lived most of her adult and childhood in the Bassett/Newport, NE area. Ardis graduated from Bassett...
